Escaping winter. | And eating good food. Every single day.
And eating good food. Every single day.
After our five days in Ipoh we drove down to KL. In the two hours it took to drive the landscape changed from hilly and green to flattish and green. As we were heading for Lombok we wanted to drop some of our luggage and fly with as little as possible. The Royale Chulan once again showed that they are truly a service minded hotel. We had rooms booked after our trip to Lombok and we were told we could leave our bags there, without a fee or anything. A hotel worth every single one of its 5 stars. So after the luggage drop we drove to KLIA2, the airport outside KL where the less expensive flights leave from. It is a huge place and much nicer than many of the airports I have travelled from or to. Our flight to Lombok left early on Friday morning so we spent one night at the Tune Hotel, about 10 minutes walk from the terminal. The Tune Hotel is like most airport hotels- too expensive and not that clean or special in any way. The staff at the reception was really helpful and sweet though as was the guy working at 7 11. The best thing about the airport hotels is that you wake up at the airport and don't have to worry about taxis or traffic. We got at least two more hours of sleep this way which was good but we still had to get up at 5.30. Not my cup of tea at all….
The flight to Lombok went smoothly but there were some turbulence which I really hate. I get dizzy and nauseous as does my oldest daughter. My youngest tend to fall asleep or laugh her way through turbulence. Getting a taxi at the airport was easy and we drive off less than an hour after landning. The roads on Lombok are fine but a bit narrow and winding, especially in the northern part of the island. That is also where the mountain area is and the big (still active) vulcano. We took a speedboat to Gili Meno, a small island close to Lombok, and at about 4pm we checked in to our hotel. We had booked two small bungalows at Sunset Beach Bungalow and after a quick change into swimsuits we jumped in to the ocean. Excellent way to spend an afternoon!
After dinner we sat and watched the sun go down and only went to bed when the mosquitos forced us to.
After a late breakfast we decided to take a look at one of the temples located close to Ipoh. We drove about 20 minutes to Kek Look Tong (or Kek Lok Tong or Kek Lock Tong, as usual in Malaysia you get several spelling options). It is a Buddhist temple located inside a cave and as you walk into it there are several small rooms to visit. There is also a garden sorrounded by the mountain and it is really peaceful and quiet. The school holiday had ended on the day of our visit so it was not crowded at all. We could walk around and take our time which was really nice. The whole family enjoyed it. Near the entrance/exit there are signs telling the visitors not to feed the monkeys. As we exited the cave we saw people feeding the birds and of course the more courageous monkeys where quick to grab the food. They were macaques and that is not the type of monkey you want to feed. They tend to get very cheeky and agressive once they become used to the easy access to food. After our close encounter with aggressive macaques on Langkawi I am not overly fond of that particular breed of monkey. I do wish people would make sure not to feed them as the result more often than not is that the monkeys are shot. As they become so aggressive they are a danger to people so please, no matter how cute they are do not give food to a macaque. It rarely ends happily.
The children were tired in the evening so my mother volunteered as babysitter and my husband and I went for a walk. Ipoh is the fourth (or fifth depending on which source you're using) largest city in Malaysia but it is not that busy in the evening. The areas we walked through were nice and quiet and lots of shops and restaurants were open but closed around 10pm. There is a night market just of Jalan Iskandar called Tingkat Pasar that opens at 8pm and closes around 2am every day of the week. Not much food on sale but lots of mobile phone acessories and other trinkets you might not know you need.
We ended up buying some popiah and ice coffee at a hawker place and slowly walking back to the hotel.
Driving in Malaysia is not for the faint hearted or the driver that insists on following every rule in the book. I have mentioned it before and I most likely will again but Malaysian drivers are not that keen on sticking to the rules. Every lane is a fast, slow, turn, double park lane- it all depends on the driver. So the only advise I can give you is to go with the flow, follow the pace on the road and BREATHE. Our trip from Melaka to Ipoh went smoothly and took about 5 hours with lunchbreak and all. No heavy rain and a clear sky meant that we got to see the mountains as we approached Ipoh. It is such a beautiful landscape around that city, no photos can truly capture it.
The Ipoh sign pictured below is in reality huge. On YouTube you can find videos of people climbing it and it is so tall.
We had decided to stay five nights in Ipoh and after some research I booked us at the Sarang Paloh hotel in the Old Town of Ipoh. The hotel was amazing, the staff ever so helpful and the rooms were both beautiful and clean. Every day two guys spent over an hour and a half cleaning our room and to be honest it was cleaner than our apartment back home. The only drawback was the traffic outside our room but we had been informed about that when we booked so it came as no suprise. My husband, two children and I had a family room that was really two rooms and a bathroom (with both a shower and a bathtub!). Loved it. My mother and mother in law shared a room and as it was overlooking the garden it was a lot more quiet than ours.
The corridor leading up to our room. It had a lovely mural on one wall.
Our room wasn't cheap but I can truly recommend the place. They don't serve breakfast but there is a great little place right next door where you can get a nice breakfast and lunch as well. As a hotel guest you get a 20% discount so don't forget to mention where you are staying.
I loved Old Town and it was perfect for us to stay right smack in the middle of it. We parked the car at the free indoor parking space provided by the hotel and then we walked everywhere. Ipoh might be a big city but it sure felt like a small town when we went out at night.
The drive from T6 to Melaka went smoothly but we ended up driving to the wrong place after following the gps' directions. Apparently there are more than one Jalan Masjid in the city… So after making a u -turn and checking the gps a bit more closely we ended up at Hotel Hong, about 5 minutes walk from Jonker Street and smack in the middle of the old part of Melaka. Excellent location, free parking, friendly staff and very clean. Only drawback was the lack of a fridge and an elevator. Heavy luggage does not get any lighter when there are only stairs to get your room. Once again we have overpacked, strange how we never seem to learn.
The children wanted to revisit the Oceanarium at The Shore and we all enjoyed it. I found these shrimps that were colourful and looked funny. Camel shrimps, a fitting name when you look at their backsides.
My husband and I left the children with my mother one evening and went to the Pak Putra restaurant. They are well known for their tandoori chicken and I understand why. It was delicious!
We enjoyed our three days in Melaka but felt that it is not really our kind of place. The inner city is so crowded and getting more and more touristy, but it is still worth a visit. Three days were enough for us as it was our second visit. The market on Jonker Street was as usual packed and busy and after an hour I was exhausted. My mother was overwhelmed and when she realised the market is EVERY Friday and Saturday she just shook her head.
We packed up and headed north to Ipoh.
Two weeks have flown by and we have been busy. First three days in Singapore, then three days in JB and then onwards to the house in T6. We have been to Desaru on a day trip, gone swimming at Diamond Hill, been to two Pasar Malam and more. On Christmas Day we went to Segamat to attend my husband's second cousin's wedding. It was truly interesting to take part in a Malay wedding and I am so happy that they invited us.
The day after the wedding we went to the waterfalls at Gunung Ledang, not too far from Segamat. The water was cool and the children enjoyed it immensely. Us grown ups did too.
After a couple of hours in the cool waterfalls we drove home and about ten minutes from the house in T6 we noticed a small truck by the roadside that sold durian. Durian is the smelly fruit which you either love or hate. When I first tried it I must admit I wasn't too keen but now I love it. It does smell like something you really shouldn't eat but it tastes so good.
Tomorrow we will leave T6 and drive to Malaka. Or Melaka, Malacca or however you choose to spell it.
So we are in Malaysia now, landed in Singapore late on the 13th and then we crossed the border on the 16th. Right now we are at the house in Taman Sri Lambak, our second home as we call it. I have really slow internet so the posts about Singapore and Johor Bahru will have to wait. I have loads of pictures from Gardens by the Bay and Legoland plus some other places we have visited. Be patient and as soon as possible I will upload them. The plan for tomorrow is a drive to Desaru for some ocean time. Then on the 25th we are invited to a wedding in Segamat. I am beyond excited!!!
They do have some cool buildings in Singapore. I watched a video on YouTube about the city and a guy said "it's like I've arrived in the future". It is very modern but not soulless in any way.


A summary of the 114 episodes of the TV series Saint Seiya.
This page's synopsis says it all: this is a summary of the series (except for the Asgard/filler saga), that will inform all the newcomers what the hell happened before the (for that time) recently released Hades saga. There's no new animation nor music: everything is recycled from the classic series (except for the narrator voice, obviously).
This OVA (tries to) inform (at the speed of light) the facts of the series, at the same time it shows a few battle scenes. Come on, there's no way you can sum a 100 episodes series in 24 damn minutes!
One of the stuff that bother me the most about this OVA is that the narrator imply that Seiya did all the work, and the other saints only assisted him. That's a lot of crap. Come on, a lot of people hate Seiya already (not me, I like his determinator/hot blooded personality), this will only piss off the people who already doesn't like him!
I just can recommend this to someone who's dying to watch the Hades saga, and don't want to see the original series. But who want to see the third saga of a series, without watching the first two? Don't watch this. Give the original series a chance. If you like it, great, if you don't, then you probably will not like the Hades saga!
La sinopsis lo dice todo: esto es un resumen de la serie (dejando de lado la saga de Asgard, que es filler), para preparar a la gente a la (por ese entonces) nueva saga de Hades. Nada de animación o música nueva, todo es rehusado de la serie clásica (excepto la vos del narrador que nos informa que pasa).
La OVA informa de los hechos, al tiempo que muestra alguna que otra escena de alguna pelea. Vamos, no hay forma de hacer un resumen eficiente de 100 capítulos en solo 24 minutos.
Una de las cosas que me molesta de este resumen es que el narrador insinúa que Seiya hizo todo, y sus compañeros solo lo asistieron. Señores, ya mucha gente odia a Seiya (yo no, es uno de mis favoritos), esto solo irrita más a las personas que no lo quieren!.
Solo puedo recomendar esto a alguien que está desesperado por ver la saga de Hades, pero que no quiere comerse la serie original. ¿Pero quién querría ver la tercera saga de una serie, salteándose las dos primeras? No vean esto, gente, vean la serie original. Vale la pena.


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If you have 10 dollars and you are in Lviv
OUTLOOK, though by all means being an international and cosmopolitic project, so today we will talk about how you can spend $10 in one of the brightest Ukrainian cities - in Lviv.
19.11.2019 | Ukraine, 10 dollars
OUTLOOK: for the Day of Independence of Ukraine...
Today in honor of Independence Day of Ukraine OUTLOOK prepared interesting stories about sites that are in UNESCO world heritage list ! We want not only to see beauty of foreign cultures and places of interest but also to pay attention on Ukrainian ones!!!
24.08.2019 | architecture, Ukraine, culture
GDIP celebrates its 27th anniversary and the Diplomats offer congratulations!
On May 16, 2019, Embroidery Day and the 27th anniversary of the founding of the State Enterprise "Directorate-General for Rendering Services to Diplomatic Missions" were celebrated at the Kyiv National Academic Operetta Theatre.
22.05.2019 | Ukraine, diplomacy, ambassador
Charitable dance. Foreign diplomats attended the annual ball in the IIR
The Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and personally the director Valerii Kopiika invited everyone to support the student initiative of the Charity Ball IIR-2019.
Life on water: 7 little-known Venice competitors
When we hear about "water city", Venice immediately comes to mind, doesn't it? Tranquil gondolas, narrow waterways, gentle light of the evening sun and ancient architecture create that heady romantic cocktail which attracts tourists from all over the world to the Italian city.
09.05.2019 | Ukraine, nature, India, China, Cambodia, Brunei, the Netherlands, Benin
The most stunning flower fields in the world
Flower fields and valleys are impressive and attract attention of the most discerning connoisseurs of beauty. Multi-coloured deposits of fragrant plants adorn vast valleys of almost every country, in the most distant parts of the world. We offer several options for such floral carpets for every taste.
03.05.2019 | Ukraine, nature, France, India, Bulgaria, the USA, the Netherlands
Wives of foreign diplomats attended the lecture dedicated to Ukrainian traditions
On Wednesday, April 9, 2019, on the initiative and organizational support of the SE "Directorate General for Rendering Services for Diplomatic Missions", the international women's club ASCK in the National Centre of Folk Culture "Museum of Ivan Gonchar" a lecture dedicated to the traditional Ukrainian women's dress was held.
16.04.2019 | Ukraine, culture, diplomacy
Ukrainian gardens of Babylon
Have you ever noticed how parks attrack us when it gets warmer outside? And what happens when you suddenly get there? Time stands still, something starts pulsating inside you, and your body seems to plant out fresh sprouts. OUTLOOK encourages you to visit the most beautiful arboreta of Ukraine, which you will exit feeling double alive.
09.04.2019 | Ukraine, nature
Museums that cure
"I'd like some headache elixir, mandrake root extract, heart pills and a bit of morphine, please…" – this is about how patients addressed pharmacists a couple hundred years ago. They, in turn, were preparing various magmas and mixtures in pharmacological laboratories situated as near as in the next room. Sure, nowadays technologies have significantly advanced, "remedy stores" fit in kiosks while drug-containing medicines cannot be bought without prescription…
02.04.2019 | USA, Germany, Ukraine, medicine, places, Latvia
History of the street: Dmytro Yavornytsky Avenue
With this feature on the main street of Dnipro, Dmytro Yavornytsky Avenue, we continue our rubric, dedicated to the history of differnt streets. Dmytro Yavornytsky Avenue is not just a central and most important street of Dnipro in every respect – it is also the picture of the many-centuries-long history of the city.
18.03.2019 | Ukraine, history of the street
Know Ukrainians: Serge Lifar
In the childhood a famous Frenchman from Ukraine was a blue-eyed dreamer. Once all his dreams came true. Whatever he wanted, everything was easy, as if luck was following him. HBe was singing in the choir, he made his best at artistic talent - and, finally, he succeeded in ballet.
09.03.2019 | Ukraine, France, personalities, know ukrainians
Visit of diplomats to the city of Ostroh
This Saturday, on February 23, 2019, Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of foreign states, representatives of diplomatic missions, international organizations, the State Affairs Department of the President of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine visited the city of Ostroh, the centre of origin and development of Ukrainian Education, at organizational support and participation of the Directorate-General for Rendering Services to Diplomatic Missions together with the National University of Ostroh Academy.
Diplomatic reception on the occasion of the national holiday of the Republic of Serbia
On February 13, a solemn ceremony took place on the occasion of the main national holiday of Serbia - Statehood Day which marks the official level since 2001 and marks the Day of the beginning of the Serbian Revolution against the Ottoman occupation in 1804.
18.02.2019 | Ukraine, diplomacy, ambassador, Canada
"The Ukrainian Canadians". The Ambassador Roman Vashchuk opened an exhibition in Kyiv
On February 12, an exhibition devoted to the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada was opened at the Ukrainian Diaspora Museum with the support of the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine. The purpose of the project is to show the life of Ukrainian Canadians, their tireless work in the new country and the efforts they make every day.
Eternal love. Monuments to love in Ukraine
How much love weights and can its volume be measued? Does it have a garvity center and how it behaves in hours of ardent heat ot snow storms? Sure enough, love is an ethereal feeling that rather resembles crazy butterflies dancing in your stomach. However people, who have deep feelings, have learned to "create love" and convey its meaning in stone, wood or metal for others.
14.02.2019 | Ukraine
From Kyiv with Cake
Airports, railways and bus stations in Kyiv aren't much different from similar objects in other big cities. But that's just at first sight. If you have a slightly closer look at passengers, you can see that every third one carries a round white-and-green box. It is in it where the part of the majestic city, that can be legally carried away as a souvenir, is – we mean the famous Kyiv Cake.
31.01.2019 | Ukraine, Kyiv
Know Ukrainians: DakhaBraha
Their song, Sho Z-Pod Duba, is featured in the Fargo series and the commercial with David Beckham, Thai schoolgirls teach Koliskov in a music lesson, and their concerts are eagerly awaited around the world. Continuing a series of inspirational stories about talented Ukrainians in the "Know Ours" column, Outlook tells about the most original, controversial and popular Ukrainian team "DakhaBrakha" abroad.
17.12.2018 | music, Ukraine, proud, know ukrainians
Ambassadors of foreign countries visited "Kupalski Rosy Festival 2018 "
The village of Nemyryntsi of the Ruzhynskyi district in Zhytomyr Oblast hosted the All-Ukrainian Festival of Traditional Culture "Kupalski Rosy".Kupalski Rosy is a festival visited by guests not only from Zhytomyr Oblast, but also from different parts of Ukraine and the world. Organizer of the celebration is Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, Ukrainian politician and his sister Filia Zhebrivska.
31.08.2018 | Ukraine, diplomacy
On the catwalk: Ukraine
Traditional Ukrainian clothes are absolutely unique, bright and distinctive. So there is no surprise that they still remain relevant for both Ukrainian and foreign fashion-mongers. In recent years designers of the world create entire collection "based on" the main symbol – vyshyvanka (embroidered clothing) – and many celebrities now and then put on shirts with magic ornamentation believing them to be the summit of elegance.
24.08.2018 | Ukraine, on catwalk
Flowers in Ukrainian Style. Kateryna Bilokur
In every art there are formats and rules – once in "mainstream" an Artist won't have to starve. Even more so in totalitarian times when every sphere of people's life is controlled and affected and selfhood has to be forgotten as such. It is probably in the face of a system natural talents emerge for their work to become immortal. Today Outlook recalls one of them, artist Kateryna Bilokur.
07.04.2018 | art, Ukraine, personalities
What do they eat: Ukraine
Spoiled with home-made borshch, holubtsy and cotlets, we are under an illusion that we know Ukrainian cuisine like the tips of own fingers and there is nothing distinctive about it while in fact gastronomic heritage of our country is far richer than a grandma's ingenuous menu. Time has come to recall original Ukrainian dishes that were undeservedly forgotten in the era of semi-cooked products and fast food.
05.04.2018 | Ukraine, what do they eat
10 facts about Ukraine
Over several years of our project's operation we have created large amount of features, both texts and visuals, about various countries, visited numerous cities, got acquainted with huge number of peoples. And now, on the day of 25th anniversary of Ukrainian independence, Outlook with love and joy continues its series of features with the one about native country. Most interesting facts about Ukraine and Ukrainians are next to come.
29.03.2018 | Ukraine, 10 facts
Christmas Eve and What's to Follow
Christmas arrives with a warm overjacket on its shoulders. At night it brings warm light of the first evening star and in the morning it wakes you up with shine of white but warm sun. If my great-grandmonther's grandmother had been asked about her Christmas feelings, I believe, her words would have been identical to mine. Because together with a bowl of kutia, generations of Ukrainians transfer their traditions from hand to hand.
06.01.2018 | holiday, traditions, Ukraine
Europe marked the 100th anniversary of Ukrainian diplomacy
The Directorate-General for Rendering Services to Diplomatic Mission and the Scientific Society of History of Diplomacy and International Relations with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Embassies of Ukraine in Austria, Slovakia and Hungary arranged a series of events on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Ukrainian diplomacy.
Know Ukrainians: Sergei Polinin
On the 26-th of October it will be going a desirable premier of documental and biographic movie 'Dancer' on the price of success paid by the artist of ballet Serhii Polunin. Being originated from Kherson, he accidentally appeared in the Royal Theater in London where he became an overnight success but then went off the grid to get even more love of the spectators. Today OUTLOOK continues the cycle of materials about successful Ukrainians.
17.10.2017 | art, Ukraine, personalities, know ukrainians
The Embassy of Kazakhstan to Ukraine organized a 'round table' dedicated to the 25-th anniversary of diplomatic relations
On the 27-th of September, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic Kazakhstan to Ukraine Samat Ordabaev organized a 'round table' in Kyiv. The event was dedicated to the 25-th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries. There were heads of diplomatic missions, people's deputies of Verkhovna Rada, executives of authorities of Ukraine, the representatives of creative and scientific regions, business communities, as mass media.
28.09.2017 | Ukraine, diplomacy, Kazakhstan
The Ambassador of Canada and Minister of infrastructure of Ukraine signed collective plan of actions on going through audit of International maritime organization
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ukraine Roman Vaschuk and Minister of infrastructure of Ukraine Vladimir Omelyan signed collective plan of actions on Ukraine's going through audit of International maritime organization. The signing of document happened on the 12-th of July in the room of Embassy of Canada to Ukraine.
In Kyiv NATO agency is opened
The delegation of North Atlantic Council, including 29 ambassadors of countries-NATO members guided by the general secretary Jens Stotenberg arrived to Kyiv. On the 10-th of July there was an official opening of NATO agency to Ukraine.
11.07.2017 | Ukraine, diplomacy, NATO
World ghettos: Ukrainian Neighborhood in Chicago
Experience has proven that ethnic enclaves by and large are autonomous and closed-loop systems because living there one can stay non-assimilated and non-integrated into another culture at all. But that cannot be said about Ukrainian Village – Ukrainian district of Chicago, already famous around entire United States.
03.07.2017 | USA, Ukraine, ghetto of the world
In Embassy of Uzbekistan was held a concert dedicated to the Day of the Medical Worker of Ukraine
On the 18-th of June 2017 the Embassy of Uzbekistan to Ukraine on the occasion of Medical workers of Ukraine day organized the musical evening 'Music is the boundless art' for the teams of the Center of children cardiology and heart surgery of Healthcare Ministry of Ukraine and National Museum of history of Ukraine in the Second World War.
20.06.2017 | Ukraine, diplomacy, ambassador, Uzbekistan
The Ambassador of Belarus met with the mayor of Lviv and the head of Lviv region
On the 15-th – 16-th of May 2017 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic Belarus in Ukraine Igor Sokol visited Lviv region in the frame of which the meeting with the head of Lviv regional national administration Oleg Sinyutko and Mayor of Lviv Andrii Sadoviy.
22.05.2017 | Belarus, Ukraine, diplomacy, ambassador
The Embassy of Bulgaria along with Ukrpochta produced the stamp in honor of Bulgarian and Ukrainian diplomatic relations
The Ambassador of Bulgaria to Ukraine Krasimir Minchev along with the General director of Ukrpochta Igor Smelyanskyy represented in Kyiv the post-stamp dedicated to the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Ukraine.
22.05.2017 | Ukraine, diplomacy, ambassador, Bulgaria
In Kyiv with the participation of European states Ambassadors Europe Day was celebrated
In the capital of Ukraine with the participation of the Ambassadors of European countries, Kyiv city head, representatives of Ministries, national authorities, European Commission and international organizations the celebration of Europe Day was going. This year the official events clashed with song contest Eurovision and became finishing in its arrangement.
16.05.2017 | Ukraine, diplomacy, ambassador, Europe
The first international scientific conference "Ukraine and Georgia: diplomatic relations, international ties, cultural diplomacy" was held
On 10-13 May, the International scientific conference "Ukraine and Georgia: diplomatic relations, international ties, cultural diplomacy" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Ukrainian-Georgian diplomatic relations at the current stage of our countries' development took place in Batumi.
15.05.2017 | Georgia, Ukraine, diplomacy
VIDEO: Antique and industrial Kyiv
When sending stuff to trash can or throwing it away to a dumpster we don't suspect that it doesn't always mean death for it, now and then even in the contrary – it is a beginning of a new life…
10.04.2017 | oddities, Ukraine, antiques, Kyiv
In Kyiv the public discussion was going dedicated to 25-th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Ukraine
On the 13-th of December in Diplomatic academy of Ukraine there was a public discussion 'Lithuania-Ukraine. 25 years of diplomatic relations' organized by the embassy of Lithuania and Institute of world politics.
14.12.2016 | Ukraine, diplomacy, Lithuania
HUTSULS: UKRAINIAN HIGHLANDERS
How can we blame foreigners for not knowing our country, even if the native Ukrainians now and then mistakenly and stereotypically refer to all the inhabitants of the western regions of Ukraine as the Hutsuls. Hearing it, representatives of this ethnic group of Ukrainian, isolated by picturesque nature of the Carpathians, just smile. We suggest to climb up with to their mountain villages and get more acquainted.
The President of Ukraine accepted letters of credence from the Ambassador of the USA, Romania, Brazil, and Egypt
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko accepted the letters of credence from the Ambassadors of the USA Mary Jovanovich, Romania - Cristian-Leon Țurcanu, Brazil - Oswaldo Biato Junior, and Egypt – Hossam Eldin M. Ali. It is reported at the web-site of administration of the President of Ukraine.
The heads of foreign diplomatic missions visited Transcarpathia
On 24–25 September 2016, the Directorate-General for Rendering Services to Diplomatic Missions organized a trip to the Transcarpathian region for 40 representatives of foreign states, including 28 Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary accredited to Ukraine.
01.08.2016 | Ukraine, diplomacy, tourism, GDIP
Presentation of the Book Diplomatic Ukraine Takes Place
In the capital of Ukraine presentation of a new addition of annual publication Diplomatic Ukraine took place. The book has been published since 2000 and this year its sixteenth part saw the world in edition of thousand copies. Founder and initiator of the publication is Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine Ministry of foreign Affais.
Viatli Klitschko Meets with Representatives of Diplomatic Missions
Head of Kyiv City State Administration Vitali Klitschko held an official meeting with heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Ukraine. The event was dedicated to Mr. Klitschko's appointment as City Mayor of the capital.
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Foreign States Visit Baturyn, Hetmans' Capital
Golden autumn is just the time for short trips around Ukraine. Directorate General for Rendering Services to Diplomatic Missions, that aims at creation of positive image of our states among representatives of foreign states, decided not to let last warm days go amiss and organized a meaningful and interesting tour to Chernihiv region.
«AN HOUR BEFORE»: New Police Patrol
OUTLOOK continues series of features "..." and this time we were lucky to witness how a crew of New Police Patrol is getting ready for duty. So, today we suggest you figure out how morning of these courageous people in charge of our safety begins.
02.10.2015 | an hour before, Ukraine, society
«AN HOUR BEFORE» live air on 1+1 Channel
OUTLOOK continues a series of features "An Hour Before" and specially for you our team woke up earlier than anybody esle and headed to 1+1 Channel where in the company of first rays of dawn and a flavor of invagorating coffee one of the most popular Ukraine's morning shows Breakfast with 1+1 gets ready for air.
22.09.2015 | an hour before, Ukraine
«AN HOUR BEFORE» the boxing match
OUTLOOK continues its series of «AN HOUR BEFORE»! And yesterday, we managed to get on one of the expected professional boxing fans fights - the fight between the intercontinental WBO heavyweight champion Ukrainian Alexander Usik and his rival - South African boxer - Johnny Muller!
30.08.2015 | an hour before, Ukraine, sports, personalities
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Turkey to Ukraine took part in the project "Food for Diplomacy"
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Turkey to Ukraine Yönet Can Tezel attended a Turkish dinner as a part of the project "Food for Diplomacy". This project is organized under the auspices of the "Development of Corporate Social Responsibility" Centre, Kadyr Has University, CSR Turkey and the Turkish Embassy in Ukraine.
20.07.2015 | Ukraine, Turkey, diplomacy, ambassador
On A Bike Around The World. Part 1
Round-the-world trip on a motor bike of a famous actor Evan McGregor that he undertook together with his friend a couple of years ago is still fresh in our memories. But one thing is a Hollywood star and merely the fact of two adult men on the road – and a completely different situation is when a fragile woman is riding all by herself. Outlook tells about an incredibly brave Ukrainian Anna Grechishkina who is crossing the planet on her iron horse as we speak to put into practice I Have a Dream project.
13.07.2015 | travel, Ukraine, we were there, personalities
EXCLUSIVE: President of Bulgaria Visits Ukraine for the First Time in 12 Years
The President of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev has come to Kiev with his official visit. The head of the Republic has already met with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko; Ukrainian leader announced it on his Facebook page.
09.07.2015 | Ukraine, diplomacy, Bulgaria, personalities
Concert 'Europen Music at the Ottoman Court' Takes Place in Kyiv with the Support of the Embassy of Turkey in Ukraine
Concert 'European Music at the Ottoman Court' took place in the Great Hall of Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine with the supportof support of the Embassy of Turkey in Ukraine.
17.06.2015 | music, Ukraine, Turkey, diplomacy
«AN HOUR BEFORE» the tooth implantation
OUTLOOK continues the «AN HOUR BEFORE» cycle of materials. Today, on the International Day of the Dentist, we managed to penetrate to an appointment with these doctors and spy, like real professionals in their field, Pavel Lemenev, Igor Onishchenko and Lesya Prudius, with the equanimity of the astronauts prepare for tooth implantation. We confidently declare that it is not so bad as it may seem at first glance.
10.09.2014 | an hour before, Ukraine, medicine, Kyiv

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It only registers in background process of taskmgr and does not appear on the screen.
It does not appear on the taskbar either.
If you run HxD 2.0 again, it will continue to be added to the background process.
In the INI file, change WindowState to 1 and run it again.
However, instances of background processes must be terminated manually.
Re: HxD 2.0 runs only as a background process.
I can reproduce it in Win 8.1.
Minimize HxD 2.0, then close it by right clicking on the taskbar and selecting close.
It will terminate normally. When clicking the taskbar icon again, it will start but the window will not appear.
Clicking the taskbar icon yet again, will show an incompletely drawn window for the 64 bit version, and nothing at all for the 32 bit version, but start another instance of HxD.
You have several "background" processes, because the multiple instance option is enabled in HxD, and the task bar icon of Windows creates new processes every time (as it should). So the only bug is really that the main window does not appear properly, but not the additional processes.
The additional processes are created normally for every application when you click the task bar icon again before the main window appears. Since it never appears here, the Windows task bar keeps creating new processes every time you click.
Sorry, it's actually not limited to the 64 bit version, I just had the configuration of the 32 bit version marked as readonly, which caused the difference. Fixed post above.
I'll be glad to test it.
Sorry for the delay in the test results.
I did not use the Windows 10 PC for the weekend.
When the "PreRelease" restarts, it seems to ignore the minimized state.
However, the normal and maximize states are maintained.
I saw the bulletin board and I think you added new features.
I am happily waiting for a new release.
Yes, I fixed the bug about the minimized state, but additionally made it so that the last state before the minimized state is restored.
It's confusing to start the program, to then find it is nowhere to be seen, so the minimized state is not stored anymore for usability reasons.


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The Present Grows From the Past
By John Edward Hare - June 02, 2021
Liberals and conservatives view history in starkly different terms.
One of Justin Trudeau's first acts of premiership was to re-hang a modernist painting by Alfred Pellan, which had been on display in the Pearson Building for X years before Stephen Harper replaced it with a portrait of the Queen. The Harper government had been criticized, mostly by liberals, for itsrestoration of monarchical symbols, its focus on the traditional interpretation of Canada's history (especially military), and its fiscal privileging of War of 1812 bicentenaries.
Upon turning 50, a man might have the realization that just four of his lifetimes, arranged end to end, spans two centuries. The longer he lives, the shorter history seems to become, and so too, the closer and the dearer. Contemplating those War of 1812 anniversaries, he might well ask himself, "Has it been only 200 years?" Or, "Is history, like youth, wasted on the young?"
Such is perhaps a fitting illustration of the affection for history typical of many conservatives (and not just older ones). For liberals, meanwhile, history is relevant, if thought of at all, only as herald to the present. Time, according to the liberal conceit, is a linear roadway pre-paved for societies, the decades and centuries servingas milestones of their inevitable progress. The past, then, having been left behind in that march of destiny, is the definition of inadequacy. Hence, Justin Trudeau's fatuous shrugged reply—"It's 2015"—when questioned on the artificial sex-parity of his first Cabinet.
Exemplary of the liberal attitude to history is a curious anachronism found in many period dramas: the character who flatters the viewers' present by his improbable awareness of his own past-ness, and who eagerly anticipates the arrival of their future with its improvements, technological and moral. The otherwise excellent Murdoch Mysteriesoften disappoints in this way.
Every era, though, sees itself on the temporal cutting edge. We are well accustomed today to Mach-2 fighter jets, but imagine how fantastically futuristic dog-fighting aircraftof the Great War must have seemed in the then-new 20thcentury.
Even the Napoleonic Wars, the War of 1812 and the Waterloo campaign among them, had their Congreve rockets, immortalized (the rocket's red glare) in "The Star-Spangled Banner," inspired by the British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814.
The liberal, regardless, refuses to give the past any credit for having once been present. And how paltry and contemptible must 2015 seem now to Mr. Trudeau, another six years hence. Indeed, in the broader perspective, the liberal always considers his own time to have superseded history, and history to have ended, its crowning achievement his generation and him.
The conservative, by contrast, sees the present not as moving away from, overcoming or escaping the past, but as growing out of it, organically, like one and the same life-tree: changing to be sure, but continuing. The fertile field in which it grows is a timeless chaos of free-willed human thought and action. Both he and his present time, the conservative feels, are made of history and a part of it, meaningless if abstracted from it.
People instinctively recognize this. A charming old inn is the object of a feeling difficult to define, but which seems to be a species of nostalgia (from Greek: homesickness), projected trans-generationally, historically.
The historical significance of an event, then, is not its linear-chronological proximity to, or remoteness from, the present, but rather its mass and gravitational pull in the ever-present historical firmament, which is to say, the extent to which it aggregates, and manifests physically, multiple filaments of human thought-action. Just some of these, in the case of the Battle of Waterloo, for example, are: rationalism and revolution vs. empiricism and continuity; universalism and uniformity vs. patriotism and particularism; passion and willfulness vs. restraint and deference; charismatic dictatorship vs. constitutional monarchy; the Dionysian vs. the Apollonian; the French idea vs. the British; hubris vs. nemesis; the upstart climber (Napoleon) vs. the manor-born establishment aristocrat (Wellington).
For such a tectonic event—"that world-earthquake," said Tennyson—the "Battle of" modifier seems confining or unnecessary, and for this reason it is frequently dispensed with. Waterloo's plenary implications live on in manifold forms: memorials, bridges, stations, roads, cities, the expression "to meet [one's] Waterloo," and a popular song by a group (Abba) from a country (Sweden) not even among the several represented at the battle.
Four Ontario communities—Picton, Maitland, Colborne, and Kemptville—memorialize senior British officers serving under Wellington that day: Sir Thomas Picton (killed); Peregrine Maitland (later Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, then Nova Scotia); Sir John Colborne (later Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, founder of Upper Canada College), and Sir James Kempt (later Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia [hence too: Kemptville, NS], then Governor-in-Chief of British North America). For Arthur Wellesley, 1stDuke of Wellington, there is the village of Arthur (situated in Wellington-North Township within Wellington County, Ontario).
Biographies such as these are the historical thought-action field's most accessible outgrowths or "flowers," as well as its most efficient emblems. Biography, via the reader's affinities for and curiosities about the historical figure, is both the initial point of attraction to history and the portal to richer, more authentic historical understanding.
These processes are facilitated if a biography can be depicted as genuine and real. Elizabeth Longford, in Wellington: The Years of the Sword, startles her readers by presenting the steely-countenanced "Iron Duke" of formal portraiture in a state of emotional exhaustion in the immediate aftermath of his most famous battle. Having dropped onto a camp bed very late without washing, and awakened at three in the morning by chief army surgeon Dr. John Hume, he
sat up … and stretched out his hand.... Hume took it and held it while he told [him] that [wounded Aide-de-camp] Alexander Gordon had just collapsed and died in his arms. Then he recited the long list of casualties which had come in since midnight. It was even more shocking than Wellington had suspected. Dr Hume felt tears dropping on his hand and looking up from the list he saw them chasing down the Duke's face, making furrows in the sweat and grime. As Wellington brushed them away with his hand he said in a broken voice, "Well, thank God, I don't know what it is to lose a battle; but certainly nothing can be more painful than to gain one with the loss of so many of one's friends."
John Hare currently is completing a book manuscript on the history and philosophy of history, titled "Flowers for Clio: Carlyle, Biography, Poetry, and the Autonomy of History."
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Posted on March 30, 2014 by Evan Anderson — 1 Comment
Will cyberattacks destroy the invention economy?
From The Seattle Times:
Seattle-area analyst sees danger ahead
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much would you say you care about IP theft?
IP what?
IP is intellectual property. It's the core of invention — the thing that gets protected so that good ideas become good products that make good money and inspire more good products down the road.
If you're like me, the fact that technology makes IP easier to steal hasn't been anywhere near as interesting as how it's helped you get more done, or keep up with friends, or launch into debates over things like location, privacy and whether Android beats iPhone.
But, according to a smart guy [Mark Anderson] who makes big calls from Friday Harbor, we should be paying a lot more attention.
Read the complete article.
Posted on March 11, 2014 September 30, 2020 by Evan Anderson
Workshop to Highlight Growing Role of Innovation and Intellectual Property as Drivers of the Global Economy
Innovation is now the driving force of the global economy and intellectual property (IP), which results drive wealth creation in companies, economic sectors, and countries. So what can universities and other public institutions do to turn innovations into IP and to protect that IP so that it generates future jobs for the US economy?
That's one of the fundamental questions to be addressed on Thursday, March 13, at the University of California, San Diego, in a workshop on "The Growing Value of Innovation & Intellectual Property As Drivers of the Global Economy." The meeting – which is open to the public, but registration is required at www.calit2.net/iip/ – is organized by the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) and the Inventing Nations vs. Nation-sponsored Theft of IP (INVNT/IP) Global Consortium.
"Calit2 has a long-term interest in pulling together the academic and private sectors to create environments which encourage innovation," said Calit2 Director Larry Smarr. "A major part of that environment must be an effort to define and safeguard intellectual property which emerges from innovation. This is a kickoff meeting of a multi-year Calit2 program with our campus and private sector partners to pursue best practices in the creation and protection of IP coming out of UC San Diego labs."
The workshop is the first held by INVNT/IP on a university campus, after extensive prior interactions with large corporations and international policymakers. INVNT/IP was established in 2011 by the Strategic News Service (SNS), after a lengthy study of nation-state business models that rely heavily on the theft of IP.
"It's about the Big Shift in the global economy, as we move from an era when inventions paid off to an era when copying and theft makes more money," wrote INVNT/IP founder Mark Anderson in an SNS article republished by Forbes magazine in August 2013. "Is it possible that we are not running out of great inventors, but rather, the business models to enable them?"
Anderson, a longtime member of Calit2's Advisory Board, recently invited Calit2's Smarr to join the INVNT/IP Advisory Board, and the two will co-chair the March 13 workshop in the Qualcomm Institute, the UC San Diego division of Calit2 (the other division is at UC Irvine).
Prior to the afternoon workshop, Calit2 is holding meetings with UC San Diego faculty from the three campus units co-sponsoring the event: the Rady School of Management, the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), and the Jacobs School of Engineering. The morning meetings will focus on ways for the three schools to enhance academic research into the broad issues related to the growing role of innovation leading to the creation and transfer of IP in the global economy.
Smarr, who is also a professor of Computer Science and Engineering in the Jacobs School, said "the university plays a critical role in the creation of IP, but there are many people in the private sector who don't necessarily know how an innovation goes from being an idea in a professor's lab to being a formal piece of intellectual property – and how the university decides which innovations to back. We hope this meeting will shed some light on this process and how valuable IP can be protected."
Smarr will open the workshop, followed by INVNT/IP's Mark Anderson, who will provide a short talk on the challenges that INVNT/IP was created to overcome. In his framing talk, Anderson will explore global business models, a new theory of Flow Economics, and how the flow of IP around the world will determine tomorrow's winners and losers. "If you think of innovation as a supply chain from the research lab to the global marketplace, if that chain is short-circuited because of IP theft, you may lose a future company of great value," said Anderson. "So we have to understand the scale of the threat facing the $84 trillion of the global economy that is driven by IP."
Jane Moores, assistant vice chancellor in the UC San Diego Technology Transfer Office, will moderate the first of three afternoon sessions. "The Role of Research Universities in Defining, Protecting, and Innovating with IP Protection in the University" will feature talks by Bill Decker of the university's Technology Transfer Office, Qualcomm Institute Director Ramesh Rao, and Alan Kraemer of ComHear, a company that recently signed a wide-ranging agreement to fund and commercialize advanced audio research with the Qualcomm Institute's Sonic Arts R&D laboratory led by professor Peter Otto.
Smarr will moderate a following session on "Supporting Intellectual Property Creation in San Diego." Speakers will include Jacobs School of Engineering Dean Al Pisano, who is in a unique position to talk about creating an environment that both generates and protects IP, after having created nearly a dozen companies out of his lab at UC Berkeley before joining the Jacobs School in 2013. Others on the panel will be: Rory Moore, who leads EvoNexus, one of the most successful incubators in San Diego; and Ruprecht von Buttlar, VP of Business Creation and Development at CONNECT, who leads its Springboard business-creation program.
The final panel will delve into "How Wealth Is Created by the Invention and Protection of Intellectual Property." Moderated by Bruce Bigelow, San Diego editor of Xconomy (the workshop's media sponsor), the session will explore the legal and regulatory environment facing technology companies. Attendees will hear from David Titus, president of the San Diego Venture Group (which represents the growing venture-capital community in the region), and representatives from local IP-based companies.
INVNT/IP's members comprise some of the top technology companies in the world, and its Global Network includes Cabinet-level policymakers in the US, Australia, the UK, and much of the European Union.
Workshop website www.calit2.net/iip/
INVNT/IP http://www.invntip.com
Strategic News Service www.stratnews.com
Calit2 www.calit2.net
Posted on June 24, 2013 June 24, 2013 by Evan Anderson
US Government Promotes INVNT/IP View
SNS Members have been way ahead of the curve in learning about China's national business model and its dependency on stolen foreign intellectual property. Until recently, China's Intellectual Property thefts have been discussed and dealt with publicly as security or crime issues.
Since President Obama's State of the Union speech, however, and more specifically in the last three weeks or so, we have had the deep satisfaction of seeing virtually all members of the Executive Branch, and Congress, espousing what we can now call the "SNS INVNT/IP" interpretation of this problem, a perspective we have described in detail over the last three years.
Finally, unlike what we heard from Obama during the presidential campaigns, we now are seeing a publicized direct connection between Chinese theft of corporate IP, and jobs. Also from the INVNT/IP playbook: an orchestrated effort by all branches of the government to end this theft.
In the last month, the the president, the State Department, and now the DoD have all embraced the SNS/INVNT/IP view on this matter, linking the economy to security, IP theft to job loss, and China's government and military to sustained IP attacks. Although we cannot attribute any particular government action to INVNT/IP efforts, we can celebrate a result that we have been working to achieve over the last year.
Here are a few quotes behind the campaign, beginning with the just-released Department of Defense report:
"In 2012, numerous computer systems around the world, including those owned by the U.S. government, continued to be targeted for intrusions, some of which appear to be attributable directly to the Chinese government and military."
And here is SNS member and INVNT/IP network contact Robert Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment. Members who attended the SNS Annual Predictions Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in December 2011 will recall Bob's similar, private comments, after we'd had a chance to talk at length about this problem. This excerpt is from a recent speech Bob gave in China (highlights are the publisher's):
Let me turn to the third area, which is cyber theft and IPR protection. Another key problem that can leave China disconnected from, or subject to suspicion within, the global online community is the serious and continuing challenge of insufficient protection of intellectual property rights.
It is troubling to see the deterioration in the confidence in our economic relations with China, within the U.S. government, and our business community, because of IP violations, trade secrets piracy, and incidents of cyber intrusions.
So many aspects of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship are moving in the right direction. In fact, there are many examples where we are working constructively on economic, political, and security issues. It's disappointing that this is not one of those areas.
From my vantage point, more than any other single factor, serious incidents of IP violations, trade secrets piracy, and growing evidence of cyber intrusions are responsible for substantial mistrust in our economic relationship by many American businesses and many officials in our government, who otherwise hope for, and are working for, improved relations with China. And, unfortunately, this mistrust is not confined to the United States. It extends to other countries as well.
The level of IPR infringement and trade secrets piracy in China – including online piracy – remains puzzling to me for a country that has more and more intellectual property of its own that needs to be protected.
Allow me to focus for a moment first on the IP issue. When I addressed this gathering in 2011, I emphasized that we do not view IP theft as a "United States versus China" issue. Many in China also suffer from it. So, it would be useful for all stakeholders in the U.S. and China to collaborate on this issue.
I have noted during the past year that this message also resonates with many Chinese companies, researchers, and educational institutions. Unfortunately, the IP issue can be a major deterrent to the high-value added investment China wants to encourage. It also goes to the trust factor as it relates to access of Chinese goods to foreign markets – if there is suspicion that certain products are made with illegally obtained intellectual property.
We know that many Chinese companies have devoted significant resources to developing new products and new technologies. And many of these companies complain that they also suffer when competitors here have illegally copied their ideas and technology.
But it is also important and fair to acknowledge that China has made some progress in some areas. Much of that progress is the direct result of the personal engagement of Chinese leaders. It reflects the hard work of people like former Vice Premier and now Politburo Standing Committee member Wang Qishan led the State Council IP campaign and worked to create the National Leading Group on IP. And as a result of these efforts, there has been improved IP protection in some areas, such as software legalization.
Further improving intellectual property rights protection would be a positive development for China. It would give inventors and creators here greater opportunity to engage foreign counterparts in business and research cooperation without these foreign counterparts fearing loss of their intellectual property.
The United States will continue to work with China in this area. We desire cooperation, not confrontation, because we believe that business and scientific collaboration between our two countries and among all countries can be mutually beneficial if done fairly and on a level playing field. But at the same time, we will vigorously act to protect our own interests because our innovation is vital to the future.
We recently unveiled a new IP and trade secrets strategy to address the theft – both online and otherwise – of our IP and trade secrets wherever it comes from in the world. The United States also has utilized the Special 301 and Notorious Markets reports to encourage improved IPR protection and enforcement.
We have seen positive results in many countries, and some positive results here in China where companies are attempting to address these concerns. But, there remains a great deal left to be done.
Finally, let me turn to the cyber issue. The level of cyber intrusions emanating from China that result in theft of valuable propriety information has reached an unprecedented level. Recent public evidence has documented this.
This problem is a big part of the mistrust I mentioned earlier. The U.S. government is taking an active approach to addressing the issue, and we continue to raise our concerns with senior Chinese officials.
As an old friend of China, I question and ask my Chinese friends to question, whether this activity serves China's real interests as it seeks to attract high-end investment, aims to develop international markets for its innovative products, and wants its companies welcomed and respected as they increasingly invest around the world. —
In a recent speech, the U.S. National Security Advisor, Tom Donilon, called for a constructive direct dialogue between the United States and China to address acceptable norms of behavior in cyber, noting that our two countries, "the world's two largest economies, both dependent on the internet, must lead the way in addressing this problem."
The need for a productive dialogue with a clear and constructive outcome is critically important to our bilateral relationship and the restoration of trust. The dialogue must not be prolonged and must be a means to an end — which in this case must mean an end to this problem.
– Under Secretary Robert Hormats, speaking in China at the
U.S.- China Internet Industry Forum, Beijing (April 9, 2013).
(Arranged and sponsored by SNS member Craig Mundie, Microsoft)
Bob again, writing on HuffingtonPost.com:
Many nations have adopted strong intellectual property rights systems, which have benefitted not only their own people but also the global economy. Many governments, however, still turn a blind eye to trade secret theft, counterfeiting, and piracy. Some governments also believe in "innovation nationalism" which discriminates against innovators abroad. In the long-term, intellectual property theft or nationalistic innovation restrictions — that often appear to be attractive options in the short run — benefit no one. Innovators — young and old alike–deserve the opportunity to be rewarded for their efforts. And, the world economy benefits from new innovations, and growing collaboration among global innovators, to fuel growth and development.
Inventors and creative innovators should be seen as role models for this generation. It is they who will make the future work! Governments and individuals gain when more and more nations recognize and respect the value of intellectual property rights. All of us have a common interest in protecting and respecting intellectual property rights, which support innovative efforts and creativity.
In addition, our young people, and indeed all creators, inventors and entrepreneurs, must educate themselves about intellectual property rights regimes and take the time to learn how to protect their creations. They must know that a patent is only valid in the country where it is filed. They must consider the quality of intellectual property rights protection in the country, or countries, where they do research, work, manufacture, invest and sell their inventions, so those inventions are protected. Stopfakes.gov is a great place to start that research.
Finally, it is important for recognize the overall cost of failure to protect intellectual property rights. While fake handbags, illegally used software, counterfeit drugs, stolen copyrighted works or pirated movies may look appealing, many people who worked hard to create and produce them suffer from their sale. (And many are downright dangerous such as counterfeit drugs, auto and airplane parts etc.) Moreover, the incentive to put more money, creativity and energy into new creative products is diminished. The economy suffers. And there is a huge ripple effect. So, we all share responsibility to encourage our friends, families, associates, and governments to understand and respect intellectual property rights, for ourselves and coming generations.
We'll be releasing a more detailed study of this major shift in US policy in the next few weeks. For the moment, it's enough to make sure that SNS members realize that the US government, at the highest levels, now seems fully aligned with SNS INVNT/IP's objectives.
Terrific.
And yes, there is much more work to do, creating actions that will lead to real results.


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All the Garbage of the World Unite!
Goodness, I didn't know there were such repulsive holes!
The tunnel beneath my feet!
Hwang Jongyon's essay is in World Literature Today;Jan/Feb2010. Cumings' quote I've taken from his Korea's Place in the Sun. Ruth Williams has a good essay on Kim as a 'female grotesque' in Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature. You can buy All the Garbage of the World, Unite! here.
Thank you very much for this wonderful review. I wonder how you found out about Kim Hyesoon's poetry.
Well, thanks to you for making her work available in English. I think I found out about her poetry from the interview in Guernica; poetry friends on Twitter have been enthusing about her for a while now.
Amazing power of that little bird!
I'll send you a couple of books (in translation) that you may not have by Kim Hyesoon. Thanks again!
And I love the next piece you wrote on Barthes.


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Review: Bruegmann, Sprawl
A review written for the Times Literary Supplement summarizes Robert Bruegmann's latest work, Sprawl: A Compact History, as a "polemic issue with one of the great environmental issues of today: how to reconcile the burgeoning demand for detached greenfield settings with the limits on the use of land, energy resources, and the loss of traditional urban cultures and identities." While the detractors of suburbanization call it sprawl and assert that it is economically inefficient, socially inequitable, environmentally irresponsible, and aesthetically ugly, Bruegmann calls it a logical consequence of economic growth and the democratization of society, with benefits that urban planners have failed to recognize. The TLS review applauds this unique perspective on the suburbs saying: "In the 20th century the suburbs had bad press. Bruegmann compensates with a book that will be uncomfortable to read for many but is elegantly written and fair to nearly all points of view. Anybody interested in the future of planning policy will have to read it." Read an excerpt from the book. . . .
Review: Houlbrook, Queer London
With topics like same-sex marriage, adoption rights, and other queer issues taking center stage in much of the current political, religious, and social debate, Matt Houlbrook's Queer London: Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis 1918-57 delivers a timely and significant back-story to the role of queer sexualities in modern culture. A recent review in the London Review of Books applauds Houlbrook's work in its attempt to deconstruct some of the modern preconceptions of the historical role of homosexuality in one of its modern urban meccas: Matt Houlbrook's impressive study of queer life in London between 1918 and 1957 does much to revise our understanding of homosexuality in that period. Coverage of recent changes in the law has tended to portray the 20th century as a time of darkness, in which gay men struggled to escape the shadow of Oscar Wilde's imprisonment; Queer London complicates that account. Houlbrook's story is lucid, subtle and at times very funny. A history remarkable in its complexity yet intimate in its portraiture, Queer London is a landmark work that redefines queer urban life in England and beyond. Read an excerpt. . . .
Time Interrupted
An excerpt from 9/11: The Culture of Commemoration by David Simpson. The whole play of history and power is disrupted by this event, but so, too, are the conditions of analysis. You have to take your time. —Jean Baudrillard, The Spirit of Terrorism and Requiem for the Twin Towers Has the world changed since 9/11? If it has, then in what ways? If it has not changed, then who has an interest in claiming that it has? Whose world are we talking about? Acts of commemoration are particularly sensitive occasions for assessing the balance of change and continuity within the culture at large. They often declare their adherence to time-honored and even universally human rituals and needs, but nothing is more amenable to political and commercial manipulation than funerals, monuments, epitaphs, and obituaries. Outpourings of communal or national grief are proposed as spontaneous but are frequently stage-managed: Abraham Lincoln's funeral train made carefully scheduled and choreographed stops on its protracted twelve-day passage from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois, in the sad spring of 1865. . . .
Review: Scafi, Mapping Paradise
An August 26 review in the Wall Street Journal praises Alessandro Scafi's new book Mapping Paradise for its groundbreaking "fresh look" at the historical practice of cartographically depicting paradise. "His book is richer in text than images," says the WSJ reviewer John J. Miller, "though the images are the highlight, and they are well presented. An ancient map rendered on faded parchment—labeled in a cramped script and written in a dead language—can be as incomprehensible to modern viewers as Mapquest directions would be to a Crusader seeking the Holy Land. Mr. Scafi displays originals and, where appropriate, offers close ups and diagrams to help decipher their content." The first book to show how paradise has been expressed in cartographic form throughout two millennia, Mapping Paradise reveals how the most deeply reflective thoughts about the ultimate destiny of all human life have been molded and remolded, generation by generation. . . .
Press Release: Scientific American, Evolution
Drawing from the pages of Scientific American—one of the most respected science magazines in the world—Evolution contains more than thirty articles written by some of the world's most respected evolutionary scientists. An accessible and timely collection of the most exciting research and thinking on evolution in the past ten years, the book is organized into four sections—the universe, cells, dinosaurs, and humans—with articles, reproduced here in their entirety, that shed light on topics such as the search for life in our solar system and cybernetic cells to the evolution of feathers and the design of the human body and whether it was meant to last. In all, Evolution will be a reference for any reader curious about what's motivating the science of evolution at present—and where it's likely to go from here. Read the press release. . . .
Press Release: Bernstein, Girly Man
"Cofounder of the journal L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E, from which language poetry takes its name, as well as the online poetics list and the audio poetry archive PENNsound, Bernstein is also a prolific critic and a consummate poet, as he shows again in this collection of seven discrete chapbooklike works. After the invocational four-poem opening of 'Let's Just Say,' the book moves to 'Some of These Daze,' Bernstein's prose dispatches in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, and on to the acerbic intimacies of 'World on Fire,' which critiques clichés like 'what are we fighting for?' 'In Parts' takes up the serial form Bernstein perfected in the classic Islets/ Irritations (1983) to examine the pieces of 'a world in which there are no narratives in which to believe// simultaneous double negative// flop flip.' A fascination with the sloganlike rhetoric of Tin Pan Alley runs through the collection, culminating in the title poem: 'So be a girly man/ & sing this gurly song/ Sissies & proud/ That we would never lie our way to war.'"—Publishers Weekly Read the press release. "Report from Liberty Street," one of the prose pieces included in the section "Some of These Daze," was originally published on the UCP Web site . . .
Review: Melograni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Library Journal recently ran a prepublication review of Piero Melograni's new book Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Biography commending Melograni's work as both insightful and apropos. From the review: "Melograni, an Italian historian who writes principally on nonmusical topics of the 20th century, has made a valuable contribution to the crowded field of Mozart studies published this year, the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. The author draws extensively from letters and notes of the Mozart family, and thus his conversational, chronological account of the composer's life is unusually rich in detail." The review also cites Melograni's engaging commentary on the historical events he recounts, making of particular note Melograni's provocative "case for the removal of the Requiem from the Mozart canon, that this masterpiece is mainly the work of others and is not up to par with Mozart's final works." Written with a gifted historian's flair for narrative and unencumbered by specialized analyses of Mozart's music, Melograni's is the most vivid and enjoyable biography available. At a time when music lovers around the world are paying honor to Mozart and his legacy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be welcomed by his enthusiasts—or anyone wishing to peer into the mind . . .


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Ballpark Roadtrip: Braves Field
Located one mile west of Fenway Park, construction began March 20, 1915 and was completed five months later when the Braves played the St. Louis Cardinals on August 18, 1915. (Photo: Gordon Donovan)
Braves Field was home of the Boston Braves of the National League from 1915 to 1952, prior to the Braves' move to Milwaukee in 1953. Today the site is home to Nickerson Field on the campus of Boston University. Located on Commonwealth Avenue at Babcock Street, the baseball field was aligned northeast, much as Fenway Park has been since it opened in April 1912.
Before the Braves became the first modern-era franchise to relocate, in 1952, the Boston Braves franchise had been in Boston since 1871. Before Braves Field, the franchise had played at South End Grounds, with play at Congress Street Grounds in 1894 while South End Grounds was rebuilt following the May 15, 1894 Roxbury Fire.
Shortly after the Boston Red Sox opened Fenway Park, Braves owner James Gaffney purchased the former Allston Golf Club, one mile west of Fenway Park to build a new park for the Braves. Construction of the $600,000 Braves Field began on March 20, 1915 and was completed before the end of the 1915 season.
The park was constructed entirely of steel (approx 750 tons) and an estimated 8 million pounds (3,600,000 kg) of concrete. Braves Field officially opened on August 18, 1915 with 46,000 in attendance to see the Braves defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. Braves Park was the largest stadium built in that era, with 40,000 capacity and a trolley system leading to the park.
From 1929 to 1932, the Boston Red Sox played select regular season games periodically at Braves Field. On May 1, 1920, Braves Field hosted the longest major league baseball game in history – 26 innings, which eventually ended in a 1–1 tie.
The stadium hosted the 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and Braves home games during the 1948 World Series. The Boston Red Sox used Braves Field for their home games in the 1915 and 1916 World Series since the stadium had a larger seating capacity than Fenway Park. Braves Field was the site of Babe Ruth's final season, playing for the Braves in 1935.
After purchasing the Braves from Bob Quinn in 1945, owner Lou Perini, citing low attendance, moved the Braves to Milwaukee just prior to the 1953 season, leaving Braves Field vacant. The Braves had drawn fewer than 300,000 fans in 1952, after drawing over 1 million in 1947, 1948, and 1949. Milwaukee had been the site of the Braves' Minor League team, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Braves had earlier blocked an attempt by the St. Louis Browns to move to Milwaukee.
After the Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953, the Braves Field site was sold to Boston University and reconstructed. It has become home to many Boston University teams. Most of the stadium was demolished in 1955, but significant portions of the original structure still stand and make up part of the Nickerson Field sports complex on the campus of Boston University.
Ballpark Facts and History
Braves Field was nicknamed The Wigwam by fans. Later it was nicknamed The Bee Hive and the name changed to National League Park, from 1936–1941, a period during which the owners changed the nickname of the team to the Boston Bees.
On Saturday, May 1, 1920, at Braves Field, the Braves and Brooklyn Robins played 26 complete innings in a game that ended in a 1–1 tie, called due to darkness by home plate umpire Barry McCormick. It is the longest game, by innings, in Major League history.
Starting pitchers Leon Cadore (Brooklyn) and Joe Oeschger (Boston) both pitched the entire game in front of 4,500 fans. The 26 innings by both pitchers is also a record, and it is conservatively estimated that each threw at least 300 pitches. Oeschager threw 21 consecutive scoreless innings in the game, Cadore threw 20. Second baseman Charlie Pick of the Braves went 0–11, the worst single day at the plate in MLB history. Cadore faced 95 Braves hitters, while Oeschager faced 90 hitters.
Brooklyn and the Braves met again on Monday, May 3, after an off-day for the Braves. That game lasted another 19 innings, a 2–1 Boston win. In between, on Sunday, May 2, Brooklyn played at home against Philadelphia (a 4–3 Brooklyn win) in a game that went 13 innings.This gave Brooklyn 58 innings played in three days and three games.
On Sunday, September 21, 1952, the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Braves, 8–2, before 8,822 fans in the final Major League game at Braves Field. Roy Campanella hit the last home run to help Joe Black defeat a Braves team with 20 year-old rookie Eddie Mathews hitting 3rd.
The Braves Field scoreboard was sold to the Kansas City A's and used at Municipal Stadium until the A's moved to Oakland in 1967.
Photos taken September 17, 2009 using a Canon EOS 50D Digital SLR with a EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Standard Zoom Lens.
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FreeFlow Technologies secures £1.85m in oversubscribed funding round
Glasgow-founded FreeFlow Technologies (FFT), the developers of the world's lightest power to weight e-Bike motor, has secured £1.85 million from a heavily over-subscribed funding round.
Neil MacMartin, founder
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Chaired by Martin McCourt, former CEO of Dyson, FFT is poised to meet the demand from a number of large global bike and automotive brands by delivering a market ready product in 2021.
The rapidly growing electric bike market was worth £4.9bn in 2018 and is expected to grow to £11.8bn in 2023 according to the Confederation of the European Bike Industry and The Light Electric Vehicle Association.
Martin McCourt, chairman of FreeFlow Technologies, said: "The e-Bike market is booming as many sections of society seek alternatives to public transport and take a greater interest in their personal health. Great trends that truly benefit our citizens and our environment. The FreeFlow drive system transforms the look and riding performance of e-Bikes. Now an e-Bike can look like a normal bike, and ride like one!"
David Hemming, managing director of FreeFlow Technologies, added: "Before Covid hit the world the e-Bike sector was forecasted to grow by double digits each year for the foreseeable future however the global pandemic has changed the way people think about bikes across all walks of life. The needs of exercise and wellbeing and the need for a viable transportation options to and from work that is an alternative to public transport are now high on the public's mind.
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John McNicol from Kelvin Capital, said: "The events of 2020 has brought an unexpected rise in the number of people cycling and, in particularly e-Bike sales, something that hasn't been seen since the 2012 Olympics. Kelvin Capital is delighted to back FreeFlow Technologies with this investment round. It is a business bringing innovation to a well-established market with an impressive management team including the ex-senior exec team of Dyson and business leadership from major cycling brands such as Cannondale, Rapha, Marin Bikes and Whyte Bikes."
Chris Wiles, senior investment manager at Foresight Group, commented: "The e-Bike market has grown much more quickly than we had initially expected, and we are delighted to see FreeFlow close this substantial funding round to finalise development and bring the product to market in 2021."
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Forest-Range Environmental Study Ecosystems, known as FRES, is a system for the classification of ecosystems developed by the United States Forest Service as a management tool for the entire lower 48. Thirty four ecosystems were defined for grasslands, forests and woodlands.

Forest and woodland classification
FRES 10  White pine - red pine - jack pine
FRES 11  Spruce - fir
FRES 12  Longleaf - slash pine
FRES 13  Loblolly - shortleaf pine
FRES 14  Oak pine
FRES 15  Oak - hickory
FRES 16  Oak - gum - cypress
FRES 17  Elm - ash - cottonwood
FRES 18  Maple - beech - birch
FRES 19  Aspen - birch
FRES 20  Douglas-fir
FRES 21  Ponderosa pine
FRES 22  Western white pine
FRES 23  Fir - spruce
FRES 24  Hemlock - Sitka spruce
FRES 25  Larch
FRES 26  Lodgepole pine
FRES 27  Redwood
FRES 28  Western hardwoods
FRES 29  Sagebrush
FRES 30  Desert shrub
FRES 31  Shinnery
FRES 32  Texas savanna
FRES 33  Southwestern shrubsteppe
FRES 34  Chaparral - mountain shrub
FRES 35  Pinyon - juniper

Grassland classification
FRES 36  Mountain grasslands
FRES 37  Mountain meadows
FRES 38  Plains grasslands
FRES 39  Prairie
FRES 40  Desert grasslands
FRES 41  Wet grasslands
FRES 42  Annual grasslands

Alpine classification
FRES 44  Alpine meadows and barren

Notes

Ecosystems


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Miami è  il nono singolo del duo italiano Krisma, pubblicato nel 1982 come primo estratto dal loro quarto album Clandestine Anticipation.

Descrizione
Il singolo è stato pubblicato in due diverse edizioni, entrambe in formato 12", destinate l'una al mercato spagnolo, l'altra a quello statunitense. L'edizione spagnola è stata pubblicata dalla casa discografica Flush! Records con numero di catalogo 549 019, stampata e distribuita dalla Hispavox con copyright della CGD e recanti le due tracce Miami sul lato A e Samora Club sul lato B. L'edizione statunitense è invece stata pubblicata dalla Atlantic Records, per il mercato ufficiale con numero di catalogo 0-89980 e in edizione promo con numero di catalogo DMD 359, recanti ambedue tre tracce: Miami sul lato A e Miami Reprise e Samora sul lato B. Questa edizione è stata editata da John Luango e masterizzata da Jose Rodriguez.

Miami, inoltre, è stata pubblicata, oltre che nell'album e nei due 12", anche come retro di un'edizione promozionale del singolo successivo Water, su 12" a 33 dalla CGD e destinato alla distribuzione italiana, e nel raro EP promo su doppio 12" Clandestine Anticipation.

Tracce
12" Spagna

12" USA

Crediti
 Christina Moser - voce
 Maurizio Arcieri - voce

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Mission: Impossible 7 Set Video Shows Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell Car Crash
A video from the Mission: Impossible 7 set shows Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell staging a car crash, further proving the franchise is leveling up again.
A new video captured a behind-the-scenes look at the Mission: Impossible 7 set, where Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell were performing what appears to be a car crash scene. Beginning with Brian de Palma's first film in 1996, the Mission: Impossible series, which stars Cruise as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and commercially successful action franchises to date. Each movie seems to up the ante in terms of mind-blowing set pieces, nearly all of which Cruise famously performs himself without the assistance of stunt doubles. Cruise scaling the Burj Khalifa in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ranks among the series' most famous stunts, while the HALO jump in Mission: Impossible – Fallout remains an amazing filmmaking feat on its own.
If recent footage is any indication, Mission: Impossible 7 is sure to feature some of the franchise's most jaw-dropping stunts yet. A video released last month showed Tom Cruise driving a motorcycle off an insane mountaintop ramp and deploying a parachute. Franchise newcomer and Peggy Carter herself Hayley Atwell posted a separate video of her atop a speeding train in Norway during what seemed to be another death-defying set piece.
It seems fans don't have to wait too long in between leaks from set, as AP Entertainment tweeted a video this morning of Cruise and Atwell hard at work again in Rome on another Mission: Impossible 7 scene. Shot across the street from the film set, the footage appears to show the crew staging a car crash following the end of a chase, as Cruise rushes to pull Atwell from the smoking police vehicle. The video also shows Cruise smiling and waving to onlooking fans in between takes. Watch the full clip below:
WHEN IN ROME: @TomCruise waves to fans in between shooting @MissionFilm scenes for the seventh "Mission: Impossible" movie with Hayley Atwell in Rome. pic.twitter.com/BW30XUrr76
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) October 12, 2020
Cruise and Atwell aren't the only cast members getting some dazzling stunt work done for Mission: Impossible 7. Over the summer, Rebecca Ferguson, who first appeared in Rogue Nation and will reprise her role as field operative Ilsa Faust, posted a photo of her aiming a sniper rifle as part of her weapons training for the film. While the leaked videos so far have focused on Cruise and Atwell, the franchise's supporting players like Simon Pegg, Vanessa Kirby, and Ving Rhames will likely get their own exciting set piece or two as they have in past films.
With multiple new videos coming out over the last couple months alone, production on Mission: Impossible 7 seems to be plowing ahead with ease amid the industry's new COVID-19 protocols. That hasn't been the case with other blockbusters: The Batman, for example, saw its star Robert Pattinson test positive for COVID-19 and its legendary dialect coach Andrew Jack tragically die from the disease. The success of Mission: Impossible 7 during the pandemic may actually be attributed to Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie's hunger for bigger, crazier stunts since most of them can only be shot in open outdoor spaces where contracting COVID-19 is less likely. With Paramount planning to shoot Mission: Impossible 7 and Mission: Impossible 8 back to back, it's even more crucial for the production to safely stay on schedule and avoid any further shutdowns.
Source: AP Entertainment/Twitter
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