Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Yes, it (below) is a good movie--what the end looks like--worth watching again, like Judgement at Nuremburg--
also, High Trevor Roper, The Last Days of Hitler.
Molly (airhead) in George Orwell's Animal Farm--
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Mollie was a white mare that was very self-absorbed and loved to wear hair accessories. She was very lazy and did very little work.
From Quoro--who is the most dissolute character in fiction--
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Patrick Bateman of American Psycho springs to mind. There is something quintessentially disquieting about the idea of a vicious murderer blending in to ordinary life so easily. Nobody likes to think they’re standing in line at the grocery store behind a serial killer.
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A Song of Ice And Fire may not go down in history as great literature, but I think Ramsay Bolton and Joffrey Lannister are both very disturbing characters, where it’s a relief when they finally die.
One could argue that Tywin Lannister should be added to that list, but what makes Ramsay and Joffrey so disturbing is their utter lack of concern for the rule of law and for conventional morality. Tywin was a cold-hearted brute but he was mostly law-abiding, and he cared what other people thought of him and his family.
Ramsay and Joffrey, on the other hand, didn’t give a damn what anybody thought, whether a thing was legal, or whether there would be consequences to an impulsive action. They were the embodiment of Freud’s Id — I want it, I want it now, and I don’t give a damn what people thing or whether there are consequences. Full stop.
A Song of Ice and Fire - Wikipedia
Young Alex of A Clockwork Orange is certainly a disturbing character. We may come to pity him later on, but this is someone who is also an unrepentant, manipulative, narcissistic, vicious brute who takes delight in seeing others suffer.
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She reminds me of Victor Hugo's daughter who drowned, weighed down by her skirts.
Her fiance died trying to save her.
Hugo was with his mistress.
Khin Aye Thett--I knew her since she was a child of 4 or 5--
Used to come with her parents. Dr Kyaw Thet was student of my father.
Both mother and father were poor parents.
Brilliant even as a child.
She used to sit with me on the steps of our open balcony, joking she always fell on her face because her forehead was so prominant.
When I came back from Poland, I invited her to a gathering.
She came beautifully dressed, her hair up in a French pleat.
She adnired the wooden brooch from Poland I was wearing.
Rumor was that her mother was in love with her boyrfriend--a poet whose name I have forgotten.
She didn't deserve to die.
RIP, Beautiful.
Kyi May Kaung
I went to the house which was opposite our Eco. Inst.--Aunty Mary sitting on the floor among all the floral offerings. I asked if Dr Kyaw Thet who was already overseas was coming.
She said, He's a coward.
He's not coming.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Poor Khin Aye Thet--committed suicide--my bro said she was a fan of Nietzsche--RIP--I saw her one week before at my house. How is it different from Nirvana--
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Nihilism is a philosophical viewpoint that rejects fundamental aspects of human existence, such as: knowledge, morality, meaning, and traditional values and beliefs.
Nihilism is often associated with: Extreme pessimism, Radical skepticism, The belief that existence is senseless and useless, The idea that all values are baseless, and The rejection of the possibility of communication.
Some key figures associated with nihilism include:
Friedrich Nietzsche: Argued that nihilism would eventually destroy all moral, religious, and metaphysical convictions. He also believed that nihilism was an unavoidable state that people must go through.
Ivan Turgenev: Used the term in his 1862 novel Father and Sons. N.I. Nadezhdin: Used the term in an 1829 article in the Messenger of Europe. The term nihilism comes from the Latin word nihil, which means "nothing". Nihilism | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Nihilism is the belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. It is often associated with
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Review of new Marukami--Uncertain Walls--
https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/the-city-and-its-uncertain-walls/
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I love Murakami--who cares what critics say--
I've been compared to Murakami.
Video--Ukraine vs Russia--missile strikes --video--you'll have to find them yourself--I don't have time--
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Missile attacks on Ukraine--summary.
Russian missiles struck 14 regions of Ukraine, with the capital Kyiv being the most targeted. Explosions were reported in Lviv, Ternopil and Zhytomyr in Western Ukraine; Dnipro and Kremenchuk in Central Ukraine; Zaporizhzhia in Southern Ukraine; and Kharkiv in Eastern Ukraine.
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)
Monday, November 18, 2024
A random Japanese name search--male--
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The name Akira Nakashima is a combination of a Japanese surname and a Japanese or Scottish name:
Nakashima
A Japanese surname that means "middle island". The word "island" can refer to a property surrounded by other holdings, not just land surrounded by water.
Akira
A Japanese or Scottish name that can mean "bright," "clear," "intelligent," or "anchor". The meaning depends on the kanji used to write it. Akira is sometimes used as a variation of the name Kira.
Akira Nakashima may refer to a person known for their theoretical investigation of relay circuits between 1935 and 1941.
Japanese names--male--
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In Japan, a man's first name would be something like "Akira" or "Haruto" while a common last name would be "Sato", "Suzuki", "Takahashi", "Tanaka", "Watanabe", "Yamamoto", or "Yamaguchi" - where the last name always comes first in the name order.
Key points about Japanese names:
Family name first:
In Japanese culture, the family name (surname) is always written and spoken before the given name.
Common last names:
Some very common Japanese last names include Sato, Suzuki, Takahashi, Tanaka, Watanabe, Yamamoto, and Yamaguchi.
Example:
If someone's name is "Tanaka Hiroshi", "Tanaka" is the family name and "Hiroshi" is the given name.
A much, much better story than The Idea of You-- A Secret Affair, based on a story by Barbara Taylor Bradford-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SATfvJTE1K8
A sculptor, a news correspondent,Venice, Ireland--Kosovo.
Murano glass workshop.
Excellent. Found by accident. Youtube prompt.
Breaking--Russia saber rattling as President Biden green lights US missile use by Ukraine troops into Russia--fromThe Guardian.
The remarks came after US president Joe Biden reversed a ban on the firing of long-range missiles into Russian territory by permitting them to be used against Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region. The US president will allow Ukraine to use US-made Atacms rockets, which have a range of 190 miles (300km) – a decision being justified by the presence of North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine. Though there was no public comment from the White House, the story first appeared in coordinated briefings to the New York Times, the Washington Post and the news agencies Reuters and Associated Press.
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Did human beings exist 35,000 years ago?
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Yes, humans, specifically Homo sapiens, definitely existed 35,000 years ago; fossil evidence shows that modern humans were well-established across the Old World by this time, with populations migrating and inhabiting various regions including Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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Modern humans:
By 35,000 years ago, "Homo sapiens" (modern humans) were the dominant human species. Global distribution: They had migrated out of Africa and settled across continents, including Europe and Australia. Neanderthal interaction:
This period also coincides with the near extinction of Neanderthals, with some evidence of interbreeding between them and modern humans. Cultural advancements: Early evidence of complex art, tools, and personal adornment is found from this time period. More than 45000 years ago, modern humans ventured into ... Apr 7, 2021 — They also sequenced DNA from bone found in a younger layer and dated it to 35,000 years ago. Remains from both layers w... Science Homo sapiens – modern humans - The Australian Museum Homo sapiens Clothing and personal adornment ... Clothes that were sewn provided better protection from the cold than clothes that... Australian Museum Timeline of Human Prehistory | Encyclopedia MDPI * 40,000–30,000 years ago: First human settlements formed by Aboriginal Australians in several areas which are today the cities o... Scholarly Community Encyclopedia Show all Generative AI is experimental.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Incomparable voice--long preview of Philippa Gregory--The White Queen--Edward IV's wife--
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_White_Queen/H6u8zvGL2vgC?hl=en&gbpv=1
And also, get this, Amazon Prime has episode 1--same title--free-
And also ep 101? in which I think Richard III is already on the throne--
But it's hard to follow--I think "marriage" of Woodvile girl and Henry VI who has been brought back from France by Jasper Tudor.
--I would suggest you read the Gregory novel--in the end novels are more detailed and easier to"connect up."
BTW--Philippa's writing is absolutely beautiful, magical.
The movie version has explicit love scenes and nudity.
Ludlow castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Castle
My brother came back from England in the 1960s.
I asked him "What was it like?"
He said, "It's full of castles."
But he never spoke of any of them.
I've been to Leeds Castle as a tourist in 2004, where I first heard of Catherine de Valois and "her gardener" Owen Tudor.
Wow--Edward IV--site of Battle of Wakefield, Eltham Palace etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandal_Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eltham_Palace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_IV
I have just been reading Joanna Hickson's Red Rose, White Rose--about the Wars of the Roses, ending in the Battle of Wakefield, in which Cecily Neville lost her husband, Richard, Duke of York and her son Edmund, then 16.
Everywhere in the 15th century, including in SE Asian kingdoms, young men went to war at 16 and girls were married off at 12-14 (even if the marriages were not immediately consumated.)--for example--teenage kings and warriors--Tabinshwehti (Sole White Umbrella)--(Burmese) and Naresuan (Tai)--
Edward IV was the eldest son of the Duke of York and Cecily Neville, and ruled for 2 non-consecutive periods.
Eltham, near London is where I lived with my parents and siblings between the ages of 4 and 7--but we did not know about Eltham Palace, though my father U Kaung, took us to a great many places, including Stonehenge and we saw plays like Peter Pan--and a circus in which a man was shot from a cannon.
It's the little bit of England in my psyche and responsible for my English accent--
Kyi May Kaung
11-16-2024
NYT--Kenneth Branagh's new production of King Kear--reduced to a spoof
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/theater/king-lear-review-kenneth-branagh.html
Friday, November 15, 2024
How to print from Word 365
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To print from Word 365, open your document, click on the "File" tab in the top left corner, then select "Print" - this will open the print dialogue box where you can choose your printer and other printing options before clicking "Print" to start the printing process.
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Open your Word document, Click "File" in the top left corner, Select "Print", Choose your desired printer and settings, and Click "Print" to start printing.
New Chin Resistance Offensive, David Scott Mathieson on old spooks resurfacing in Beijing, etc.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/fighting-flares-as-chin-rebels-launch-fresh-offensive.html
China likes to do this, as having Ba Thein Tin come sit beside Ne Win --in 1970s, reported to me by a "regional relative" of NW--"Puffy Hair."
kmk
11-15-2024
Please don't say "rebel/rebels"--they are the Resistance-
Thursday, November 14, 2024
I know now why
I don't like most
of the modern Shakespeare
adaptations.
As the music and the words, and the story make
Mozart
so too the words, the words, the stories
the music of the words
the words of the stories
make Shakespeare.
Mess with it
at your own
peril.
Enough
said.
Kyi May Kaung
11-14-2024
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