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G-Day: Soviet President Gorbachev Visits Stanford Business School
Content originally appeared in Stanford Business magazine in September 1990.
It takes an event of considerable magnitude to close Stanford GSB. In the 1989–90 academic year there were two. One, the earthquake of October 17, 1989, measured 7.1 on the Richter Scale. The other, the visit on June 4 of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, has yet to be calibrated, but here's how it looked at the epicenter.
Wouldn't you know that the first word of Stanford's biggest media event of 1990 would come from the press? On May 15, Stanford GSB News Director Cathy Castillo returned a call from CBS television, which wanted confirmation that Soviet President Gorbachev would visit the university after his summit meeting with President Bush. Would there indeed be a Stanford visit? they asked. What did former Secretary of State and current Jack Steele Parker Professor of International Economics George P. Shultz have to do with arranging the trip? And for that matter, where was George? Shultz was in South Korea.
When he returned a few days later, he seemed to be everywhere at once — escorting a Russia advance team around campus; meeting South Korean President Roh Tae Woo at San Francisco International Airport when Roh arrived for his historic meeting with the Soviet President; joining his wife O'bie and Stanford President and Mrs. Kennedy to greet the Gorbachevs at the main entrance to the Stanford Quad; presiding over a private gathering in the Littlefield Center that included Gorbachev and five Nobel laureates from Stanford; and putting his final, graceful seal of approval on the Soviet leader's speech at Stanford's Memorial Auditorium. Shultz left no doubt that, as the San Jose Mercury News put it, "his prints are all over the summit."
But there were other prints as well. Take Barbara Taddeo's, for example. Stanford GSB building manager spent the week before Gorbachev's visit spring cleaning. She saw to it that the School's dumpster was removed and the area beneath it steam-cleaned. Trees were pruned, weeds uprooted, hedges trimmed, grass mowed, and, according to one wag, "even the squirrels were brushed!" The weekend before the Soviet president's Monday visit, bicycle racks (bicycles and all) were removed for the duration, along with trash cans, recycling bins, and newspaper racks.
If I were an alum pointing out my school on national TV, I wouldn't want to see a bunch of trash cans on the screen," explained Taddeo.
But school pride wasn't the only reason for the extra effort. Trash cans and bicycles have been turned into bombs before, and combined American and Soviet security forces did not intend to see that happen at Stanford. Security had the final word on all preparations.
At midnight Sunday, June 3, the main Stanford GSB building, the Littlefield Center, and the three adjoining modular units were closed for a thorough security sweep. They remained off-limits until Gorbachev left the area the next afternoon.
To students, this meant that the computer facility would shut down tight the week before finals; that classes on Monday, the second last day of the school year, would be rescheduled to Wednesday morning (Wednesday classes!); and that the second-year students' final beach party at San Gregorio would therefore get off to a late start Wednesday afternoon. It seemed a small price to pay for a chance to witness history.
Tickets to history, 7,000 for the entire Stanford community, were assigned in a computerized lottery. Students received the largest allotment (4,050), and faculty and staff were given the rest. Not until the winners picked up their tickets at Stanford Stadium did they discover if they would join the throngs in the Inner Quad, line the walk past Stanford GSB to the Littlefield Center, or sit in one of the 1,100 coveted seats reserved for faculty, staff, and students at Gorbachev's half-hour address in Memorial Auditorium.
The week before the visit the 7,000 names were published in the Daily — among those selected, George P. Shultz. An enterprising student, who was not among those chosen, noticed Shultz's name on the list and surmised that, of all the people, the former secretary of state would not need a ticket to the big event. She called Shultz's office for first dibs, only to discover that he had already given his ticket to a staffer.
First-year MBA student Daniel C. P. Grossman didn't need a ticket. Fluent in Russian, Danny Grossman served under Shultz as a U.S. diplomat in Leningrad and human rights officer on the Soviet desk at the State Department. Grossman helped set up Gorbachev's Washington summit meeting in 1987 and was called on again this year to work on Stanford's pre-visit logistics. On G-Day, he would serve as interpreter for University Provost James Rosse. Grossman was also charged with ensuring that two private, unpublicized meetings between Soviet and Stanford scholars take place without a hitch during Gorbachev's very public stroll around campus. This would prove easier said than done.
Monday, June 4, dawned sunny and cloudless. The temperature was in the 60s and climbing fast when the first security checkpoint opened at 7:30 a.m. Uniformed Secret Service officers with yellow stripes down their black pant legs, high gloss polish on their boots, and arsenals of weapons draped from their belts guarded the perimeter. Plainclothes Secret Service agents and their bomb sniffing German shepherds strolled the deserted walkways. For the second time in eight months, the main Stanford GSB building was blocked by police sawhorses and circled by yellow tape admonishing: Do Not Cross.
About 10 a.m., three business school economists — Dean-elect Michael Spence, who had flown in from Boston the night before, Associate Dean John Roberts, and Professor David Baron — passed through the security cordon and walked toward History Corner where, in room 205, they and a few other prominent Stanford economists were scheduled to meet one of Gorbachev's top advisers: Stanislav Sergeevich Shatalin, head of the economic section of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.
Half an hour later, another group of scholars marched into the Wattis Room in Littlefield Center. Castillo was the only journalist to accompany them. The blinds were drawn for security reasons, and the notables settled back to await Gorbachev's arrival while they sipped coffee and watched events outside unfold on television.
The news was not good. The Gorbachevs were running late in San Francisco, and it looked as if their planned two hour, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. visit to Stanford would be cut short. Channel 4 reported the Littlefield meeting would be scrapped.
With airtime to fill, KCBS radio turned to Business School faculty secretary Milada Belaya. Belaya, a native of Latvia who has lived in this country for two years and does not share the general American enthusiasm for the Soviet president, gave lessons in Russian ("Over here, Mr. Gorbachev!") and translated signs ("Free the Baltic States!"). Belaya's fluency in the language was much in demand during the visit. "Russian is the flavor of the year," she explained.
The first motorcade rolled up Palm Drive about 11:00. The Gorbachevs were not aboard, but Danny Grossman's two experts — economist Shatalin and physicist Yuri Andreevich Osypian — were. Once the formalities were over, Shatalin was anxious to get to History Corner to meet his American counterparts, but Osypian delayed. He was concerned that, with Gorbachev's schedule subject to revision, he might miss the hookup with his president on the stage of Memorial Auditorium. And he was fascinated by the goings-on in the Quad, where restless students had begun "the wave." The physicist insisted they await Gorbachev's arrival.
President Gorbachev arrived at 11:52 a.m., nearly an hour late. The Gorbachevs exchanged pleasantries with the Kennedys and Shultzes, then reached the second tier of greeters, where Danny Grossman was handling the Russian-English translation. Flanked by secret service agents of both countries ("The Russians are the ones in white socks," offered one American agent) as well as plainclothes KGB officers ("Round, white pin with a red star," he noted), the Gorbachevs entered the Quad and worked the crowd, waving and shaking hands with all they could reach.
Grossman tried to persuade Osypian to leave now to meet the American physicists. Nyet. Provost Rosse broke off from the group and shepherded Shatalin to the meeting with Spence, Roberts, Baron, and the other economists. The economists' scheduled hour was reduced to less than half. There wasn't time now, Shatalin told them, but in the next few months he would send them the framework for an exchange. Meanwhile, thanks to Grossman's perseverance, the physicists finally got five minutes with Osypian.
The carefully scripted event was adopting a distinctly ad lib flavor. The Russians confirmed the media rumor; they did not have time to stop at Stanford GSB. Former Stanford Business magazine editor Rich Kurovsky, now acting director of university relations, pulled aside an English speaking Russian diplomat. There were five Nobel laureates waiting in the Wattis Room, Kurovsky reminded him. The Soviet president would be embarrassed if he stood them up. The presidential party proceeded to the Business School.
The irony of the world's best-known communist high-fiving his way down the barricades lining what one TV commentator called America's "citadel of capitalism" was not lost on the spectators. What the broadcaster did not know was that among the gifts Gorbachev would carry back to the Soviet Union that night was a letter from Dean Jaedicke inviting the president to select a Soviet executive from industry or government to attend the Stanford Executive Program next summer.
After a 30-minute exchange in the Wattis Room, Gorbachev and his retinue cut across the Bechtel Courtyard, walked a few steps down Memorial Way past the main GSB building, and slipped through a back door of Memorial Auditorium.
"The Cold War is now behind us," the Soviet leader declared to a cheering audience. "Let us not wrangle over who won it.
"Each of our two countries bears its share of responsibility for the fact that the postwar period took on the character of an exhausting and dangerous confrontation. It is now our common responsibility to make sure that the mechanisms of East-West military confrontation are dismantled as soon as possible.
"For a new type of progress to become reality, everyone must change. Tolerance is the alpha and omega of the new world order. Without tolerance and respect for one's partner, without understanding each other's concerns and problems, we are bound to fail."
And there, once again, was George Shultz with the final word. "Mr. President, you light up the landscape with your ideas," he said. "A new world order is forming. We are at a moment in history when there is a chance to design the shape of what's ahead of us. And you, Mr. President, as a man of action, but also obviously a man of ideas, have a key part in this new drama. We need you."
Intellectual Glasnost in the Wattis Room
Eager to exchange ideas during his brief June 4 stop at Stanford GSB's Littlefield Management Center, Mikhail Gorbachev joked that 30 minutes wasn't enough time to solve the world's problems — even with five Nobel laureates in the room.
In the fast-moving discussion with the nearly 40 faculty members and students gathered in the Wattis Room, the Soviet president admitted to some past scientific and technical shortcomings in his nation, but pointed to progress and pioneering efforts and threw the door wide open to further academic cooperation with the United States.
"The reason we're here at Stanford is that we want to learn by our work and by conversation with one another," said George Shultz, Jack Steele Parker Professor, who led the discussion. "We're honored and thrilled to have you with us as part of our conversation.
"Every person in this room is interested in collaborative and cooperative scientific work with people in your country," Shultz told Gorbachev. The Soviet leader repeatedly expressed interest in greater cooperation, particularly in medical research.
Paul Berg, director of the Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, opened the discussion by calling for cooperation in genetic research.
"Genes, formerly only a conceptualization to explain heredity, are now known chemicals, subject to analysis and modification," said Berg. "Scientists in our country and yours are engaged in massive projects to decipher the entire group of human genes. This achievement, and the information that we'll gain from it, promises to transform our science and have extraordinary consequences for medicine, for industry, and for agriculture."
Gorbachev replied that a dozen years ago, the Soviet Union regarded genetic research as a pseudoscience. "Today," he said, speaking through an interpreter, we are stimulating research through government programs to find solutions to the problems you mentioned."
Laser Link
Physics professor Arthur Schawlow discussing laser research, described laser surgery performed recently at Stanford on a five-year-old Soviet girl with an otherwise inoperable blood tumor.
"One very useful thing in this country is that whenever someone invents a new instrument, someone starts a company to manufacture it so that it can become available very quickly," said Schawlow. "Is it possible that that sort of thing can happen in the Soviet Union?"
Gorbachev replied that he hopes the changing Soviet economy will lead to more product development and to more cooperative efforts with products invented abroad. The Soviet Union, he said, faces a gap "between discoveries, invention, and design, and putting them into practice. This is where we are losing out."
"We need a mechanism for exchanges, meetings, discussions, and even the exchange of results. We welcome this with a center such as Stanford. It is this knowledge that brought me here to meet you," he said.
Turning the discussion to economic questions, Milton Friedman, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, said economic standards are determined primarily by the institutions under which a population lives. Friedman cited letters written by U.S. missionaries in Japan in the 1860s that described Japan as a country of lazy people who wouldn't work and who, therefore, would not prosper.
"The institutions later changed and the reactions of the people changed," said Friedman. "This is a very hopeful comment on the possible future of the world."
"I understand your hint," Gorbachev replied. "We understand that we are fundamentally reforming the economic system and essentially producing a new model for the economy. The potential of our people is great."
Quake Preparation
As officials looked nervously at their watches, Shultz called for one last comment from Haresh Shah, professor of civil engineering and director of the Blume Earthquake Engineering Center. He said that, owing to modern earthquake engineering, not one person in the Bay Area's October Loma Prieta earthquake died because of the collapse of an engineered building.
It isn't enough just to engineer buildings to withstand quakes, said Gorbachev, whose country has suffered many deaths in past quakes in Armenia and elsewhere. Even well-engineered buildings can fail, he said, if they are not constructed properly. "Unfortunately, we have encountered this. I would very much welcome cooperation on this type of research," he added.


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This was the tenth win in succession for the Victorian crew They led early from Queensland and New South Wales. South Australia pushed through New South Wales by the half way mark and that is how the field finished.
The Sculling race was won easily by the Tasmanian Thomas Bourke who moved through the field by half way and the race was effectively over.


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Tricky Game Against the Tricky Trees: Forest Preview
Birmingham City will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to a seventh game today as they entertain Nottingham Forest at St Andrews today.
Blues will have a tough game against Billy Davies' men, who are in seventh place in the Championship. Forest have only lost once in their last six games and haven't lost away from home since going down 3-1 to Yeovil at Huish Park back in October.
Darius Henderson is a doubt but the Tricky Trees hope to have on-loan midfielder David Vaughan back in the starting eleven.
Mitch Hancox and Lee Novak will continue to miss out for Blues with Lee Clark having to make the choice between sticking with the team that beat Bournemouth 2-0 or reshuffling players to keep everyone fit for the busy festive period.
Olly Lee and Andrew Shinnie must believe that they have done enough to retain their places in the starting eleven with Callum Reilly and Aaron Mclean continuing to miss out. Paul Robinson should continue at left back but it's worth noting now that three of the back four are two bookings away from suspension although both Dan Burn and Kyle Bartley will benefit from the cutoff point for five yellow cards on December 31 if they can keep their noses clean for another couple of games.
It's a tough call but my personal hope is that Clark will keep the faith with the side that won last weekend; for all the talk of needing squad rotation the truth is that there shouldn't be much need yet to change a winning formula. For all the plaudits gained for the recent run Blues must start winning at home if they are to get more fans behind them and with a bumper crowd expected it's down to Clark to ensure that the team entertains the fans.
Tags: Andrew Shinnie, Mitchell Hancox, Nottingham Forest, Oliver Lee
17 Responses to "Tricky Game Against the Tricky Trees: Forest Preview"
Sam Marsh says:
The midfield need to keep posession better than last week to give
us a chance.
Billy Davis teams are hard to beat, though we won last week at Bournemouth it not a pretty game but for Randolph and the defence throwing bodies for the cause it could had should have gone the other.
Against Forest we have to take control of the ball, with the high winds predicted we can not hoof it to Ziggy and hope, we need the midfield to play the through to him, with Lingard and Burke cutting in from the wings.
Forecast for me is a much needed, morale boosting home win, as for the scoreline, with if Randolph and the defence perform like last week I can see a 3-0, if Forest score first it will be 3-2.
I have passed a late fitness test, but the Doc reckons I cannot out sing 3,500 Forest fans on my own, of which he is one, and will need some help.
So come you Bluenoses and make some noise today…. lets have a little nostalgia… ST Andrews a Cauldron of noise that can be heard in the Bull ring….
As its my 1st game this season as I usually work Saturdays ( sorry Mr carter) I am looking forward to an entertaining game as blues are at home I expect them to be doing more of the attacking to encourage the home fans to get behind them and create an atmosphere.so come on blues give us an early Xmas present. Merry Xmas to you Dan and all the other Bluenoses on this at home and abroad.
K.r.o
Again I will re- hash the important to get as many noses down the stans as possible……….your team needs you………your boisterious cheers have not been heard at the stans this season. You as fans have the opportunity to out sing the trees. They are coming to take the p*ss and take over the stans with their voices…….. Are you prepared to let this happen on our own territory???????? If so im losted ti out sing them on my own-…………:-) :-)
Getting ready to rumble in couple of hours 15 friends and family we will be there to cheer our royal blueboys on……….kro
Gonna be tight. 2-1 to Forest or a 1-1 draw.
Imo doc blues have been extremely unlucky against the top teams. Imo a match has to turn eventually in blues favour so why not this one……blues wins, hopefully happy fans happy xmas….
Steve Aerobic says:
I'm nervous today as every time we start to get some momentum we lose our way again at home. This is a fabulous opportunity for Elsie and the boys to show some real intent and push further up the table. If we beat Forrest today we will only be 7 points behind them!!
In the spotted dog pub fantastic supporters, well done blues, you proved to the home supporters……
Standard of football from both teams was poor and for me Bartley was the best player on the pitch by a mile was always there to cover the other defenders with timely interventions, a good crowd but where was the atmosphere no rousing renditions of k.r.o. can't really fault the effort of the players its just that they probably wouldnt get into the 1st 11of the top teams in this division let's. Hope they can do better against Barnsley. K.r.o.
I didn't think the game was too bad and the crowd was a bit subdued. However it was great to see so many there. I think today's attendance showed that pricing is the key to decent attendances not what is going on off the pitch or even recent performances. People will turn up if they think they are getting value for money. I'm not saying it can be £10 every match but its something they might want to experiment with in other games remaining in the season. The key in terms of good business practice is to set prices to maximise income. I didn't renew my season ticket this season at £530 because I didn't believe it constituted decent value for money.
Change of subject but what has happened to Shane Ferguson? Not even on the bench – is he injured? If not I'm not sure what Shinnie and Bell give us that he doesn't. Good dead ball taker too. I thought he made a big difference when he joined us on loan last season. Seems strange to take him on loan and pay his wages and not involve him.
It was an entertaining game despite the 0-0 scoreline. Blues lacked balance and all the attacking threat came down the right via Burke and Caddis. Shinnie looked out of place out on the left of midfield where we needed a left sided player. Ferguson comes to mind.
Gray replaced Shinnie, but on this showing he is not ready for Championship football.
Zigic remains an enigma. He could and should have been our goalscoring hero. Instead he appeared to be half hearted in everything he tried. If only we could install Robbie Savage's attitude and aggression into Zigic's physical attributes.
My first visit to St Andrews for a while and I was impressed with the team.
A very good 0-0 game which Zigic should have scored 2 goals. I wasn't a Lee Clarke fan but I think the team looked very good today with what he's got to deal with !
Well done and a good home crowd which shows we are worth buying and investing in.
COME ON YOU LOCAL BUSINESS PEOPLE PLEASE BUY MY CLUB AND TAKE US FORWARD !
CV7 Blue
well what can i say 7th game unbeaten i think the trees had about one real opportunity in the game…….. and yes they were shite……………..i counted about five clear opportunity for blues first half how on earth did ziggy miss that header lovely cross by burke……. we had at least a couple of penalty shouts must admit the ref had a very poor game imo…………..the home crowd was excellent and very much appreciated what the team was trying to do their togetherness, their work ethic even ziggy got applause for closing down forest goalkeeper. In my reflection of the game blues only needed to score that elusive goal and forest were there for the taking. Hey on another day and maybe a couple of ref decisions going our way we would have possible won that match. Forest player deserved to be sent off. We need to re-group, and start again, have a right good go at wigan no fear……..kro
23, 500 20,000 bluenoses dont you just love it……………………..i did
Great crowd,good atmosphere and work ethic…
7 unbeaten which is an achievement itself but why Oh why can't we find that winning mentality we seem to have away from home.
If only Ziggy would attack the ball, he is a goalscorer, he has presence, he has ability but seems to lack heart, passion or desire to put himself where it hurts, Latchford, Hateley, Pickering were attacking the ball and would flatten (Usually with sheer desire to win) anyone who dared got in the way….
I agree with most we lack someone like Ferguson on the left, we need some to link with Robbo… we seemed one sided…
Plenty of pluses to draw on and if we have a second half to the season we did last year we will have a very good season indeed….
Hope Mrs Dan has something special, for her Patience following all your Hard work keeping us informed so have very special Merry Christmas to you and you family Dan….
Till Boxing Day have a Merry Christmas one and all….
I think the team proved today that they're not going to roll over for anyone. The thing that impressed me most, was the never-say-die… you'll-get-past-me-at-your-own-peril attitude. I think with that kind of fight for each other mentality, we're not going to be beaten too many times. All we're lacking, is someone who can put simple chances away. We could and should have beaten Forest today. 2-0 wouldn't have flattered us. How Zigic missed that header, I'll never know. Easily the best cross of the game. He could have f*rted and put that one away. He always seems scared of the ball coming to his head.
Very impressed with the defence yet again. Burn still makes me squirm a bit when he's one-on-one… but Bartely was immense, mopping up everything. Lingard flatters to deceive much of the time. Demarai Gray doesn't look anywhere near this level. I counted 7 touches and 6 times he gave away possession. His time will come. Our best play, as has been mentioned already, was through Caddis/Burke. Adeyemi is getting better with each game. Shinnie is a bit of a fish out of water at times.
All in all, a satisfactory performance. Just needed one of those chances to go in. On to Wigan.

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Partly because we should cherish what little college football we have left in this season, and Clemson and the University of South Carolina played two of the most exciting bowl games we've seen.
Partly because the Tigers and the Gamecocks both won, with guts and drama, and my friends in and from the Palmetto State deserve to celebrate.
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But mostly because I wanted an excuse to watch this again. And again. And, maybe, again.


The leader of a U.S. online piracy group that covertly recorded movies showing in theaters and offered them online has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Jeramiah Perkins headed a group that called itself "IMAGiNE," which used camcorders as well as FM and infrared receivers to capture video and audio of movies, according to an indictment filed April last year in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, where he was sentenced Thursday. The captured files were then uploaded to the group's servers and later pieced together and edited to reproduce the movies.
"The conspirators informally identified themselves as the IMAGiNE Group and sought, among other things, to be the premier group to first release to the Internet copies of new motion pictures only showing in movie theaters," the indictment said.
The group was active from around September 2009 through September 2011, with evidence filed in court showing they worked together to capture movies such as "Clash of the Titans," "Iron Man 2" and "the Sorcerer's Apprentice." Torrents from the group were tagged with its "IMAGiNE" moniker.
Perkins, who also received a US$15,000 fine, pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. Other members of the group have received prison terms of 23, 30 and 40 months, with a fifth defendant to be sentenced in March.
Online messages between group members and those using their forum discussed how to capture films, including advice such as putting video cameras inside a black sock for use in theaters. Messages from Perkins talked about using FM receivers and infrared receivers to get audio, and contacting theaters to get information about what kind of equipment would work.
"I called every local cinema to see what they broadcasted in," he wrote, according to the indictment, which also quoted him as making up a story about a hearing impaired daughter to get access to special audio at theaters.
The group sometimes received payments over PayPal of several hundreds of dollars for copies of current movies. Members were also accused of the more common charge of seeding torrents of films such as Avatar and downloading illegal copies of films.
The group ran domains such as unleashthe.net and pure-imagination.info, and offered discussion forums, torrent information, and information for making donations. It rented servers in locations including the U.S., France and Canada.


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ALTER BRIDGE Release Debut Single 'Silver Tongue' from Upcoming Album
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On the heels of their recently-announced seventh studio album, Pawns & Kings, acclaimed rockers ALTER BRIDGE have released the debut single – the metal-leaning track "Silver Tongue." Known for the signature dual-guitar attack that is backed by a driving rhythm section, "Silver Tongue" is one of the harder songs in the band's recent catalog. The quartet comprised of Myles Kennedy on vocals/guitars, Mark Tremonti on guitars/vocals, Brian Marshall on bass and Scott Phillips on drums have delivered an infectious metal song and an instant classic in the ALTER BRIDGE canon.
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Pawns & Kings – the band's seventh studio album – is scheduled for worldwide release on October 14 via Napalm Records. The album is comprised of 10 all-new epic tracks that are sure to garner the band new fans around the globe while satiating their fervent supporters that have been patiently waiting for new music from the band. The band released a lyric video for the title track that was released and spawned over 250K views in less than 5 days. The lyric video for "Pawns & Kings" can be seen HERE. Pawns & Kings found ALTER BRIDGE reuniting with longtime collaborator and producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette to create a collection of memorable new additions to the band's impressive catalog.
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Pawns & Kings track listing:
1. This Is War
2. Dead Among The Living
3. Silver Tongue
4. Sin After Sin
5. Stay
7. Fable Of The Silent Son
8. Season Of Promise
9. Last Man Standing
10. Pawns & Kings
ALTER BRIDGE will tour extensively in support of Pawns & Kings. The band has already announced a tour of Europe for November and December that will make 25 stops over the course of six weeks. The tour kicks off November 1 in Germany and will make stops in Denmark, Sweden, Spain and others before it wraps on December 12 at O2 Arena in the United Kingdom. Longtime friends Halestorm and Mammoth WVH will lend their support on the upcoming European tour. More information on all tour dates and links to tickets can be found at www.alterbridge.com.
Nov 1 – HAMBURG, GERMANY – Sporthalle
Nov 2 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Falconer
Nov 4 – PARTILLE, SWEDEN – Partille Arena
Nov 5 – OSLO, NORWAY – Sentrum Scene
Nov 7 – KATOWICE, POLAND – MCK
Nov 9 – ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, LUXEMBOURG – Rockhal
Nov 11 – BERLIN, GERMANY – Columbiahalle
Nov 12 – HLAVNÍ MĚSTO PRAHA, CZECH REPUBLIC – O2 Universum
Nov 14 – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Budapest Arena
Nov 16 – PARIS, FRANCE – Palais Des Sports
Nov 18 – MADRID, SPAIN – Vistalegre
Nov 20 – BARCELONA, SPAIN – Razzmataz1
Nov 22 – MUNICH, GERMANY – Zenith
Nov 23 – ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND – Samsung Hall
Nov 25 – ASSAGO, ITALY – Mediolanum Forum
Nov 26 – ZAGREB, CROATIA – Dom Sportova
Nov 28 – VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Wiener Stadthalle
Nov 30 – KÖLN, GERMANY – Palladium
Dec 1 – AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Ziggo Dome
Dec 5 – NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND – Motorpoint Arena
Dec 6 – GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – OVO Hydro Arena
Dec 8 – DUBLIN, IRELAND – 3 Arena
Dec 9 – MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – AO Arena
Dec 11 – BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – Resorts World Arena
Dec 12 – LONDON, ENGLAND – O2 Arena
ALTER BRIDGE have steadily climbed to the forefront of hard rock worldwide. They've exceeded all expectations and benchmarks with over a billion streams, millions of units sold, glowing critical acclaim, real estate on the covers of Classic Rock Magazine and Guitar World, and storied sets at Royal Albert Hall, the O2 Arena and Download Festival. On this journey, 2004's debut LP One Day Remains bowed in the Top 5 of the Billboard Top 200 and went gold. In 2007, Blackbird's title track took flight on the wings of the "Greatest Guitar Solo of All Time," as voted in Guitarist Magazine, while countless fans etched its lyrics and logo onto their bodies. That album also recently went gold in the United Kingdom. Critical plaudits surrounded the 2013 opus Fortress with "5-out-of-5 stars" from KERRANG! and Total Guitar, as well as Eddie Trunk's declaration of, "A Top 10 album of the last 10 years." 2016's The Last Hero saw them return to the Top 10 on the Top 200. Maintaining this momentum, Walk The Sky made impressions around the globe when it reached #1 on the US Billboard Top Albums, Top 200 Alternative Albums, Top 200 Hard Rock Albums and Top 200 Rock Albums charts, as well as #1 on Canada's Top Hard Music Albums chart. The album also hit #1 on the Swiss Album charts, landed in the Top 5 on the Canada, UK, Germany, Austria, Scotland and Switzerland charts and closed out the year on Loudwire's "The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019." These musicians have unassumingly done all of this with a quiet dedication to writing meaningful songs and performing unforgettable shows (and they've delivered both with almost alarming consistency). Still, the influential quartet—Myles Kennedy [vocals, guitar], Mark Tremonti [guitar, vocals], Brian Marshall [bass], and Scott Phillips [drums]—ascend to yet another level on 2022's Pawns & Kings [Napalm Records]. It is the culmination of almost two decades together soaked in blood, sweat, tears, and the triumph earned through never giving up. It represents the bandmates' dedication to one another and their collective devotion to a devout fanbase.
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GPS is the most interesting part for makers, with GPS, you can know where you are, or state the location of the object that you are tracking.
This is a high precision GPS module that includes a powerful NEO-M8N-0-10 module from u-blox.
The NEO-M8N module is based on the u-blox M8 GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS and Galileo-ready1) engine that provides high sensitivity and minimal acquisition times while maintaining low system power.
We used a SC16IS752IPW to convert the module's data from UART to I2C (Qwiic connectors), so that you can use Qwiic cable to quickly connect the GPS module to any other Qwiic devices.
We also breakout the UART port to a 1.27mm terminal connector, just in case you want to use UART port directly.
We've even included a rechargeable backup battery to help keep the latest module configuration and satellite data available for up to two weeks. This battery helps to 'warm-start' the module, decreasing the time-to-first-fix dramatically. It also features a survey-in mode allowing the module to become a base station and produce RTCM 3.x correction data (as opposed to the previous version of the module which is not able to produce RTCM data).
We also offer you a tested GPS antenna for the module, you can just plug it into the IPX connector on the board. The antenna is required when you get it running. Note: The antenna needs to face towards the top.


Christina Grimmie was known for her voice on the hit reality show, The Voice, and her bubbly personality that reached millions of people on YouTube. On June 10, 2016, she was killed after an alleged obsessed fan came to her meet and greet after her concert and shot her with a handgun. She was just 22 years old and had her whole life ahead of her. In the days and weeks after she passed away, her family, friends and the celebrity community came together to mourn this incredible loss.
Now, a little over a year later, her parents are reliving the pain they felt when Christina was murdered as news broke yesterday that a gunman had shot into a crowd of 22,000 people in Las Vegas at a music festival killing 59 people and injuring more than 500 more. They made a statement from the Christina Grimmie Foundation that can really resonate with exactly what the victims and the families of the victims in Las Vegas might be going through at the moment.
Watch the video and see check out the statement the Christina Grimmie Foundation made in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre.
Both occasions, Christina's death and the horrifying massacre at the country music festival as Jason Aldean's was performing in Las Vegas, are horrible acts of gun violence. It truly is hard to wrap your head around both of these things at any age. Both acts were senseless, evil and now forces families to try and survive without their loved ones. It's pretty amazing that Christina's family and her foundation have reached out and voiced their thoughts because when it boils down to what actually happened, it is all the same tragedy. Loved ones were lost for literally no reason at all. Christina's family is offering their utmost love and support during a time the families of these victims need it most.
If you or a friend needs help don't hesitate to call the crisis hotline, (212) 673-3000.
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Australia is sternly warning against American isolationism in Asia-Pacific
"The United States has been the dominant power in our region throughout Australia's post-World War II history. Today, China is challenging America's position."
So reads the overview of a foreign-policy white paper put out by the Australian government today (Nov. 23), which lays out the country's vision for its foreign relations over the next decade. The document, the first since 2003, is of heightened importance this year at a time when America's Asia-Pacific allies are getting jittery about US president Donald Trump's commitment to safeguarding freedom and security in the region.
Daniel Flitton at the Lowy Institute, a Sydney-based think tank, wrote that "the language feels more direct than previous official documents, which preferred to use soothing terms such as 'rising powers' to describe strategic rivalry."
Among the threats to the existing international order listed in the document by Canberra include: a growing trend of anti-globalization, terrorism, migration, climate change, to name a few. But the focus of the document is no doubt the discussion over the US-China relationship.
"Compounding divergent strategic interests as China's power grows, tensions could also flare between them over trade and other economic issues," said the white paper.
The document calls out the "unprecedented pace and scale" of Chinese activity in the contested South China Sea, which includes building artificial islands—something Trump was conspicuously silent about on his recent trip to Asia. A section dedicated to protecting Australia from interference cautions against "growing attempts by foreign governments or their proxies to exert inappropriate influence on and to undermine Australia's sovereign institutions and decision-making." Though it names no specific countries, the warning come at a time of acute alertness over attempts by China to influence Australian academia and politics.
With the US as Australia's long-time security partner and China as Australia's biggest trading partner, the discussion over how to balance Australia's relations with the two countries is one that has been heating up in the past year. "This is the first time in our history that our dominant trading partner is not also a dominant security partner," prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said of the white paper.
Rory Medcalf, a professor at Australian National University in Canberra, told Australian broadcaster SBS that "the white paper is pretty realistic in not pretending that Australia can somehow mediate or solve US-China tensions alone." Instead, he said, it casts the relationship between the two powers in a wider "Indo-Pacific" framework that includes other countries in the region—for example, by forming coalitions with countries like Japan, India, and Indonesia.
Indeed, in recent weeks, there has been increasing discussion of the idea of the Asia "quad," which includes the US, Australia, India, and Japan. "A decade after it first appeared and was ignored by most states under Chinese pressure, it has now bounced back with a vigor few would have expected just a year ago," wrote Harsh V. Pant (paywall), a professor of international relations at King's College London.
However, Australia also made clear that continued US engagement is key to maintaining the "effectiveness and liberal character of the rules-based order," while acknowledging that "there is greater debate and uncertainty in the United States about the costs and benefits of its leadership in parts of the international system."
Conspicuously missing from the document is the word "Trump." Australian Strategic Policy Institute executive director Peter Jennings told the Australian Financial Review (paywall) that part of Australia's tough diplomacy task is in affirming the value of the relationship with the US, while at the same time accepting that it's also Trump's very unpredictability that poses such challenges to the global order. Said Jennings of Australia's predicament: "[Y] ou don't want to create enemies."
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Richard is joined by Janice Turner of Wren Games to chat about their very successful Kickstarter Assembly.
So we chat about how her and Stu got started in the hobby, making your first game, dealing with childcare at the UKGE and how you deal with stretch goals when you weren't expecting to be so successful.
It's a fun chat and Janice is a brilliant guest and I hope you enjoy it. Remember to check out Assembly in the links below.


[08:14:29] <mhaberler> all 'work on the road'?
[11:48:31] <mhaberler> I think that's ok.
[11:48:32] <mhaberler> glib2 - will do.
[11:48:34] <mhaberler> are you going to push meter as well?
[11:49:11] <mhaberler> have you tried hal-pin-change in glade?
[11:49:23] <mhaberler> and works ;-?
[11:54:32] <mhaberler> on a hal-pin-change, whats the argument now? pin value? hal pin? widget?
[11:56:10] <psha> or pin value?
[11:59:09] <psha> so you don't need to find what's name of hal_pin?
[12:02:44] <mhaberler> how do I distinguish in glade, different signal names? hal-foo-pin-changed and haö-bar-pin-changed?
[12:19:37] <psha> btw what's purpose of gtkwidgets dict?
[13:05:16] <mhaberler_> which branches do we need - gladevcp examples glib2 + your widgets?
[13:08:40] <mhaberler_> could you do a 10-liner on meter for docs?
[13:14:14] <mhaberler_> will you remove progressbar ?
[13:33:42] <psha> but what's for?
[13:33:52] <psha> is not Builder tree enought?
[15:36:42] <JT-Shop> why are the docs for 2.5 tagged with "This documentation is no longer maintained. For documentation of the current version of emc2, please see http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html"
[15:40:05] <jepler> JT-Shop: argh, they shouldn't be.
[15:40:13] <jepler> JT-Shop: what specific URL?
[17:10:02] <tom3p> ok, so should i look at Geda or Dot ?
[17:20:04] <tom3p> if so, is the problem in the viewer ( meaning the data is good already)?
[19:06:55] <tom3p> ocamlgraph allows you to select any node and it become center of graph, looks great, but breaks on ':' '-' and on the meta objects like "motion [shape="record"
[19:08:23] <tom3p> you select the point of interest, that data centers itself and enlarges, and its net siblings get big and nearby, unassociated stuff moves to edge of disc view area.
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Although every trader knows that trends are your friend, you'd be surprised by how often traders trade against them. As a prime example, the overriding trend for the first four months of 2011 had been a lower US dollar. The EURUSD bottomed on January 10th at 1.2873, and the subsequent move higher has seen the price peak at 1.4901 – a 16% increase in the value of the EURO (and decrease in the value of the US dollar).
Despite the clear trend, statistics from the National Futures Association (NFA) show that the percentage of unprofitable traders at the major USA based retail forex brokers was 70% in the 1st quarter. Why? Well, when we combine the dollar's trend with the NFA's statistics, we can only come to one conclusion: that retail traders do not trade trends very well.
Trends are fast. Trends are directional. Trends tend to have low to high trading ranges that are greater than a non-trending range. These are the three main characteristics of a trending market.
As a result, traders can simply get on the trend and let the fast, directional momentum – with the extended range – take care of the profits. In short, traders have the wherewithal to make the most money trading with the trend.
What a lot of retail forex traders fail to realise is that the same fast, directional, extended trading range can be lethal to their trading account. That's because if you want to lose the most money, in the shortest amount of time, the way to do it is to trade on the opposite side of the trend. Yet traders are still constantly looking for ways to sell the tops or buy the bottoms in the middle of a trend move, and the result is that they invariably "get caught" by the market. This ultimately is the reason for the disproportionate amount of retail forex traders being unprofitable.
Buy Low. Sell High. it's the key to Making Money, Or is It?
It's human nature to want to buy low and sell high – especially in trading. Most trading textbooks and courses emphasize this simple Wall Street axiom. In the world of equity trading, where retail traders predominantly buy, then sell, the buy low/sell high mentality is engrained in the minds of anyone trying to be profitable in the markets.
The forex market is different. In this market, going long (or short) on a currency pair (like the EURUSD) always involves buying one of the currencies in the pair low. The reasoning behind this is that when you trade forex, you are buying one currency and selling another at the same time. As a result, if a trader buys the EURUSD, the trader is saying the Euro (or EUR) is low and the US dollar (or USD) is high.
Conversely, if the trader sells the EURUSD, the trader is saying the EUR is high/the USD is low. In every currency trade, a trader buys what he thinks is a low priced currency and sells the dear one.
When markets are in a non-trending phase retail traders who follow this philosophy tend to be most successful. They buy low and sell high, and become mesmerized by their uncanny ability to succeed by trading in this fashion. Technical tools, such as the Relative Strength Index, create overbought and oversold levels that make trading seem even easier. When trade location isn't so great, the trader will double up. As long as the market remains non-trending in a range it eventually reverses, providing the opportunity to breakeven or even make money. Life is good.
Then the market changes from non-trending to trending. At first the pattern tends to be similar, but then the currency pair starts from a lower level and starts to move higher. Let's assume the trader buys the EURUSD at 1.3200 in the non trending area. By doing this the trader is buying the cheap EURO and selling the expensive US dollar. The price of the pair goes up and the trader sells, booking a profit. Life is still good.
Since the market is starting to trend, instead of rotating back down, the price goes higher. At the 1.34199 area the price starts to trend higher. Since the trader last sold at a lower level, and the price is now higher, what does it say about the EURO? What does it say about the dollar? At the higher price it says the EURO is dearer, and the US dollar is even cheaper. The trader – used to buying low, selling high – sells the EURO and buys the cheap US dollar when the price starts to dip.
The market may continue to dip for a very short time, but since trends are fast and directional it will continue to rise shortly thereafter. At the even higher price, the trader is not inclined to cut the loss but instead sells again. After all, in the non-trending market the market always came back down. Moreover, popular technical tools such as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) are likely telling the trader that the market is becoming overbought. The trader therefore ignores the fast and directional trend and instead still allows the buy low, sell high mantra to dictate their trader bias. He sells the Euro at a higher price and buys the dollar at an even cheaper level.
The price may again fall slightly, but because trends are fast and directional the correction is shallow. And when the trend continues to move back higher the trader inevitably gets caught again as the pattern continues for two more (trading against the trend) sales.
Eventually, fear takes over as the trend marches higher and the trader either closes the position out for a big loss, or is liquidated out of his position. The trader laments on how he got "killed" by the unexpected trend move, but in reality he ignored the reality of what was going on in the market and chose to trade against the trend.
"Buy low, Sell high" works great in a non-trending market. But in a trending market like the EURUSD, traders have to re-train their thinking to a Buy low, Sell high, Buy higher model if they want to be profitable. In next month's issue, I will continue to explore how traders can attack the currency trends and take advantage of fast and directional markets.


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The Pendragon Legend
by Antal Szerb
The admirable Pushkin Press have been shining their spotlight on the Hungarian novelist Antal Szerb recently. Perhaps best known for his novel Journey By Moonlight, Szerb was one of the many victims of German anti-semitism, refusing to leave his native country despite many opportunities and as a result deported to and later beaten to death in a labour camp in 1945. He left behind three novels, the first of which was inspired by the year he spent on a post-doctoral scholarship in England. Happily ensconced within the Reading Room of the British Library, preparing what would become his landmark reference works, the Histories of English Literature and World Literature, he was also able to indulge his interest in Rosicrucianism and the Occult. Combining these with his intelligence and awareness of the popular fiction genres of the time he produced this, his first novel, one of the more downright enjoyable reads I have had recently; a guilty pleasure you needn't feel guilty about, filled as it is with an outsider's insight into British culture and a scholar's erudition about moral and religious quandaries.
At a soiree near the end of the season Janos Bátky, 'Doctor of Philosophy, specialising in useless information, with a particular interest in things a normal person would never consider important', is introduced to the Earl of Gwynedd, just the kind of person who might consider them important. We are well used to our gentry being on the eccentric side but stories swirl around the Earl and his family seat of Pendragon Castle that are enough to raise the hairs on your neck, or at least a chuckle from a friend of Bátky's.
'...what should I make of the story that he buried himself alive like a fakir, and after two years, or two weeks - I forget which - they dug him up and found him in perfect health? And in the war, they say, he went around during the gas attacks without his mask on and suffered no ill effects. He's supposed to have magical healing powers...'
An invitation comes for Bátky to join the Earl back home in Wales, an invitation he is keen to take up; after all 'He seemed to embody an historical past the way no book ever could.' But before he can head off he receives a mysterious phone call.
"Hello, is that Jonos Batky?" a man's voice asked.
"What are you doing at the moment?"
"I'm talking on the phone. Who are you?"
"Never mind. Are you in an enclosed booth?"
"Janos Batky...you would be well advised not to get involved in other people's affairs. You can be quite sure that the people you are working against are aware of your movements."
"I'm sorry, there must be some mistake. I've never worked against anyone. This is Janos Batky speaking."
"I know. Just bear this in mind: everyone who pokes their nose into the Earl of Gwynedd's little experiments comes to a sticky end. Dr McGregor died in a road accident. The same thing could happen to Dr Batky."
He ignores the warning of course and is soon heading towards Wales accompanied by Maloney, a man from Connemara who befriended Bátky whilst working in the aforementioned Reading Room, and who just happens to be heading to the Earl's estate himself. There is no need to get too involved with the plot here, that would take away some of the fun, but a large family inheritance, ghostly apparitions, murder attempts and cunning disguises all have a part to play and with the Pendragon motto being "I believe in the ressurection of the body", those rumours about the Earl might just be worth investigating. It is a riot of competing genres which combine to create something that might have been written by the lovechild of Christie, Fleming, Doyle, Brown (Dan), Wilde, and Poe (I mean that in a positive sense).
Written with love for the genres he is satirising and a clear relish for his subject matter, the book has an infectious energy which, when combined with a strong sense of humour, help the pages to fly by at quite a lick. You often read of books described as a romp - this book is a romp in the most delightful, positive sense of the word. Bátky, as a central character, has an intelligence matched equally by his inexperience, helpfully leading him into scrapes and pickles from which he eventually extricates himself. Particularly amusing are his amorous advances, for in the same way that he is fascinated by the Earl for what he represents, his daughter holds her own fascination as the lady of the castle with Bátky as her errant knight.
Szerb's finely tuned observations of Britishness and Len Rix's excellent translation make for an effortless read with delight after delight that belie the book's age (first published in 1934). The Earl's private library of ancient texts and codices will have even the slightest bibliophile salivating, the fast-paced plot should satisfy those in need of a thrill (Szerb even manages to pull off a genuinely chilling and stylistically adventurous ending) and the colourful cast of characters are brilliantly rendered through the eyes of our companion Bátky. I'll leave you with his attempt to describe his long time friend.
"...Lene Kretzsch is a robust, fine-looking creature. Her figure is quite perfect, in the classical sense..."
"Do you mean she has large feet and hands, like a Greek statue?"
"Exactly."
"Hm. And her character?"
"Very modern."
"That is to say, of easy virtue?"
"Not exactly. She is sachlich. Neue Sachlichkeit. Bauhaus. Nacktkultur. The chauffeur type. Love is a psycho-physical fact. Nothing romantic or complicated about love."
"And this is what you call 'modern'?"
"Well, according to the international conventions drawn up by journalists and women-novelists, this objectivity is what characterises modern love."
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Max Cairnduff, 21 April 2010 at 20:52
I own a copy of this, more accurately we do as actually my wife bought it. She's a bit of a Szerb fan. Somehow it hadn't yet grabbed me, but reading your review it's nothing like I imagined it, in fact it sounds brilliant. Fun, clever, fast moving.
This will definitely be moving up my TBR pile. Thanks.
I was surprised by it too Max, I think its a book that many disregard because of its rompish qualities and the high regard for his novel Journey By Moonlight. That book is on my TBR pile and I look forward to it after finding so much to enjoy in this one. I hope you like it too.
Emma loved Journey by Moonlight, it's what led her to the others. Apparently it is excellent.
I forgot to say before, this quote:
"I'm talking on the phone.
Just brilliant, very funny. And I have to say, after being threatened like that, I wouldn't be making friends with strangers who just happened to be going the same way...
Max Cairnduff, 16 May 2010 at 21:24
I just finished this last night William. Wonderful. Thanks for encouraging/inspiring me to read it.
William Rycroft, 17 May 2010 at 08:18
I'm so pleased you liked it Max. It's great, isn't it.


European Commission commits to assess the impacts of its trade policies.
FIDH welcomes the adoption by the European Commission of new guidelines on Trade and Human Rights.
The "Guidelines on the analysis of human rights impacts in impact assessment for trade-related policy initiatives" and the "Handbook for Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment" which are to be finalized soon, aim to set up the framework of the impact assessments when regulating or concluding free trade and investments agreements. "
The guidelines "have been drafted on the basis of studies and findings of a number of external experts and existing academic literature, including the FIDH report on building trade consistency with human rights".
They aim notably to identify and prevent the impacts that trade policies may have on human rights in the EU and its partner countries, to avoid the negative ones and to enhance the positive ones. Echoing FIDH's demands, the European Commission announced that impacts assessments "were foreseen to be launched soon for the investment agreement negotiations with Myanmar and China"


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Korea, North Main Page · World Factbook Main Page
An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Soviet-sponsored Communist control. After failing in the Korean War (1950-53) to conquer the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion by force, North Korea (DPRK), under its founder President KIM Il Sung, adopted a policy of ostensible diplomatic and economic "self-reliance" as a check against outside influence. The DPRK demonized the US as the ultimate threat to its social system through state-funded propaganda, and molded political, economic, and military policies around the core ideological objective of eventual unification of... See More
An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Soviet-sponsored Communist control. After failing in the Korean War (1950-53) to conquer the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion by force, North Korea (DPRK), under its founder President KIM Il Sung, adopted a policy of ostensible diplomatic and economic "self-reliance" as a check against outside influence. The DPRK demonized the US as the ultimate threat to its social system through state-funded propaganda, and molded political, economic, and military policies around the core ideological objective of eventual unification of Korea under Pyongyang's control. KIM Il Sung's son, the current ruler KIM Jong Il, was officially designated as his father's successor in 1980, assuming a growing political and managerial role until the elder KIM's death in 1994. In 2009, KIM Jong Il began the process of preparing the way for his youngest son, KIM Jong Un, to succeed him in power. After decades of economic mismanagement and resource misallocation, the DPRK since the mid-1990s has relied heavily on international aid to feed its population. North Korea's history of regional military provocations, proliferation of military-related items, long-range missile development, WMD programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006 and 2009, and massive conventional armed forces are of major concern to the international community. The regime has marked 2012, the centenary of KIM Il Sung's birth, a banner year; to that end, the country has heightened its focus on developing its economy and improving its people's livelihoods. (Show Less)
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Geographic Coordinates:
40 00 N, 127 00 E
Total: 120,538 sq km
Water: 130 sq km
Area - Comparative:
Slightly smaller than Mississippi
Land Boundaries:
Total: 1,671.5 km
Border countries: China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 17.5 km
Coastline:
2,495 km (Rank: 47)
Maritime Claims:
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Note: military boundary line 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned
Temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
Mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east
Elevation Extremes:
Lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m
Highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m
Natural Resources:
Coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
Land Use:
Arable land: 22.4%
Permanent crops: 1.66%
Other: 75.94% (2005)
Irrigated Land:
14,600 sq km (2008)
Total Renewable Water Resources:
77.1 cu km (1999)
Freshwater Withdrawal:
Total: 9.02 cu km/yr (20%/25%/55%)
Per capita: 401 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural Hazards:
Late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall
Volcanism: Changbaishan (elev. 2,744 m) (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu or P'aektu-san), on the Chinese border, is considered historically active
Environment - Current Issues:
Water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation
Environment - International Agreements:
Party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
Signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography - Note:
Strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated
Noun: Korean(s)
Adjective: Korean
Ethnic Groups:
Racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
Religions:
Traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
Note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
24,457,492 (July 2011 est.)
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 22.4% (male 2,766,006/female 2,700,378)
15-64 years: 68.6% (male 8,345,737/female 8,423,482)
65 years and over: 9.1% (male 738,693/female 1,483,196) (2011 est.)
Median Age:
Total: 32.9 years
Population Growth Rate:
0.538% (2011 est.)
Birth Rate:
14.51 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Death Rate:
9.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
Net Migration Rate:
-0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Urbanization:
Urban population: 60% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex Ratio:
At birth: 1.047 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
Maternal Mortality Rate:
250 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
Infant Mortality Rate:
Total: 27.11 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 30.04 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 24.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life Expectancy At Birth:
Total population: 68.89 years
Male: 65.03 years
Female: 72.93 years (2011 est.)
Total Fertility Rate:
2.02 children born/woman (2011 est.)
Health Expenditures:
2% of GDP (2009)
Physicians Density:
3.29 physicians/1,000 population (2003)
Hospital Bed Density:
13.2 beds/1,000 population (2002)
Drinking Water Source:
Total: 100% of population (2008)
Sanitation Facility Access:
Urban: 58% of population
Total: 59% of population
Total: 41% of population (2000)
Children Under 5 - Underweight:
20.6% (2004)
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 99%
Male: 99%
Female: 99% (1991 est.)
Conventional long form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Conventional short form: North Korea
Local long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk
Local short form: Choson
Abbreviation: DPRK
Government Type:
Communist state one-man dictatorship
Name: Pyongyang
Geographic coordinates: 39 01 N, 125 45 E
Time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative Divisions:
9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 2 municipalities (si, singular and plural)
Provinces: Chagang-do (Chagang), Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong), Hamgyong-namdo (South Hamgyong), Hwanghae-bukto (North Hwanghae), Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae), Kangwon-do (Kangwon), P'yongan-bukto (North P'yongan), P'yongan-namdo (South P'yongan), Yanggang-do (Yanggang)
Municipalities: Nason-si, P'yongyang-si (Pyongyang)
Independence:
15 August 1945 (from Japan)
National Holiday:
Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)
Constitution:
Adopted 1948; revised several times most recently in 2009
Legal System:
Civil law system based on the Prussian model; system influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory
International Law Organization Participation:
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Suffrage:
17 years of age; universal
Executive Branch:
Chief of state: KIM Jong Un [heir apparent} (since September 2011); note - the rubberstamp Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) reelected KIM Yong Nam in 2009 president of its Presidium also with responsibility of representing state and receiving diplomatic credentials
Head of government: Premier CHOE Yong Rim (since 7 June 2010); Vice Premier HAN Kwang Bok (since 7 June 2010), Vice Premier JO Pyong Ju (since 7 June 2010), Vice Premier JON Ha Chol (since 7 June 2010), Vice Premier KANG Nung Su (since 7 June 2010), Vice Premier KIM Rak Hui (since 7 June 2010), Vice Premier PAK Su Gil (since 18 September 2009), Vice Premier RI Mu Yong (since 31 May 2011); Vice Premier RO Tu Chol (since 3 September 2003)
Cabinet: Naegak (cabinet) members, except for Minister of People's Armed Forces, are appointed by SPA
Elections: last election held in September 2003; date of next election NA
Election results: KIM Jong Il and KIM Yong Nam were only nominees for positions and ran unopposed
Legislative Branch:
Unicameral Supreme People's Assembly or Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui (687 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Elections: last held on 8 March 2009 (next to be held in March 2014)
Election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; ruling party approves a list of candidates who are elected without opposition; a token number of seats are reserved for minor parties
Judicial Branch:
Central Court (judges are elected by the Supreme People's Assembly)
Political Parties and Leaders:
Major party - Korean Workers' Party or KWP [KIM Jong Il]; minor parties - Chondoist Chongu Party [RYU Mi Yong] (under KWP control), Social Democratic Party [KIM Yong Dae] (under KWP control)
International Organization Participation:
ARF, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Diplomatic Representation in the US:
None; North Korea has a Permanent Mission to the UN in New York
Diplomatic Representation From the US:
None; note - Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang represents the US as consular protecting power
Flag Description:
Three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star; the broad red band symbolizes revolutionary traditions; the narrow white bands stands for purity, strength, and dignity; the blue bands signify sovereignty, peace, and friendship; the red star represents socialism
National Symbols:
National Anthem:
Name: "Aegukka" (Patriotic Song)
Lyrics/music: PAK Se Yong/KIM Won Gyun
Note: adopted 1947; both North Korea and South Korea's anthems share the same name and have a vaguely similar melody but have different lyrics; the North Korean anthem is also known as "Ach'imun pinnara" (Let Morning Shine)
Economy - Overview:
North Korea, one of the world's most centrally directed and least open economies, faces chronic economic problems. Industrial capital stock is nearly beyond repair as a result of years of underinvestment, shortages of spare parts, and poor maintenance. Large-scale military spending draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power output have stagnated for years at a fraction of pre-1990 levels. Frequent weather-related crop failures aggravated chronic food shortages caused by on-going systemic problems, including a lack of arable land, collective farming practices, poor soil quality, insufficient fertilization, and persistent shortages of tractors and fuel. Large-scale international food aid deliveries have allowed the people of North Korea to escape widespread starvation since famine threatened in 1995, but the population continues to suffer from prolonged malnutrition and poor living conditions. Since 2002, the government has allowed private "farmers' markets" to begin selling a wider range of goods. It also permitted some private farming - on an experimental basis - in an effort to boost agricultural output. In October 2005, the government tried to reverse some of these policies by forbidding private sales of grains and reinstituting a centralized food rationing system. By December 2005, the government terminated most international humanitarian assistance operations in North Korea (calling instead for developmental assistance only) and restricted the activities of remaining international and non-governmental aid organizations. In mid-2008, North Korea began receiving food aid under a US program to deliver 500,000 metric tons of food via the World Food Program and US nongovernmental organizations; but Pyongyang stopped accepting the aid in March 2009. In December 2009, North Korea carried out a redenomination of its currency, capping the amount of North Korean won that could be exchanged for the new notes, and limiting the exchange to a one-week window. A concurrent crackdown on markets and foreign currency use yielded severe shortages and inflation, forcing Pyongyang to ease the restrictions by February 2010. In response to the sinking of the South Korean destroyer Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyong Island, South Korea's government cut off most aid, trade, and bilateral cooperation activities, with the exception of operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex. The year 2012 will be the 100th anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birthday. The North Korean government often highlights its 2012 goal of becoming a "strong and prosperous" nation. Attracting foreign investment, especially from neighboring China, will be a key factor for improving the overall standard of living. Nevertheless, firm political control remains the government's overriding concern, which likely will inhibit changes to North Korea's current economic system.
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity):
$40 billion (2009 est.)
Note: data are in 2010 US dollars;
North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown here are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2009 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion.
GDP (Official Exchange Rate):
GDP - Real Growth Rate:
-0.9% (2009 est.)
3.7% (2008 est.)
GDP - Per Capita (PPP):
$1,800 (2009 est.)
GDP - Composition By Sector:
Agriculture: 20.7%
Services: 31.5% (2010 est.)
Labor Force:
Note: estimates vary widely (2009 est.)
Labor Force - By Occupation:
Agriculture: 35%
Industry and services: 65% (2008 est.)
NA%
Population Below Poverty Line:
Household Income / Consumption By Share:
Lowest 10%: NA%
Highest 10%: NA%
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons:
IDPs: undetermined (flooding in mid-2007 and famine during mid-1990s) (2007)
Revenues: $3.2 billion
Expenditures: $3.3 billion (2007 est.)
Taxes and Other Revenues:
11.4% of GDP
Note: excludes earnings from state operated enterprises (2007 est.)
Budget Surplus / Deficit:
-0.4% of GDP (2007 est.)
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices):
Agriculture - Products:
Rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs
Military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism
Industrial Production Growth Rate:
Electricity - Production:
22.52 billion kWh (2008 est.)
Electricity - Production By Source:
Fossil fuel: 29%
Hydro: 71%
Nuclear: 0%
Other: 0% (2001)
Electricity - Consumption:
Electricity - Exports:
0 kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity - Imports:
Oil - Production:
118 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Oil - Consumption:
13,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Oil - Exports:
0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
Oil - Imports:
Oil - Proven Reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2011 est.)
Natural Gas - Production:
0 cu m (2009 est.)
Natural Gas - Consumption:
Natural Gas - Exports:
Natural Gas - Imports:
Natural Gas - Proven Reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
Exports:
$1.997 billion (2009)
Exports - Commodities:
Minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products
Exports - Partners:
China 50.3%, Brazil 5.7%, Lebanon 4.7%, Dominican Republic 4.2%, Netherlands 4.1% (2010)
Imports - Commodities:
Petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, grain
Imports - Partners:
China 40.6%, Algeria 34.2%, India 8.9% (2010)
Debt - External:
$12.5 billion (2001 est.)
Stock of Direct Foreign Investment - At Home:
$1.437 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
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North Korean won (KPW) per US dollar (market rate)
1,800 (December 2010)
Telephones - Main Lines In Use:
1.18 million (2008)
Telephones - Cellular:
431,900 (2010)
Telephone System:
General assessment: adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanding beyond Pyongyang
Domestic: fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; GSM mobile-cellular service initiated in 2002 but suspended in 2004; Orascom Telecom Holding, an Egyptian company, launched W-CDMA mobile service on December 15, 2008 for the Pyongyang area and has expanded service to several large cities
International: country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing (2009)
Broadcast Media:
No independent media; radios and televisions are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned television stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts (2008)
Radio Broadcast Stations:
AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 (2006)
Television Broadcast Stations:
4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003)
Internet Country Code:
.kp
Internet Hosts:
Airports - With Paved Runways:
Over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 23
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 1
Airports - With Unpaved Runways:
914 to 1,523 m: 14
Heliports:
Oil 154 km (2010)
Railways:
Total: 5,242 km
Standard gauge: 5,242 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2009)
Roadways:
Total: 25,554 km
Paved: 724 km
Unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)
Waterways:
2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2010)
Merchant Marine:
By type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 129, carrier 1, container 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 2
Foreign-owned: 19 (Belgium 1, China 1, Nigeria 1, Romania 1, Singapore 2, South Korea 1, Syria 6, UAE 6)
Registered in other countries: 5 (Mongolia 1, Sierra Leone 1, unknown 3) (2010)
Ports and Terminals:
Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Namp'o, Senbong, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Wonsan
Military Branches:
North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
Military Service Age and Obligation:
17 years of age (2004)
Manpower Available For Military Service:
Males age 16-49: 6,515,279
Females age 16-49: 6,418,693 (2010 est.)
Manpower Fit For Military Service:
Manpower Reaching Militarily Significant Age Annually:
Male: 207,737
Female: 204,553 (2010 est.)
Disputes - International:
Risking arrest, imprisonment, and deportation, tens of thousands of North Koreans cross into China to escape famine, economic privation, and political oppression; North Korea and China dispute the sovereignty of certain islands in Yalu and Tumen rivers; Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic incidents in the Yellow Sea with South Korea which claims the Northern Limiting Line as a maritime boundary; North Korea supports South Korea in rejecting Japan's claim to Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima)
Illicit Drugs:
For years, from the 1970s into the 2000s, citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of (North) Korea (DPRK), many of them diplomatic employees of the government, were apprehended abroad while trafficking in narcotics, including two in Turkey in December 2004; police investigations in Taiwan and Japan in recent years have linked North Korea to large illicit shipments of heroin and methamphetamine, including an attempt by the North Korean merchant ship Pong Su to deliver 150 kg of heroin to Australia in April 2003
Trafficking in Persons:
Current situation: North Korea is a source country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation; the most common form of trafficking involves North Korean women and girls who cross the border into China voluntarily; additionally, North Korean women and girls are lured out of North Korea to escape poor social and economic conditions by the promise of food, jobs, and freedom, only to be forced into prostitution, marriage, or exploitative labor arrangements once in China; within the country, North Koreans do not have a choice in the work the government assigns them and are not free to change jobs at will
Tier rating: Tier 3 - North Korea does not fully comply with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government does not acknowledge the existence of human rights abuses in the country or recognize trafficking, either within the country or transnationally (2011)
Last Updated: December 2011
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Captain's Report:
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