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Perils of the road—13
Driven to failure: the demise of Eggesford Estate
In the early years of the twentieth century, the sight of a car was still a rarity in Lapford. But one keen motorist, who could occasionally be spotted in the area, was Lord Portsmouth.
Mid-Devon was proud of its high-flying "Red Earl", with his characteristic mane of ginger hair. The area welcomed his benefaction and patronage. But there was growing concern amongst people whose livelihood depended on the local Eggesford estate: the Earl's tastes were changing. Were the days of the Eggesford estate numbered?
Eggesford House, the Devon home of the Earl of Portsmouth, was 6 miles down the road from Lapford. It stood high above the River Taw, and with its proliferation of mock-Elizabethan turrets, battlements and chimneys, it was an impressive sight on the skyline. Although never an estate village, Lapford bordered the earl's farmlands, and a part of the parish, Bowerthy Woods, belonged to the estate. Several Lapford villagers were employed by the earl's tenant farmers, and for many years, Lapford was the location of the estate office under the stewardship of the Croote family. The earl and his estate were, then, an important influence on Lapford life.
The 'Red Earl' was born Newton Wallop. He grew up at Eggesford and became a popular local MP. He knew Lapford well, chairing village meetings, opening events, socialising with yeoman in the Yeo Vale Inn, and hunting with them in and around the parish. But, visits to his old Devon constituency began to decrease once he had succeeded his father into the House of Lord's as the 6th Earl.
The age of motoring had given him a new outlook and his Hampshire estate, Hurstbourne Park, proved to be a better base from which to tour, socialise and pursue hobbies.
The hounds of the Eggesford Hunt, his father's great pride, held little interest. The earl preferred fine art to fete-opening; and socialising in the upper echelons of Westminster politics to the company once enjoyed with his tenant farmers.
The fast pace of London life appealed, although the earl often grew impatient at the city's traffic congestion. On one occasion, he thrust his head out of the window of his cab, and roared at the cabman in his unsubdued Devonshire voice to proceed faster. The cabman explained that the streets were crowded. "Crowded?" retorted the Earl. "Bless my heart man, clear the road. I'm the Earl of Portsmouth!" The cabman laughed: " You may be Lord Portsmouth in Devonshire, sir, but you ain't Lord Almighty here!"
LORD OF THE ROAD
In the spring of 1901, the earl arrived at Eggesford in his new car and and his driving excursions around the area soon became a talking point. His, was probably the first car seen in Lapford village. A correspondent to the Western Times reported:
Lord Portsmouth, had a spin in his coach without any horses …
his head was wrapped up as if he had toothache, but that was only to keep off the dust.
The reporter conjured an image of the earl's father with the Eggesford Hunt on "a hard gallop from Chulmleigh Beacon to Lapford Forches". What would have been said in those days if the earl had walked to his kennels and asked for a car?
"Times change", concluded the reporter. "We must change with them!"
'Party' Politics
Lord Portsmouth's spring visit to Eggesford in 1901 was brief and he didn't return for his usual long summer residence. He had recently resigned from the Liberal Unionist Party and needed time to rebuild alliances and plan his next political move. British politics were under flux with party loyalty challenged by the matters of Irish home rule, free-trade and imperialism.
Eggesford House, c.1880
The earl decided to spend some of the summer holidaying with a group of like-minded imperialists on Lord Tweedmouth's Scottish Estate: Guisachan. There is no record of the conversations that took place, but the gathering forged bonds that would shape British politics. As they chatted together after an afternoon's shoot, little could the earl have imagined that in five years time the group would all be at the heart of a new Liberal government, and that he would own the 22,000 acre Guischan estate.
The 1901 summer hunting party included Richard Haldene, who became Minster of War with Lord Portsmouth his under-Secretary; Edward Grey, who would be Foreign Minister and who famously played a key role in last ditch negotiations before the outbreak of WW1; Lord Tweedmouth, who became First Sea Lord; and last, but not least, a promising man, fresh from the Boer War by the name of Winston Churchill.
Churchill's time at Guisachan with the Liberal imperialists helped to woo him away from the Conservative Party and into his first government role. During the holiday he learnt to drive, perhaps assisted by keen motorist, Lord Portsmouth!
Lord Portsmouth was included in the new Liberal Cabinet of 1905 alongside the other members of the 1901 summer shooting party: Winston Churchill, Richard Haldane, Lord Tweedmouth and Sir Edward Grey
Pictures taken from The Sheffield Independent,
The following summer, Lord Portsmouth was back in Eggesford. He had bought himself a new Napier car. A reporter for The Western Times wrote that the earl's "coach without horses runs smoothly and smartly" but wished that "the occupants of motor cars could attire themselves in a more attractive guise".
Lord Portsmouth was, according to the newspaper, still the only person to have driven a car into the area, with the exception of Mr. Chavalier, a well known music hall star of the time, who drove through en route to a performance in Barnstaple.
The Carnarvon connection
Lord Portsmouth's love of cars may have been acquired from his cousin, Lord Carnarvon (of Tutankhamun fame), who lived at Highclere Castle (of Downton Abbey fame) only 7 miles from his home at Hurstbourne.
Lord Carnarvon was known for his love of speed, and was reckless in his thirst for it. In 1898, he was driving on a public road in excess of 30mph (more than twice the speed limit) when a policeman stepped out to stop him and was duly ignored! Lord Carnarvon managed to avoid prosecution—influence went a long way in those days—but he managed to clock up numerous speeding fines over the following years.
He chose not to evade a speeding fine in 1907 declaring that the police had done him a great favour that same day. A mounted policemen had accidentally hindered a racehorse during a race allowing the lord's horse to win!
Lord Carnavon's fast driving eventually led to a serious accident and he suffered breathing problems for the rest of his life. Some writers have suggested that the need for recuperation in a warm climate led to his love of Egypt, Egyptology and his role in discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
In contrast to his cousin, Lord Portsmouth had a reputation for being over-zealous in his calls for improved road safety. In government he unsuccessfully called for harsher punishments for speeding, claiming that fines were too small for wealthy motorists (like his cousin). He pushed for escalating fines and prison sentences for repeat offenders. His views were considered extreme at the time.
Whilst sitting on Hampshire County Council, he supported driving licences when other leaders regarded them as "inconvenient", and he called for speed signs in villages— the suggestion was rejected in case drivers became lax in villages without them! When the 1903 Motor Act was debated at Westminster, Lord Portsmouth suggested that fines should not be limited to reckless drivers but should apply also to those not driving with due care.
He may have been ahead of his time: his ideas were largely rebuffed but they slowly became part of the road legislation we still use today.
BAD PRESS
Despite the earl's interest in safer driving, the motoring era brought him a succession of negative publicity. In May 1903, a man was killed when he ran out in front of the earl's car. Two years later, he was stopped by a policeman for speeding 4mph above the 20mph limit. He told the officer that it would be absurd to bring charges against him as he was a highly respected magistrate.
His attempt to evade a fine did not go down well. To the earl's frustration, the police operated a speed trap for the next few months on a public road passing through his Hampshire estate. It was reported that "hedges were full of constables". The London Mail joked that "a partridge drive on the opening day of the season could hardly have yielded better sport". It became the countries most lucrative trap, netting £360 in a single year.
In 1907, the earl's butler, to whom he was close, was killed in a motoring accident on the Gusachan Estate. The earl was not involved but the story, nevertheless, provided negative headlines.
Cars and the Devon farmer
With the earl now rarely seen at Eggesford, it was left to his brother and heir, John Wallop, to have discussions with tenant farmers about the need to modernise agricultural practices on the estate, including the introduction of motorised vehicles.
He was not a keen motorist but recognised that motor-transport had significant commercial benefit.
It was a hard sell. Farmers saw little threat of horses ever being superseded by motor-vehicle, but they were deeply concerned that horse prices might be affected. In 1903, John Wallop addressed a meeting of local agriculturalists:
Nobody dislikes the motor car more than me but I think the motor will give you the best opportunity of selling your produce … the best chance that Devon agriculture has is the introduction of electricity and motor-cars.
His comments were met with laughter.
OUT OF FAVOUR
Fortunes changed for the earl. He had once been a rising star, tipped as a future prime minister—bright, charismatic and able to deliver stirring rhetoric honed in the debating chambers of the Oxford Union. But in Westminster, his performances became lack-lustre. It was even rumoured that his early promise had been down to his mother writing his speeches.
In 1908, whilst Under-Secretary for War, he struggled to answer basic questions on a new Act introducing the Territorial Army. Lord Haldene, the author of the Act, sat next to him unable to hide his embarrassment. Weeks later Herbert Asquith became prime minister and Lord Portsmouth found himself without a ministerial role.
Ironically, 30 years previously, Asquith had been given employment at Eggesford House as the personal tutor to the future earl. Now, here he was, ending the political ambitions of his own pupil. It was a particularly difficult pill for the earl to swallow.
Lords Portsmouth became a bitter and outspoken critic of the government.
A LAST VISIT TO LAPFORD
In April 1909, the earl gave a rousing speech warning of the possibility of war, invasion and the need for men in towns and villages to be trained:
We are no longer immune from the possibility of invasion... all classes of manhood in this country should be asked, I might say compelled, to take a share of defence in the interests of the country…
The Western Times, 03 May 1901
He was passionate. He seemed to have regained something of his old rhetoric and fire. It was a roaring speech, but not delivered in Westminster, where talk of war might have left him further ridiculed, but to a small assembly of Lapford Rifle Club. The earl had sort solace by returning to his Devon roots, back amongst friends. His speech was well applauded by the club who mostly consisted of aging farmers delighted to have the earl again in their midst.
The earl may have lost the ability to persuade the nation to prepare for war, but he might at least have persuaded the rifle club that they might need to seek some younger members!
Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1917
NPG x159719© National Portrait Gallery, London
The Demise of Eggesford House
In and around the Eggesford estate, there had been sadness, possibly anger, that Lord Portsmouth had preferred his other estates over Eggesford, but he was still treated with great respect and deference. Then, in 1912, he did the unthinkable: he put Eggesford up for sale. For the first time some newspapers printed what, for many years, had been unsaid:
The late Lord Portsmouth resided at Eggesford during two-thirds of the year, but his son has never cared for the place.
The Truth, 04 June, 1913
He does not care very much for the place and spends comparatively little time there.
The Bournemouth Graphic, 1912
Lord and Lady Portsmouth paid a short visit to Eggesford in the summer of 1913. It was their last.
Eggesford could no longer be afforded. Up and down the country estate houses were being sold, reduced in size or knocked down sometimes with seemingly little fuss. It was as if estate workers, trained over generations to keep their eyes down, hadn't noticed. But, of course, they had. As estates disappeared so too did livelihoods and ways of living. Lapford would be amongst a number of mid-Devon villages to feel the effects of the demise of Eggesford estate.
Past glory. Dozens of mock-Tudor chimneys once made Eggesford House a striking feature on the skyline above the River Taw. After the building's sale to a logging company it fell into ruin. In recent years the empty shell has been stabilised and incorporated into a residence.
Lord Portsmouth had acquired a small fortune thorough marriage, about £40 million today; thousands of acres of his Scottish estate had been sold; the Eggesford Estate had already been diminished for profit; but, it wasn't enough. The estate went under the hammer and was bought principally for its timber.
The sale was largely blamed on the higher taxes that had been brought in by the Liberal Government as part of the 1909 'People's Budget'.
The sale of the Eggesford estate is another ill sign of the times. How gleeful the Government must be that they have succeeded in rooting the Wallop family at length out of Devonshire! They will now no doubt be able to boast with pride that, the Prime Minister having driven the owner of Eggesford out of the Government, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has nobly completed the rout by turning him out of the West of England!
The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art, Volume 114, 1912
It was 12 years since Lord Portsmouth had met Winston Churchill. Churchill was one of the architects and key supporters of supertaxation of the wealthy; Lord Portsmouth was one of its most prominent critics.
At the turn of the C20, the estate had acres of ancient woodland rich with wildlife, dog mercury, bracken, gorse, broom, fox-glove and blue-bell. The trees were broad leaved, managed for their timber. After the sale of the estate the woods were denuded—stripped of good hardwood timber to help the war effort.
When the Red Earl died in 1917, the earldom's Devon interests were briefly revived through John Wallop, the 7th Earl who lived at Barton House, Morchard Bishop. Lapford villagers were pleased to have the earl as an even closer neighbour.
Having professed to not liking motor-cars in 1903, the 7th Earl served as Chairman of the County Main Roads Committee at a time of a £1.1M improvement in Devon's trunk roads. In 1924, he chaired the meeting that approved the rebuilding and widening of the A377 from Exeter, almost as far as Lapford.
The Earl's Scottish Estate, Guisachan House in Inverness-shire. After being sold off, it suffered a similar fate to Eggesford House and fell into ruin.
Photo credit: Tom Parnell
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PyQt Multimedia -- missing 'audio/pcm' codec?
I'm working on a PyQt5 script that does audio recording, trying to just record plain old .wav files. It appears that, at least on my system, 'audio/pcm' is missing from the codecs list. I checked on Debian stable and it appears there, so it's not Linux-specific.
However, 'audio/pcm' is not among that mess, and none of the things that are appear to allow me to record a simple wav file.
According to the documentation, 'audio/pcm' should always be available. Is it on your systems?
Re: PyQt Multimedia -- missing 'audio/pcm' codec?
Well that depends on your DAC/card, I have a Justboom-DAC(RPI) and it has no PCM only 'Digital'.
For that I use MOC player, I need to recompile with different make options else I have the same problem.


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Q: Initialize a dictionary where each item is a list of empty unique lists I'm terribly sorry if this was already asked, but while I could find something similar I didn't find my specific issue. I have Python 3.7.4 - 64 bit. Basically I want to initialize a dictionary where each element is a list of empty lists. The problem is that in the way I'm doing it now I get that every single empty sub-list from the different items' list is the same object even though I am assigning a copy of the list to each item. As you can see in the code below, each sub-list in empty_list_of_lists is a different object. Then I assign the items to the dictionary as a copy of empty_list_of_lists. When I call my_dict['a'] is my_dict['b'] I get an expected False, but when I call my_dict['a'][0] is my_dict['b'][0] I get a True which puzzles me because empty_list_of_lists[0] is empty_list_of_lists[1] returns False and I don't get the logic. How should I go about that?
Here is my code:
empty_list_of_lists = [[] for i in range(5)]

print(empty_list_of_lists[0] is empty_list_of_lists[1]) # returns False --> expected

dict1 = {'a': empty_list_of_lists.copy(), 'b': empty_list_of_lists.copy()}

print(dict1['a'] is dict1['b'])  # returns False --> expected
print(dict1['a'][0] is dict1['b'][0])  # returns True --> What?

A: you can use:
dict1 = {'a': [[] for _ in range(5)], 'b': [[] for _ in range(5)]}

or you can use copy.deepcopy
import copy

dict1 = {'a': copy.deepcopy(empty_list_of_lists), 'b': copy.deepcopy(empty_list_of_lists)}

you can read more about shallow and deep copy operations here
in your code you are using a shallow copy but what you need a deep copy, from the above docs:

A shallow copy constructs a new compound object and then (to the
  extent possible) inserts references into it to the objects found in
  the original.
A deep copy constructs a new compound object and then, recursively,
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Eddie Halvey (born 11 August 1970) is a retired Irish rugby union player for Munster, London Irish and Ireland. He played as a flanker. On 12 May 2009 he received a 7-month suspended sentence for causing the death of Kevin Walsh, then 16, in 2006 while driving at over twice the legal limit.

Munster
Halvey made his debut for Munster against Swansea in November 1995, a game that was also Munster's first ever Heineken Cup appearance.

London Irish
He joined the Exiles in 2000, and made his debut against Harlequins in August of that year. He started in the 2002 Powergen Cup Final at Twickenham, as London Irish defeated the Northampton Saints.

Return to Munster
In 2002 Halvey rejoined Munster, and went on to play a further two season with his home province, making his final appearance against Cardiff Blues in April 2004.

Ireland
Halvey made his Ireland debut against France in March 1995, during the 1995 Five Nations Championship. He earned three caps at the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, against Japan, Wales and France. The first of his two international tries came during the Japan match, and the second came four days later during the game against Wales. Halvey's last appearance for Ireland came against Canada in November 1997.

References

External links
Munster profile
IRFU profile
ESPNscrum profile

Living people
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Munster Rugby players
Ireland international rugby union players
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In the summer of 2012, Kelly was back home in Colorado Springs bringing live coverage of the Waldo Canyon Fire as it burned not only in her hometown, but the neighborhood where she grew up. Her coverage of the Black Forest Fire the next year also gained national attention, as Kelly reported live for the CBS Evening News and CBS This Morning. During the state's deadly floods in September 2013, Kelly and photographer Eddie Castro were the first journalists on the scene of a dramatic water rescue, and their report was carried live on CNN as well as affiliates around the world.
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A lot of people believe that movies are better seen when one is high on marijuana. But there are some movies that have proven to be better than others if they are watched when one is high. They make you laugh harder, have fun with friends and enjoy an evening better generally.
The following is a list of movies that you can watch this Xmas in your sofa:
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In 1987, a college graduate takes a summer job at a local amusement park to pay for his expenses. In the park, he falls in love with a coworker, and he learns a lot about life, love, and other things. Rather than being a mere job, it becomes more of an educational experience for him. The movie stars Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg.
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Okay, so used car dealers aren't known for truth in advertising, but this one goes a bit too far, no? "We finance everyone"? Really? You see that kind of hype everywhere in Web writing (and all other advertising, for that matter) – companies claiming to give you the stars with little regard for whether they can actually rope and wrestle them down to earth.


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Posted on May 19, 2015 by Daniel Prinn
Title: Mad Max: Fury Road. Released: May 15, 2015. Directed by: George Miller. Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult. Runtime: 2 hr.
"Mad Max: Fury Road" is the fourth film in the popular Australian post-apocalyptic franchise. It's a sort-of reboot and a solo installment, merely referencing films previously in the franchise. It's a re-imagining from George Miller, updated to where Max's deceased child is a few years older than in the original.
The child actress is creepy, assisted with visuals – especially when her head flashes into a skull. If you aren't familiar with the story of Max Rockatansky (portrayed by Tom Hardy, replacing Mel Gibson), he used to be a police officer in this post-apocalyptic world where his wife and child murdered.
George Miller simply portrayed Max's past in the film's prologue. It's a time-friendly idea where we learn that the world is run by blood and oil, where Max operates on the most basic human instinct, to survive and evade the scavengers that occupy hostile territory of The Wasteland.
Tom Hardy as Max. (Source)
Max searches for a righteous cause, which he finds after he is captured by war dogs of the ruthless leader of Citadel, Immortan Joe – portrayed by Hugh Keays-Byrne, who also starred as Toecutter in 1979's "Mad Max."
Joe's a wicked villain – ruling over Citadel's people with water, which he calls Aqua-cola. It has been in serious decline since the apocalypse, where it has turned his people into dehydrated near-humans. They have decaying skin, something a bit worse than those in "The Book of Eli."
His motivation is to keep power over his people, which is threatened when Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), a war rig driver who takes a run to Gas Town to trade Aqua-cola for guzzaline, betrays him and takes his wives with her. What ensues is an amazing series of chase sequences to get Furiosa and his most prized wives back to Citadel.
Max gets in the mix by also wanting to evade his capturers and was transfusing blood to Nicholas Hoult's Nux, who steals a few scenes. I also thought the fact that the war dogs wanted to go to Valhalla in the hall of Asgard was a great concept.
Max's character doesn't seem to be strictly the Max of the '70s and the '80s, prolonging the initial chase for about a minute before toppling over and being captured; where the Max of yesteryear would have gave a bigger fight. It seems like a way to preserve time and get right into the heart of the plot. His character is interesting, being hunted by scavengers and haunted by those he couldn't protect. They come to him in visions, which adds an intriguing quality.
Humour is added to the film occasionally – in the form of simplistic visual gags and one hell of an awesome guitar player called the Doof Warrior (portrayed by musician iOTA), shredding a fully operational flame-throwing guitar on an 8-wheeler, while sporting a red onesie. Suffice to say, the character design is so creative. The score is also super fun.
Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa. (Source)
Even though Max's name is on the film, Theron's Furiosa absolutely rules this movie. She's defiant, independent, and mercilessly bad-ass.
Her intentions are noble – to search for redemption, as well as bring hope and a brighter future to the wives in Citadel that haven't seen a good life. Their hope takes form in where they're going, a place called the Green Place.
Furiosa's an empowering female character and her relationships with the wives and between the wives – including actresses Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Zoe Kravitz and Riley Keough – adds a heartwarming quality that has been absent from the "Mad Max" franchise. Furiosa's character occasionally reaches poignancy, which is effective for a film with limited dialogue.
That's because the sole focus of "Fury Road" is being one gigantic car chase, and it's a cinematic, visually pleasing spectacle, where by the end of the chase, people rarely end up on the same vehicle they started on.
There's about 15 minutes where someone isn't in a car and there's rarely a time to rest from the non-stop action, as even when the rig needs to take a break, the oncoming enemy convoy just makes the need to keep going more urgent.
Some may be turned off by the fact that there isn't a ton of dialogue. The storyboard and action sequences were created before the screenplay, and then it seems the writers figured out the logistics. But the stunts are magnificent and the narrative is compelling. It's creative and the ride is pure madness, and Miller's universe immerses.
Posted in 2015, Reviews # - M	| Tagged action, Adventure, Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Science Fiction, Tom Hardy	| 3 Replies
Lawless (2012)
Posted on May 1, 2013 by Daniel Prinn
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce
Tagline: When the law became corrupt, outlaws became heroes.
Lawless is probably the most fun you'll have not understanding half the words that come out of the actors' mouths. They don't exactly master Southern accents; especially, Tom Hardy. The guy's a fantastic actor, but he's no Christian Bale in mastering any kind-of American accent. The actors are fantastic in their roles, but you might have to put on the subtitles when the Bondurant's are on-screen. And that's almost the whole time. The ensemble cast is one of the more memorable of 2012; composed of Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain (she gets nude!), Dane DeHaan, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, and a very small role from the always-fantastic Gary Oldman.
The story follows a bootlegging gang (the Bondurant family) who get threatened by a new deputy and other authorities who want a cut of their profits. It's a slow story at that, but it's gruesomely violent and one heck of a gangster feature. It's set in the fascinating Prohibition era in Franklin County, Virginia, and it's essentially a story of standing up for oneself. Especially for the youngest Bondurant, Jack (LaBeouf), whose innocence is heavily contrasted by the incredibly tough Howard (Clarke) and the brain and brawn, Forrest (Hardy). They're not the type to give away a cent of their profits, and it's usually entertaining to watch the violent brawls and how they defend what's right. If you like Prohibition era gangster movies, Guy Pearce playing a major nance, shoot-outs, great ensemble casts but a fairly forgettable story, and well-developed characters; check this out. Prepare to use subtitles whenever Tom Hardy speaks.
Posted in 2010s, Reviews # - M	| Tagged 1930s gangsters, 2012, Christian Bale, Crime, Dane DeHaan, Drama, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, John Hillcoat, Lawless, Mia Wasikowska, Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy	| 4 Replies
Posted on December 9, 2012 by Daniel Prinn
Release Date: February 17, 2012. Director: McG. Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy. Runtime: 1hr, 37 min. Tagline: It's SPY Against SPY.
Best buddy CIA agents FDR [Franklin] (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) are marked for death by Heinrich, an enemy of the CIA. He marks them for death because they killed his brother. They get pulled out of the field because of this. Tuck decides to insert some fun into his life by trying online dating. He meets the beautiful Lauren (Reese Witherspoon), and he is immediately stricken. FDR is also stricken when he flirts with her in a video store – and he soon swoons her into a date. The two budaroo's soon find out they're dating the same woman, and they "respectfully" decide to keep quiet and let her make the decision. Though, they're finding being respectful is a little harder than expected, and they put cameras all over her home and start sabotaging each other's dates.
Oh, you know that old buddy comedy formula. They each vow that this something-or-rather competition (in this case, winning the affection of a sexy gal) will not get in the way of their friendship. However, that promise is never kept. And then they're all magically hunky-dory in the end.
If you go into this expecting full-blown quality action, you won't get it. There are about four action sequences that are enjoyable, but mediocre. And they are certainly not memorable. This is very much a romantic comedy. Though, it is more comedy than romance. It's mostly hilarious with some comedy lacking in a few areas of the film. The three protagonists are likeable, but hypocritical.
SPOILER ALERT: When Lauren finds out that FDR and Tuck knew each other, she gets angry and says "I trusted you." Well, lady, you're the one who was dating two men at the same time. Then she immediately forgives the two lads. END OF SPOILERS.
The story is okay, but it's very predictable. In the simplest of words, it's just a story of retaliation. The main protagonists just go after each other after one sabotages one's date, and it's just a never-ending cycle. The story certainly isn't one for the ages, and it really isn't a film I'd like to endure again any time soon. Mostly because it has some of the worst storytelling I've ever seen. The general premise is an okay one, but it's just brought down by a few aspects. This is mostly the Heinrich sub-plot. The writers never really forget about him, but they don't make his character anything special. They drop a few reminders throughout the film that he'll probably return. Also, the storytelling is so bad, that I'm 95% sure they never even tell us why they're after Heinrich. Sure, some characters say: "What does this have to do with the Heinrich case?" But I don't think they ever even bothered to tell us. Sure, it might be 'If I tell you, I'll have to kill you' confidential, but we, as the audience, what to know! Also, the only reason FDR and Lauren really hit it off was because Lauren was trying to make an ex-boyfriend jealous, and the writers completely forgot about him after the fact.
This Means War is by no means a horrid film, it is only a flawed and an extremely mediocre one. It's a fun, funny and entertaining ride, that just gets completely brought down by a far-too average story, lack of action, poor storytelling and characters that are hard to care for completely.
This also violated the rule of 'Don't show a movie that's better than your own.' In a nutshell, don't freaking show Gone with the Wind in your movie!
Score: 60 out 100
Posted in 2010s, Reviews N - Z	| Tagged 2012, action, Chris Pine, comedy, McG, Reese Witherspoon, Romance, This Means War, Tom Hardy	| 6 Replies
Posted on September 28, 2012 by Daniel Prinn
Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway
Tagline: A fire will rise.
This one was quite impressive.
Eight years after Batman took the fall for Harvey Dent's crimes, a new terrorist leader has come to the surface in Gotham. There hasn't been a spotting of Batman for eight years, and Bruce Wayne has become a recluse around the same time. Wayne must overcome his own personal turmoil and once again protect the city that has branded him an enemy.
It's a great summer blockbuster that offers many incredible thrills great plot execution, some great twists and turns, and great direction and writing from Christopher Nolan.
The character of Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Anne Hathaway) wasn't all that great. She offered a nice presence, but she wasn't developed well enough as the other characters. The other new characters, like Bane or Officer John Blake or Miranda, are really good, and got solid character development. Although, other new characters like Daggett or Stryver, weren't very interesting at all and weren't extremely well-developed. The old characters are, as expected, as great as always.
The usual great Nolan atmosphere is offered, and it is one heck of a super-hero film. Its only possessive flaw is the sometimes slow build-up, and the plot feels a little too overused. Of course, what can you expect from a super-hero film? It will obviously have the whole hero vs. villain play-out, and this one has an extremely memorable climax. Its length may also feel like a flaw to some, but really and truly it doesn't feel nearly as long as it actually is. Also, some of the realism of the whole thing feels off in areas.
This was obviously highly anticipated, and it really does live up to its hype. The cast is stellar, and Tom Hardy delivers a great performance – considering all he must act with are his eyes, voice, and gestures. His British drone and sometimes barely-audible dialogue make his character cringe-worthy, but the majority of his dialogue was understandable – if you listen very well. The subtitles should be helpful to those who will watch it on home media.
Now, here come the inevitable comparisons to the first two films, and the villains before Bane. The Dark Knight Rises isn't nearly as great as The Dark Knight, but it is much better than Batman Begins. The atmospheric action was greater in D.K., and it had more memorable scenes. Though, this was still amazing. In this Nolan trilogy, Bane is better than Ra's Al Ghul (as Ken Watanabe), but not Cillian Murphy's The Scarecrow, Two-Face or especially not The Joker. All Bane has really is a frightening stature, strength, and the whole mystery of why he's wearing that freaking eerie inhaler thingy-ma-bobber. That isn't very scary, right…? He's probably not the best villain because he doesn't use a whole lot of psychological warfare. Heath Ledger's The Joker used that all-too-well, and he was downright terrifying with his extreme psychopathic nature. The Scarecrow was just really cool, and he obviously used psychology as a weapon as he poisoned his victims with that gas to make them hallucinate like crazy.
This flick stars Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine, with Liam Neeson and Juno Temple.
The Dark Knight Rises is an extremely impressive piece of cinema that may be flawed, but still awesome. The length may threaten some, but it is an experience that should be had, and even people who don't like super-heroes can enjoy this. It isn't as great as The Dark Knight, as [it was] expected, but this is still quite must-see. This is a summer blockbuster at its finest which should snatch up an extremely respectable amount of awards.
Posted in 2010s, Reviews # - M	| Tagged 2012, action, Anne Hathaway, Batman Begins, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Crime, Drama, Gary Oldman, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Juno Temple, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, thriller, Tom Hardy	| 5 Replies


The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the release of the Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (eRx Incentive) Final Rule on August 31, 2011. The Final Rule is intended to align the eRx Incentive with the Medicare and Medicaid incentive program for the meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) technology (Meaningful Use Incentive) and to expand the categories for significant hardship exemptions. A prescriber who is not a successful electronic prescriber is subject to a penalty unless CMS grants a hardship exemption. The Final Rule allows prescribers to apply for a hardship exemption until November 1, 2011.
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) required the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a new reporting program for eligible professionals who are successful electronic prescribers, beginning on January 1, 2009. The eRx Incentive program is similar in structure and processes to the Physician Quality Reporting System (formerly the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, or PQRI); however, the eRx Incentive is a separate program with distinct reporting requirements and associated incentive payments and penalties.
In addition to the eRx Incentive, MIPPA called for a penalty that will apply beginning in January 2012 to eligible professionals who are not successful electronic prescribers. For eligible professionals who are subject to the 2012 eRx penalty, the fee schedule amount for covered professional services furnished by eligible professionals during the calendar year will be 1 percent less than the fee schedule amount that would otherwise apply for 2012. The potential penalties in the future are 1.5 percent for 2013 and 2 percent for 2014. For example, for an eligible professional who is not a successful electronic prescriber and anticipates annual Medicare payments of US$300,000, the penalties in 2012, 2013 and 2014 would be US$3,000, US$4,500 and US$6,000, respectively.
The eligible professional becomes a successful electronic prescriber by reporting the electronic prescribing measure via claims for at least 10 unique electronic prescribing events for patients in the denominator of the measure between January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011.
The group practice becomes a successful electronic prescriber. The group practice becomes a successful electronic prescriber by reporting the electronic prescribing measure via claims for between 75 and 2,500 unique electronic prescribing events (depending on the group practice size) for patients in the denominator of the measure between January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011.
In order to request consideration for an exemption from the 2012 penalty via one of the two significant hardship exemptions, the eligible professional must report a specified code at least one time on a claim between January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011. A group practice participating in the eRx group practice reporting option for 2011 must have requested the significant hardship exemption at the time the practice self-nominated to participate.
Modifies the existing 2011 electronic prescribing measure to address uncertainties related to the technological requirements of the eRx Incentive program. The existing 2011 electronic prescribing measure is revised to indicate that a qualified electronic prescribing system includes certified EHR technology under the Meaningful Use Incentive program.
Insufficient opportunities to report the electronic prescribing measure.
Extends the deadline for requesting significant hardship exemptions to November 1, 2011. This extended reporting deadline would apply to the two established significant hardship exemptions as well as the additional significant hardship exemption categories above.
Requires submission of significant hardship exemption requests for the 2012 eRx penalty via a Web-based tool for individual eligible professionals and via a mailed letter for group practices that are participating in the 2011 eRx group practice reporting option.
Squire Sanders lawyers have significant experience in health information technology, including assisting physicians in obtaining incentive payments for being successful eRx prescribers and assisting clients in achieving Meaningful Use Incentives including registration with CMS and preparation of the required attestations. We continue to monitor the implementation of this Final Rule and are available to assist clients with the CMS reporting requirements for the eRx Incentive. For more information, please contact one of the lawyers listed in this Alert.


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The Jüdische Kulturbund Project
The Jüdische Kulturbund Story
Kulturbund Performances Remembered
Exploring Issues of Oppression
"Artivists"
"Artivists" — Team
"Bullets to Books"
Bullets to Books — Awards and Festivals
Bullets to Books — Music Collection
"Bullets to Books" — Team
Girls Share Digital Stories
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Juba Digital Storytelling
Kultur Stories
Kultur Stories 2021
Kultur Stories Alumni Projects
Juba Documentary Filmmaking Workshop
Juba Documentary Filmmaking Workshop — Highlights
Juba Documentary Filmmaking Workshop — Finished Films
Music, Art + Literature: Responding to Oppression
Exhibition of Creative Responses
"Hannah's Dance"
The Greenhouse Initiative
"Hannah's Dance" Team
"Odesa: Music in Wartime"
"Singer" — Team
Shared Stories
Kulturbund Artists
Current-day Artists
DR Congo (DRC)
MORE MUSIC AND ART BY ANATABAN and I AM PEACE
COVID-19: The Oppressor
Featured Short Stories
"Remembering the Jews of Greece"
Theatre Workshop Artists
"3 Frames / By Me" — The Play
"3 Frames / By Me" Team
"Two Pianos: Playing for Life"
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Public Program Events
Supporting Our Efforts
Project Contributors
Andrés San Millán, Theatre Artist
Stephanie Mercedes, Visual Artist
Emerson Eads, Musician
Eugene Drucker
Violinist finishes work started by father, stopped by Nazis"
Award-Winning Violinist Finished Father's Piece That Nazis Broke Up
When the Nazis Stopped My Father Playing Brahams
The headlines above are but a few of many that highlighted the cultural news in the spring of 2015. Thanks to these publications, we contacted Eugene to tell him about The Jüdische Kulturbund Project. Fortunately he responded. He agreed to participate in our project, first to an interview and then months later to perform Bach's Sarabande and Chaconne for our project's public program Playing for Life: Art Under Tyranny's at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in February 2016.
Eugene Drucker, a founding member of the Emerson String Quartet and nine-time Grammy Award winner, performed the Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77, which his father Ernst was not allowed to play in its entirety in 1933. Three concerts took place in Tel Aviv and Raanana, Israel to commemorate the segregated federation of Jewish musicians in Nazi Germany. Like the "Mystic Chords of Memory" referred to by President Lincoln in his first inaugural address, Eugene Drucker restored a bond that was broken by the Nazis 80 years before.
While Eugene Drucker is one of the fortunate contemporary artists in our world who does not personally experience living under oppression, we wanted to share his insights and creative energies in response to his father's experiences as a young musician in Nazi Germany and later as a member of the Jüdische Kulturbund.
In April 1933, the Nazis imposed the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, which resulted in the dismissal of most Jewish teachers, professors and judges. Similar legislation followed, preventing Jews from practicing medicine or law. These decrees had an indirect effect on the lives of musicians as well. Preparing for his final performance before graduating from the Musikhochschule (Conservatory) in Cologne that spring, Ernst Drucker arrived at school one day to find that his name had been stricken from the program. Understandably upset, he asked his violin teacher Bram Eldering to help. Eldering (who, as a young man, had been friendly with Brahms) did not hesitate to stand up to the Nazis on behalf of his Jewish pupil. He threatened to resign from the faculty if they did not permit his student Ernst to perform the Brahms Concerto. The Nazis yielded, but with a compromise: Ernst would be allowed to play only the first movement of the concerto. Though the compromise was insulting, Eldering and his student had no choice but to agree to the Nazis' terms.
From what Eugene Drucker understands, the performance was a huge success. As his father came offstage, Eldering said to him, "Meisterlich!" ("Masterful"). The German newspapers wrote excellent reviews, especially the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. However, the Nazi paper, the Völkische Beobachter, printed a one-sentence critique: "It is beyond our comprehension that the immortal German violin concerto of Brahms could be entrusted to a Jew."
Julius Prüwer, conductor of the Frankfurt Kulturbund. Photograph courtesy of the United States Holocaust Museum, Washington, DC.
Within a year, the young violinist left Cologne and many of his Gentile friends to join the Jewish Kulturbund, becoming one of the concertmasters of the organization's orchestra in Frankfurt, which was led by conductor Wilhelm Steinberg. There he had the opportunity to perform the complete Brahms Concerto with Steinberg, for whom he had enormous respect. He also played the Beethoven and Mendelssohn Concertos, and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola under the baton of Julius Prüwer; the performance of the Mendelssohn Concerto was probably the event to which Uri Toeplitz referred in his interview.
While playing for the Frankfurt Kulturbund, he auditioned for Bronislaw Huberman and was invited to join the Palestine Symphony Orchestra in 1936. He decided instead to emigrate to New York with his family in September 1938. For the next few years he played in various orchestras, including Indianapolis, Cleveland, the NBC Symphony, and the Busch Chamber Players. In 1943 he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served stateside as a violinist in the Army-Air Force Symphonette. After the war he played second violin in the world-renowned Busch Quartet for two years, and then in 1947 joined the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He continued at the Met for the next 37 years, until his retirement in 1984.
Young Ernst Drucker aspired to a solo career, a goal he probably would have fulfilled if the Nazis had not seized power in Germany. He was not able to realize this ambition after his immigration to the U.S. But Eugene acknowledges that unlike millions of Jews in Europe, his father was lucky to have survived, along with his extended family, and to have made a living in his chosen profession. Eugene said his father spoke well of the Kulturbund, and it was only after his father died that he became aware of some questions that have been raised about the organization with the benefit of hindsight. He addressed several of these questions in our interview excerpt #1, below.
Eugene Drucker (left) performs at a house concert with his father (seated next to him) and friends, 1972.
Eugene thinks that "some of the intensity of my father's relationship to his musical tradition, a web of concerns that bordered on obsession, rubbed off on me. He may have been somewhat mellower had he not grown up with an ever-increasing existential threat hovering in the background of his consciousness."
Discussing the impact of technology on today's artists living under oppressive political regimes, Eugene expressed his belief that oppression is more difficult to hide than it was in the past: we know more readily when an atrocity occurs somewhere. He pondered the benefits of technological progress in those parts of the world that still suffer under the yoke of tyranny, describing the merits of social media like FaceBook and Twitter, which allowed us to know what was happening during the Arab Spring and in the Maidan in Kiev, among other places. Protesters made sure their voices were heard and their struggles were recorded, and the world would know if they died while confronting the heavy hand of authority. "But we also know that the Arab Spring has ultimately failed to fulfill its seeming promise of just, pluralistic societies in the Middle East. What a shame, after so many lives were lost in the struggle against authoritarian regimes throughout that region. Returning to the subject of the arts: I assume that technological advances have also made it somewhat easier for performers, writers and visual artists in totalitarian countries to reach audiences outside their national boundaries. But they still face a lot of problems within their borders, if they have not chosen to or have been unable to emigrate."
Eugene recognizes the grave danger for artists who do not follow a "fanatical interpretation of Islam" while living under the domination of ISIS and other intolerant groups. He laments the loss of many cultural treasures of the Middle East. Eugene also considers the plight of dissident artists in other parts of the world, like some living in China, such as Ai Wei Wei.
In addition to his multifaceted musical activities, Eugene Drucker has also written a novel called The Savior. In the book, Eugene drew from his father's stories about the Kulturbund and his feelings for his loyal Gentile friends in the Germany of the 1930s. He takes the opportunity in The Savior to explore the moral and psychological dilemmas that might have confronted an "average" German -- a man who, as he described his protagonist, was neither a hero nor a villain.
Eugene believes that it is important to honor the brave artists, like his father, and arts aficionados who "strove valiantly to maintain their dignity and to preserve the cultural tradition that had been so precious to them. The Kulturbund enabled those who survived the war and the Holocaust to contribute more to the cultural lives of the countries that they eventually were able to call their homes."
While we have not found an opportunity yet to film an interview with Eugene Drucker, we wanted to share excerpts (below) from his written interview with us in the spring, 2015.
Exerpt #1
"Critics of the Kulturbund asked whether the ability to continue with their cultural life enabled German Jews to persist in a dangerous delusion that their lives were not threatened. I know that my father's family made strenuous efforts to establish contact with distant relatives in New York, so that they'd have an affidavit and a chance at being accepted by the U.S. immigration authorities. To my knowledge, every country had immigration quotas for Jews; I don't believe that most German Jews were simply attending concerts and visiting art exhibitions, blissfully unaware that things were going from bad to worse. However, it is true that some German Jews who had gone to Palestine then went back to Germany in the 1930s, which turned out to be a fatal mistake."
Excerpt #2
"I think the Kulturbund did help artists, administrative staff and audience members survive, thrive spiritually and participate in great artistic events as a form of resistance. Some artists or audience members may have been lulled into a false sense of security because their lives were not entirely bleak before the war started; still, I'd like to believe that, on balance, the Kulturbund was much more a force for good than an enabler of evil."
"Musical expression is one of the most basic manifestations of the human spirit. There are so many different kinds of folk and art music from all over the world. Without attempting to analyze how Western classical music was able to fuse melody, rhythm and harmony through large-scale structure into extremely powerful statements on the human condition, I will only say that for most people who are sensitive to the exaltation that the greatest music can provide, life would be much the poorer without it."
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Kazakhstan: general info
Kazakhstan occupies the central part of the Eurasian Continent.
Its territories fall into 40% of deserts, 23% of semi-deserts, 20 of steppes, 7% of forest-steppes and 10% of mountains.
Kazakhstan occupies 2 724 900 m2, it ranks the 9th in size after Russia, China, The USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India and Australia and second among the CIS countries.
The territory of Kazakhstan is bigger than the 12 countries of the European Union taken together. Kazakhstan is divided into 14 regions (administrative).
Currency: Tenge (₸), (KZT)
Largest city: Almaty (1.3 billions)
Official languages: Kazak, Russian
Time zone: West/East (UTC+5 / +6)
Calling code: +7-6xx, +7-7xx
The structure of governement
Population and languadges, map of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan borders with China (1460km), Kyrgyzstan (980km), Turkmenistan (380km), Uzbekistan (2300km) and Russia (6467km). The total length of its borders is 12187 km. There are 14 administrative divisions called "oblast", 84 towns including 39 cities, 159 districts called "rayons", 241 villages.
The country stretches from the lower parts of the Volga river in the West up to the foot of the Altai mountains in the East 3000 km long comprising 2 time zones, from the West-Siberian lowlands in the North to the Kyzylkum desert and the Tian Shan mountains in the South 2000 km long.
The ultimate northern point of Kazakhstan reaches 55°26΄of northern latitude which can be related to the central part of the East European Plain and the South of the British Isles (the latitude of Moscow). The utmost Southern point reaches 40°56΄ of northern latitude which can be related to the Transcaucasia and Mediterranean parts of Southern Europe (the latitude of Madrid and Istanbul).
The climate of the country is mostly sharp-continental. The average Winter temperature is between 19 and 4 C, the average in Summer is between 19 and 27 C. The lowest winter temperature comes up to 45 C, the highest temperature in Summer is +45C.
There are 8,5 thousands big and small rivers in Kazakhstan. The length of seven rivers is over 1000 km. The longest ones are the Ural River and the Emba running to the Caspian sea, the Syr-Daria running to the Aral sea. The upper parts of the Ishim, the Tobol and the Irtysh rivers are on the territory of Kazakhstan.
There are 48000 big and small lakes in Kazakhstan, the biggest of them are the Aral sea, the Balkhash , the Zaisan, the Alakol, the Tengiz and the Seletengiz. The biggest part of the northern and half of the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea (the biggest lake in the world) belongs to Kazakhstan. The length of the Caspian Sea coastline belonging to Kazakhstan is 2340km.
The Fauna of Kazakhstan comprises 155 kinds of mammals, 480 kinds of birds, 150 of fish.
250 herbs used in medicine are found in Kazakhstan. Santonin growing in the South of the country cannot be found anywhere in the world.
Population and languadges
The population of the republic is over 17 million people. The density of population in Kazakhstan is 5.5 per 1 km2. The capital is Astana (since 10 December, 1997) with the population of 900 thousand.
Calendar of holidays:
1,2 January - The New Year
7 January - Orthodox Christmas
8 March - International Women's Day
21-23 March - Nauryz (the first day of the Muslim New Year)
1 May - Unity Day
7 May - Defender's Day
9 May - Victory Day
6 July - Capital city Day
30 August - Constitution Day
24 September (variable) - Kurban Bairam
1 December - First President's Day
16-17 December - Independence Day
Besides there are many other less important holidays which are celebrated but are unofficial. On these days people organize festivals, fairs, fireworks and other social events.
Together with the official holidays such religious holidays as Ramazan for Muslims, and Easter for Christians are celebrated.
Kazakhstan is the unitary state with the presidential form of government. The President of the Republic is Nursultan Nazarbayev (sine 1991). The state government comprises the legislative power carried out by the parliament, and the executive power belonging to the government which consists of the central organs (ministries, agencies and departments) and local organs called "the Akimats". The juridical branch is carried out by courts of law (the Supreme Law Court and the local ones).
Both the state and private property are recognized and supported by law.
Kazakhstan is rich in natural resources. Of 105 elements of Mendeleyev's Table 99 are discovered in Kazakhstan. The supplies of 70 of them are known at present and over 60 elements are excavated and produced.
At present, there are 493 deposits containing 1225 types of raw materials. Kazakhstan ranks first in proved reserves of zinc, …, …, second in the reserves of silver, lead, chromites, third in copper and …, fourth in molybdenum, sixth in gold.
Among the CIS countries Kazakhstan ranks first in the volume of chromites and lead, second in oil, silver, copper, manganese, zinc, nickel and raw phosphorus, third in gas, coal, gold and tin.
Kazakhstan is first in the output of silver, chromites, lead and zinc, second in oil, coal, copper, nickel and raw phosphorus, third in gold. Kazakhstan's considerable reserves of oil and gas concentrated in its western region allow to refer it to the leading oil-producing countries of the world. According to the geological and commercial estimation of mineral resources in Kazakhstan, primary economic importance is laid on coal, oil, copper, iron, lead, zinc, chrome gold and manganese.
The transport and communication complex is represented by railway, air, water ways of transportation together with the pipelines, automobile roads and electronic communication systems.
The total length of railways in Kazakhstan is 14.5 thousand kilometers and the railways play the leading part in the transportation of cargoes and people.
The total length of main automobile roads comes to 83.3 thousand kilometers with 17.7 kilometers of the roads of national importance included.
Sea navigation takes place in the Caspian Sea. The most important sea-ports are Aktau and Bautino which open the way to Iran and Azerbaijan.
The airways in Kazakhstan are represented by the national company AIR ASTANA and a number of international companies, such as KLM, Lufthansa, British Mediterranean, Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot,Transaero, etc.
The economy of Kazakhstan is the largest economy in Central Asia. It possesses enormous oil reserves as well as minerals and metals. It also has considerable agricultural potential with its vast steppe lands accommodating both livestock and grain production, as well as developed space infrastructure, which took over all launches to the International Space Station from the Space Shuttle. The mountains in the south are important for apples and walnuts; both species grow wild there. Kazakhstan's industrial sector rests on the extraction and processing of these natural resources and also on a relatively large machine building sector specializing in construction equipment, tractors, agricultural machinery, and some military items. The breakup of the USSR and the collapse of demand for Kazakhstan's traditional heavy industry products have resulted in a sharp contraction of the economy since 1991, with the steepest annual decline occurring in 1994. In 1995-97 the pace of the government program of economic reform and privatization quickened, resulting in a substantial shifting of assets into the private sector. The December 1996 signing of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium agreement to build a new pipeline from western Kazakhstan's Tengiz Field to the Black Sea increases prospects for substantially larger oil exports in several years. Kazakhstan's economy turned downward in 1998 with a 2.5% decline in GDP growth due to slumping oil prices and the August financial crisis in Russia/ A bright spot in 1999 was the recovery of international petroleum prices, which, combined with a well-timed tenge devaluation and a bumper grain harvest, pulled the economy out of recession.
Current GDP per capita shrank by 26% in the Nineties. In the 2000s, Kazakhstan's economy grew sharply, aided by increased prices on world markets for Kazakhstan's leading exports—oil, metals and grain. GDP grew 9.6% in 2000, up from 1.7% in 1999. In 2006, extremely high GDP growth had been sustained, and grew by 10.6%. Business with booming Russia and China, as well as neighboring Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) nations have helped to propel this growth. The increased economic growth also led to a turn-around in government finances, with the budget moving from a cash deficit of 3.7% of GDP in 1999 to 0.1% surplus in 2000. The country experienced a slowdown in economic growth from 2014 sparked by falling oil prices and the effects of the Ukrainian crisis. The country's currency was devalued by 19% in 2004 and by 22% in 2015.
In 2015, the World Economic Forum compiled its Global Competitiveness Ranking Kazakhstan 50th out of 144 countries. The ranking considers multiple macroeconomic and financial factors, such as market size, GDP, tax rates, infrastructure development, etc. In 2012, the World Economic Forum listed corruption as the biggest problem in doing business in the country.
Kazakhstan secured 2nd position in the Central and South Asia regional ranking of the 2015 Global Innovation Index (GII) released by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) together with Cornell University and INSEAD France.


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Memorare : Provincial Prayer Campaign
As we prepare the final drawings for the Institute's National Shrine of Christ the King before beginning construction in the spring, we turn in faith to our Blessed Mother, Mary Immaculate. In union with all of our American apostolates as well as countless friends of the Institute throughout the United States, we pray the Memorare each day that through her most powerful intercession, we may receive all that we need to build our National Shrine for her Divine Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, King — yesterday, today, forever. Join us as we pray:
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee. O Virgin of virgins, my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petition, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Provincial Prayer Campaign
On the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, Canon Talarico prays this saint's favorite prayer, the Memorare, in the presence of the Holy Infant King for the special intention of the entire US Province: building of the Institute's National Shrine.
Please join him in this special intention by praying the Memorare each day, and let us build a National Shrine to Christ our King.
National Catholic Register Covers Progress of Institute's Provincial Shrine
National Catholic Register Covers Progress of the Institute's Provincial Shrine!
Read the published article written by NCR's Peter Jesserer Smith in its entirety: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/national-shrine-to-christ-the-king-renewed-old-landmark-receives-new-life-i
Holy Mass was offered once again in the Shrine on Nov. 24, 2018, in the presence of the Holy Infant King statue, which, though made of wood, was not consumed in the roaring blaze three years ago.
Planned Side Altars for the Institute's Provincial Shrine of Christ the King
We desire to honor the Kingship of our Lord Jesus Christ from the moment of His virginal conception until His triumphal Ascension into heaven where He lives and reigns as our benevolent and loving King eternally. All of these mysteries in the life of our Divine Lord center around the reality of His Incarnation — the mystery of the Word made flesh for our redemption. Jesus Christ, King — yesterday, today and forever — from the creche to the cross, Emmanuel is King. The center piece of this monument therefore is the well known and beloved Holy Infant King, a 17th century wooden statue of the Infant Jesus in royal robes of the time and crowned by the late Francis Cardinal George during the Octave of Christmas 2007.
Because of this central theme, the theme of the Incarnation, the side altars and shrines, therefore, will all focus on this central mystery and highlight its various aspects, episodes, virtues, manifestations, defenders and proponents.
1. The Mystery of the Annunciation: The virginal conception of our Divine King and the day of His ordination as a Priest, Pontifex, the bridge between God and man.
2. The Mystery of the Nativity: The virginal birth of our Lord and God and the adoration of the angels and the simple shepherds alike.
3. The Mystery of the Epiphany: The adoration of the wise men, the Magi, who followed a star by faith and brought to the Christ Child gifts of gold for His kingship, frankincense for His divinity, and myrrh for His true humanity.
4. The Most Blessed Virgin, Mary Immaculate, Mother of God, Mother of the Word Incarnate, Mother of the Church, Our Blessed Mother.
5. Saint Joseph, most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, Guardian of the Holy Family and protector of the Universal Church.
6. St. Francis de Sales, Doctor of Divine Love and defender of the redemptive Incarnation of our Lord for all of humanity.
7. St. Thomas Aquinas, defender of the Faith and Universal Doctor of the Church, the Mystical Body of our Incarnate God.
8. St. Benedict, "Father of Christian Civilization" and of the Sacred Liturgy, the living expressions of the reality of the Incarnation and the Love of God in our daily lives.
9. St. Therese of the Child Jesus – need I say more on behalf of this most beloved saint.
10. The Crucifixion, remembering always that our Lord's true throne is His most holy Cross, which He offers to us each day that we might reign with Him forever in heaven.
(Information courtesy of Canon Matthew Weaver, Project Manager)
Building Our Provincial Shrine of Christ the King: a Conceptual Model
To the angels, our churches are the frontier between heaven and earth. Here, the angels worship God side by side with men, women and children, and the accord of our adoration unifies the chasm between time and eternity. In our churches, heaven and earth are one.
How evident this becomes when our earthly churches remind us of heaven, when the invisible mysteries of eternity are made visible for us to behold! In heaven, as on earth, Christ is King. How much more then must Christ our King be enthroned in our land.
This is the mission and charism of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest: to enthrone Jesus Christ as King in every aspect of human life. This begins in our churches; this must be most evident in our National Shrine.
We present to you this magnificent conceptual rendering for the Institute's National Shrine of Christ the King.
Designed by architect William Heyer, the classical basilica style has been embellished with details inspired by some of the most beautiful Roman churches ever built by the hands of men. Among these include Santa Maria in Campitelli, San Andrea della Valle, and the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican.
The exquisite nobility of the high altar was inspired by the same majestic piece in the Institute's beautiful Florentine church of Sts. Michael and Cajetan. This already impressive structure is coronated by a most dazzling "Gloria" conceived and designed by the artistic genius of Abbe Alexander Willweber, clerical oblate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. This celestial "cloud of glory" is to be the throne of Christ the King and the focal point of our National Shrine.
Watch and enjoy this enchanting video accompanied by the heavenly melodies of Gaudeamus Omnes, sung by priests and seminarians of the Institute of Christ the King.
You will notice that as you enter, welcomed and protected by the harbored structure, your heart and mind soar with the classical Corinthian columns, rising ever upward until they seemingly blossom into the graceful arches of the vaulted ceilings. The columns speak in silence of the glorious simplicity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of the unwavering strength of the Twelve Apostles, supporting the Church until the end of time. These strong yet graceful columns elegantly ground you as your gaze follows them from the church's nave into the right aisle of the ambulatory. Here, your eyes look heavenward to notice the refuge granted by the canopy of arches, sheltering you like palm trees.
You will follow the aisle forward where your heart seems to bow for a moment before one the church's many side altars, perhaps Our Blessed Mother's. As always, she guides you toward her Son, into the splendor of the sanctuary. Here, you will see where we wish to enthrone our Lord Jesus Christ as King.
There in the center of the "Gloria", you can imagine our beloved and iconic statue of the Holy Infant King, Jesus our Lord, holding the world firmly in His left hand, blessing it with His right and standing in a cloud of glory. This 17th century wooden statue, which miraculously survived the devastating fire of October 7, 2015, will reclaim His rightful place in the National Shrine of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.
The Holy Infant King is there seated upon His throne amidst the resplendent sun rising in the east above the tabernacle where His Divine Heart awaits you in the Most Holy Eucharist. From His throne, you look outward once again to take in the full nobility of this holy place. The nave is vast yet intimate, and the church is grand yet welcoming.
Your tour ends with one, final and almost nostalgic glance back to the dream-like high altar, the center of your Christian life, the center of the Institute's National Shrine of Christ the King.
Inspired by the love, piety and devotion of those who have gone before us and those who have handed down to us the treasure of our one, true Catholic Faith, the interior of the Institute's National Shrine of Christ the King will reflect the majesty and beauty of heaven. For the love of our Divine King, the Headquarters church of the Institute in the United States will unite both time and place with eternity to serve and adore our Lord Jesus Christ now and forever. Men and angels alike will worship Him here, to receive His grace and to find His peace, because Christ reigns here.
Designed with the humility to know and accept the challenges of our times and the limitations of our means, the design architect, William Heyer, has drawn on the timeless elements of classical church architecture while utilizing the ingenuity of both skilled craftsmen and innovative materials to create an interior that is magnificent to behold, accommodating to use, and economic to build. Independently financed and managed by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, we rely on the generous donations of our friends and benefactors who support our mission, our work and our passion.
Built to last and built with future generations in mind, nevertheless, we wish to build our National Shrine of Christ the King for His eternal glory. We have everything we have by His grace, we must do everything for His glory.
To find out more information about the Institute's National Shrine of Christ the King or to learn how you can help, please call our Project Manager, Rev. Canon Matthew Weaver, at 773.363.7409 ext. 2 or email him at canon.weaver@institute-christ-king.org.
This is a preliminary conceptual model for the church's interior. The completed design will include many more features and furnishings including side altars, confessionals, stained glass windows, statuary and more.
The Eternal Christmas Gift
Canon Matthew Weaver, newly ordained American priest and Project Manager for the Institute's National Shrine of Christ the King, offers the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass during the Octave of Christmas for all of the friends and benefactors of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. May the Holy Infant King bless you abundantly this Christmas and throughout the New Year of His grace, 2019. God love you!
Christ Reigns Here
Empress of the Americas ~ Our Lady of Guadelupe
Thanks to National Fund, $3 Million Mark Reached!
One year ago, the National Fund for Sacred Places awarded the Shrine a grant of $250,000 to be paid in two installments on the conditions that we raise $500,000 on our own and that the roof be completed. Thanks to you all, we reached and surpassed the fundraising goal of $500,000 earlier this year, and the roof has been completed!
This week, the National Fund awarded the Institute of Christ the King the remaining $125,000 to push us over our $3 Million goal for Phase I of our restoration campaign to build our National Shrine to Christ the King.
We wish to thank the National Fund for Sacred Places for their generous support, and we assure you of our continued prayers in gratitude for your part in helping us build a National Shrine to Christ the King. May the Holy Infant Jesus bless you this Christmas and always for what you have done for Him this year!
Prayer Campaign for the Institute's National Shrine
By the grace of God and thanks to your help, Phase I is complete and the panic of the situation is over. The building is secure and protected from the elements. Now we are ready to build the Institute's namesake Shrine on our own property so that the reign of Christ our King may bless you, our Institute and our nation.
As we now begin Phase II to build the Institute's National Shrine, our Prior General, Monsignor Gilles Wach, and our Provincial Superior, Canon Matthew Talarico, ask us to pray publicly the Memorare each day for this very intention: to build the Institute's National Shrine to Christ the King.
Through constant prayer to St. Joseph, we have been blessed with shelter and stability. Now by our devotion to the Immaculate Conception, Our Blessed Mother will procure for us all that is necessary to build for her Divine Infant Son a National Shrine to honor Him as King.
Holy Mass Offered Once Again Inside!
For the first time in three years since the devastating fire, which destroyed the Institute's Headquarters church, Holy Mass was offered once again within the newly sheltered walls of our National Shrine. Our Provincial Superior, Canon Matthew Talarico, offered the Holy Sacrifice in the presence of the Holy Infant King statue, which, though made of wood, was not consumed in the roaring blaze three years ago.
Canon Talarico offered Mass in thanksgiving for all the blessings received thus far and in petition to grant us those necessary to build for His Divine Majesty a worthy throne to honor Him as King in our National Shrine.
Through the intercession of St. Joseph, shelter is once again provided; now, through the intercession of the Immaculate Conception, heavenly Patroness of the Institute and of the United States of America, we will build a National Shrine to her Divine Infant Son, Jesus Christ our King and Sovereign Priest, that He may reign here now in our land as He lives and reigns forever in glory.
Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat. Deo Gratias!
Click here for more photos: www.institute-christ-king.org
Look What You Made Possible!
CHICAGO, IL – For the first time in three years, the National Shrine of Christ the King is protected from the elements!
The South Side of Chicago experienced their first major snowfall today, and for the first time since the devastating fire in October of 2015, the Institute's National Shrine has a roof to keep the snow outside. Following the tragedy, friends and benefactors helped raise over $3 million to construct an entirely new roof structure as well as to stabilize and clean the damaged historical edifice.
The Institute received the deed for the property following the fire and, now owning the site, is dedicated to building a National Shrine in honor of our Holy Infant King. Thank you all for your prayers and generous support to help the Institute build their National Shrine to Christ the King and Headquarters in the USA.
The Institute is now preparing to launch Phase II of their Capital Campaign to build the National Shrine to Christ our King. May the Holy Infant Jesus bless you all for your support.
Yours devotedly in Christ our King,
Rev. Canon Matthew Weaver
US Provincial Secretary
National Shrine of Christ the King


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Braves Double Up Red Sox 8-4 [VIDEO]
Chris Popper Published: August 11, 2022
Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images
How bad is the Boston Red Sox relief pitching? The 1st man out of the bullpen last night was Darwinzon Hernandez followed by Ryan Brasier and ultimately Kaleb Ort. Hernandez has a ERA this season of 21.60, Brasier 5.44 and Ort 9.00. With relief pitching like that Boston was doubled up by Atlanta 8-4 Wednesday night, August 10th at Fenway Park.
Nick Pivetta started for Boston and went 6.0 innings allowing 5 hits and 3 runs. He struck out 5 and walked 2. When he left Boston was trailing 3-1.
From there it was another Boston bullpen meltdown as Hernandez, Brasier, Austin Davis and Ort combined for 8 hits and 5 runs in 3 innings.
Tommy Pham was for 1-5 with a 3-run homer in the 7th inning, which cut the deficit to 5-4 at the time. He has homered in 3 consecutive games and driven in 7 runs over the least 3 games.
Bobby Dalbec, starting in place of Eric Hosmer who missed the game with a knee bruise was 2-4, scoring 2 runs and had a double.
Alex Verdugo was 1-2 and walked twice.
Reese McGuire starting as catcher was 1-3 and has hit safely in his 4 games with the Red Sox, batting .429, going 6-14.
Vaughn Grissom was 2-4 with a 2-run homer in the 7th inning, his first MLB hit for the Braves.
Manager Alex Cora on the game.
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