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[moviemosaics]

Visible Secret

directed by Ann Hui, 2001

[hana-loves-bumblebees]

Tyvole, jsem ráda, že nežiju v Kuksu (ač to je krásné město), protože kdyby se mi stalo, že bych si vyšla na procházku a pak se setmělo a já nějak narazila na toto

tak bych se posrala rychlostí světla

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[staydandy]

Blind (2022) - 블라인드 - Character Key

Major Spoilers!!!

This is a very cerebral show. You have to pay attention! When you think you finally know what's going on.. you really don't. I enjoy shows like this every now and then, but damn do I get twisted around! So I made this list just to keep track of what's happening, & who's who! Hell.. I'm still not 100% sure I got everything right.

Don't read below if you want to figure it out yourself!

I wrote a Full Whump List for this show too!

*Spoilers below*

Mains Ryu Sung Joon played by Ok Taec Yeon — Detective — Biological son of Ryu Il Ho & Na Kuk Hee — Adoptive younger brother to Ryu Sung Hoon — Lost his memories from a childhood accident — Had false memories planted / brainwashed by Ryu Sung Hoon to make him think he is Jung Yoon Jae; an adopted child, & one of the Center Number children : 13

Ryu Sung Hoon played by Ha Seok Jin — Judge — Adopted son of Ryu Il Ho & Na Kuk Hee — Adoptive older brother to Ryu Sung Joon — Center Number child : 11 — Original name : Gabriel — Quasi- older brother to Jung Yoon Jae (was in the Center together, not blood-related) — Brainwashed Ryu Sung Joon into thinking he was Jung Yoon Jae — The Mastermind behind the Serial Revenge Murders — Attempted suicide in prison — Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Members of the Jury Jo Eun Ki — Social worker — Helps Ryu Sung Joon when he's a falsely accused wanted criminal — Baek Moon Kang’s [unknown] daughter

Jung In Seong — Center Number child : 13 — Original name : Jung Yoon Jae — Pretends to be Jung In Seon, the missing child of the Restaurant Auntie. — Serial murderer — Murder 10, killed by Baek Moon Kang / Crazy Dog in prison

Bae Chul Ho — TV producer — Recorded what the Center was doing but never exposed them — Murder 8, killed on Chief of Police Yeom Ki Nam's order, by a Center henchman

Kang Young Ki — Retired executive — Delivered items to the Center but never helped the children (?) — His daughter, Ha Na, is Murder 5

Kim Sook Hee — Restaurant Auntie — Mother of missing child, Jung In Seon

Charles — aka : Lee Jung Soo — Chef & owner of a sushi restaurant — Younger brother of missing child Lee Hyun Soo — Accomplice to Jung In Seong in his revenge murders — Committed suicide by eating (what I'm guessing is) the poisonous part of a pufferfish

Choi Soon Gil — Taxi driver — Was a guard at the Center — Murder 4

Yeom Hye Jin — Influencer: CocoMom — Daughter of Police Chief Yeom Ki Nam — Murder 2

Kwon Kyung Ja — Self-proclaimed psychic : Eungam-dong — Witnessed the atrocities of the Center but didn’t report it

Ahn Tae Ho — Business Manager ... has a limp — Center Number child : 7 — Betrayed the other Center Children by telling the Guards their escape plan — Murder 6

Involved with Center Yeom Ki Nam — Chief of Police — Dirty Cop that helped the Center — Father of Influencer, Yeom Hye Jin

Baek Moon Kang — CEO — aka : Crazy Dog — Helped run the Center — Father of Baek Ji Eun — Murder 9, killed by Jung Yoon Jae in prison

Na Kuk Hee — Running for Minister of Health & Welfare — Mother of Ryu Sung Joon — Adoptive mother of Ryu Sung Hoon — Helped hide what the Center was doing

Ryu Il Ho — Retired Judge — Father of Ryu Sung Joon — Adoptive father of Ryu Sung Hoon — Ignored a plea for help from Sung Hoon as a kid — Participated in a child sex ring run by the Center

Jo In Sook — Nurse — Mother of Jo Eun Ki — Nursed the children at the Center but never reported it

Supporting Baek Ji Eun — Child of CEO Baek Moon Kang — Murder 1, the trial that started it all

Jung Man Chun — Accused of murdering Baek Ji Eun — The trial that started it all — Murder 3, his wife & son were also murdered (in order to "tie up all the loose strings")

Kwon Yoo Na — Taken care of by social worker Jo Eun Ki — Murder 7

Jung In Seon — Missing child of the Restaurant Auntie — Center Number child : 12 — Foot was caught in a bear trap when trying to escape the center, severely injured — Was killed as a child by Jung Yoon Jae

Jung Yoon Jung — Older sister of Jung Yoon Jae — Killed as a child at the Center

Lee Hyun Soo — Older brother of Charles/Lee Jung Soo, the Chef — Center Number child : 24 — Went missing as a child — Hit by a car & killed trying to escape the Center

Kim Jin Gu — Center Number child : 45 — Developed a mental disability because of his time at the Center

[exodusmusing]

below the cut you will find 140 korean surnames!! all of these names are taken from kdramas and a list of surnames i have found on internet!! please like or reblog if you find this helpful!!

Ahn

An

Bae

Bak

Baek

Bang

Byun

Cha

Chai

Chang

Chay

Cheon

Cheong

Chwe

Chi

Chin

Cho

Choi

Chong

Chu

Chun

Dae

Dan

Dang

Do

Don

Dong

Gae

Gang

Gim

Go

Goe

Ha

Hahm

Han

Ham

Heo

Ho

Hong

Hwang

Hyun

Im

In

Jang

Jee

Jeong

Ji

Jin

Jo

Joh

Ju

Jue

Jun

Jung

Kal

Kang

Keng

Ki

Kil

Kim

Ko

Kong

Ku

Kuk

Kwack

Kwak

Kwan

Kwock

Kwon

Lee

Lin

Ma

Min

Mok

Mong

Moo

Moon

Mun

Myung

Na

Nahm

Nam

No

Noh

Oh

Ok

Ong

Pae

Paek

Pai

Pak

Pan

Park

Pyo

Pyun

Pu

Quon

Ra

Reeh

Ri

Rim

Roh

Ryu

Sa

Sang

Seo

Seol

Shin

Shim

Sim

Sin

So

Son

Song

Suh

Suk

Sun

Sung

Tae

Tak

Tan

Tang

To

Toh

Uhm

Wang

Whang

Won

Woo

Yang

Ye

Yee

Yeo

Yeon

Yoo

Yook

Yoon

You

Yu

Yun

[everypronoun]

anything plant related that’s isnt plantself???

big list of plant related pronouns

misc plants:

bam/bamb/bambs/bambs/bambself (bamboo)

bay/bays/bayself

be/beech/bies/beeches/beechself

beet/beets/beetself

bi/birch/bir/birs/birchself

bud/buds/budself

ca/cac/cactu/cactus/cactuself

ca/catta/cat/cattai/cattailself

clo/clover/clov/clovs/cloverself

co/cot/ton/otton/cottonself

cy/cyp/pres/(ypres/ipres)/cypresself

do/dog/gwo/gwod/dogwoodself

fern/fern/ferns/ferns/fernself

fern/ferns/fernself

fi/fir/fir/firs/firself

fir/fir/fir/firs/firself

ga/gar/gard/garden/gardenself

gir/gra/grass/grass/grasself

ha/hol/ly/olly/hollyself

haw/hawth/thor/thorn/hawthornself or hawthself

(he/hi)/(hem/him)/lo/lock/hemlockself

iv/ivy/iv/ivs/ivself/ivyself

ko/ok/ra/kra/okraself

ku/kuk/kui/kuku/kukuiself

le/lel/el/elm/elmself

leaf/leafs/leafself

mae/map/pel/aple/mapleself

min/mint/mints/mints/mintself

mos/moss/mossir/mossirs/mosself

oak/oaken/oaks/oakens/oakself/oakenself

pa/pal/al/alm/palmself

pi/pin/ion/ñon/piñonself

pi/pin/pine/pines/pineself

po/pon/der/deros/ponderosaself, ponderself or ponself

po/pop/lar/lars/poplarself

reed/reed/reeds/reeds/reedself

sa/sap/saps/saps/sapself

se/seque/quoi/quoia/sequoiaself or sequoiself

shrub/shrub/shrubs/shrubs/shrubself

spa/ap/sen/spen/aspenself

sprout/sprouts/sproutself

spru/sep/ruce/spruce/spruceself or spruself

stem/stems/stemself

tho/thorn/thorns/thorns/thornself

tre/ter/ree/tree/treeself

vi/viol/viols/viols/violself (violet)

vin/vin/vins/vins/vinself

vine/vine/vines/vines/vineself

wi/weed/wis/weeds/weedself

will/willow/willow/willows/willowself

wreath/wreaths/wreathself

wu/wood/woo/woods/woodself

cacti/succulents:

(a/ag/aga)/gave/gaves/gaves/agaveself

ae/onium/onis/onis/aeoniself or aeoniumself

aga/ve/ves/ves/agaveself

aloe/loe/loes/loes/aloeself

aloe/vera/ver/veras/aloeself, veraself or aloeveraself

barr/rrel/barr/barrs/barrself or barrelself

buck/horn/bucks/bucks/buckself or buckhornself

bunny/ear/ear/ears/bunnyearself

ca/cac/cactu/cactus/cactuself

cac(t)/cacta/cacts/cactas/cactaself

cac(t)/cacti/cacts/cactis/cactiself

cac(t)/cacto/cacts/cactos/cactoself

cac(t)/cactus/cacts/cactus/cactusself

cact/cact/cacts/cactself

cacta/ceae/ceaes/caeas/cactaself or cactaceaeself

car/don/car/dons/cardonself

cho(ll)/lla/chos/chos/chollaself

claret/cup/clar/clarets/claretself or claretcupself

eche/veria/ver/veries/echeself, veriaself, or echeveriaself

ga/steria/ster/steries/gasteriaself

grapto/petalum/petals/petals/graptoself, petalumself, or graptopetalumself

jo(vi)/jovi/(jo)vis/(jo)vis/joviself

jovi/barba/bar/barbs/joviself, barbaself, or jovibarbaself

liv(ing)/stone/livs/livs/livingstoneself or stoneself

mun/mun/munz/munz/munzself

nee/needle/dles/dles/needleself

nee/needle/nee(d)s/nee(d)s/needleself

pachy/cereus/cer/cereus/pachyself, cereusself, or pachysereusself

paro/dia/par/pars/parodiaself

pe/yote/yotes/yotes/peyoself or peyoteself

peyo/te/tes/tes/peyoself or peyoteself

prickly/pear/pear/pears/pricklyself or pricklypearself

re/butia/butis/butis/rebutiaself

rebu/tia/rebus/ties/rebutiaself

ro(su)/rosu/ros/rosus/rosuself

ro/sette/rose/rose/rosetteself, roself, or setteself

rosu/laria/lar/larias/rosuself, lariaself, or rosulariaself

sagua/guaro/(sa)guar/(sa)guaros/saguaroself

se/dum/ses/ses/sedumself

su/succu/cus/cus/succuself

succu/lent/cus/cus/succuself or succulentself

succu/lent/lents/lents/succuself or succulentself

other floral:

ama/amara/amaran/amaranth/amaranself

bloom/blooms/bloomself (might be plantkin-exclusive? i can’t tell if a troll submitted that)

bo/bel/oss/bloss/blossomself or blosself

bud/buds/budself

ca/cam/mel/mellia/camelliaself or camellself

ca/car/carna/carnati/carnationself

ca/uc/yuc/ucca/yuccaself

co/lum/bi/bine/columbineself or columself

dai/daisy/dais/dais/daisyself

do/dog/gwo/gwod/dogwoodself

fir/firs/firself

fleur/fleurs/fleurself

flo/flor/flori/florid/floridself

flor/flora/floraself

flow/flower/flowers/flowerself

frie/friez/freesi/freesi/freesiaself

fu/fuch/uch/uchia/fuchsiaself

ha/hib/bis/cus/hibiscuself

haw/hawth/thor/thorn/hawthornself or hawthself

hy/cin/hyas/hyacin/hyacinthself or hyaself

hy/hys/hyself (hyacinth)

ir/ir/iris/iri/iriself

ja/min/jas/jasmi/jasmineself

je/min/jes/jessa/jessamineself

lau/rel/aur/laur/laurelself or laurself

lav/lav/lavs/lavs/lavself (lavender)

lav/laven/lavend/lavends/lavendself (lavender)

lil/lily/lils/lilies/lilself/lilyself

lo/lot/lotu/lotus/lotuself

ma/mag/nol/nolia/magnoliaself or noliaself

nar/narc/narcir/narcirs/narcself (soft c as in certain, narcissus)

pe/peony/peo/peon/peonyself

pe/per/peri/peri/periself or periwinkle

petal/petals/petalself

po/pop/py/oppy/poppyself

rho/rhod/rhode/rhodes/rhodeself

rie/orch/id/chid/orchidself, orchiself, or orchself

ro/ros/rose/roses/roseself

rose/roses/roseself

sa/sap/saps/saps/sapself

sy/syr/rin/ringa/syringaself

ti/tul/ul/uli/tulipself

to/mis/misel/miselt/mistletoeself

tul/tulip/tulips/tulips/tulipself

vi/viol/viols/viols/violself (violet)

wi/win/winkle/winkle/winkleself or periwinkle

wi/wist/wis/wister/wisteriaself, wistself, or wisterself

zi/zin/zin/zinni/zinniaself

fruit/gourds:

app/apple/apples/apples/appleself

apri/cot/apris/cots/apriself, cotself, or apricotself

av/avo/avs/avs/avself (avocado)

ban/bana/bans/bans/banself (banana)

ber/berr/bers/bers/berryself

black/berry/berr/berrs/blackself, berrself, or berryself

blue/berry/berr/berrs/blueself, berrself, or berryself

boy/sen/boys/sens/boysenself

canta/loupe/loupes/loupes/cantaself, loupeself, or canataloupeself

cherr/cherr/cherrs/cherrs/cherryself

ci/cit/citru/citrus/citruself

clemen/tine/tines/tines/tineself, clemenself, clementself, or clementineself

coco/cocos/cocoself

cot/cot/cots/cots/cotself (apricot)

crai/sin/crais/sins/craiself or craisinself

cran/berry/berr/berrs/cranself, berrself, or berryself

cur/rant/curr/currs/currself or currantself

date/dates/dateself

dra/gon/fruits/fruits/dragonself

du/rian/dus/rians/durianself

fig/fig/figs/figs/figself

go/ji/jis/jis/gojiself

grape/grape/grapes/grapes/grapeself

gua/va/guas/vas/guaself, guavself or guavaself

honey/dew/dews/dews/honeyself, dewself, or honeydewself

jack/fruit/fruits/fruits/jackfruitself

ki/kir/kirs/kirs/kirself (kiwi)

ki/kiwi/kiwis/kiwis/kiwiself

kum/quat/quats/quats/quatself or kumquatself

lem/lem/lems/lems/lemself (lemon)

lem/lemon/lemons/lemons/lemonself

lim/lime/limes/limes/limeself

lon/gan/lons/gans/lonself or longanself

ly/chee/lys/chees/lyself, cheeself, or lycheeself

manda/rine/rines/rines/rineself, mandaself, mandarself, or mandarineself

mang/mango/mangs/mangs/mangself/mangoself

mango/steen/steens/steens/steenself or mangosteenself

mel/melon/melo/melons/melonself

mul/berry/berr/berrs/mulself, berrself, or berryself

musc/musc/muscas/muscas/muscaself (muscadine)

necta/rine/nectar/nectars/nectarself

o/live/lives/lives/oliveself

oran/orange/orans/orans/orangeself

pa/paya/pas/payas/payaself, papaself, or papayaself

pass/sion/sions/sions/sionself or passionself

peach/peach/peaches/peaches/peachself

pear/pear/pears/pears/pearself

per/simm/per/pers/persimself or persimmonself

pine/apple/pines/apples/pineself or pineappleself

plan/tain/plans/tains/planself or plantainself

plum/plum/plums/plums/plumself

pom/pom/poms/poms/pomself (pomegranate)

pom/pome/pomes/pomes/pomself or pomeself

prickly/pear/pear/pears/pricklyself or pricklypearself

pum/pum/pums/pums/pumself (pumpkin)

pump/pumpkin/pumpkins/pumpkins/pumpkinself

quin/quince/quinces/quinces/quinceself

rai/sin/rais/sins/raiself or raisinself

ram/butan/rams/buts/rambutanself

rasp/berry/berr/berrs/raspself, berrself, or berryself

rasp/rasp/rasps/rasps/raspself (raspberry)

sour/sop/sours/sops/sourself, sopself, or soursopself

star/fruit/fruits/fruits/starfruitself or starself

stawb/strawb/strawbs/strawbs/strawbself (strawberry)

tama/rind/tamar/tamars/tamaself, tamarself, or tamarindself

tange/rine/rines/rines/rineself, tangeself, tangerself, or tangerineself

toma/tom/toms/toms/tomself (long o, tomato)

winter/melon/melons/melons/melonself or winterself

spice/herb:

anise - ni/an/anise/anise/aniself

arugula - ru/gul/aru/aru/aruguself

basil - bas/basi/basilself

chervil - che/vil/cher/cher/chervilself

chive - chi/chiv/chives/chive/chiveself

cilantro - ci/lan/cil/cilan/cilanself

cinnamon - ci/cin/cinnself

cloves - clo/cloves/cloveself

coriander - co/der/cor/cori/corself, coriself, or coriaself

dill - di/il/dill/dills/dillself

lavender - lav/lav/lavs/lavs/lavself

lavender - lav/laven/lavend/lavends/lavendself

marjoram - ma/mar/marjor/marjoram/marjoramself or marjorself

mint - mint/mints/mintself

myrrh - myr/myrs/myrrhself

oregano - re/or/reg/oreg/oreganoself or oregaself

parsley - pa/par/pars/pars/parsleyself or parself

rosemary - ro/rosem/rosemself

saffron - saff/saffs/saffself

sage - sa/sage/sageself

sage - sa/sage/sas/saes/sageself

tarragon - ta/tar/tarra/tarrag/tarragonself

thyme - thy/thyme/thymeself

[antoine-roquentin]

interesting comparison in how the nytimes and wsj report on international affairs in their articles on the seoul mayoral election

new york times: Election Rout Signals a Shift in South Korea’s Political Scene 

Mr. Moon was elected ​in 2017, ​filling the power vacuum created by Ms. Park’s impeachment. As a former human rights lawyer, he enthralled the nation by promising a “fair and just” society. He ​vehemently criticized an entrenched ​culture of privilege and corruption ​that he said had taken root while conservatives were in power, ​and vowed to create a level playing field for young voters who have grown weary of dwindling job opportunities and an ever-expanding income gap.

Mr. Moon spent much of his first two years in power struggling to quell escalating tension between North Korea and the United States, successfully mediating diplomacy between the two countries. He shifted more of his attention to domestic issues after the two summit meetings between North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Donald J. Trump failed to produce a deal on nuclear disarmament or the easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

But things quickly turned sour on the home front ​as well.

In 2019, huge outdoor rallies erupted ​over accusations of forgery and preferential treatment in college and internship applications​ surrounding the daughter of Cho Kuk, Mr. Moon’s former justice minister and one of his closest allies.

The scandal flew in the face of Mr. Moon’s election promise of creating “a world without privilege,” and prompted outrage against the “gold-spoon” children of the elite, who ​glided into top-flight universities and cushy jobs while their “dirt-spoon” peers struggled to make ends meet in South Korea’s hobbled economy.

​South Koreans expressed their growing cynicism over what they considered the hypocritical practices of Mr. Moon’s progressive allies with a popular saying: naeronambul. It roughly translates to, “If they do it, it’s a romance; if others do it, they call it an extramarital affair.”​

Nonetheless, the Democratic Party won by a landslide in parliamentary elections last year as Mr. Moon leveraged his surging popularity around South Korea’s largely successful battle against the coronavirus. But Mr. Moon’s virus campaign has lost its luster.

In recent months, South Koreans have grown frustrated with prolonged social-distancing restrictions, a distressed economy and the government’s failure to provide vaccines fast enough. On Wednesday, the government reported 668 new coronavirus infections, the highest one-day increase in three months.

Mr. Moon’s most devastating setback came last month when officials at the Korea Land and Housing Corporation — the state developer — were accused of using privileged insider information to cash in on government housing development programs. Kim Sang-jo, Mr. Moon’s chief economic policy adviser, stepped down last month when it was revealed that his family had significantly raised the rent on an apartment in Seoul just days before the government imposed a cap on rent increases.

“People had hoped that even if they were incompetent, the Moon government would at least be ethically superior to their conservative rivals,” said Ahn Byong-jin, a political scientist at Kyung Hee University in Seoul. “What we see in the election results is the people’s long-accumulated discontent over the ‘naeronambul’ behavior of the Moon government exploding. Moon has now become a lame duck president.”

wall street journal: South Korean Conservatives Are on the Rise a Year Before Presidential Election 

South Korea’s political right and left have widely different foreign-policy views. Under Mr. Moon, the government has given priority to inter-Korean cooperation, avoided zero-sum language about the U.S.-China rivalry and taken a pro-diplomacy approach that has had a “net stabilizing effect in the region,” said Jessica J. Lee, a Korea specialist at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a Washington-based think tank

South Korea’s conservatives in the past have taken a more confrontational stance with North Korea and expressed skepticism about China. Right-leaning presidents have also aligned more with Washington on security, showing more appetite for large-scale military exercises with the U.S. or greenlighting the installation of an American missile-defense system that angered Beijing and Pyongyang.

A right-leaning South Korean president adopting a traditional foreign-policy playbook “will likely increase tensions on the peninsula and make denuclearization less likely,” Ms. Lee said.

South Korean conservatives have lately appeared more supportive toward Washington’s growing concerns about Beijing than their liberal counterparts.

Last month, the conservative party’s chairman said South Korea should join forces with the U.S., Japan, Australia, and India—a grouping known as the Quad—to work together against an increasingly assertive China, just as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul.

“South Korean conservatives have found their political legitimacy through Seoul’s alliance with the U.S.,” said Kim Meen-geon, a professor of politics at Kyung Hee University in Seoul.

“This now means more support for policies on China that align closer to Washington,” she said.

South Korean public opinion is firmly behind the conservatives when it comes to China, recent opinion polls show. More than 80% of South Koreans view China as a national security threat, while 60% see it as an economic threat as well, according to a poll released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a think tank, this week.

the breakdown in voting patterns by gender and age is pretty interesting, with the 20-something men breaking harder for the conservative party than the 60-somethings. in large part, this has to do with a. the doubling of property prices in seoul since 2014, while wage growth has slown to 0% b. ahn cheol-soo, a south korean tech millionaire with a centrist bent (progressive domestically, hawkish in foreign policy), who previously threw his weight behind moon while the conservatives were in charge, pushed the conservative candidate this time to maintain his centrist credentials. i don’t know if this is replicable nationally. south korean conservatives seem to have rallied around the only person not tainted with the stain of the dictatorship and its corrupt apparatus, a sergio moro type named yoon seok-youl. the popular liberal candidate is gyeonggi governor and proponent of universal basic income, lee jae-myung. one thing not mentioned in any of the articles is the betrayal over lgbt rights. moon jae-in, while seen as being more conservative, was expected to shepherd an anti-discrimination bill favoured by 90% of koreans into law. instead, evangelical christians have managed to halt the process, helped by the fact that korea’s first big covid outbreak was caused by a gay man (although an even bigger outbreak was caused by evangelical protests against church restrictions). in the face of high profile suicides by trans figures, as well as the fact that this seoul election was caused by the suicide of the seoul mayor (the first lawyer to ever win a sexual harassment case and a promoter of women’s rights) over a sexual harassment scandal, leftist youth has abandoned the major centre-left parties (including the one widely seen as the biggest alternative, as the leader resigned over a sexual harassment case) in favour of numerous breakaway parties. whether these voters would return to moon’s party in a national election, especially under an economic populist, remains to be seen.

[natigail]

Fandt sangen ved et tilfælde ved en overspringshandling. Er ved at læse op til statistik eksamen - er ret usikker på om jeg vil kunne bestå. Det er det eneste kursus, jeg på den måde har været bekymret for 😬

Bor i Aarhus men hele (og jeg mener virkelig hele) min familie er på Sjælland. Så vi er lige ved at finde ud af hvordan jeg mest sikkert kommer hjem. Håber virkelig også du klare det - heldigvis kan vi jo stadig bevæge os rundt, så helt kuk bliver vi nok ikke endnu😅

Overspringshandlinger bringer altid så mange interessante ting med sig, tak fordi du sendte den videre! Jeg har lige sendt den til et par venner og de synes også at den er rigtig sjov.

Det må være svært at koncentere sig om at læse op til eksamen lige nu, men jeg ville prøve at sende alle mine positive tanker i din retning og jeg krydser fingre (og tæer) for at det går godt.

Det er dejligt at vi stadig kan bevæge os rundt! I min familie var vi bange for at de lukkede Storebælt pga. en planlagt hurtig tur min mor og bror skal tage til at besøge min bedstemor på Jylland i weekenden inden jul og fordi vi skal over og hente en ny hundehvalp lige efter jul. Det er dog intet i forhold til at være “strandet” væk fra sin familie så jeg håber du kan finde en sikker måde at komme hjem på!!

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6th National Conference of War Veterans Held [July 28 Juche 109 (2020) KCNA]

The 6th National Conference of War Veterans was held splendidly in Pyongyang at the April 25 House of Culture on Monday.

Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, was present at the conference.

War veterans and persons of wartime merits who displayed unrivaled bravery and self-sacrificing spirit out of boundless loyalty to the leader attended the conference.

Present there were chairmen of provincial Party committees, officials of ministries, national institutions and armed forces organs, faculty members and students of revolutionary schools, and youth and students of Pyongyang.

Amid the playing of the welcome music, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un appeared at the platform of the conference with war veterans.

All the participants raised stormy cheers of "hurrah!" in great reverence and trust in Kim Jong Un who represents the might and dignity of Juche Korea and the symbol of invincibility.

Kim Jong Un warmly acknowledged the war veterans, genuine patriots who made an immortal contribution in the country's history of victory in the war.

Seated at the platform were Choe Yong Rim, Yang Hyong Sop, Thae Jong Su, Ri Myong Su, Ri Yong Mu, O Kuk Ryol, Kim Si Hak and other war veterans who served as cadres of the Party and the state and senior officials of the armed forces organs for a long period.

Also ascending the platform were Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, first vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and Pak Pong Ju, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and vice-chairman of the WPK Central Committee.

Officials of the Party and state Ri Pyong Chol, Ri Il Hwan, Choe Hwi, Choe Pu Il, Ri Man Gon, O Su Yong, Jo Yong Won, Kim Yo Jong, Kim Yong Hwan, Pak Jong Nam, Ri Hi Yong, Kim Jong Ho and officials of working people's organizations took the platform.

Together with them were Pak Jong Chon, Kim Jong Gwan and other leading officials of the armed forces organs.

Kim Jong Un made a significant congratulatory speech at the conference.

He extended warm congratulations to the war veterans who participated in the conference, all the participants in the Fatherland Liberation War and persons of wartime merits on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Korean people's victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War.

He also paid noble tributes to the well-known and unsung revolutionary martyrs who dedicated their valuable lives to the sacred war for the country's reunification and independence and people's freedom and happiness and the fallen fighters of the Chinese People's Volunteers who set a genuine example of militant friendship while helping the Korean people in their revolutionary war at the cost of blood, and war veterans.

Highly appreciating the heroic life of the generation who performed the undying feats and created the noble fighting spirit in the hard-fought Fatherland Liberation War true to the guidance of President Kim Il Sung, he expressed great belief that the war veterans would successfully hand down the spirit of the 1950s to the rising generation as the bloodline of faith.

The participants in the conference were greatly excited by the congratulatory speech full of high appreciation, respect, noble comradely loving care and noble revolutionary obligation for the participants in the great Fatherland Liberation War.

As soon as Kim Jong Un finished his speech, loud cheers of "hurrah!" resounded around the venue of the conference once again.

All the participants extended the greatest glory and the warmest thanks to Kim Jong Un who holds up the war veterans as the honorable master who made the great history and laid a foundation of the independent power and bestows all sorts of benevolence on them.

Kim Sung Un, hero of the Republic who is a lecturer of the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum, made a speech addressed to the rising generation.

Saying that Kim Il Sung who is the national liberator and illustrious leader of new Korea meant the country and the pillar of faith for the Korean people and fighters of the People's Army during the days of the war, he stressed that the war veterans brought about July 27 of victory by fighting in the indomitable faith that they could never be deprived of the land and the thankful country liberated by Kim Il Sung and with a unique thought that they have to kill the enemy even though they might die one hundred times.

Saying that the war veterans take pride in handing down the spirit of defending the country to the rising generation as a heritage, he expressed the absolute conviction that the DPRK would certainly win victories thanks to Kim Jong Un, the iron-willed commander.

He stressed that our country would certainly win victory, asking the rising generation to uphold well Kim Jong Un who devotes himself for the people's dignity and happiness and believing, holding and following only our Party despite any trial, bearing in mind the spirit of defending the country and spirit of defending the revolution displayed in the 1950s as their faith.

Then, Jo Chun Hyok, student of Kim Il Sung University, made a resolution speech on behalf of youths and Ji Yong Min, officer of the Korean People's Army on behalf of the service personnel.

Speakers extended warm congratulations and militant salute to the war veterans who participated in the 6th National Conference of War Veterans, reflecting the mind of the youth and service personnel across the country.

They said that the war veterans who honorably defended the dignity and sovereignty of the country from the imperialists' gangster-like invasion and handed down the indomitable spirit of defending the country as their valuable heritage are clearly kept in their minds as the model of true soldier.

They stressed that they would become the youth heroes, who dedicate their lives for the sake of the Party, revolution and country by carrying forward the spirit and soul in the great era of winning victory in the war, and invariably and single-mindedly believe in and follow only our Party in any storm and stress.

They made a firm resolution to devotedly defend the Central Committee of the Party headed by Kim Jong Un and implement the Party's policies in the van, bearing in mind that the history of winning victory in the war and victory of socialism are guaranteed only by the spirit of devotedly defending the leader.

Kim Jong Un extended warm greetings to the war veterans across the country, warmly congratulating them once again upon performing the immortal exploits which would shine long in the history of the country.

The 6th National Conference of War Veterans fully demonstrated the firm faith and will of our people and service personnel to add shine to the proud history and tradition, created and continued under the guidance of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il, generation after generation under the leadership of Kim Jong Un and accomplish the cause of building a powerful socialist nation without fail.

[twins2994]

Doosan Bears @ Kiwoom Heroes 7.2.20

Doosan Bears Lineup Kiwoom Heroes Lineup

1.) Kun-Woo Park CF 1.) Keon-Chang Seo 2B

2.) Jose Fernandez DH 2.) Ha-Seong Kim SS

3.) Jae-Il Oh 1B            3.) Jung-Hoo Lee CF

4.) Jae-Hwan Kim LF   4.) Byung-Ho Park 1B

5.) Joo-Hwan Choi 3B  5.) Dong-Won Park DH

6.) Kyoung-Min Hur SS 6.) Ji-Young Lee C

7.) Jae-Won Oh 2B       7.) Hye-Sung Kim LF

8.) Se-Hyuk Park C        8.) Byung-Woo Jeon 3B

9.) Hae-Sung Kuk RF     9.) Gyu-Min Kim RF

SP Jong-Gi Park RHP  SP Young-Gun Jo RHP

(1-1) 2.81 ERA             (1-1) 6.87 ERA

(2020 KBO Stats)

-Chris Kreibich-

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Movie review: Simply Actors

You need something to do during this lock down right? Why not watch Simply Actors on netflix? We did! here's our review! #netflix #simplyactors #hongkong

When undercover cops start losing their lives to drug lords who blame their demise on “poor acting”, the Police Force counters by sending Hong Kong’s Finest to acting school. Hand picking the officer who’s antics and showmanship always win him best performance awards at the force’s annual parties Chan Man-Long. he’s beyond excited for his life long dream as an actor to finally begin when he…

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[salmankhanholics]

★ MSU’s Choir Team performed on Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan Songs ‘Tu Jo Mila’ and ‘Chicken Kuk-Doo-Koo’ at their Convocation Day ( 2019)! 

[francisbowie]

Kære DR Nyheder Siden at jeg i 2011 blev snydt til at være med i et hånligt indslag i TV-Avisen om sofavælgere har jeg forsøgt at få en fair afslutning på denne sag. Den daværende lytter- og seer-redaktør Jacob Mollerup skrev en lille klumme om sagen men TV-Avisen og Jakob Kwon, som var redaktør på TV-Avisen, rettede sig heller ikke dengang efter Mollerups rette-anbefalinger. Så hvorfor have en klageinstans når man ikke lytter til den? Her er hvad Mollerup skrev: https://www.dr.dk/etik-og-rettelser/brugernes-redaktoer/en-fejlcastet-sofavaelger Nu kan jeg erfare at jeg igen er blevet brugt i et indslag om sofavælgere, denne gang på Ultra, og selvom der er sket lidt i verden siden 2011, så er retorikken og moralen hos DR åbenbart den samme. At dem der ikke stemmer er dovne, dumme og skal udstilles. I en verden der så desperat har brug for nye måder at tænke på, er det helt ubegribeligt at DR stadig fastholder et så bagudskuende verdenssyn. Mere end en halv million danskere stemmer ikke, og at affeje alle disse som værende dumme og dovne er ikke alene arrogant men også udemokratisk. Jeg har gjort alt muligt for at få jer i tale, så vi kunne nå til en eller anden form for forståelse og komme videre. Jeg har et nummer med på mit album "Mod" som omhandler dette, og jeg skrev for nogle år siden denne kronik i POV om emnet: https://pov.international/kuk-kuk-og-kunstner-det-fornuftige-i-at-lade-vaere-med-at-stemme/ Jeg mener at denne sag er meget principiel og vigtig og derfor fortsætter jeg selvfølgelig min kamp. Jeg udgiver en ny bog d. 3. december og i den er der også digte der omhandler dette. Jeg påstår faktisk at hvis vi turde tale om dette emne, så ville demokratiet ikke være i en så slem krise som den vi ser nu. Og hvis vores demokrati var sundere, så ville vi også lettere kunne gøre noget ved vores problemer. Jeg har stadig svært ved at begribe hvorfor DR finder det så farligt at tale åbent om vores demokrati? Det virker som om at jeg ligger i et DR arkiv og når man så igen vil pege fingre af nogle dovne sofavælgere, så kan man søge og finde mig i en sofa og proppe det ind hvor man synes. TV-Avisen bragte dengang i 2011 en "rettelse" så i en eller anden pinlig form har man jo erkendt at det var noget juks. Vi fik også indslaget fjernet fra DR Update hvor det kørte i ring igen og igen. Så jeg vil selvfølgelig insistere på at jeg bliver slettet fra jeres sofa-arkiv. Mine børn skal ikke om tyve år se deres far udstillet som doven og asocial, når jeg tværtimod knokler alt jeg har lært for at ændre denne verden. Det kræver selvfølgelig at nogle på DR skal lidt op af sofaen og i gang med at tænke. Tænke og forstå verden på en ny måde.  Indslaget dengang var naturligvis ret ødelæggende for mig. Både for min butik og for min tillid til mennesker og medier. Men modsat hvad nogle tror, så nærer jeg ikke noget had eller hævnfølelse overfor DR. Tværtimod. Jeg nyder DR og betaler til det. Jeg bidrager til DR. Jeg har netop været med i "Gintberg på kanten" hvor Jan Gintberg blandt andet læser op af min kommende føromtalte bog. Netop fordi at alle betaler til DR, så er det vel også i DRs interesse at inkludere alle i en eller anden form. Det kan vel ikke være formålet at ekskludere mere end en halv million danskere? Jeg ved godt hvordan store organisationer fungerer og det med at se indad eller granske sig selv når man har lavet fejl, er ikke en disciplin man gider. Tværtimod. Man dygtiggører sig indenfor andre discipliner. Vask hænder. Benægt. Ignorer. Tal udenom. Det er frygtelig pinligt når en så stor organisation med så meget magt opfører sig så barnligt. DR burde hvile lidt mere i sig selv.