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| Syd |
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| Estonian and Finnish are close enought that when Estonia was part of the Soviet Union they Estonians could listen to Finnish radio broadcasts. Since the Estonian National Anthem has the same melody as the Finnish, the Estonians could hear their national anthem on Finnish radio. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:48 am |
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gromit wrote: ....Estonia had an efficient Scandinavian vibe, and has made it through the Great Recession better than the other Baltic countries.....] |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:55 am |
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billyweeds wrote: ...the list goes on and on and IMO includes Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the Nicole Kidman "I'm a beauty who doesn't mind uglying up" winner of its era. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:58 am |
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yambu wrote: billyweeds wrote: ...the list goes on and on and IMO includes Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the Nicole Kidman "I'm a beauty who doesn't mind uglying up" winner of its era. Liz's Martha in that film established her, for the only time, as a great sctor.
That's really a matter of opinion. I saw Uta Hagen do it on Broadway, and Liz was small potatoes by comparison. I will admit it was her best work. Her voice was always her worst enemy, and in Woolf for once the stridency worked in her favor. But great? Not quite--not in my book.
There are many, however, who agree with you. |
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| lady wakasa |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:59 am |
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Ah, Tallinn... where one of our group almost got beaten up because they thought he was Russian.
yambu wrote: gromit wrote: ....Estonia had an efficient Scandinavian vibe, and has made it through the Great Recession better than the other Baltic countries.....] , that's not what the IMF is saying. Their GDP contracted 3.4% in '08, and it's going to be a long climb out for them.
Well, but how are the other Baltic countries doing? I think that's what he was getting at. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:41 am |
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lady wakasa wrote: Ah, Tallinn... where one of our group almost got beaten up because they thought he was Russian.
yambu wrote: gromit wrote: ....Estonia had an efficient Scandinavian vibe, and has made it through the Great Recession better than the other Baltic countries.....] , that's not what the IMF is saying. Their GDP contracted 3.4% in '08, and it's going to be a long climb out for them.
Well, but how are the other Baltic countries doing? I think that's what he was getting at.
wikipedia wrote:
In 2008, the economic growth slowed down in all three Baltic states (due to global financial crisis), with Lithuania's real growth rate falling to 3.0%, Latvia's −4.6% and Estonia's −3.6%.
As the global financial storm swept across Eastern and Central Europe, Latvia and Lithuania have been especially hard hit: Latvia’s GDP dropped by −19.6% and Lithuania’s GDP dropped by −22.4% in the second quarter of 2009. By mid 2009, Latvia and Lithuania were experiencing one of the deepest recessions in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Tiger
Lithuania's hit has been second only to Iceland's.
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I thought Tallinn was a cool place.
Found a very romantic wine cellar restaurant underground in the old city wall. A huge maze-like wine-filled cavern, and we were the only ones in the entire place for lunch. Fortunately the wine was still in bottles, and we ate at the main table like we were royalty. Good food too.
When I was in Vietnam, a decade ago, I had a few times in the north where people came up to me and started speaking Russian. They said I looked like the Russians technical advisers the Russkies used to send. Maybe it was the vodka bottle attached to my hand. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:57 am |
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| I don't know about other S. American countries (except for Venezuela where Chavez is effectively ruining the economy), but Colombia has been completely unaffected by the recession. The building, in Medellin that has been going on is incredible. Now I know why almost all the Colombians I know have degrees in one type of engineering or another, if not that, a degree in architecture. Good architects too. Some of the buildings here are spectacular. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:04 pm |
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| Puny construction compared to the scale in Shanghai. Long live the People's Republic. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:58 pm |
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| Yeah. The Chinese food here is pretty average also. |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:24 pm |
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marantzo wrote: Yeah. The Chinese food here is pretty average also. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:32 pm |
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lissa wrote: I have yet to see Adaptation...now that I'm a NetFlix-esque member, I think I'll put it in my queue.
(*grins* I've always wanted to say that!!) 
I would be curious to hear your thoughts on Adaptation. It's a film that I've liked since the first time I saw it. That character interaction is key to understanding the film. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:34 pm |
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Given the fact that Julia Roberts and Clive Owen were the lead actors in this movie, DUPLICITY never took hold for me.
The plot, while it started out ok, seemed to falter in how the story was told. I stuck with it to see if even Paul Giamatti's character would help. It didn't.
Back to Netflix you go in less than 3 days sitting at home. A new record for me and DVD rentals. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:38 pm |
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chillywilly wrote: Given the fact that Julia Roberts and Clive Owen were the lead actors in this movie, DUPLICITY never took hold for me.
Can't quite tell from your post whether you like Roberts and Owen or not. I do, and still I found Duplicity all but unwatchable after, as you say, the first few minutes. It was really pretty terrible--and got excellent reviews for the most part. So much for believing critics. As far as romantic comedies go, the best in memory is Definitely, Maybe, which was largely dubbed mediocre by the reviewing establishment. It's an almost complete delight. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:44 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: chillywilly wrote: Given the fact that Julia Roberts and Clive Owen were the lead actors in this movie, DUPLICITY never took hold for me.
Can't quite tell from your post whether you like Roberts and Owen or not. I do, and still I found Duplicity all but unwatchable after, as you say, the first few minutes. It was really pretty terrible--and got excellent reviews for the most part. So much for believing critics. As far as romantic comedies go, the best in memory is Definitely, Maybe, which was largely dubbed mediocre by the reviewing establishment. It's an almost complete delight.
Sorry. Yes, I like both of them and as with you, found Duplicity pretty bad.
I will have to add Definitely, Maybe to my list. I know for sure Reba would like it (she's in a romantic comedy mood since she discovered Netflix Instant Watch) |
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| marantzo |
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Quote: Given the fact that Julia Roberts and Clive Owen were the lead actors in this movie, DUPLICITY never took hold for me.
Doesn't seem to have taken hold of anyone.
Billy, the few reviews I had read re: Duplicity, were definitely pans. That was why I passed on seeing it. |
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