If you are a political liberal, a democrat, or an Adam Sandler fan, you are probably going to enjoy this movie, but probably hate the strongly accented English.
What you will see is a few superman-like, Hong Kong kungfu movies styles stunts, and the rosy wish of Peace and Brotherhood between Israel and Palestine. Although the matters in mid-east are not really that simple and easy, not like Zohan’s bloated masculinity and fighting skills.
I don’t want to argue which one is better. For me, AVG Free is trustworthy, and it does detect viruses better than another free AV — AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic. For Nod32, well, it is not free, and keeping it in ‘free’ mode for a long period requires a lot of extra work. Kaspersky’s invincible key file is annoying, and so is Nod32’s usename/password mechanism. Yes, you can find the ‘free’ Kaspersky keys, or subscribe to a daily feed of Nod32’s login information or use a trial time stopper. But why do that when you have AVG free which does a very respectable job in virus-detection?
For me Edward Norton and John Cusack look quite alike, and it is not until I watched the movie the Incredible Hulk did I realize they are different individuals. Edward Norton appears to be a right fit for dark and sad characters, while Cusack has a sunnier face. If you ask me which movie I like better, the Hulk or the War Inc., I would pick the latter.
I read from cnbeta a post which rounded up a few free VPN services. Some VPNs on the list are located in China, which basically renders these services useless to pass the Great Firewall of China.
Among the list of five VPN choices, I recommend to you a Sweden VPN service Relakks. After registering and supply some basic information, you can create a VPN link with the service address pptp.relakks.com, and surf the Internet very fast. Of course, you can choose from the list the ideal one for your needs. And if you know a better one, please share it in your comment.
It is alright if you haven’t heard of the Yellow Stone National Park in the U.S., but it is almost guilty if you don’t know about Dunhuang of Gansu Province in northwest China. OK, I admit I am exaggerating here, but centuries of Buddhist caving paintings, statues and the Buddhist scriptures discovered in one of the caves make this place a world-renowned travel destination.
The Nine-level Tower Houses a Giant Buddha Statue
Gaotai itself is a small town which has nothing special to boast. However, its memorial park of the West Route Red Army, which was surrounded and massacred in the city by local bandits, tells a story of bloodbath in the history of the Red Army. The battle happened around 1930s, and an army corps of the West Route Red Army was chased and surrounded in Gaotai by the nationalist army. Despite the fierce resistance, they were all brutally killed. The commanders were beheaded and their heads were wired and hung up for public display. The story of the doomed West Route Red Army merits a book, and I am no expert to tell you the whole story. Anyway, the memorial park is a place to feel the cruelty of the history.
My trip to Gaotai gave me a rare opportunity to observe the total eclipse of the sun. This is a highlight of my travel in the Wild West.
About forty kilometers to the south of Zhangye City, Gansu Province, there is an endless stretch of rape flower fields. The scene is stunning, marvelous yet goldenly peaceful. The sign by the place claims it is the best view of rape flower in the world, and I believe it certainly lived up to this claim. Compared to my relatively extensive travelling to the scenic spots in the United States, I would say the view in Biandukou surpasses them all. And this trip changed my prejudiced view of my hometown – that the wild Northwest China only consists of barren lands and Gobi deserts.
Zhangye boasts its biggest sleeping Buddha in Aisa. The Big Buddha Temple, so called by the locals, is at a quiet willow-lined street near the city square. I was once a volunteer tour guide for the temple, but now I have forgotten almost all the description of the Buddha and the temple, and the only thing I can tell you is that it is about 34 meters long, and four people can sit on the ear of the statue to play cards. Anyway, it is just the biggest in-house nirvana statue of Buddha in Asia; maybe it is not the most artistically built among its kind, like the one I saw in Dunhuang, but it is definitely worth visiting, along with the exhibition of the Buddhist scriptures and relics. The ticket is 41 Chinese Yuan.
The Archway to the Main Building
here were originally five pagodas and towers in Zhangye City, and each was so named according to the Five Basic Elements in Chinese culture – Gold, Wood, Water, Fire and Soil. Now the only ones remained are the Earthen Pagoda around the Big Buddha Temple and the Wooden Tower in the city square. The rest three were destroyed during the Culture Revolution.
The Wooden Tower and the Dancers
The following is a summary of some critical reviews of the opening ceremony by some Chinese netizens:
