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PMMI Column: Advances in Packaging Sustainability

Sustainability impacts the conversation around packaging as consumers become progressively more aware of the impact brands have on the environment. Sustainability is especially important among younger consumers.




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Vision and Visibility: Converting Compliance into Competitive Advantage

The pharmaceutical industry’s understanding of serialization is maturing as companies slowly begin to recognize the added business value supply chain traceability can provide. Historically, the industry’s focus on serialization has been driven by the need to satisfy evolving regulations. However, companies are realizing that the benefits of traceability extend beyond compliance.




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Advanced Packaging Market to Grow 8% to 2026

According to a recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights, the advanced packaging market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $25 billion to over $40 billion by 2026, gaining remarkable traction over the 2020 to 2026 period.




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O-I Glass Joins Sustainable Wine Roundtable to Advance Global Wine Sustainability

O-I recently announced the B0 Estampe™ wine bottle that weighs only about 390g—well below the average weight of typical wine bottles.




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Xaar and Nilpeter Add Advanced Digital Varnish to Spirits, Cosmetics Labels

Leveraging its long-standing partnership with inkjet technology expert Xaar, Nilpeter is seeing a growing number of its presses offering advanced digital varnish and foiling embellishments to meet the demand for added-value labels in Italy.




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New Machine Advances Debuting at PACK EXPO International 2022

From bagging equipment to robotic palletizing, the latest innovation in packaging equipment is debuted at PACK EXPO International. Here are just a few of the new machinery advances being demonstrated in Chicago.




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Snack and bakery companies continue advancing sustainability goals

The IBIE organizers name BNP Media's Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery sponsors of BEST in Baking for another show cycle.




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Avantium, Royal Vezet to provide PEF-based packaging for Albert Heijn salad bowls

Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate) is a 100% plant-based, fully recyclable polymer and offers a renewable and circular packaging solution for Royal Vezet’s salad bowls.




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Emmepi Group Completes Acquisition of Avanti Conveyors

Emmepi Group says the objective of the acquisition is to further increase its geographic manufacturing footprint, enhancing its ability to offer a totally integrated solution, aligning with the demands of customers globally.




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Greece’s Flexopack to Open Manufacturing Facility in Pennsylvania

Facility will expand the company’s packaging product manufacturing footprint into the United States, including its role as the primary packaging supplier for Pennsylvania-based poultry company Bell & Evans.




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Technology Advances X-ray and Metal Detector Inspection Capabilities

With a metal detector, metals that have one or both conductive magnetic characteristics will create a detectable signal. Non-magnetic stainless steel is harder to pick up — it’s a bad conductor — and certain food products with added iron, moisture, salt and acids tend to mask metal detection. Known as the “product effect,” this can impact inspection performance.




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Vanguard Announces Partnership with American Print Consultants

Owned and operated by seasoned industry experts, APC boasts one of the largest teams of knowledgeable employees and support technicians of any graphics equipment distributor in the Northeast, Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.




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BOE's Mann: Inflation has definitely not been vanquished

  • Headline CPI reading not telling us that underlying inflation dynamics have been vanquished
  • Services inflation is pretty sticky
  • Energy prices are more likely to go up than down
  • Sees more volatility and upward bias to some inflation drivers

Do keep in mind that Mann is arguably the most hawkish member among the BOE policy committee. So, her comments here are not as striking as they might seem to be.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.




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Study Finds Technology Platforms’ Market Power, Economic Practices Disadvantage Local Broadcast Journalism

Washington, D.C. -- Radio and television stations are not adequately compensated for their news content on technology platforms because of an imbalance in market power, according to a new study released today by BIA Advisory Services. The study found that each year broadcasters lose nearly $2 billion in value that they generate for two of the largest technology platforms through publication of their valuable content – particularly local news.




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Award-Winning Producer Evan Shapiro to Keynote 2022 NAB Show New York Opening

Washington, D.C. – Award-winning film producer and industry thought leader Evan Shapiro will keynote the 2022 NAB Show New York opening event on Wednesday, October 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the Javits Center. In his keynote address titled, “Bringing Media Into the Current Century, Now,” Shapiro’s notoriously interactive presentation will engage NAB Show New York attendees in examining the shifts occurring in today’s media landscape.




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Hot & Spicy: Sean Evans Heats Up NAB Show’s Main Stage with Secrets of Success

Washington, D.C.— Emmy-nominated Sean Evans will give a behind-the-scenes view of how he fired up the celebrity interview show Hot Ones to become a cultural phenomenon when he takes the Main Stage at the 2024 NAB Show. Hot Ones, which features celebrities interviewed by Evans as they progressively work their way through a lineup of increasingly hot wings, has more than 300 episodes, 9-million followers and hundreds of millions of views. Evans will discuss the creation and rise of Hot Ones, core creative choices, the business behind the wings and his personal interview process.




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NAB Statement on the Release of WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich

In response to the release of Evan Gershkovich, a journalist wrongfully imprisoned in Russia since March 2023, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt.




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Marit van Dijk: The Java Community is Awesome!

Jim Grisanzio from Java Developer Relations talks with Marit van Dijk, a Java Champion and Developer Advocate at JetBrains based in The Netherlands. The conversation covers all things Java — the growing community, the latest features to enable developer productivity, contributing to Open Source, advice for students, and Marit's unique background in Social Science Informatics that combines computer science and social science.

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OSCE-supported training for Moldovan armed forces on the safe handling of ammunition

Some 18 officers of the Moldovan armed forces, as well as representatives of the Interior and Justice Ministries successfully completed a training course on the safe handling of ammunition stockpiles held at the Military Academy in Chisinau from 23 February to 11 March 2016.

The participants were familiarized with different types of ammunition, including small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition, and were instructed on how to handle, pack and store ammunition.

“Knowing how to handle ammunition in a manner that does not pose a risk to yourself and to those around you is an essential skill for any member of the armed forces, regardless of their rank,” said Per Normark, Programme Manager of the Conflict Prevent and Resolution programme at the OSCE Mission to Moldova. “This training course has equipped participants with practical knowledge on how to handle a range of types of ammunition, thereby building the capacity of the Moldovan armed forces to ensure a secure and safe environment.”

The course, which was supported by the OSCE Mission to Moldova, was conducted by specialized trainers in the National Army with the guidance of a group of experts from Austria and Sweden.

The training course is part of a multi-year project to train Moldovan ammunition specialists. The aim of the project is to provide the specialists with the necessary skills for the safe and secure storage of small arms and light weapons in accordance with OSCE and international best practices.

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Corruption issues in private sector discussed with support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan

Corruption risks, challenges in accountability and transparency as well as the legislative and regulatory frameworks in public procurement, customs and taxation, free competition and monopolies, were the focus of a workshop supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan held on 28 and 29 May 2016 in Aghveran, in Armenia’s Kotayk region.

The event was attended by more than 60 people including officials from the Government Anti-corruption Programmes Monitoring Unit, the Ministry of Justice, the State Revenue Committee, the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition, and the Internal Public Financial Oversight and Public Procurement Methodology at the Ministry of Finance. Representatives from business unions and associations, other non-governmental organizations, economists and journalists also participated.

“The Government of Armenia has underlined the importance of addressing corruption risks,” said Suren Krmoyan, Armenian Deputy Minister of Justice. “The private sector can play a crucial role in that and we are eager to make changes and take the initiative to address concrete issues.”

Naira Gyulnazaryan of the OSCE Office, said: “We hope that this event will promote close co-operation between the Government, business organizations and civil society towards fighting corruption in the business sector.”

The event was organized in partnership with the Armenia's Ministry of Justice, the European Union, the Armenian Lawyers' Association, the Anti-Corruption Coalition of Civil Society Organizations of Armenia and Freedom of Information Centre. It is part of the OSCE Office’s efforts to strengthen the engagement of civil society, business companies and associations in addressing corruption risks and to establish a solid platform among the government, civil society and private sector to contribute to state reform.

Challenges in customs regulatory frameworks were discussed at an event on May 25 in Gyumri and another discussion on state revenue issues in the regions will be held in Vanadzor. 

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Statement by Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje on President Ivanov’s decisions to pardon 56 individuals

SKOPJE, 14 April 2016 - Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje Nina Suomalainen has taken note of President Gjorge Ivanov’s 41 decisions published yesterday in the Official Gazette to pardon 56 individuals.

While the stated intention of the President was to contribute to the resolution of the ongoing crisis, the citizens nevertheless are entitled to see political and legal accountability being carried out. The judiciary and the Special Prosecutor’s Office must be allowed to continue to do their very important work in line with the principles of independence and impartiality. 

The investigation of the cases surrounding and arising from the content of the unauthorized interception of communications, and subsequent court cases should help rebuild the trust of citizens in the rule of law and in a well-functioning and impartial justice system.

At this crucial time, we encourage all stakeholders to act constructively and to ensure that principles of democratic governance and the rule of law prevail. Citizens are urged to refrain from violence while exercising their constitutional right to public protest. The best interest of the country and its citizens should be at the centre and focus of all efforts.

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Corruption issues in private sector discussed with support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan

Corruption risks, challenges in accountability and transparency as well as the legislative and regulatory frameworks in public procurement, customs and taxation, free competition and monopolies, were the focus of a workshop supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan held on 28 and 29 May 2016 in Aghveran, in Armenia’s Kotayk region.

The event was attended by more than 60 people including officials from the Government Anti-corruption Programmes Monitoring Unit, the Ministry of Justice, the State Revenue Committee, the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition, and the Internal Public Financial Oversight and Public Procurement Methodology at the Ministry of Finance. Representatives from business unions and associations, other non-governmental organizations, economists and journalists also participated.

“The Government of Armenia has underlined the importance of addressing corruption risks,” said Suren Krmoyan, Armenian Deputy Minister of Justice. “The private sector can play a crucial role in that and we are eager to make changes and take the initiative to address concrete issues.”

Naira Gyulnazaryan of the OSCE Office, said: “We hope that this event will promote close co-operation between the Government, business organizations and civil society towards fighting corruption in the business sector.”

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OSCE Office in Yerevan presents awards to best women entrepreneurs in Armenia

The annual Best Women Entrepreneur for 2016 Award ceremony was held in Yerevan on 29 June 2016 under the auspices of the Armenian Prime Minister. The award aims to inspire women entrepreneurs’ creativity in economic development and to highlight their achievements.

The OSCE Office in Yerevan presented a prize to the Network of Women Resource Centres (WINNET Armenia) for their project to develop handicraft skills and enhancing women’s opportunities in Syunik region of Armenia. The Office also presented a prize to the Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment non-governmental organization (AWHHE) for their project to improve entrepreneurial skills and income generating capacities of female farmers through the use of solar fruit- and herb-drying equipment and technologies.

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan gave awards to twelve women entrepreneurs in the following categories: best employer, innovative entrepreneur, brand, young entrepreneur, start-up and exporter. Two winners were selected for each nomination: one from Yerevan and the other from Armenia’s region.

The OSCE Office in Yerevan together with other international partners presented awards to local partners that have promoted good and innovative practices through project activities.

The Armenian Ministry of Economy in close co-operation with the Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development National Centre (SME DNC) has organized the awards ceremony, which attracted 140 nominations this year.

The official awarding ceremony was followed by a short discussion on the problems of development of women entrepreneurship in Armenia.

The event was co-organized with the financial support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

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Statement by the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan

We are following developments with growing concern.  We deplore the death of another police officer this afternoon and wish to express our condolences to his family. With a view to the growing risk of escalation, we call on all sides to show maximum restraint from violence and to refrain from provocations. The situation should be resolved and public order restored in compliance with the rule of law.
 

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A vanishing heritage

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Keep using fossil fuels, Hungary’s Orbán tells COP29 climate summit — His words stand in stark contrast to the EU’s official position – But he added, ‘We must continue advancing the green transition’

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LA GRAN MENTIRA BLANCA, de Michael Levine y Laura Kavanau-Levine (Planeta)

Título:
La gran mentira blanca: de Bangkok a Buenos Aires, el fracaso de la guerra contra las drogas
Autores: Michael Levine (1939-); Laura Kavanau-Levine (colab.)
Título original: The big white lie. The CIA and the cocaine/crack epidemic (1993)
Traducción: Reed Roal
Cubierta: Mario Blanco (diseño)
Diseño de interior: Alejandro Ulloa
Editor: Editorial Planeta (Buenos Aires)
Fecha de edición: 1996-04
Descripción física: 459, 5 p.; 15x22,5 cm.: solapas
Serie: Reporter
ISBN: 978-950-742-705-3 (950-742-705-8)
Estructura: ver contenido
Información sobre impresión:
Esta edición se terminó de imprimir en Indugraf S.A. Sánchez de Loria 2251, Buenos Aires en el mes de abril de 1996.
 
Información de contracubierta:
“La guerra contra las drogas es la más grande y mortífera mentira perpetrada por el gobierno norteamericano contra sus conciudadanos”, dice Michael Levine, autor de este libro apasionante.
Agente de la DEA con más de veinticinco años de servicio, Levine se infiltró y trabajó en forma encubierta siguiendo las diversas rutas de la droga, desde Bangkok hasta Buenos Aires. Dondequiera que viajó fue testigo presencial de las más escandalosas violaciones a las leyes antiestupefacientes por parte de funcionarios norteamericanos. La gran mentira blanca conduce al lector por ese tortuoso trayecto y exhibe la verdadera historia de la epidemia de la droga. Con una prosa ágil y sin eufemismos, reproduciendo diálogos textuales y situaciones insospechadas, Levine denuncia a la CIA por haber auspiciado grupos paramilitares bolivianos que asesinaron a funcionarios de la DEA en ese país, por proteger a traficantes y, especialmente, por haber creado “La Corporación”, una estructura ilegal tan enorme que ha sido bautizada “la General Motors de la cocaína”, para el tráfico y venta de drogas en el continente americano.
Levine espera que este libro sirva para abrir los ojos de los lectores ante las cuestionables acciones del gobierno estadounidense, que mientras exige la creación de nuevos impuestos para combatir las drogas, inunda el mundo con ellas.
 
Información de solapas:
Luego de abandonar la DEA tras veinticinco años de servicio, Michael Levine se desempeña como jefe del Escuadrón Antinarcóticos de Cape Cod. Además de La gran mentira blanca, ha publicado otros libros, entre ellos el best-seller Deep Cover. Vive junto con su mujer Laura Kavanau-Levine en Nueva York.
La prensa norteamericana ha dicho de él: “Levine es una figura fundamental en la historia de la DEA, por su estilo y por el éxito de sus operaciones” (Esquire); “Levine ha arriesgado su vida en incontables oportunidades y puesto tras las rejas a más de tres mil criminales del mundo de las drogas” (Los Angeles Times); “Los traficantes no son los únicos enemigos de Levine, como lo demuestra su libro: los burócratas del gobierno son más peligrosos y mortíferos aún” (The New York Times).
 
Contenido:
Nota del autor
Introducción
Prólogo

PRIMERA PARTE. EL GOLPE DE LA COCAÍNA
I. Un secuestro y una premonición
II. Argentina
III. Un sandwich de mantequilla de maní
IV. El golpe de la cocaína
V. Ilusiones perdidas
VI. Esperanzas perdidas
VII. Tortura
VIII. Solicitando recibo
IX. Blanco

SEGUNDA PARTE. OPERACIÓN HUNO
X. Operación Huno
XI. Sonia y la pesadilla de Miami
XII La Máquina de la Guerra Antidroga
XIII. Un tiroteo en Colombia
XIV. Tucson
XV. La trampa
XVI. Cocaína extraña
XVII. Mónica: la argentina
XVIII. Ana: la comisionista
XIX. Fuera del blanco
XX. Eduardo: el teniente
XXI. Cómo no atrapar a un asesino
XXII. En el filo
XXIII. Misión improbable
XXIV. Tontos de abril
XXV. Asesinos de piedra
XXVI. Cuando suene el silbato
XXVII. El gran arresto
XXVIII. El ajuste de cuentas de Ana
XXIX. Escape de Tucson

TERCERA PARTE. EL SECRETO DE SONIA
XXX. Protegiendo el oasis
XXXI. La caja de Pandora
XXXII. Papo
XXXIII. El juicio de Papo
XXXIV. El último baile
XXXV. Un trato con el diablo
XXXVI. Un arresto por drogas en Texas
XXXVII. Resurrección
XXXVIII. Final fraudulento

Epílogo



  • AU MICHAEL LEVINE Y LAURA KAVANAU-LEVINE
  • ED PLANETA
  • GE HISTORIA Y ENSAYO

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SHIBUMI, de Trevanian (Roca)

Título:
Shibumi
Autor: Trevanian (seud. de Rodney William Whitaker, 1925-2005)
Título original: Shibumi (1979) Nº 2 en la serie “Nicholai Hel”
Traducción: Montserrat Solanas de Guinart
Editor: Roca Editorial de Libros Editores (Barcelona; Buenos Aires)
Edición: 1ª ed. en Argentina
Fecha de edición: 2008-05
Descripción física: 553, 2 p.; 12,5x19 cm.
Serie: Rocabolsillo. Ficción
ISBN: 978-84-96940-12-3
Depósito legal: B. 39.463-2007
Estructura: 6 partes con varios capítulos sin numeración cada una
Información sobre impresión:
Primera edición: febrero de 2008
Primera edición en la Argentina: mayo de 2008
Esta edición de 4000 ejemplares se terminó de imprimir en Indugraf S.A., Sánchez de Loria 2251, Bs. As., en el mes de abril de 2008.
 
Información de cubierta:
La novela de espías de culto.
TREVANIAN ha vendido más de 200.000 ejemplares.
 
Información de contracubierta:
Nicholai Hel es el hombre más buscado del mundo. Nacido en Shangai durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, es hijo de una aristócrata rusa y de un alemán misterioso, además de protegido de un maestro Go japonés. Hel, que sobrevivió a la destrucción de Hiroshima, se ha convertido en un artista del asesinato a sueldo. Es un genio, un iniciado, un auténtico sabio del lenguaje y la cultura cuyo secreto radica en la determinación por alcanzar un estado de perfección conocido como shibumi.
Tras varios años escondido en su fortaleza para huir del pasado, se ve obligado a volver al terreno de juego cuando una joven acude a él y le pide protección. Pronto descubrirá que detrás del telón se encuentra su enemigo más siniestro: una red de espionaje conocida como Compañía madre. Las líneas del juego están trazadas: poder y corrupción en un lado, en el otro... shibumi.
 
Información de página final:
Trevanian, seudónimo literario de Rodney Whitaker (Granville, New York, 1931 – West Country of England, 2005), mantuvo durante muchos años su verdadera identidad oculta. Tras participar en la guerra de Corea, finalizó sus estudios de Comunicación. Fue profesor de cine en la Universidad de Texas, y vivió en el País Vasco Francés. Se especializó en el género de espionaje. Ha vendido millones de libros en todo el mundo y su obra ha sido traducida a catorce idiomas.
 
MI COMENTARIO:
Nicholai Alexandrovich Hel tiene todo para ser una rareza, una anomalía en el mundo. Nacido de una aristócrata rusa habitante de Shanghai, dedicada a la prostitución de alto nivel, y de un fugaz amante alemán, Hel se cría en ambiente que fomenta su aislamiento, sus arrebatos místicos y su odio a la vulgaridad del mundo, a la “mentalidad do comerciante”, como él dice. Tomada la ciudad por las tropas japonesas, el niño se amiga con el general Kishikawa Takashi, que se convierte en una figura central de su vida, al introducirlo al juego del Gõ y a la filosofía del shibumi. Como le explica el general en una de sus charlas:
“Como sabes, shibumi tiene que ver con un gran refinamiento fundamental bajo una apariencia corriente. Es un concepto tan correcto que no tiene que ser audaz; tan sutil, que no tiene que ser bonito; tan verdadero, que no tiene que ser real. Shibumi es comprensión más que conocimiento. Silencio elocuente. En el comportamiento, es modestia sin recato. En el arte, en donde el espíritu de shibumi toma la forma de sabi, es elegante simplicidad, brevedad articulada. En la filosofía, en la que el shibumi emerge como wabi, es un sosiego espiritual que no es pasivo; es el ser sin la angustia de la conversión. Y hablando de la personalidad de un hombre es... ¿cómo podría explicarse? ¿Autoridad sin dominio? Algo parecido.”
 Al final de la guerra y tras la muerte de su madre, Hel se va a vivir a Japón, donde profundiza en sus dotes, y conoce el amor. Trabaja para las fuerzas norteamericanas de ocupación en la sección de encriptación. Logra ubicar a Kishikawa, quien se encuentra detenido por los rusos; en una entrevista en la prisión y a pedido del general, Hel lo mata para preservar su honor. Tras este incidente es detenido, cruelmente interrogado y encerrado durante tres años. Consigue salir gracias a que la CIA determina que es el hombre adecuado para encarar misiones secretas de alta peligrosidad en el Extremo Oriente. Es así que Hel termina trabajando para sus torturadores, sin dejar de desarrollar un profundo rechazo hacia la cultura de EE.UU.
Encontramos entonces al protagonista, ya retirado, viviendo en un castillo que compró en el País Vasco francés. Vive aislado, sólo con la compañía de algunos amigos de la región, y de Hana, una atractiva consorte traída de Asia. Se dedica a la espeleología, disciplina que aprendió en su estadía en Japón. Su tranquilidad es interrumpida por la llegada de Hanna Stern, sobreviviente de una célula terrorista que se dedicaba a perseguir a los integrantes de Septiembre Negro, grupo que atentó contra la delegación israelí en los Juegos Olímpicos de Munich. Su vida corre peligro, los custodios de los grandes intereses mundiales ponen sus ojos en ella y en Hel para impedir que sus movimientos los perjudiquen.
Trevanian cuenta su historia en dos niveles: la vida pasada y presente de Hel, y las actividades de la que él llama la “Organización Madre”, un ente clandestino y poderoso, que maneja los hilos de los gobiernos y los servicios secretos, velando por el bienestar y los dividendos de los verdaderos dueños del mundo: las empresas del sector energético. Hel es capaz de enfrentarse a sus sicarios porque es el mejor asesino profesional del mundo, porque tiene el mejor sentido de proximidad que existe y por la información que maneja gracias a sus contactos. Sin embargo, esta vez le será difícil, muy difícil sobrevivir.
La novela tiene sus altas y bajas. La narración de los primeros años de Nicholai, su estadía en Japón, su vida en el castillo, la fallida protección que le da a Hanna Stern, son lo mejor de la historia. Sin embargo, creo que la descripción de sus salidas espeleológicas está lejos de ser agradable para el lector, podría haberse elaborado mejor, teniendo en cuenta el desconocimiento de la mayoría de los lectores sobre esta ciencia-deporte. Los detalles de los encuentros sexuales de Hel aparecen como recatados, aunque se presume que es uno de los mejores amantes del mundo. En cambio, los amigos del protagonista son retratados de manera bizarra, como personajes singulares, excéntricos, con un carisma por momentos agobiante.
Shibumi ha quedado en la historia del género del espionaje de ficción como una de las mejores novelas sobre la vida solitaria de los asesinos profesionales, agentes de la intriga internacional que combinan dotes de intuición, inteligencia y audacia con una vida solitaria, imprevisible, donde el final del juego inevitablemente es la prisión o la muerte violenta. El año pasado, el escritor Don Winslow ha escrito una precuela llamada Satori, donde relata la primera misión como asesino de Nicholai Hel, que en Shibumi simplemente es mencionada.






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Testing and Test Control Notation version 3: TTCN-3 language extensions: Advanced matching




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Testing and Test Control Notation version 3: TTCN-3 language extensions: Advanced parameterization




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Testing and Test Control Notation version 3: TTCN-3 language extensions: Advanced matching




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[ Z.161.3 (10/22) ] - Testing and Test Control Notation version 3: TTCN-3 language extensions: Advanced parameterization

Testing and Test Control Notation version 3: TTCN-3 language extensions: Advanced parameterization