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Comic Review: Monocyte – Issue 4
Issue: Monocyte #4
Writers: Menton3, Kasra Ghanbari, Steve Niles, Barron Storey
Artists: Menton3, Chris Newman, Ben Templesmith
Covers: Menton3, David Stoupakis, Phil Hale
Publisher: IDW
Release Date: May 2012
Price: $3.99
'ÄúThe world is in in chaos. Monocyte makes his way to Azrael as the human slaves are freed'Ķ Series conclusion with art by menton3 (ZvR: Aventure, Silent Hill) and co-written by Kasra Ghanbari with … Continue reading
Comic Review: Nightmare World Volume 1: Thirteen Tales of Terror
Issue: Nightmare World Volume 1: Thirteen Tales of Terror
Writer: Dirk Manning
Artwork: Len O'Grady, Erich Owen, Anthony Peruzzo, Jeff Welborn, Ray Dillon, Kristen Perry, Jamie Jones, Mark Winters, , Mark Matlock, Marvin del Mundo, Jason Meek, Dominic Marco, Austin McKinley, Josh Ross, Dan Boultwood, Renae de Liz
Letters: Jim Reddington, Anthony Peruzzo, Mark Winters, Austin McKinley, Ray Dillon
Editor: Kristen Simon
Publisher: Shadowline
Release Date: October 2009
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Comic Review: Rotten – Issue 7
Issue: Rotten #7
Writers: Mark Rahner, Robert Horton
Artist/Colors/Cover: Dan Dougherty
Letters: Sean Konot
Logo Design: Rafael Nieves
Publisher: Moonstone
Release Date: August 2010
Pages: 32
Price: $3.99
'ÄúThe acclaimed zombie Western epic with the topical bite returns! Agent Wade is fully recovered, lethal and armed with new tricks as he travels to an undead outbreak in the Pacific Northwest. But who could be prepared for … Continue reading
Comic Review: Random Acts of Violence OGN
Issue: Random Acts of Violence OGN
Writer: Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray
Artist: Giancarlo Caracuzzo, Paul Mounts
Letters: Bill Tortolini
Cover Artist: Tim Bradstreet
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: April 2010
Pages: 72
Price: $6.99
'ÄúRANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE is the blood soaked story of two comic creators and their ultimate horror character creation gone very bad. A 'Äėdone-in-one'Äô graphic novella that truely lives up to its … Continue reading
Comic Review: No Gods TPB
Issue: No Gods TPB
Writer: Dustin Carson
Artist: Armando Abeleda
Release Date: 2008
Price: $20.00
'ÄúCollecting all six issues of the limited series, No Gods, by Dustin Carson and Armando Abeleda. A fourteen-year-old boy thinks he is a clone of Jesus Christ sent to destroy all of Earth'Äôs superheroes.'ÄĚ
Dying Breath: 4.0 out of 5
I will start of by letting you all know that this book could be … Continue reading
Comic Review: The Last Zombie: Neverland – Issue 1
Issue: The Last Zombie: Neverland #1
Writer: Brian Keene
Artists: Fred Perry
Publisher: Antarctic Press
Release Date: Feb 2012
Price: $3.99
'ÄúLost somewhere between Missouri and Iowa (after surviving the events of The Last Zombie: Inferno), the team stops to repair their vehicles and scavenge supplies. But they soon learn that they aren'Äôt the only scavengers in town when a horde of ravenous, swarming rats attack the convoy!'ÄĚ
Dying … Continue reading
Comic Review: The Complete Clive Barker's Great And Secret Show
Issue: The Complete Clive Barker's Great And Secret Show
Writer: Clive Barker
Adapted: Chris Ryall
Artist: Gabriel Rodriguez
Colors: Jay Fotos
Letters: Neil Uyetake, Robbie Robbins
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date: December 2007
Pages: 300
Price: $55 'Äď hardcover, $35 'Äď Softcover
'ÄúCollected here in one deluxe edition is the complete 12-part saga that comprises the comic book adaptation of master of horror Clive Barker'Äôs … Continue reading
Comic Review: The Last Zombie – Issue 1
Issue: The Last Zombie #1
Writer: Brian Keene
Artist: Joe Wight
Editor: Doug Dlin, Wes Hartman
Publisher: Antarctic Press
Release Date: June 2010
Pages: 36
Price: $3.99
'ÄúFollow the frantic journey of Doctor Ian Scott, a man seeking his one ray of hope in a post-apocalyptic nightmare United States. The zombies have come and (mostly) gone, but the disease is still out there, threatening the survivors. The … Continue reading
Comic Review: The Killing Jar – Dirty White Boys TPB
Issue: The Killing Jar: Dirty White Boys TPB
Writer/Creator/Inks/Letters/35mm Photos: Justin Zimmerman
Pencils: Russell Brown
Additional Design: Shannon Zimmerman
Intertitle Inks & Tones: Tom Jacobs
Colors: Harold Mackinnon
Publisher: Bricker-Down Productions
Release Date: April 2010
Pages: 82
Price: $10.00
'ÄĚ If Sam Peckinpah directed Night of the Living Dead, if a particularly bloody Old Testament story was ghost written by Kathryn Bigelow and John Carpenter, … Continue reading
Comic Review: The Killing Jar – Issue 4
Issue: The Killing Jar #4
Writer/Creator/Inks/Letters/35mm Photos: Justin Zimmerman
Pencils: Russell Brown
Additional Design: Shannon Zimmerman
Back Cover Colors: Harold Mackinnon
Publisher: Bricker-Down Productions
Release Date: August 2010
Pages: 32
Price: $4.00
'ÄĚ If Sam Peckinpah directed Night of the Living Dead, if a particularly bloody Old Testament story was ghost written by Kathryn Bigelow and John Carpenter, if God'Äôs favorite film was The Outlaw Josey … Continue reading
Comic Review: Z-Girl and the 4 Tigers – Issue 0
Issue: Z-Girl & the 4 Tigers – Issue 0
Writer: Jeff Marsick
Artist: Kirk Manley
Letters: Kirk Manley
Colors: Name
Publisher: Studio Z
Release Date: 2010
Pages: 44
Price: $5.00
'ÄúFrom independent publisher Studio Z comes the debut comic book about A female zombie warrior and her unique special forces unit whose mission is to protect the world from all manner of demon, devil and monster … Continue reading
Comic Review: Yuck – Issue 2
Issue: Yuck #2
Creators: Johandson Rezende, James Andre, J Marc Schmidt, Dexter Cockburn, Ben Hutchins, Jacek Zabawa, Frank Candiloro, Matt Emery, Ed Kearsley, Antonia Glavic
Cover Artist: Jacek Zabawa
Editor: Mr. Slime
Publisher: Milk Shadow Books
Release Date: 2009
Pages: 36
Price: $4.00
'ÄúLike the undead cat, it came back'Ķthe second issue of undergound comic anthology, Yuck! returns! Featuring art and writing by Jacek Zabawa, Johandson Rezende, … Continue reading
Comic Review: Wire Hangers – Issue 1
Issue: Wire Hangers #1
Created, Written & Illustrated: Alan Roberts
Letters: Robbie Robins, Chris Mowry
Edits:Chris Ryall
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date: April 2010
Pages: 36
Price: $3.99
'ÄúWire Hangers uses nightmarish visuals and graphic storytelling to depict a wave of abductions plaguing New York City. Pill-popping detectives, corrupt secret agents, and a mysterious, disfigured homeless man are all inter-connected in this horrific tale of revenge and … Continue reading
Comic Review: Vegetable Wars – Issue 4.1
Issue: Vegetable Wars #4.1
Writer: Peter Caton
Artist: Greg Hiatt
Publisher: Moon Comics
Release Date: Jan 2012
Pages: 24
'ÄúDown the quick and narrow. A place of darkness and death exists that is full of bloody bones and of marrow. In this dark and lonely place, live two men. Two men, alive, fighting for freedom amidst the sea of green tangles and roaring fires. Together, these men wade through … Continue reading
Comic Review: The Guardian – Issue 1
Lia Scott Price's Vampire Guardian Angels
The Guardian Issue 1
In the beginning there was God and His Angels, Angels are supposed to protect us, not this one. Well, here it is, at last the beginning of the end for all that is holy. Our world is no longer safe, not with a particular Guardian Angel who'Äôs tired of the whining and complaining. Lia Scott Price has written a trilogy, The Guardian, Revenant … Continue reading
Book Review: The Night Projectionist – Author Robert Heske
Comic books have always been a favourite of mine. Between the ages of Eight and Twelve, I spent all of my classtime illustrating and writing my own series rather than doing my school work, and would look forward to coming home just so I could resume my work unperturbed by those irksome teachers and my fellow peers. Just recently, my passion for the craft has been reignited and I'Äôve probably spent much … Continue reading
Comic Review: Maura – Issue 1-2
Written by: Eric J Kraus
Art by: Rudy D Nebres
Cover by: Simon Bisley
From: Beserker Comics
Publication Date: 2009
Format: Black & White
Price: $3.99
Ah …nothing more frightful than a woman scorned! Well with Maura she takes it to extremes. Simply enough, it begins with romance, a love interest and an assumed relationship. Derek Morgan works at a … Continue reading
Comic Review: Hellraiser 'Äď Issue 8 (Boom Studios)
Are you all ready for the biggest Hellraiser shock yet? This issue takes you into a new direction we suspected but didn't assume we'd ever see. With Kirsty now in Hell's dominion and intent on keeping her promise, she is put to the test and transformed into a female version of Pinhead. Yes, the kind has moved on (though I still suspect more diabolical things from this former priest of hell). As Pinhead proclaims" … Continue reading
Comic Review: Hellraiser 'Äď Issue 7 (Boom Studios)
Kirsty has taken the bait, commenced her journey, flinging herself head first into Hell's dominion. Promised with salvation, she has become a pawn unto her own damnation. The promise of being rejoined with her loved ones is too big of a carrot not to jump at..and so it has begun. This new chapter in the Abyss has begun with the arrival of the troublesome one. Seeing her loved ones is only fleeting as the … Continue reading
Comic Review: Orion the Hunter – Issue 1
Issue: Orion the Hunter #1
Writer: Cliff VanMeter
Artist: Joe Querio
Guest Artist: Guy Davis
Publisher: Arctos Comics
Release Date: 2010
Pages: 24
Price: $3.99
'ÄúIn the years following a devastating interplanetary war, a half-breed Marshall tries to keep peace on the fringes of Federation space while coming to terms with his own identity and heritage. If you'Äôre a fan of films like Serenity and High-plains Drifter, … Continue reading
Comic Review: Monocyte – Issue 2
Issue: Monocyte #2
Writers: Menton3, Kasra Ghanbari
Artist: Menton3
Covers: Menton3 (Cover A), Riley Rossmo (Cover B), Bill Sienkiewicz (Incentive Cover)
Side Stories: Ben Templesmith (w/a), Alan Hubbard (w) & Chris Newman (a)
Publisher: IDW
Release Date: December 2011
Pages: 36
Price: $3.99
'ÄúMonocyte begins his death march towards the Olignostic city, fending off relentess attacks in his path to destroy their immortality machinery. Meanwhile, a … Continue reading


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For the first time in a few years, my job didn't interfere with Festival International (I usually have emceeing gigs or remote broadcasts that prevent me from enjoying the festival). Shannon and I couldn't make it there Wednesday night, but we were there Thursday through Sunday!
My work schedule has allowed me to spend more time at Festival International this year than in recent years past, and I sure am a happy camper because of it!
Happy Festival! You hear that phrase everywhere you go around Lafayette this week. Simply translated, it means we're glad we're all here together for Festival International 2012- now, let's have some fun! Festival doesn't just have its own language, it has its own fashion style, too.
Festival International de Louisiane is the "largest free Francophone music-focused festival in North America, and is, simply put, one of the best festivals in the world," according to About.com, and it's on in Lafayette all weekend long! But there's lots more to do and see if you want to get out of the city this weekend...
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Gor I'm Green: You, like many Greens cannot understand anyone who is not boxable in a name or a simpletons idea.
I am not saying no! to controlled burning as I have friends in the Rural Fire Brigade, what I am saying is that National Parks, who fought against it for years, have no idea, and are close to environmental vandals, the way they go about their burn offs. It is often the case that RFS has to go in and clean up the stuff ups they make. NP's are like many government departments, they are run by ideology and no common sense [as I mentioned above].
Green ideas have put a huge impost on Australia, what started as a great idea has now morphed into a red tape and fine em! system.
Strange as most of these ideas came out of the hippy movement and its anti establishment [as long as they don't stop my dole] ideas. Now those ideas are far more authoritarian than the ones the hippies were running away from in the 60's & 70's.
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The Star Wars sequel that never was. Screencrush's Mike Ryan takes a look at the 1978 novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye, which could have been the second film. Also noteworthy: Splinter is a weird relic of a Star Wars book which hasn't been out of print since the early 90's. If that's not proof there's hope for the EU, what is?
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Mark Hamill had his Reddit Ask Me Anything this afternoon. Despite a late start and a brief troll issue, it seemed to go swimmingly.
He didn't say much about Episode VII – sorry, no announcements! This was to promote the Make-A-Wish contest. Though of course he was asked about the Fisher report from the other day:
The only character I know for sure is returning is my friend R2-D2. He hasn't stopped beeping about it.
And when pressed…
Haha. I'm not being coy, really. When I find something out, I'll let everybody know. But nothing has been decided yet.
I don't know if anyone actually believes that, but hey, it's not like we can blame the guy for playing it cool. Below the cut, power convertors, facial hair, keeping secrets and much, much more.
Video: Walking with the AT-ATs
In today's retro feature, Dennis Muren explains how the AT-ATs were animated for Empire.
Video: ESB's asteroid field scene, storyboarded
Are we done with trailers? Today's retro video shows the asteroid field scene from Empire along with the original storyboard. Probably needs blowing up, though.
Video: The Empire Strikes Back theatrical trailer
The latest vintage video features actual footage from The Empire Strikes Back, unlike the film's first trailer, which was just concept art and stills.
As for Episode VII news watch, there's a Disney earnings call this afternoon that flks are hoping will be fruitful. As usual, don't hold your breath!
Roundup: Speaking sense on the Episode VII rumors
Rumors. Bryan Young and Bobby Roberts discuss last week's big scriptwriting development on the latest Full of Sith. Seems like Bobby's being hearing the same things as McWeeny and Faraci. They speak sense, so listen and calm yourselves.
Meanwhile, on the weekend Harrison Ford scoop, Blue Sky Disney revives the "Han Solo gonna die" thing from early on.
Flashback. In the midst of all this, HuffPo's Mike Ryan looks back at Leigh Brackett and her Empire Strikes Back draft. All this has happened before… And Tor digs up some of Carrie Fisher's thoughts on Leia from the infamous beach blanket bingo issue of Rolling Stone.
Ugh. The Sarlacc got a mention on last week's Once Upon A Time in Wonderland.
Video: First teaser for The Empire Strikes Back
Last Wednesday @StarWars posted the first-ever trailer for Star Wars; today they posted the first teaser for The Empire Strikes Back, mostly composed of Ralph McQuarrie's concept art.
Is it a sign? Maybe, maybe not. Furious Fanboys points out there's only one Wednesday (for Revenge/Return of the Jedi?) between us and October 30th, aka the one-year mark of the original Disney sale/sequel trilogy announcement.
Whatever the case ends up being: Don't get cocky, kid. It'd be nice, but how many times have we been burned by our own assumptions? I've lost count.
And Lucasfilm's Matt Martin says:
Sometimes cool content really is just cool content & has no deeper meaning. Also, sometimes that content has actually been online for years.
— Matt Martin (@missingwords) October 17, 2013
Joss Whedon not a fan of Empire's cliffhanger
The geek legend and Entertainment Weekly's latest cover model says that The Empire Strikes Back "committed the cardinal sin of not actually ending."
To which your EW interviewer blurted: "You think Empire had a bad ending?"
"Well, it's not an ending," Whedon explained about the 1980 film, which had a cliffhanger leading into the next entry of the series, Return of the Jedi. "It's a Come Back Next Week, or in three years. And that upsets me. I go to movies expecting to have a whole experience. If I want a movie that doesn't end I'll go to a French movie. That's a betrayal of trust to me. A movie has to be complete within itself, it can't just build off the first one or play variations."
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Blind herself for more than 50 years, Caryl Barnett, 78, worked with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Walker Art Center and the Guthrie Theater to ensure that blind visitors would not miss out on the Twin Cities' rich cultural life.
The boy is 10 and cannot see. Blind from infancy, he does not know the mass of clay on the floor beneath him is gray and nearly 200 pounds.
But as he runs his hands softly along the cool surface, Adhyayan "Adhy" Singh feels bumps and nicks. Gabriel Orozco created the "Yielding Stone" sculpture, a docent explains, by rolling the clay through his New York City neighborhood to pick up the pebbles and grit that represent urban living. A high-beam smile explodes on Adhy's face at that idea and he asks, "Does he have one of these where he lives?"
Adhy's smile is Caryl Barnett's legacy. She worked tirelessly to eliminate barriers for those without sight, enabling them to enjoy what others see by touching, caressing and holding.
Because she pushed -- to create touch tours and to train docents -- blind patrons can glide their fingers across the contours of Joan Miro's "Femme debout (Standing Woman)" at the Walker or head backstage at the Guthrie and run their fingers through Ebenezer Scrooge's whiskers.
"It was very important to Caryl that everyone with challenges experience the same world," said Sunny Floum, a friend and tactile tour guide.
With Floum at his side on a November Saturday, Adhy slips on blue gloves and tours the Walker, touching sculptures. He pauses and kneels at Nari Ward's "Den," created from pieces of tree trunk, chain-link fence, a metal pole and several furniture legs.
"Prickly stuff," the boy says.
"That's part of the tree," Floum explains, then urges him to reach higher. "What is that?"
"It's kind of like a cradle," he responds.
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By: Daniel Hubschman
May 04, 2011
The first and most important thing you should know about Paramount Pictures' Thor is that it's not a laughably corny comic book adaptation. Though you might find it hokey to hear a bunch of muscled heroes talk like British royalty while walking around the American Southwest in LARP garb director Kenneth Branagh has condensed vast Marvel mythology to make an accessible straightforward fantasy epic. Like most films of its ilk I've got some issues with its internal logic aesthetic and dialogue but the flaws didn't keep me from having fun with this extra dimensional adventure. Taking notes from fellow Avenger Iron Man the story begins with an enthralling event that takes place in a remote desert but quickly jumps back in time to tell the prologue which introduces the audience to the shining kingdom of Asgard and its various champions. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) son of Odin is heir to the throne but is an arrogant overeager and ill-tempered rogue whose aggressive antics threaten a shaky truce between his people and the frost giants of Jotunheim one of the universe's many realms. Odin (played with aristocratic boldness by Anthony Hopkins) enraged by his son's blatant disregard of his orders to forgo an assault on their enemies after they attempt to reclaim a powerful artifact banishes the boy to a life among the mortals of Earth leaving Asgard defenseless against the treachery of Loki his mischievous "other son" who's always felt inferior to Thor. Powerless and confused the disgraced Prince finds unlikely allies in a trio of scientists (Natalie Portman Stellan Skarsgard and Kat Dennings) who help him reclaim his former glory and defend our world from total destruction. Individually the make-up visual effects CGI production design and art direction are all wondrous to behold but when fused together to create larger-than-life set pieces and action sequences the collaborative result is often unharmonious. I'm not knocking the 3D presentation; unlike 2010's genre counterpart Clash of the Titans the filmmakers had plenty of time to perfect the third dimension and there are only a few moments that make the decision to convert look like it was a bad one. It's the unavoidable overload of visual trickery that's to blame for the frost giants' icy weaponized constructs and other hybrids of the production looking noticeably artificial. Though there's some imagery to nitpick the same can't be said of Thor's thunderous sound design which is amped with enough wattage to power The Avengers' headquarters for a century. Chock full of nods to the comics the screenplay is both a strength and weakness for the film. The story is well sequenced giving the audience enough time between action scenes to grasp the characters motivations and the plot but there are tangential narrative threads that disrupt the focus of the film. Chief amongst them is the frost giants' fore mentioned relic which is given lots of attention in the first act but has little effect on the outcome. In addition I felt that S.H.I.E.L.D. was nearly irrelevant this time around; other than introducing Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye the secret security faction just gets in the way of the movie's momentum. While most of the comedy crashes and burns there are a few laughs to be found in the film. Most come from star Hemsworth's charismatic portrayal of the God of Thunder. He plays up the stranger-in-a-strange-land aspect of the story with his cavalier but charming attitude and by breaking all rules of diner etiquette in a particularly funny scene with the scientists whose respective roles as love interest (Portman) friendly father figure (Skarsgaard) and POV character (Dennings) are ripped right out of a screenwriters handbook. Though he handles the humorous moments without a problem Hemsworth struggles with some of the more dramatic scenes in the movie; the result of over-acting and too much time spent on the Australian soap opera Home and Away. Luckily he's surrounded by a stellar supporting cast that fills the void. Most impressive is Tom Hiddleston who gives a truly humanistic performance as the jealous Loki. His arc steeped in Shakespearean tragedy (like Thor's) drums up genuine sympathy that one rarely has for a comic book movie villain. My grievances with the technical aspects of the production aside Branagh has succeeded in further exploring the Marvel Universe with a film that works both as a standalone superhero flick and as the next chapter in the story of The Avengers. Thor is very much a comic book film and doesn't hide from the reputation that its predecessors have given the sub-genre or the tropes that define it. Balanced pretty evenly between "serious" and "silly " its scope is large enough to please fans well versed in the source material but its tone is light enough to make it a mainstream hit.
Legion Review
By: Thomas Leupp
Jan 21, 2010
The God of Legion secular Hollywood's latest Biblically-inspired action flick is old-school an angry spiteful Almighty with a penchant for Old Testament theatrics. Fed up with humanity's decadent warmongering ways He's decided to pull the plug on the whole crazy experiment and start over from scratch. Fortunately for us the God of Legion is also a rather lazy fellow. Instead of doing the apocalyptic work himself and wiping us out with a giant flood which worked perfectly well last time He opts to delegate the task to His army of angels — a questionable strategy that starts to fall apart when the archangel charged with leading the planned extermination Michael (Paul Bettany) refuses to comply. Michael who unlike his boss still harbors affection for our sorry species abandons his post and descends to earth where inside the swollen belly of Charlie (Adrianne Palicki) an unwed mother-to-be working as a waitress in an out-of-the-way diner sits humanity's lone hope for survival. Why is this particular baby so important? Is it the one destined to lead us to victory over Skynet? Heaven knows — Legion reveals little details its script devoid of actual scripture. What is clear is that God's celestial hitmen want the kid whacked before it's born. But Michael won't let humanity fall without a fight. Armed with a Waco-sized arsenal of assault weapons he hunkers down with the diner's patrons a largely superfluous collection of thinly-sketched caricatures from various demographic groups led by Dennis Quaid as the diner's grizzled owner Tyrese Gibson as a hip-hop hustler and Lucas Black as a simple-minded country boy. Together they mount a heroic final stand against hordes of angels who've taken possession of "weak-willed" humans turning kindly old grandmas and mild-mannered ice cream vendors into snarling ravenous foul-mouthed beasts. They descend upon the ramshackle diner in a series of full-frontal assaults commanded by the archangel Gabriel (Kevin Durand) the George Pickett of End of Days generals. Beneath its superficial religious facade Legion is really just a run-of-the-mill zombie flick a Biblical I Am Legend. Bettany an actor accustomed to smaller dramatic roles in films like A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code looks perfectly at ease in his first major action role wielding machine guns and bowie knives with equal aplomb. Conversely first-time director Scott Stewart a former visual effects artist does little to prove himself worthy of such a promotion serving up some impressive CGI work but not much else worthy of note.
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Which way should I orient my flooring?
House is coming along, with cabinets to be put in in the next couple of days. After they are in, I'm going to put down luxury vinyl planks in the entry, hall, bath, mudroom, dining room and kitchen. In other words, everywhere but living room and den.
My question is, which way should I orient the planks--lengthwise down the hallway, or perpendicular to the hallway? I think we will be able to avoid any transitions within the same flooring. I'm leaning towards having the planks go parallel to the hall, meaning running from the front of the house to the back. But then the planks will be perpendicular to the long dimension of the dining room/kitchen area. Any thoughts? Thanks!
I would run yours across the foyer/hallway and in the same direction as the kitchen/dining room direction. I like to have the light from windows hit the plank *across* it instead of *along* it.
LVT is different from hardwood in that it is a floating installation (often) and doesn't need to fasten to the joists. So, the joist direction doesn't influence the direction of the planks.
Cam- Didn't your kitchen used to be on the same side as the garage? Did you change your plan?
As for vinyl/wood flooring, I've always liked the idea. But, I have that in the bathroom we just remodeled...and it's easy to clean, but doesn't look as much like wood as I thought. It does from a distance, but not up close. For the powder room or mud room I think it would be fine...but make sure you see some installed (if possible) before putting it in the kitchen and dining room. Of course, yours might be a much higher quality than what we used.
So it sounds like the general idea is to have it run side-to-side (perpendicular to the hall)? That's interesting, I figured we would do it the other way, and wonder if it would look weird to have planks running the short way down the hall... but honestly, if you all say do it, you haven't steered me wrong yet! :)
ddr000, as neat as that would be, I'm installing it myself and definitely don't have the stomach or patience for a diagonal install.
LL, yes we changed plans. If you'll recall, we had to change builders and were having trouble finding one who would build our previous slaved-over plan (that everyone here so graciously provided much input on). It was an extremely difficult decision after spending a year working on it. I came across the plan on our iPad and got sad thinking about how neat that house would have been. But, a house is not our entire life, and it was time to move on and focus on other things. We're still thrilled with our new house, and I don't know that I've ever been in a house I like better, regardless of cost.
We're using Traffic Master Allure Plus from Home Depot. I have it under my desk at the office right now, and I think it looks and feels great. The other option in our budget was laminate, and I think these planks look and feel better (and are far more water resistant) than laminate. I want a floor I don't have to worry about my kids and dogs destroying!
Thanks everyone!
I haven't looked at floating floor specs for a long time, so I could be way off - but are you sure you don't need an expansion gap in a 25' run of flooring (entry through dining room)?
I think plank flooring looks best parallel to the longest wall, and the long way in a hallway. In your case, that means changing direction between the hall and the dining room. That's the way I would go.
Cam- I'm sure this house will be lovely, too...it seems very similar to your plan. I thought you just flipped the living room and mudroom/garage areas.
Maybe I'm alone, but I think the wood planks should be the same direction as the hall, too. Have you looked at wood floors to see how they run? Let me see if I can find some pictures... From Kitchen plans From Kitchen plans From Kitchen plans
These are the first three I found...and I believe you could change direction in the kitchen/dining room (if necessary) with a trim piece. Hope this helps :)
Here is one they changed directions on.
Craftsman Entry by Redondo Beach General Contractors LuAnn Development, Inc.
But, I have seen foyers running cross-wise so that the main floor area can be the "right direction".
And, here is one running "crossways".
Traditional Entry by Saratoga Springs Design-Build Firms Witt Construction
Kirkhall, great finds! You are truly so helpful. I really like the way that the later looks. While changing directions makes a bit of sense, really, most of the area we will put this flooring is pretty horizontal--the entry, dining/kitchen, and mudroom. It's only not ideal in the hall, but really that hallway is pretty short, and as your pics show, it looks just fine running the short way down a hallway. Thanks again, we were just discussing this before I saw your post and I was wishing I could see how it would look!
Kirkhall- I like that middle picture! The way the edge 'frames' the flooring, against the staircase is really nice. The other two are okay, but it almost looks like the stairs were added after the floor was laid down. Of course, I love trim...and vintage/traditional details, so that might be influencing me a bit :)
Yes. If I had real wood floors, I think I might also go for the tone of the middle picture, Lavender. That floor, in particular, is beautiful, and that house is expensive (or at least has expensive details).
You're welcome Cam. I, for one, really like to "see" it before I do it. Houzz has become an invaluable tool for that.


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A wonderful, poignant and inspiring personal account from Jean Lloyd – focusing on the reactions and responses of society in 1985 and now in 2015… relating to sexuality, gender, gender identity and more…
Jean tells her own story… please read on… and share it…
The Girl in the Tuxedo: Two Variations on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
by Jean Lloyd, Feb 05, 2015.
Posted on The Public Discourse, The Witherspoon Institute, © 2015, all rights reserved.
Teens struggling with their sexual identity may seem to have more options than they did in the 1980s—but one important option is increasingly denied to them.
"I came across a photo the other day of a fifteen-year-old girl dressed in a tuxedo, complete with red bow tie and tails, standing in front of a Christmas tree. She was heading for her high school's Christmas dance, and her parents had taken pictures beforehand.
9 Feb 2015
There was a great speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC last week (5th Feb) – from the Keynote speaker, Darrell Waltrip, a former NASCAR driver…
Darrell told the gathering that they needed to have Jesus Christ as the MASTER of their life, to know Him as Saviour and Lord, or they would be going to hell!
The media didn't have much to say about it… but we want you all to watch Darrell's speech!
First - what did President Obama say to upset people?
You may have heard about the speech that President Obama made at the National Prayer Breakfast. It seems that he managed to upset a lot of people!
These events have increasingly become 'interfaith events'. This year, the Dalai Lama was present – apparently India and China were upset by the comments President Obama made to the Dalai Lama.
Mr Obama called for 'less criticism of Islam' - and compared the actions of ISIS/Islamic State to Christianity, referring to the "terrible deeds" during the Crusades and other events that he attributed to Christians (source). Ben Barrack, on Shoebat.com, highlighted the fact that the Foreign Minister of Sudan, a Muslim, was present at the Prayer Breakfast. He noted critically that, "Sudan is a country that has been listed as an official State Sponsor of Terrorism since 1993!"
Now to Darrell Waltrip's challenging and inspiring speech
Darrell talked of his life BEFORE and AFTER becoming a Christian – a great personal testimony.
Peter posted this on our Facebook page this morning…
Rather than focus on Pres. Obama's terrible message at this year's USA Nat. Prayer Breakfast, have a listen to what the he and the first lady heard from NASCAR driver/commentator Darrell Waltrip.
A very powerful Testimony and challenge, including....
"If you don't know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, if you don't have a relationship, if he's not the MASTER OF your life, if you've never gotten on your knees and asked him to forgive you of your sins, or if you are just a pretty good guy or a pretty good gal, you're going to go to hell.".
Watch a video of Darrell's speech… click here.
Also at C-SPAN – click here.
Christian Post reported on the speech – click here.
6 February 2015
This post started out being a notice about the 'National Day of Prayer and Fasting' on 15 February.
However, this week we've read the compelling and urgent request from Col Stringer, to PRAY for AUSTRALIA and our LEADERS NOW!
It's not enough just to pray on one special day. Especially with the unrest in federal and state politics, we need to continually pray for our nation and our political leaders, as God commands us to do in 1 Timothy 2.
Col writes, "Our nation is under attack - make no mistake about it! Australia desperately needs our prayers and I mean now! It seems as if our leaders and political parties are out of control with leadership challenges in three states (or Territories) and hung parliaments! . . .
"Do you love this nation? Then I ask you to take some time and ACTUALLY PRAY for your nation and leaders - forget whether you like them or not……pray for them.
Pray that God's Will be done and the right people are given the responsibility to lead - irrespective of who you voted for. Pray for peace, stability and plain common sense to return to politics…"
The 'National Day of Prayer and Fasting' will be held on 15th February 2015 – an event is held in Canberra, with a webcast and local events enabling everyone around Australia to participate.
The Theme for 2015 is DESTINY. The organisers say, "Our goal is to have as many Christians and churches as possible observe this day and pray together for God to fulfill His destiny for Australia."
In Canberra…
Venue: Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra – 10 am to 4 pm.
Everywhere else…
There will be a live webcast of the event on the website.
If you can't make it to Canberra, you can watch the webcast online, join a local or state event or pray in your own church or home.
Local churches are invited to participate on the day…
A Declaration and Prayer for Australia, along with resources and ideas for services, are on the website – click here.
Register for the event…
You are invited to register for the event, whether attending in Canberra or participating where you are.
On the NDOPF website…
Click here for the NDOPF website
Check the website for details, resources, media releases, flyers, videos…
40 Days of Prayer and Fasting
The organisers of the event encourage you to participate in 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting for our nation, beginning 18th Feb to 29th March – leading up to Easter - click here for details. Website contains devotions, prayer plan . . .
Another year – and already we are overwhelmed with new proposals to change the fabric of society… This News Update catches up on some key developments of the past month, as well as recent events…
In Australia, the TGA has extended the use of the abortion drug RU 486 and the Victorian government is establishing a 'Royal Commission into Family Violence'. Federal Liberal leadership speculation is being highlighted by news media, and tensions surrounding Islam and jihad continue.
Overseas, in the UK, there are proposals for 'three parent babies', and a court case regarding gender selection abortions, whilst the US Supreme Court is set to consider whether homosexual 'marriage' is an unalienable constitutional right.
(I've kept some until next week, to avoid overwhelming you!)
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3 Feb 2015
With the Queensland election behind us, Labor's leader, Annastacia Palaczszuk is still hoping to claim victory over the LNP government. Former Premier Campbell Newman lost his seat, with an 11.7% swing against him. . .
The ABC reports that a 'hung parliament' is possible, with counting still underway in three seats – the ABC's election analyst Antony Green said that there are predictions that Labor would win 44 seats and the LNP 41 or 42 seats.
- Read ABC article
- Visit the Queensland Electoral Commission for the election results.
At the beginning of the week, Labor was claiming they would win 45 seats to govern in their own right… the election result is quite amazing since they had only SEVEN seats following the last election! Many of the previous members, who lost their seats then, re-contested the election this time for Labor.
Labor ran a grassroots campaign in electorates to build support, and opposed the LNP's proposals for asset sales and leases.
Katter's Australian Party, which has won two seats, said early this week they are prepared to make a deal with Labor to help Labor form a minority government (saying the public didn't like the asset sales proposed by LNP)
- Read ABC article
- However they've also said they will discuss priorities and proposals with both parties (Brisbane Times, 2/2/2015).
Homosexual activists and websites are claiming that Labor will re-instate 'civil unions' for homosexuals in Queensland. Labor had passed the 'civil unions' bill just before the last election – the LNP removed it and replaced it with a 'registered relationship' scheme. (Read article)
Labor is also planning to "strengthen anti-discrimination laws" (Policy Platform, 8.27)
On adoption, Labor's platform states, "8.32: Labor will amend the Queensland Adoption Act to allow for same sex couples to legally adopt."
Plus, Labor is planning to LEGALISE abortion – "8.33 - Labor will amend the law so that all legal distinctions between termination of pregnancy and other medical procedures are abolished by repealing sections 224, 225 and 226 of the Criminal Code."
Read Labor's 2014 Policy Platform – click here.
They were very QUIET about these matters during the election campaign….
Homosexual activists around the country are gearing up for the year ahead – with same-sex 'marriage' and the removal of 'exemptions' for religious organisations at the top of their priorities…
They are organised and diligent in their plans and activities, something we noted nearly twenty years ago… A recent article in the homosexual media highlighted these plans – read it to see the scope of their plans!
Article: Key LGBT community groups outline their plans for 2015.
Prior to the November 2014 Victorian election, Labor outlined a huge number of commitments to the homosexual community (see their Media Release – 24 Nov, 2014). These included the removal of an exemption for religious organisations and schools to choose who they employ in the areas of sexuality, religion and marital status, a Cabinet position for LGBTI issues, expanding the Safe Schools Coalition and legalising same-sex adoption.
Since then the government has appointed Martin Foley as the Cabinet 'Minister for LGBTI Equality'. They're also planning to appoint a gender and sexuality commissioner for the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. - Read article at Star Observer.
Premier Daniel Andrews has made it very clear that he FULLY supports the homosexual agenda, and the commitments that Labor has made.
He led the Midsumma Pride March on Sunday 1 February, to show his support for homosexual rights. Posters were displayed highlighting all the promises made by Labor in this area.
Yesterday Mr Andrews put out a Media Release, announcing the expansion of the Safe Schools Coalition to ALL government secondary schools.
He tweeted "Under an Andrews Labor Government the Safe Schools Coalition program will be rolled out across every Government secondary school."
Daniel Andrews' Twitter page shows the extent of support for the homosexual cause by the government, including Education Minister James Merlino.
Mr Andrews told SX, "I am proud to march with LGBTI Victorians on this special anniversary in their long fight for full equality. The Labor Government is putting equality back on the agenda and we won't rest until everyone in this state is free to be who they are."
Read Gaystarnews article
Really? Everyone?
This 'equality' concept is so popular – but would we really give the right to EVERYONE to be free to be who they are"?
What if people want to participate in illegal activities? Murder, multiple wives, incest, sex with minors and child pornography come to mind – most people would oppose these being legalised or people being allowed to do them!
Daniel Andrews also opened the Midsumma Carnival earlier this month, saying that Labor's position is that "equality is non-negotiable".
The homosexual media reported, "The Premier spoke of delivering adoption equality, ensuring that Victorian law recognises international marriage, following through on the roll-out of the Safe Schools Coalition in all state schools, appointing a commissioner of Gender and Equality, and reversing the changes in the equal opportunity act."
- Read article at Gaystarnews.
Be warned – and be prepared – as the Victorian Labor rolls out its changes to legislation this year to extend homosexual rights in Victoria.


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June 12, 2013
Q: Can you start off by talking about how important it was for you to be here today as part of the Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards?
TB: This is part of what each of us players, the responsibility that we have to give back to the community and certainly to celebrate the people who have volunteered so much of their time over the last year to what Myra Kraft really started here. The volunteerism and the 26 winners today should really be honored and it's really special to be out here and celebrate with them.
Q: What is your reaction to the signing of another quarterback in Tim Tebow?
TB: I think that any time, I don't really make decisions and transactions – whether we cut players or sign players or trade players. My reaction is very much like everyone else on the team. [I'm] just trying to focus on what I need to do and what I need to do to be a better player and certainly any time a new teammate comes in, you welcome them, try to do whatever you can to help them fit in and understand what we need to do. It's been a fun couple days.
Q: What were your impressions of Tim Tebow before he got here and does that match up with the first two days?
TB: I never was around him much. Anyone who has played in the NFL has a high level of talent to make it this far; to play this long over the course of an entire life to get to this point you obviously have to be talented. I have a lot of respect for everyone that plays and certainly what I've seen him do in the past.
Q: Do you worry about any of this being a distraction?
TB: I don't worry about much these days. I've been around long enough to see all different kinds of things happen – like I said, trades, people being cut, guys joining the team, all the media attention with what happened in 2007, post-Super Bowls, tough losses. It comes with the territory. I think everyone is prepared to deal with some level of different things that happen on a daily basis and to be mentally tough enough to push through and still be able to do your job at a high level is most important. That's really what you owe the team is to show up every day and do your job the best you can.
Q: Would you say that everyone in the quarterbacking group brings something a little different?
TB: Honestly every player on the team brings something a little bit different. That's all in hopes of us winning games. We have to all be able to go out there and contribute in some way. Coach always says, 'Your role is what you make of it.' My role is to try to go out there and be a great quarterback: consistent, dependable, someone that the team can rely on. That's my approach every day that I walk through the door.
Q: There are a lot of new faces on offense, especially among the wide receivers. How are they adapting to this offense?
TB: We've had a lot of turnover this year, especially at that position. Really there hasn't been anyone that we've thrown to in any game action. That's going to be really important as the process develops. The only thing we can really work on is what we're doing now. Guys have really tried to do exactly what we ask them to do, whether they've been out there or not through the meetings, the walkthroughs. It's really been a fun group that's been open to learning and open to understanding how we do things, because how we do things is quite a bit different than how other teams do things, on the field and of the field. To try to come in and fit in and do their job, I give those guys a lot of credit for really stepping up to the challenge.
Q: How do you develop the chemistry that is so important to a quarterback and a wide receiver?
TB: It takes a lot of time. You just try to stay after it every day, as much time as you can communicating about certain looks, coverages, defensive personnel and alignments, route adjustments. It's really a matter of how you, the effort you put into it. Guys have been working pretty hard. We've been here the whole offseason to try to get up to speed. Like I said, the guys that have been here, everyone has made a bunch of improvements. Hopefully we continue to make improvements as mini-camp ends and the beginning of training camp starts.
Q: Bill Belichick talked this morning that OTAs and mini-camp are a time to lay a foundation. Do you think that you guys have done a good job of that so far?
TB: He talks about, you think it's just an OTA in the spring time and it's not that important and all those things that probably could enter your mind. The truth is, this lays the foundation for the start of training camp and if you have a good training camp, it usually means a good start to the season. A good start to the season leads to good position entering the second half of the season. Everything ends up having some significance to it. You're not just out here running plays and going through different things that aren't going to mean anything. We're out here trying to get a lot of things accomplished. I think we have done that, but there's still a lot of work to be done. It's really never ending, especially when you play for Coach Belichick. Especially in practices when the offense goes against the defense, because if the offense makes a play then the defense sucked and if the defense makes a play then the offense sucked so someone is really going to get yelled at on every play. There's always lowlights when we come in on the next day. Even if it was a great offensive play, he's going to yell at someone on the defense. We've become a bit used to that now and that's part of the learning process and also learning how to play for the Patriots and understand the criticism that you're getting and hopefully use it constructively so you can improve as a player.
Q: How inquisitive has Tim Tebow been with you since he's been here? Has he been trying to pick your brain just to get the basics down?
TB: Yeah, there's definitely been communication and there's been that with Tim [Tebow] and with Ryan [Mallett]. We constantly talk. I've been lucky to play with so many good quarterbacks over the course of my career and I've learned from every one of them, starting with Drew [Bledose] and Damon Huard and John Friesez and Michael Bishop and Jim Miller and Vinny [Testaverde] and [Doug] Flutie and [Matt] Cassel and [Brian] Hoyer, it's really been… We've always have a really strong group and a very close group. I'm excited to have Tim.
Q: Ed Reed said he thought his hip injury was caused by the kick slide you did in the AFC Championship Game. Do you have any reaction to that?
TB: No.
Q: He said you apologized right after, is that true?
TB: Yeah, there was nothing intentional about it. It was unfortunate that it happened.
Q: How do you feel physically?
TB: I feel great, I feel better than ever. I've had a great offseason to this point; it needs to continue. At this point, I have a pretty good understanding of how I need to prepare myself and I spend a lot of time, every decision in my life is based around how to be a better football player. I think I have a decent idea how to do that and we'll ultimately see how it pays off this year. It's been fun to be out there every day at practice and that's how you improve, is to be out on the practice field, especially with a bunch of new players. We'll see how it turns out when we put the pads on.
Q: You got pretty excited about something Danny Amendola did. How do you explain what went into the reaction that was pretty animated?
TB: We talk about a lot of things so when you can take something from the film room or a correction the previous day and actually apply it on the field in maybe a little bit of a different look on a little bit of different play but it's similar to what you talked about and he can pick it up, it's fun. That's how you make improvements. That's how you can exceed expectations, is to continue to do the right thing over and over. We talked about something and the first time he didn't quite get it and the second time he got it a little more but not quite and finally we nailed it. Hopefully once you get that feeling of nailing it, you can understand it. I've developed some great chemistry with receivers over the years that body language is really important: when to sit, when to move, when to give me your eyes, when to give me your hands, all those little cues that you're using to try to anticipate things as players are very important. That's why some guys really pick things up and why you develop a chemistry with certain players. Like Aaron [Hernandez] and Rob [Gronkowski], they got it so quickly and they were very talented players. Danny has come in and he's been fun to play with. He's come in and worked so hard. He's diving out there for catches. He's really done everything that we've asked him to do. It's been a lot of fun.
Q: Do you have to change or alter anything as you get older?
TB: You try to be a little more efficient with your time and things that you probably have tried in the past, you don't do much anymore. You try to do the things that you feel work and the things that help you improve. I feel like I've thought a lot of things about this past season and things that I can do better and things that I can do better as a teammate and as a leader and certainly things that I can do better on the field, my physical preparation. I think I've been successful to this point but ultimately you get paid to go out and play on Sunday and hopefully it pays off when it counts the most.
Q: How would you react to having to come off the field?
TB: I have no idea.
Q: You'd be OK with it?
TB: That's a very hypothetical question. Maybe we'll deal with it if it happens.
Q: Would you put Danny Amendola in that group of guys who have picked up the offense and had a seamless transition, like Rob Gronkowksi and Aaron Hernandez?
TB: We'll see. Like I said, we haven't really had any meaningful action. Running around in shorts and our game jerseys without pads, it's football but it's not really football. You really learn the most about players when it's the hardest. Training camp is a good time to develop some of that chemistry and mental toughness as a team. The more of those guys we have, the better we're going to be. To be mentally and physically tough is the most important part of football.
Q: Is it more trial and error at this point, when you're trying to find things that work and find things that don't?
TB: We're trying to lay a foundation so when we start training camp we have a pretty good idea of what we're good at. We don't waste a lot of time doing the things that we're probably not going to do. Through all these offseason workouts and coaching sessions and now the OTAs and the minicamp, we're trying to hone in on the things that we do well and that's a lot of different combinations of players and techniques and plays. We're seeing a lot of new things on defense. It's about how you can make adjustments because that's what happens on game week. You play on Sunday, you talk about it on Monday and then you move on to the next week and it's a whole different team, another game plan and you have to try to adapt so you can go out and be successful the following week.
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Blues flanker Daniel Braid will return from a long-term neck injury for his side's Super Rugby qualifying clash against the Waratahs at Eden Park on Friday.
The All Blacks international is set to be deployed off the bench to provide cover for his younger brother, Luke, after overcoming the injury sustained against the Western Force back in round four. The 30-year-old says it has been a frustrating past three-months on the sidelines, but a 40-minute stint off the bench for club side University, in which he scored two tries, has him confident heading into the weekend.
"It's been very frustrating sitting on the sidelines and watching the boys go so well but now we're into the crunch time it's good to be back," he said. "I was really nervous in the team selection meeting wondering whether I going to be named on the bench or not and to come back into this knockout footy is really exciting.
"I feel ready now, the last bit was just getting the confidence up going into contact, making tackles and hitting rucks and I got that on the weekend so I'm feeling good."
Meanwhile, in the only other change to the Blues' line-up, coach Pat Lam is set to bring in Alby Mathewson to starting halfback in place of Chris Smylie. Lam believes the hype surrounding the impending Auckland clash will spur his side on to victory over the Waratahs.
"There's a sense of achievement that we've got this far and the excitement kicks in. Obviously having so many people from the media down here adds to that too so everyone's looking forward to it and we want to step up another level, you need to in these games."
Blues: Jared Payne, Joe Rokocoko, Benson Stanley, Luke McAlister, Lachie Munro, Stephen Brett, Alby Mathewson; Peter Saili, Luke Braid, Jerome Kaino, Ali Williams, Anthony Boric, John Afoa, Keven Mealamu, Charlie Faumuina.
Replacements: Tom McCartney, Tevita Mailau, Chris Lowery, Daniel Braid, Chris Smylie, Winston Stanley, Sherwin Stowers.
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Ringed by snow-covered mountains, Bamiyan has often been called Afghanistan's "safest" province.
Its roads, paved for the first time in the central province's history, make Bamiyan's natural beauty and historical artifacts more accessible than ever. In interviews with Al Jazeera, residents of Bamiyan city and mountainside villages alike spoke proudly of their province's safety compared to the rest of the nation.
But despite Bamiyan's relative safety, poverty remains rampant. Nearly 70 percent of the province's roughly 418,000 people live on less than $25 per month.
"We continue to struggle, so many people are without jobs," said 19-year-old Zahra in Bamiyan city's Titanic Market area.
The winter's snow brings with it a host of economic and health problems. Though paved roads now stretch from the provincial capital into the mountainsides, Zahra says streets within the province's snow-covered villages remain unpaved dirt. As temperatures drop, the harsh winter in Bamiyan puts much of the population at risk of malnutrition.
In December, the first commercial flights to Bamiyan hoped to bring tourists from Japan and China to ski the mountains, climb the cliffs that housed what were once the world's largest free-standing Buddhas, and visit the picturesque "red city" of Shahr-e-Zohak.
But several hotels in Bamiyan city are closing for the winter because their pipes have frozen over, and the annual snow adds yet another difficulty for the struggling economy. Last year, a mere 2,500 Afghan tourists and 1,000 foreign tourists visited the province which is home to Afghanistan's first national park.
Locals have tried their best to boost tourism. For instance, in a bid to bring the skiing industry into their province, merchants in Bamiyan have made skis from wooden planks and leather straps.
And Gholam Sakhi, a 42-year-old tour guide, escorts hundreds of people up rocky cliff sides to see where Bamiyan's gargantuan stone Buddha statues once stood, before they were dynamited by the Taliban in 2001. Sakhi proudly offers to take pictures as tourists pose along the thin railing outside the caves where the statues once stood.
But development remains slow, and many in Bamiyan see a conundrum. Billions of dollars in foreign aid have been funneled into Afghanistan's much more dangerous eastern and southern provinces. "Perhaps if we blow something up, the world will pay attention to us," many in the province told Al Jazeera.
The massive Buddha statues in Bamiyan, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001, predated Islam in Afghanistan by at least 200 years.
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The Buddhas were "a historical artifact for Afghanistan, but now another part of our history has been wiped away", says Gholam Sakhi, a native of Bamiyan who moved to Mazar-e-Sharif during the Taliban(***)s rule.
Monks once lived in small caves carved into the cliff sides where the Buddhas stood. The caves are home to some of the oldest oil paintings in the world.
Six lakes make up Band-e-Amir, the site of Afghanistan\(***)s first national park. Although Bamiyan is picturesque and is often referred to as the "safest" province in Afghanistan, few tourists travel to the impoverished region.
In preparation for the harsh winter, many people in Afghanistan\(***)s north and central provinces will sell off their livestock for firewood and food.
Bamiyan may be safe, but it is also poor: nearly 70 percent of its population live on less than $25 per month.
This market in Bamiyan city, the provincial capital, is known as "Titanic Market" by locals. Several hotels in Bamiyan city have closed for the winter because their pipes have frozen over.
The extensive fortified complex of Shahr-e-Zohak, often known as the "Red City" for the colour of the rocks it was built from, overlooks the eastern entry into the Bamiyan Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Archaeological discoveries in Zohak reflect several cultures\(***) presence: Western Turkic, early Islamic and Timurid.
Because Bamiyan\(***)s roads are paved for the first time in its history, historical sites like Zohak - named for the serpent-haired king of ancient Persian literature - are more accessible than ever.
But only 2,500 Afghan tourists and 1,000 foreign tourists visited the province last year.
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