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The A.N.X. graduate collection is based on the idea of defying social stereotypes with an appreciation for heritage whilst embracing a new found sense of self in this world. The collection is largely influenced by my own background as a second generation immigrant – watching my parents struggle with building a new life for their children whilst also struggling with assimilating into a new culture and still retaining a sense of self.
This collection represents the dichotomy between assimilating into the 'Australian way of life' and retaining an understanding and appreciation of my heritage. Although I reside in Australia, I identify myself to be both Australian and Chinese.
This collection depicts my struggle as an Australian born Chinese citizen and understanding what that means to myself. The collection also symbolises myself breaking the mould held for Chinese immigrants in western worlds hence the use of graffiti and its symbolic nature of pertaining to rebellion and anarchy.
The collection also features graffiti work by a famous Hong Kong artist, the late Tsang Tsou Choi or the 'King of Kowloon,' which speaks out against the Chinese government's oppressive measures on its people and the people of Hong Kong. With a large portion of my family residing in Hong Kong – this artwork hits home for my family with my cousin participating in the recent demonstrations and protests in Hong Kong.
My collection also features artwork using a family heirloom my late grandfather brought to this country, a Chinese calligraphy set. It also inspired me to create a custom 3D printed jacket made completely from Filaflex filament – a flexible TPE thermoplastic elastomer based polyurethane. By using the 3D printing pen by 3Doodler I was able to shape and sculpt my designs to create a one of a kind 3D printed jacket emulating the handwork that my grandfather passed down to me. The jacket although 3D printed – is extremely sturdy and very flexible – replicating similar attributes of regular fabric. It took over 60 hours to complete.
The collection also features pleated handwork, embroidery and custom artwork both digitally printed and screen printed onto natural fabrics. Additional texture from frayed hems and ripped pleats adds to the idea of my troubled mindset whilst maintaining an aesthetic that remains true to the A. N. X. ethos. Also featured are paint stroke textures made with my late grandfather's Chinese calligraphy set – paying respect to my family's heritage and my late grandfather.
Many prints featured in the collection pay homage to my Chinese heritage but also plays on the idea of hypocrisy and a thin balance of contradictions between my struggle to assimilate while maintaining my identity. This can be seen with the 'NO GRAFFITI' artwork written in both English and Chinese.
A key feature to my collection is layering of textures and layering of garments on each individual look. The many layers of clothing add character as well as emulating how there are many layers to who I am as a person. The collection includes garments true to the ethos of the brand allowing each garment to be worn by both genders, but for example, I created a backless tunic that could be also worn as a jacket that can be worn by both women and men. The non-conformist oversized designs enabled me to create elongated garments, which focused on comfort and a genderless look. Ancient Chinese dynasty clothing, the cheongsam and the Ming dynasty royal clothing also inspired me, paying homage to my Chinese heritage with a modern twist.


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Processes of deconstruction and reconstruction are some of the most powerful tools for the designer. Objects and experiences come to us packaged in coherent wholes and, as creative thinkers, we have the opportunity to tenaciously question these wholes in order to evaluate, understand and reshape them. Deconstruction is a simple and intuitive way to take apart our present reality and to perceive it anew—as a set of abstractions—freeing us to be both critical and appreciative of the way things might otherwise go together. Reconstruction combines the deconstructed parts in new ways to derive innovative, novel solutions. In this course, students create taxonomies of their daily activities and priorities, and re-imagine them as a visual language.
This course introduces a process that encourages designers to quickly abstract the products of design down to their constituent parts; to reinterpret those parts based on a set of criteria (including point of view); and to build them back up to create new instantiations with new design potential. Students are encouraged to think abstractly and with daring, and to question assumptions about design, form, and intent.
This is a studio class where students work in teams and co-create with outside participants from other SVA departments, and/or communities outside of the school.
Students in this course will come away with a set of tools to:
- Assess and deconstruct a variety of design artifacts and contexts
- Reconstruct original and unique solutions, systems and realities
- Learn to make dichotomies co-exist, translating tension into opportunity
- Explode constraints with deliberate imagination
- Frame intuition with a thought structure
- Carry a new logic forward as a repeatable process for future design engagements
- Food for Thought: Thought for Food - Vicente Todol and Richard Hamilton
- The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking - Roger L. Martin
- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America - Erik Larson
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles - Peter Ferdinand Drucker
- The Design of Herman Miller - Ralph Caplan
- Mind08
- Lidewij Edelkoort
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Nancy Burson
Practice: Photography and Digital
Date of Lecture: 1996-02-16
Computer mix of Adolf Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao & Ayatollah Khomeini, 1983 © Nancy Burson
Nancy Burson is a pioneering American digital artist and photographer. While working at MIT in the early 1980s, she co-developed the computer imaging software that ages human faces. Utilizing the technology's ability to isolate individual features and combine them in a seamless way, Burson created her first series of Composites. The resulting fictitious portraits, such as the compiled faces beauty icons, questioned both scientific truth and the physical nature of identity.
In the early nineties, Burson created a photographic series depicting children and adults whose appearances had been altered by disease or circumstance, thus challenging widely-held perceptions of normality and beauty. In the late nineties, Burson undertook several interactive and public art projects that sought to expose the socially constructed nature of categories such as age, race and gender. One of these projects, The Human Race Machine, digitally scans the viewer's face and projects it back as one of among five races, emphasizing how race is a visual, rather than a genetic concept.
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I have said this many times but adoption is hard. The ups and downs. The getting your heart and mind excited because everything is going well (and quick) and then having to hold back because you experience a tough time of waiting. It is extremely emotional...something you can't quite explain. I have never experienced so many emotions all at one time.
We are still waiting for our CIS paperwork to come back. Right now the current wait is around 60-90 days from the time your paperwork is turned in correctly. Remember, this is the paperwork we must have to finish our dossier (in order to get on the waiting list). We got a letter last week stating that we needed to correct something on our paperwork. We will fix that, send it back in, and hopefully it will be correct.
My heart broke last week when we found these two things out....that our paperwork was done wrong AND that the wait was so long. Russ reminded me that there will be pauses in this process and that this is really our first one.
It has been harder since we made the realization that she could be born (or about to be born). Now, we don't know this because we do not have an actual child picked out but....we just feel it. The waiting has been so much harder since we thought of this. My heart aches for her and for her sweet mom in Ethiopia. Something hard is going to happen to this mom and that makes me so sad. Pray for her mom...that she would experience and know God's love.
I think of the both of them daily. I cry often and my heart physically aches some days. But, I know God's plan is perfect. His timing is perfect. I do trust him completely in this. I feel like I am walking in the dark right now but I know there isn't really a dark when you trust in Jesus. Times of unknown but still there is light. And the great part is that the two main characters of this story are sources of light: the "One" true light and little Lucy "bringer of light."
Psalm 139: 11-12
"If I say surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me, even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you."
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Dark to light
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
May the force be with you.
Russ is a Star Wars fanatic....remember his 30th birthday party last year??
Well, our friends Will, Merissa, and Baby Girl Lilla came over for breakfast. They thought it appropriate to dress Lilla to fit Russ' standards. Russ thought it appropriate to compare her to Yoda.
Yoda was given to us when we lived in Hernando by kids in the youth group. Yoda had his own room. Each day I would come home from school, Yoda would be on top of the tv cabinet....for reasons I can't figure out. I would then take him back to his very own space in his very own room (very secluded....for his privacy :) ) The next day, Yoda would be back in the den.
When we moved to Tupelo and lived in the rental house....there was a small shelf above the door. I thought this would be perfect for a picture but Yoda thought it was perfect for him. So, he sat....watching all who entered and exited the house :)
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
He sings like I do
According to Russ, I know about 3 words to each verse of a song....the rest I either hum or make-up. I knew I was on the wrong path when (in 7th grade) I thought the lyrics to Ace of Base's song "I saw the sign" was "I saw the Sun." It made so much sense to me :) Yesterday my sister-in-law showed me this.....
I have more in common with him than I should.
I have more in common with him than I should.
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couch, three friends, and reindeer pants
Margaret, Jessica, and Me ....oh, and three pair of matching reindeer pj's.
What a fun night!! I love these girls!!!
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Atlanta Bread Company
We had an amazing night at Atlanta Bread November 16th! Basically, however much money ABC made that night, we got 10%....which would have been around $300. Which is amazing. BUT, we took home around $900 for our adoption that night. Russ and I are blessed with family and friends that love and support us no matter what it is we are going through. We had friends and family that helped serve and bus tables that night so that we could keep the tips that were given. Friends also planned the event, told others about the event, came to eat, served, took pictures and video, and all around supported us. God is showing us His love through the people He has placed in our lives. We are so undeserving yet so thankful. What an amazing sight to see so many people supporting Lucy and loving her even though they have not met her.
This week I have been overcome with thankfulness and a sense to just stop and praise God for His hand in our lives. Russ and I continually talk about how undeserving we are yet through good and bad God continues to lavish His love on us ....and Lucy.
Thanks to everyone who made this a great night!!
This week I have been overcome with thankfulness and a sense to just stop and praise God for His hand in our lives. Russ and I continually talk about how undeserving we are yet through good and bad God continues to lavish His love on us ....and Lucy.
Thanks Merissa and Jessica for creating and setting up the things for our table!! Thanks Margaret for the video and pics!!
Just the two of us. Ready to make it three :)
3 of the 4 grandparents!! We missed Grandaddy Bill!!
The great-grandparents. We missed you Meme and Mamaw!
Such a sweet family. Ellie was adopted from Ethiopia so they drove from New Albany to support Lucy. How sweet!!!
Thanks to everyone who made this a great night!!
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Merry Christmas
Sorry this is so late....but, we spent Halloween in Nashville. Thought I would show you just how creative the Polsgrove family is :)
Russ and Leigh Ann (his sister) carving pumpkins.....
Leigh Ann and Chris' pumpkins were nice BUT......
Just check out THIS creativity :) I know that my peace sign is the most creative pumpkin you have ever seen!!!
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Gladney Approved
That's right....our agency has officially approved us to be parents!!! This does not mean much....except that lots of our paperwork has been approved and we do not have to deal with it anymore!!!
Now, on to working on our dossier and getting on that waitlist!!!
Now, on to working on our dossier and getting on that waitlist!!!
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Peace Corps Program debuts on 2013 Peace Corps' Top Colleges rankingsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Peace Corps Representative
"Every year, graduates of colleges and universities across the United States are making a difference in communities overseas through Peace Corps service," said Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet. "As a result of the top-notch education they receive, these graduates are well prepared for the challenge of international service. They become leaders in their host communities and carry the spirit of service and leadership back with them when they return home."
UH Mānoa moves up 20 places from its number 44 ranking the previous year, making it the only school in Hawai'i to place in the 2013 Top Colleges rankings. This marks the first time that UH Mānoa has appeared on Peace Corps' Top Colleges since the rankings began in 2003. Historically, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has produced 553 Peace Corps volunteers.
"The Peace Corps Program has a great history in Hawaiʻi and has flourished largely due to the culture of service in our islands. The UH Mānoa program has had excellent campus recruiters getting the word out about the opportunity and assisting with the entire process until our students are ready to leave for their service," said Atina Pascua, Director of the UH Mānoa Service Learning Program that houses the program.
"The multicultural environment of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa exposed me to diverse people and cultures all at one place," said Peggy Kang, a UH Mānoa alumna currently serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho. "Also, all the knowledge and experience gained through the latest and practical teaching methods and curriculum […] set a strong foundation for my primary job as an education volunteer."
Students and community members interested in serving in the Peace Corps should contact Hawaiʻi Peace Corps Representative Sam West at firstname.lastname@example.com or (808) 956-6860.
For more information, visit: peacecorps.gov


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Yesterday was Emma's Excursion of Hope at Trinity United Church. My church family had been wanting to do something for me, since news of my recurrence in May of 2010 and I had been putting it off, I guess, for lack of a better term. Finally, a bit over a month ago, Janice called me and asked if they could move ahead with their plans and I said yes. And then didn't my journey move into the next stage too. So, it could not have been better timing.
I'm finding it quite hard to put into words how I am feeling. So instead I'll tell you what I saw and heard: joy, light and hope in the faces of family and friends; joy, light and hope in the voices of my friends. LOVE. There was a glow in that church yesterday - it was not my imagination. There was a lightness I would call it that I felt even as I walked across the street from my place, and heard the easy chatter of people happy to be entering and happy to be there: anticipating the wonderful music. So I gladly entered this tired old, shaky old body into that glow. I opened my pores and imagined the light entering with each breath. When I heard Jane and Lori and Shaun warming up, I joked that this is a foreshadow of what is best to come.
That light, that glow, was there as nurture for everyone yesterday.
So, here's my thinking. I have three more radiation treatments. Then Jim and I will be home Thursday. I have an Aredia treatment on Friday. I am supposed to see Dr. AJ on the 4th of July, when we will solidify our commencement of Xeloda date - the end of July. After good, honest and open consultation, I am going to ask them to make those decisions for me, knowing this: our window of opportunity to make an actual excursion of hope has to occur before this next chemo starts. I need to regroup - let the radiation work to its maximum, get my health back (don't laugh), and get ready for chemo. This next chemo has to work and it will and I intend to have my body ready for it. Jim has a new group of students joining him the week of July 11th and he has to be back then. So, somewhere between June 27th and July 10th we will be making our excursion of hope - well of joy, light and hope and rest and nutrition and sunrises and sunsets and walks on the beach and holding hands and quiet and meditation and I could go on. Hawaii if we can swing it, with 2 extra travel days built in for me so I'm not bushed when I get back to this wonderful, sleepy little home of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
This is what we are thinking.
Peace and light to you all! Bathe in the glow.
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In the early 1880's the The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (formed from the 53rd & the 85th Regiments of Foot) were involved in some of Victorian Britain's numerous overseas adventures;
Some of their exploits can be seen here, too.
They must have looked something similar to these chaps...
However, Qualiticast Miniatures are listed here; if they would just answer an order request...would be nice!
Does anyone know if they are taking orders...or if they are also out of business...anyone speak Italian? Anyone...!!
Greetings from a sunny (snow covered) Berlin.
Next up - Sudanese Lancers...


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1. Scope of our Service – Information on the Site
Through the Site or App, Trip4Asia or MTravel provides an online platform through which you can browse different types of lodging and temporary accommodation, including but not necessarily limited to hotels, hostels, serviced apartments, B&Bs, rooms for rent, cottages, ryokans, etc. (collectively, the "Accommodation(s)") and make reservations with such Accommodations. By making a booking through the Site or App, you make an offer to book a reservation at the price listed for such reservation and such other terms and conditions stated on the Site or App, which shall become a binding contract when accepted by Trip4Asia or MTravel, which in turn means the reservation has been confirmed by the Accommodation. We will indicate the acceptance of your Accommodation booking via an e-mail confirmation (with a voucher for prepaid Accommodations). We reserve the right to reject bookings as set out below.
When rendering our services, the information that we disclose about Accommodations is based on the information provided to us by our suppliers or providers (including but not necessarily limited to the Accommodations, their representatives, distributors, destination management companies (DMCs), channel managers, partners, etc.). As such, the Accommodations or their representatives are given access to an extranet or other connectivity solution through which they are fully responsible for updating all rates, availability, description, pictures, booking conditions or accommodation policies and other information which is displayed on the Site or App. We will use reasonable skill and care in performing our services, however we cannot guarantee that, all information is accurate, complete, correct or up to date, nor can we be held responsible for any errors (including manifest and typographical errors), interruptions (whether due to any (temporary and/or partial) breakdown, repair, upgrade or maintenance of the Site or otherwise), inaccurate, misleading or untrue information or non-delivery of information. Each Accommodation remains responsible at all times for the accuracy, completeness and correctness of the Accommodation information displayed on the Site or App. Changes in market conditions or circumstances may occur on short notice which may make information displayed on the Site or App inaccurate or outdated. In case of problems, our Customer Service will use its reasonable efforts to assist you and serve as a point of contact with the Accommodation. Please note that Trip4Asia or MTravel is one of many channels Accommodations use to make their inventory available for reservation. When a search result indicates that a particular Accommodation has no more rooms available, that means the room type is not available for reservation through Trip4Asia or MTravel.
The Site or App does not constitute and should not be regarded as a recommendation or endorsement of (the quality, service level or rating of) any Accommodation listed on the Site or App. We hereby expressly disclaim any representation, warranty or undertaking in relation to the quality, status or adequacy of any Accommodation listed on the Site or App. The Accommodations can be ranked on the Site or App according to different criteria (star rating, reviews, etc.). The default ranking is based on an automated algorithm which may be updated or amended from time to time. We reserve the right not to accept customers or bookings (or in exceptional cases to cancel confirmed ones) at our discretion and for whatever (legal) reason without the need to justify such refusal. Typical reasons for rejecting a customer or booking include, but are not limited to: Accommodation request, breach of the Terms of Use, force majeure events, trade or economic sanctions, embargoes, legal restrictions, (suspicions of) fraud or theft, suspected criminal activity, suspicious bookings, submission by customer of misleading or erroneous information, credit card problems, inappropriate behavior, threats, insults, violence, refusal to supply information, practical obstacles, communication problems, obvious errors (see below), history, blacklisting by governments or international organizations (USA, EU, UN, SG, MY…), etc. In case a booking is rejected or cancelled by Trip4Asia or MTravel and a payment has already been made, you will receive a refund of the total booking value. We also reserve the right to bar ("blacklist") users from the Site or App, on a permanent or temporary basis, at our discretion. Any such blacklisted user must not attempt to use the Site or App under any other name or through any other user. See also below for our fraud prevention mechanisms.
In rare cases, we may also have to cancel or reject a booking due to "obvious errors", independent of the origin of such errors. For clarity, an obvious error is a mistake on the Site or App (e.g. in terms of price) which a reasonable person would not consider to be normal. The amount charged will be reimbursed without charge in such case. Whether to cancel or reject a booking for this reason is in Trip4Asia or MTravel's sole discretion.
Please note that suspected group bookings can also be rejected or cancelled by Trip4Asia or MTravel or the Accommodation as most Accommodations have specific procedures for group bookings. Contact our Customer Service team for more information.
Trip4asia or Mtravel will not be held liable for the Accommodations' failure to provide the specific request and/or needs requested by you when making the reservation using the Site or App.
Circumstances such as ongoing renovations, Accommodation booking errors, and specific guest needs can affect the quality of your experiences. Be sure to let the Accommodation know any special requests or requirements you have at the reception counter.
2. A word about star ratings
The Accommodation star ratings are provided for your information only. The star ratings are based on information we have received from our suppliers, including the Accommodations. We do not independently verify the star ratings and/or the status of the Accommodation. A star rating is only indicative of the level of comfort/services you can expect to find in a particular Accommodation. For more detailed information, please check the detailed description on the Site or App. Please be aware that star ratings can vary greatly on the basis of location, available alternatives, local market conditions, practices or other circumstances. Thus, it is possible that a star rating in one particular country or city is not comparable to the same star rating in another country or city due to such circumstances. Star ratings do not necessarily reflect all the amenities or services that might be available at an Accommodation, and some amenities and features may not be available in every room or at every property with a particular star rating. If there are particular amenities or features that are important to you, please contact our Customer Service and inquire as to the availability of such amenities or features.
3. Use of the Site
Trip4Asia or MTravel grants you a limited, restricted, personal, non-transferable, non-sublicense able, revocable license to access and use the Site or App only as expressly permitted in the Terms of Use. Except for this limited license, we do not grant you any other rights or license with respect to the Site or App; any rights or licenses not expressly granted herein are reserved. The content and information on the Site or App, as well as the software and infrastructure used to provide such content and information, is proprietary to Trip4Asia or MTravel or its suppliers and providers, including the Accommodations. You may only use the Site or App to make bona fide and legitimate enquiries or bookings and you hereby undertake not to make any speculative, false or fraudulent bookings or any reservations in anticipation of demand. You undertake that the payment details you provide us with in making a booking are fully correct. You also undertake to provide correct and accurate e-mail, postal and/or other contact details to Trip4Asia or MTravel and acknowledge that Trip4Asia or MTravel may use these details to contact you in the event that this should prove necessary. Please also consult our Personal Data Privacy Notice.
By using the Site and App, you expressly represent and warrant that you are legally entitled to accept and agree to the Terms of Use and that you are at least eighteen (18) years old and understand your legal obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Site and App is not available to persons under the age of eighteen (18) or such persons that are forbidden for any reason whatsoever to enter into a contractual relationship. By using the Site and App, you further represent and warrant that you have the right, authority and capacity to use the Site and App and to abide by the Terms of Use contained herein.
You may only access the Site and App using authorized means. It is your responsibility to check and ensure that you have downloaded the correct Software for your device. Trip4asia or MTravel is not liable if you do not have a compatible device or if you have downloaded the wrong version of the Software to your device. Trip4asia or MTravel reserves the right not to permit you to use the Site and App should you use the Application and/or the Software with an incompatible or unauthorized device or for purposes other than which the Software and/or the Application is intended to be used.
Accordingly, as a condition of using the Site, you agree not to use the Site or its contents or information for any commercial or non-personal purpose (direct or indirect) or for any purpose that is illegal, unlawful or prohibited by the Terms of Use. Except with our prior written authorization, you agree not to modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell or re-sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from the Site. In addition, you agree not to:
Unless otherwise expressly permitted, websites may not hyperlink to any page beyond the homepage of the Site or App or frame the Site or App or any web page or material herein, nor may any entity hyperlink any aspect of the Site or App in an email for commercial purposes without the express written permission of Trip4Asia or MTravel.
By making a reservation on the Site or App, you represent and warrant that you are not covered by any international sanction program.
If and when applicable, you will satisfy all your obligations, tax, withholding or otherwise as required by your country of residence.
4. Prices & Additional Charges
A. Additional Charges by Accommodations
Please note that all prices on the Site or App are for your Accommodation room reservation only and are for the requested stay dates and for the number of people indicated, unless indicated otherwise. The Accommodation room reservations rates are displayed per room and per night. Except where indicated otherwise, Trip4Asia or MTravel will typically display the rate exclusive of tax recovery and service charges (see below for more details) on the Site or App, and display these additional tax recovery and service charges during the booking path.
Without prejudice to what is set out below, you will see the total inclusive price prior to confirming your booking. Display settings may vary, but this will at the latest show on the final booking page (before the confirmation screen). Please verify every step of your reservation on the booking form; you can discontinue the booking at any time prior to the final confirmation screen (please see below for post-booking cancellations). What is included in the rate is displayed on the Site or App (under the Accommodation information section or prior to the final booking confirmation) and/or in the confirmation email/voucher. Breakfast is typically not included unless explicitly stated otherwise. Hotel resort and other mandatory fees (see below) and certain local city, tourist or occupancy taxes (when applicable) that are required to be collected directly from guests, are typically not included in the rate unless stated otherwise.
Please verify the Accommodation description or policies on the Site or App. Insurance of any kind is never included in the rates. The standard Accommodation room reservations are for single or double occupancy, extra beds will usually incur extra charges. The Accommodation may also refuse to accept additional persons if not duly informed in advance. Please note that certain Accommodations may charge you a so-called additional but mandatory "resort fee" (or similar) for the use of certain of their services. This resort fee is typically not included in the price, but it will be mentioned in the Accommodation description on the Site or App. You may also be charged directly by the Accommodation for energy surcharges, baggage handling fees, newspaper delivery fees, in-room safe fees, tourism fees, or housekeeping fees. The practice to add additional Accommodation fees is outside Trip4Asia or MTravel's control and occurs in certain markets. Needless to say, optional incidental fees and personal consumptions are almost never included, for example, parking charges, minibar charges, phone calls, room service, food & beverage, gala dinners, movie rentals, internet, etc.. During certain high season periods, certain Accommodations will add on a compulsory gala dinner (e.g. for New Year, Christmas, Chinese New Year,...). This is not included in the room rate, but will be displayed on the booking form. Please check the "Accommodation Information", "Booking Conditions", "Cancellation Policy" or similar wording on the Site. When in doubt whether something is included, you can contact our Customer Service team within 7 working days after booking is confirmed.
For certain Accommodations, a compulsory transportation or transfer fee will be charged on top of the room rate at the request of the Accommodation, or at your option where available. This is especially common for island destinations (e.g. the Maldives) where you need Accommodation transportation to reach the Accommodation. Please note that Trip4Asia or MTravel does not organize any transportation, this is always organized by and offered by or on behalf of the Accommodation, who is responsible for such transportation services, not Trip4Asia or MTravel.
Trip4Asia or MTravel does not assume any liability for the quality, safety, frequency or service levels of such transportation services. In some jurisdictions, the Accommodations are also required to directly collect a local bed or city tax from the guests. Governments have on occasion issued additional taxes and may ask the Accommodations to collect these directly. These charges, if applicable, will be payable by you to the Accommodation directly at checkout. Please verify with the Accommodation or Customer Service which extra fees are (not) included.
B. Currency Conversion
Rates can be converted into different currencies for your convenience. Accommodation rates provided in a currency other than the currency displayed on the Site or App are converted to the displayed currency at a rate determined by Trip4Asia or MTravel, which may include a conversion and/or processing fee for certain currencies. The currency and amount you see displayed at the latest on the final booking page is the amount Trip4Asia or MTravel will charge to your credit card or other mode of payment gateway. You may be given the option to pay in your credit card or selected payment gateway currency if it is different from the selected currency. In case of immediate payment, you will see the converted amount that will be charged to your card or selected payment gateway. Your bank may impose additional fees on the transaction, over which Trip4Asia or MTravel has no control. Please note that exchange rates fluctuate daily. Trip4asia or MTravel has no control over the fluctuation of the exchange rates and/or the conversion rate provided by your credit card issuing bank or selected payment gateway.
For customers using Alipay or UnionPay for payment, please note that all charges will always be made in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY/RMB) (amount as displayed) and that the USD amount displayed between brackets is for reference only. Certain credit cards do not accept payments in certain currencies, in which case an alternative currency (typically based on the country of the issuing bank) will be proposed in a new field. Trip4asia or MTravel will not be responsible for any conversion made / done by credit card or other mode of payment gateway. Please pay attention to the booking form fields prior to clicking the confirmation button.
A Word on Charges for Taxes and Fees
In connection with facilitating your Accommodation transaction, the charge to your credit card or selected payment gateway may include a charge for taxes and fees ("Taxes and Fees") unless indicated otherwise. This charge includes an estimated amount to recover the amount we pay to the Accommodation in connection with your reservation for taxes owed by the Accommodation including, without limitation, sales and use tax, occupancy tax, room tax, excise tax, value added tax and/or other similar taxes. In certain locations, the tax amount may also include government imposed service fees or other fees not paid directly to the taxing authorities but required by law to be collected by the Accommodation. The charge for Taxes and Fees varies based on a number of factors including, without limitation, the amount we pay the Accommodation and the location of the Accommodation where you will be staying, and may include profit that we retain.
Except as described below, we are not the vendor collecting and remitting taxes to the applicable taxing authorities. Our Accommodation suppliers, as vendors, include all applicable taxes in the amount billed to us and we pay over such amounts directly to the vendors. We are not a co-vendor associated with the vendor with whom we book or reserve our customer\'s travel arrangements. Taxability and the appropriate tax rate and the type of applicable taxes vary greatly by location.
For transactions involving Accommodations located within certain jurisdictions, the charge to your credit card or selected payment gateway for Taxes and Fees includes a payment of tax that we are required to collect and remit to the jurisdiction for tax owed on amounts we retain as compensation for our services.
For Accommodations where you need to pay at the Accommodation, the price may or may not include taxes and services. Please verify the booking conditions and your confirmation mail or voucher or contact our Customer Service team.
As stated above, certain cities or municipalities charge city, bed, tourist occupancy or equivalent taxes that have to be collected by the Accommodation locally.
5. Privacy
We respect your privacy. Please have a look at our Privacy or Personal Data Protection Notice for further information.
A word about failed payments
For a variety of reasons, payment on the Site or App may fail. In such cases, Trip4Asia or MTravel will offer you alternatives to ensure your reservation can go ahead. If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Service department.
6. Booking conditions - Cancellations, No-Shows, Early Departure, Late Check-In and Late Check-Out – Specific Accommodation Policies - Special Needs
By making a reservation on our Site or App, you accept and agree to the relevant Accommodation booking conditions, including cancellation and no-show policies applicable to that booking, and to any additional (delivery) terms and conditions of the Accommodation that may apply to your reservation or during your stay, including for services rendered and/or products offered by the Accommodation (the delivery terms and conditions of an Accommodation can be obtained with the relevant Accommodation). Please note that you may be charged for your cancellation in accordance with the Accommodation\'s cancellation and no-show policy, in some cases for the entire stay or the first night. We recommend that you read the cancellation and no-show policy of the Accommodation carefully prior to making your reservation. If you fail to check in to your Accommodation on time on the day of your reservation and do not alert the Accommodation, the remaining portion of your reservation may be cancelled and you may not be entitled to a refund, depending on the terms and conditions of the applicable Accommodation. Trip4asia or MTravel will not be held responsible for your failure to alert the Accommodation in case of Late Check-In/Late Arrival. Regardless of the Accommodation's cancellation policy, Trip4Asia or MTravel reserves the right to charge a cancellation fee(s), this will be indicated on the Site or App. Please carefully check the Accommodation details thoroughly for any such conditions prior to making your reservation. Some Accommodations will charge extra for early or late check-outs.
If you wish to review, adjust or cancel your reservation, please contact our Customer Service 14 days prior to check-in date. Any review, adjustment or cancellation of your reservation done after the 14 days deadline shall not be entertained by Trip4asia or MTravel.
Many Accommodations have specific policies around children, accompanying travelers and/or traveling with pets. As indicated above, you are strongly advised to check with the Accommodation itself or to verify the Accommodation policies prior to making the booking. Trip4asia or MTravel shall not entertain any complain(s) after reservation is confirmed.
Special Needs: If you have special needs (e.g., wheelchair accessible room) you must contact the Accommodation and verify that special needs can be met. Please note that all special requests are subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed by Trip4Asia or MTravel. Trip4asia or MTravel shall not be held liable for the Accommodation's failure to meet the special request. If available, your request will be confirmed upon arrival.
7. Intellectual Property Rights - Trademark Notice
The mark "Trip4Asia " & "MTravel", as well as certain local language transliterations thereof is a registered trademark of or licensed to Trip4Asia & MTravel and/or its affiliated companies in many countries worldwide. Other product and company names identified on the Site may be the name, trademark, trade name, service mark, logo, symbol or other proprietary designation of Trip4Asia & MTravel, its licensor or associated companies or a third party. The use on the Site and App of any name, trade name, trademark, service mark, logo, symbol or other proprietary designation or marking of or belonging to any third-party, and the availability of specific goods or services from such third-party through the Site and App, should not be construed as an endorsement or sponsorship of the Site and App by any such third-party, or the participation by such third-party in the offering of goods, services or information through the Site and App. Trip4Asia and MTravel owns the copyright to the Site and App. You may not use the Trip4Asia and MTravel intellectual property without our consent.
The Site and App contains copyright material, trade names and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, graphics and may in future include video, graphics, music and sound. The entire contents of the Site and App are protected by copyright law. We, and our licensors, own copyright and/or database right in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part except as provided in the Terms of Use. Unless stated otherwise, the software required for our services or available at or used by the Site and App and the intellectual property rights (including the trademarks, service marks, logos, designs, copyrights etc.) in the contents and information and material on the Site and App are owned by Trip4Asia and MTravel, its affiliated or associated companies, licensors, suppliers (including the Accommodations) or providers. Trip4Asia and MTravel does not assume any liability for copyrighted materials provided by third parties or any intellectual property right infringements by such third parties.
You may use information from the Site or App for your own personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without our express permission and that of the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyright material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyright material.
We may provide hypertext links to other sites which are operated by other people. Using such a link, you acknowledge leaving the Site or App and proceeding at your own responsibility.
Trip4asia or MTravel will not hesitate to enforce our rights over any infringement and/or misuse of our intellectual property rights including but not limited to issuing you cease and desist letter, lodging a complaint with the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, and initiating a legal suit. You will be accountable for any infringement and/or misuse of our intellectual property rights wherein you will compensate us accordingly.
8. Reviews – Further correspondence - Rights to User Content
By completing a booking, you agree to receive confirmation messages (email and/or SMS which is chargeable to Trip4asia or MTravel-out of our goodwill), as well as an invitation email to complete our guest review form which we will promptly send to you after your stay at the Accommodation, followed by one or more reminders. Completion is optional. For clarity, the confirmation and guest review emails are transactional and are not part of the newsletters or marketing mails, from which you can unsubscribe (see our Personal Data Privacy Notice for more details).
9. Travel advisory – Visa requirements
Although most travel is completed without incident, travel to certain destinations may involve greater risk than others. We urge passengers to review travel prohibitions, warnings, announcements and advisories issued by their governments prior to booking travel, particularly when travelling to international destinations. Failure to do so, Trip4asia or MTravel shall not be held responsible and will not compensate.
By displaying Accommodations in particular destinations, Trip4Asia or MTravel does not represent or warrant that travel to such points is advisable or risk-free and Trip4Asia or MTravel can never be held liable for damages or losses that may result from travel to such destinations. Trip4Asia or MTravel can under no circumstances be held liable for any incidents occurring during your stay at the Accommodation. You are strongly advised to check the relevant travel advisories issued by your government for any country you are visiting and to take the necessary precautions. You are also advised to take personal travel insurance. At all material times, Trip4asia or MTravel is a platform for booking of accommodation only, the final decision as to the reservation of the Accommodation solely rest on you.
Trip4Asia or MTravel cannot be held liable for any loss incurred in the event of your failure to hold the necessary passports, visas and documentation for your journey. You are advised to check with the relevant embassies, consulates and/or visa departments of the countries you wish to visit. It is your responsibility to obtain whatever travel documents are required. Trip4asia or MTravel will not entertain any complaints pertaining to and/or arising from the issue(s) above.
Please note that some countries have strict rules and regulations on the import of restricted or prohibited goods, items or substances. These can include but are not necessarily limited to alcohol, tobacco, perfumes, drugs, medication, books, movies, DVDs, adult entertainment materials, food stuffs, plants, animal parts, etc. It is your responsibility to verify and comply with applicable regulations. Non-compliance can lead to severe penalties.
10. Interaction with Third Parties
This Site or App may contain links to third party websites ("Third Party Websites") that are not owned or controlled by Trip4asia or MTravel. Links to Third Party Websites do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Trip4asia or Mtravel of such Third Party Websites or the information, products, advertising or other materials available on those Third Party Websites.
You are solely and fully responsible for accessing Third Party Websites and any risk attaching to such access to Third Party Websites shall be borne by you. You hereby represent and warrant that you have read and agree to be bound by all applicable policies of any Third Party Websites relating to your use of the Services and that you will act in accordance with those policies, in addition to your obligations under this Terms of Use. Trip4asia or MTravel has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, accuracy, privacy policies, or practices of or opinions expressed in any Third Party Websites. In addition, Trip4asia or MTravel will not and cannot monitor, verify, censor or edit the content of any Third Party Website. By using the Services, you expressly relieve and hold Trip4asia or MTravel harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of any Third Party Website.
Your interactions with Third Parties through the Third Party Website are solely between you and the Third Party.
11. Complaints
If you have complaints about Trip4Asia or MTravel's service, you can contact our Customer Service team. We will exercise reasonable skill and care to assist you.
Please note that any complaint(s) about the Accommodation (policies, standards, service, facilities, decoration, food, etc.) is ultimately a matter for the Accommodation itself. Trip4Asia or MTravel will coordinate directly with the Accommodation to try and find a mutually agreeable solution but cannot guarantee a satisfactory outcome. Kindly allow 30 working days for the Accommodation to rectify the complain(s), if any.
12. Legal
Disclaimer of Warranties
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TRIP4ASIA or MTRAVEL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FAILURES CAUSED BY SERVER ERRORS, MISDIRECTED OR REDIRECTED TRANSMISSIONS, FAILED INTERNET CONNECTIONS, INTERRUPTIONS IN THE TRANSMISSION OR RECEIPT OF RESERVATIONS OR, ANY COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER TECHNICAL DEFECT, WHETHER HUMAN OR TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
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McQ by Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2015-2016 Collection
The street and youth cultures rock the Alexander McQueen McQ fall/winter 2015-2016 collection at its presentation it appears and we couldn't be happier. While some may criticize the lack of brand specific extravagance and histrionics, instead calling it out for leaving a hole in the expectations of one. It is, essentially, full of the perfect everyday pieces combining the bad girl with the softly spoken female, the leather with the chiffon, the perfectly washed jeans with the denim on denim look that has been rather scarce among the fall and winter shows. Leopard prints and biker studs collide in this Alexander McQueen world, while a metallic patch finds its way on to a scrummy soft Aran jumper. We even see a touch of culottes, those funky pants that somehow manage to stay in style for multiple seasons in a row. Add high boots underneath, a long knit sweater over the shoulders and a knit jacket to be worn on top of it all and you have a pretty interesting Alexander McQueen look, particularly while wearing your hair in a center part, in natural waves and rucked behind the ears.
We kind of really liked the leopard print pony skin with its soft but fearsome look and the totally chic feel we got out of it. We have been seeing lots of angles and layering, particularly the layering, while some of the looks had that pretty little gauzy chiffon apron look leaving one leg open while adding mystery across the rest of the lower body, the hem ending just above the ankles. Like so many of the other designers, McQueen also brought focus on his artistic talents in dreaming up the extraordinary with an air of grunge to it all and inventive uses for the fabrics in question. There is a whole lot of patchwork and a whole lot of collaging it seems, with straightforward silhouettes and laid-back designs. We even see an oversized cream cricket sweater somewhere in the mix with silver foil emblazoned across the chest and a gloating asymmetrical chiffon skirt underneath and black leather booties clad over the feet.
The Alexander McQueen house finds itself constantly nodding towards the more punkish rock style rebellious influences to the garments, elements that make the brand quite unique. This includes a black T-shirt dress with silver studs covering it up and a cinched waist due to a leather belt made to work like a corset. Those silver metallic miniskirts definitely are enough to capture one's attention, particularly with couple with an oversized sweater in a black and white cozy knot, complete with a random patch of orange across the chest. Probably one of the best looks is the copped, perfectly washed out jeans with the high waist, with a navy turtleneck tucked in tightly, a black leather jacket thrown on top of it all and a pleated silver studded apron worn over the backside to give it an ankle length cape-like illusion. It's a good look and one, which should appeal to most women who have a touch of punkish rebelliousness coursing through their blood.
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Ghosts of Gettysburg has over 40 of the most haunted battlefield sites and 10 of the most haunted hospital sites that readers can visit on this haunted battlefield. This is a must-read for anyone visiting the Gettysburg Battlefield. Let Dave & Sharon show you the haunted sites of the Gettysburg Battlefield.
Ghosts of Gettysburg
Walking on Hallowed Ground
Drs. Dave and Sharon Oester
History / General
Trade Paperback
Publication Date: May-2007
Price: $19.95 plus shipping
Size: 6 x 9
Author: Drs. Dave and Sharon Oester
256 Pages
On Demand Printing
Available from Ingram Book Group, Baker & Taylor,
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plus many other sites
Ghosts of Gettysburg: Walking on Hallowed Groundd is a keep-you-up-all-night book from real life master ghost hunters Drs. Dave and Sharon Oester, cofounders of the International Ghost Hunters Society, the largest ghost research society on the Internet.
Drs. Dave and Sharon Oester spend their time traveling the back roads of America, investigating some of its most haunted places. Over a six year period, they explored and recorded the amazing ghostly experiences of visitors to the Gettysburg battlefield. One year they devoted a full month for battlefield investigations and drove over 1,000 miles on the battlefield gathering data for this book.
Drs. Dave and Sharon Oester were the first to hold ghost conferences in Gettysburg teaching about ghost photography and electronic voice phenomena known as EVP. Their annual ghost conferences started the ghost hunting movement in Gettysburg.
Drs. Dave and Sharon Oester has shared 40 of the most haunted sites on the battlefield, not according to folklore, but from their own personal investigations using scientific tools to validate the existence of ghosts. Each haunted site contains a short history of its part in this three day battle. Read about the 10 most haunted Civil War hospitals sites that can be visited by the reader.
Ghosts of Gettysburg: Walking on Hallowed Ground is now available at online bookstores, such as Amazon.com. We also have the Ghosts of Gettysburg: Walking on Hallowed Ground in stock, order it from us and we will autograph the book.
Rev. Colonel Bruce L. Cline, CPI, PhD said, "I purchased your book "Ghosts of Gettysburg: Walking on Hallowed Ground" and found it to be very interesting as well as informative. I have recommended your book to all members of the Little Egypt Ghost Society. I only wish I would have read your book before my trips to Gettysburg. I feel like I missed out on some really interesting things that I knew nothing of before reading your well written book."
Nancy Coplin said, "Ghosts of Gettysburg Walking on Hallowed Ground is a collection of 'keep you up all night' short stories and is without question one of the best ghost books I have ever read. Along with true ghost stories written by Dave and Sharon Oester, they have included eerie tales written and contributed by many guest authors; common folks who share with the reader ghostly experiences of their own. These stories will keep even a skeptic on the edge of their seat; stories of voices of the dead, strange ghostly visions, smells and the touch of ghostly hands from those who still continue to fight this raging battle from 1863 on the haunted battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. For anyone curious about ghost hunting and the actual science used behind the scene to conduct ghost investigations, Drs. Dave and Sharon share their insight of how to photograph ghosts and record ghost voices; proven successful methods they discovered many years ago and are now used by thousands. Also included are their do's and don'ts of staying safe, yet being successful during investigations. This is an absolute 'must have' book for anyone planning on visiting Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Look no further if you are wondering where to find a haunted hot spot on this hallowed ground because this book will also serve as a reference to guide you to haunted fields, Civil War Hospital Sites, monuments, Taverns, Bed and Breakfasts and includes many photographs. For the Civil War history enthusiast, this book includes both a significant and impressive amount of historical facts regarding the 3-day battle. If you are looking for a great collection of ghost stories, educational information on how to become a ghost hunter or are a history buff, Ghosts of Gettysburg Walking on Hallowed Ground has it all and is unlike any other ghost book I have and is truly a welcome addition to my collection."
Lorraine Scott said, "I just couldn't wait to tell you now exciting your new book is on Gettysburg. I especially enjoyed reading the stories of all the ghostly experiences. It truly is an up-all-night book."
Debbie Orr said, "Don't miss this book, filled with a history of the Battle of Gettysburg, as well as the history of the haunted battlefields in Gettysburg. This book is one that I found hard to put down. It is filled with names of the haunted sites in and around Gettysburg, and many personal experiences at these sites. I have been to Gettysburg myself, and plan to return. This well written and informational book just makes me want to get back that much sooner. I would highly recommend this book."
Richard Craze said, "Drs. Dave and Sharon have compiled fascinating anecdotal personal experiences (theirs as well as those of contributors) from one of this country's most hallowed grounds. They weave these events in a chronological order following the battle's three day progression, prefacing each day's confrontations with historical data. Further, they provide guidance for aspiring paranormal researchers according to established IGHS protocols. Where appropriate, they dismiss commonly held beliefs and misinterpretations of collected data based upon their vast knowledge and experiences. This book is not all inclusive, for the battle still rages on for many. Millions of people have visited Gettysburg and undoubtedly many more unexplained experiences are yet to be chronicled. Regardless, this book is a must for anyone interested in the psychic imprint that was left behind on those bloodied PA fields in July 1863. "
John Ammenheuser said, "My wife and I live in Thurmont, Maryland which is about 15 miles from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. We have visted the Battlefield many times in the past 47 years. We have taken some Strange and Weird pictures there. This book has REALLY GOT ME THINKING about the Ghosts and Paranormal activity there. I have learned from this book about Ghost Sites that I never even thought about before. I would rate this book WAY ABOVE the 5 stars that "Amazon" allows. BUY THIS BOOK YOU WON"T BE SORRY !..IT IS GREAT ! Happy Ghost Hunting."
List of Chapters
Foreword by Harry Borger
In the Beginning
Battle of Gettysburg
Day One
Day Two
- Reynolds Woods
- Iverson's Pits
- Lee's Headquarters
- Cashtown Inn
- Hero of Gettysburg
Day Three
- Devils Den
- Slaughter Pen
- Rose Woods
- Triangular Field
- Wheatfield
- Sachs Covered Bridge
- Spangler's Springs
- Culp's Hill
- Pardee Field
- Little Round Top – 20th Maine
- Irish Brigade
- Virginia Monument
Civil War Hospital Sites
- Seminary Ridge
- East Cavalry Field
- Pickett's Charge
- Copse of Trees
- The Gettysburg House
- Farnsworth House
- Pennsylvania Monument
- Cemetery Ridge
- Gettysburg College
Work Cited
- Monfort Farm House
- White Church
- Herr Tavern
- Black Horse Tavern
- McPherson Farm
- Trinity German Reformed Church
- Gettysburg School
- Lightner Farmhouse
Appendix A: Forty Haunted Battlefield Sites
Appendix B: Civil War Vocabulary
Appendix C: Making Civil War Hardtack
Appendix D: Army of the Potomac
Appendix E: Army of Northern Virginia
Appendix F: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Appendix G: How to Record Ghost Voices
Appendix H: Ghost Photography
Appendix I: Residual Haunting in Time
Appendix J: Standards and Protocols
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From its beginnings as a family winery named after its grape-growing family founders' two sons, to today's incarnation as a Columbia Valley AVA star with a Leavenworth landmark tasting room, Ryan Patrick will continue to make approachable wines with a serious edge.
Intuitive winemaking is the art of letting the fruit speak for itself. It's minimalist intervention combined with consistency of style. That's the heart of the Ryan Patrick promise: artisanal winemaking where the grape is at the center. Many wineries use static recipes for their wines; instead, the winemaking team, headed by Kendall Mix, does daily fermentations with different yeast or temperatures to achieve a specific effect.
Batch-tinkering approaches have resulted in varietals and blends that have justifiably become famous for how they out-perform their price point. Ryan Patrick is known for its Naked Chardonnay, Redhead Red and Rock Island Red labels, and for its Reserve wines.
93 pts, Gold Medal Winner: 2018 Rosé
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Ryan Patrick Wins Gold! Seattle Wine Awards 2017
Gold Medal Winners:
2015 Rock Island Chardonnay (Chardonnay $20 and under).
2014 Reserve Syrah (Syrah $20.01 – $35).
2015 Reserve Chardonnay, Sagemoor Vineyard (Chardonnay $20.01 – $35).
2013 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Elephant Mountain Vineyard ( Cab Sauv $35 and over).
Double Gold Medal Winner, Ryan Patrick 2015 Rock Island Red
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1. When we first met at the hills, we connected like sisters from Lalaland. We're like dumb blondes with LV handbags and on Jimmy Choo shoes. You reminded me of a big sister that I never had.
2. Our gimmick at OBar Ortigas was another treat! We're like bitches on the dancefloor.
3. You were asking people for some naming ideas for your shop and you picked my suggestion. Ganda ng name di ba!
4. We banter, we heckle, we have our lucrative chit chats. Only you and E can keep up with this type of conversation with me.
5. The time when you asked me to hold your hand. You were scared because the dermatologist needs to inject something in your nakakagalit na pimple.
6. When I called you up around 7 in the morning to dish about your favorite friend. That was a hell of a wake-up call for you. Haha!
7. When you showed me an R-rated picture of you and A. OMG. Ewwwwww. Hahaha.
8. When we talk about music, drugs… and drugs. People around us were trying to figure out what the hell were we talking about.
9. Our not so frequent text messages. Especially the last one that I received from you. Wrong sent ka pa.
10. In Malate, I rode your bike, wrapped my arms around your waist. From Sonata to OBar just to make a scene. Oh diba.
You will be missed. I know that you are in a happy place. Until we meet again. Love you G!