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This blog is all about celebrating YA. So if you love reading or watching YA stories, join us.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
When I was a kid, the most popular books to read were 'pick-a-paths' which used the most rare point of view - 2nd. Second person is where YOU are part of the story.
The books are formatted where after a couple of pages of reading you are faced with a choice. Will you go into the cave or continue through the forest. This continues, giving you choices, until you end at one of about 5 different endings. Being a nerdy reader, I would read the book over and over until I'd come to every ending and gone down every scenario. I LOVED them!!!
Another brilliant thing about them is they got people reading. My brother hated to read but he would devour a pick-a-path.
I wonder if it's time for a come back. Maybe a YA romance or paranormal version where YOU actually get to choose who the heroine ends up with. Fun!
Thanks for stopping by and send me your thoughts :-)
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I LOVE that idea!!! Go for it, Brenda! You'd be awesome :)ReplyDelete
My own ideas are sparking too - maybe we should do another joint project!!Replies
I used to love reading pick-a-path books, I'd def read a YA one if you wrote it :)ReplyDeleteReplies
LOL :) We'll see what we can do. Better get Forbidden Waters under way first :)Delete
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Weddings *siiiiiigh*
When I met Bean, I was but a high senior with no idea who I was or what I stood for. We dated for five years before becoming engaged-then eloped to Thailand while he was deployed and we were on vacation. It was wild, and like all the craziest things you've ever done-makes a great story. Our dinner reception featured fish head curry, and the entire ceremony was in a language we didn't understand. After the reception, the entire wedding party goes up to your room with you, and your elders "show you what to do" if you get my drift. By drift, I don't mean a live sex show-but horrifying all the same. They then wait to see you start the fun (kiss etc.) before they leave. I couldn't even make this stuff up! Our room shared a door with a room full of drunken Asian business men (and my limited Thai didn't serve me well in rural Thailand trying to explain the situation), so our wedding night consisted of episodes of dubbed McGyver and getting drunk. Since our Thai wedding wasn't legally binding, we had a second wedding on Vancouver Island where my grandfather married us beside the ocean. It was lovely and non traditional, and so us.Despite going the non traditional route, I was and still am obsessed with weddings. I adore wedding dresses and to this day cause near accidents each time I the window of the bridal salon. Is it the crinoline? The sparkles? The opportunity for everyone you know to be in one place to eat/drink/dance/celebrate(which happen to be my favorite things in all the world)? I'm not sure. Most likely, it's the societal ideal that's impressed upon us since the dawn of Disney princesses. Not even kidding, there are already plans in place for April 29th at 6 am when Prince William gets married. Royal Wedding!!! Double sigh!
So you can imagine my excitement when wedding season rolls around, and I get to revel in some vegan weddings...Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal! Nothing in the world gets me more excited than extravagant vegan food, eco friendly wedding decor and cake! Woot! Check out some wedding porn here! And for the love of God, if you have a vegan wedding-invite ME!
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On Saturday morning we had a lazy start to the day. I had planned to go for a walk part way around the Guild Wheel with a couple of guys from work, Brett and Ray. When I was in training for the ultra run, Ray really helped me in my training by riding with me while I ran and ran ... and ran. That summer I ran the Guild Wheel twice, 22 miles, and Ray was with me all the way on both occasions offering up words of support while riding his bike, I always thought that he was a good training partner, sitting back when he wanted to, leaving me to my own devices, running, but he was also there to push me on when needed. He completed the ultra distance with me and Ian, as support on his bike. That was a day I would never never forget, Ian and I running; Ray, Rob, David, Anthony, Neil, Mike and Lee on their bikes, and I couldn't forget the support from Karyn, Stuart, Maz and Mohammed in the cars. A fantastic day, and we will experience more great days like his one in the future. Anyway, to get back to Saturday, we decided not to go out due to the awful weather. Britain has been battered by the winter storms and today was looking no different, so we decided to put off the walk for another, drier day, and this meant a lazy morning with the family staying in our PJs for most of the morning.
We were due to have some visitors this weekend, namely my twin sister (no, we're not identical, the clue to that is that we are different genders) who lives in Wiltshire, and Leonie's best friends from back in Reading, Becca and her fiancee Ian. Janette made it up, but unfortunately due to the weather Becca and Ian couldn't make it. I picked up Janette from my mums and we went to the supermarket together, before making it back for lunch at ours. After lunch we all went over to my mums, before I nipped out on my own to see my other sister, Sheila, and brother in law, Dave. Sheila is a practice nurse and Dave used to work in Pathology at the hospital but is now a lecturer at the university on something sciencey I don't understand.
The reason I went over was to show them the information I was given the previous day regarding the trial. I had read it through and it all seems pretty straight forward, but I wanted a professionals view, it helps to have someone that knows a thing or two and both She and Dave had been pretty good at providing straight up information and stats about stomach cancer. Dave had seen the drug previously about five years ago and had been involved in part of an earlier study back when he worked at the hospital. He showed me some videos and internet articles. He advised that I should go for the trial, so this really set my mind at ease. He did say that some of the side affects could be severe, but the chances are minimal, but I should be aware of these. Having Dave's knowledge is pretty handy, although, his layman's explanation still lost me at some points!
In the evening, Janette came over and we had a few drinks and a good old catch up. It was good to see Janette, as usually she comes up with her family (she also has two young kids, Arthur amd Alice) but she came up on her own for this visit, which was appreciated as we could spend some time together without the constant interruption of children. Today was a good day, the boys were great and I saw all of my family at some point or other, absolutly fantastic.
On Sunday, we had yet another lazy morning, then went to my mum and dads with a chicken and we all had a roast chicken dinner; I watched Everton beat Swansea in the FA cup. As the weather had improved we all had an afternoon walk to my brothers grave. My brother David died almost 8 years ago from pneumonia, it was a difficult time for us all as he was only 29 years old and a pretty fit young guy. Our two boys like to walk to the grave to see Uncle David, it's a nice walk and also near the park. Me, Leonie, Oscar and Sid, Janette, my mum and dad, Sheila, Dave and their three girls, Amelia, Lottie and Evie all set out as the Penwortham massive. On the way back, we stopped at the park and went on the swings and climbing frames. It was cold but sunny, it was a perfect day, I felt like a kid again and I was with my whole family!
When we got home I had my first bath since the operation last week, and I just led there and soaked up a truely great weekend, if only every day could be like these two days, it's days like this that make you forget about things, and you really appreciate what you have; a loving, caring, close family that ralleys around you and sticks together when the going gets tough. Apart from talking about the trial with She and Dave, and Janette asking questions, I probably would have forgotten I had cancer, thats why I have really enjoyed this weekend and probably what's been most important, family is normality.


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Setting Your Fitness Goals
Before you venture into a new workout program that you may be planning for your New Year's resolution, you want to make sure you set realistic goals to keep your motivation up. This year, you can make it more than a couple months with your fitness resolution with a few weeks of planning.
First off, setting goals before you start has to be your main priority. It should come before you even decide on a workout program that you will use. So, sit down and write out what you want to change about yourself, in terms of fitness. For instance, maybe you can run 2 miles right now but in 3 months you want to be able to run 4 miles. Don't be too cautious with these first goals because you will be revising them to make sure they are realistic for your personal situation.
Once you have your initial goals written down, you will want to consider how much time you have to dedicate to fitness. Also, if you are looking to lose weight, diet will be another factor, but that information will be in an upcoming post! If you have a lot of time to dedicate to your fitness advancement, you can set your goals fairly steep. If you are just a weekend warrior, setting too high of goals can really be a let down when you don't reach them. That is something you definitely want to avoid.
Okay, so you have your initial goals written down as well as how much time you are willing to dedicate to health and fitness. Now, it is time to revise your goals to make them realistic. Honestly, it is about 100 times better to have goals that are too easy than to have goals that are too hard. If you reach a goal before your deadline, that is a fantastic feeling. However, if you fail to meet the deadline with your goal, it can be disappointing and that is where many people give up. Don't pursue goals like increasing your bench press by 200 lbs. Instead, try and make small goals like increase your bench press by 5 lbs. every month for 3 months straight. If you are looking to lose weight, set a goal to lose 5 lbs. every month instead of trying to lose 20 lbs in 2 weeks. Goals that are attainable is the key here.
So, now that you have your revised fitness goals, you can go in search of a workout program, preferably one that incorporates both strength training and cardio workouts. By following this easy outline, you will be on your way to being able to finally keep that New Year's resolution to get fit and get healthier. You still have about 20 days until the new year so start planning when you are ready!


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Stampin' Royalty Masculine Card challenge, i cringed a little. But guys like getting cards too! and i am pretty sure flowers and ruffles wouldn't be appropriate....
So while sitting staring at my supplies hoping for a moment of brilliance (which never arrived, btw, haha!) I looked at my trusty color coach...i happened to be looking at the old style one, and found some colors that i thought would look pretty good together, then when i pulled out my paper, i happened to pull out some scrap strips and started layering them. I was kind of going for a 'blocky' look, but it transformed into this! i knew it needed some texture, so i put the Garden Green in my Lattice Texture folder. This idea can be used for anything, including scrapbook pages or as a background. I had to kind of play with the positions of the strips so that it looked balanced, but was fairly pleased with the result. And oh, what a wonderful way to use those scraps!! This card looks WAY better in person than it does in the picture. Oh, and as a side note, i added some punched circles and some silver brads to add another element.
Cardstock: Garden Green, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Stamps: Bring on the Cake
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Lattice Embossing Folder, Silver Brads, Owl and Cupcake punches


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Health crisis disparities. The broken warfare system in Ohio.
Al Jazeera has aired a reportage today over the infant mortality at Cleveland, the worst in the United States. During the reportage, we followed a pregnant young woman, homeless in America, struggling until his delivering of a baby girl. But when the reporter came in to see the mum and the new born, he found a girl with a malformation right in the middle of the mouth, like those we have seen in poor countries lining up for a repair surgery. Is it America today ? Pinch me.
Unless you have seen the report, in those days of Chemical Weapons and hypothetical Iranian nuclear weapon, aiming to distract the people from their very basic needs and the very essence of engaging in Politics along with the nobility of 'political missions' – you couldn't believe this possible in the 21st century, inside a nation calling itself the Number One in the developing World. So what is wrong ?
An expert explained it through high rate of premature born mortality. Root causes are to find out of the hospital. America has the best care taking and doctors to save a premature. But, the task is impossible mission because of extreme poverty and a broken warfare situation. Cleveland, Columbus in Ohio brought perfect examples. In those places, infant mortality is worst than in country like Botswana, Guatemala or North Korea. Pinch me twice.
Then we got the explainer from a community health worker. The problem is one of poor choices. The system has failed to deal with the root causes of the problems that it was design to resolve and is inapt to help people in need of good assistance.
Consequences :
– More families tragedies
– More babies dying
Echoing this, listen what the Director of Cleveland department of Health has to say, when asked by the excellent al Jazeera reporter, if she was aware of the fact that Cleveland was at the last position in health care assistance. She disagreed with the last ranking as the worst performer of the USA. Then the reporter opened a way out changing the qualification of the ranking into "a bottom file".
The Director of Cleveland department of Health's response was, 'we are not looking at the numbers but at the effort we are making'. Indeed. Intrigued by the type of answer showing little awareness at the figures, the reporter collected more information inside the department and came to the conclusion that they don't know how bad those figures were and though the Director has been waiting the al Jazeera team, apparently she was not prepared to face straight questions. If this can help al Jazeera, it is about, institutional reflexes and code of behavior. But they know it as well.
In the hospital, a Doctor expressed indignation over further caps to health care politicians at the high level are announcing. 'They have decided to play politics'. The reporter had to check it out at the local senate, but every senator ran away. What did you expect? Those people will not contradict the Speaker and the GOP's fight : The battle for Obama care funding. We learnt than an amendment to bring better care and protection to the minorities in Ohio (the Speaker's Home) was brought down in the local senate floor. Black women are badly hurt.
In the end, the young woman with a new baby girl said 'she wishes his daughter will find out a better society to live in'. She, the mother, is still homeless. A story from America no one could believe it possible, right now., inside the constituency of the Speaker of the USA opposing a better health care system along with an improved warfare's one. (Watch on Fault lines, Al Jazeera).
The more you think about this story, the more you wonder how rare stories like these are brought into light proportionally to the hair cut of the first lady. How superficial and distractive the story of a teen hair cut like is looking, compared to the sufferings of those black women. Apparently a first lady hair cut surpasses all the misery and suffers of black women minorities still trapped into extreme poverty. Poverty or extreme poverty is a double chain. Don't forget.
The World today.
Soudan. President Bechir has ended oil subsidies causing the price to double overnight. "Ending subsidies vital to reform", the president has argued. Sudanese people and the Opposition disagree with the president. Oil stations are set on fire in Khartoum. Cars are burnt. Public buildings are attacked. Transports are disrupted. Schools are closed. The hardships are on Sudanese people and the situation has worsen since the partition of Sudan diminishing public revenues.
Opposition are contesting this version blaming the responsibility of the situation to 20% decrease in public revenues on the government. The opposition is accusing a 'Dictatorial regime' looking for money to fuel its political businesses and to continue waging war in Darfur. Because of a 'dictatorial regime', foreign investors have escaped the country which is finding itself isolated. Those are the reasons behind the economic downturn in Soudan, according to a leader of the Opposition speaking at al Jazeera. The Opposition is refuting being behind the riots he qualified as spontaneous. So far 29 persons have been killed, after 4 days of demonstrations.
Kenya. The mall is cleared from al Shabat attackers.
The search for bodies, unaccounted for, believed to be underneath the rumbles mixed with the bodies of al Shabat fighters, is underway. Al Shabat vow to continue the fight inside Kenya until their forces are out of Somalia. Al Shabat organization is funded by Ivory trade's trafficking.
Poaching. 'Global trade in wildlife concerns rhinos, tigers, gorillas and elephants killed by the thousands. China, Vietnam and Thaïland are the biggest participants of that illegal wildlife's trade'. The trade worth $10 billion annually. Poachers are more equipped and heavy armed, and best organized than the officers tracking them. Look the reportage at al Jazeera.
Mums at work. Skynews (Boulton and Co).
Families and taxes. (An interesting debate today in Sky). A mum inside skynews' studio made this point : some mums are sacrifying a career to take care of their children. In the meantime, families with one income are paying more in taxes than families with two incomes. She concluded that this British government was the most family unfriendly ever.
All in all, would you call, like some, for a woman as president ? For all the nations ? Come on. This is not about woman in power. It's about social justice, high moral and human values and common sense.
Regarding the condition of the poor, some commentators are suggesting the poor are responsible for it, because of the bad choice they consistently make. This supposes poor people are free to make choice whereas nothing is more wrong like this.
The system is backfiring.
Nevertheless, do you really think a woman as president of the USA could change the course of the World and set a new cycle? Suppose you say yes. Do you think there is any difference between being a first lady and being president ? If you say yes, do you think women in politics act differently to men ? If you say yes, show us. If your answer is no, you have got it : politics is not about gender. It's about Leading by Exemplarity all the times.
Syria. In an interview, president Assad underlined the US has not ruled out the possibility of a military intervention. 'US has proved disrespectful of human and moral values and of the UN body'. That is why they are insisting to consider the chapter 7 of the UN, opening the possibility for a strike any time soon or later. Syrian president mentioned the nation is prepared for an attack. Russia is working to neutralize the chapter 7 automatic enforcement asking a mention saying that no use of force occurs without reconvening the security council for decision, should the US and its allies come to consider that Syria is not obeying them at their will.
Indeed. President Obama campaigned in 2008 over 'no pre condition' ; 'no ultimatum, 'no threat' inside diplomatic negotiations. In 2013, here we are : threats, ultimatums, preconditions, options far remote from Geneva 2 philosophy. Some of you would object, Iran didn't murder 1,400 people with gas. On this chapter, look also at al-Jazeera – today is the al-Jazeera day – to listen a military expert associated to the UN in investigating the CW fire of Augurst, the 21st. She is assuming the UN report is one-sided and needs to be completed. Time spent on the ground was too short to come up with a definitive conclusion. That is why the team will return on the field.
To add to the imbroglio, a part of Syrian opposition fighters are now contesting the legitimacy of any Opposition group speaking on behalf of the Syrian Opposition with the Western nations willing to topple Assad.
This is an equation I'm happy to let you with the resolution, knowing that the data can change tomorrow with the Syrian rebels.
Charles Taylor. 50 years in prison confirmed during its appeal audience at the ICC.
Exclusive. Look at the staging of the scene of August at Global Research (Picture). « The Ghouta Chemical Attacks: US-Backed False Flag? Killing Syrian Children to Justify a "Humanitarian" Military Intervention ».


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In lieu of an Episode 3 recap, we thought we'd draw some attention to our favorite element of last night's show: the Don-and-Lane man date. Sure, the men-in-the-company-of-men afternoon-office cocktails and boozy lunches have become staples of the series, but never before have the writers embraced the extremes of this medley: a Godzilla matinee (with alleged audience "handjobs"); a steak dinner (doubling as "a belt buckle the size of Texas"); a comedy show ("We're not homosexuals, we're divorced!"); and a couple of she-didn't-go-to-Barnard hookers to cap off New Year's Eve '64. Phew. In the May issue of GQ, Adam Rapoport endorsed a slightly more mild-mannered evening of quality bro time—just a nice meal and a good bottle of wine without the girls around. After the jump, read the essay in its entirety:
A while back, I was eating dinner with my wife at a restaurant in downtown New York. We were arguing. I can't remember about what. Even at the time, I wasn't sure I knew what we were fighting about. It was one of those fights for fight's sake.
At one point, while getting an earful and staring blankly at my bowl of cacio e pepe, I glanced around the room. I spotted two Jack Welch-looking guys sitting at a table in the corner. Each had a steak in front of him, one was gripping a bottle of Barolo, and both were jawing away with big grins on their faces.
Man, was I jealous.
See, most wives and girlfriends have it wrong. I'm not saying they don't have plenty of reasons to suspect we're up to no good. But the fact is, most of us don't have the desire—or the bank accounts or handlers or private jets to get into Tiger Woods—grade trouble. For a lot of us, a perfect evening out has nothing to do with another woman. It has everything to do with another guy.
I'm talking about the man date. You, a good friend, and a great meal. That's it.
Let's be honest: You get to a certain point in your life—let's say your midthirties—when Single You is a quickly receding memory. And you know what? You should be okay with that. Your life is no longer about evenings fraught with uncertainty, about whether you're going to "get some" or whether or not she likes you. With the man date, there is no uncertainty. The meal is not a means to end; the meal is a meal. It is to be savored.
That said, you need to remember that a man date is still a date. Between two people. Just because you're meeting another guy doesn't mean you can invite your boy Lance from Cornell. You've blocked out an evening to spend time with a good friend you don't see that often because you now probably have these things called a family and a career. When you're a random single dude with seven free nights a week, meeting a friend for a burrito is almost depressing—like you've got nothing better to do. Now you can actually sit down and talk with that friend. Not talk shit—like you do at your fantasy-football draft or in your daily e-mail loops—but conduct a real conversation, about your marriage, your career, your finances. You can get as heartfelt (or not) as you want to, but when it's just the two of you, you can't help but engage in a substantive discussion.
Of course, there are parameters. That Asian-fusion place with the sake-tinis? Probably not the best choice. Eating at a restaurant's bar, on the other hand, is always a safe bet. Your masculinity won't be called into question when you have a bourbon and a bacon cheeseburger in front of you. Italian joints are generally perceived as manly (thank you, Scorsese and Coppola); steak houses—obviously. In short, as one of my Wall Street buddies says, "You go to a man's restaurant for a man's meal." You'll know one when you see one.
But there are limits. A few months ago, I mentioned to a food-obsessed friend that I'd never been to Al Forno, a foodie destination in Providence, Rhode Island. He promptly suggested that we road-trip up there, have dinner, and then spend the night at some hotel. Um. Hmm... How 'bout, No!
Ultimately, at the end of the night, when all the steak and chicken parm is put away, your wife might not like it when you stumble home reeking of garlic and whiskey. But I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that it's better than coming home and reeking of Tiany-from-the-Spearmint-Rhino's all-over body spray.—ADAM RAPOPORT


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Here is another quick tip that has been around for a while but many people forget about. When you are in an app and you scroll way down (this often happens in apps like Facebook and Pinterest) how do you get back to the top of the page quickly?
Double tap the status bar
Simple right? Whenever you want to just zip up to the top, tap twice on that status bar (the best place is normally right on the clock) and there you are. The screen shot below is of the Gospel Library app, which is an app I use in church a lot. I often need the double tap option in this case because I will end up way down a chapter of scripture and need to get back to the beginning.
|Just double tap on the clock
|And you jump straight to the top
And that is it. Another really simple tip that can help make things a little easier for you. Please leave you iPad and iPhone questions in the comments below so I can answer them in a future post. And let's all remember to live better.


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3rd Annual Dive-a-Thon!
Monday, September 19, 2011 10:00:00 PM America/Denver
The 3rd Annual Dive-a-Thon was a huge success! We had more participants than the previous 2 years and even more exciting dives to talk about. Prizes were donated by various manufacturers and Dive Addicts, who organizes and hosts the event every summer. Read More
Event Seminar Schedule
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:00:00 PM America/Denver
Friday Sept 9th-
Sale open to the public
2-6pm FREE discover SCUBA experience
6-8pm FREE snorkel class & demo
1st Annual DA Spearfishing Extravaganza
Friday, August 5, 2011 10:00:00 PM America/Denver
A group of about 25 participants had a great time down at Fish Lake for our 1st Annual DA Spearfishing Extravaganza.Since it was more of a friendly competition that a tournament, we had prizes for everyone for various achievements. Also we weighed all the fish but didn't necessarily have a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. Here are a few notable awards (and the weights that I can remember): Read More
Bear Lake Dive-a-Long 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011 10:00:00 PM America/Denver
A group of about 30 divers from all around gathered for a dive-a-long at Bear Lake hosted by Dive Addicts. Good food, good friends, good diving and good fun! Read More
Dive With Santa Free!
Sunday, December 27, 2009 10:00:00 PM America/Denver
Thank you to all who joined us for our underwater photos with Santa Saturday, Dec. 19th!Read More
Ice Diving In Deer Creek Reservoir
Monday, January 19, 2009 10:00:00 PM America/Denver
While some Dive Addicts are escaping the cold to travel abroad, others are facing with a chainsaw! These "Polar Bear Divers" cut through the ice this past Sat., Feb. 13 at Deer Creek Reservoir for an Ice Dive to 109'. The technical challenges of Ice Diving were discussed at our recent DAA Meeting.Read More


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The Cerato Hatch is suited to those seeking a balance of both style and versatility. Its large glasshouse allows for excellent coverage when behind the wheel.
A convenient tailgate with large opening area enables oversize cargo to fit with ease inside the Cerato Hatch. If even more space is required, the rear seats can fold down with a 60:40 split, too.
New active safety technologies feature for the first time on the Cerato Hatch. On Si and SLi models, there's Blind Spot Detection (BSD) that helps make changing lanes safer and more convenient.
Complementing the Cerato's advanced technologies is an improved cabin featuring high-quality premium materials. You'll notice small touches like chrome highlights around the cabin's controls and a resigned lower centre console area with more storage.
All models feature front + rear parking sensors with in-dash display.
VSM controls brake force, engine torque and steering torque to provide improved vehicle stability during cornering or on loose or slippery road surfaces.
This system uses sensors to identify vehicles approaching from behind, and then alerts the driver through visual alerts on the side mirror. (Si and SLi models only)
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U2R1 Wedding Cars have several Classic and Vintage Cars for Hire in their fleet. Opinions vary as to when a car is classified as vintage. A tax office regards a car to be vintage when it is older than 30 years, however many car collectors regard cars as vintage only if they were built between 1919 and 1930.
Cars which are at least 20 years old to fall into a classic car category. However in popular terms, vintage and classic are interchangeable, so take your pick and don;t worry too much about classification.
Click on the pictures below for a quick glance, for more information about each car and for more pictures, go to individual car pages.
Vintage Wedding Cars
We have a vintage Rolls Royce 20/25 (in mint condition) and 3 Rolls Royce style Regents, which are strictly speaking not vintage, but they look like one. They are very popular among brides since they are spotless, reliable and they simply look good.
Classic Car Hire
We have four Classic Wedding Cars for hire. These are:
- 2 identical Jaguars MKII
- Daimler Empress II
- Daimler DS 420 Landaulette


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its awkward when you started reading your old blog entries.
it makes you see how stupid you are in the past year. :'D
Author:春ちゃん ♪ haru
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..its mostly failures though. xD
Enough said. XD
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So often I see karate students using their arms as if their arms were disconnected from the rest of the body. The arms are moved by the waist. The waist moves, the arms and legs move. When this is done properly, there is very little effort involved in "blocking" (or receiving) the opponent's attack. But this is difficult to learn from a book or a magazine. Some things are better learned from a teacher.
"The root is in the feet, energy issues up through the legs, is controlled by the waist and is expressed in the hands and fingers."--Yang Lu-ch'an's Commentary to the T'ai-chi ch'uan Classic (Wile, p. 102).
How can you really see what's going on in this technique from Seipai unless you understand the movement of the millstone? It is difficult to learn how to step in towards the attacker, as the kata shows. "The circle of retreat is easy; the circle of advance is difficult," it says in the "Yang Family Manuscripts Copied by Shen Chia-chen" (Wile, p. 89). And it is especially difficult without first learning how the waist enters into all movement.
"The hands and feet work together and likewise knees, elbows and waist." From "Yang Family Manuscripts Collected by Li Ying-ang" (Wile, p. 36).
You can learn kata and bunkai--from watching or looking at videos or even from books and magazines--but you can't really learn how to move until you train with a partner. And even then, if it is not under the watchful eye of someone who knows these things, you won't get it. But once you do see this, then you will see the "hard and soft" in Goju. This is just good martial arts. It cuts across style lines.


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Elijah has a new game he likes to play.
When I put my book down for a minute and leave the room, Elijah likes to follow me out of the room like this:
It's almost as if he is saying "Wait Daddy, you forgot to take this with you!"
Of course, he is also a helpful boy, as you can see what he does when I ask him to put the bookmark back where he found it.
He's not very effective, but he does try and it's further proof that he understands almost everything we say to him.


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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Coca-Cola Co., expanding in what Chief Executive Muhtar Kent said is a fast-growing and dynamic Chinese juice market, said Wednesday it is offering as much as $2.4 billion to buy China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd.
Coke also said that it expects to buy back a total of $1 billion of its stock for the full year.
The deal price, triple Huiyuan's market value prior to the announcement, would mark the U.S. beverage maker's largest acquisition in China, by value, to date.
It would also mark the largest-ever takeover in China's food and beverage industry and the biggest acquisition in China this year, according to data tracking firm Dealogic.
Coca-Cola KO, +1.17% bid HK$12.20 ($1.56) a share for Huiyuan (1886), reportedly the country's largest maker of pure fruit juice. The offer compares with Huiyuan's most recent closing price of HK$4.14.
Stock of Huiyuan closed at HK$10.94 in Hong Kong trading Wednesday, more than doubling its value. Coke slipped fractionally to $51.76 on the New York Stock Exchange.
The transaction should cut three to four cents from Coke's earnings per share in the first full year after closing and would add to profit in the third year after completion, Coke said.
Coke's been operating in China since 1979, selling its flagship Coca-Cola as well as its Sprite and Fanta brands. In the past few years, the company said, it's introduced a number of non-carbonated beverages, including Guo Li Chen (Minute Maid Pulpy) and Yuan Ye (Original Leaf Tea).
Non-carbonated beverages are the company's fastest-growing category in its home market as consumers turn away form sugary sodas, a trend that seems to be picking up steam overseas as well.
Coke sees efficiencies in the deal as it combines Huiyuan's production facilities with its own distribution and raw-material-purchasing abilities.
"The penetration rates for higher-valued juices is still pretty low [in China] compared to other countries, so the overall growth potential is still very strong," said Andy Mantel, a fund manager with Pacific Sun Investment Management in Hong Kong. "Purchasing one of the leading juice makers to get instant access makes sense for [Coca-Cola]."
Coke said three of Huiyuan's biggest holders, controlling 66% of the stock, have determined to support the deal.
France's Groupe Danone GDNNY (012064) said in a statement on Wednesday that it would tender its nearly 23% holding in Huiyuan to the offer. The statement said Danone had first acquired a minority stake in the China company in July 2006.
HY Holdings, which has a 41.5% stake in Huiyuan, has also agreed to the offer, according to a statement.
Huiyuan is owned 6.8% by the private-equity firm Warburg Pincus & Co.
Coke said the purchase of Huiyuan requires approval from Chinese regulators, who've been known to block deals.
United States private-equity firm Carlyle Group in July abandoned its takeover bid for a stake in construction-equipment maker Xugong Group after its years-long effort failed to get Chinese regulatory backing for the deal.


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With notable music talent, Vomic's becoming a known presence in the music business and is making a name for himself. From innovative and vanguard lyrics to impactful performances and styles, the music's speaking for itself and people are listening. Don't sleep on Vomic because the musician might just have something ready for release that's purely unexpected.
The Pennsylvania base artist is a rising upcoming star. "I must say I didn't plan to make it this far, I plan to go farther. Who's with me? The stars are the limit, so lets go get it," Vomic enthusiastically reveals. Rapping since 2000, he started forming his own business by buying studio equipment and later cameras. He's gone on to perform in many of events, big or small he rocked them all.
Now in in 2017 he's looking to get signed to further elevate is career. Vomic talent is proving to be fresh, unique, and exactly what the music lovers are seeking.
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Mar 9, 201810:23 AM
Let Them Eat Cake
The official blog of New Orleans Bride Magazine, offering a daily dose of all things weddings
Art Deco Wedding Invitations
Set the scene with elegant invitations featuring Art Deco details
Mirella Cameran
|Invitation trousseau with customized calligraphy on thick white card stock with border design at Paper n' Things.
|Pearl white, heavyweight stock engraved and foil stamped in sun gold ink at Scriptura.
|Champagne Art Deco wedding suite, on cotton stock featuring a sparkling gold frame and champagne pocket-fold at Megan Jewel Designs.
|Printed on white shimmer stock in gold and black inks, the invitation features a geometric border and clamshell duogram at Gem Printing Co.
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- I hadn't paper-pieced in a while and thought this was a great image for the technique and would also use up some scraps. I printed it fairly large onto Stampin' Up! "Sahara Sand" card stock, then printed it three more times onto pink and green patterned scraps for the rose, front leaf / stem, and back leaf.
- TIP: don't waste ink and paper by printing the entire image for one small section of piecing. For the leaves, I cropped the image as small as possible to capture the leaf image.
- Since the rose is "drawn" in black, I accented with black elements throughout for drama. It really makes that rose pop!
- To make the tails of the seam binding bow into ringlets, I wrapped the seam binding around a pencil and held it under a heat gun for a few seconds. Let cool, then remove the pencil.
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: #106 - Use a Digi Image
Stampin' Royalty: Challenge #109 - Valentines Day-It's All About Love!!
Ribbon Carousel: RCC38 - Paper Piecing With Kim
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! 'Rose Red', 'Sahara Sand'
Pattern Paper: scraps; Making Memories spiral journaling page '5th Avenue'
Image: Free Vintage Digital Stamps 'Vintage Rose'
Stamps: SU! 'All Year Cheer', 'French Script'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black'; 'VersaMark'; 'Distress Stain 'Victorian Velvet', 'Pumice Stone'; Perfect Pearls Mist 'Heirloom Gold'
Embellishments: Hobby Lobby crochet lace; ribbon; Hug Snug seam binding; photo corners
Tools: ink jet printer; Stamp-a-ma-jig; heat tool; Wondertape


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Kaluzhsky Zaseki Nature Reserve - Guarding Flora and Fauna
The broadleaf forests of Kaluzhsky Zaseki Nature Reserve or Kaluzhsky Zaseki Zapovednik have enjoyed protection for many years. Thus today it remains an important area of ecology with diverse plant and animal life. A visit to the beautiful landscapes of Kaluzhsky Zaseki will prove truly rewarding.
When Slavic people began to reside in this region back in the 8th and 9th centuries the trees in the area were chopped down for construction or removed for agricultural purposes. Despite this efforts were made even back then to preserve the beautiful broadleaf forests which acted as a natural defense system. Local princes over the years continued to build up the defenses of the forests with moats and barricades, creating a remarkable defensive complex. However, when such defenses were no longer needed Kaluzhsky Zaseki's forest were used in the logging industry. During the 1980s, two scientists stumbled upon a practically untouched tract of broadleaf forest. The scientists took steps to preserve this original forest and in 1992 Kaluzhsky Zaseki Zapovednik was established.
Kaluzhsky Zaseki Zapovednik is perfectly situated in Central Russia's Uplands, just 250km from Moscow. The nature reserve is made up of two parts – North and South. The terrain has is flat and features low hills and moraines. The soils the park vary throughout, thus contributing to biodiversity in the area. Kaluzhsky Zaseki has 8 streams which flow into Oka River, a tributary of the Volga River.
The zapovednik of Kaluzhsky Zaseki is the northernmost point of Russia's broadleaf forests. Tree species found in the forest include pedunculate oaks, Scotch elms, common ash, small-leaved lime, common maple and birches. To the north of the nature reserve coniferous forests come to the fore and include trees such as pines and spruces. Spring brings with it bountiful growth on the forest floor with long-rooted onion, mezereon shrubs, ferns, lily-of-the-valley, Siberian iris, early-purple orchid and other lovely floral plants flourishing. The abundant rainfall of Kaluzhsky Zaseki means that mushrooms are plentiful with some 189 species.
Although the influence of man has resulted in low numbers of wild animals outside of Kaluzhsky Zaseki Zapovednik, within its bounds animal life is rich. Beautiful species such as moose, red deer and roe deer are common residents. The park even has its own herd of 13 bison. Other animals to look out for are wolves, foxes, lynxes, raccoons, beavers, river otters and European badgers. The magnificent forests of Kaluzhsky Zaseki are the ideal home for birds. Species calling the park home include the curlew, common snipe, great snipe, black stork, white stork, common crane, short-toed eagles, marsh hawks, booted eagles, goshawks and black kites. Kaluzhsky Zaseki Nature Reserve is a treasure chest of natural wonders.
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Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver RIICPL303D, 'Install sewer pipelines'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Install sewer pipelines' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Plan and prepare for installing sewer pipelines
1.1 Access, interpret and apply sewer pipelines documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
1.2 Obtain, interpret, clarify and confirm work/plans/specifications requirements
1.3 Identify, obtain and implement traffic signage
1.4 Select, and check for faults, equipment/tools for work activities
1.5 Identify, confirm and apply environmental protection requirements
1.6 Select and wear correct personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities
1.7 Identify, address and report potential hazards and risks
1.8 Obtain and interpret emergency procedures, and be prepared for fire/accident/emergency
2. Set out and excavate
2.1 Prepare work area and materials
2.2 Determine and apply dewatering requirements
2.3 Determine location, alignment direction, level and grade of sewer pipeline
2.4 Set out works to specification
2.5 Advise plant operator of excavation requirements and monitor levels
2.6 Install sewer pipeline bedding
3. Install sewer pipeline
3.1 Lower pipes and place in position
3.2 Join pipes
3.3 Place pipes and fit valves, fittings and flow control devices
3.4 Continually check alignment level and grade
3.5 Position side support and/or overlay beside the pipes
3.6 Check sewer pipeline system support structure
3.7 Monitor backfill procedure and ensure work is completed to requirements
3.8 Construct manholes, inspection and valve chambers, minor structures and thrust blocks
4. Test sewer pipeline
4.1 Perform sewer system test procedures establishing functionality and serviceability
4.2 Record in writing and report test results
5. Clean up
5.1 Clear work area and dispose of or recycle materials
5.2 Clean, check, maintain and store plant, tools and equipment


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wow I have had a very busy week! It seems to me that everything comes at you at once!!! my poor little Bella got fleas from the groomers :( so I have been trying to make her feel better, they are pretty much gone now which is good cause I felt so bad cause as you know you can't do much for them you just have to wait for them to die once you put that stuff on your pet. Then it was my dad and brothers birthday this week Then you add all the other stuff that goes with life and it feels like I never got to seat down!!
I am now getting into some mixed media stuff again and i think I am going to start carrying some of it into my zibbet store!! It is going to take a couple of weeks but I places a new order and I am going to be getting some prima, ranger , and some other new fun goodies in my store! I hope that will get here in 2 weeks and hopefully in my store shortly after! I have been looking into getting some Faber-Castell in my store as well right now I am just looking into it so hopefully I will get there stuff in me store in a month or so if everything so good!
What I really can't wait for is for my cameo to come in the mail!!! I am really hoping for this week! I really can't wait to play I have been buying shapes since september!!! I have 300 of them!! I know crazy right! I know I have a cricut but I have been thinking about getting a silhouette for years but at first it did not work with macs, then it did but I did not like that it did not cut 12x12 but now it does!! from what I have seem over the years is that the silhouette cuts way clearer then the cricut, but what I really love is that I can go online and buy new shapes 24 hours and cut them less then a min later! I still love my cricut and I will still use it, I just always wanted a silhouette and saw that oh my crafts had an awesome deal! They had it on per order (still do) for $269 then I got 20% off so it can to $215!! now I think they stop letting people use the 20% off but it never hurts to try!
Anyhow I better get going my scrap room is calling me!! I hope everyone is doing well!!
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Individuals who have actually been swept their feet know the sensation. Love makes all of us feel funny. That sense of giddy disorientation, unsinkable euphoria and total fixation with a brand-new love can be so overwhelming, that it's difficult to imagine it's all about feeling. Now researchers are verifying there certainly might be a lot more going on in a body that's in love than basic, delighted ideas. A wave of research has shown exactly what kind of chemical and neurological activities take place at various stages of animal and human relationships. While the outcomes barely have sex less strange, they do start to shed light on why it can make people feel so funny.
Helen Fisher, a research study professor of sociology at Rutgers University, is amongst many scientists who think the flush of a brand-new love is improved by natural stimulants in the brain, dopamine and norepinphrine . "These are basic characteristics typically associated with romantic love and with these natural stimulants," she states.
"When a person is passionately in love, it is incredibly exciting and intriguing , and if the enjoyed one is not there, distressing," says Volkow. "The fact that drug dependency and enthusiastic love might activate the exact same responses, signals to Volkow that drug addiction is specifically dangerous since it taps into a natural feeling.
She mentions that current research studies reveal the very same regions of the brain consisting of the frontal cortex which is triggered when a drug user is high when somebody in love is taking a look at a image of a loved one. Scientists at University College in London recently tape-recorded changes in the brains of people who described themselves as " really and incredibly" in love. The scientists, Andreas Bartels and Semir Zeki utilized a functional magnetic resonance imager to scan the brains of 17 lovehappy volunteers. When the group revealed volunteers images of their enthusiasts, the results were remarkable. Four little areas of the brain illuminated quickly the same locations that have actually been revealed to react to euphoria-inducing visit the site drugs.
Old pals, obviously, don't rather cause the same stir. Fisher is performing comparable research studies and is scanning the brain activity of individuals freshly in love.
As the majority of know; nevertheless, the rush individuals feel from brand-new love usually doesn't last permanently. And Fisher is also interested in understanding the biological stimulants and anthropological descriptions for all stages of love.
She argues that there are 3 main stages to a love relationship: lust, romantic love and accessory. The first, she says, is "to get you looking for anything at all" and is driven by hormones like testosterone.
The romantic love phase, which creates the brain chain reaction explained by the London researchers, serves to "force you to focus your breeding energy on one individual at a time."
And the fmal, less steamy stage of accessory is to make sure that any children produced by a love match has parents at least through its early years.
Research study shows there may also be chemicals related to sensations of attachment. When researchers injected a natural chemical called oxytocin into the mice, the animals immediately formed attachments. When they injected chemicals that block the impact of oxytocin, Fisher says; the mice " prevented their partners and imitated cads."
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DALLAS – Income and revenue rose during the peak holiday season at FedEx, but higher fuel costs helped keep profit below Wall Street's forecast.Holiday-season package volume was the heaviest ever, as the big package-delivery company continues to benefit from the growth in online shopping.The drawback is that unlike deliveries to businesses, shipments to consumers are spread out and more costly to deliver."If you just looked at overall sales, volumes and what they're getting per package, everything appears just fine," said Logan Purk, an analyst with Edward Jones. "It's the expense side that really offset the more-or-less solid fundamentals."Fuel costs in the company's FedEx Express business jumped 26 percent. Labor costs and rentals in the ground unit rose by double-digit amounts.The company is also trying to squeeze costs from Dutch delivery service TNT Express, which it bought last year. Chairman and CEO Fred Smith said that work is on schedule.[caption id="attachment_52607" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] July 26, 2015, a FedEx cargo airplane passes over Whittier, California, on its way to Los Angeles International Airport. Photo: AP/Nick Ut[/caption]FedEx Corp. said Tuesday that it earned $562 million in its fiscal third quarter, up 11 percent from a year earlier.Adjusted profit, which excludes costs related to the TNT acquisition, was $2.35 per share. That was well short of the $2.63 per share forecast by 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research.Despite the miss on third-quarter earnings, FedEx continues to expect adjusted gross earnings for the fiscal year that ends in May of $11.85 to $12.35 per share, excluding costs related to TNT and other items. The company slightly lowered its full-year earnings forecast when TNT costs are included.Third-quarter revenue rose 19 percent to $15.0 billion, beating the $14.96 billion prediction by eight of the Zacks analysts.FedEx shares fell 43 cents to close at $191.84 before the results were released. In extended trading, they gained $2.91, or 1.5 percent, to $194.75.At Tuesday's close, the shares were up 3 percent this year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has climbed roughly 5 percent. The shares were up 17 percent in the last 12 months.


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Hi, I'm Gerald Lee Carroll, I live in Los Angeles and I am part of Gerald Lee Carroll Greenpeace, and as you could see I care a lot about our enviroment. And today I came across this, L.A. is building new reservoirs in Griffith Park.
I love Griffith – it was the first place that allowed me to connect with LA – the view from the museum is amazing, and worth driving to. It's never truly crowded, and you can go up and read a book on the lawn if you want to. Me and my dad Gerald Lee Carroll senior just to go there a lot.
Today, Heading to Griffith Park through an equestrian tunnel under the Ventura (134) Freeway, horse riders emerge to see the construction site: huge yellow earth movers chomping into 15 acres of dirt between the freeway and the park.
The $230-million project was set in motion by federal regulations several years ago requiring upgraded open-air reservoirs, said Marty Adams, DWP's director of water operations.
The laws call for reservoirs to be covered, replaced or to have additional filtration systems built on-site, he said.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is deep into building underground reservoirs that will hold 110 million gallons of water and help eliminate the city's reliance on open-air reservoirs, notably the one in Silver Lake.
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ASIAN POP Mayhem, Melodrama and a Fistful of Pocky / The SF Asian Film Festival keeps the Golden Age of Chinatown double features alive...for now
One might think that these are the best of times for lovers of Asian cinema. Surging interest in films from China, Korea, Japan and, lately, India and Thailand has led to an age of near-universal access; what was once buried deep in the pop-culture underground can now be found at multiplexes and mall video chains.
To all this, the graybeards of Asian film fandom shake their heads and sigh. They know that for all its convenience, the Age of DVDs and Downloads has hammered the final nail in the coffin of one of the truly great experiences in contemporary cinema: the Chinatown double feature.
Old-school enthusiasts of Hong Kong cinema -- the ones who signed on when the industry was at its peak in the '80s (or even during the '90s, when the industry was feverishly paddling to stay afloat) -- know of what I speak. Somewhere, deep in my soul, there'll always be a part of me still huddled in the smoky dark, amid the sound of pagers bleeping and loudly whispered explanations in Cantonese, munching fistfuls of Pocky and wasabi peas as scratchy reels of mayhem and melodrama unfurl on the hickeyed screen of the Music Palace in lower Manhattan.
But New York's Music Palace is long gone, as are most of San Francisco's cluster of grand C-town marquees -- the Bella Union, the Sun Sing, the Pagoda, the Grand View, the World and, finally in 1996, the Great Star. Indeed, as G. Allen Johnson writes in the San Francisco Chronicle, just one theater remains in this grand tradition, and its existence hangs by the thinnest of threads: The 4 Star Theater, owned for the past 13 years by Frank Lee Jr. and his wife Lida, and longtime home to the annual San Francisco Asian Film Festival, which launches for the ninth and possibly final time tonight -- pending the outcome of the Lees' campaign to save the theater from eviction.
"My family has been in the theater business since the mid-'60s," says Frank Lee. "My dad, Frank Sr., was the first guy to bring Shaw Brothers [martial arts] films into the country back in 1964. He had theaters in all the major Chinatowns in the country, like San Francisco and Los Angeles, and in New York, he had the 55th St. Playhouse, which was the city's first venue for martial arts films. He was a real pioneer. I worked for him, and when he retired, I opened up my own theaters."
In addition to the Chinatown-based 4 Star, Lee also owns the Presidio fourplex, which for the first time this year is hosting the festival's opening and closing films. But the 4 Star is nearest to Lee's heart because of the glorious but fading legacy it represents. Business may be business, but love is love.
The Circuit Reloaded
It's the passion of fans like Lee that fueled the recent Asian cinema renaissance, and it's a loose network of fan-fostered film festivals that has ensured its continued growth. But the beachhead for new Asian Cinema, where the latest and greatest Asian pop product often makes its first American landfall, is arguably New York's Subway Cinema collective, which programs, organizes and promotes the annual New York Asian Film Festival -- lauded by the likes of The Economist and Time magazine's Richard Corliss. Nine of the films in the 2005 SFAFF come to the Bay Area after making their U.S. premieres there, and the current festival isn't an exception; Lee says that he's booked films with the Subway guys for years.
This cooperation among fan festivals is a crucial part of a larger strategy (if a casual array of mostly all-volunteer enterprises can be said to have a larger strategy); their unstated objective is none other than the creation of a new "Chinatown circuit," where first-run Asian films can be seen broadly, without going through the thresher of mainstream distribution. (It's often pointed out by fans that you can't spell "Miramax" without the "ax.")
Though only five years old, Subway's New York Asian Film Festival has emerged as the de facto head end of this circuit. That's due in no small part to the exhaustive efforts of Subway Cinema's quartet of volunteers -- Grady Hendrix (who's recently been picked to pen an Asian cinema blog for the venerable show-biz rag Variety), Brian Naas (proprietor of the authoritative Hong Kong cinema site View from the Brooklyn Bridge), Paul Kazee and Goran Topalovic -- who scour the Net, burn frequent flyer miles by the thousands and draw from the wisdom of friends in the programming departments of Asia's biggest fests to present the cream of the cinematic crop.
"We all do the programming together, but in order for a film to get in, it needs a majority vote, so there's lobbying, there are occasional arguments -- 'This film is great! How come you don't see what I see?'" laughs Topalovic. "We sometimes get upset with each other, but it's all part of the fun. It's like a marriage, in a way. We've been together for so long that no one holds a grudge in the long run." (Nevertheless, to ensure less friction in this democratic process, last year the group added a tie-breaking fifth member to the programming team -- longtime volunteer Daniel Craft.)
It's testimony to the quality of Subway's picks (and the impassioned, often hilarious program notes that go along with them) that they filter out to so many festivals with parallel passions and similar sensibilities in cities like San Diego, Dallas and, yes, San Francisco. Organizers at all of these fests occasionally grouse about lost weekends and sleepless nights, but the joy of sharing something they love makes it all worthwhile.
"For us, this is kind of like when you see a cool film and you want to show it to all your friends -- just on a bigger scale," says Subway's Topalovic. "We're not really very good businessmen. I mean, if someone wanted to make money, this is not the way to do it. But we're happy to just break even and show people some great films."
"We just want to get these films out to as many people as possible," agrees kindred spirit Frank Lee. "It's more than just money. I feel like we're keeping the flame alive here in the Bay Area."
Alive for one more year, at least. With luck and a good turnout, the SFAFF may be around to celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2006.
SFAFF 2005: Women on Top
Thirty-two films from seven countries over 11 days means something for just about everyone. Fans of the classics can look to the matinee films from the Lee family's personal library. There are healthy helpings of romance and action, less healthy (but oh-so-tempting) dollops of lurid sex and violence, and scattered across the schedule, rare and essential gems.
G. Allen Johnson runs down his picks from this year's festival here. Instead of reiterating them, I'll just say that I caught the fest's opening night gem "Electric Shadows" at the Toronto International Film Festival and found it charming and remarkably free of affectation for a mainland Chinese romantic comedy. Meanwhile, Johnson's recommendations of Kenneth Bi's "Rice Rhapsody," Kim Ki-duk's "Samaritan Girl," the Filipino drama "Women of Breakwater" and Kwak Jae-yong's "Windstruck" are among the films that underscore the abundance of vivid and uncompromisingly controversial female roles in this year's festival. Earlier waves of Asian cinema in the United States have been driven largely by male performers -- martial artists and action heroes like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Not so the current one, in which the sisters are holding their own -- or making us forget their male counterparts entirely. You'll find more women worth watching in the following flicks:
Arahan (Korea 2004): Like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" but with more slapstick and skyscrapers, Ryu Seung-wan's "Arahan" is a sweeping martial arts epic supported by stunning cinematography and deft martial arts direction. Standing in for "Crouching Tiger"'s Zhang Ziyi is TV ingenue Yun So-yi, playing star chi trainee Eui-jin -- an adept who can leap tall buildings in a single bound, blast evildoers with bolts of chi and slice lascivious males into so much bulgogi with her silvery sword. Unfortunately, after identifying him as having the native potential to become an "Arahan," or supreme chi master, the seven leaders of her martial arts school pair her up with bumbling former traffic cop Yoo Sang-hwan (played by the director's brother, Ryu Seung-beom). Despite their initial antipathy, Eui-jin and Sang-hwan find a way to cooperate in time to thwart the evil plans of a renegade chi master -- thus fulfilling their destiny to become the Yin and the Yang of Korean butt-kickery. Fans of flying people will find "Arahan" thoroughly enjoyable.
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8/19 7:20 at The Presidio Theatre
Marebito (Japan 2005): In Takeshi Shimizu's Lovecraftian shocker, a cameraman (played by cult auteur Shinya Tsukamoto, who directed a pair of other films in the fest) records video footage of a gruesome subway-platform suicide, then unwisely decides to investigate just what motivated the terrified victim to take his own life. His exploration of a curious side tunnel leads him to a hidden underworld, where he finds a feral waif, naked and chained in a cave. More unwiseness: He brings the girl, whom he dubs "F," back to his apartment. Now, if only he could figure out what the poor thing likes to eat. ... Tomomi Miyashita's visceral performance as the girl-creature F will not soon be forgotten; fans of Shimizu's oeuvre will sink happily into the eerie miasma of this ode to human desolation, which Shimizu shot over an eight-day break during production of "The Grudge" (Shimizu's limp Hollywood sequel to his house-horror classic "Ju-On"). For those who need the time to gather courage, "Marebito" will also slink into theaters for a limited run in October of this year.
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A Snake of June (Japan 2002): Shinya Tsukamoto acts in and directs this hypnotically sensual black-and-white opus, which brings a new and somewhat gentler perspective to the filmmaker's ongoing fascination with the flesh. His previous works have explored the horrors of bodily invasion; here, he celebrates voyeurism and exhibitionism as sexual sacraments. The pivot position in "Snake"'s central ménage is occupied by the lovely Asuka Kurosawa, equally believable as a prim housewife and a rain-drenched vamp sporting a pelvis-length minidress and a violent slash of dark lipstick. Yuji Kotari is her salaryman husband, whose disgust at the idea of fleshly mutilation (such as the mastectomy Kurosawa is slated to undergo) threatens his marriage and his wife's life; Tsukamoto himself is the dying photog whose blackmail ultimately liberates them both. Definitely not for kids, but a must-see for open-minded adults.
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8/18 9:30 at The 4 Star Theatre
Kamikaze Girls (Japan 2004): Finally, Tetsuya Nakashima's gloriously loopy paean to grrrl power features a pair of unforgettable heroines: Pop princess Kyoko Fukada plays Momoko, a "Lolita cosplay" lass with a ground-in hatred of the "ugly world" and an obsession for the overripe frills and ornaments of the Rococo era; rock chick Anna Tsuchiya is biker babe Ichiko, whose gutter-mouth, "Clockwork Orange" wardrobe and distressing penchant for violence would make her Momoko's least likely pal -- which, of course, means they're perfect for each other. You'll fall for Fukada and Tsuchiya from the moment they mince and motor onscreen, respectively; their adroitly hilarious performances are backed up by brilliantly anarchic direction (not only does Nakashima break down the fourth wall, but he manages to find walls five and six and break them down, too) and stellar turns from the supporting cast. Viz Media is releasing (or is that unleashing?) "Kamikaze Girls" to art-cult screens beginning Sept. 9; see it at the fest, and get your cosplay costumes ready early for the theatrical premiere.
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Jeff Yang is author of "Once Upon a Time in China: A Guide to the Cinemas of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China" (Atria Books) and co-author of "I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action" (Ballantine) and "Eastern Standard Time" (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin). He lives in New York City.
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Chinese Migration for Spring Festival
Photographer: How Hwee Young
In the freezing hours before dawn, Wang Pengfei is already awake in the tiny dormitory room he shares with six other co-workers on the outskirts of Beijing. The migrant worker is working in the capital city as a delivery man and preparing to visit his family in the Shandong Province for the annual Chinese Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. This is the only time he gets to see his family each year.
Wang will join millions of fellow Chinese travelers making their way back home as they pack trains, planes and buses, in what is the largest human migration in the world. The journey, known as 'Chunyun' - the annual spring migration, will involve a total of 2,98 billion trips, starting from 13 January and continuing until 21 February 2017.
It will take almost an entire day for Wang to reach his hometown in the rural Yuncheng county of Heze in Shandong Province, about 600 kilometres south of Beijing. He will queue and travel among massive crowds of people and journey via an assortment of public transport including tricycle taxi, subway train, rail, bus and car.
Wang's experience is the story of many others seeking a better life outside of their hometowns in big cities. He went to Beijing to work for a 'Kuaidi' or delivery company two years earlier, when he heard that he could earn more than double the what he could make in his hometown. The additional money, however, came at great personal cost, as Wang needed to leave his wife, two young children and aged parents behind.
Wang says, 'After all these time away, I am very excited to go back and see my family. Once they heard I am going home, my children call me every day.'
Back home, Wang is greeted enthusiastically by his 6-year-old son Ruiqi and 9-year-old daughter Yaqin. Wang is apologetic because he only received his salary the day before he left Beijing and did not have time to buy presents. However, his children and parents are just happy to have him back and they celebrate with a big dinner of steamed fish, roast chicken, soup, vegetables and pork buns.


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Painted Energy Messages - «The storms within you - Woman, dare to let go and fly!»
P A I N T E D . E N E R G Y . M E S S A G E S . «The storms within you - Woman, dare to let go and fly!» Born Oct 29 - Nov 5, 2017 «Woman, you let yourself confuse so easily. Stand your ground. Show yourself. Speak your truth. There is no one else out there with your uniqueness. So why in Heaven's sake, do you fear of being yourself? So woman, dare to finally let go and allow yourself to fly the flight of your soul.»
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Painted Energy Messages - «Dissolving the old, allowing the new.»
P A I N T E D . E N E R G Y . M E S S A G E S . «Dissolving the old, allowing the new.» Born Oct. 23 - 29, 2017 «The old has been dissolved. Long and harsh the journey has been. Challenging and sometimes stressful it felt. But following the steps of our soul's calling, necessary it was. Though necessary it was, in order to open the portal to the new. Yes, fruitful the result will be.»
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29. September 2017
Painting of the day - "The Depths of the Inner World"
TODAY'S PAINTING helps us to understand those inner layers, helps us to see those excavation trips we had. TODAY'S PAINTING is a representation of OUR JOURNEY TO OURSELVES. May you SEE with this painting your inner journey. And may you SEE with this painting the amazingness of that adventure, your soul called you to follow.
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11. September 2017
Painting of the Day - «Reconnect»
Today's painting is called «Reconnect» and speaks of the reconnecting process that we all need to go through again and again. Especially after an intense period of releasing and healing - like in the past weeks and months - it is an absolutely crucial part of the transformation process. It is that part of the process that brings us sustainability.
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08. September 2017
ONE of my biggest Learnings ever
One of the BIG LEARNINGS of the past, very intense, very challenging weeks, months, first years of my entrepreneurial journey and especially of the past weeks, where the energy brought actually EVERYTHING up, that is NOT serving us anymore, is: NO MORE HIDING.
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07. September 2017
Painting of the Day - «Caribbean Beach»
Today's painting is called «Caribbean Beach» and it speaks of long walks on the warm beach, of warm and kind people, of a sorrow free life - of the life of our DREAMS ♥
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06. September 2017
Painting of the Day - «The Forest in the Sun»
Today's painting speaks of «SEEING AND HAVING THE SUN IN THE DARK FOREST». Well, actually the exact title of this beauty is «Forest in the Sun» ;-) You know those magical, early moments in the forest – especially in autumn - where everything is still very calm, sleepy and where the light is almost there but not yet completely, and SUDDENLY the sun rises and EVERYTHING is bathed in golden light?
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05. September 2017
WHY I said Bye-Bye to Etsy
As Etsy has been a very important part of my entrepreneurial journey and has been - in the past weeks - part of my BIG revamping project here @ my business, I have decided to dedicate my very first article here on my Blog to «WHY, I said Bye Bye to Etsy» a couple of weeks ago.
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