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Disney's Phineas and Ferb The Movie Across The 2nd Dimension on DVD
Disney's famous dynamic duo, Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher, are back again in their biggest adventure yet, as Phineas and Ferb The Movie Across The 2nd Dimension comes home to on DVD. Ride through the story first hand as the boys discover Perry's secret identity as a super agent platypus that battles the forces of evil… all of which brings them to an alternate reality with duplicate copies of themselves. There, a truly evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz has taken over an alternate Tri-state Area. Nuts, right? The feature has shown across Disney XD and the Disney Channel, but now you can bring it on home on DVD, complete with bonus features and a sing-along. Want more details? Read on!
Disney Channel's Original Movie Based On The #1 Animated Emmy® Award-Winning Comedy Series PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE: ACROSS THE 2nd DIMENSION
-- Releasing As A Disney 2-Disc DVD Set August 23, 2011 --
This "Ultimate Fan Pack" Includes A DVD + Digital Copy Of The Movie, Eight Digital Music Tracks, A Do-It-Yourself Platypult Kit & Much, Much More!
BURBANK, CA – August 3, 2011 – Families can bring home Disney Channel's original movie, Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across The 2nd Dimension, in the 2-Disc "Ultimate Fan Pack" DVD Set on August 23, 2011. Based on Disney Channel's #1 animated hit comedy series among Tweens 9-14 for three years running, this epic release comes packaged with a DVD of the movie, a digital copy of the movie with eight digital music tracks, all new bonus features and an awesome do-it-yourself Platypult Kit – all for the suggested retail price of $26.99 in the U.S. and $29.99 in Canada.
This special 2-Disc "Ultimate Fan Pack" also includes a variety of cool bonus features (i.e., eight deleted scenes, an exclusive song, a sing-along "Perry-oke" feature, and a bonus episode). The Digital Copy lets viewers transfer the movie and the eight digital music tracks onto their laptop and/or portable devices of choice – to watch the movie or listen to songs anytime, anywhere and at the touch of a button. The Ultimate Fan Pack is the perfect gift for teens and/or families on-the-go!
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across The 2nd Dimension features Disney Channel's dynamic animated duo, Phineas Flynn and his stepbrother Ferb Fletcher, as they go on their biggest adventure yet. When the boys discover that their pet platypus Perry is in fact a secret agent who battles the forces of evil daily, they join him on a grand adventure that blasts them to another dimension where a truly evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz has taken over an alternate Tri-state Area. This larger than life, action-packed adventure will have the entire family laughing out loud!
Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across The 2nd Dimension was co--created and executive producedby Emmy® Award-winner Dan Povenmire (Director for TV's "Family Guy"; Director/Writer for "SpongeBob SquarePants") and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (Writer/Director for TV's "Rocko's Modern Life"; Artist for "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill").
Bringing each and every character to life are the voice talents of Vincent Martella (Role Models, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigilo) as Phineas Flynn, Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Love Actually, Nanny McPhee) as Ferb Fletcher, Dee Bradley Baker (TV's "American Dad," "Batman: The Brave and the Bold") as Perry the Platypus, Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, High School Musical franchise) as Candace, Mitchel Musso (Pair of Kings, Hannah Montana, Hatching Pete) as Jeremy Johnson and Alyson Stoner (Step Up 3D, Camp Rock 1 & 2) as Isabella, to name just a few.
Bonus Features:
- 8 Deleted Scenes – "Mysterious Force," "Doof's Lair," "Vanessa Meets Doof," "Blimp Ride," "Memory Wipe," "Danville Newscast," "Inventions Revealed" and "Robot Riot Extended"
- Perry-oke – a sing-along feature that allows viewers to sing along to the on-screen lyrics
- Dr. D's Jukebox-inator – an on-screen jukebox that allows users to play all eight digital music tracks from their home entertainment system
- Bonus Episode "Attack of the 50 Foot Sister" – a bonus episode with character and creator commentary
Disc Specifications:
Street Date: August 23, 2011
Release Format: 2-Disc DVD "Ultimate Fan Pack" (DVD + Digital Copy)
Suggested Retail Price: $26.99U.S./ $29.99 Canada
Feature Run Time: 77 minutes
Rated: TV-G (U.S.) / PG (Canada)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.78:1 (Enhanced for 16×9 Televisions)
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Languages/Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
About Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension:
In this animated adventure with a sci-fi twist – based on Disney Channel's Emmy Award-winning comedy series "Phineas and Ferb" - stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb go on their biggest journey yet, into another dimension! When the boys finally discover that their beloved pet platypus Perry is in fact a secret agent who battles the forces of evil daily, they join him on a grand adventure that blasts them to another dimension where a truly evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz has taken over an alternate Tri-state Area. When they uncover his ploy to travel back to their dimension to take over their Tri-state Area, the gang, as well as their alter–egos, must band together to stop him. Meanwhile, Candace is convinced that she will lose Jeremy before he heads off to college.
About Disney Channel's "Phineas and Ferb" TV Series:
The animated Disney Channel Original Movie, "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension," premieres FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel and SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 (8:00p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD.
Created by Emmy Award-winning Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, this stand-out comedy series follows Phineas Flynn and his stepbrother, Ferb Fletcher, as they set out to optimize every day of their 104-day summer vacation, dreaming the impossible dream - and then doing it, including building a rollercoaster or a beach in their own backyard. Unbeknownst to them, their pet platypus Perry has a double life as suave secret Agent P, deftly battling the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz to save the world. Meanwhile, older sister Candace is aghast at her brothers' antics and makes it her life's work to tattle on them to Mom and Dad, though somehow she can never seem to catch them red-handed.
Renowned for its sophisticated and good-natured humor, clever songs and noteworthy guest stars, "Phineas and Ferb" is a fan favorite in every major territory. It airs on Disney Channels and Disney XD channels in more than 168 countries and in 34 languages, reaching more than 279 million unduplicated Total Viewers worldwide.
With a 100 episodes and counting, a live action/animated talk show and the upcoming release of Disney Channel's Original Movie, the success of "Phineas and Ferb" has created demand for extensions of it and opportunities for other Disney divisions including Walt Disney Records, Disney Consumer Products (action figures, apparel, accessories, grocery and health and beauty items), Disney Publishing (books, comics), Disney Interactive Studios (Nintendo DS and Wii games) and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (DVDs).
About Walt Disney Studios:
For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (DIS: NYSE) was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures, which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, Disneynature, Touchstone Pictures and Marvel. Through the Home Entertainment division, innovative distribution methods provide access to creative content across multiple platforms. Original music and motion picture soundtracks are produced under Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records, while Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Broadway theatrical productions, Disney on Ice and Disney LIVE!. For more information, please visit www.disney.com.


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Bouquets and brides go hand-in-hand – but whoever thought barns and brides would ever be a winning combination?
However, with statistics showing that only about 27 per cent of couples now choose a church or religious building for their wedding ceremony, the lure of an alternative venue in the countryside is becoming increasingly popular.
And for farming families looking to diversify, the prospect of moving into the on-farm wedding market is one not to be ignored, comments wedding venue business consultant Kelly Chandler.
"Today, the UK wedding market is a £10 billion industry and with more and more imaginative couples looking to make their special day just that little bit different, the thought of tying the knot in a countryside barn or in an independent rural location that houses a marquee is not exactly what you would call ordinary.
"During the last 18 months, I've advised and helped farm owners who have large barns over 300 years old to convert them into stylish wedding venues, which offer unique and picturesque settings for the bride and groom's big day."
And the idea is catching on, with on-farm wedding locations springing up all over the country in recent years, although it is still only about 13 per cent of all couples who get married who decide to wed on a farm or in a barn location.
Kelly adds: "Farm weddings can be fun and they can be stylish, with couples being able to choose a converted livestock barn, beautifully restored, or a historic farmhouse dating back to the 15th century for the ceremony.
"And without a doubt some of the interiors of the converted barns are as stylish as you will find anywhere – with their rustic charm contributing to a truly romantic atmosphere (and ability to transform itself into a party setting for the evening entertainment)."
So clearly there is a money-making opportunity for some farmers who have not already diversified into establishing non-agricultural businesses on their land.
Or maybe they should consider the wedding market as an extension of their existing rural tourism enterprises such as farm shops, tea rooms and bed-and-breakfast accommodation.
But before opting to extend the business, seek expert advice regarding planning consent, adds Kelly.
"Change of use and legal requirements such as public liability insurance, health and safety and the granting of an alcohol licence are all part of the process. Don't rush into anything or make rash decisions – far better to begin slowly and let the business develop organically.
"Whilst there's no guarantee that diversification will boost a farming business, such a course of action can be very rewarding. And, in addition to commercial business consultants, there's always government advisers and your bank or accountant ready to give you advice on how best to set about tackling a new venture.
"Currently, half of all UK farms use some form of diversified activity, bringing in an average of £10,400 extra revenue per farm.
"Remember, however, that diversification will not work for every farm business so talk finances with your advisers before making any decision."

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Sustainability - Old
It is good for you and the environment.At O-Live, producing the world's best extra virgin olive oil is only part of our mission.
Doing so in an environmentally responsible manner is equally as important, which is why we can proudly claim we are a carbon neutral company. In an effort to give back to the planet at least as much as we are taking, we aim to offset our carbon emissions by reducing, reusing, and recycling.
For starters, our state-of-the-art mill is eco-friendly and uses geothermal temperature controls. Our groves are watered with an irrigation system powered by solar panels and no part of our olives goes unused. Many of the pits are sold and converted into biofuels. The rest, along with our leftover olive skins and pulps, are made into fertilizer.
The goal is to treat the land with the same respect it has shown us.
That way, not only can we become the world's top extra virgin olive oil brand, we can feel good about doing so.
We let nature make the olives, so we can make the olive oil.
O-Live Extra Virgin Olive Oil is Non-GMO Project verified. This means our olive oils are made only from 100% healthy olives and free of genetically modified organisms, which guarantees that every bottle of O-Live extra virgin olive oil will have the same few-hours fresh olive oil taste that nature intended.
The best way to eat healthy is by knowing what's in your food.
The olive oils we make are made from olives and that's it. No fillers, additives, or any of that other bad stuff. A one ingredient list of ingredients. It's all we need.
Without nature, none of what we do at O-live would be possible. We aim to respect our environment and practice sustainability throughout our growing and bottling process.


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Rice Institute Owls basketball player A. M. Tomforde
Rice Athletic Hall of Fame
Black and white photograph of Rice Institute Owls basketball player A.M. Tomforde, class of 1917, accompanied by text headlining his achievement and entry into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame. Caption reads: A. M. "TOMMIE" TOMFORDE, class of '17, came out of Houston High School to win football and basketball honors on Rice's early teams and to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree "with distinction" as a member of Rice's second graduating class. Weighing only 140 pounds but six feet tall, "Tommie" made it up in determination and drive. He captained the 1917 basketball team which split two-two with Texas U. and beat the Texas Aggies, three of four, giving Rice a claim to its first Southwest Conference championship. The early-day Conference finally ruled Texas to be the champion because of more games played, postponing Rice's first basketball championship a year. "Tommie" went on to postgraduate study at Cornell's Sage Graduate School of Philosophy. He withdrew to enter the fledgling Air Corps, took his ground training at Princeton, won his wings, and was just ready to go overseas when World War I ended. He returned to Houston, entering the insurance business, marrying the former Josie Williams in January, 1920, and jumping into a lifelong career of service to Rice which included 17 years as representative for the R Association on the school's ruling Committee on Outdoor Sports. He was elected president of the Rice Alumni Association in 1922. "Tommie" died in 1956. He is survived by his widow and two children, A. M. Tomforde, Jr., one-time Rice cheerleader, Mrs. C. Pharr Duson, and six grandchildren, all of Houston.
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SYNOPSIS FOR: The Sleeper
It\'s 1981 and the girls of Alpha Gamma Theta sorority are having a party. As the new pledges arrive, so does an uninvited guest. Little do the sisters know someone is watching them in the shadows. As the girls shower, study, eat and sleep the stalker studies the girls. One by one he finds the girls at their most vulnerable and murders them. The police hunt for the missing girls and their killer, but will they find them in time? Or will the girls be forced to fight for their lives..
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Thanks to the great natural landscape of Appiano this region is also a great spot of land for dogs and pets.
Image gallery: Dogs and pets
Dogs and pets prefer a change of scenery together with their master than just staying at home and being cared for. For this reason it is advantageous if the landlords in the chosen holiday destination are willing to accept dogs and pets in their accommodations. And even much better if also the surroundings are ideal for spending some days with your four-legged friends.
Appiano is surrounded by forests, meadows, fruit orchards and vineyards. Dog owners can stroll along the promenades and forest paths, experiencing the great outdoors, both regaining one's strength. Veterinarians and animal shops in the surroundings provide for the well-being of your pet, so both of you can fully enjoy their stay.


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Vaxcel F0003 Cyrus 42" Ceiling Fan
Offers 3480 CFM and Pull Chain Operation
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With the Vaxcel F0003 Cyrus 42" ceiling fan, you can create a comfortable atmosphere. It's a quiet and effective way to keep cool and spaces ventilated.
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Rid the room of hot spots and stuffiness with the Vaxcel F0003 Cyrus 42" ceiling fan. 3480 CFM gets the air moving. This fan has the power to transform the atmosphere and keep you feeling comfortable.
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- Product Type: 42" Ceiling Fan
- Product Dimensions: 42.00" x 42.00" x 17.00"
- Product Weight: 10.35 lbs.
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- Type: Ceiling Fan
- Max Air Flow: 3480 CFM
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The Muster Grounds
DescriptionThe Muster Grounds and the W. Blair Keller, Jr. Interpretive Center are located at 702 Colonial Road in Abingdon, Virginia. This site is the northernmost trailhead of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.
This beautiful tract of land along Wolf Creek has remained undeveloped since the time of the 1780 muster. It is part of the larger field reaching upstream upon which the gathering Washington County Militia would have encamped prior to their departure on September 24, 1780.
Today, the site is the scene of the annual Call to Arms, Overmountain Victory Celebration each September.


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This is what I spent all wednesday night working on.
I'll be posting pictures from other critiques, probably tomorrow. Tomorrow is my first official free day in a long time! I think I'm going holiday shopping tomorrow. After my last final today, I went to the mailroom to see if I had anything waiting for me. Surprise! My friend Jeff, who is an artist I respect highly, did a kickstarter this past summer and it was super successful!
I haven't really slept at all these past days, but I took power naps in 30 minute intervals a few times. They don't help.
With the little amount of sleep that I got, you might be wondering why I'm awake.
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Back in December last year, Amazon France added Rise of the Tomb Raider for PC to their pre-order catalogue. The online retailer pegged the game as hitting on 29 January. Square Enix has now confirmed that the game will releases worldwide on 28 January; that's about three weeks away. Physical and digital editions will be available, including a $90 digital deluxe edition that comes with all current and future DLC.
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Mission Links
Mission Links
The Cathedral supports several charity or mission projects each year both financially and in prayer.
Current links include:
Five Talents: This project supports micro-finance initiatives in developing countries, providing loan capital and training. It helps tackle poverty from the bottom up, helping people to work their own way out of poverty in a sustainable way. Loans are repaid, and this money goes back into the fund, to help others. For more information - www.fivetalents.org.uk
Christian Aid: Alongside the annual collection for Christian Aid Week, the Cathedral hosts an all-age service each advent. For more information - www.christianaid.org.uk
Cairo Cathedral: In response to the targeting and oppression of Christians in Egypt, our community has chosen to support community services run by Cairo Cathedral. For more information - http://dioceseofegypt.org/explore/egypt/all-saints-cathedral-cairo/
Church Urban Fund: With many across the land, our community is committed to supporting work in the poorer areas of our nation. For more information - www.cuf.org.uk


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Angry Birds? Sergio Mendes 'Frustrated' By Oscar Snub of 'Rio'
The decision by the Academy Awards to skip musical performances during the live show has left at least one of the nominees frustrated. Sergio Mendes, a Brazilian music legend who was nominated for the tune "Real in Rio" told the Associated Press, "I am very frustrated, kind of sad that we will not be able to perform such a lively song." The 71-year-old first time nominee continued, "(It's) such a lively song. You've seen the movie, you've heard the song, it's a perfect thing to do live but … it's really up to the television producers. I was just hoping until, you know, till today, I'm still hoping. But I don't think it's gonna happen. Listen, you can't have everything. … I'll be there anyway." Mendes's song, which he co-wrote, is up against "Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" film. [AP]


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Lunar New Year prayers with the masses for 2012 January 19, 2012Posted by @Karen_Fu in change, Chinese New Year, faith, human quality, Singapore.
Tags: Chinese New Year 2012, leadership qualities, Teresa Hsu Chih, The Great Stuppa, The Jade Buddha
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Went to 'The Jade Buddha Exhibition' at Ngee Ann city and praying with others for universal harmony despite I knew very little of formal Buddhism as far as mantras were concerned. But I learn from visuals and see how things around me operate in a highly orderally manner that often always teach me precious lessons, which words cannot portray fully. The event was a very meaningful one for the forthcoming year.
I know very little about chants and by no means a Buddhist. But I thought I would just happily join in with the thousands who were there to sponsor the jade Buddhas and offerings. I followed the crowd, and the written chants pasted near the deities, passing from one ritual to another. Actually I didn't quite know if I did it correctly but I enjoyed the process of getting my palms together, and made a few wishes. I even wondered if the deities understood me.— It wasn't sanskrit, it was certainly not tamil, it was in mandarin with bits of English because there wasn't a perfect translation for that few words. Couldn't do them in German or even with a smattering of French, but it was more of an instinctive communicative and intuitive way of getting around language barrier to just use pure common sense in my modest prayers. I thought it should come from the heart. So I just did what I understood.
As I was offering my humble pack of rice, I prayed with the thousands for a peaceful and prosperous year of the dragon. The packs of rice will then be given to needy homes in the country. Then I started to ponder why so many people needed the staple when there are many who waste their food. Surely the terribly rich and the very poor are more than miles apart and that itself could set another separate topic about equality in wealth.
The thousands of bags of rice came in within hours and all the Jade statues were fully sponsored into the tens of thousands of dollars meant to go the construction of The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Melbourne, Australia.
The whole ceremony was about giving, sharing and remembering what others have sacrificed for us. The late Teresa Hsu was a live example of courage whenever Buddism came to place.
She left the human world without her ashes collected was an act itself that showed her faith and definite courage. In Buddhist rites, bones are to be collected and kept properly. But she didn't allow even that last rite to be done.
She feared nothing but I still am not fully recovered from the fact she left her ashes uncollected. It was a very unusual thing to do though it was a very courageous act on its own. It could be deem to be almost petrifying to think the remains were 'unwanted' especially when she was a pure real 1100% Buddhist. I wouldn't hesitate to say she was willing to give her all at death to save people. Since she couldn't, her last words were to tell people not to spend a minute of peoples' lives to collect her remains. A drastic contrast to what many would have fought for their rights of every minute kind.
The remains of the day would be a life lesson learnt that she sacrificed for sentimental beings all big and small, both great and ungreat. That could even include the despicable. She didn't mind what she was going to have or not going to have, she simply gave all. I thought she should have given some bit to her own when I saw how some people could eat up others alive for their own merit. In a material world where fame and fortune is power, such people like her are rare gems.
A leader of this might could instantly solve all problems but realistically speaking, few will do it in the kind of world we are now living in. On the positive front, those who did anything less than sincerity and honesty always pay in due course, either via the revenge of similar beings who were being mistreated or via nature through health woes. They will pay. And the price will be hefty. The crazy thing is that these people don't even know they are paying for it though they know they are suffering from it.
On a grey scale of 10, we must aim to purify the partial hues and in the same time improving ourselves. 2012 will spell a year of transition when more people will realize why and how we have the economic woes of inflation, unemployment, physical pollution and metaphysical pollution all snowballed into a gigantic mix of chaos.Health problems that were used to be for the aged now exist in young people. The levels of mental psychological disorder increases due to rampant bullying and being bullied. Diseases arise from animals that we shouldn't eat. Plants get contaminated because of the selfish desire to expand urban areas , and worse still, to use name of sustainability to promote their goods when they do not really mean anything healthy in the real sense. The power then will be laid in the masses of the common people to control what they want to change.
Thankfully there are three things that gives us hope with the freedom to voice. Consumer sovereignty, democracy of the people and the sheer natural law of sustainability do not allow the ills to propagate.
For the many who think the bad still get their reward, observe carefully that they live with worry, anger and fear behind the ill gained status. You hardly see them smile. Nor do you see them simple minded, which gives the absolute clarity of thought for peaceful living.
So in the real sense the new year is a year for the commoners. Those who fail to listen to these voices will flop miserably. And it is high tide that 2012 will belong to all who are kind and industrious.
Happy Lunar New Year from the equator. 🙂
Karen Fu
'The Human Religion is Love' Teresa Hsu's 100 years of Simple Love beats Pretentious Theories. March 5, 2011Posted by @Karen_Fu in change, ethics, faith, human quality, life challenges, Singapore.
Tags: eradicate poverty, Great Women, Health, Human Religion, humanity, life design, Poverty, Teresa Hsu Chih
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(A) "The Human Religion is Love'
Simply said and dutifully followed excellently for the past 100 years.
All her siblings are all deceased except her. Listen to what she says and notice how she says & you'll easily notice her lucid clarity shows no sign of slowing down at her ripe age of 113. She offers not only the art of longevity but she gives priceless insights of great life by first being pure-hearted. I love it!
She feels uneasy when she is better off than the poor. And thus joins one of the them to feel for them, as she believes that it is not good to enjoy in the face of the poor. As long as she is alive, she makes sure that no one goes hungry.
Teresa Hsu (XuZhe) at 113 gives all in a simple notion 'Love' Noting more, nothing less. She bears no anger, no hatred, no sense of revenge. I feel she has understood the truest notion of what life is and how to value add people's life by eliminating hunger and offering a great sense of sharing.By constantly asking what she could do every day to make sure that no one goes hungry, she keeps a simple life routine that focuses her time to value add others. I wish that politicians and all leaders alike could do that. In fact, we should all aim towards this goal. It is a pure shame that people tend to be greedy over trivial things that waste time when the same amount of time could be use to share and give.And it is more than shame to manipulate people for selfish goals. But as life would have it, there would be precious lessons like this one that keeps humanity going. TED Singapore has interviewed her and I wish far more people could read her:
(B) Poverty and the Poor
The majority of the world population is poor. There is no great policy in the world that has totally eradicated poverty and hunger. This is an important root problem to social unrest. Everyday I see all kinds of people. People who have all the luxury in the world & yet feel they need to exploit it all.
While economists, politicians, financiers etc romp around in complex policies about how to chop down poverty and hunger in a mess; she offers us a simple yet great formula of sharing, giving and love as a simple yet viable solution— the love of making sure that as long as she is alive, she will share her bowl of rice; making sure that 'no one eats grass'. It may sound 'simplistic', and to some it may even sound laughable and childish. But its underlying concept of showing sheer empathy and earnesty to give, share and help goes way further than pretentious policies/ theories. If everyone were like her, we would be living in a chaos-free life. We won't need to waste time and resources that often takes a merry go round around a problem. We could save our resources for enjoying a life of peace.
Looking at her great health and her vitality, I cannot help to think that her youth with an intelligent sense of humour is her reward from nature. Her daily routine of helping an average of 20 needy people everyday by moving around visiting underpriviledged elderly who are ironically much younger than her is impressive. Her voice is steady and her thoughts are impeccably sharp.
She mentions about her own hunger and uses that as her mantra in life: 'grass didn't satisfy my hunger though it satisfy my thought of hunger' and thus 'no one has to eat grass' as long as she is alive. She will save her rice bowl for others. And when they are both equally hungry, they will share the bowl of rice. If she isn't hungry, she would give all her rice.
(C) Life
Rather laugh than to cry in the face of adversity. Try the best you can and accept the rest. Know no anger can be hard, but try the best to smile as you work your way out. For anger, sadness dries your energy. Being mean sucks your life up. Look at her vitality and great health, I cannot help but to feel consoled that being nice and honest offers you at least sanity, sharp clarity and impeccable logic that are vital to sane and sustainable living. Her mark of clarity and simplicity is like no other. I have heard that she forgave those who mistreated her. Such sense of magnamity is rare in today's world where people could choose to inflict harm to even to the most harmless of peoples.
While there are injustices around, rest assured that life has its natural ways of giving the transquility and smooth flow within one's body to keep it healthy. Health is the most important factor to happiness. One may rich and powerful, but if the lack of kindness, and sheer honest integrity and love for human kind gives one the lack of trust that keeps the mind sane. Throughout history, there are boundless cases of insane people who opted a complicated life full of treachery. Why should we repeat the ills our predecesors hath done?
(D) Everyone's a Family.
Everyone's a family. And that very family is our planet earth. If we do what she does, would we need to demonstrate, yell the heads off for peace; trying every policy to rid off hunger and poverty? Food is precious. Time is precious. Her sense of living is simple but effective. It does good to the individual and to a world where food supply is lacking and diseases mutating. Physical and mental workout in her way may not befit any commerical sense. But try recalling a couple of very wealthy people whose health is on the line yet still thinking of scrapping every consumer dry.
By the end of the day, the person who gives gains more. The person who tries all uncanny ways to reap for their own need dwindles. Nature doesn't work in the formula where people chooses to 'eat' one another up. Nature works in harmony only when one understands what simple 'love' is.
I always pity that she has not married, not honored beyond what she has been given. Perhaps it is the fact that she is simple that prestigious Universities and colleges choose to ignore her. Or that she lacks the ability to do profound findings. But I earnestly feel she has made one solid point: she used all that she have, and she genuinely uses her knowledge to do good. Not that she pretends to be good, she really means and does good. With such great sense of humor coupled with a big sense of wisdom, she shows her intelligence of words and fine layman psychology to understand people. Her words know no ridiculous, superfluous jargon. Simple, luicid, straight to the point; she delievers far more than a crazy looking thesis that is trying to smart. Thus beats different types of #$! theories that don't work for the masses.
When solutions fail for the masses, riots and unreats will appear. The many reasons why we have all the rubbish. One of those is because we prefer to differentiate from one another and always on the greed-go to get more when one has already got more than enough.
Teresa Hsu is damn cool. She may not be wearing the funkiest street wear or any designer brand dresses and make up; but she gets her sense of beauty by being a true woman of substance. Her knowledge weighs ahead of anyone with a degree because she practices what she preaches. Shame those men who didn't marry her. If I were a man, I would!
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Though the song is relatively simple in terms of narrative (it's mainly used to detail the sexual exploits of rock star Pink whose every sexual fantasy is explored in every town that his tour stops in), the very style that Floyd uses to convey the message contributes to the deeper undertones of the album. It's interesting that Waters described the song as a pastiche, a literary imitation usually for the sake of satire. In one way, the pastiche technique is used to criticize a certain type of music or lifestyle without blatantly attacking it. To use a literary example, many of the chapters of James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses parody other writers, books, and cultural trends of the time in an attack on what Joyce arguably saw as the degeneration of intellectual thought and literature. Although Joyce never mentions a specific writer or book in these parodic sections, his views are loudly proclaimed and his aim is nearly unmistakable. So too is the aim of Pink Floyd's "Young Lust," a parody of every rocker whose used his celebrity for sex and drugs, whose ego is as large as his image, and whose only care is the pursuit of carnal pleasure.
Going beyond sheer parody, Floyd interestingly uses this technique to further define Pink's character. The very fact that the song is an imitation of popular rock music of the 70's reinforces Pink's lack of individuality at this time in his life. Up until now, he has been molded by his mother, his school, and life itself into a model civilian void of nearly all traces of distinctiveness. In the movie Pink is punished by his teacher for writing poetry, restrained sexually by his ever-watchful mother, alienated from much of society because he has no father; all of the above have only contributed to the flimsy mask of personality, each incident painting a feature onto the mask rather than adding depth to his character. Fittingly, the first song of his new independence is one that is so full of rock clichés (the gruff, sexual voice; the catchy, melodic hook; the polished guitar solo) that it's hard to grant just one person credit for writing the song. It not only recalls popular musical trends at the time but the vocals are also reminiscent of an earlier Floyd tune called "the Nile Song", according to a Waters interview. Pink is not just a mere shadow of 70's rock and roll but he's also a shadow of his creators' earlier music. But it's only after he fully erupts that Pink finally comprehends the hollow shell that he is and the void of individual nothingness underneath, a realization that further contributes to the completion of the wall and the destruction of whatever self there once was.
While the song's position on the album denotes a more natural sense of newfound sexual freedom, one might argue that its position in the movie is much more dubious, casting the song in a retaliatory light. By this argument, Pink turns to the sexually willing groupies in order to get even with his unfaithful wife whose infidelity he has just discovered in "What Shall We Do Now?" Pink stays in his trailer for most of the song, only emerging momentarily when he sees a pretty female fan that catches his eye. Although he is obviously annoyed with her when she tries to get his autograph, he nevertheless takes her back to his hotel room, insinuating that he originally intended to do something with her, that is until he has another one of his "turns" in the next song.
One might also argue that the movie sequence is little more than an extension of the album version, "serious[ly] romanticizing" the life of a rock star (Waters, DVD). The majority of the song's scenes do little to advance the plot, mostly showing the excesses of celebrity life in the numerous women, abundant food, and flowing champagne before concluding the song with the groupie following Pink back into his trailer. Despite the scenes' apparent frivolity, there are a few subtleties that rescue the video from being nothing more than justification for sex jokes and female nudity. It's interesting to note that despite this being Pink's sexual anthem (at least on the album), he is probably the character with the least amount of screen time during the song. His absence from the majority of the footage creates a physical separation between the viewer and the character, one that quite possibly parallels Pink's feelings of abandonment and detachment after having discovered his wife's unfaithfulness. This sense of disconnection is further emphasized by the few times Pink is on screen. When the viewer is offered a glimpse of Pink, it is usually through the window of Pink's trailer, producing yet another wall of separation between the viewer and Pink as well as Pink and the rest of the world. Rather than joining his own backstage party, he sits by the window and indifferently watches the festivities outside of this trailer through a dark pair of sunglasses, yet another wall of separation between the external world and himself. Even when he does emerge from his trailer at the end of the song, he quickly retreats back into it when he finds that the female groupie is just another faceless fan in search of an autograph and a wild story. Interestingly, the fan is more persistent than one might expect, trying to take off his glasses to "find out what's behind [his] cold eyes" and following him into his trailer and eventually back to his hotel room, even after Pink has blatantly expressed his exasperation with her. Coupled with the groupie's resemblance to his wife (at least in my opinion…which is perhaps why Pink was drawn to her in the first place), the fan acts as yet another extension of the wife's insistent attempts to try to break through Pink's wall and truly connect with him. But just as Pink eventually drove his wife to having an affair, he will also drive the female fan away from him before she even glimpses what's behind his disguise in "One of My Turns."
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Daryl Harper
|Personal information
|Full name
|Daryl John Harper
|23 October 1951
Mile End, South Australia, Australia
|Umpiring information
|Tests umpired
|94 (1998–2011)
|ODIs umpired
|174 (1994–2011)
|FC umpired
|164 (1987–2011)
|LA umpired
|214 (1988–2011)
|Career statistics
Source: CricketArchive, 8 June 2011
Daryl John Harper, (born 23 October 1951) is an Australian cricket umpire, who was a Test umpire between 1998 and 2011. He was a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires from 2002 until 2011 when the ICC announced that Harper was being stood down at the termination of his contract in July 2011. In June 2011, following criticism from India during the India-West Indies Test series Harper retired from umpiring.[1]
Harper was born in the Adelaide suburb of Mile End in 1951 and attended Norwood High School before taking up primary school teaching. He had a brief career as an Australian rules football umpire before injury forced him to quit.[2]
Playing career[edit]
Harper played as a right-handed batsman in Adelaide grade cricket competition for the Teachers' College and East Torrens clubs.
In 1983 he switched to umpiring, making his first-class cricket debut in 1987.
Harper made his first appearance in an international fixture in January 1994 when he umpired a One Day International (ODI) in Perth between New Zealand and South Africa. In November 1998 Harper made his test match debut when appointed to stand in the 2nd Ashes test at the WACA ground alongside umpire Venkat; Harper also stood at the MCG in the 4th test of that series. After promotion to the National Grid Panel of International Umpires, Harper also began to appear in Test matches away from Australia as the designated independent umpire.
In 2002 the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a policy of two independent umpires standing in each Test match, and one independent & one home umpire in ODIs. The independent umpires would be chosen from a newly conceived ICC Elite umpire panel comprising the ICC's determination of the top 8 - 10 umpires from around the world. Harper was included in the original line up for this panel, at the time chosen over fellow Australians Simon Taufel and Darrell Hair (both of whom subsequently joined the panel in 2003). Harper umpired the opening match of the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, and went on to stand in one of the semi-finals. On 31 August 2005 he adjudicated in his 100th ODI, a match between Zimbabwe and New Zealand at Harare.
He was the third umpire for a trial of the 'player referral' system in 2009.[3] In 2010, England lodged a formal complaint against Harper after a referred caught behind decision was turned down because the volume supplied by the home broadcaster was not good enough to detect the edge.[4][5][6]
The ICC dropped Harper from the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 due to "general performance reasons"[7] and demoted him from the Elite Panel in May 2011.[8] The ICC subsequently revealed that Harper would stand in two last Test matches; between West Indies and India at Sabina Park and Windsor Park. Harper retired from umpiring following some heavy criticism from India during the first test against the West Indies.[9] Dave Richardson, the ICC Cricket manager, said Harper received "unfair criticism" from the Indian players and that his correct decision making percentage against India was at 96 percent, which was "considerably above average".[6]
International Umpiring Statistics[edit]
As of 4 June 2010:
|Australia v England at Perth, Nov 1998
|New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Jan 2011
|New Zealand v South Africa at Perth, Jan 1994
|Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, March 2011
|South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 2007
|Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Jun 2009
- Awards
- ICC Bronze Bails Award for 100 ODIs.
- Ambassadorship
- In March 2009, Daryl Harper, was announced as an ambassador for Orana, an Adelaide company providing employment for people with disabilities.[10]
- He is an ambassador for The Adelaide Crows.[11]
See also[edit]
- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
- ^ "Umpire Daryl Harper pulls out of India-West Indies Test". WorldSnap News. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
- ^ Homfray, Reece (5 January 2010). "Test umpire Daryl Harper's spin on Redlegs". East Torrens Messenger. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Cricinfo. "Sarwan endures amid umpiring chaos". Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ Cricinfo. "Harper howlers undermine UDRS". Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ Cricinfo. "ECB ask for reinstatement of lost review". Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ a b Hopps, David (29 June 2011). "Daryl Harper pulls out of final Test after criticism from India". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Cricinfo. "Daryl Harper won't stand at World Twenty20". Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/516640.html
- ^ http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australian-umpire-daryl-harper-retires-from-test-cricket-following-criticism-from-india-after-test-against-west-indies/story-e6frf3g3-1226084583736
- ^ "International Cricket Council". Archived from the original on 5 November 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "New Crows Ambassador". 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Disgraced, Daryl Harper cribs: 'Indians above laws of cricket'". The Indian Express. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.


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After a short layover in Johannesburg, chill out at Kaapsehoop guest farm, the initial shock after entering true wilderness of Kruger National Park, understanding what the REAL darkness is on the way back from Blyde River Canyon, having a look at the world from 3.000 meters above in the Drakensberg, surfing at the Wild Cost and seeing a migration of over 70 elephants from up close in Addo Elephant National Park we were getting close to our final destination: Cape Town, from where we were supposed to catch a plane back to JHB.
Our route guided us, among others, through:
- Tsitsikamma National Park: I didn't manage to jump from the world's highest bungee bridge due to insanely long waiting times – one more reason to come back to SA
- Nature's Valley: well worth a detour from the main road. At a river's delta we found a deserted beach, probably more popular during the whale watching season, which combined with the perfect weather we got created a truly idyllic scene
- Knysna: one of our all-SA favourites. With its mouth-watering seafood and a charming pier, it makes for a perfect place for a longer sojourn – which we unfortunately couldn't do due to previously booked accommodation elsewhere.
- Wilderness & Victoria Bay: lots of surfers, lots of fishermen, lots of ice-creams.
- George & Mossel Bay: probably a bit overrated if you compare them with some of the surrounding places, however they will surprise you with some cosy restaurants and nice seaside paths. In addition, when driving alongside the cost you get to see some scenes to remember – especially if you're a passenger, as the driver might want to stay somewhat focused on the long and winding road, as the Beatles sang
- Still Bay: we stayed there for two nights but it's definitely not recommended in off-season. We found surfing schools closed, the local nature reserve highly under-whelming and restaurants… don't ask. Just choose a different destination if you're not into self-catering.
- Agulhas National Park: yes, it's the place where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet. Worth checking out but don't expect to have plenty to do there.
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There is a period of the Russian Revolution. We meet four young people - Yury, Tonya, Lara and Pasha, who search for love, find love and lose it in this hard time. Their heart-breaking stories make Dr Zhivago one of the greatest romantic books of the century.