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When Lianne Lin moved to Taiwan to study Chinese, she didn't realize that she'd become a study in modern sociocultural relations.
ISSUE: Winter 2010
DEPT: My Story
STORY: Lianne Lin
An Uncertain Education
Earlier this year, I moved from Los Angeles to Taipei, Taiwan — my mother's birthplace — to study Chinese and experience life in Asia. I enrolled in school and started making new friends. For income, I looked for English tutoring jobs through a website that posts your photo, résumé and email address online.
One day, I got an email from a 43-year-old Taiwanese businessman who wanted conversational English practice. He was thin with average looks and height, and spent most of our first "lesson" bragging (in excellent English, incidentally) about his financial success. He was a cocky, overconfident go-getter who had started companies in several different countries. His cowboy-style shoes had custom-made heels to make him look taller, and every day he wore a huge, obnoxious ring containing a dead bug preserved in amber.
"I realized that no matter what was happening in my life, when I was in the kitchen, that was my safe place." – Aarti Sequeira
ISSUE: Winter 2010
DEPT: Personalities
STORY: Janice Jann
Party Time
Time spent with Aarti Sequeira really is a party. The season six champ of Food Network's number one series, The Next Food Network Star, is full of life, from her cascading waterfall of dark curls to her lyrical British accent.
One last look at the season, through an artist's point of view.
photo AUDREY CHO
ISSUE: Winter 2010
"Last winter, when work presented an opportunity for a three-day trip to Seoul, I jumped at the chance. On our half day off, I was able to roam the famous street markets and, despite the freezing cold, there was such activity! I just love street food and even though it was a total freezing cold spell, all the street food stalls were open and getting ready for the lunch crowds. I took this photo of a huddle of merchant ladies who were sharing a lunch not only as a communal meal but to brace against the cold.
"I got to experience the street food that I loved as a child and reminisce for a few carefree hours. I plan on going back as soon as possible, but perhaps during a more palatable season."
— Audrey Cho, Los Angeles, Calif.
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To tell her story, one reader has to delve into the journey of her mother, a mail-order bride, whose sacrificial love inspired her daughter to give hope to hundreds of impoverished women artisans today.
ISSUE: Summer 2010
DEPT: My Story
STORY: Gianna Driver
Tears streaming down her face, my mother grabbed my raging hands and dropped to her knees.
"Anak, I do everything for you! I fight for you, I work for you, I live for you. Everything I do is for you."
I was 9, and having a temper tantrum because she refused to get me the Barbie I wanted. We didn't have the money. The other girls had one, of course, and I was tired of being different. Not that Barbie would magically give me the blonde hair and blue eyes needed to blend into my small, eastern Texas cattle town … but still.
Still, there I was, with my mother kneeling in front of me, literally sobbing. It was a humbling moment forever etched in my mind. In one moment I felt her pain, her heartache, her loneliness, her anxiety, her fierce love, and her even fiercer hope for the future. And it was all for me. Because of me.
My story begins with my mother.
Orphaned at 13 on the streets of Manila, Philippines, after witnessing my grandfather's wrenching death, my mother faced the choices many orphans fear — become a sidewalk vendor selling trinkets, a thief or a prostitute. My mother chose sidewalk vending and did whatever she could to survive. She dreamed of having a child and giving that child every opportunity. Looking around her at the rampant poverty and increasing destitution, she knew she had to leave Manila to make this happen.
So my mother became a mail-order bride. An agency placed an ad in the back of a magazine, and a Texan cattle-rancher answered, offering a one-way ticket to the land of opportunity. Scared to death but holding fiercely to her love for her future child, she boarded that plane and rode into uncertainty.
Trusting a stranger to keep you safe — to feed you and house you and protect you — is a frightening undertaking, both physical and emotional. And when those hands violate that trust, you must choose to stay or go. So, almost two years into her marriage, my mom moved us — I was just a year old — into a woman's shelter, where we would live until I was about 7.
My mother quickly became the night manager at the shelter, and her job exposed me to women at their most vulnerable. Our life there was decent, because my mother knew and still knows how to take care of people. She finds the threads that connect women and lifts them up. These women entered the shelter bleeding, sobbing, torn and hurt. I witnessed a lifetime's worth of abuse and I always thought, "It's not right. We can do better."
These women, and women like my mom in Manila, didn't know how to break the cycle of poverty and abuse because they lacked education. Knowing that education was the ticket out, I worked hard in school and my mother sacrificed much — always buying second-hand clothes, saving every penny from her three jobs, moving us out of the shelter and into a slummy apartment — so I could take advantage of every opportunity.
After graduating from the Wharton School, I moved to San Francisco to work in corporate insurance for a couple of years and, while I understood the value of it, I felt that I wasn't living my values. This began a reflective journey. I thought about women, my family, the women from the shelter, and about empowering women abroad so they have alternatives to prostitution and becoming mail-order brides, like my mother. I wanted to break the cycle and help provide not only other options but a sense of value. I wanted to help women live their dreams.
Inspired by the women of my past, and the ones in my future, I founded Gianna, an online boutique that works with and provides fair trade opportunities to severely disadvantaged women artisans in the developing world. We partner with NGOs to teach them life skills and educate them so they can live independently. Most importantly to me, these women learn to value their work and themselves in the process. This education and independence leads them from poverty into a life of empowerment.
The daily obstacles these women face are largely the limits imposed upon them by poverty. For example, Lang, a single mother, wanted to send her son to school, but couldn't afford school fees from her meager earnings as a rice field worker. Her dream was to make enough money to send her child to school.
I met Lang during a trip to Laos, and through a translator, she told me her story. Lang now works as a master weaver in one of the villages, and every scarf she weaves holds an incredible amount of her gratitude. Each scarf helps to pay her son's school fees. Now, she says, her son won't have to work in a rice field; he can become a professional and follow his dream. Lang is just like my mother in that sense, and like all mothers everywhere.
We are all connected. In fact, we are much more similar than we are different. Our artisans and our customers both have global relevancy in the world — each affects the other, and each affects a world greater than the two combined. My goal is to show women how we are connected, how we impact each other, and how we can help each other. Women here in the U.S. have the purchasing power to help women abroad achieve their dreams, and our customers broaden their lenses, see the interconnectedness of our world, and understand how their purchasing decision has global impact. For the women artisans, the very creation of a product is emblematic of a transformation.
My mother transformed herself, too. She came to this country with the goal of starting a family and, with determination and sheer will, she gave her child every advantage possible. She has created a life of love — her daughter is happy in her work, and so she is happy. My mom and I sometimes reflect on how we women live in a cycle; whether we live in poverty or wealth, we live in the cycle that connects us as women. From the orphan to the mail-order bride, from the Wharton grad to the professional woman — we are all amazing women.
As told to Bridget Flynn.
Paul Nakayama says long-distance dating can be A-OK. Guest columnist Far East Movement see things a little bit differently.
ISSUE: Summer 2010
DEPT: The Awful Truth
STORY: Paul Nakayama and Far East Movement
Whenever I go to karaoke (which is far too often for someone my age) I'm reminded of one of my personal greatest weaknesses — I can't rap for spit, not even the easy Sesame Street ones meant for toddlers. I was always convinced that if I could just overcome this one hurdle, I would be surrounded by dozens of googly-eyed girlfriend candidates drawn to the masculine rhythms of rap as opposed to my Glee show tunes. And so when I had a chance to hang out with the boys of Far East Movement (FM) and see all the love they got from the ladies, I was surprised to learn that they have love maladies of their own — the issues of dealing with long distances. It's my job, then, to let them know how good they got it. Long distance is not so bad, and can even be the perfect litmus for a relationship.
If you take a glance at my dating portfolio, you'll notice a couple of things, besides the fact that it can fit into a fortune cookie. One, my relationships were almost all long term, and two, they almost all transitioned into long-distance relationships. Now, most of you would probably interpret this to mean that my girlfriends were forced to move to another state or country to escape my grasp, and some of you punks might be right. But my interpretation for this trend is that life is short and ever changing, and if you're like FM, you've got to take to the road if you want to realize your ambitions. That means that in any relationship, there is a remarkable possibility of being separated by work or family or crazy 2012 earthquakes. This means, of course, that you either survive the distance or don't. And me, well, I'm writing a relationship column while being almost monk-like single, so take a guess at my track record.
As painful and frustrating as long-distance relationships can be, I was always subconsciously drawn to them on some molecular level. My former roommate and I would have a running ritual whenever I traveled to another country. He'd say, "Don't come back with a girlfriend!" I'd promise not to, even pinky swearing despite his homophobic protests, and yet a week later, I'd come home professing that I'd found love. I idealized these girls from Farawaynia, found everything to be marvelous and disregarded anything that resembled straitjackets. I'd fly home, thinking, "For her, I could do the whole long-distance thing." But truth is, it never lasted very long or went beyond phone calls and IM chats that started and ended with "How was your day?" And why should it last? There was never a real connection strong enough to begin with that could sustain a relationship beyond the superficial.
Despite my failures with long-distance relationships and knowing logically that they're unlikely to work, I'm still drawn to them … because of the "what ifs." What if it did work? Would that make her The One? I hate drama as much as I hate mayonnaise or reality TV, but I suspect that I'm constantly finding myself in long-distance relationships because it's the ultimate test. If you can survive living six hours apart, then you can survive petty arguments, jealousy and probably zombie attacks, because you will trust each other. I guess when I've been with a girl for a long time it's good to know that we can survive anything, if we try. Of course, the problem is, most people I've dated didn't really want to try. Hold on a sec while I wipe my tears with this here fiddle.
Now, the good news is, if the relationship is going to fail anyway, at least with a long-distance relationship you've got plenty of free time to do the things you want to do. I went out with my friends if I wanted. I'd spend Friday nights playing hours and hours of video games in my underwear while I stuffed my face full of Red Vines and drank eight liters of Mountain Dew. I'd dance along with America's Best Dance Crew while eating out of a bucket of fried chicken. I'd choose to watch Bruckheimer over effing Nicholas Sparks. But, if we were living together and the relationship still went sour, well, then I suffered Letters to Juliet for absolutely nothing, and my soul would have a gaping hole in it the shape of a vagina. Yes, I know. Nicholas Sparks brings out the worst in me.
It's hard being separated and making real relationships work. It takes more energy to send real love when you're spanning hundreds of miles. But if you can survive it, then that's good love right there, and that's not something easily distilled. In my book, long distances aren't necessarily non-starters for a relationship. Actually, in some ways, it's a true starter because you have to really want it, and you're forced to compromise to get the things that matter. And if you mess up, at least you've got a head start on running away or the time difference to think of an apology. There are worse things than being in love with someone on the other side of the planet … falling out of love with someone on the other side of the bed, for one. Hearing me rap is another.
Tour life is a dream. You're so removed from all immediate worries like bills, responsibilities and the general stress of everyday life. No one really knows you when you enter a city, and no one really knows you when you leave the next day. It's just you and your best friends, going to new places, seeing new things and creating new memories. Life on the road is all we really know so when it comes to romance and relationships, what we know is quick and from a distance. A few of us have had long relationships with girls we might have loved or maybe still do, but keeping those relationships might be harder for us than getting a hit song on the radio.
Over the years we've learned good women need good attention, and good intentions don't take the place of immediate action. We're going to keep names out of this because we value our privacy, but we can each give examples from our lives for days on end. We'll tell a few stories, so you know what we're talking about.
One of us had a girl he wanted to ultimately marry. His mission was to do anything he could to be successful in the music business. He wanted the chance to be able to take care of her for the rest of her life. Extra late nights at the studio, months on tour, and all the hard work were motivated by wanting to take care of this girl and create a family. In the end, however, great intentions don't make up for being around for things like cooking dinner or the holidays. Slowly that relationship turned to resentment and eventually died. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make up for lost time. Buying a stuffed animal in every city stop or staying faithful through any temptation don't counter the feelings a girl gets when her man is away.
Then there's the flipside to this in FM. One of us has been able to keep a great relationship going like a Duracell battery. For a relationship to last with careers like ours, it takes two people that understand each other better than they understand the English language. This understanding is what allows for crazy trust, which will get you through the lowest, darkest times. We're constantly away for months, but as soon as we step off the plane in L.A., she's there to pick us up. Immediately, they chat like he never left. A relationship like that gives us all hope, but to earn what they have, you've got to endure more turbulence than our last flight to Tokyo. It takes a strong man to stay true to his woman at a club across the country or overseas, but it takes a stronger woman to trust that man.
As touring artists, we know the single life oh so well. When we were younger, people would always suggest finding a girl quick. Once our careers took off, it would be impossible to find someone who could understand our schedule without having that history in place. Late-night recording sessions, impromptu meetings, booze-fueled shows at nightclubs, tours that last for months can all spell trouble for a budding relationship. In this lifestyle, you always catch yourself looking out the window of the tour bus for your own Penny Lane, like the character from Almost Famous; someone who enjoys freedom and is willing to accompany you on the road. But most girls that we're drawn to usually have day jobs or school they can't leave behind. And, besides, we can't bring anyone with us on the road, because space is tight and limited only to people who own a meaningful role on the tour. But the single life doesn't necessarily mean we are lonely when it comes to the ladies. We meet some extraordinary girls that sweep us off our feet. It just means we haven't been able to build that thing called "love" into a relationship. Maybe the time just isn't right yet.
We love what we do and wouldn't trade it for the world. Over the next few years, finding a balance between our dreams and our relationships will be essential to keep us inspired and movin' like a Movement. We have a saying that we, the Far East Movement, are "Free Wired" … and we need girls who are the same. A "Free Wired" girl is supremely comfortable to wild out and just be herself. She's wired not because she parties all night, but because she's able to stay connected to us. Her communication skills are off the hook. It's a free and full exchange in getting to know one another. If you run across one of us someday and want to get to know us, live free and stay wired.
Getting Byrned: Comedian Steve Byrne brings down the house with his new Comedy Central special, The Byrne Identity.
ISSUE: Summer 2010
DEPT: Personalities
STORY: Naomi Fujimoto
"We are known for cool things," quipped Steve Byrne, referring to Asians, in his 2008 Comedy Central special Steve Byrne's Happy Hour. "Technology. Martial arts. Eating hot dogs."
But this 35-year-old Korean-Irish American comedian is moving beyond his ethnic background and The Kims of Comedy. His new special, The Byrne Identity, airs on Comedy Central at the end of July. And it covers his take on, well, everyone.
"The basis of it is, who are you? And then, who am I?" he says. "It's about how I view race. It's how I view people through music, because you can stereotype people through music. How I view the sexes."
Byrne doesn't want to pigeonhole himself by gearing his act toward Asians. "I'd rather be inclusive instead of exclusive," he says. African Americans, Mexicans, cougars, boy bands, fans of emo — everyone is fair game. In The Byrne Identity, the comedian covers what your favorite music says about you, why women aren't hunters, and what "I love you" means.
These are broader topics than in his earlier act, which featured plenty of jokes about his Korean mother. "I've thrown my mom under the bus so many times that she deserves a break," he laughs.
Audiences have seen Byrne graduate from five-minute sets to hour-long specials. He has performed on USO tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and recently traveled to Japan and China. His take? "People are just people." They want to laugh.
If Byrne tends to see the commonalities between people, it's because he thinks we're all immigrants to some degree. That means no one is safe from his observations. But that's all right — because in any culture, he's funny. — Naomi Fujimoto
Miss Congeniality: Jeannie Mai of E! Style network's How Do I Look? is making a name for herself, one look at a time.
ISSUE: Summer 2010
DEPT: Personalities
STORY: Anne H. Kim
Jeannie Mai is probably the only person who gets paid to rummage through people's closets and toss out anything that doesn't meet the rules of good dressing. It can get ugly (and we don't mean just the clothes). The dressing-impaired who appear on E! Style network's How Do I Look? have been known to break down in tears, plead their case in a desperate attempt to get just a bit more mileage out of a tired college sweatshirt, and just plain get defensive. It's a delicate operation to say the least. But as the show's newest host (Mai took over for Finola Hughes), Mai deals out her fashion judgment with such a sunny and bubbly disposition that those who (grudgingly) appear on the show are won over soon enough. Mai's happy-go-lucky attitude doesn't seem to know boundaries either. Besides boosting up the self-esteem of her Look guests, she also reports on fashion and entertainment on Extra with Mario Lopez and chums it up with Natalie Morales as the resident fashion expert on Today. Mai is quickly building a brand as a congenial host with plenty of personality. She's even adding a fresh dose of high energy into Avon as the iconic beauty company's resident fashion expert.
Guest columnist actor Roger Fan and our very own Paul Nakayama weigh the benefits — and costs — of snaring a VGD (that's "video game dude").
ISSUE: Spring 2010
DEPT: The Awful Truth
STORY: Paul Nakayama and Roger Fan
Roger Says:
Romance does not have to be complicated. If you're a single lady who is truly ready to embark upon a lifelong journey of happiness and genuine romantic affection with a guy who won't Tiger Woods you, the answer is simpler than you think — get good at video games. Forget the diet, the tan, the hair extensions, the accent reduction courses, the exotic body glitter, the plastic surgery to get the double eyelids, etc. All that stuff is unnecessary. The only thing you need to do to snare that bloke who will forever treat you like a queen even when your crow's feet sprout to the size of tree roots, is video game mastery. And don't worry, you don't need to get good at all the games. Just pick the top two or three most popular ones (currently "Uncharted 2," "Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2" or "Bioshock 2") and master them. I know this concept may seem rather confusing and perhaps alien. But sometimes a massive paradigm shift is necessary to right Occam's razor of love and happiness. So grab a joystick ASAP and get ready to have your mind blown. It's time to vacate any and all traditional hunting grounds of love and head on over to Best Buy. But let's not get ahead of ourselves here just yet …
Don't buy into the hype. I have worked in the entertainment industry for almost 14 years and I can say with clear conviction that my business is single-handedly responsible for creating a completely fictitious and utterly unobtainable idea of love, romance and relationships that most civilized ladies on earth mistaken as personal entitlement. Forget the Mr. Right Checklists. It's all bunk and bull dookie; lies mistaken for gospel. I know it sounds somewhat counterintuitive, but if your primary checklist has stuff like tall, good-looking, athletic, smart, ambitious, successful, funny, businessman, lawyer, rich, etc., you are basically assembling a cocktail of personal misery mixed with a twist of heartache. Men with those dominant qualities will cheat on you the second you become boring and/or predictable. Here's the truth — on the surface, true romance and genuine life partnership is rather unimpressive and sedate and more closely resembles the stillness of the American Gothic portrait rather than the vibrant flirtatious noise of a Michael Bublé music video. It's time to stop being seductively misguided by all the bling and start focusing on the true love and happiness thing. Yes, I meant that to rhyme.
So let's cut to the chase — get yourself a serious case of VGD. That's right, a "Video Game Dude" (not some sort of funky medical condition). Cast your net in this pond and you'll get what you've secretly been looking for since the day you first swiped an Oxy pad across your forehead. A VGD, you say? But aren't they mostly pale, skinny chaps who live at home with moms and drink Grape Crush? Yes, but do not be alarmed. This is just the primary screening tool. Limit the pool to VGDs first, and then you can start sifting for your own personal gold. But why a VGD instead of the prototypical GQ? The answer is simple — Video Game Dudes have spent a life enveloped in a cocoon of social isolation and electronic fantasy, too scared and intimidated to explore and engage the human world. Find a way to connect with a VGD and he will gift you with eternal loyalty and forever worship you even when you mature into a raisin. One word of caution, however: Like any seabird just emerging from the trauma of an oil spill, a VGD may not exactly be impressive to the eye. But do not fret. They will do whatever you say. Style him and ask him to work out. He will not protest. In fact, give him a smile and a moist peck on his cheek and he'll dive into a nest of hissing cobras without pause just because he loves you (eternally). So where do you find this VGD? Simple. Just go to your local Best Buy and troll around the gaming section. He'll be that guy busy playing the new hot game at the demo kiosk. Like him? Good. Want to snare him? Be careful. These VGDs are delicate. They know that you're there and are easily startled. Do not engage a VGD at a gaming kiosk in your traditional girly way. It'll scare him and cause him to cry and run home to mom. Instead, waltz up to the kiosk, grab the vacant game controller and join in the second his avatar dies. Do not look him in the eye. Just casually say in a slightly commanding register, "Can I play?" He will not say no. Once he lays witness to your impressive gaming ability, even letting out a giggle or two in glee, he'll strike up a conversation with you and look you in the eye. If that happens, congratulations, your mission is accomplished. The VGD is yours for life, just like when a Na'vi bonds its halu with the banshee for the very first time (that's an Avatar reference, btw). So go forth now, young butterfly. Go snare yourself a VGD and embrace a life of infinite happiness and eternal love. If you require my further romantic assistance, please feel free to find me at YouOffendMeYouOffendMyFamily.com. Just know, I too was once a VGD …
Paul Says:
Knowing that Roger was once a VGD gives me great hope because he's something of an industrial-strength chick magnet and I'm something of a full-power geek. And so it pains me that it's my duty to provide a counterargument to his proposal, which left alone could convince some of his hot actress friends to go out with me, finally. But I'm a writer first and a lover second (but only because I was told to keep my day job). Truth is, and you'll likely be really shocked by this, but we VGDs are not the incredible catches Roger makes us out to be.
Going after a VGD, especially by adopting his world, is a tremendous undertaking and one not to be taken lightly. Jumping in half-assed will result in that cheek getting slapped hard. You see, hot female celebrities recently figured out that playing video games or spouting sci-fi/fantasy trivia was a surefire way to access nerds and geeks, the undiscovered country for rapidly increasing fan base. G4's Olivia Munn's entire career is based on this simple tip. I'll admit that even I googled the crap out of her. But now, every actress or model is trying to be geek chic, and it's transparent and frankly a turn-off to VGDs everywhere. You will likely be called out on your facade by the denizens of the Web, kind of like how people post photos of bad plastic surgery, but more mortifying. Nobody likes a poser, unless said poser is totally into showing her boobs, in which case she can pose all she wants.
If you take Roger's advice and truly begin training in video games, there are some physical changes you should come to expect. One, your neck will begin to stretch forward like a chicken as you attempt to focus on the TV screen. Two, you will find yourself involuntarily veering your body left and right as you control your game characters. Three, you will develop odd muscles around your fingers. Finally, you will find your mouth agape on a regular basis; I'd watch for stray insects and pools of collecting drool inside.
Now, if you actually happen to try video games and decide that you like it, I need to include some warnings about dating VGDs, as is my duty for the term of this column. While I simply adore girls that sincerely love video games, I have to say that dating a VGD isn't as rosy as Roger would lead you to believe. Even as you play together, you should know that video games will be a direct competitor for your attention. A romantic dinner with the bird or playing 20 solid hours of the newly released "Final Fantasy XIII"? Oh, that's a toughie. VGDs won't cheat on you with another woman, but we will certainly cheat on you with a game. I've been known to sneak out of bed to squeeze in some extra game time. That's the reason why we VGDs so closely studied Ross' "hug & roll" technique on Friends.
When I played "Warcraft," it was all my friends and I talked about during dinner. Now that I don't mess with that crack, I realize it's as fun to talk about as calculus. For the newly initiated, general video game talk will have the same effect. It will also likely reduce your libido in the same way anti-depressants work. Of course, once you're fully converted, you'll be unable to have normal conversations with non-gamers. You'll even begin to interject gamer-speak, which is confusing. See how your co-workers react when you say you're going to "pwn" the competition or if you exclaim "w00t" at the end of a meeting. Of course, the VGDs in your office will probably give you a fist bump and/or flowers.
If, after reading all this and ruling out lesbianism, you're still interested, by all means seek me and my fellow VGDs out at the local Best Buy, preferably on Tuesdays when all the new stuff is out. We promise a hot evening of a Yelp-approved restaurant, a Twitpic on Twitter as proof of our date, engaging conversation on topics like why Princess Peach from Super Mario Bros. is a bitch, and a guaranteed "Like" on anything you do on Facebook henceforth. We may even go buckwild and hold your hand. It will be magical. Won't you come and be my Player Two?
One Hot Mama: Jaden Hair is steaming up the kitchen and the airwaves with her one-woman Asian food empire.
ISSUE: Spring 2010
DEPT: Entertaining
STORY: Jimmy Lee
Like her mother, Jaden Hair is making friends through food. Except the community that Jaden has fostered around her blog, Steamykitchen.com, far outnumbers the social network her mom built for herself in North Platte, Neb., even though she didn't speak English. After the family immigrated to the heartland from Hong Kong when Jaden was 4, her mom communicated through cooking. "She would teach her neighbors how to make fried rice," says Jaden, "and they would teach her how to make apple pie."
Now a 21st-century version of the American dream is coming to fruit for the 37-year-old wife and mother of two: more than 34,000 Twitter followers; a new cookbook with the namesake of her blog; a column for the Tampa Tribune and Discovery's TLC cable network; appearances on the morning shows of CBS and NBC; and No. 6 in the top 10 "Hottest Women in the Food Industry," as chosen by the website Slash Food.
Jaden, a self-taught cook, has tempted and won over thousands with the Chinese dishes of her childhood, as well as other Asian cuisine and a growing number of recipes from other parts of the world. "She makes everything simple. It's not too hard or intimidating," says Manouschka Guerrier, a fan who happened to shop in the Los Angeles Sur La Table store where Jaden was holding a cooking demonstration last November. "And she's funny."
Behind the bubbly personality is a fiercely driven entrepreneur with a steadily expanding enterprise. "After the blog became popular, I just said, 'I'm going to make this a business because this is really fun. I'm going to write a business plan around Steamy Kitchen, and be smart about how to do things because this isn't a hobby anymore,'" says Jaden.
Yet it all might not have come to be if she hadn't chosen to move her family from San Francisco to Bradenton, Fla., in 2002 and ended up in a local restaurant, in which she overheard a woman say: "I'm having sushi at the Chinese restaurant."
"I flipped," recalls Jaden. "Man, this sucks. So my husband said, 'Do something about it.'" So she offered to teach classes at a local cooking school for free, with subjects such as the difference between Japanese and Chinese food. It's been all uphill since then.
Audrey Magazine: How did the blog start?
Jaden Hair: I started writing my recipes on 3-by-5 cards, but I would lose them. Then I would start typing my recipes in my computer, but then my hard drive would crash. So there's got to be a better way, and the better way was a blog. I started reading other people's blogs, and they came to my blog, and that's how I started to become part of the community. That's when things started really happening.
AM: You didn't have any problems transitioning to writing about food?
JH: The part I really had to work on was measuring and being precise, because I'm not a precise person. I'm a little chaotic; that's how my husband calls it. I call it bursts of brilliance [laughs].
AM: I assume the Chinese recipes you get from your mother don't have precise measurements. How do you communicate to get the recipes?
JH: I don't speak Chinese and she still doesn't speak much English, but we communicate about food. It's always about sharing recipes. A lot of the baking stuff she learned from her friends, [like] banana bread and apple pie, you do have to use measurements. But it's hard for her to measure. [My mom would say,] "Oh just put some soy sauce in." "How much?" "Just some." So I have to figure out her recipes sometimes, and I'll re-interpret them differently, and make them my own, with exact measurements.
AM: Were there any "That's not how I do my recipe!" reactions then?
JH: She did. She goes, "I don't make my egg rolls with pork, I make it with chicken!" And I'm just like, "You said meat! You said meat!"
AM: The criticisms still find a way to come out.
JH: Of course, it's the Asian mom. But now she gets what I do. It has brought us a lot closer together. Now she goes to the bookstore, and she's like, "That's my daughter." And I walked into a bookstore with her and we saw the book together, and that was like the ultimate, ultimate moment.
"To this day, I don't feel our band really arrived yet. Once I feel that way, you know, I won't work as hard. In my head, it's always a struggle, and it's staying hungry to write better songs. It's not to downplay what we've accomplished so far, because I'm proud, but I want to keep that attitude." — Richard On, O.A.R.
ISSUE: Spring 2010
DEPT: Feature Story
STORY: Paul Nakayama
This interview started unlike any other. It began with a dinner date in Culver City, Calif., with an attractive woman, Sueann. As we strolled through downtown, the night was humming with the possibilities of romance, and as she turned to face me, I expected the evening to take a certain turn.
"So …" she began.
I took in a deep breath. "Yes?" I asked, my eyes twinkling with tears of joy, a sure sign of my anticipation.
"There's someone I think you should really meet. I think you'll really get along," she said.
My heart sank. I kicked a trashcan. Maybe an innocent bystander, too.
A week later I received a call from Sueann. She said there was someone else on the line. A voice much deeper than I was expecting to hear followed: "Hey, this is Richard On."
Christ, I thought, she thinks I'm gay. She is setting me up with a dude. But, sensing my neuroticism, she explained, "Richard is the lead guitarist for the band O.A.R. We talked about doing an interview."
I'd heard of O.A.R. before; an ex had used one of their songs on a mixtape. I sat down to Google a little pre-interview research and was blown away by what I learned. Close to two million albums sold, a number of chart-topping singles and an enormous cult-like fan base. Yet, they've remained mostly off mainstream radar and much of their success is without a major record label (by choice). I thought, I need to know their secret to success.
I listened to O.A.R.'s 2008 album All Sides, and watched a number of their online videos. Their sound is definitively mainstream and catchy, despite their indie mentality, and combines pop-rock with hints of light reggae. I found myself, hours later, singing their hit single, "Shattered," in the shower and again in the car. I'd developed a man-crush on the Chinese American guitarist/songwriter Richard On. We traded tweets for a week and finally decided on an interview date.
O.A.R. and Richard's musical career both began in the 1990s at an eighth-grade talent show alongside bandmates Marc Roberge and Chris Culos. They formed under the name Exposed Youth — a name that raises my eyebrows. A laugh escapes me, and Richard interjects, "Let me explain. You know, before you think we were …"
"Naked?" I ask, still snickering like the mature 30-something that I am.
"Or really young pedophiles," he jokes. "This was around the grunge era with Pearl Jam and Nirvana coming out. That was a big changing point for a lot of kids our age, and you felt like a part of that movement … you know, like parents just don't understand and like we were these oppressed kids, so we thought the name sort of fit. Of course, we grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. so we probably faked we were more miserable than we really were."
While on the topic, we talk about his other musical influences: The Cure for understanding pop melodies, Bob Marley for the feeling and the groove, and U2 simply for their songs. "The Edge is probably my favorite guitarist because despite how simple his parts are they speak so loudly. And I've never been a shredder myself," he admits. I feel compelled to offer my own, but there's no place for Olivia Newton-John in this conversation. At least, not yet.
In 1996, their junior year of high school, O.A.R. recruited Benj Gershman, their bassist, and recorded their first album for $500 using Benj's father's credit card. The Wanderer went on to sell 300,000 copies without the help of a record label, an incredible feat. Richard says, "It's really hard for me to listen [to it] because I was a really horrible guitar player back then, but there's something about the innocence of making that record that caught people's attention." It's not surprising that Richard's favorite song to perform to this day, "That Crazy Game of Poker," comes from this album. "The album version was nine minutes long because we didn't know anything about songwriting back then, and we were just freestyling, but people really responded to it. We play it at every show and it's really grown since. It's the song I always look forward to playing." I can't help but wonder if this song is a metaphor for the band itself and its evolution through the years.
But like any path in life that you're passionate about, everyone reaches a crossroad. For me it was a hard decision to give up "Dungeons & Dragons" and my life as a Dungeon Master upon getting accepted into a university; I wanted sex and not with girls into elf cosplay. Richard had real things to consider as his bandmates were deciding between attending Ohio State and the University of Texas, the two largest schools in the country, and in their minds, the two biggest venues for their blossoming musical career.
The band was determined to stay together, but Richard also wanted to be realistic. When Marc, Chris and Benj left for Ohio State, he didn't immediately follow. Instead, he took classes at a local junior college, taking some time to figure things out and "getting into typical punk Asian kid trouble." Eventually, his bandmates convinced him that Ohio State was an amazing opportunity, and he transferred there to focus on the band. That's also when they recruited their fifth and final member, saxophonist and Ohio native Jerry DePizzo. "That's a pretty lofty goal — choosing a school just because you wanna play music for all those people there," Richard reflects. "Not to sound dramatic, but I really don't know what I'd be doing without [the band]. The band really took me to a good place and made me feel like I matter."
The crazy thing is I believe him. Having the same "co-workers" for more than 15 years is hard to imagine for someone like me; I've probably switched companies every two years for the last 10. The fact that his bandmates are some of his best friends doesn't make it easier for me to comprehend; it's harder to grasp. I've had screaming matches with friends over the last roll of toilet paper, so there's a long pause on my end while I process all this.
I think Richard senses my struggle with the concept that mixing friendship with business could work. I ask him, bluntly. He admits there was a rough patch in the early days. "We were guys with our own ideas and agendas, but once we knew we had to be a team, it was simple. We're all on the same team, and it isn't every man for himself or an ego thing. We need each other. And once we realized that, our roles within the band fell into place."
Their approach to songwriting is similarly honest, direct and mature. "Early on, all of us would just sit around in a room," Richard explains. "As we got older, we all live in different cities now, and we all have our individual ideas and opinions. So the band is run like a democracy. We vote on everything. Even if you feel really strongly about something, but you're outvoted, that's it. Each of us will make our own demos and share with the group. And, if it's good, it's good, and if it sucks, it sucks. When we first started, we weren't being honest with each other, and so the band suffered and the music suffered."
Meanwhile, I'm taking notes. This is really good life lesson stuff. If I had applied this whole democracy notion to my own Movie Club and our film picks, we probably would've been spared the travesty that was G.I. Joe. It definitely sucked, and I definitely suffered.
The band's hard work and commitment to their craft certainly paid off. O.A.R. has sold more than 1.7 million albums and performed for more than 1.5 million people. They've sold out shows at Madison Square Garden numerous times. I ask if that's when they felt like they'd arrived as a band. Richard is modest in his response. "To this day, I don't feel our band really arrived yet," he says. "Once I feel that way, you know, I won't work as hard. In my head, it's always a struggle, and it's staying hungry to write better songs. It's not to downplay what we've accomplished so far, because I'm proud, but I want to keep that attitude."
But if there was a defining moment for O.A.R. to look back on, it would have to be the first time playing at a 1,700-capacity venue in Columbus, Ohio, called the Newport Music Hall, where all the big bands play. "We always told ourselves that one day we're gonna play that joint," Richard remembers. That day arrived when they were invited to be the opening act at a CD release party for a popular local band. Richard's expectations were low since their set was set to begin at 3 p.m., and there was virtually no marketing set aside for them. "You never really know how you're doing as a band, but when we got there, the place was packed. It was all word-of-mouth. We assumed the crowd was for the other bands, but as soon as we finished our set, everyone just split. That was a big wake-up call for us that something special was going on."
O.A.R.'s manager and Marc's brother, Dave Roberge, agrees that there was something special and recalls a conversation following the band's graduation from Ohio State. The band wondered if they should pursue their careers or if they should pursue the band. "I told them it wasn't their choice or my choice to make. The fans had already decided," remembers Dave. "'Look at the numbers,' I said. 'People don't want you to just go away.' That year a lot of music industry guys thought we would fall on our faces, that we were a college band, but we sold 98 percent of our tour tickets."
Even with their popularity, I ask if there were any challenges as an Asian American musician. Richard grew up in a predominantly Jewish and Asian community. Describing his multiethnic band sounds like the setup to a joke. ("Three Jews, an Italian and a Chinese guy walk into a bar …") So, it wasn't until he ventured to the Midwest to attend Ohio State — then not the most diverse campus — that he first encountered culture shock. "I definitely experienced some nasty things out there, but I think part of it came from mutual ignorance," Richard recalls. "I was being dumb and complaining that there weren't any Asians instead of focusing on why I was there. I did hear my fair share of slurs that left a bad taste in my mouth, but in the end that kind of spurred me to change people's thought processes rather than fight it." O.A.R.'s music was a big equalizer in this regard. He adds, "People were definitely surprised when they found out I was Chinese, that I wasn't a Caucasian rocker. But I like that surprise. Music is color blind."
We take a short break as Richard has an unexpected visitor at his door, a young girl from the neighborhood offering a dog-walking service. "Do you own a dog, sir?" she asks.
"No, but I want one. Do you sell dogs, too?" he replies with a chuckle. I can practically hear her rolling her eyes. It's cute. Richard's real cool with her.
It's funny because Dave and the others occasionally refer to Richard as the Stone Buddha because of his stern exterior and Zen-like calm. "He's the rock, but if you peel back the layers, you'll see that Richard is the most fun-loving, humorous, tongue-in-cheek guy, and he tends to bring that out in the rest of the guys. He brings style to the group," says Dave.
Listening to Richard chatting with the girl affirms the band's reputation as down-to-earth and humble. O.A.R. is popular among music fans because of a long history of hands-on dialogue with their fan base. Since the beginning, Richard and the rest of the band made the effort to respond to emails and message boards from fans. When social networking took off, they embraced it. Personally, I'd be terrified of disturbed stalkers tracking me down, wanting to smell my socks and such, but I applaud their dedicated and open adoption of Myspace, Facebook and Twitter. They even ran an interactive Twitter campaign asking fans to collaborate with them on the lyrics to a new song for their next album. The resulting song, "Light Switch Sky," is probably the only song created from fan submissions and is likely the first professional song born purely from tweets.
When Richard returns, I ask what they do for fun. He admits to being a workaholic, even sneaking in songwriting and emails while watching TV with his wife. How Asian of him, I joke. After some prodding, he reveals an unspoken but time-honored tradition of bands pranking each other on the last stop of a concert tour. "There are classics like the ol' baby powder on the snare drum so a giant cloud goes up with the first beat. We put so much on that we've had drummers cough and fall off their seats. Taping down keyboards so a single key makes all the keys go down with an awful sound. Easy wins like vodka in water bottles," says Richard, as we're both laughing. "We pranked our buddy Robert Randolph once during a song where he likes to bring up girls from the audience. But instead of hot chicks, we sent our grungy, bad-ass crew up in tutus and shirts off, smelly and hairy, doing ballet steps and freaking him."
We end the interview on that high note. A few days later, as I'm reviewing the interview tapes, I'm still chuckling over the jokes (some of which I regrettably can't publish). My man-crush hasn't waned. It's not a starstruck kind of man-crush, but rather admiration for a cool guy who just happens to be a talented rockstar. O.A.R. just released their four-disc live CD, Rain or Shine, and will be in Los Angeles in March to record their new album. I'm planning on giving Sueann a call around then, see if she wants to go out again … she can chaperone my man-date with Richard.


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Monday, February 11, 2013
Sore back from shoveling, sore legs from TM running, and making things work out
Most of you probably know that we've got hit with a blizzard this past weekend. I am one of the weird people who loves blizzards. I love watching people's reactions, the lines in the grocery stores (hm, do you really need all that meat and icecream if you are concerned about losing power? how about some canned goods?), the snow, the enthusiasm expressed by kids, and, I confess, the anxiety about the car that my hubby experiences when the weather gets bad (mean, I know!).
On Saturday I had 14 miles planned. The gym was closed. At 11 am a snowplow finally made it up a hill and onto my street. I was antsy. I was cranky. Petru was busy making tunnels in the snow with his friends. I shoveled for about 1 hour and made a path to the street. Then Chris sent me out for a run. I reluctantly left thinking I might walk/run for 30 min or so. I ended up running 10 miles @ maybe 7:40 pace in the middle of the perfectly plowed main road (driving was banned on Saturday!). The wind was evil, 30MPH with 50MPH gusts, so 5 miles felt like running uphill, but the next 5 miles were effortless. I am estimating the pace here because I did not wear a watch. I felt much happier when I was done, and managed a bit of backyard sledding too!
On Sunday the driving ban was lifted and I knew there would be no way I could run on the narrow roads. Plus, I wanted to do a bit of quality running. So, I went to the gym. I decided to do 3x5K by HR, since I know TMs are different from the road. I ran the intervals @ 6:46, 6:40 and 6:35, but ended up with one hand on the rail most of the time for balance. I know that is "bad", but it was really the only way for me, because otherwise I would oscillate from touching the front of the TM band to almost being spilled out of the TM. My HR was around my planned HM HR, so I am fine with the run. Then more sledding in the afternoon:)
Back to this morning....sore, sore, sore. I can't bend down (that's the pain from shoveling). My quads in particular are super sore. Oh, and I had to run another session on the TM. Today I had 5x2K @ 10K pace, as part of a 10 mile run. I decided on the pace based on HR, and pushed the last 2 a bit to. For some reason the 2Ks (6:22 to 6:10 pace for the last one) seemed easier to me that then 5K intervals, even though the pace was faster. Hmmm, now I can barely walk. Ha!
This brings me to my conclusion that TM running is different than road running. Dahhh!I mean, last Monday I ran 5x1K @ 5:35-5:50 on the road and did not even feel the run the next day. I ran a nice progression immediately the next day and I was fine. I read that the TM overworks the quads and does not engage the hamstrings but my quads and my hamstrings are now sore. Still, I have to say that I agree now that running intervals on the TM is easier mentally and I might incorporate it in the future.
I am not worried, of course. I will be fine, and perhaps this new training stimulus will help. The bike path is now plowed and I am hoping that the rain that we are getting now is not going to make it more appropriate for skating than for running. I have my last important run on Thursday morning and would really like to be able to do it outside! Will see!
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- Happy Running Mama said... [Reply to comment]
Whenever I do something out of the ordinary, like shoveling show, I am always so surprised at how incredibly sore I am the next day. Funny that I can run 20 miles and feel so "fit" and yet doing something different can make me realize just how specific my fitness is!
So awesome that you were able to run 10 miles in the newly plowed but deserted roads. Must have been so quiet and peaceful.
My hubby also has a lot of anxiety on the rare occasion that we get snow here in Portland (Oregon). Four years ago, I was 38 weeks pregnant and he was freaking out about the winter storm. I kept laughing at him and saying the baby wasn't due for two more weeks. Sure enough, my little girl arrived two weeks early in the middle of the night when we had almost 2 feet of snow on the ground...and it ended up being an emergency situation where we had to drive as fast as possible right away. Now I'm not allowed to make fun of him anymore!! :) - February 11, 2013 at 1:08 PM
- Katie said... [Reply to comment]
Ooh, the 3x5k workout I read about in NE Runner, and it's both awesome and awful! Those paces sound great! I too have to keep a hand on the rail. I feel bad about it, sort of...I don't want fly off the stupid machine, so there's that. Shoveling makes mega sore, but I didn't have to shovel this go around. (Yes, I'm a spoiled brat.) Anyway, you're training has been awesome! I can't wait to see you in a couple weeks!
- February 11, 2013 at 4:28 PM
- Katie said... [Reply to comment]
Hmm, a lot of typos.. :(
- February 11, 2013 at 4:29 PM
- Ana-Maria RunTriLive said... [Reply to comment]
@ Katie- that is also in the Hudson book as an example for building specific endurance for a HM:) Who cares about typos? And I volunteered to shover...to antsy in the house, ha!
@ HRM - yes, it was surreal to be on deserted roads. And yes, the joke will be on me one of these years, too, ha! - February 11, 2013 at 4:55 PM
- Raina said... [Reply to comment]
So funny to read this today as you are digging out, we have had dry weather and about 45-50 degrees. I was thinking about doing some yard work and remembered that any time I start doing that- shoveling, weeding, etc, I am usually sore for a few days! Good proof that I should do it more!! :)
Your paces are sounding just fantastic for where you want to be. I Don't know about the treddy, but I am almost to a point of bringing our old rickety one over here, just to get off the hills a bit. You can bet I'll be touching that dial and trying not to obsess over the display.
Getting excited for your race! Hope the weather cooperates :) - February 12, 2013 at 12:01 AM
- Jenn said... [Reply to comment]
Better late than never!! I read this right away as usual and then just responded in my head again.
Yes, was so interesting seeing the news and all the snow you guys were getting!! I laugh so hard at the people who treat every blizzard like Y2K. It's been crazy with my work even. I look at the forecast and know that if snow is coming, I will sell out of everything if I don't order heavy. God knows people can't sit stuck in a blizzard without Diet Coke....
3X5K sounds like death. 3X800 is death for me-ha! Nice paces!!
I know that sore. When I first started work and was helping stock and pull pallets, I could hardly walk. I was in running shape but I could hardly move from using those different muscles. Hope you're recovered now!!
Yes, TM running is different. I know this for sure. I'm able to transition well between the 2 but I definitely feel a difference. I think too much treadmill running puts me at risk for injury. Some people think it's easier on the body. In my sense, I think it's harder. As far as paces, I think intervals and speed are easier on the TM. I have an easier time hitting fast paces. Slower easy running is more difficult. I find I'm slower on the TM than outside for long or easy runs I think. I also think my TM might not be calibrated completely right.
OK-babble babble babble! Hope your week is going well! Hope you LAST IMPORTANT run is going SUPER this morning!!!!! Hope you're outside! - February 14, 2013 at 4:13 AM
- lindsay said... [Reply to comment]
well we don't quite get enough snow to shovel down here but i know that feeling from raking leaves! a good soreness. glad you were able to get out for a run.
- February 14, 2013 at 5:14 PM
- petraruns said... [Reply to comment]
I am SO impressed at your 10 miler in that snow - though what bliss for driving to be banned! I know what you mean re TM running but am on the verge of buying one for myself - it's nice to have the option and my gym is far away - I quite like doing intervals on it.
Your paces continue to impress and inspire me - and thank you again for your incredibly helpful words the other day. I've printed out your comment so I can keep rereading it... - February 15, 2013 at 3:41 AM
- Ana-Maria RunTriLive said... [Reply to comment]
@Raina, those hills will make you stronger. I am excited for a little break after my races to go back into the woods!
- February 17, 2013 at 1:39 PM
- Ana-Maria RunTriLive said... [Reply to comment]
@Jenn- yes, agree so much with everything here. I think a combo or road and TM running is best.
- February 17, 2013 at 1:39 PM
- Ana-Maria RunTriLive said... [Reply to comment]
@Lindsey, good to hear from you. Yes, shoveling and raking leaves are kinda the same, ha!
- February 17, 2013 at 1:40 PM
- Ana-Maria RunTriLive said... [Reply to comment]
- February 17, 2013 at 1:40 PM

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Death seems determined to claim three unlucky children.Years ago, Will Kennedy, Teddy Clock, and Claire Ward barely survived family massacres that left them orphaned and alone. Now these 14-year-olds are living with foster families -- and the same nightmare that took their birth parents years before is about to be repeated. Their foster families are slaughtered and once again, Will, Teddy and Claire are the only survivors.
These three children have never met each other.They live in different cities. But the eerie coincidences that fractured their lives will also bring them together as students at Evensong, an exclusive boarding school in the remote Maine wilderness.Financed by a mysterious partnership headed by Anthony Sansone, Evensong is a school for orphaned children who've been emotionally traumatized by violent crime.At Evensong, they are taught the science and skills they'll need to cope with a threatening world.Victims are being transformed into warriors.
Maura Isles is startled when she learns that the students of Evensong are all survivors of violence.She's arrived at the school for a weeklong visit with Julian 'Rat' Perkins, the 16-year-old boy with whom she bonded during their ordeal in Wyoming.Disturbed that the Evensong founders are using the school for their own agenda, she wants Julian to leave.But for some of these children, Evensong may be the only safe place.
It's also the place where Jane Rizzoli decides to hide Teddy Clock.In Boston, she has been investigating the home invasion and murder of Teddy's foster family, a seemingly motiveless slaughter that only Teddy survived.When there's yet another attempt to kill Teddy, Boston PD decides the boy needs to be moved out of town, to a safe location.Jane escorts him to Evensong.
Maura and Jane soon discover that even a school protected by locked gates and acres of forest cannot shut out a gathering threat.Someone is leaving bizarre messages in the woods: three twig dolls hanging from a tree.A crucified deer.As Jane and Maura struggle to interpret the clues, the resourceful students of Evensong are also investigating.But only one among them holds the key to the mystery: Claire Ward, the girl who lived.
About the Author
Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen is also a physician, and she brings to her novels her first-hand knowledge of emergency and autopsy rooms. But her interests span far more than medical topics. As an anthropology student at Stanford University, she catalogued centuries-old human remains, and she continues to travel the world driven by her fascination with ancient cultures and bizarre natural phenomena. She lives with her husband in Maine. For more information on Tess Gerritsen and her novels, visit her website: www.tessgerritsen.com
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At the start of Gerritsen's pulse-pounding 10th thriller featuring Det. Jane Rizzoli of the Boston PD and her close friend, pathologist Maura Isles (after 2011's The Silent Girl), an unidentified narrator describes her hunt for a person nicknamed Icarus, a fiend who has sought refuge in a villa outside Rome, Italy. The scene shifts to Ithaca, N.Y., where 13-year-old Claire Ward survives a car crash that kills her foster parents, then to rural New Hampshire, where 14-year-old Will Yablonski's aunt and uncle perish in an explosion that destroys their farmhouse. When a similar slaughter that leaves one foster child alive occurs on Boston's Beacon Hill, Rizzoli and Isles get the case. The high-pressure assignment doesn't delay Isles's Maine vacation plans, but her time away from Boston turns out to be a highly unpleasant and risky busman's holiday. Gerritsen pulls things together nicely by the end as she crafts several sequences that will leave readers anxious about the outcome. Agent: Meg Ruley, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Aug. 28)
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Having withstood violence, the students at Evensong, a school deep in the Maine wilderness, prepare for careers in crime fighting. That's where Det. Jane Rizzoli decides to hide Teddy Clock when the rest of his foster family is murdered. The first in this best-selling series to boast the "Rizzoli & Isles" brand name in the title, this book will appear just as the third season of TNT's successful Rizzoli & Isles TV series is ending, so fans will be primed.
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Leon Russell is a legendary musician and songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma who has been performing his gospel-infused southern boogie piano rock, blues, and country music for over 50 years.
Capitol Records released a 16 track, "Best Of Leon Russell" album in April 2011. The compilation includes the single, "If It Wasn't For Bad" from the 2010 duet album, The Union, with Sir Elton John and produced by TBone Burnett. "If It Wasn't For Bad" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
Leon led the famous Joe Cocker's 'Mad Dogs & Englishmen' tour and performed with George Harrison and Friends at the Concert For Bangladesh. Leon has toured with Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, Edgar Winter, The New Grass Revival, Willie Nelson, and Sir Elton John. Leon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and given the Award for Musical Excellence in March, 2011 and inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in June, 2011.
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God's word declares, "Be holy, as I am holy." Saint Francis Campus Ministry responds to this divine call as it seeks to build up our University as a "School of Holiness". St. Francis of Assisi zealously desired to follow in the footsteps of Christ in all things. Motivated by this penitential example, Saint Francis University embraces its Catholic identity by rooting itself in this wonderful tradition.
Through evangelization, catechesis and loving Catholic service to others we proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ in liturgy, academics, social events, athletics, and in all areas of campus life. In this way the Spirit of God empowers students to faithfully learn and fervently live the radical nature of the gospel in ordinary life.
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Thanks. Those names sound important. I honestly have no idea who they are. :P
I'm not all that well-versed when is comes to popular artists. I have to shamefully admit I do NO research on the subject. I just draw what I like to draw.
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yes I think I joined Deviant art ages ago but i never got round to adding any artwork lol
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Double Blog Dare me! – For December 12th
I'm not even a new mother yet! I'm not quite sure how I could answer this one.
I guess I could say that I want new mothers to know that there is no possible way you can know everything. Research, read, ask questions, but know that when you have that baby in your arms and it grows you could easily get to a situation that was never covered in the books. Or the books just don't have the right solution for you and your family situation.
Plans and goals are always great to have, but a change can make your goals and plans work against you instead of for you. While goals are worth fighting for the more important they are TO YOU, and plans are really just suggestions.
Even if your friend with the 4 kids KNOWS everything, she might not know everything that works for you and yours. Which is another important point. You come across A LOT of opinion on the RIGHT way to raise a baby. There are most often no right answers that fit for every single person in every single situation. Fads come and go, products are pushed, and new things are learned everyday.
The best example is "Breast is Best". Ideally, you betcha! In reality, maybe not so much. You have to do what you have to do for you and baby, but know that if you are having trouble doing what you think is best there are always ideas and support out there. No need to give up per say, but don't feel guilty if you have to change things up.
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I shared one photo of this lovely couple and the breath-taking Bar Harbor, Maine scenery a few months back. Here are five more that further illustrate what a fun, colorful, adventurous day this was: funky, fun-loving newlyweds, an adoring bridal party, breath-taking views of Acadia National Park, even the vibrant flowers on the dinner plates. We were so lucky to have the most beautiful weather for the most amazing destination wedding location in July, complete with sunset boat cruise around the bay. Adding to the buzz and excitment of the day, President Obama and his family were vacationing just down the street that weekend (yep, I got a photo of them)!
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In 2010, I not only photographed fabulous, fun weddings in Chicago and the suburbs, but also had weddings in Indiana, Wisconsin, Maine, and northern California. I wonder what fantastic, dreamy locations my clients will have me travelling to this year (I'm secretly hoping New Orleans or Austin make the list).
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Beautiful photos and quote!
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this is just all kinds of happiness!
Gosh, your photos are so alive!!! I love looking at them....they kinda take me to a happy place.Thanks for sharing them and this moment in time with us!!!
Awww you guys are so sweet! So glad you captured these moments so you can look back on them in 50 years and remember how great they were :)xxxJenna
Wow that is gorgeous! Love your dad's quote too! Smart man :D
What a beautiful evening! Love the quote from your dad too, so true! :)
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The beach sounds amazing right now, I can't wait for summer! Lovely photos! xoxo A-
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Beautiful, Amanda! I totally feel ya on trying to stop the moment. Sometimes it's just so perfect I wish it would be like that forever.... #newlywedtalk :)
So sweet! I have to say, that my husband and I never kissed so much as we did on Saint Patrick's Day. Comes with the territory of marrying an Irishman I guess.PS... love those photos of you two. Who took them? They are beautiful!
goooorgeous photos, friend.. i just love how secluded your pics always are.. makes for some sexy fun time with the hubby, right, right?! (apologies for totally posting this embarrassing comment- i'm slightly sick, so maybe that has something to do with it?.. bt likely, not (: )
How perfect and fun - love these photos and the love you two share
These photos are so beautiful! Looks like you both had a wonderful evening together. :)
What a beautiful post and the pictures (as always) are phenomenal!
who is taking these tender pictures of you two looking at/embracing each other?
Beeeeeeaaautiful!!! Question: Who takes the pictures of the two of you???
I'll say again and again -I LOVE your pictures and that quote is brilliant!
these pictures and that quote is beautiful!
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As more bad news swirls around Kodak, there's still time to point out that film remains an important medium for motion pictures. Six of last year's nine Best Picture nominees, for example, were shot on film. But in this industry, as in all others, money talks, and digital has been judged cheaper than celluloid. Studios and exhibitors are dismantling the businesses that make and show film, replacing them with technologies whose flaws and drawbacks may not be immediately apparent. The digital juggernaut gains momentum every day, whether it's new streaming deals that send hundreds of film titles to limbo or Adobe abandoning software sales for a cloud-based subscription model. Speaking of money, May marks the start of Hollywood's blockbuster season, … More


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Why all the fuss about an outpost called Migron?
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Migron, a few miles East of Ramallah in the "West Bank" is officially an illegal outpost built on land owned by Palestinian Arabs from two nearby villages. Several Israeli administrations have promised to demolish it, but Benjamin Netanyahu's government has tried to offer the settlers a compromise that would resettle them in a legal and permanent location nearby over a three year period. Israel's Supreme Court, however, has decreed that Migron must be destroyed forthwith – in fact it should have happened by March 31st! The settlers claim that the land is abandoned, that no-one has offered sufficient proof of an existing owner and that therefore they are entitled to lay claim to this isolated hilltop themselves. So who is right?
There are and have been many illegal hilltop outposts since 1967. Accurate statistics are hard to come by and many are several years old, but there are probably more than 100 in existence today. Of all these, Migron is the "flagship" ("flag-caravan" might be a better title) of the settler movement, having grown from a mobile phone mast and five caravans to a present population of forty five families living mainly in temporary trailer-type housing and with only five permanent buildings on the site. In common with other emerging settlements, a high priority has been put on community facilities and Migron has a kindergarten, synagogue and other communal facilities.
A series of unfulfilled commitments by Israeli governments to carry out demolition threats, culminating in a decision by the Supreme Court in August 2011 that Migron must be demolished by the end of March (it hasn't been!) have made the Migron issue into a "perfect storm" that highlights the tensions in Israeli society over settlements generally and the hilltop outposts in particular. It is not widely recognised that the settlement programme was initiated in order to give Israel post-1967 a strategic depth that the 1948 armistice lines had denied her. Since then, the whole concept of settling on unoccupied land in Judea and Samaria / the West Bank (according to your stance on the issue) has given rise to major societal tensions that just about everyone in the nation has an opinion on.
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