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A Girl Named Faithful Plum: The True Story of a Dancer from China and How She Achieved Her Dreamby Richard Bernstein
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In 1977, when Zhongmei Lei was eleven years old, she learned that the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy was having open auditions. She'd already taken dance lessons, but everyone said a poor country girl would never get into the academy, especially without any connections in the Communist Party of the 1970s. But Zhongmei, whose name means Faithful Plum, persisted,
In 1977, when Zhongmei Lei was eleven years old, she learned that the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy was having open auditions. She'd already taken dance lessons, but everyone said a poor country girl would never get into the academy, especially without any connections in the Communist Party of the 1970s. But Zhongmei, whose name means Faithful Plum, persisted, even going on a hunger strike, until her parents agreed to allow her to go. She traveled for three days and two nights to get to Beijing and eventually beat out 60,000 other girls for one of 12 coveted spots. But getting in was easy compared to staying in, as Zhongmei soon learned. Without those all-important connections she was just a little girl on her own, far away from family. But her determination, talent, and sheer force of will were not something the teachers or other students expected, and soon it was apparent that Zhongmei was not to be underestimated.
Zhongmei became a famous dancer, and founded her own dance company, which made its New York debut when she was in just her late 20s. In A Girl Named Faithful Plum, her husband and renowned journalist, Richard Bernstein, has written a fascinating account of one girl's struggle to go from the remote farmlands of China to the world's stages, and the lengths she went to in order to follow her dream.
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"A fascinating and memorable account of a life and times difficult to imagine today."
Booklist, September 15, 2011:
Leaving her poor, remote village in 1978, 11-year-old Zhongmei Li traveled an arduous three-day journey to audition for the Beijing Dance Academy. At the end of the highly competitive seven-stage competition, despite her rural background and lack of connections, she was one of the few girls selected. At the academy, a rigid dormitory supervisor and hostile teacher make life miserable for the young student, but the resolute Zhongmei survives the eight-year training and becomes a successful dancer. Written by her U.S. husband, this biography follows the steely, determined dancer through many adversities up to her academy graduation. Although the narrative is occasionally overly descriptive, it is packed with cultural information. It explains, for example, how a list of names is organized for posting, as there is no alphabetical order in Chinese. Inspiring for would-be dancers, Zhongmei Li's gritty success story is also a revealing window into post-Mao China. — Linda Perkins
In 1978, an 11-year-old girl fights poverty and prejudice with gutsy perseverance and talent to fulfill her dream of studying at the Beijing Dance Academy.
Faithful Plum, or Zhongmei, lives in a remote area of China near Siberia. The standard of living is so low that she and her siblings eat one egg a year on their birthdays. She loves to dance, though, and upon hearing that the Academy is holding national auditions she sets her mind on going. And go she does, when a hunger strike and the kindness of her community overcome her parents' initial refusal. After a horrific three-day journey by trains and buses, Zhongmei comes through the difficult audition only to face an extreme daily regimen of exercise and instruction, an appallingly rigid dormitory supervisor and a ballet teacher scarred by the Cultural Revolution. Fortunately, a wise and kindly administrator recognizes her extraordinary talent. Bernstein, a noted columnist and author of books on China, is married to Zhongmei, who enjoyed a noteworthy career. In his first book for children, he has taken her voice as his own and written a riveting account of her first year at the Academy. The conversations ring true, albeit "imagined," and events have been compressed to keep the pace flowing.
A fascinating and memorable account of a life and times difficult to imagine today. (glossary) (Historical fiction. 10-14)
Product Details
- 9780375984341
- Publisher:
- Random House Children's Books
- Publication date:
- 09/13/2011
- Sold by:
- Random House
- Format:
- NOOK Book
- Pages:
- 288
- Sales rank:
- 948,070
- Lexile:
- 1080L (what's this?)
- File size:
- Age Range:
- 10 - 14 Years
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Leaving Home
One sunny morning in 1978 in the remote, very northernmost part of China, a slight eleven-year-old girl named Zhongmei Li got on a bus for the first leg of a journey to Beijing, China's capital. Zhongmei had gotten up that morning as she always did, to the sound of roosters crowing and hens clucking in nearby yards. She was so excited, hopeful, and nervous that she could barely eat the breakfast of rice porridge and corn fritters that her older sister Zhongqin made for her, because this was indeed a very big event in the life of a young girl who had never been more than a few hours from her hometown. It was even a noteworthy event for the town itself, a place called Baoquanling, most of whose residents had never been to Beijing and never expected to go.
When Zhongmei got to the bus station, just a patch of open ground alongside the town's main street, she found that most of the people she knew were there to see her off--her classmates from her fifth grade in elementary school, her neighbors, and a few of her teachers. Her two older sisters, her older brother, and her younger one had accompanied her to the bus station as well, though her mother and father couldn't be there because, like all the adults in this region of China, they had to put in a full day of work, whether their daughters were heading off to Beijing or not. In all the trip would take three days and two nights on two buses and two trains. But Zhongmei wouldn't be alone. On the first part of the journey to Jiamusi, which was two buses and four hours away, she was going to be accompanied by Zhongqin, who was not only the older of her sisters but was also her best friend.
"We're going to miss you," one of her classmates called out as Zhongmei and Zhongqin turned to get on the bus.
"I'll miss you too," Zhongmei replied.
"Do your best," one of her teachers said, raising a clenched fist in the air, looking a bit like a figure in one of the posters that were up all over China in those days, urging people to fight for the revolution. "Try hard. Be strong."
"I will," said Zhongmei.
Zhongmei shook hands all around, gave her younger brother a pat on the head, hugged her second sister, and smiled at her older brother, who gave her a cheerful thumbs-up. Standing on the first step of the bus entrance, she took one last look around the place where she had spent her whole life. Baoquanling was about as remote as remote gets in China, pressed against the border with Russian Siberia, blazing hot in summer, freezing in winter, battered by strong winds in the spring and fall. The air on this early morning was cool and fresh, though it would get scorching hot in a little while. The sky was a pale blue stained with yellow dust and streaked with high, thin clouds. A Chinese flag, five white stars on a field of red, hung limply from a nearby flagpole. Through a gap in the buildings that lined Bao-quan-ling's main street, Zhongmei could see a row of men and women, pitchforks and rakes slung over their shoulders like rifles, marching out to the wheat and vegetable fields of the Baoquanling State Farm.
Zhongmei and Zhongqin pushed their way into the bus, Zhongmei carrying the small cloth suitcase that Zhongqin had bought for the occasion at the local department store--none of the Li children had really been anyplace before, so they didn't have any travel accessories. There was a good deal of pushing and shoving as passengers scrambled to find seats, or risk having to stand in the aisle all the way to Hegang. Zhongqin was lucky to get a spot in the very first row just behind the driver. She relieved Zhongmei of the suitcase and put it on her lap. Zhongmei, a bit less lucky, sat on the cushioned engine cover that occupied the front part of the aisle, which warmed up from the heat of the engine and vibrated the whole way to Hegang.
Zhongmei watched as the bus driver revved up the engine and put it noisily into gear. She turned to wave to her friends and family, but the bus kicked up such a thick cloud of dust and smoke as it roared into motion that nobody was visible. Zhongmei felt a wave of disappointment at that, but then she figured it didn't really matter. For weeks everybody had been telling her that she was bound to fail in Beijing and would be back in Baoquanling pretty soon, after which everything else would go back to the way it had been before--except that her hard-pressed family would have to pay back the money they borrowed for one expensive train tricket. This was not what Zhongmei hoped for, and she was determined not to fail. And yet so many people seemed to think that she was making this big trip for nothing that she had begun to wonder if, maybe, they were right.
The flat, straight road leading out of Baoquanling was lined with gray birch trees whose trunks were painted white so they could be easily seen at night. It teemed with bicycles, oxcarts, and three-wheeled farm trucks filled with trussed pigs, slatted chicken crates, bricks, cinder blocks, mounds of cabbages or turnips or eggplants or straw, or mesh bags bulging with garlic heads, onions, potatoes, beets, and white Chinese radishes. Blackbirds perched on the electricity wires strung across the endless rank of telephone poles parallel to the road.
The bus rumbled and bounced on the rutted track. Trucks, crowded with farm workers whose legs dangled over the edges of their flat wooden beds, passed from the other direction. They were being taken to Baoquanling's more distant fields, and Zhongmei strained to see if her mother was among them, since she was a fieldworker herself who often traveled that way, but she caught no glimpse of her. Her bones beat to the vibration of the engine. Her bottom was warm.
In the distance on the left side of the bus was a range of purple hills where in the spring and summer members of Zhongmei's family searched for medicinal herbs and mushrooms. These were the peaks in the name of Zhongmei's hometown, whose three Chinese characters, Bao Quan Ling, mean "Precious Water from the Mountain Peaks," and Zhongmei remembered her excursions there with her two sisters. As the youngest, Zhongmei was only allowed to go to the crest of the first hill, where the sisters gathered pine nuts and mushrooms. Wolves lived beyond that spot and over the next hills, and often at night the Li family could hear their distant howling. Sometimes one of Zhongmei's older cousins went deep into the mountains to hunt for wild turkey and pheasant, and when he was successful, there was meat for dinner, a rare event for the people of Baoquanling.
Once Zhongmei's younger brother, Li Feng, got sick, and her second sister, Zhongling, took it on herself to go into the mountains to gather a special grass that could be brewed into a medicinal tea. Zhongling climbed through the woods and over the first hill where the sisters usually stopped for their mushrooms and nuts. She walked over the second hill and into a valley where, as she gathered the grass, she noticed two puppies in a nest of leaves and twigs under a big tree. Or at least she thought they were puppies. They were cute and playful. Happily Zhongling put them into her sack and brought them home, shepherding them under a table in the kitchen and feeding them some scraps.
That night the howling of the wolves wasn't as far away as it usually was. It was alarmingly close. There was a scraping noise just outside the house, canine nails sliding down the brick walls. Suddenly the gray head of a wolf, its fangs showing, appeared in a window, just like Zhongmei imagined in the story of the three pigs, which she'd read at school. It seemed to be looking inside the house, trying to find what everybody now knew were wolf pups, not dog pups. Zhongmei remembered not sleeping much that night as she huddled against her big sisters, listening to the wolves as they prowled outside, sniffing at the window, scratching the walls, howling at the moon just outside the gate.
"Don't be scared," Zhongqin said to Zhongmei and to Li Feng, who was equally terrified. "It's a strong brick house."
Zhongmei finally fell asleep, and when she woke up at dawn, the wolves had left. A car belonging to the state farm was called. Zhongling put the two adorable wolf pups in her sack, scurried through the yard, ran out the gate, and jumped into the car, looking out for the wolves she feared might still be roaming the alley outside the house. Carrying the sack over her shoulder, she climbed over the first hill and, not daring to go any farther, released the two pups, and then watched as they scampered over the hill toward the deep forest. That night, Zhongmei remembered, now smiling at the thought, the howling of the wolves was reassuringly far away, though it was still a little scary.
From the Hardcover edition.
Meet the Author
Growing up in the small town of East Haddam, Connecticut, RICHARD BERNSTEIN always dreamed of seeing the world, and after he finished university he figured a great way to do that would be to become a newspaper reporter. So he became a foreign correspondent for Time Magazine and then the New York Times, which sent him all expenses paid!) to lots of countries, including Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, France, Germany, Poland, South Africa, Mozambique, and about 20 others. Along the way, he wrote thousands of newspaper articles and seven books, mostly for grownups. A Girl Named Faithful Plum is his first book for young readers, but he's sure it won't be his last. After moving around for most of his life, Richard settled in Brooklyn, New York, where he lives with his wife, Zhongmei (who is Faithful Plum!), his son, Elias, and their cat, Lucky.
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A girl named Faithful Plum Richard Bernstein was able to tell me story of Zhongmei in a way that I really enjoyed what I was reading. It was interesting to get a look into a lifestyle completely different than my own. It was hard to believe that a girl who was just a couple years younger than me, was able to make a life-changing decision to pursue her dream of becoming an elite dancer in a country where opportunities are rare. It's hard to comprehend that when a family like the Li family is so poor they can actually give away their child to a couple or family, like the Wong family, who could provide for them in a better way. Zhongmei's struggle with eating was another interesting point that can be impossible for many young girls to overcome. I believe that her travels from the poor farm lifestyle to an overcrowded city like Beijing was very similar to her journey from an innocent young girl to a woman who is now the most famous dancer in Beijing. She had the raw talent necessary for the dance company director to help mold her into a world-class dancer through hard and even sometimes cruel methods. All in all it was one of the only books that I truly enjoyed. I would strongly encourage anybody, boy or girl, to give this book a chance. By: Madison
This is truly an amazing story about an 11-year-old girl in China overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become a famous dancer. I was not able to put it down till the end. Besides the riveting personal story, one also learns about life life in China and the stringent training methods used in this residential ballet school. A page turner for any age reader!
This was a great book about a dancer who fought for what she wanted..........she believed she could do it and she did.
This is the best bigraphy i have ever read!!!! Zhongmei is so interseting, and reading her storie shows kids how grateful the areto be able to go to not so strict school.... i share her passion for dancing ( and her birthday) and i really can relate to this story, d this girl. Thanks Robert Berstein for this wonderful book.
The first chapter was incredible! At first i thouht that the book would be all-in-all Chinese. But its awesome


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The kids will love this fiction (Sci- Fi) Zombie Adventure series . The book starts off with a short adventure story, Mystery_of_S...ellers_Lake After the story there is coloring book pages with lots of colorful Zombie images ,for the kids to Create their own zombie horde with these fun coloring pages inspired from the story! ages 7-12 read more
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In this sequel to the dystopian fantasy-adventure ELEMENTAL, which James Dashner called "fantastic," the stakes are life-or-death ...and nothing is as it appears to be. Thomas and his friends have rescued the Guardians and commandeered the pirates' ship, but the pirates still hold fast to Roanoke Island. Using his newly discovered element, Thomas hears a radio message calling for refugees to head to Fort Sumter. They sail south, but quickly discover that their elements wane as they leave Roanoke behind. There is something sinister going on in the refugee colony too. From the perilous food-gathering squads, to the constant threat of rat infestation, to dangerous secrets, Thomas and his colonists begin to realize that this promising new world may be even more terrifying than the one they left behind.Fans of The Maze Runner and Ship Breaker will love the fast pace, high stakes, and touches of romance in this thrilling novel by an award-winning author. read more
A groundbreaking story that collects, commemorates, and illuminates traditional, sacred Pagan practices and beliefs in a fresh, co...ntemporary, and whimsical style. Join Rupert the rabbit on his adventures as he sets out to discover how and why people leave their homes to celebrate seasonal holidays in the forest where he lives. As Rupert's journey unfolds throughout the seasons, he meets owls, fairies, and old friends who teach him about the Wheel of the Year. Beautifully illustrated, this book is an excellent starting point for young children being raised within the loose structure of the various Pagan traditions. You don't have to be Pagan to be enchanted by Rupert and the magick found in his tales. read more
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STARABELLA IN THE COMMUNITY!Introducing... Starabella, a courageous little girl with learning differences who expresses her though...ts and emotions through beautiful music. When she's happy, her eyes shine like stars! In Book Two of this three-book series, Starabella ventures into the community with her parents. She has a wonderful time but runs into difficulty meeting expectations for appropriate behaviors, conformity, and following the rules: Like Starry, imagine you are a trapeze artist soaring above a cheering crowd to her musical interpretation of the exciting circus. Laugh aloud with her as she makes up funny music, complete with outrageous sound effects, while watching the silly antics of the clowns. Yes, our heroine Starabella has a terrific time at her first circus, but when she faces sensory overload there, it causes her feelings to get all jumbled up inside her. To make sense of her emotions, she turns to her beloved piano and composes music that expresses her feelings one at a time from happy ... to dreamy ... to scared ... to sad ... then back to happy again. Can you hear them all as you listen? Our determined heroine is not to be discouraged for long. Just look at her in acrobatics class! Inspired by the determination and abilities she observed in the circus performers, Starry strives to turn one of her own DREAMS into REALITY. Will she do it? As confused as the Oclaif family could sometimes be, Mr. and Mrs. Oclaif come to understand that Starabella must reach for her own personal goals in her own unique way, since NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOR STARABELLA TO BELIEVE IN HERSELF. As children experiencing this story root for Starabella, she will inspire them to reach for their own dreams. SPECIAL FEATURES: Accompanying CD captivatingly and fully narrated by the author's daughter Dana. Six original musical numbers in a wide range of styles, five of which were written by the author's daughter Tara when she was a child ... and they're now inspiring other children. Beautiful illustrations with captions to help listeners follow along with the story. Audio/visual presentation, which aids comprehension. Narration underscored with music. Action punctuated by sound effects. Thoughts and ideas highlighted with song. These stories were inspired by the childhood music and experiences of Tara Fialco. Dealing with autism, Tara composed music to create a magical, musical world of empathy, acceptance of others, and acceptance of self. The Starabella stories speak to the good voice in all children that allows them to feel empathy and make positive social choices, rather than turning to bullying, discrimination, and following the loudest voice in the crowd. Children will want to sing, dance, dream, and imagine along with Starabella's music! read more
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City I Love sparkles like the lights in Times Square! Featuring eighteen poems that guide the reader on an international tourfrom... New York to San Francisco, London to Tokyo, and beyondthis exuberant collection is the perfect read-aloud for city kids, aspiring world travelers, and adventurous spirits everywhere. Beloved children's poet Lee Bennett Hopkins and New Yorker artist Marcellus Hall, an exciting children's book newcomer, have crafted an extraordinary urban-themed collection that celebrates the beauty, diversity, energy, architecture, and excitement of city life. read more
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The adventures of Stan Sakai's beloved Miyamoto Usagi hit an early peak in this new deluxe compilation! Volume Two features the ra...bbit ronin's first encounters with the Lord of Owls, Inspector Ishida, and more, and is highlighted by the Eisner Award-winning Grasscutter, a grand tale assembling nearly all the series' characters in a struggle over the grasscutting sword of Japanese legend, with the fate of the nation in the balance! This omnibus collects Usagi Yojimbo Book 11: Seasons, Usagi Yojimbo Book 12: Grasscutter, and Usagi Yojimbo Book 13: Grey Shadows. read more
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It s lonely in the Wastes...take a Companion! The Hell on Earth Companion gives your scav what she needs to become an honest-to-Op...penheimer cyborg and adds two new Arcane Backgrounds: Librarian and Witch. For those looking for less weird in their Wasted West there s plenty of guns and gear, details on the dangers of the irradiated future, vehicle combat, and how to contact a lonely AI in the sky. The Marshal will enjoy twisted takes on the Adventure Generator and Survivor Settlements to help put some flesh on that husk of a campaign, not to mention a few new things to go bump in the night. The Hell on Earth Companion requires Hell on Earth for Savage Worlds and the Savage Worlds core book to play. read more
Eugene is eager to track down an Easter egg thief in the thirteenth adventure of Captain Awesome and the Sunnyview Superhero Squad...!To celebrate Easter, Eugene and his classmates decorate some eggs at school. Eugene's is the most MI-TEE of all! But when he enters the classroom the next day—GASP!—they're gone! This is a case for Captain Awesome and the Sunnyview Superhero Squad. They sniff out the trail and round up the usual suspects, but the evil Easter egg bandit escapes them. Will Captain Awesome and his team of superheroes track down the villain before Easter is ruined? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers! read more
This book is, in many ways, a continuation of Supplement 13: Starport Encounters. Whereas that book provided a ready toolkit for r...eferee s to flesh out starports with ships, crews and passengers, Supplement 15: Powers and Principalities does the same with the forces and organisations that control the planets players land upon the corporations, governments and religions. Not all participating democracies will be identical. Each will have its own eccentricities and nuances. The same applies to the corporations players will take jobs for or purchase from. Not all agricultural companies are run the same way, after all. By using the provided corporations, governments and religions in this book, referees will be able to populate their universes with the minimum of effort, ensuring now that not only every starport is different, but the world beyond its gates remains vivid and alive in the minds of the players. The goal is to make every planet in your campaign unique and interesting, and Supplement 15: Powers and Principalities will do just that with no extra work on the part of the referee. To this end, this book covers three key areas where referees can always use a little help. Corporations This part of the book provides a broad range of public and private companies with which to populate your Traveller universe. No longer will your players need to buy equipment from, work for, or invest in, faceless, nameless businesses you need only pick an appropriate corporation from this supplement. Governments Probably one of the most important features of a given world (beyond whether one can breathe the atmosphere) is the ruling government. The rulers of a world dictate the laws by which one must abide, the attitude of the natives to visitors, and frequently the basic philosophies by which everyday life operates. Governments provide players with a wide variety of challenges and adventure opportunities, in addition to being valuable background colour. Religions Religion is almost universally intended to answer The Great Questions; Who are we? Why are we here? Life is incredibly common (in the Traveller universe). Most people now take this for granted, but philosophers, scientists, theologians and mystics still debate why such an unlikely event has happened on so many worlds. There are many popular explanations for why life is so widespread. Some credit the Ancients, a semi-mythical species that died out millennia ago. Others invoke deities and supernatural intervention. Some raise Life itself to godhood, believing that Life called itself into existence out of the very fabric of the universe. Others go farther, believing that our universe is but one of many such living (or even dead) universes. Most sophont species develop religions during their climb to civilisation. read more
George's adventures with bunnies, fishing poles, and a powerful kite are told in a simplified text suitable for first-graders to r...ead themselves. read more


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Skip to comments.Murder suspect: 'I had fun'
Posted on 07/18/2008 10:53:27 AM PDT by Born Conservative
I had fun, the man accused of a triple homicide in Scranton said when asked whether he had killed three people.
Ten hours after a grizzly discovery at his residence on South Irving Avenue three people so badly bludgeoned that the manner of death was difficult to determine Rushing, 25, was taken into custody just after 4 p.m. in a dramatic scene at a Wilkes-Barre apartment.
The bodies of two young men and a teenage male were discovered by authorities after a 911 call was made just before 7 a.m. Thursday from within 1604 S. Irving Ave.
Dead are Justin Berrios, 21, Dustin Hintz, 22, and Leslie Collier, 16.
Four other people were found bound, but uninjured when police arrived. They are: Berrios 2-year-old son, Tristan Hintz-Berrios; Samantha Hintz, 19, the childs mother; Matthew Collier, 21; and Cynthia Collier, 43, who is the mother of Dustin and Samantha Hintz and Leslie and Matthew Collier. Autopsies were under way late Thursday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton Public Safety Director Ray Hayes said.
Lackawanna County Coroner Joseph Brennan was scheduled to perform the postmortem. Forensic pathologist Dr. Gary Ross is expect to assist in pinpointing the time along with the manner and cause of their deaths.
We are not in a position to categorize how they met their demise. Its still under investigation and cant definitely tell you the cause of death, Hayes said, pending the results of the autopsies, which were not available at press time.
Based on interviews of people, who we characterized as being spared, we were able to determine the name of the suspect, Hayes said. We were able to determine a familial relation, perhaps that is at the genesis of the issues that occurred today.
The quiet, working-class South Scranton neighborhood became the scene of Scrantons first multiple-homicide case since 1999.
Its frightening, said neighbor Jeanne White of 1621 S. Irving Ave. They kept to themselves and didnt bother anyone.
Just after noon, Jose Barrios, Justin Barrios father, crossed a police line and headed toward the house before a cadre of officials ushered him away while trying to comfort him.
I want to know, a distraught Jose Barrios shouted, seeking details of his sons murder.
Suspect flees
Police believe Rushing used a gray Mercury Sable to flee the murder scene. The vehicle turned up in Wilkes-Barre early Thursday afternoon.
The search led investigators to a double-block home at 268-270 High St., Wilkes-Barre.
Wilkes-Barre police, state police, the FBI and U.S. Marshals set up a command center about a half-mile away, monitoring the apartment from several unmarked vehicles positioned on High Street and a back alley. A state police helicopter was on standby, periodically conducting fly overs.
From late morning until just after 4 p.m. law enforcement watched and waited. And then they pounced.
The Wilkes-Barre Police Departments Emergency Response Team, in full ballistics gear and with automatic machine guns, stormed the apartment as scores of marked and unmarked police vehicles closed in from all directions.
After police took Rushing into custody, three more people were removed from the building. Their names were not immediately released.
Wilkes-Barre code enforcement officials posted the property, which building permits indicate is owned by Tom and Carolyn Dunbar, unfit for human habitation. Officials boarded up windows broken during the struggle.
Rushing, meanwhile, was expected to be arraigned before Magisterial District Judge James Gibbons on three counts of general homicide, said Lackawanna County District Attorney Andrew Jarbola. He had not been arraigned at press time.
Within nine and a half hours, we had him in custody We had a well organized inter-agency plan, Scranton police Chief David Elliott said. This investigation is far from over. Once you take him in, the investigation does not stop.
Police are expected to gather more evidence from the house today and conduct follow-up interviews, Elliott said.
That smile will be off laughing-boys face soon.
(Closing Eyes) PLEASE BE IN TEXAS, PLEASE BEIN TEXAS, PLEASEBEINTEXAS!!!!)
(Opening Eyes) Pennsylvania!... DAMN!
Kill him...
Given the Doom3 t-shirt, who wants to bet me that violent video games are blamed by someone here?
I must be a racist.
For some reason, as I was reading the article I was picturing him being white.
LOL...my sentiments exactly! We kill em all and let god sort em out!
Seems a waste of man power if they could fire on their own, or perhaps the police were there to supervise the weapons so they wouldn't kill the innocent? Clearly our reported is unacquainted w/ guns...big surprise.
Our brave perp seems not to be a fight to the death type. I'm sure he's looking forward to his all expenses paid trip to criminal school. I'm sure PA liberals will carry water for him rolling out the usual excuses for his bad behavior.
How do you know it's not the guy on the Left?...
He killed a bear?
To keep track of Obama's >95% faithful constituency - those we should judge by their "character" and not the color of their skin —go here:
Brace yourself — it ain't pretty.
Just a guess, but I'd say he's a psychopath.
You were right.........it aint pretty.
I grew up in this area fifty years ago. NO thugs, NO crime.
You think maybe they mean grisly? The reporter must not have paid attention in english class...
Beat me to it - though I had some snotty things to say about checking one's dictionary, etc.
Colonel, USAFR
Now WHY would you even EXPECT a professional journalist to know the difference between "grizzly" and "grisly"?
Total opposite now. Frequent robberies and a fair amount of shootings in and around WB. Lots of drug gangs moved from NYC into the former O'Karma Terrace (the name is changed now; they added peaked roofs and renamed it "Boulevard Townhomes" LOL; they are still "projects").
That is true of most cities in America.
Since the Government subsidized black brood mares birthing a new bastard every year or so by absent sperm donors — and those brood mares released their feral brood into the streets for their entertainment and education — in every city with a black ghetto populated with fatherless and uneducated, undisciplined and unemployable youth turning to professional gangs financed by robbery and drug dealing, crime becomes a lifestyle and "career path"...
To deny the observable - has become politically correct..
With that pretty smile I imagine his fun is just beginning.
Political correctness- The death of truth!
Yeah. I mean, bludgeon murderers might turn out to be normal people but it probably isn't the way to bet.
Dunno, three hots and a flop, plenty of bro's to kick it with, appeals lasting 20 years. Wish you were right but he will be in hog heaven (for a creature like himself) and we will be footing the bill.
Not to mention cable TV, a prison library with computer/internet access, weightroom, etc.
Behind Bars, Pricey 'Public' Artwork In Prisons
Chris Halsne
KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter
High-dollar, high-flying birds gracing the ceiling of a state penitentiary -- Is this "public art" or a waste of money?
Despite tough economic times for the state of Washington, you'll see no cutbacks in artwork for prisons.
If you know a felon housed at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center near Aberdeen, you can see a $200,000 flock of acrylic birds. They just went up, paid for with your tax dollars.
You can't exactly take your family to see this public arts project. Amber and blue birds, 17 indigenous species in various stages of flight, soar along inside our state's newest prisoner visiting room.
Prison chief Doug Wadington helped choose the sculptures, entitled "Migration."
Halsne: "What benefit are the birds to this institution?" Wadington: "What benefit are the birds? Uh, it's a public arts project in terms of, we, uh, what's the benefit of public art?" Michelle Zahrly represents the Washington Arts Commission, which oversaw the $200,000 project. "The piece is a directionally accurate compass point. It' s a consideration of life beyond the Stafford Creek Correction Center," Zahrly said.
"That's nice," say most taxpayers we talked with. But the problem is lawmakers were just forced to save prison money by releasing inmates and cutting prison guards. $200,000 for birds that few citizens can view seems at best unnecessary...
More: http://www.kirotv.com/investigations/2325141
"grizzly and grisly?"
One, the animal before the attack, 2 the result of the attack!
Animal/result BFD!
i dk why everyone thinks this is a joke.
2 of the 3 victims were my friends. not cool.
rst in peace leslie + justin <3
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QUANAH - Amateur photographers from throughout the region will display some of their images at the 2006 Summer Arts Exhibition at Copper Breaks State Park. The exhibition, sponsored annually by the Quahadi Society park support group, will be on display Saturday through Aug. 28.
how to go
who: Quahadi Society
what: 2006 Summer Arts Exhibition
where: Copper Breaks State Park
when: Saturday through Aug. 28
details: (940) 839-4331
Works on display will include black and white, color, film and digital images by professional and amateur photographers.
An opening reception will kick off the exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
The exhibition started in 1997 and has featured works by Joe Urquizo, Quanah Parker Tracy, "Hank the Cowdog" illustrator Gerald Holmes, award-winning artist Anita Palmer and others.
Park admission fees will be waived for visitors attending the reception. Copper Breaks State Park is on State Highway 6 about 13 miles south of Quanah.
For more information on park programs and facilities, contact the park daily between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at (940) 839-4331.
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Today my brother & I headed towards Seattle Code Camp. Chris Kinsman is the director & the DeVry University provides the place. The agenda is decided upon by volunteer speakers (it is a bit more structured than Foo, but I still like the un-conference feeling to it). It's nice to see the local community congregate and have such an event, and the fact that many speakers try out their skills at being up front for the same time. I was able to see many friends, present and past. I got to see Andy Dunn although I missed his talk on Shaders ("I think I scared them with math again..." he mused right after). Brad Wilson (of p&p fame) gave an intro to Ruby & Rails, and John Luif, Olaf and Kzu were around as well.
Kzu, Brad and Peter Provost & TShak have talks scheduled for tomorrow about stuff like Monad, dependency injection containers, CAB, GAT, and LINQ. Cool people, cool topics. See you around. I'm the one with the badge that says "Hello my name is Ed"


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Using Verizon Samsung Droid Charge how can I wake the phone using the home button instead of just the side power button? (My phone is rooted.)
well, in my opinion, you can use Cyanogenmod 7 ROM. I have Cyanogenmod 7.0.3 and I can wake my phone using the home button. You can use the ROM Manager to install clockworkmod and download cyanogenmod 7 specific to your phone:
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Bali Tourist Traps
Nyepi, the day of silence, is a very interesting ceremony usualy in march or april. It is strictly forbidden to be outside your house or hotel for about 30 hours !! And you should make no noise and use no light. And it is enforced with stiff fines !! Late afternoon and evening there are processions with giant figures "Ogoh Ogohs" in Kuta also with...more
Money Exhange Shops at Ngurah Rai...
at the Arrival area after customs inpection, upon exiting the gate, there are 2 money exhange shops at the left and at the right of the arrival area, although these money exchange shops are legal and accredited, they offer lower exchange rates for your currency that you want to change into Indonesian Rupiah.That is why i have included this in my...more
Oleh Oleh (souvenir shops)
if you see the sign Oleh Oleh in the front of the store, it means souvenir shop and although not all souvenir shops sell outrageous prices, some really do, so it is better to do some canvassing of the price of the souvenir items you would want to buy in a souvenir shop before you actually buy them as the souvenir shops have fixed prices, unlike the...more
At the airport
As soon as you get off the plane and grab your luggage the moment you grab your bags porters come from everywhere and offer to take your bags to a taxi before you can say no they are 10 metres in front of you. As soon as you grab your luggage hold on tight and when they go to push past you say no I'm fine straight away I got caught out first visit...more
"Sari Wisata Budaya (Barong & Kris...
Barong DanceHere's my opinion about that ridiculous charade!It was 2 hours of pure torture! The music was so loud and annoying, it was a freak show nothing cultural or educational about it, not even amusing! No wonder most of the people left after 15 min and I can't blame them, in fact I was envying them as I wished to leave but I was forced by my...more
Free and easy is the best!!
We followed a tour package for day one of the trip. The activities and restuarant marked up their price so much to cover the guide. We went to the same place to again and the prices only a fraction!Beware of those resturant by the beach, food are normal but prices are ridiculous. Ask for the price first! Tell them you come back later. Check with...more
haggling a way of life in bali
Hi there i am a beginner too. have travelled some of australia and bali.was cheap compared to australia spent half of what i took enjoyed haggling especially the taxi and buses the people we came across always said 150,000 rupiah for everything t shirts, taxi, buses, etc but always go a third as we were told by many books 50,000 which is about...more
Much Ado About Nothing
I am talking about the tour to "Kintamani" to see the volcano "Mt Batur"This is all too often touted by so called tour operators, as a visit to see the still active volcano "MT Batur", with promises of views of the crater, steam and some sort of volcanic activity. where as in reality, you arrive at the village of "Kintamani", where they park you in...more
USD Currency
I could not understand why some stores, the airport and hotels use USD currency other then to confuse you.I bought a mosiac plate from the airport and it was in usd and when the girl converted it to indonesia rupiah the price was double. Unfortuantely my plane was boarding so i wasnt sharp enough. I was very 'peed' off when i realised.more
Money Changer
Please be careful when you change your money in Bali.I just came back from Bali two days ago and was staying at Kuta, Legian area.Went to several money changer near my hotel and was nearly cheated twice.The trick they used was, some of the money changer indicated a high exchange rate on their white board to lure people. The changer will then...more
It would be excellent if not because of...
Peddlers touting their wares or services to you everywhere.Lake Batur, Kintamani, Tegallang Rice Terrace and many more places in Bali would be a great experience if not because of them.They will watch you from just before you park your car, rush to your doors and just after you open your doors/windows they will have all their wares ready in plastic...more
Selling today.
I don´t know whether this applies as a tourist trap or a danger.Basically be prepared to say NO! about a thousand times, even on the beach. You could ber stark naked and they would still try and sell you something. I am not kidding. You do not have to go to this tourist trap, it is everywhere you walk. Even the rice paddies where you stop to take...more
Beach traders
Location: Kuta BeachWe have been warned by our tour guide NOT TO take any massage / mani-pedicure service from the traders along the beach.My friends, C & S got tempted when one of the trader said she only charge RPH30000 per person for manicure then nail polish with simple flowers design. Note : Manicure = Nail clipping + Buffing + nail...more
bogus driver
when we touched down in Bali, the hotel pickup driver asked if we had made plans for tours. he recommended his brother in law to bring us around for a fix amount including petrol. the next morning, we waited at the hotel lobby and a guy who was waiting and observing us approached. We asked if he's the brother in law and he said yes. When we are in...more
~Don't go shopping for the 1st couple of...
Bali is beautiful, but prepare yourselves for the mental stress of aggressive vendors. There will be plenty of walking, shopping and sight seeing. All in all a beautiful vacation. My experiences are:1) PACK LIGHTLY. We spent most of our 3 weeks there in a bathing suit, sarong and flipflops. Plenty of shopping opportunities forced us to have to buy...more
Booking Tours
We joined a volcano Batur & Sunrise Trekking Tour through an agent. The guide who went with us wanted to charge us extra $800 000 Indonesian RP for descend down to other craters. I have already forgotten what my tour package include. The other Swiss couple who went with us bargained to $100 000 Indonesian RP. My hubby said we'll join but pay later....more
As most of us know hotels charge a fortune to do your laundry. Just look for a little sign that says laundry usually near some side street take you washing there to be done. Fast and very cheap about the same price for a small bundle as you would pay for one item at your hotel, and these poor ladies really need the money more than some rich hotel...more
Count your money after changing
When you wish to change your cash at the money changer, go to authorized and licensed money changers. They will give you the correct change at the latest Bankers exchange rates, and they will not try to cheat you out of a few thousands of Indonesian rupiahs. In any case, you still have to count your changed notes in front of the money changers.I...more
Time Share
Keep an eye on those time share locals selling shares, they will not stop at anything to get your attention or to get you to buy. Never Ever say "YES" maybe they are giving a holiday away with it but still dont take it. Just walk past and say "NO THANKS", its really not worth it. If some one comes up to you selling them just walk past and say...more
Taxi's are the best way to get around anywhere, but always catch a Taxi with a meter in it, mostly taxi's now days in Bali have meters but some dont. If you get into a taxi that doesnt have a meter or a Bemo (bus/privately) always bargain with a price before taking off as they can get alot of money out of you.I always catch a Blue taxi company...more
"You Buy, You Buy. You Want Massage?"
Kuta beach is a well known tourist trap on the beach. You walk past many people asking "Do You Want Massage" etc, All you have to say is NO but if you want to get a massage or buy somthing like watches, rings, ciggies, lighters etc from walkin men, do so, but pay a cheap price dont get ripped of they always want double of what you want. As stated...more
Visitor should be aware that these monkeys are attracted to shiny object, so cameras and jewelry should be left behind or well hidden under clothes or in a bag before setting off to explore. The main attraction here are the hordes of Balinese monkeys that inhabit both the trees and the temple. Sangeh & Ubud Monkey forestsmore
I love Bali in overall. I agree with million people that come here and like this beautiful island. One thing that I found myself a bit exhausted is everything for sale. I should not complain since I met wonderful people along my journey. But true, you see all size of signboards, selling this and that, people approaching you to offer this and that,...more
Local Traders
Don't expect too much peace when you enter tourism spot. Suddenly you find yourself surrounded by traders trying to sell you something. In some places, I found the price they offered is cheaper than in a shop. But, they can be annoying sometimes. Last time, I took a look for small crafts from one lady, but bought it from another lady, because it...more
watch they don't charge you extra!!!
we went to ubud from Sanur in a bluebird taxi and the taxi driver tried to charge us a surcharge as we weren't going back but we told him that he new we were only going one way and didn't say that there would be a surcharge so told him that we were paying him what the meter said and that was it gave him the money and got out of the car....he cursed...more
Pump up the $$$$
Prices of petrol are a lot cheaperthan other parts of the world.But it is still costly to the Indonesianliving off of the local wages.At the gas pump,it is a good spot to be cheated a few thousand Rupiahs if you are a foreigner.If you don't fix your eyes on the hose and pump,it's very possible that they will over charge you.more
Money changers - scams
Be careful of selected money changers especially those along legian where they charge high commission rates.Better rates (no additional charges) are found around Kuta square, nearby the Matahari department stores.more
Time Share Heaven/Scam?
At street corners and at shopping malls, you might be stopped by someone asking you to participate in a survey, or trying to hand you a scratch & match coupon. You will probably win a t-shirt or a free tour, and you will then be asked to collect your gift from another place, with a free taxi ride and snacks included. No obligations, simply hear...more
Beware of the 'ibu" on the beach of Kuta
Ibu or auntie will be following you every step you go on the beach of kuta trying to convince you to give you a manicure or pedicure, braid your hair or even give you a massage for the price of Rp 100.000. You go " yeah why not, its not that expensive but! once you sit down and agree to her, suddenly..out of nowhere a flock of the other ibu-ibu and...more
Always Bargain!
Yeah in this touristy paradise called Bali, you HAVE to try to bargain for everything, even when they have all the prices fixed on a board.There's no harm trying anyway.If they insist on their price, try acting uninterested and leave, see if they call you back for re-offer :DAlso check their neighbor shops and competitors.They also have at least 3...more
Shoo hawker! You're bothering me!
People say that Kuta is the nicest beach on Bali, but it's not really worth it when you've got beach hawkers constantly pestering you. I took my daughter out to the beach and found an empty plot of sand. It wasn't more than a few minutes before I was swarmed by a group of women wanting to braid my daughter's hair and paint her nails. My daughter...more
The Usual Tricks
Always count your money after you have changed it no matter where you change it... This is MANDATORY. On a previous visit (many years earlier) I was going to be ripped off about AU$40 when I changed my travellers chqs. Because of the amount of notes you get when you change money its easy to mis-count the notes. After all the insistance that I had...more
The dolphin tour was supposed to be riding in a boat and seeing the dolphins frolick in their natural environment. It ended up being 50 small little motorized boats chasing the dolphins around at 6am. Once they are spotted the dolphins they try to wrangle them in and crowd them while hords of tourists snap pictures from the boats. I was embarassed...more
Going South - Going Mystic?
In a way I regret the ULU WATU place which has a small, remarkable temple, though closed to tourists. Still travel-agencies do promise the contrary however, you are not allowed entering the famous temple built on top of a high cliff ... So just enjoy the great ocean-views, the beautiful Ulu Watu Sunset, the traditional Kecak-dance or the many...more
many young children trying to sell postcards can get annoying .tourist buses everywhere at sunset nothing special just another temple.expensive here in bali terms but worth just one visit . go to the resturant up the steps near the beach , no hawkers there. go to bedugul in the north , it is quiet , beautiful on the edge of a mountain lake , no...more
Sleazy traders by the beach in...
I was fleeced of 40,000 rupiah on the beach. Thanks to a lady who wanted to give me a free menicure! Then she asked for 100,000 rupiah for the menicure. (For your information, 100,000 is quite a lotta money in Bali, though not too much in KL. You can get a lotta stuff with 100,000 rupiah. Was told the average Balinese only make about 600,000 rupiah...more
Booking excursions
If you plan to go somewhere, don't book excursions in your hotel, but shop around. Especially in Kuta there's loads of vendors who offer big discounts on everything you would want to do in Bali. This goes for rafting, trips to temples etc etc. My tip is to find yourself a friendly driver for your trip and get him to drive you there, unless the...more
Turtle Island
Just don't. Don't visit this awful place! Snakes have their mouths tied down, eagles in small cages and bats who can't fly because their wings are cut. Sounds nice huh? Just skip this awful place. The only positive thing I can say is that the turtles are relatively well off with their big pond. I regret visiting this place! Don't buy anything! Go...more
Local women who sells souvenior
Do not get any stuff from these local women along the main road of KINTAMALI as they will sell you stuff which may be 30% more expensive than any other shops in BALImore
Touts around Kuta area
There're touts around kuta beach area. They will approach you for all kinds of services from cab, prostitute and imitation stuff. Do not follow these touts as you may get cheated in the end.more
just business strategy
here, the smart move "ask the price before you purchase" won't work. they will persuade you to take FIRST and count LATER. all in all, they are merely making their living and some really make their ends meet. so, no big deal. if you willing to pay the price, what the heck.. you know they will charged you higher price. if your package come with...more
Taxis at any price
Everywhere you go in Bali, people will be offering you transport. Most of the time, except in metered taxis, the fare is negotiable. Agree on a price before getting in. The thing is, unless you're in a remote area, or an area run by a taxi 'gang', you're going to have lots of rides to choose from, so you can afford to shop around and find someone...more
Beware those friendly Kuta Street...
These shop assistants especially near the Benesari Lane vicinity would prey on first time and unguided travellers and would continue to harass them for services such as hair beading, removal tattoos, nail polishing and etc. My advice give a firm No! and leave however they may try the sympathy vote especially towards male travellers but again the...more
Latest time share scam
We had a lovely time in Bali and the only annoying event was a call to our hotel room from a woman called "Joyce" with a rather plummy English accent (which occasionally faltered) telling us that because of the downturn in tourism blah blah blah the Peninsula Hotel group were selecting visitors to Bali at random to receive a week's free...more
Going1,going 2,...SOLD
If you shopping around ,start bargain when your eyes catch that really interest you.The Local will normally double up the price even triple!!.Its sound cheap but actually, save your money alot. Just bargain accordingly to your budget but with a smile at least. Remember....polite is the best policy! You can survey the price around at several shop...more
Bali Hotels
InterContinental Resort Bali
Where can I begin? I will keep this brief though: 1. NO hot water in rooms 2128 or 2134 (I had both...more
Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali
Jl Abimanyu (Dhyana Pura), Seminyak, Indonesia
Satisfaction: Excellent
Good for: Solo
The Viceroy Bali
I've just returned from spending 5 days in Bali and stayed at Viceroy hotel. The service was great...more
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5 Reviews
This were so good. I've never really liked macaroons; but I had some egg whites I had to use up. The lemon zest in these make them so delicious. I will be making these often from now on. I also drizzled chocolate instead of dipping. I put the chocolate into a ziptop bag and let it sit in some hot water for a bit. Dry the bag, snip a corner and there you go. Oh, and a little note for others: 160C is about 325F. Try these you won't be disappointed! Thank you!
This is the ultimate macaroon. The lemon zest gives it the finishing touch. This was easy to make and very well received. They freeze very well. Yeild was 70 cookies. Super recipe! Trudy :-)
These macaroons were delish!!! I followed the measurements in the recipe. I made 3 batches in 2 days for friends who really enjoyed my first batch! Prior to this, I've never had them myself and was a little skeptical about trying them. But I gave it a try anyway as I had lots of leftover egg whites from a cake I had baked and about-to-expire coconut flakes from Christmas baking! I didn't like the look of the chocolate-dipped macaroons, so I drizzled melted chocolate over each of the macaroons. That made them look quite fancy together with the bits of golden brown coconut flakes! By the way, they had a such a wonderful aroma as they came out of the oven that I couldn't resist taste-testing a few! =)
This is a very good coconut macaroon. I really enjoyed the rind. But I have to be honest, I never got any chocolate on them. We ate them before I could even melt it!
These are super! Easy, pretty, tasty, what more could you want? Next time I'll melt about 200g chocolate, with 125g I ran a little short. Thanks for posting.


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Meet a Real-Life Wall-E
Two years of working about 25 hours a week later, Mike Senna is your new hero.
Two years of working about 25 hours a week later, Mike Senna is your new hero.
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The final design for Toyota's hydrogen-powered Fuel Cell Sedan has been revealed ahead of its Japanese launch in April of next year.
A limited number will make it over here for the summer of 2015 and although UK price and specification details are yet to be confirmed, in Japan the four-door saloon will start from around seven million yen, which works out at approximately £40,475.
Based on the close-to-production FCV concept unveiled at last year's Tokyo Motor Show, the Fuel Cell Sedan uses Toyota's compact fuel cell stack and a pair of high-pressure hydrogen tanks.
Electricity is then generated from the chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen gathered from the air, with water vapour the only waste product created by driving.
The benefits aren't purely emissions based, either. Toyota claims performance and range both match up closely to that of a petrol-engined vehicle, whilst refuelling takes roughly three minutes – a little way off internal combustion-powered cars, but well short of the lengthy charging time required for EVs.
The Japanese manufacturer also believes hydrogen has "great potential" as an alternative fuel because of how easily can be produced from energy sources like solar and wind power, as well as being straightforward to store and transport.
A claimed higher energy density than batteries and potential application beyond automotive use (such as in large-scale power generation) are likewise appealing.
"We are very excited by the arrival of fuel cell technology," commented Karl Schlicht, one of Toyota's European executive vice presidents. "Of course there are many challenges ahead, such as the availability of fuelling infrastructure and customer awareness."
"In Europe we will be taking it step by step, gradually introducing the car in selected markets. But we are confident that hydrogen will become increasingly popular as a way of powering vehicles."