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Eliminating fragmented look was the goal
With its horizontal layers of diverse strips of bricks and colours, this house reminded me of a patchwork pattern. This effect was accentuated by a huge white triangular shape sitting on a rusty ribbon above the brown blocks of the middle section. At the base was a series of elongated and stained cream bricks which stood over a very tall beige foundation. And if this wasn't enough, the roof was grey.
Approaching this project, my goal was to eliminate the fragmented effect. Ripping off the facade and making it look like any other home was not an option. I chose to respect the distinct identity of its unusual personality while introducing richer and darker tones for balance and harmony. The ramps seem dainty in comparison with the massive building. For better proportions, I suggest simple railings made out of square opaque stained white wooden posts. A bold and taper supporting column would seem more appropriate than the lightweight and airy one.
The second level is a rental. To me, this area looks awkward and incomplete. Half of the balcony as well as half of the front of the cornice seem missing. I would love to see an extension of these so that the balcony and railings go all the way to the right side and for the thicker cornice to lengthen its face to the left. Depending on the layout inside the room, either four sliding or french patio doors should be installed. With exterior acrylic paint in a matte finish, the exact coloration of the brown bricks will be mirrored onto the siding on the white triangular section of the second floor.
To minimize the splitting between the top and bottom parts of the facade, the pale narrow bricks and the beige foundation will be coated in a strong camel hair tint that has no hint of pink. In a matte finish, a specialized brick, mortar and concrete product is recommended. All the vertical gutter pipes will have to be camouflaged by being painted the same colour as the wall behind. In our case, banded to match. A scaled-up hanging light fixture will reflect the strong character of the home. Mailboxes don't need to be so apparent. A few strokes of brown paint and the mail person will be trying to find it for days.
Because of the intense heat generated on this part of the lot, making anything grow is a challenge. A series of plants that aren't too sensitive to scorching temperatures will be introduced.
In the beginning, a more copious watering regiment will be in order, as their root system develops. Orange and white blooms from various perennials and bushes and a well-chosen climbing plant could pitch in to diffuse the fierce warmth.
A made-to-measure and well secured strong trellis made out of 1 ½ x 1 ½ inch thick posts in a square pattern will visually break up the horizontal lines on the empty wall. The structure will start from the top of the glass blocks and will end near the ground level. The spacing between the big window on the right and the corner next to it will be our spacing on each side of the trellis. A good 4'' thick layer of dark brown mulch will help in conserving moisture.
The existing hedge is not groomed properly. To prevent bare branches at the base of the bushes, always trim so the top is smaller than the base.
If the maple tree is not salvageable, I propose to place three columnar oak trees in a row on the right side of the building, with adequate spacing. They will offer coolness without totally plunging the area in permanent shade. Because of their lean shape, these will not brush against electrical wires. They would then be spared a somewhat unhappy pruning party by some well intentioned power employees. Sorry guys!
Vegetation (from left to right):
- Spirea X Van Houtii (2 shrubs, white, near each corner)
- Yucca (perennial, cream, both sides)
- Gaillardia X grandiflora Goblin (several perennials, yellow orange)
- Syringa X Hybrida (mini lilac on stem, white)
- Thuja occidentalis Yellow Ribbon (evergreen, yellow tip)
- Echinacea Tiki Torch (several perennials, orange)
- Campsis radicans Indian Summer (climbing, yellow orange)
- Potentilla Red Robin (shrubs, hedge near house, orange)
- Quercus Robur Fastigiata (1 or 3, columnar tree)
- Campanula capartica (perennial borders)


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People have said "bring back Marty or Cowher" and made numerous points about this, many well taken.
I offer a 3rd alternative, that if you stop and think about, falls right into line with the requests that have been made for Marty and Cowher and here it is:
Look up north to GB. Who is currently on the GB coaching staff that played under Cowher for many years and possesses Cowher's very same mentality??
Drum roll please.....
Think that is farfetched? Look down to Miami and how the Dolphins are getting things moving in the right direction under Joe Philbin.
All you can do is give a guy a chance. The same chance that Marty and Cowher got to be HC's.
I really believe that Kevin Greene could very well be the next iteration of Marty, Cowher.
He would not tolerate the loser's mentality that has plagued the Chiefs since 2007.


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The Apple (AAPL) iPhone rumor mill churned out a tantalizing new tidbit Monday with speculation that Apple will announce a gold-colored iPhone next month that would appeal to the Chinese smartphone market.
Analysts and tech bloggers have been speculating for weeks that Apple will announce an updated iPhone 5, possibly to be called an iPhone 5S or maybe even an iPhone 6, on Sept. 10, along with a lower-cost iPhone to appeal to developing markets.
But the possibility of a gold-colored iPhone also makes sense and would represent a shrewd move by Apple to make further gains in China, said Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies.
Last month, Apple CEO Tim Cook paid a high-profile visit to Xi Guohua, chairman of China Mobile, the world's largest cellphone carrier. Xi has been making positive comments since about a potential Apple-China Mobile deal, which gives even more credence to the possibility of a gold iPhone, Bajarin said.
Apple did not respond to a request for comment.
In China, and throughout much of Asia, gold represents the color of prosperity and influence.
American cities with large Asian communities are filled with businesses that make use of the word "gold" in their names to appeal to customers of Asian descent.
But Bajarin thinks the real target of a possible gold iPhone would be Chinese consumers in China.
"If Apple did produce a gold phone, while it may not be a big hit in the U.S., it would be a very big hit in China," Bajarin said. "A gold phone in China is, pardon the pun, golden in that market. It would send a huge message to the Chinese people. I've been relatively surprised that no one has targeted the China market with a gold phone yet."
Roger L. Kay, founder and president of Endpoint Technologies Associates, said the possibility of a gold iPhone and an Apple-China Mobile partnership would "make sense."
"In terms of rumors, it's more credible than most," Kay said.
"Apple's in China but there's a lot more depth potentially for them in China," he said. "Where can we get the next $5 billion of incremental revenue? China makes sense for them."
Whatever Apple does next month, it has to announce some new type of hardware, Kay said.
"It would probably crash the stock if there were no hardware announcement," he said. "The expectations are so high that they have to announce something."
To back up the idea of separate lower-cost and high-end iPhones, The Wall Street Journal on Monday cited unnamed sources who said that Apple's Asian supplier in June began mass-producing components for both a standard iPhone with metal casing and a lower-cost version. The Journal said Apple asked its assembler, Hon Hai Precision Industry, to ship a new high-end and low-end iPhone in early September.
Then AllThingsD and TechCrunch weighed in Monday with reports that Apple will unveil a gold iPhone next month.
As an analyst concerned about Apple's bottom line, Bajarin worries that Apple literally will put gold in a gold-colored iPhone.
"In China it would be a huge hit," Bajarin said. "The bigger question is whether it's a gold-colored back or does it have real gold in it? I vote for not real gold. But until we actually see what Apple does, it's all wild speculation."


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LYONS � What a community service Troop 49008 from Lyons made to their hometown this past month.
In honor of their founder's birthday, Juliette Gordon Low, these girls, all 7th graders at the Lyons Middle School, along with help from two troop dads, made two see-saws to donate to the Trail of Hope. This trail is quickly growing and becoming a sought out place for visitors from all over.
The girls wanted to earn a badge, but create something that would make an impact that they would be remembered for. So along with their Cadette Woodworking badge, several wonderful community supporters that donated wood, time and materials the girls accomplished what they set out to do. The troop would like to thank Lucas Dobbins, The Laboda Family and The Sapp Family.
To test out the see-saws (children only please) visit the "Trail of Hope", it's located on Manhattan Street next to the Lyons Community Center and enjoy! � Linda Guest
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LYONS � What a community service Troop 49008 from Lyons made to their hometown this past month.


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The United States has its own National Archives (NARA). Well so too does Poland and for the European nations their archives go back centuries! Today I want to speak about the home land's archiwum. Poland's archive is on the Internet, po angielskiu is at:
If you get the Polish version (po polskiu), just click on the British Union Jack flag and you can see the English language version. Now I am jabbering about this today, because the PGSCTNE sent me their newsletter yesterday and in it was an article by Kahlile Mehr (whose presentations I have enjoyed many times). In it he speaks about the European archives on the Internet. So I posted on my avatar's LinkedIn page a discussion, in Polish Genealogists, to see how many people have availed themselves of the Polish Archive's databases.
Now I have used the Pradziad database before to see what kind of vital records are held in archives (and those archive locations) for the parishes in Poland that Stanczyk's ancestors come from (Biechow, Pacanow, etc.). I have from time to time tried to garner something of value from the Sezam database over the years to no avail. Well there are also IZA and ELA databases. Go here to see the four databases covering Poland's State Archives. Now Kahlile's article published in PGSCTNE's "Pathways & Passages" newsletter talked about ELA and he said you could find "residence books" in ELA. Now these are not historical directories, but are inventories of families residing in some village (not necessarily parish) for some year(s). So I searched this database for my villages (including those villages that were NOT the parish).
I got a lot of hits. The titles were in Polish. Ok Stanczyk, trohe rozumiem po polskiu. So to make sure I understood the titles returned I would cut and paste them into Google's Translator, which does well enough to give me the gist of what I will find in these "fonds". It even gives me the contact info for the archive location holding said title/fond.
I love Pradziad and it definitely helps me plan for research in Poland. But now I am beginning to get a little savvy with ELA. I did find some possibilities. But I found one extraordinary nugget that I must go see. I found a Cadastral Map document for one of my ancestral villages. These are like the historical USA, Plat Maps which list land owners. Now I was surprised because Stanczyk's ancestors come from the part of Poland that was in the Russian partition of Poland (often denoted, Russian-Poland, in US Census or Ellis Island Ship Manifests). I was surprised because I was told that Cadastrals were mainly in the Austrian or Prussian partitions of Poland. Now to be sure, my ancestor's villages were just across the Vistula (Wisla) from the Austrian partition and for a few years were a part of the Krakow wojewodztwo (or departement in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw). So I guess they did a Cadastral map for this village. Now I know it exists and I must go see it.
So Khalile, let me just say, "THANKS!"
You should go search the Pradziad, ELA and IZA and SEZAM databases. Oh, you do not need to worry about diacriticals in your searches. In fact. I recommend you leave them out rather than use the wrong one or miss one. I tried it both ways, as Pacanow and as Pacanów. Both returned the exact same results. Likewise for other villages I tried. So fire up Google (or whatever translator you prefer) and go search and discover what treasures are in Poland's State Archives.
Do not forget about the Church Archives or the actual Parish's books or the USC offices. But at least the Polish State Archives have their library catalogs on the Internet.


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TRAINING: I wake up and go to work about 7 am. Between my split shift I hit my 1st workout of the day, which is normally strength and conditioning. Then I return to work for a few hrs. Then I am off to AMC where we hit it again. Either grappling, sparring drilling, etc. Then I go to bed and do it again.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training after I returned home from the war. In my younger days I was a real turd and got into a bunch of street altercations, which eventually led me to AMC and MMA.
What ranks and titles have you held? As an amateur I was the Genesis Muay Thai Champion, 170lb MMA champion and the super fight champion.
Do you have any heroes? Man, I got a bunch of heroes, from Nelson Mandela, Che, to Fedor, Wanderlei Silva, and more.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Man, it's great. It's everything I have been working for for the past eight years. It feels like I am halfway to my goal. First was to get to the UFC and now I want to have a tremendous amount of success here and one day get that title.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to Shoreline Community College and got an AA degree in Criminal Justice.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was in the Marine Corps reserve out of high school. At this time I also worked at Papa Murphy's, GNC, I did roofing for a bit, then personal training. Then about five yrs ago I started working at a foster home with autistic children and have been doing that ever since.
Favorite grappling technique: Favorite grappling move is the one I grab in practice all the time, which is the flying arm bar from the clinch.
Favorite Striking technique: Favorite strike would be the high nine to the face. AKA "The Cro Cop"
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The joyous seasons of Christmas and Hanukkah are once again upon us. They bring all the warmth, happiness, prayers, hope and generosity that we share with one another and our families. It's a time to believe in miracles while realizing that all things may not be perfect, but we can comfort one another in the time of need or hardship.
Some selfish individuals are beyond human American decency. They take much pleasure in destroying the simple traditions of religious celebrations and symbols. They are the dredges of our society, sewer rats that come out only at night, hiding behind the shield of darkness, waiting to devour the weak, going back into their holes at the first signs of strength or day light.
We, are Americans and don't twist anyone's arm, to participate or join, in any acts of merriment, but all are peacefully welcomed to participate, no one is forced or submitted into acceptance.
We must keep the Government out of our lives; don't sell your rights and freedoms, for a false sense of security or baseless, groundless, inexcusable, illogical political correctness. Don't disappoint our brave gladiators, who are risking their lives and losing their limbs so your life, liberty and your pursuit of happiness are preserved forever. Don't let them down, exercise your freedom of speech, continue to question authority, and especially don't trust the government. Remember these immortal words of President Ronald Reagan when he said, "that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, I'm from the government and I'm here to help"
Please remember our Troops, during this most Holy Time. Every branch of the United States Military, including all civilian personnel, and our loyal allies must always be acknowledged in our hearts and minds. Our total appreciation must also be extended, towards all these brave men and women, wherever they're stationed, at home or abroad, for their generous dedication, valor and never be so slightly relinquished.
Please pray that they will have a blessed protected Christmas and Hanukkah Holidays and that they will return to their loving families, safe and sound from harms way. Words can not express our total admiration, for without them, our heroic veterans, and all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, freedom is just another word. Thank God for each and every one of them, please protect them and their families always.
I'm proud to say Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa. I will always, most definitely keep the Holy, Blessed Name of Christ in Christmas, while wishing everyone a very Happy, Healthy, Safe, Prosperous New Year, whether you like it or not. Those who object, tough, get over it.
So acquire a copy of the United States Constitution. Read every article, paragraph and amendment with sincere reverence and pride. When finished, give it a big kiss and "Thank the Good Lord" every day, with every precious breath, that you are blessed, with the privilege, of living in our beloved one free Nation, under God.
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Report: Kris Humphries Willing to Miss Playoff Games Over Divorce Trial
I can't believe he would really do this. I know he is trying to stick it to Kim Kardashian, but at some point enough is enough.
I think he has made his point, just end the divorce and keep it moving. But, according to TMZ if the divorce trial takes place during the playoffs, The Hump will take a day off.
A judge has set a May 6th trial date for K & K's long-awaited showdown
Kris' team, the Brooklyn Nets, are on track to score a spot in the 2013 Playoffs — which run from April 20th to June 20th.
Sources close to Kris tell TMZ … the NBA'er has already made up his mind — if the Nets make the playoffs, and the trial falls on game days … he'll ditch the games.
I don't question TMZ sources, but if Kris Humphries actually did this, he would be the laughing stock of the NBA and contractually I don't think it is even possible.
He will be at the games and the dates of the trial will be moved.


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Producer of Gay-Themed Play in Uganda Won't Serve Time
A Ugandan court has thrown out a case against a British producer who created a controversial play about gay life in the East African country.
As reported by British national newspaper the Guardian, David Cecil was charged with "disobeying lawful orders" and faced up to two years in jail for staging the play. "The River and the Mountain" tells the story of a young businessman dealing with homophobia in Uganda.
Cecil told the Guardian that his cased was dismissed on Wednesday because the prosecution could not disclose evidence or commit to a trail date. The producer's passport was returned to him and he was let go. The magistrate, however, noted that the case could be re-opened at any time.
"I am very relieved," Cecil said. "This was an unexpectedly swift end to the proceedings, though ultimately I was confident that the case would be dismissed. I am very happy indeed to see the justice system working so well and smoothly in this case and am grateful to the magistrate for her treatment of my case.
Undoubtedly, international pressure helped sway the court. Several prominent British playwrights and directors petitioned the court, including Stephen Fry, Mike Leigh and Simon Callow.
In September, the Associated Press reported that Cecil was held in jail after Uganda's Media Council urged the playwright not to stage the play. He had told AP that "The River and the Mountain" was performed eight times at relatively unknown theaters in Kampala, Uganda's capital, in August.
Initially, gay rights activists lauded the play and said it was "revolutionary" in the way it portrayed the LGBT community in the homophobic country. It never made it to the country's national theater, however, as producers rejected Cecil's script. He also said that they were prohibited from hanging up posters at the national theater after officials said the play had not been authorized by the government.
AP also noted that this was the first time a play centered around homosexuality was performed in Uganda. Cecil expressed the hope that it would help "normalize the gay character" in the country.
LGBT rights supporters around the world have criticized Uganda's officials and the country's treatment of gay men and women. Rebecca Kadaga, the country's speaker of parliament, has lobbied for an anti-gay bill, which originally called for the death penalty for some gay acts. Although the controversial measure is still before Uganda's parliament, Kadaga promised to pass it as a "Christmas gift" and said the country's citizens "are demanding it." She also explained that the LGBT community poses a "serious threat" to Ugandan children.
In 2009, a lawmaker with the ruling party proposed the bill and wanted gay men and women to be sentenced to death for what he called "aggravated homosexuality." The same lawmaker blamed Western gay men for "luring" poor children with empty promises and money. The bill has drawn widespread criticism from world leaders, including President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Gay activists point to numerous incidents of official and street harassment, with police standing by or joining in. Gay men and lesbians have virtually no legal rights or protections in Uganda.


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COLDWATER � Joyce Fosdick scoots around in her wheelchair and�asks a Masonville House employee where she is heading off to before continuing to scoot down the lobby.
She passes the daily menu board, notices it at the last second and goes in reverse to get a good glance�at the full menu.
Later on in the day she is with two other elderly ladies on the computers in the back trying to make a puzzle.
"I had mixed emotions about it�here at first," Fosdick said. "I've made some friends and it's not so bad."
She lives at the Masonville House senior assisted living.
The question for most seniors is how do you know when it's time to go to assisted living, senior living or a nursing home and what does it entail?
Angela Salesman, a social services director at Maple Lawn Medical Care and Rehabilitation Facility, said a nursing home provides skilled care with nurses always on staff and always direct access to a physician. The nursing home is usually covered by Medicare or Medicaid insurance, while assisted living is usually all private.
"Assisted living is for someone who just really isn't safe home alone, or wants to be with others and have daily meals and actives," Salesman said. "You can be up walking around, but you need supervision."
At the Masonville House they have three meals a day, activities � the big hit being bingo�� as well as other community-oriented things to do.
"Assisted living is still new ��some people don't like the thought of it because they think it's like an old nursing home with multiple people in a room and bad food," Resident Director of Masonville House Dawn Carr said. "We have evolved. We let the seniors to do as much as they can or want to."
Carr said they encourage them to do as much as they can themselves or else "they go downhill fast if you do it all." Still, the care can include laundry, help with taking medicine, cleaning rooms and everything in between.
Senior homes are basically just retirement or senior communities were�people live on�their own.
Extremely low temperatures can be very difficult for the elderly, which is one reason Masonville House�offers month-to-month rooms. Carr said there are some people�who don't want to live on their own and get grociers during the winter, so they just stay for those months. Carr does have some residents that still have cars and go run errands by themselves.
Both nursing homes and assisted living will have guests for a very short amount of time if they just came out of surgery or something happened for which they need intensive care before heading back home.
"One of the best parts of my job is seeing some people come in here so ill and disoriented, then seeing them come back to say hi after rehab and it's like 'oh my gosh,' to see their improvements," Salesman said.
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The exhibit is located on the third floor, and will run from now through March 15, 2013.
The Coutts Museum of Art will be exhibiting "Pastel Landscapes and Florals," an exhibit of paintings by Kansas artist Barbara Stecklein.
The exhibit is located on the third floor, and will run from now through March 15, 2013.
"Pastel Landscapes and Florals" is an exhibit compiled from works done by Stecklein over the past five years or so. Included in the exhibit are several large-scale pastel floral works, as well as some Kansas landscapes.
"It's unusual to see some of these large works in shows anymore. Barbara's a small person who works in a large size," said Rod Seel, executive director of the Coutts Museum of Art. "The result is some really stunning works, done in a very colorful palette." Stecklein began her art career after completing a Fine Art Degree from the University of Texas in San Antonio in 1985. Her original concentration was on still life's in watercolor, before moving to mostly pastel as a medium. Stecklein paints from life, so while living in Texas, every year was divided into three different still life seasons.
Beginning in January, work began with flowers in her garden. Then sunflowers were drawn in the studio over the hot summer months. In the fall and winter months, she would concentrate outdoors again with squash, fruits and vegetables.
Since moving to Kansas in 2008, she has added landscapes of grain fields and snow scenes. Because she works from life, and in a grand scale, many of the pastels take weeks or months to complete. It is not uncommon for some of her pieces to be as large as 72 inches wide. Her work outside may begin with a preparatory sketch or drawing, but most of the time the pastel work is done directly on the paper, developing the composition as the garden changes.
Eventually, the work develops in to a fully developed drawing. The show includes about seventeen original works. Because of the nature of her work, and the time each piece requires, most of her work is not for sale.
However, Barbara has many professionally made, beautiful giclee reproductions which are available for purchase during the show. The Coutts Museum of Art, located in downtown El Dorado, Kansas is a regional destination art museum that houses over 1,500 works of art in an historic building.
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State Rep. Lewis Moore has transmitted a request for an opinion from the state Attorney General.
The Chairman of the House of Representatives' States' Right Committee, Rep. Lewis Moore has transmitted a request for an opinion from the state Attorney General regarding the legislature's ability to prevent enforcement of federal laws deemed unconstitutional.
"During the past few years, our constituencies have flooded us with correspondence expressing fear, helplessness and concern regarding the ever more aggressive encroachment of federal laws, regulation and rules," Moore, R-Arcadia, explained. "They desperately want state officials to stand up and put an end to the overreach."
Moore asked the Attorney General to provide instruction regarding various assertions that state government has the ability to nullify federal laws, rules and regulations that the state deems in excess of existing constitutional provision.
The Legislature is expected to take up several states' rights pieces of legislation during the upcoming session including several measures designed to counteract recent federal actions. Moore believes the Attorney General's opinion could provide needed direction to policymakers as his committee considers the measures over the next two years.


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Seth Rogen doesn't like Justin Bieber ... at all.
The 32-year-old "Neighbors" star told Howard Stern on his XM radio show Monday that Bieber is worth pretty much every bad thing people say about him, according to the Huffington Report.
"I've met him a few times. He's a good example of someone who you meet who you think you are going to hate and then you get to hate him as much as you (thought) ... You meet him and he lives up to every one of your expectations of how you hope he'll be," Rogen told Stern, adding the first time he met the 20-year-old singer was backstage at a German talk show, where Bieber actually requested a meeting with the actor.
Rogen said, once the two were introduced, Bieber made it seem like Rogen was the one who asked for the meeting.
"What the (expletive). I don't want to meet you! Don't act all nonplused to meet me. I didn't want to meet you. I was totally cool with not meeting you," Rogen said. "I was like 'He's a little bit of a mother (expletive). Whatever. He's a bit of a (expletive)."
Seth Rogen gets more likable by the minute.
But that wasn't the only time the pair met.
"I saw him again at like an MTV awards show, he literally had a snake wrapped around his (expletive) wrist that he was wearing, like a live snake as an accouterment," he said. "I was like 'What the (expletive)?' I talked to him for like five minutes. I just remember thinking, '(Expletive) this kid.' I remember thinking, 'He's a piece of (expletive).'"
Don't beat around the bush, Seth. Tell us how you feel.
Rogan compared meeting Bieber to the first time he met his "Neighbors" co-star Zac Efron.
"When I met Zac Efron one of the most endearing things is that he recognized, that as a Disney star -- or I as a man in my late 20s/early 30s, would (expletive) hate him. Because why wouldn't I?" he said. "Justin Bieber had zero (expletive) percent of that. No humility, no awareness, no sense that 'I appeal to young, young people, maybe a grown man who works in comedy doesn't (expletive) give a shit about me. Maybe I should act in such a way that perhaps this isn't the great experience of his (expletive) life.'"
Can we give this man an Academy Award or something?
Rogan also had some choice words for Bieber in January, while appearing on "Watch What Happens Live."
"In my opinion, Justin Bieber is a piece of (expletive)," Rogen told Andy Cohen. "He seems like he's obnoxious and ungrateful, insincere, and he puts people's lives at danger and overall he acts like a piece of (expletive)."
Not surprisingly, there's been no word from Bieber on Rogan's remarks.
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Australia in the Top 10 Countries for New Solar Power Installations
According to figures from clean energy authority Clean Technica, Australia is ranked 6 in the world for new solar power connections per capita to the end of 2011. This is great news for anyone with an interest in creating a greener future for our country. Sitting in front of Australia is Italy, Germany, Belgium, Slovakia, and Greece. Interestingly, the UK is ranked 14 and the USA is in position 31.
A lot of the reason for Australians moving to solar energy can be directly attributed to the massive rises in conventional electricity costs (in some cases upwards of 60% over two years). Couple this with the generous government solar rebates available for solar PV systems and the various Feed in Tariffs (FiTs) across each state which allow you to sell unused electricity back to the grid and it's no wonder Australians are making the switch to solar electricity.
We've also seen the cost of solar panels dropping significantly over the past two years due to improved manufacturing efficiencies and a boom in production throughout China. So much so, Chinese leaders recommend the closing of many smaller companies. This has resulted in a glut of solar panels on the market.
Applied Materials, one of the leading suppliers of solar PV equipment says this time last year, industry figures suggested 98% of the world's population would see grid parity (where solar energy costs the same as traditional energy) by the end of 2020. Now, however, given the faster than expected take up of solar power, they believe parity will be achieved by this end of 2012.
Here are the top 20 countries (per capita) for new solar installations:
- Italy
- Germany
- Belgium
- Slovakia
- Greece
- Australia
- France
- Malta
- Slovenia
- Israel
- Turkey
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Canada
- Japan
- Luxembourg
- Ukraine
- Cyprus
- South Korea
Back in Australia, to the dismay of many in the solar industry, the existing rebates and tariffs are scaling back and could be removed altogether at any time so it's important for anyone thinking about moving to solar energy to get in now and do some research.
Faith Fernandez is part of the team at Solar Market, which provides a service for solar power installers to get more work.
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It's almost a lost art in the world of food preservation — canning.
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It's almost a lost art in the world of food preservation — canning.
Originally meant to stock food for the winter, when crops and produce don't typically grow, canning (sometimes known as bottling) has been handed down for generations since its creation by Nicolas Appert — a French confectioner and chef in Paris — in the late 1700s.
But, with an ever-present supply of fresh vegetables via grow-houses and importing, traditional home food preservation has fallen by the wayside.
"There's not many people that can anymore," Jean Page said.
Page is a member of a local home and community education group, and has been canning since she was very young.
"When I was young, during the summer months, my parents and my older sister would sit out in the backyard and shell peas and beans, whatever was ripe at the time," Page said. "I was the one that stayed in the kitchen. I had the smaller hands, so I could wash the jars and sterilize them."
From there, Page moved up to actually canning the items.
"They'd get the products ready, I'd clean them and put them in the jars," she said. "And that's where it all started."
Page says canning is no longer a necessity to ensure people will have something to eat in the winter months, which is a large contributor to it falling off. But the people who do can love it and respect it.
"For me, it's something I like to do, and I feel like everyone that does it now does it because they enjoy it," she said.
What you need to can
To can, a person needs fresh product (fruits, vegetables, meat), Mason jars (typically Kerr or Ball brand jars), a large pot for hot water bath and/or a pressure canner for canned items that need pressure to seal properly.
From here, it's a science of knowing what spices, herbs or other food items to add to the produce being canned to give it its flavor. Most vegetables can be canned with just water.
"But there's all kinds of recipes for adding peppers or spices to vegetables or fruits to change the flavor," Page said.
Many of Page's recipes come from canning books she's had for many years. But canning recipe books are readily available online or where recipe books are sold.
"You can also make up your own recipes, but they take time to get right," Page said.
Page has a system for canning soup mixes, which include fresh tomato, potato and vegetable soups.
"It's just something I made up one time and it makes quite a bit," she said.
How to can
There are two processes to canning items: A hot water bath or pressure sealing.
Both involve heat, which kills the organisms responsible for spoiling food.
In a hot water bath, the product is heated to a certain high temperature to kill any spoiling organisms. During the process, it will create a vacuum in the jar and seal the lid to the jar. This will be indicated by the depression of the center of the lid.
Once finished "cooking," the jars can be removed and a lid ring will be added to the lid. If the product has been canned properly, the dimple in the lid should stay depressed, sealing in the product. If the dimple pops back out, the process was not successful.
The same principle applies to pressure canning, only a higher, more intense heat is needed. This is typically needed for products with high acidic values.
Different canning recipes call for different times in the cooker, different temperatures and a few other nuances to make it work correctly.
Pickling and jellying
Pickling is another method of preserving foods. Similar to canning, pickling replaces the water in the jar with brine, vinegar, alcohol and oil. The product in the liquid will change over time in texture, taste and "potency." Flavors of pickled items can also be changed with the spices and herbs added to the mixture. The best example is the various types of pickles made from cucumbers that are sold in stores. However, other items, such as peppers, corned beef, herring, eggs and a mixture of other vegetables, can be pickled, too.
Jellying requires breaking down the product, typically fruit, to a paste or liquid. Jellies use only the juice from the product; jams and preserves use pieces of the product in the finished item. Once broken down, gelatin or some form of coagulant is added to thicken the product.
The same process for canning is applied to seal the product.
Jellying can also be applied to meats, by sealing them in fat in the jars. However, this is rarely practiced now.
Reasons to can
Canning was once used to feed people in the winter. Now, it's mostly done for fun. However, Page said canning is a very serious event at fairs.
"It has to be just right, and taste has nothing to do with it," she says.
When canning for competition, the size, length, color and overall appearance are the main factors. Page says some people even try to cheat by adding alcohol instead of water to clear up the product in the jar, making it appear brighter than it is.
"I knew someone that did that and their jars were stolen," she recalls. "I can't even imagine what those beans tasted like."
Also, items can't touch the top of the lid, nor can the liquid or product dip below the lid line on the jar. There should be no bubbles and no floating "debris," unless it is part of the pickling.
"They're picky, but it has to look clean and nice," she says.
Page entered a jelly competition one year with a watermelon jelly that she had never made before.
"I followed the recipe, got it in the jar and put it up for the fair," she says. "And do you know, I won first place for that jelly.
"I'd never made it before and the first time I did, it won."
But how did it taste?
"Well, it was fine, I guess, but I was more happy it won in the fair," she says. "Nobody else got to taste it."
Canning has indeed fallen by the wayside, but Page said there's still a place for it in society.
"I would say country people are more likely to can, and not necessarily people who live in the country, but people who have really nice gardens in town or that like that style of living," Page said. "As long as we have people like that and people like me who enjoy it, there will still be canning."
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Austin, Texas: 59,318; $ 8,115,362,404
Los Angeles: 45,252; $6,558,995,589
San Diego: 16,568; $2,723,793,090
Prescott, Ariz.: 14,619; $2,870,164,489
Boulder: 8,955; $1,797,584,353
Albuquerque, N.M.: 10,980; $1,276,511,498
Salt Lake City, Utah: 5,271; $727,293,240
Source: CoreLogic: 2013 Wildfire Hazard Risk Report
Boulder County and the immediate vicinity is home to 8,955 properties at high risk of being touched by wildfire, with a combined value of nearly $1.8 billion, according to a national study released Thursday.
"Boulder is an area that has a unique geographical location," said Thomas Jeffery, senior hazards scientist for CoreLogic, which released its 2013 Wildfire Hazard Risk Report on Thursday.
"You have a site where the city is kind of growing up against an area that is high risk. One of the things the report brings out is that you don't have to have a home located in a forest or sitting on top of high risk, in order for that home to be threatened by wildfire."
In compiling the numbers, CoreLogic considered not only the city of Boulder and its immediate neighbors, but also communities as far south as Golden and as far north as Lyons, which are considered part of the same Core Based Statistical Area.
Additionally, it counted not only properties where the terrain a house sits on is itself high risk, but also factored in risk stemming from adjacent property that is classified as high risk.
The danger can stem, Jeffery said, "from airborne embers, where the risk isn't really on the property and it really isn't right next to the property; but you can have these flying burning embers that migrate more than a quarter mile, land on a house and ignite that house."
CoreLogic's number for properties at risk is actually very close to those in Boulder County's Wildfire Management Zone 1, which is 8,876. That counts properties in the unincorporated areas west of a line drawn approximately along U.S. 36 north of the city, west of Broadway through central Boulder -- but not those in city limits -- and, west of Colo. 93 south of the city.
The dimensions of the county's Wildfire Zone 1 "hasn't changed in years," according to Jim Webster, the county's community wildfire protection planner. "As more homes are added into those zones, each new home built into mountain areas increases that number."
While any home built in what is termed the wildland urban interface is inherently at some degree of risk to wildfires, Webster points out that the Boulder County building code has required since 1990 the use of ignition-resistant construction, and, since 1993, a wildfire mitigation/defensible space plan.
The executive summary of the CoreLogic report notes that "drought conditions that reached unprecedented levels last year are still plaguing many of the western and plains states and are forecast to persist into late fall."
Boulder is one of seven Core Based Statistical Areas receiving special attention in the study -- along with: Los Angeles; San Diego; Austin, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Prescott, Ariz. But it does not make note of the fact that Boulder received 17 inches of rain in one week of September, dramatically lowering the immediate risk here of wildfire.
"At least in the short term, right now because of the saturation you probably have a relatively low risk," said Jeffery. "But long term, when you have more fuel growing, you have the potential for having more fuel available for that fire should it occur in the future.
Of the 13 western states highlighted in the study, Texas was the state with the highest number of properties carrying the highest "comprehensive" risk score -- that is, the level of wildfire risk that factors in proximity to other risk areas.
In Texas, the number of such properties was 678,544, outstripping even California, with 375,500. Colorado was third, with 200,443.
In 2012, 87.5 percent of the total acreage lost to wildfire in the contiguous United States occurred within the 13 western states included in the study area.
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Ottawa recommends Rideau Transit Group for light-rail projectWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
In Ottawa, ON, Canada, city staff has recommended that the international consortium known as the Rideau Transit Group be awarded the contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project.
Rideau Transit Group's proposal outlines a construction schedule that will see project construction substantially complete by the end of 2017 and in service by 2018. Moreover, the Rideau Transit Group has agreed to a fixed price contract of CA$2.1 billion (US$2.118 billion), meaning the city and Ottawa taxpayers will not be financially responsible for cost overruns related to construction.
Funding is being provided by the government of Canada, the government of Ontario and the city of Ottawa. The government of Canada is contributing CA$600 million (US$605 million) through the Building Canada Fund. The city will also allocate up to CA$192 million (US$194 million) of its federal Gas Tax Fund transfers to this project. The government of Ontario is contributing CA$600 million (US$605 million). In addition, the city will allocate CA$287 million (US$290 million) of Provincial Gas Tax receipts to the capital infrastructure. The remaining project budget funds will come from development charge revenues and transit reserves.
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The Sox should be plenty tired when they touch down in Oakland early Monday morning -- still holding an 10.5-game lead.
Andy Pettitte (2.51, 169 ERA+) / Josh Beckett (2.65, 169 ERA+)
Matching ERA+! They are tied for 4th in the AL, behind Dan Haren (262) and Chad Gaudin (185) of Oakland and John Lackey (179) of the Angeles. Kansas City's Gil Meche is 6th (157).
In his first start against the Yankees this year [April 21], Beckett allowed a season-high four earned runs in 6.2 innings, but still won the game. ... Pettitte's worst performance of the season came against [Boston] on April 27, when he allowed five earned runs and 11 baserunners in 4.2 innings. ...Doug Mientkiewicz (BR page sponsored by JoS) suffered a mild concussion, cervical sprain and a fractured scaphoid bone in his right wrist. He'll be placed on the disabled list today.
Ramirez batted .327 with a .577 slugging percentage in May, and is off to a scorching start in June [5-for-8]. He has tormented Pettitte over his long career, batting .418 with 11 extra-base hits against the southpaw in 67 career at-bats.


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The Citizens' Hose Company in Smyrna held their annual Officer Installation and Awards Ceremony on January 2.
The Citizens' Hose Company in Smyrna held their annual Officer Installation and Awards Ceremony on January 2. The evening included the installation of the 2012 fire lines officers, administrative officers, and the auxiliary. For three members of the Smyrna fire department, it was a night to be honored as the Firefighter of the Year, Fireman of the Year, and School Probational Member awards were named.
Chris Merrill, a member since 1997, was awarded the H. Thomas Tucker Memorial Award for Firefighter of the Year.
John Caldwell Sr., the company's vice president, was presented with the Calvin E. Foxwell Memorial Award for Fireman of the Year.
Kyle Lewis, a member of less than a year, was awarded the William T. Lewis Memorial Award for outstanding School Probational Member of the year.
2012 officers
The new officers for the year were announced on Jan. 2.
The 2012 fire line are as follows: Isaac Willis, fire chief; Isaac Hankins, 1st assistant chief; Jay Pappas, 2nd assistant chief; Brian Jarrell, captain; Easley Pierson Jr., captain; Jonathan Rutledge, lieutenant; Jason Hansen, lieutenant; Eric Winter, lieutenant; Michael Everett Jr., lieutenant; Jeffrey Fletcher, chief's aid; Dean Johnson, chief engineer; David Williams, engineer; David Hufford Jr., engineer; Robert Daniels, engineer; Kenneth Spencer, engineer; Bruce Ballard, fire police; Tom Bowers, fire police; Richard Schwalb, fire police; Al Lenox, fire police; Robert Lightcap, fire police; Eugene Tucker, public information officer; Eric Neeld, medical supply officer; and Nick Reed, supply officer.
The 2012 administrative officers are as follows: Chris Hudson, president; John Caldwell Sr., vice president; Kenneth Steele, secretary; T. Blake Bowers, treasurer; John Morgan, trustee; Kenneth Steele, fire recorder; Ralph Jones, historian; Chris Hudson, director; Isaac Willis, director; Kenneth Steele, director; T. Blake Bowers, director, James Blanchfield Jr., director; John Caldwell Sr., director; Tate Coulborne, director; Bruce Ennis, director; Gerald J. Mood, director; Grant Nash, director; Alan F. Robinson, director; and Anthony B. Payne, director.
The 2012 auxiliary officers are as follows: Mike O'Malley, president; Debbie Bowers, vice president; Catherine Simon, secretary; Kristy Hankins, treasurer; Bonnie Steele, assistant secretary; Sunday Keen, financial secretary; Billie Jean Knox, assistant financial secretary; and Marie Pierson, assistant treasurer.
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In the waning hours of the legislative session earlier this month, leadership in the Colorado House of Representatives used procedural delaying tactics to kill a civil-unions bill that otherwise had the votes to pass. In a special session less than a week later, the same bill was assigned to a different committee, resulting in it being killed a second time — again, when it had the votes to pass the whole House.
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Missing someone who is there, but not there
Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live With Unresolved Grief. By Pauline Boss. Harvard University Press, 155 pp., $22.
By Janice Harayda
Ambiguous Loss is something rare — a book by a therapist who can write. For decades, Pauline Boss has studied what she calls "ambiguous loss" – a kind of loss that occurs when someone is "physically present but psychologically absent" (because of Alzheimer's Disease or other factors) or when someone is "physically absent but psychologically present" (because of geographic distance or another obstacle that may never be overcome). Boss has found that such losses are uniquely painful, partly because they deprive people of mourning rituals and can go on until the mourner is "physically and emotionally exhausted from the relentless uncertainty."
Ambiguous Loss describes how people deal with the unresolved grief. But it isn't a self-help manual so much as a collection of gracefully written stories of men and women who have learned to live with confusion and uncertainty. Case studies in therapists' books are typically banal, sanitized and, frequently, unbelievable. The accounts in Ambiguous Loss are complex, persuasive and enhanced by apt references to sources from Homer to Steven Spielberg.
Boss may be overreaching when she suggests that the people who are experiencing ambiguous loss may include those married to severe alcoholics, workaholics, and certain others. But her overall argument is strong. And her supporting evidence is never more poignant than when she writes of her own relatives, who left families in Switzerland and moved Wisconsin in the early 1900s, then were prevented by war and financial hardship from returning to Europe. Her grandmother yearned to see her son in America, who couldn't visit her until she was on her deathbed, and for decades sent letters that began with "My dears" and ended with: "May God protect you always. Mother." When mail became sporadic during World War II, she wrote wistfully to her kin of the grandsons she had never met: "Even if it is not possible to write, I am with you at all times anyway in my thoughts. I am sure you have two big sons by now. I wish I could see them in person."
Best Line: "Sometimes the prevalence of ambiguity in contemporary life can be amusing, reaching even into people's spiritual life. In [a cemetery] in Tokyo, a mechanical Buddhist priest with robotic eyes chants sutras each morning for the recently dead. The question is: Is a priest absent or present?"
Worst line: "Self-blame is dysfunctional because it prevents us from moving on with our lives." Self-blame can be appropriate if, for example, if you're Don Imus and slander the entire Rutgers women's basketball team. At times Boss also uses the word "closure," which has been so overused that it's lost most of its meaning, and similar terms, though her book wears its jargon lightly compared with most by therapists.
Recommended if … you want information on the social and emotional context of ambiguous, not a shower of bullet-pointed tips on how to cope.
Furthermore: Boss is a professor of social science at the University of Minnesota, a family therapist and past president of the National Council on Family Relations.
Editor: Elizabeth Knoll
Published: October 2000
Links: www.ambiguousloss.com
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Huskers Head to Mid-Winter Invitational
Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska bowling team will resume its 2012-13 season over the weekend as the team travels to Jonesboro, Ark., to compete in the Mid-Winter Invitational hosted by Arkansas State University. Competition begins Friday and ends Sunday morning.
Even though the Huskers have not competed as a team since the final day of the Track Kat Klash on Dec. 2, Head Coach Bill Straub believes his team will show up strong during this weekend's competition, due to some strong individual competitions some Huskers participated in during the Holiday break.
"We have had a lot of players that have spent Christmas break playing in tournaments," Straub said. "So with that being said I think our team will be ready to compete this weekend, and we are excited for the start."
Two key current members on NU's team competed at the highest level over the long break. Sophomore Elise Bolton and senior Kristina Mickelson competed at the USBC Team USA tryouts this past weekend. Bolton finished tied for fourth in the overall competition and was second in the junior division with a total pinfall of 6,246, earning her fourth appearance on the Junior Team USA squad. Mickelson also competed well during the tryouts, placing 59th in competition. The senior tallied a total pinfall of 5,645.
The Huskers will face stiff competition while at the Mid-Winter Invitational, as they will face a tough 16-team field. Some teams to note that will be competing are traditional powers Central Missouri, Vanderbilt and Sam Houston State to name a few.
Check back here at Huskers.com for a full tournament recap on Sunday following the completion of the Mid-Winter Invitational. Competition begins Friday at 12:20 p.m. and will conclude Sunday in the championship round starting at 8:30 a.m.
Nebraska traveling roster- Kristi Mickelson Sr., Elise Bolton So., Beth Hedley Fr., Yan Ling Jr., April Campbell Fr., Andrea Ruiz So., and Liz Kuhlkin So.
Teams Competing- Arkansas State, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Alabama Birmingham, Central Missouri, Elmhurst, Jackson State, Louisiana Tech, Nebraska, Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Texas Southern, Valparaiso, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin-Whitewater


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Recently, the long-rumored demise of the Rocky Mountain News took another step toward reality. Announcing the paper is up for sale, the E.W. Scripps Co. signaled what may be the end an institution that has been part of Colorado for nearly 150 years.
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
"Talentime" nominated for the SIGNIS Award at the 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival.
You can read all about it here: http://www.hkiff.org.hk/eng/info/festival/awards/4.html
"Co-organised with SIGNIS Hong Kong, it is a salute to films that fully express social and humanitarian concerns, as well as spiritual and artistic values."
No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan)
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled (Taiwan)
Lonely Tunes of Tehran (Iran)
Deep in the Valley (Japan)
Treeless Mountain (Korea)
The Blue Bird (Japan)
Once Upon a Time in Rio (Brazil)
Vaclav (Czech Republic)
The Rainbow Troops (Indonesia)
Talentime (Malaysia)
Mid August Lunch (Italy)
Quiet Chaos (Italy)
As always, we're not really expecting to win, but very grateful to be nominated at all, amidst what looks like really, really tough competition.
55 comments:
- kruel74 said...
Let me be the first to congratulate you on your nomination...
- March 1, 2009 at 7:55 AM
- amy ikram ismail said...
congratulations Yasmin!!!..
- March 1, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Ajami Hashim said...
yezza! another great film from my beloved sister yasmin ahmad for 2009! muahhh!
- March 1, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- ZARA 札拉 [사랑해~] said...
Salam Kak Min...
Congrats and hope Talentime will win it.
May ALLAH bless you.
- March 1, 2009 at 7:58 AM
- kerol izwan said...
WoW! You go girl! Enough said, you're one hell of a lady with miracle ideas! Keep it simple. (and angelic too) ;)
- March 1, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- Chris Kooi said...
- March 1, 2009 at 8:07 AM
- Lynna said...
- March 1, 2009 at 8:49 AM
- Beng Tian said...
Yay! Congrats to the entire team of Talentime :)
- March 1, 2009 at 8:50 AM
last year's winner of this award was "empties" by jan sverak. sverak won an oscar in 1996 for "kolja".
- March 1, 2009 at 3:40 PM
- November said...
congratulations!! all the best! =)
- March 1, 2009 at 4:09 PM
- AhzamWawa said...
Congrats kak yasmin!!
- March 1, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- -f-l-o- said...
Well done, ma'am. You must be smiling for ear to ear.
- March 1, 2009 at 4:44 PM
- jejaka anggun said...
- March 1, 2009 at 4:54 PM
- Ilyah.... said...
Congratulation...cayuk....teruskan kerjaya seni anda...
- March 1, 2009 at 5:06 PM
- chico said...
all the best, kak min! once again made us malaysians proud~~ cant wait to watch talemtime.....hoho
- March 1, 2009 at 7:05 PM
- Kishie said...
i hope u get nominated for an oscar.
- March 1, 2009 at 7:19 PM
dont worry mak..we never knows..maybe this time?..Neway..congrats cause nominated k..so proud..at least represent Malaysia...Betul tak?
- March 1, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- DoOrDie said...
Ya Ampun! Alhamdulillah! Cayalah Yasmin!
- March 1, 2009 at 7:50 PM
- Zamir Hady said...
congrats ! malaysia boleh !
- March 1, 2009 at 9:15 PM
- ted said...
congrats ma'am.. so there'll be a Talentime entourage heading to HK later this month?
- March 1, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- kavin.mitr said...
I really wanted to contact you,but I couldn't find any other way. Do not worry I am not a stalker. I just wanted to send you e-mails and probably learn and share a thing or two about your inspirations and film making in general. Please e-mail at email@example.com
- March 1, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- kavin.mitr said...
email@example.com. I really wanted to contact you, sadly, I had no other way to do so. I just wanted to send emails and keep in hopes of learning a thing or two about your inspirations. Don't worry, I am not a stalker. I am just an aspiring writer who is lost. Would also love to mail you some of my work. :)
- March 1, 2009 at 10:03 PM
- Kris Law said...
It's like the oscars, just get nominated is good enough, no need to win.
Puan Yasmin, is this Talentime film first award nomination? Is there more to come?
Hopefully, it will win in some of the festivals.
- March 1, 2009 at 11:02 PM
- Arivind Abraham said...
Good luck with it. Looking forward to catching up on Muallaf & this when I am back in KL in July.
- March 1, 2009 at 11:32 PM
- afams-chan said...
COngrates for 'Talentime' nominated for the awards. All the best and hope you can win this. You bring Malaysia to the top!~
- March 1, 2009 at 11:51 PM
- yasmin said...
salaam, ted.
i'm afraid they'll only pay for my producer and i to go. even that is a bit of a miracle, i'm told, as they usually only pay for the director to go.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:49 AM
- Amer Yusof said...
The Rainbow Troops (Indonesia)= Laskar Pelangi.
Betul x?
- March 2, 2009 at 2:44 AM
- yasmin said...
yes, i believe so, amer. i'm a BIG fan of riri reza. i've seen 3 of his films, and i loved ALL of them.
- March 2, 2009 at 3:38 AM
- Kurt Kuden said...
i dah tengok Laskar Pelangi! and I love ittttttt.. Mahar is so adorable..
Hi amer!! hahaha tak sangka jumpe ko kat sini yob
- March 2, 2009 at 6:23 AM
- Red_Chopsticks said...
Hi Kak Min,
I'm a new follower to your blog. May I know what are the reason you've been using the similiar actor and actress to act in the movies that you produce? Of coz no question on the creadibility of the casts. Besides that? I believe there are more rare talents out there awaiting to be polished by talented director like you. Please advice.
- March 2, 2009 at 7:11 AM
- yasmin said...
well, chopsticks,
1) cos they're really good
2) cos we understand each other
3) cos they're nice people
4) cos it's too much trouble to keep looking for new people
- March 2, 2009 at 7:15 AM
- SpyGame said...
congratz and syukur. semoga sukses.
- March 2, 2009 at 1:18 PM
salam kak yasmin..setiap usaha pastinya ada kejayaan..tetapi tak semua orang akan berjaya dengan apa yang diusahakan....namun seorang insan seperti mu yang tulus dan iklas..melakarkan seni jiwamu tentang kebenaran hidup manusia..pastinya akan terus berjaya..kerana kau adalah insan yang terpilih oleh yang SATU untuk menjadi perantaraan dalam menunjukkan manusia hakikat hidup yang sebenar tanpa melupakan siapa kita....oklah salam tahniah dan all the best to you..insyallah pasti ada kejayaan buat mu kak yasmin insan seni...
- March 2, 2009 at 3:40 PM
- Pegawai Khalwat said...
Break a leg!
- March 2, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Queen said...
Congrats kak Min.. All the best.. Semoga kak Min berjaya
- March 2, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- yasmin said...
ameen, ya rabbal aalameen.
- March 3, 2009 at 1:58 AM
congratulations dear
- your mahaesh (usm)
- March 3, 2009 at 3:15 AM
- Elza Irdalynna said...
Alhamdulillah.I'm just happy that more people will get to see our little movie. I'm planning a big outing with all my groups of friends to watch together-gether, major booking if they all can make it. tentatively march 27th. i can't wait!
- March 3, 2009 at 8:10 AM
- Ironi Iris said...
semua yang baik-baik saja
- March 3, 2009 at 3:25 PM
- yasmin said...
- March 3, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- mr kong said...
Congrats Yasmin on your ashraf sinclair-kasut advertisement being reused for the 'berbelanja cermat' campaign
- March 3, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Congrats kak min...for the nomination...derman nak tanya kak min... betul ke....filem talentime tersenarai untuk anugerah filem terbaik di festival filem Malaysia ke 22 ?? if is true...congrats you again...hope u will win it...godbless u....
- March 5, 2009 at 12:34 PM
A nomination means it is a recognition.
With recognition regardless big or small, we have a social responsibility to improve and continue to improve.
Kak Min, continue the flow of positivity and creativity in your future films.
Be like the flowing river.Always flow towards the sea (greater challenge),always flowing (continuity) and rivers are a great source of water to all(social responsibility).
Happy Rainbow
- March 7, 2009 at 6:06 PM
March 26.Will it be showing in any of the cinemas in Johor Baru?
That's the nearest for us living in S'pore.
Please state in your blog and will
check the updates.
Sure HOT one!Thanks for the trailers.
Makes you want to see,hear and experience more.Melur-A very classic Malay name.We have Orked,next may be it will be Melati.Revival of the Malay names for girls . They are all pretty flowers.
Happy Rainbow
- March 8, 2009 at 12:42 PM
hot lamp? tiang lampu...bwahahahahaha
yang best, this part where Datin Kosong (you-know-who) talking about Mei Ling...
Oppps...i have watch it, seriously im not a fan of your films and admit i dont even like your films but i have to "jilat my ludah" because of the talentime!!
- March 10, 2009 at 11:27 AM
- yasmin said...
alhamdulillah, shuji. finally i've made a film that you like.
- March 10, 2009 at 2:25 PM
- Maya said...
Salam Kak Min,
Congratz n Gud Luck in 33rd HKIFF the SIGNIS Award!Doa Maya utk Kak Min.
- March 11, 2009 at 11:11 PM
This is my take in life.
Bila kita ikhlas, jalan di hadapan jelas.
Ikhlas,when it touches your heart,it differiates your efforts from the others.You will shine!
Bila tak ikhlas ,jiwa jadi malas.
Kak Min, I feel that sincerity and warmth in each of your work.It's a form of energy that knows no boundary.
Happy Rainbow
- March 12, 2009 at 6:28 AM
- Edmund Smith said...
Dear Yasmin!
I pray you read this mail.
Firstly I must say that I am so excited about your upcoming movie "Talentime". Can't wait to watch it for so many reasons…
• You movies are GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
• You have a deaf character in the movie ( I am not deaf but I am passionate about the Deaf Community and Sign Language)
• You have Jac Victor in it
• You are right – Mahesh is cute
• Interracial relationship
• etc
I really can't wait!
Dear Yasmin – I am ex-gay and an ex-transgender. Today I am father, a husband, a director of an organization and a happy human being. Just Google search "Edmund Smith Real Love Ministry RLM" and you will read all kinds of stuff (really good and really bad) about me.
I sing, act and dance professionally. I've acted in a Singapore movie called "Chicken Rice War". I released a simple CD (a collection of song I wrote) entitled "Wake Up" into the Malaysian Market. You can read a little about my singing career from this link …
I am also a founder of an Organization called "Real Love Ministry". Our HQ is based in Melaka. We are in the ministry of raising up Befrienders to the Deaf, Exgay and other kinds of Marginalized Communities here in Malaysia.
My life is like a fairy tale…. It was a NIGHT MARE. I have experiencing so much …
• I was rejected by my own father because I was a boy and daddy needed a daughter
• When I was a boy I was raised as a girl by my mother for the first 5 years of my life
• I was raped
• I became a "slut" for the sake of looking for love from any man who could love me
• I got addicted to sex and needed sex every day (had sex with hundreds of men)
• I had sex for money
• As boy I was bullied because I was sissy
• My first sexual experience was with my best-friend when I was about 7. The sex went on until I met my first boy-friend. I broke my best-friend's heart
• Etc
Dear Yasmin, I believe my story will make a good movie. What do you think? Would you like to work with me? Hope to hear from you. A little of my story have been shared with some of the major Malaysian newspapers. But my deepest secrets have not been revealed yet.
Please reply…
Real Love brings Real Life,
Edmund Smith
Change is a Choice!
I am Edmund Lawrence Smith. I have walked away from my gay life in 1994 when I was about 24 years old. I am going to be 39 this year. People like me are called "exgays". An "exgay" simply means – a gay (or lesbian) who has decided to do whatever it takes to stay away from homosexuality.
Every "exgay" has a different story on why and how we ended up here. Mine goes something like this…
- March 17, 2009 at 9:00 PM
I think Talentime has the Slumdog Millionaire spark...all the best all the way Yasmin.
- March 24, 2009 at 4:22 AM
- del88 said...
congratulations yasmin you deserve each and every of it. you and my fav film maker. :)
- March 29, 2009 at 9:21 AM
- Edmund Smith said...
Nine of us from RLM (Real Love Ministry) went for Talentime. I've been waiting patiently for this movie to come out. It was worth the wait. Oh – I love Yasmin more and more. I love Yasmin more after each move she makes. It is a true Malaysian movie. It touches the soul. It touched mine in a deep way. Thank you Yasmin! You are a GIFT to us. Keep it up.
I like to know (if anyone can answer) …
1. Was that Pamela's singing own voice? Very good voice!
2. What about Hafiz? Was that his own singing voice? Nice!
3. Was Mahesh using ASL (American Sign Language)? I used SEE (Signing Exact English)
Many of us walked out of the movie with red eye. Mine was the worst.
Real Love brings Real Life,
Edmund Smith
- March 30, 2009 at 7:07 AM
- Gopala Kriss said...
Hy Yasmin, I m a big fan of urs. I ve watched all ur movies even ur Funeral. Jo Kukathas did a wonderful job with ur direction needless to say. I find that some us have the same wave length to give thoughts about life n ways Malaysians perceive things. Maybe that scroll of literature made us as such. I hope to meet up with you one day to suggest further on the issues you can look into for future films. U can get me at email@example.com. Yasmin, tahniah dan semoga TUHAN rahmati mu dengan lebih banyak kejayaan dalam dunia perfileman. Thank you for making the movies with such great values. muaaaahhhhh!
- April 5, 2009 at 2:55 AM
- aBu said...
how can i work with YASMIN AHMAD?
my idOL in fiLm maKers..
- April 6, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- ichigo said...
akak, tahniah..
ehh...saya ingt lagi akak came to kinokuniya and was looking for peter rabbit and the little prince!!!
definitely will watch talentime!!!
- April 12, 2009 at 10:10 AM