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Category Archives: Gus Van Sant
The Canyons. Lindsay Lohan. Trailer. Bret Easton Ellis.
Leave a comment Posted by Reserve Result. on October 8, 2012
It's not The Hills… THE CANYONS is a contemporary L.A. noir from director Paul Schrader, writer Bret Easton Ellis, and producer Braxton Pope about the dangers of sexual obsession and ambition, both personally and professionally, among a group of young people in their 20's and how one chance meeting connected to the past unravels all of their lives, resulting in deceit, paranoia, cruel mind games and ultimately violence.
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Bret Easton Ellis, Gus Van Sant, James Deen, Lindsay Lohan, Nolan Gerard Funk, Paul Schrader, RR Watch
Gus Van Sant's Restless ~ Trailer
Leave a comment Posted by Reserve Result. on October 16, 2010
Enjoy the trailer for director Gus Van Sant's upcoming film – Restless – which tells the story of a delusional ill-girl and an ongoing funeral-guest boy with their encounter a Japanese kamikaze pilot ghost. Restless is written by Jason Lew and produced by Brett Cranford, Brian Grazer, Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard.
Restless hits theaters on Friday, January 28 which stars Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryo Kase and Schuyler Fisk.
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Directors Guild of America – Nomination
Leave a comment Posted by Reserve Result. on January 10, 2009
The Directors Guild of America nominated directors Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire), David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) and Gus Van Sant (Milk) for 2008's outstanding achievement in directing.
The winners will be announced on Saturday, January 31st.
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Christopher Nolan, Danny Boyle, David Fincher, Gus Van Sant, Ron Howard
Oscar Roundtable: The Directors
Leave a comment Posted by Reserve Result. on January 6, 2009
The Hollywood Reporter conducted an Oscar roundtable with Directors Clint Eastwood, Ron Howard, Danny Boyle, Gus Van Sant, Darren Aronofsky and Ed Zwick and they discuss what drove them to become directors.
You can watch the other clips on Ideas, Bollywood and Mickey Rourke at HollywoodReporter.com
Clint Eastwood, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, Ed Zwick, Gus Van Sant, Ron Howard
Milk @ Charlie Rose
Leave a comment Posted by Reserve Result. on December 2, 2008
Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and director Gus Van Sant appear on one of my favorite interview show – Charlie Rose, enjoy the full interview below. I saw Milk and Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin and Alison Pill deserve supporting Oscar nods for their performances. And try to spot director GvS and Dustin Lance Black's cameos.
Gus Van Sant is repped by Gaby Morgerman and David Wirtschafter @ William Morris Agency and is a principal @ Meno Film Company at 1300 Northrup Avenue NW in Portland, Oregon 97209. Sean Penn is repped by Bryan Lourd and Mick Sullivan @ Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Josh Brolin is repped by Michael Cooper @ William Morris Agency.
Alison Pill, Charlie Rose, Emile Hirsch, Gus Van Sant, Joseph Cross, Josh Brolin, Sean Penn
Gus Van Sant's Milk – Los Angeles Premiere
Leave a comment Posted by Reserve Result. on November 16, 2008
Marisa Tomei, Hilary Swank, Jack Nicholson, Harry Dean Stanton, James Franco, Sean Penn and Josh Brolin attend Director Gus Van Sant's Milk premiere at Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California. The Focus Features biography film – Milk – hits theaters on Wednesday, November 26.
Milk was written and executive produced by Dustin Lance Black, and produced by Michael London, Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks.
Synopsis of Milk: In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. While living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, Milk and his lover Scott Smith relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. With his beloved Castro neighborhood and beautiful city empowering him, Milk surprises Scott and himself by becoming an outspoken agent for change. With vitalizing support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones, Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk's actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White. But as White and Milk's political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge.
Gus Van Sant is repped by Gaby Morgerman and David Wirtschafter @ William Morris Agency and is a principal @ Meno Film Company at 1300 Northrup Avenue NW in Portland, Oregon 97209. Emile Hirsch is repped by Brian Swardstrom @ Endeavor and Lucas Grabeel is repped by The Savage Agency.
James Franco is repped by Kami Putnam-Heist @ Endeavor and manager Miles Levy @ James/Levy Management. Sean Penn is repped by Bryan Lourd and Mick Sullivan @ Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Josh Brolin is repped by Michael Cooper @ William Morris Agency.
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Victor Garber, Diego Luna, Kelvin Yu, Alison Pill, Carol Ruth Silver, Ashlee Temple and Kristen Marie Holly co-star in the film.
Ben Foster, Ewan McGregor, Gus Van Sant, Harry Dean Stanton, Hilary Swank, Jack Nicholson, James Franco, Josh Peck, Lisa Bonet, Lucas Grabeel, Marisa Tomei, Mary Shelton, Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson
Emile 'Davenport' Hirsch Humps Nylon
Leave a comment Posted by Reserve Result. on September 18, 2008
Speed Racer star Emile Hirsch graces the cover and pages of Nylon Guys to promote his role as activist Cleve Jones in director Gus Van Sant's film – Milk.
On Director Peter Care's The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys: I had no idea how to play the part. I didn't understand the dialogue. I didn't understand the character. But the casting director really believed in me. It's funny because people now say, 'That's such a natural performance', but in my mind that performance is the one most influenced by other actors.
On Picking Projects: I give a f—, but I don't give that much of a f—. I'm still going to throw in some goofy s—. I don't want to get too precious.
On Director Gus Van Sant's Biofilm – Milk: I just had such a wonderful time. It's such a great ensemble. Speed Racer was such a highly controlled performance environment that I found, honestly, a little frustrating at times just because it's so hard when you're on the green screen and it's all about, 'Bat this eyelash a little bit here.' On Milk, it was just a free-for-all and we were all going nuts.
To read more on The Mudge Boy Emile Hirsch, visit NylonGuysMag. And Milk hits theaters on Wednesday, November 26.
Hirsch is repped by Shani Rosenzweig @ United Talent Agency (UTA).
Emile Hirsch, Gus Van Sant, Peter Care
Gus Van Sant's Milk – Trailer
Enjoy director Gus Van Sant's new trailer for his upcoming bio-film – Milk –
Milk opens in theaters on Wednesday, November 26.
Update: World Premiere on 29th of October 2008 (San Francisco)
In select theaters on 26th of November 2008 (USA) and everywhere on 5th of December 2008 (USA)
Germany : 29 October 2008
Russia : 4 December 2008
Australia : 29 January 2009
España : 6 February 2009
Romania : 13 February 2009
Hungary : 19 February 2009
Alison Pill, Diego Luna, Emile Hirsch, Gus Van Sant, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Lucas Grabeel, Sean Penn, Victor Garber
James Franco @ Gus Van Sant's Milk – 1st Look
Leave a comment Posted by Reserve Result. on August 3, 2008
James Franco seems to be knocking it out of the park, he recently graduated with an English degree from UCLA and has two films coming out – Pineapple Express (Aug. 06) and director Gus Van Sant's Milk (Nov. 26), a biopic about the first openly gay official.
Focus Features have release the first look of Franco's character – Scott Smith – in Milk.
Here are excerpts from Franco's interview in USA Today:
Director Judd Apatow on Franco's dedication to his craft and as a person: a very smart, sweet person. He seems to have really evolved over the last 10 years into this really easygoing, approachable, warm man. When we did Freaks and Geeks, he was so hungry and obsessed with the work. It made him a little more of an intense guy. Now, he's very happy in his life.
On his initimate scene with Sean Penn while shooting Milk: (First kiss lasted a) minute. It doesn't sound like a long time, but in front of 200 people, it's a long time, says Franco. We're sitting on the curb, kissing. You can't deny what's going on. I'm kissing Spicoli and it's still going and it's not stopping and it was when he had a beard and the beard is scraping me. Afterwards, we were like, 'All right, how are those Raiders?'
Franco is repped by Kami Putnam-Heist @ Endeavor, and manager Miles Levy @ James/Levy Management.
Alison Pill, Diego Luna, Emile Hirsch, Gus Van Sant, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Kelvin Yu, Lucas Grabeel, Sean Penn, Victor Garber
Gus Van Sant's Paranoid Park
RR Watch: Gus Van Sant's Paranoid Park
Synopsis: After a young skateboarder accidentally kills a security guard in self-defense with his skateboard at Paranoid Park, he falls into a world of crime, guilt, and fear. He desperately attempts to get out as the investigation into the crime deepens.
Daniel Liu, Gabe Nevins, Gus Van Sant, Jake Miller, Lauren McKinney, RR Watch, Taylor Momsen


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Home Europe Albania 10 Lekë 1976
10 Lekë 1976, Albania
in Krause book Number: 43a
Woman working with cotton spinning frame.
View of Saranda (Sarandë) and the harbour.
People standing, near the Palace of Culture, in Tirana.
The foreground shows people symbolizing modern Albanian society.
The background shows people (probably the artists of the opera, which is in the building of the Palace of Culture), symbolizing the ethnic roots of the Albanian people (people in national costumes).
The Palace of Culture of Tirana (Albanian: Pallati i Kulturës) was built on the Pazari i Vjeter area of Tirana by request of Enver Hoxha. For this construction, both the old bazaar and the historic mosque of Mahmud Muhsin Bey Stërmasi were destroyed under the rulership of the Albanian Labour Party. The Ottoman mosque had been built in the years from 1837 to 1840 and had a tiled roof as well as a striking minaret with a sherefe.
The first stone of the new building was symbolically put by Nikita Khrushchev in 1959. The work was finished in 1963. The architecture is very similar to many communist era social buildings in Eastern Europe. There have been virtually no renovations to the building since its construction. The Palace of Culture includes the National Library of Albania and the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania.
In the background - a group of people in folk costumes (probably - artists of the opera).
The Albanian national costume includes more than 200 different versions of clothing that have traditionally been worn throughout Albania, in Albanian-speaking territories and in Albanian sub-ethnic groups (for example, arbreshes in Italy, Arvanites in Greece, abanasis in Croatia). Traditional costumes may vary by region, social background, age, and religion.
Folk costume was widespread in the daily life of Albania until the 1950s. Then, especially among young people, he was replaced by Western-style clothing. And today, some old people continue to wear traditional clothes in everyday life. Various folklore groups also wear this clothing; ordinary Albanians can wear traditional clothing on special holidays.
Albanian costume changed over time. Developed several of its regional varieties. External cultural factors had an impact, in particular, Islamization and the Ottoman era had a great influence on the costume. After Albania gained independence, the influence of Western fashion began to affect traditional clothing.
Woman suit.
In the mountainous part of Albania, women wore a long linen shirt-dress, embroidered with a border. This shirt was worn with two apron (pavement), or one small decorated with embroidery. The short jackets of the Albanian minions were decorated with gold cords, appliqué and fringe. Their wardrobe also included bell-shaped skirts. In the Shkodra region, women tied their translucent shirts to their shoulders with red ribbons, and the corsage was decorated with silver coins. In the region of Mirdita in the north of Albania, the belt was decorated with tassels depending on age: young girls — red, older women — black. In the area Zerchani women wore sleeveless dresses, trimmed with a cord. Residents of cities wore bloomers of cotton or silk. The outerwear of the women, as well as the men, served as a long swing jacket, a jubba. It was made of dense woolen fabric and embroidered with diamond-shaped ornaments. Scarves and blankets were distributed from hats, which differed depending on the region.
Men's suit.
Fustanella skirt was a traditional men's clothing, it was distributed in the south of Albania. In the north, they wore white narrow long trousers tirchet, embroidered with black braid. Together with these pants, men wore a shirt, vest and sleeveless jacket. There were also potted bag-shaped pants that were worn with a fur-trimmed jacket. Of the headgear, men wore Turkish fezes, as well as striped turbans. The national Albanian headdress is the Qeleshe.
Naim Frashëri (25 May 1846 – 20 October 1900) was an Albanian poet, writer and one of the most prominent patriots of the Albanian national movement for independence from the Ottoman Empire. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Albania. He authored 22 works.
Naim Frashëri was born in 1846 in Frashër, a village of 1500 residents in the Vilayet of Janina. He was one of eight children of Halit bey (1797-1859) and Emine Hanım (1814-1861). His paternal family traditions held that they were descendants of timar holders that hailed from the Berat region before going to live in Frashër. While their mother Emine Hanım (1814–1861) was descended from Imrahor Ilyas Bey, a distinguished XV century Ottoman Albanian commander from the Korçë area. Kristo Frashëri, an Albanian historian member of the family points out that the first Frashëri documented was an Albanian merchant in Thessaloniki. Although of distinct origin the family seemed to be of modest financial means by the mid-nineteenth century.
Naim spent his childhood in Frashër, where he began learning Ottoman Turkish, Persian and Arabic. As a member of a family which gave him a strong Bektashi upbringing he spent a part of his time in a Bektashi tekke. After the death of their parents the family moved to Ioannina in 1865. The oldest of brothers, Abdyl (b. 1839), became the family head at the age of 22 and started working as a merchant. That year Naim and Sami enrolled in the Zosimaia secondary school. The education there provided Naim with the basics of a classical education along Western lines. Apart from languages he learned in the Zosiamaia (Ancient and Modern Greek, French and Italian), Naim took private lessons in Persian, Turkish and Arabic from two important local Bektashi. Frashëri showed interest in Bektashism, Persian poetry and Age of Enlightenment. Robert Elsie states that "His education in Janina made of him a prime example of a nineteenth-century Ottoman intellectual equally at home in both cultures, the Western and the Oriental".
After he finished his studies in 1870, Naim worked for a few months at the press office in Istanbul (1870) but was forced to return to his home village because of tuberculosis. The climate of Frashër helped Naim and soon he started work in the Ottoman bureaucracy as a clerk in Berat and later in Saranda (1872-1877). However, in 1876 Frashëri left the job and went to Baden, in modern Austria to cure his problems with rheumatism in a health resort. In 1879 along with his brother Sami and 25 other Albanians, Naim Frashëri founded and was a member of the Society for the Publication of Albanian Writings in Istanbul that promoted Albanian language publications. Ottoman authorities forbid writing in Albanian that resulted in publications being published abroad and Frashëri used his initials N.H.F to bypass those restrictions for his works.
An Albanian magazine Drita appeared in 1884 under the editorship of Petro Poga and later Pandeli Sotiri with Naim Frashëri being a behind the scenes editor as Muslim Albanians were not allowed by Ottoman authorities to write in Albanian at that time. Naim Frashëri and other Albanian writers like his brother Sami Frashëri would write using pseudonyms in Poga's publication. Due to a lack of education material Naim Frashëri, his brother Sami and several other Albanians wrote textbooks in the Albanian language during the late 1880s for the Albanian school in Korçë. In a letter to Faik Konitza in 1887, Frashëri expressed sentiments regarding the precarious state of the Ottoman Empire that the best outcome for Albanians was a future annexation of all of Albania by Austria-Hungary.
In 1900 Naim Frashëri died in Istanbul. During the 1950s the Turkish government allowed for his remains to be sent and reburied in Albania.
Through his writings, Frashëri exerted a strong influence on later Albanian literature and society. In particular Albanian Bektashis were influenced by Frashëri's writings which promoted national unity and nationalism that made Bektashi order in Albania follow patriotic and nationalistic trends. Frashëri himself a Bektashi Muslim desired purity of the Albanian language and had attempted in his lifetime to Albanianize hierarchical terms of the order in his work Notebook of the Bektashis (1896) which also called for an Albanian Bektashism. During Frashëri's lifetime he published influential works of Albanian literature. His poem Bagëti e Bujqësi (Cattle and Land) in 1886 celebrated the natural beauty of Albania and the simple life of Albanians while expressing gratitude that Albania had bestowed upon him "the name Albanian". In 1889, another poem Skenderbeg[20] long in verse celebrated his love for Albania by referring to the medieval battles of Albanians and Ottomans while highlighting Skenderbeg's Albanian origins and his fight for liberation. In the poem Our Language Frashëri called for fellow Albanians to honour their nation and write in Albanian, while in another poem Feja (Religion) he pleaded with Albanians not make religious distinctions among themselves as they all were of one origin that speak Albanian.
The independent Albanian state created an order of merit that bears his name, awarded to, amongst others, Mother Teresa. A publishing house in Tirana was named Naim Frashëri. Some Albanian elementary schools are named Naim Frashëri in his honor.

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This article is about MC2 title. For The Marvel Animated Feature direct to video, see Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow.
A-Next is a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is the Marvel Comics 2 universe version of the Avengers. The team made its first appearance in What If? #105, the first comic featuring Spider-Girl, and the team's origin story was told in the A-Next #1, cover dated October 1998.
Art from A-Next comic series.
The new team comes together when Avengers Museum (formerly Avengers Mansion) is attacked by Asgardian trolls commanded by Loki, prompting the museum's caretaker, former butler Edwin Jarvis, to send out a distress signal.
The summons is responded to by several heroes including Thunderstrike (Kevin Masterson, son of the original Thunderstrike, who was visiting the mansion at the time of the attack); Stinger (Scott Lang's daughter Cassie Lang, now an entomologist, who was testing Ant-Man's old uniform); Mainframe (a mysterious armored individual); J2 (Zane Yama, high school student and teenage son of the Juggernaut) and the adult Speedball, Jubilee and Jolt.
The heroes are transported to Asgard by Loki, who wants to retrieve the Thunderstrike mace's powers for himself, but Kevin disrupts the spell, absorbing the mace into himself and transforming into a new Thunderstrike in the process. Loki and the trolls are then defeated by the heroes, with assistance from Thor, now the King of Asgard. Thunderstrike, Stinger, J2, and Mainframe decide to stay together as the new Avengers. The adult heroes decline to stay with the reformed team.
A downed Kree spaceship leads to the transformation of Bill Foster's son John into Earth Sentry, an analog of Captain Marvel. Doc Magus, the new Sorcerer Supreme, then recruits the Avengers into fighting the reformed Defenders.
Four new members are then inducted into the Avengers by Mainframe and Jarvis. The new members: American Dream, (a female analogue of Captain America); Freebooter (who modeled himself on Hawkeye and the Swordsman); Crimson Curse (an analogue to the Scarlet Witch) and Bluestreak (an analogue to Quicksilver); known collectively as the Dream Team, save N'kano, the Wakandan ambassador, from the racist Soldiers of the Serpent (an amalgam of the Sons of the Serpent and elements from the Egyptian god Set), with the assistance of the Coal Tiger, the son of the Black Panther.
Afterwards, the team investigates the apparent return of Doctor Doom, who is revealed to be Kristoff Vernard in disguise. The team is then attacked by Argo, who claims to be Hercules' son, followed by an encounter with the villainous Ion Man, prompting Mainframe to reveal he is a sentient computer program based on Tony Stark's personality.
The new Avengers discover the Scarlet Witch in suspended animation in the mansion's subterranean levels, powering a gate to an alternate Earth. After defeating the Soldiers of the Serpent again, with the help of Blacklight (the daughter of Monica Rambeau), the Avengers travel to the alternate dimension, which had been conquered by Red Skull after World War II, and was now ruled by the Skull's adopted son, Dr. Doom, who had murdered the Skull. During the battle, they discover Captain America is alive and leading the resistance, and the Avengers help them defeat the Nazi forces, including the Thunder Guard, an alternate version of the Avengers.
Thunderstrike elects to stay on the alternate Earth, and the remaining Avengers return to Earth, receiving a reprimand from Tony Stark and Clint Barton. Immediately afterwards, they're attacked by a team of villains known as the Revengers, led by Red Queen and Big Man, the children of Hank and Janet Pym, out for revenge. The Avengers, alongside their reserve members Earth Sentry, Coal Tiger, Argo and Blacklight, defeat the Revengers.
The team was occasionally seen aiding Spider-Girl, and also appeared during Last Hero Standing and Last Planet Standing. The team also made a cameo within Fantastic Five (vol. 2) #4, in which they were fighting one of the cosmic-powered Doombots.
The only minor in the team, Zane Yama is a 15-year-old high school student and the son of the original Juggernaut (Cain Marko) and district attorney Sachi Yama. Picked on by bullies at school, he recently manifested the ability to grow to a huge size, in which he gains super strength and invulnerability. His uniform, which includes his father's favorite flannel shirt tied around his waist over his armor, manifests itself automatically upon metamorphosis. He can only stay this way for about an hour.
Mainframe is a self-aware computer program, created by Tony Stark, which inhabits a series of identical armors. When an armor is damaged or destroyed, he simply transfers his consciousness to another body. His robot body utilizes Stark technology similar to the one found in the Iron Man armor. His personality is based on his creator's, possibly created by the same process as the Vision's.
Dr. Cassandra Lang is the daughter of the second Ant-Man, Scott Lang. Although she is the oldest member, in her mid-20s, and the only one on the team with a professional life and a scientific background, she is still doted on by her father, who constantly worries about her new-found superhero life. She possesses many abilities originally engineered by Henry Pym, including resizing, flying, communication with insects and artificial "stingers", all based on her costume and helmet.
18-year-old Kevin Masterson is the son of the original Thunderstrike. He absorbed his father's mace into his body, and has gained the ability to produce "thunderclaps"; bursts of concussive force from his hands. He can use them to simulate super strength or to propel him in huge Hulk-like leaps. Although he doesn't possess real super strength, he has limited invulnerability. In his civilian identity, he is a college student.
Shannon Carter is the niece of Sharon Carter. Her uniform is visually based on Captain America's and includes a set of stun discs (similar to Nomad's) that can be thrown against an opponent. She does not possess any powers, but is an Olympic-level athlete, a skilled fighter and a strategist. American Dream was later rewarded for her dedication by receiving the shield of an alternate-reality Captain America after saving that world from destruction.
Blue Kelso is impatient and a person who likes to get to the point. Bluestreak has powers to match her nature, namely superspeed. She was once affiliated with the X-People (successor to the X-Men), though she joined the Avengers once she realized she would not get much publicity.
Aerika Harkness is related to the witch Agatha Harkness, former teacher to the Scarlet Witch. Like her ancestor, she possesses control over magical energies, although the exact nature of those energies is not known. They appear similar to the way the Scarlet Witch's powers were originally portrayed, and she appears to control them with relative ease. She died stopping an alternate Doctor Doom from attempting to use the Cosmic Cube to invade the Avengers' Earth.
Brandon Cross was trained by Hawkeye and has shown proficiency with a variety of weapons as well as athletic skills. His costume takes visual cues from both Hawkeye and the Swordsman. Freebooter was romantically linked to Crimson Curse.
Kate Power was originally known as Energizer, the youngest member of Power Pack, a team of pre-teen superheroes made up of herself and her three siblings who gained their powers from a Kymellian named Aelfyre Whitemane. Her abilities involve disintegrating matter, absorbing its energy into herself and unleashing the energy as powerballs. Kate joined the Avengers after Franklin Richards recommended Kate to them in their search for Thunderstrike.
Hudson Logan is the son of Wolverine and half-brother to Wild Thing. He possesses claws and a healing factor similar to Wolverine's. He was once a member of the Revengers, but joined the Avengers when he claimed to have reformed.
The daughter of Thor. She came to Earth searching for Kevin Masterson, sent by her father to restore his powers. Initially, she showed great dislike for J2, especially after she broke her hammer on his helmet, and her strongest blows had no effect on him. After J2 saved her from Sylene's cauldron, though, she warmed up to him considerably, even giving him a kiss.
A thief with the power to teleport. He originally worked for Sylene (the daughter of Loki) and Ulik, but when he learned that they planned to turn Earth into a new version of Asgard, he defected to the Avengers.
The son of Black Panther.
The son of the second Giant-Man, Bill Foster.
This page was last edited on 10 February 2017, at 20:12 (UTC).


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Mineral Wells - Daniel Ward Fabian, 81, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019.
Paula June Watson, 66, went to her Heavenly Home on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
Barbara Ann Ellerbrook, 80, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019, after a lengthy but hard-fought illness.
Patsy Ann Olson, 85, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019.
It is with great sadness that the family of Gary E. Schutz announces his passing on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at the age of 64, after suffering a heart attack.
Mary Louise Harbrecht, 90, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 108 NW 4th Ave., Mineral Wells.
Nona Perrin passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at the age of 88.
Cecilia Kay Carlyle, 69, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.


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Card battlers are slowly becoming quite the rage. Complicated as they may be, they do offer addictive fun and challenging mechanics that appeal to many mobile gamers. And when you've got a card battler based on a popular franchise, chances are said franchise's popularity is also going to carry over. That's what we can see from Ludia's Kung Fu Panda: Battle of Destiny. This is an "ancient card battle game" where you can face other human players, or practice your skills against the AI-controlled Practice Dummy. You can play as your favorite characters in the Kung Fu Panda series, collect and create cards to build up your deck, transform cards into more powerful ones, and climb the overall ranks to win more cards and other rewards.
If one would compare this game to others in its genre, it may probably be most similar to Hearthstone, as there is a particular focus on the social aspect, meaning competition against other human players. But how can you beat more of these real, live, breathing opponents? We'll help you get started with that, as we've got some pretty cool Kung Fu Panda: Battle of Destiny tips and tricks for you below.
The game will start you off with a good number of cards, giving you myriad options for deck-building. But which deck would be the best for you? It all depends – in these games, it's mostly about trial and error, experimenting by making multiple decks. We recommend making at least one per unlocked hero, or maybe even two or more for any given hero in the game.
Typically, players look at attack and health stats when evaluating their cards. You will, however, need to be concerned about more than just that. You also want to check these cards' secondary skills and characteristics; just because they're secondary doesn't mean you should ignore them! Remember that the right kind of secondary characteristics could be game-changing, allowing you to have a more powerful deck overall. You're really going to need that, especially when up against tougher competition.
In a game so concerned about the human vs human element, Kung Fu Panda: Battle of Destiny does allow you to practice against the computer AI by choosing "sparring partner." This is a great way to hone your skills, as Ludia itself suggests. And while it could eventually become boring to "spar" against the AI all the time, Ludia should be soon rolling out an update that allows players to spar against random human opponents. Now that should be fun!
If you get a new card or a new pack, you'll first want to take a look at your existing decks to see if you can replace old cards with newer ones. Consider the effect the new card can have as opposed to the old one you're planning to replace; if there's no improvement or if the effect of the new card turns out to be negative after all, you really are better off with the same old deck you had.
It's as simple as following the quests. Go to the quests area to see what you should accomplish in order to complete them, then get down to business by completing these quests individually. You'll typically earn gold as a reward, and that could really add up over time. And once you've got enough gold, you can buy more decks at the store, at 200 coins a pop.
Enjoyed our list of Kung Fu Panda: Battle of Destiny tips and tricks? Stay tuned, as we're planning to extend this guide with more hints in the near future.


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Filed under: Agnes Grey,Anecdotes,Bronteana — by bronteana @ 11:54 pm
In Search of Anne Brontë…
The saga continues. A Brontë scholarling, in a moderate sized Canadian city… trying to find a copy of Agnes Grey. I had to acknowledge that the chain stores will never stock the book, that the same goes for the university store- unless it is ordered for a class. Yes, the easy thing would be to order a copy myself but there's a point to be made here… Why is this so difficult? Today I went to B_______, the most respected rare and used bookstore in town. It is almost an institution among readers. It is located in the old city, and so I had to wind my way there on foot, through a small lane. I stepped into the lovely little shop absolutely stuffed with old books- antique books too. This is what is called book-lust, by the way. But I was on a mission. I had heard the owner speak to us about his passion for books, and heard his complaints of people stopping in only for some book Oprah had recomended- and then leaving. I had to smile to myself, and couldn't help but wonder exactly what he would make of me, then.
"I'm looking for a book by Anne Brontë."
"Which one?" (a good sign!)
"Agnes Grey." He got up and disappeared behind a bookcase.
"Anne Brontë…?"
"Agnes Grey."
"We have Tenant of Wildfell Hall…"
"Yes, everyone does…" I smiled to a gentleman there who nodded politely but probably didn't really care that everyone has copies of Tenant of Wildfell Hall– or he didn't believe me.
"We don't have that one."
And so, I bid him good day and left him to shake his head and probably wonder what that was all about and why I didn't want to buy a copy of Dr.Aitkin's newest book or something. And my poor mom, who picked me up, had to hear my ranting all the way home. Looks like I must admit defeat and order one online. I can't feel bad for the bookseller. How often will he have someone run in from the cold demanding a copy of Agnes Grey?
aww that's too bad. Hope you get your copy soon Bronteana.
btw, that entry is entertaining! perhaps you could make a skit/play off of it? 😉
Comment by mysticgypsy — March 1, 2006 @ 12:23 am |Reply
I think the bookseller influenced me. When he talked to my publishing class his 'speech' was actually a short story, a kind of creative non-fiction. 🙂
I'm not ordering it from the chain stores. They are partly to blame for this, I'm sure of it! The small bookseller is just trying to make ends meet, and promote Canadian literature while he's at it. I do feel pity for him. But I did give him something to think about.
Comment by Brontëana — March 1, 2006 @ 12:32 am |Reply
You could use the Brontë Parsonage Museum online shop and support the preservation and promotion of Anne Brontë's literary heritage
Comment by Alan Bentley — March 1, 2006 @ 8:38 am |Reply
You know, that's a really good idea. I hadn't thought of that. Thank you for the reminder!
I am very surprised; I have not had a hard time finding it. But I live in a university town…yes, that must be it. That is really too bad about your Agnes Grey. *I* have a copy I could loan you. But I am not in Canada. Too bad
Comment by Alice — March 1, 2006 @ 11:47 am |Reply
to Alice:
I live in a university town as well, but I have been hearing a lot about some of the problems in the Canadian publishing and bookselling world which might explain this in part… One chain store holds 70% of bookselling in this country. Last week I heard from a bookseller that this company refers to books as 'wallpaper'- things to cover the walls with. This is why I could find 35 copies of a bestseller that will be forgotten by next year but not one copy of Agnes Grey.
Why it isn't turning up in the used market is actually a positive. It means that people who are reading Agnes Grey are enjoying it enough that they are not reselling it. As I said, the independent booksellers are also trying their best to promote new Canadian authors in a market that is shutting them out- which means no one is concerned with classics.
None of these should really excuse this, but the will to change things among readers isn't there at the moment.
Comment by Brontëana — March 1, 2006 @ 4:03 pm |Reply
I propose that we Bronte fans (all of us included if need be) show some activism and protest in cities and bookstores (with posters and placards and what not?)
*pictures a Brontean riot*
Comment by mysticgypsy — March 1, 2006 @ 5:16 pm |Reply
That sounds a lot like a scene from The Eyre Affair! (several scenes, actually). There was a riot between surrealist and renaissance enthusiasts, and then a huge candle light figil for Jane when she was kidnapped from the novel. 😉
I still think Random Acts of Brontë is a good plan.


This paper investigates the impact of global value chains on energy footprints. Energy footprints are consumption-based indicators which record the energy used to produce a country's final demand. In order to disentangle key characteristics of global value chains and their effects on the global energy footprint, we employ structural decomposition analyses (SDA). Furthermore, the analysis combines a retrospective with a prospective SDA approach. After an analysis of the global energy footprint for the period between 1995 and 2009, we discuss three scenarios of international integration and their implications for energy footprints for the period from 2009 to 2030. Our results show that the global energy footprint has increased by 29.4 % from 1995 to 2009, and the scenarios indicate that it will increase by another 23.5 % until 2030. Economic activity is the most important driver for the increase in energy footprints. Rising final demand alone would have increased the global energy footprint by 47.0 % between 1995 and 2009. The composition of countries from where consumption and investment goods come adds another 12.6 %. Sectoral energy intensity reductions are the most important decelerator of energy use (-27.8 %). There is a substantial contribution of changing global value chains on the rise in the global energy footprint (7.5 %): Stronger backward linkages in global value chains increased the global energy footprint by 5.5 % between 1995 and 2009. Changes in the regional composition of intermediate inputs raised it by another 1.8 %. The shift of the world economy towards East Asia alone would have increased the global energy footprint by 3.0 %. The sectoral composition of global value chains, on the other hand, had a negligible effect on energy footprints.


This week, our special guest, Lieutenant Steve Allcock (Kilburn Salvation Army) encourages us to let go of anything that gets in the way of us receiving the power of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God.
Right relationships require loving listening.
Jesus is interested in every crisis in your life.


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This week felt like it was a break. After being snowed in last week for several days, it was amazing to see over 70 degree temperatures this week!
It felt relaxing. And fresh. Warm. There are signs of life with sprouting grass and flowers.
Evening walks with the dogs.
It was just like a bit sigh of relief.
congratulations on your nice weather. and i love this pic of the wide open road. those dogs are cracking me up!
Pups look like they're having so much fun exploring!
If I didn't know better I'd say we were neighbors. You're surroundings appear much like my own and temps as well! I must post my sunflower pictures. We planted them a few yrs back. A first for us. We are typically cotton, milo and corn growers and we ranch! Really enjoying your blog.


The M&G this week reported that as Zuma's private architect, Makhanya could disclose exactly what Zuma knew about the "security upgrade" that transformed the president's modest Nkandla compound into a rural palace.
President Jacob Zuma's personal architect Minenhle Makhanya is expected to serve notice in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday to oppose a R155-million civil claim lodged by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
"We confirm that we act on behalf of Mr Minenhle Makhanya. We have instructions to defend the matter. We will file notice of intention to defend on Monday," the City Press newspaper quoted his lawyer Barnabas Xulu as saying on Sunday.
Xulu is a founder of Friends of Jacob Zuma Trust and a prominent ANC lawyer.
Xulu said he still had to consult with Makhanya in detail and indicated that Makhanya "will not be paying the money," the newspaper reported.
The SIU civil claim against Makhanya related to the R246-million security upgrades done at Zuma's private home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal.
In a report released in March, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela found Zuma and his family had unduly benefited from the money spent on the security upgrades.
Makhanya made headlines after it was revealed in Madonsela's report that he made R16.5-million out of the Nkandla project.
Makhanya has reportedly landed the deal to design Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini's eighth palace.
The Mail & Guardian this week reported that	as Zuma's private architect, Makhanya could disclose exactly what Zuma knew about the "security upgrade" that transformed the president's modest Nkandla compound into a rural palace.
The SIU this week slapped the R155-million noose around Makhanya's neck.
On Monday it lodged the massive claim against Makhanya, the architect Zuma appointed to extend his homestead prior to assuming the presidency in May 2009.
It marks the first time since the Scorpions charged Shaik that a law enforcement agency has taken aim at a close associate of Zuma.
Although Makhanya is fighting back – he has maintained a stony public silence throughout the Nkandla scandal – the SIU has attempted to put him in what amounts to a life-long financial vice, raising the stakes for the president.
Experts in the field of recovering state money this week said Makhanya would almost certainly have to provide evidence under oath to dispute the SIU claim and would only be able to mount an effective defence by giving details about how and why the extra R155-million came to be spent on Nkandla.
Avoiding liability, they said, would require showing orders from above – and each step up the ladder of responsibility could bring new individuals into the pool of those who can be held responsible.
Following Zuma's inauguration, the department of public works simply appointed Makhanya as its own agent to implement state-mandated security features at Nkandla.
The SIU says this appointment flouted procurement rules and was unlawful.
The unit accused Makhanya of wasting millions of tax rands by authorising features not recommended by the official security assessment, including landscaping, air conditioning, escape tunnels and lifts.
Zuma has repeatedly claimed ignorance of the government's decisions about Nkandla but Makhanya was a key intermediary between the department and the president and may contradict Zuma's version and put him in the firing line.
Madonsela's report and project documents obtained by the Mail & Guardian 's investigative team amaBhungane identify many instances when Zuma was consulted, notably by Makhanya, and how the president's needs shaped the government's actions.
It was Zuma himself who introduced Makhanya to public works officials at his home in Nkandla in August 2009. According to minutes, Makhanya was directed to canvass many decisions with "the principal" (the president), including "the road surface required for the driving of tractors"; plans for the landscaping and "fire pool" (the now infamous swimming pool); and the design of the bullet-resistant windows.
The SIU summons also adds fuel to speculation that the department's payments might have cross-subsidised Zuma's private construction work.
But Zuma has strenuously denied what he termed allegations "that the government built my home in Nkandla".
The public works ministry has previously claimed that every payment can be justified and nothing was paid "for anything relating to building of private residences except for security-related matters".
But the SIU says Makhanya unlawfully approved payments of R60-million for civil and electrical works without properly accounting for what the payments were for or whether the work was done.
Departmental documents released to amaBhungane showed that the private and public projects partly overlapped and that the allocation of public and private costs was neither clear nor undisputed.
AmaBhungane understands the SIU investigators asked all the private contractors whether they would be prepared to provide the unit with documentation relating to the private portion of the building work at Nkandla, but they refused.
Makhanya's lawyer, Asif Latib, confirmed that the SIU had asked Makhanya to disclose the details of the private contract between himself and Zuma.
Latib said his client "answered those questions to the best of his ability".
The SIU summons against Makhanya is an audacious but high-risk move.
AmaBhungane understands that the unit has opted to put all its eggs in the Makhanya basket and decided not to pursue parallel claims against other contractors.
Tactically, it saves the SIU from having to lodge five or six different claims and contest them separately in court, which would be a long, complex, resource-sapping process.
Makhanya was the key public-works contractor: all approvals and payments flowed through him, therefore they claim he is contractually liable.
Makhanya, if he chooses, could recoup that money from the other contractors.
Other critics have noted that, by putting the squeeze only on Makhanya and not pursuing other contractors, the SIU is reducing the chances of recovering much money because Makhanya will not be able to repay the full R155-million.
More importantly, they say that those who might wish to shield Zuma have only one man to worry about.
But the SIU move has placed the spotlight firmly back on Zuma.
The unit is also scheduled to hand the president its final report this week, fulfilling Zuma's self-imposed condition for responding to the public protector's report.
Makhanya went to ground this week but he has 20 court days to respond to the summons.
Latib said he had not consulted Makhanya about it.
Latib appears to have been caught by surprise by the SIU's claim: "The SIU inquiry very simply was a fact-finding mission and my client gave his full commitment to that. They asked for information and we made that information available. We subjected ourselves to questioning.
Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj did not respond to a request for comment.


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D-13.1 - Act respecting hunting and fishing rights in the James Bay and New Québec territories
8. In the middle zone, this Act applies with the following restrictions:
(a) any requirement established pursuant to paragraph a of the second paragraph of section 39 for the use of outfitting facilities does not apply to non-Native residents of Québec;
(b) sport fishing for all species of fish and sport hunting for black bear and wolf by non-Natives are allowed notwithstanding Chapter VIII;
(c) this area may be zoned for moose hunting for the purposes of
i. managing this resource,
ii. minimizing conflict between sport hunting by non-Natives and the activities of the Native people in exercising their right to harvest, and
iii. protecting the rights of the Native people and non-Natives mentioned in this Act;
(d) the exclusive right of the Native people to keep in captivity or raise species of wildlife in this zone, in accordance with section 32.2, does not exclude the right of non-Natives to keep in captivity or raise species of wildlife in and around non-Native settlements.
1978, c. 92, s. 8; 1994, c. 19, s. 2.
iii. protecting the rights of the Native people and non-Natives mentioned in this act.


June has been a time of transition for us, in at least two ways. First, our church has moved to a new building. The congregation Leive and I have attended since 2006 has never owned its own building. Instead, they have shared space with another congregation, and held their services on Saturday night, instead of Sunday morning, so they won't get in the way. Myself, I liked going on Saturday night, because it is always easier to get Leive out of the house in the evening than it is in the morning!
Now the building has been sold, so both we and the other congregation had to get out. The church had been meeting there since July 2000, almost fourteen years. We had our last service in there on June 7. This group picture was taken on that night; it's probably the last picture anyone in the congregation took in that building. I'm on the left in the pinkish white shirt, while Leive is wearing red and purple.
Fortunately our pastor had known since January that we would be leaving. Around May he found out that the Assembly of God church on the north side of Lexington would be willing to share space with us. Thus, we had our first service in the new place the next Saturday, June 14. So far we have gotten along great with the other church; their pastor spoke at our June 21 service, and we are planning to meet together on July 6 to hear our local congressman. My pastor is even starting to talk about their congregation merging with ours, after he retires.
For Leive and I it is a longer drive -– six miles instead of two and a half miles. Still, because the new location is just off New Circle Rd., we can usually get there in fifteen minutes.
The other move is work-related. Yes, I have been at my new job for just over two months, so it looks like I'm going to succeed there. Two weeks ago, my supervisor decided he wanted all technical writers in the same office where he resides, an unmarked building at the Richmond Mall. So last Wednesday, the 25th, I moved from the office outside the entrance to the Blue Grass Army Depot, into the Mall.
They have a funny tax structure in Madison County. I have learned that the county income tax is 2 percent in the city of Richmond, and 1 percent in rural areas; I don't know what they charge in Berea, the county's other significant community. That means they will be taking a bit more out of my paycheck every time. I hope I have enough in tax breaks elsewhere to get it back as a refund next spring. By contrast, when I worked in Florida, there were no state, county or local income taxes – but the sales tax was higher, and it varied from county to county.
So far I have found two advantages to the new location. First, it is two miles closer to my house; with all the driving I have to do every day, that matters. Second, there is a Wal-Mart Supercenter on one end of the Mall, and a Kroger on the other end. At least once each week, Leive sends me on an errand to get something at one or the other of those stores. Now if I run over there after work, I won't be going out of my way!
To the spammer who has posted 260+ ads for diamond jewelry on this blog over the past two days . . .
They remind me of a picture I saw on Cracked.com over the weekend. How many Africans did you exploit or even kill, to get the product you're selling?
LegalShield Works for Traffic Cases!
I haven't talked about LegalShield here since the beginning of the year, mainly because I put my LegalShield business on hold last fall, to concentrate my efforts on getting a job. Well now I have used it for a service all LegalShield Associates talk about – traffic tickets. It all started at the beginning of May, but I waited until it was over so I could share how it turned out.
At least half of the commute to my new job is on Interstate 75, and the part of 75 between Lexington and the Kentucky River has been under repairs/resurfacing since I started. On May 1 they got the first lanes finished, so drivers don't have to dodge the potholes anymore. The drive that morning was so smooth, it was delightful. I didn't realize how fast I was going until an unmarked car came up behind me and started flashing blue lights.
I guess I had it too easy when commuting to last last two jobs. Going to L-3 Communications meant driving through the countryside past horse farms; you're not likely to find many cops or state troopers there. At DRS in Danbury, CT, I only had to go two and a half miles from my apartment to work, and it was bumper-to-bumper traffic all the way, so I couldn't really get in trouble there before I reached my destination. Now I have to watch for the cops again, for the first time since moving to Kentucky. The good news is that if the road construction crew had been there that early in the morning, my fine would have been much worse.
Actually, I have a reputation for being the slowest driver in the family. The last time I got a speeding ticket was in 1986. When I told Leive about this one, she didn't know I had it in me!
Anyway, I did what LegalShield told me to do; I faxed the ticket to our provider law firm in Louisville, and they promised to send a local attorney to court in my place. I was introduced to the attorney by phone of May 30, and the court appointment was at 4:30 PM on Tuesday, June 3. Eleven minutes later I got an e-mail from him; he got the ticket dismissed with a warning. For me that is a best case scenario. No fine, no points on my record. Aside from being late to work on May 1, it was like I never got the ticket at all. And there's the power you have in your hands when LegalShield makes attorneys affordable to the common man!
Hello. The first and foremost purpose of this message is to let all my readers know that Charles Kimball is alive and well. I can't believe that over the whole past month I only posted one message, and it wasn't a very important one. That is my longest absence in the seven years since this blog started.
The main reason is my work schedule. From Monday through Thursday I am working a ten-hour day at my new job, so when I get home I am usually too busy doing other things, like eating and sleeping, to write anything here. On the job it's so far, so good, but I still have a lot to learn, even after six weeks; I am not considered to be completely out of training yet. I'm off the other three days of the week (more when there is a holiday), but it turns out I'm often busy then, too, or I just can't think of anything to blog about. Oh well, my gain is your loss.
When I have been on my computer at home, I have also been working on the next and final chapter of my Latin American history series. Since the end of March I have completed the sections on Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Paraguay and Venezuela, and have composed bits and pieces on the other countries. It looks like I will be tackling Nicaragua next. My goal is to complete the chapter by the end of this year. For those of you looking forward to the latest chapter, I hope you will find it was worth the wait.
Here in Kentucky, the main news last week was the discovery that $20 million disappeared mysteriously from the local school budget, and for the first time, both the men' and women's softball teams from the University of Kentucky made it to the college world series. College baseball is a sport that normally doesn't get as much attention as basketball and football, maybe because the season is shorter. We'll see if that changes for Kentucky now. Way to go, 'Cats!
For most of May the weather was fairly typical for Kentucky. Wet enough for Leive and I to watch for leaks in the house, and the outside temperature is just right most of the time. In the middle of May we had a cold snap where it got all the way down to 38 degrees for two mornings, but that was very unusual.
On Sunday, May 19, my aunt and uncle from Chicago dropped in for a visit. They came mainly to visit my father in the retirement home where he is now staying, two miles from our house. They spent most of the following afternoon and evening with him, celebrating his birthday early.
Since Wednesday, my in-laws, Gene and Rezia King, have been staying in our basement. They are remodeling their own house, and with the floor stripped up and foul-smelling chemicals in the air, the place isn't a fit dwelling place for the time being, so we took them in. I think Gene will be moving back into their house tonight (he isn't here now, anyway). Rezia is still here, happily cooking and chatting in Cebuano with Leive.
The most amazing thing is that our parrot Brin-Brin is friends with Rezia again, for the first time in nearly seven years. He took it hard when she married his worst enemy (Gene), and after that, she could come over alone, and he would still go to the bottom of the cage and cry, as if he expected Gene to show up with her! What a silly bird! Well, Rezia sang to Brin-Brin the other day, and music appears to be what he wants the most from people. Now he's all right with Rezia hanging around, at least when Leive is in sight, too. He still hasn't accepted Gene yet, but we all expected that to be a bigger challenge.


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The novel follows Ever Wong, who has been sent to Taipei by her parents. (Illustration by Elizabeth Wong, University of Rhode Island)
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'Loveboat, Taipei' Explores Feeling Disconnected From Your Culture
The heartwarming young adult novel follows an Asian American teenager caught between the culture of the United States and her parents' homeland.
By Michelle Young, Simon Fraser University
Abigail Hing Wen's debut young adult novel, "Loveboat, Taipei," is immersive, touching and captures the experience of being a first-generation immigrant. It's a New York Times Bestseller and has received praise for its contemporary style and wondrous representation.
The novel follows Ever Wong, who is sent to Taipei by her overbearing parents to learn Mandarin, calligraphy and her culture. She struggles to find her place in the world as she doubts her identity and is torn between her dreams and her parents' expectations.
Back home in Ohio, Ever feels out of place as one of the only Asian Americans in the crowd. She feels like she needs to blend in, cautiously taking care to not draw any attention to herself or her Asian identity. Not only does this capture an aspect of the Asian American experience but also the experience of ethnic minorities who often grow up feeling like they need to shy away from their heritage to fit in.
Sometimes as younglings, us first-generation kids are embarrassed of our mother tongue, the smell of our ethnic food and the confusion of our friends who might not understand our cultural differences.
Growing up, there's more doubt about who you are and who you can be, and that's partially because there's no real point of reference in the media. When no one truly looks like you and no family looks like yours, it can be extremely isolating.
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Many are realizing that representation matters. Representation in the media has been linked to self-esteem, as it reinforces feelings of belonging. Yet, there is little ethnic minority representation in mainstream books, TV and movies, and when there is, it is highly insufficient.
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They openly tackle the idea of Asian Americans being inherently reserved or academically gifted and provide characters that directly counter that narrative. Instead of a prodigy doctor, Ever is queasy at the sight of blood. Instead of being reserved and non-confrontational, Sophie is bold and outspoken. Instead of being academically "gifted," Xavier struggles with reading and writing due to dyslexia. The characters in the novels feel like real people, with real struggles.
Perhaps the answer is to simply embrace your culture, to accept and revel in it. To unapologetically flaunt your unique heritage and prove that minorities are more than their stereotypes. When Ever travels overseas, however, she feels like she isn't Chinese enough, and that her "Asianness [is] invisible."
The novel explores the paradox of being a part of two cultures: never feeling like you're a part of where you belong but simultaneously identifying with different heritages. "Loveboat, Taipei" portrays the kind of disappointment that often follows after coming to terms with your physical and cultural differences — the people you thought you belonged with, may not recognize you as belonging with them.
She tackles this conflict beautifully, framing Ever's experience with subtle cues that her Chinese identity is doubted, as staff at the airport scowl at her lack of Mandarin and her new friends laugh about how she had never tasted bubble tea.
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Ever also finds the balance between pleasing her parents and chasing her dreams. "Loveboat, Taipei" outlines the struggle of immigrant parents to provide for their kids and create opportunities in new countries: Ever's father, capable of being a doctor back home, settles for a mediocre job in Ohio because his education isn't recognized.
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Throughout the novel, Ever slowly becomes more comfortable with her Asian American heritage and becomes more confident in her ambitions. It's a journey that many face alone: to come to terms with their mixed identity, to understand why our families may have different expectations and why we may feel the need to meet those expectations.
Not all of our experiences will be the same, however; "Loveboat, Taipei" provides a novel for Asian Americans and first-generation youth to see themselves in, to find comfort in and ultimately, feel like they have found someplace to belong.
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Entourage, "Redomption": Is that you something you would be interested in?
I actually have very little to say about tonight's "Entourage," save that the ending of Ari's story feels like it's going to be a particularly skeevy way for the show to travel its usual "everything works out just fine for Vince" route. But I had this photo of Martin Landau as Bob Ryan, who reminded me of the days when I really enjoyed the show, and I wanted to use it. But since none of us seems capable of actually not watching it anymore, fire away with your own thoughts.
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Watched for the first time since the season opener, trying to take a break from this Phillies game, and, ugh. Hated Dom before, hate the character now.
Fernando said...
As stated before, I love the show and seen through eric's eyes, I think the show is more than just dumb entertainment.
That said, "Vondos" (lol) dying did seem to way to far/easy/cheap way to go for Vince to get in the movie. I might have respected it more if Ari was able to hustle him, then he dies, but this way is a complete cop out.
I was surprised by Dom not skipping bail. I thought it was great they way the teased it the whole episode, then when u just think it has happened, the reverse it one last time and Dom accepts his fate, D'Angelo style (2 wire references in one comment, damn.)
This wasn't as bad as last week's, but it was pretty light on the funny. Why bring Dom back if thats all they were going to do with him?
farbermiller said...
this season is killing me. I am finding myself having to turn the channel every so often to distract myself (having to find a distraction from what is supposed to be a pleasant diversion itself)
once the show committed to medellin, they should have seen it through to a coherent end. the opener reliably set the tone of each subsequent episode and that tone is " I guess the writers are not that creative. eh, who cares!"
its true, we do seem to be unable to break the habit in order to protest.
I was never really impressed by the show, but I enjoyed it - funny and quirky and I could forgive them for eric because there was plenty of gary busey, threesomes at sundance, the haze/bliss of being turtle, and of course - the centerpiece- Ari.
but now its seems silly and stupid AND they dont care anymore.
my prescription would be to schock the system: eric gets hit with a paternity suit, put drama back in a regular supporting role (like a writer's strike shuts down production), turtle's job should be a drug dealer, Ari leases Mrs. Ari to Bob in order to get the ramones script back in play, and dom/shauna/mandy moore/whoopie should never be seen again.
p.s. the problem with this show has always been been just a tad too much mark wahlberg. he is much better at conversing with farm animals than producing.
And it turns out that i'm left handed too! I had no idea. That was just plain stupid.
I actually think it's going to work out a little differently. My projections:
1. Crazy writers on "Smoke Jumpers" screw Eric and Vince out of the movie, but demand too much creative control, resulting in the movie either bombing or never getting made.
2. Drama gets fired and/or Five Towns gets cancelled. (Turtle probably winds up getting it on with the cute assistant who showed up last night as well.)
3. Bob Ryan's Ramones picture (there's got to be a reason he specifically referred to that one during last night's episode) winds up as Vince's (and Bob's) comeback vehicle.
Everything will wind up working out fine for Vince (because that's how the show goes).
Kyle Wasko said...
And how stiff was Phil Mickelson last night? ("You guys are hilarious" had us rolling on the floor...but only because the delivery was so wooden.)
Does anyone know if and when Curb Your Enthusiasm is coming back on? I was pretty sure I heard that Larry David agreed to do another season...just haven't heard anything since then.
I usually like shout-outs to Princess Bride, but I just couldn't get into last night's episode. Not as bad as last week's show, but still just "meh"...
Are they going to take the whole season to get Vince onto Smoke Jumpers? We know it's going to happen eventually, so just get it over with. I think the main problem with this show is the overall pacing. They need to cut out the Ari and Drama sub-plots, refocus the show around Vince, and just run with the plot each week.
That First Andrew said...
What is the spoiler policy on "Scenes from the Next?"
The policy is to not discuss the previews.
Nothing on Curb, Alan? I know this is an Entourage post...but given their both HBO shows I figured I could ask here.
bigwinner810 said...
This show has been declining since the second half of season 2.
That being said, Landau is great as Bob Ryan, and I am one of the few people who like Dom... maybe because of Fuzzy Dunlop and The Wire.
y'know, after the first slight gasp of breath, I laughed. Because I realized he was going to have a heart attack and die, and that's how they were going to get past the obstacle of this character.
I'm a minority that liked last week's shroom episode, I know that (but drug-trip episodes of any show are usually badly done, and that one felt real to me).
But I know what's going to happen. Everything works out okay, all the time. The only laugh I had was realizing "oh, that's how they'll write themselves out of this box" And the only surprise was that Ari wasn't immediately happy, he was going home to be with his family.
But yah, left-handed golfing? please.
why am I still watching? Probably because it's only 1/2 hour, so it doesn't take long to sit through it.
Chip said...
Solid episode with a somber ending. It didnt play out skeevy, nobody said anything callous about Alan's death, only Drama spoke what everybody was thinking and Dillon played it well. My prediction is that the Ramones mention was foreshadowing, with Alan dead the ball will get rolling on that project with Vince as lead again.
Craig said...
Herc and Vondos deserve better
Bradbury said...
Good episode. I love how they brought back Landau, Vondas, and Dom in one episode. Kind of sad to see Dom go to prison, I didn't like him in the earlier episodes, but liked his redemption in this episode. It would have been interesting to see him as the fifth wheel on this show.
The only problem I have with the episode, is what was the point of the Drama/Turtle storyline? Not much happened there.
J. Sterling Ellison said...
Just watched an ep from Season One and was reminded how GOOD this show once was. The antagonism between Eric and Ari really fueled a lot of the show's initial energy. Piven did indeed deserve those first awards. But man...that was so LONG ago. The story has gotten away from the makers of this show. Vince hadn't worked in FOREVER and yet he was living the lifestyle of a BILLIONAIRE, and this season they just create stupid, unnecessary scenarios for Ari just so Piven can do the now tired, old Ari act. A real shame.
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