saw this interview in Oprah Magazine when taking mom to Dr. Wong.
He's been a Buddhist monk for more than 60 years, as well as a teacher, writer, and vocal opponent of war—a stance that left him exiled from his native Vietnam for four decades. Now the man Martin Luther King Jr. called "an apostle of peace and nonviolence" reflects on the beauty of the present moment, being grateful for every breath, and the freedom and happiness to be found in a simple cup of tea.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
bitter melon could fight cancer
Bitter melon, a tropical fruit known for healing qualities, has potential as a dietary supplement to prevent breast cancer, says a University of Hawaii at Manoa researcher and mainland colleagues.
In laboratory tests, bitter melon juice given to mice in their food killed cancer cells but not healthy cells, Dr. Pratibha Nerurkar, associate professor of molecular biosciences and bioengineering, said in an interview.
However, more studies are needed in animals and humans before recommending bitter melon supplements, said Dr. Ratna Ray, lead researcher for the study at St. Louis University.
In laboratory tests, bitter melon juice given to mice in their food killed cancer cells but not healthy cells, Dr. Pratibha Nerurkar, associate professor of molecular biosciences and bioengineering, said in an interview.
However, more studies are needed in animals and humans before recommending bitter melon supplements, said Dr. Ratna Ray, lead researcher for the study at St. Louis University.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Ebert speaks
Film critic Roger Ebert says computer programmers have captured his voice from movie commentary tracks so he can type what he wants to say and listeners hear a voice that sounds like him.
Ebert lost his ability to speak after surgery for cancer. He wrote in Sunday's Chicago Sun-Times that a Scottish company has helped him regain a voice his grandchildren can recognize.
Ebert recorded commentaries for DVD movies before he lost his voice. A Scottish company called CereProc blended digital recordings of Ebert speaking to make his text-to-audio voice.
The voice was heard predicting Oscar winners on a segment of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that aired Tuesday.
***
[9/11/10] Film critic Roger Ebert, who lost his ability to speak and eat after cancer surgeries, said last week that he is returning to television on a movie review show he is producing for public television.
And, Ebert says, the thumbs up and thumbs down reviews made famous with his late partner Gene Siskel will return.
"This is the rebirth of a dream," Ebert said in a statement.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Sun-Times film critic is producing "Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies" with his wife, Chaz Ebert. The weekly, half-hour review program will debut in January and be syndicated nationally on public television stations.
Ebert will have his own segment on the show called "Roger's Office," during which he will use his computer voice to review new movies or talk about the state of film.
Ebert lost his ability to speak after surgery for cancer. He wrote in Sunday's Chicago Sun-Times that a Scottish company has helped him regain a voice his grandchildren can recognize.
Ebert recorded commentaries for DVD movies before he lost his voice. A Scottish company called CereProc blended digital recordings of Ebert speaking to make his text-to-audio voice.
The voice was heard predicting Oscar winners on a segment of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that aired Tuesday.
***
[9/11/10] Film critic Roger Ebert, who lost his ability to speak and eat after cancer surgeries, said last week that he is returning to television on a movie review show he is producing for public television.
And, Ebert says, the thumbs up and thumbs down reviews made famous with his late partner Gene Siskel will return.
"This is the rebirth of a dream," Ebert said in a statement.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Sun-Times film critic is producing "Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies" with his wife, Chaz Ebert. The weekly, half-hour review program will debut in January and be syndicated nationally on public television stations.
Ebert will have his own segment on the show called "Roger's Office," during which he will use his computer voice to review new movies or talk about the state of film.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Peter Graves
LOS ANGELES – Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday.
Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles home, publicist Sandy Brokaw said. He would have been 84 this week.
Although Graves never achieved the stardom his older brother, James Arness, enjoyed as Marshal Matt Dillon on TV's "Gunsmoke," he had a number of memorable roles in both films and television.
Normally cast as a hero, he turned in an unforgettable performance early in his career as the treacherous Nazi spy in Billy Wilder's 1953 prisoner-of-war drama "Stalag 17."
He also masterfully lampooned his straight-arrow image when he portrayed bumbling airline pilot Clarence Oveur in the 1980 disaster movie spoof "Airplane!"
Graves appeared in dozens of films and a handful of television shows in a career of nearly 60 years.
Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles home, publicist Sandy Brokaw said. He would have been 84 this week.
Although Graves never achieved the stardom his older brother, James Arness, enjoyed as Marshal Matt Dillon on TV's "Gunsmoke," he had a number of memorable roles in both films and television.
Normally cast as a hero, he turned in an unforgettable performance early in his career as the treacherous Nazi spy in Billy Wilder's 1953 prisoner-of-war drama "Stalag 17."
He also masterfully lampooned his straight-arrow image when he portrayed bumbling airline pilot Clarence Oveur in the 1980 disaster movie spoof "Airplane!"
Graves appeared in dozens of films and a handful of television shows in a career of nearly 60 years.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Slim Whitman
Another of my favorite singers is Slim Whitman (I just joined SwapACD and I'm browsing).
I remember I used to listen to his LP, All My Best, at home. And his cassettes at work (in the dungeon of the bank).
He is perhaps most well known to movie fans for his Indian Love Call prominently featured in the storyline of the movie Mars Attacks!
I particularly remember the song Please Help Me I'm Falling (that I remember Barbara would sing along these first five words). It was on the cassette Country Classics. Among many others, like Rose Marie.
Unfortunately neither All My Best nor Country Classics are available on CD. Though it sure sounds like a lot of these songs, if not all, are in the box set I'm A Lonely Wanderer. [I'm listening to the amazon music samples as I write this.] The reviewer says it goes along with the Rose Marie box set. So taken together that's 336 songs (173+163) on 13 (7+6) CDs of Slim Whitman. I guess that would probably be enough for most people.
Here's a pretty cool site that I just found via google, MusicMoz. It has a comprehensive discography. Man, that's a lot of albums.
[11/11/12] Youtube to the rescue. Fans have created and uploaded videos of millions songs. It's the new napster (so who knows how long it'll be up). So I made a Slim Whitman playlist with the songs from Country Classics and All My Best. The only song missing is Let Me Call You Sweetheart (they were forced to remove the video). Enjoy it while you can.
[8/13/13] I was updating my Slim Whitman playlist since a lot of videos have been deleted (and some more recently uploaded). Googling, I found that Mr. Whitman passed away in June at the age of 90. RIP. Here's an obituary from Rolling Stone.
Slim Whitman, one of country music's most unusual artists, died today in Orange Park, Florida, of heart failure, Billboard reports. He was 90. Whitman, born Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr., and his high-flying falsetto and yodeling prowess intrigued fans for decades, helping him to sell millions of records in his career.
Whitman was born in Tampa, Florida, but didn't pursue music professionally until he returned from serving in the Navy during World War II. He kicked off his career with the Variety Rhythm Boys, and was heard by future Elvis Presley manager Tom Parker. With the help of Parker, Whitman landed a record deal with RCA Victor and released his first single in 1948. The singer found his first big success in 1952, landing Top 10 hits with songs like "Indian Love Call" and "Keep It a Secret."
Whitman would score a big hit in the U.K. with his recording of "Rose Marie," taking the top spot on the charts for 11 weeks. But it would be six years until he'd have another charting single, with "The Bells That Broke My Heart" peaking at Number 30 in 1961. His career hit a new stride in 1965 with "More than Yesterday," and Whitman would land 22 singles on the charts through 1974. His track "Something to Remember" rose to Number Six on the charts in 1971.
In 1979, Whitman jumped on a then-new concept with the mail-order TV album. His compilation All My Best, his first mail-order TV album, sold more than 1.5 million copies. Whitman charted another hit in 1980 with "When," and made his first appearance on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
His influence continued to resonate decades later, with Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and George Harrison calling him a favorite. Films like 1996's Mars Attacks! and 2007's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story have also included Whitman references.
Whitman released his latest album, Twilight on the Trail, in 2010. He is survived by a son and daughter; Alma, his wife of 67 years, died in 2009.
I remember I used to listen to his LP, All My Best, at home. And his cassettes at work (in the dungeon of the bank).
He is perhaps most well known to movie fans for his Indian Love Call prominently featured in the storyline of the movie Mars Attacks!
I particularly remember the song Please Help Me I'm Falling (that I remember Barbara would sing along these first five words). It was on the cassette Country Classics. Among many others, like Rose Marie.
Unfortunately neither All My Best nor Country Classics are available on CD. Though it sure sounds like a lot of these songs, if not all, are in the box set I'm A Lonely Wanderer. [I'm listening to the amazon music samples as I write this.] The reviewer says it goes along with the Rose Marie box set. So taken together that's 336 songs (173+163) on 13 (7+6) CDs of Slim Whitman. I guess that would probably be enough for most people.
Here's a pretty cool site that I just found via google, MusicMoz. It has a comprehensive discography. Man, that's a lot of albums.
[11/11/12] Youtube to the rescue. Fans have created and uploaded videos of millions songs. It's the new napster (so who knows how long it'll be up). So I made a Slim Whitman playlist with the songs from Country Classics and All My Best. The only song missing is Let Me Call You Sweetheart (they were forced to remove the video). Enjoy it while you can.
[8/13/13] I was updating my Slim Whitman playlist since a lot of videos have been deleted (and some more recently uploaded). Googling, I found that Mr. Whitman passed away in June at the age of 90. RIP. Here's an obituary from Rolling Stone.
Slim Whitman, one of country music's most unusual artists, died today in Orange Park, Florida, of heart failure, Billboard reports. He was 90. Whitman, born Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr., and his high-flying falsetto and yodeling prowess intrigued fans for decades, helping him to sell millions of records in his career.
Whitman was born in Tampa, Florida, but didn't pursue music professionally until he returned from serving in the Navy during World War II. He kicked off his career with the Variety Rhythm Boys, and was heard by future Elvis Presley manager Tom Parker. With the help of Parker, Whitman landed a record deal with RCA Victor and released his first single in 1948. The singer found his first big success in 1952, landing Top 10 hits with songs like "Indian Love Call" and "Keep It a Secret."
Whitman would score a big hit in the U.K. with his recording of "Rose Marie," taking the top spot on the charts for 11 weeks. But it would be six years until he'd have another charting single, with "The Bells That Broke My Heart" peaking at Number 30 in 1961. His career hit a new stride in 1965 with "More than Yesterday," and Whitman would land 22 singles on the charts through 1974. His track "Something to Remember" rose to Number Six on the charts in 1971.
In 1979, Whitman jumped on a then-new concept with the mail-order TV album. His compilation All My Best, his first mail-order TV album, sold more than 1.5 million copies. Whitman charted another hit in 1980 with "When," and made his first appearance on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
His influence continued to resonate decades later, with Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and George Harrison calling him a favorite. Films like 1996's Mars Attacks! and 2007's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story have also included Whitman references.
Whitman released his latest album, Twilight on the Trail, in 2010. He is survived by a son and daughter; Alma, his wife of 67 years, died in 2009.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Yuen Woo Ping update
[10/1/14] The sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will be released simulataneously on Netflix and Imax. Maybe it'll be more like the sequel to Wing Chun as it will be directed by Yuen Woo Ping (who did the choreography in CTHD) and adds Donnie Yen to the cast. Jason Scott Lee is also in the cast.
[3/8/11] Legend of a Fighter is one of the few YWP movies that I don't have. It's sort of the precursor to Fist of Legend (so one might say Jet Li's Fearless is sort of a remake).
Anyway, my angelfire page links to nowhere, but here is an updated link. As well as the old one via archive.org.
I guess I'll have to put this on my want list. [10/1/14 - I see Legend of a Fighter is on hulu, but no subtitles.]
***
While googling Yuen Woo Ping, I saw that YWP has directed a new movie call True Legend. Well, not that new, considering the review is dated November 2008.
I was wondering whether my list of Favorite Yuen Woo Ping movies is still up at Amazon. And sure enough, it turned up in a google search for Favorite Yuen Woo Ping movies. (And my old YWP page is still up at angelfire.)
[6/22/10 -- theflyingmachine likes some of the same movies]
But I see it's a little outdated.
Updated DVDs of Fist of Legend have since been released by Dragon Dynasty. So has Twin Warriors (as Tai Chi Master). Both have the Chinese soundtrack included as well as special features.
After Kung Fu Hustle, YWP has done work on Unleashed (Jet Li), House of Fury, Fearless (Jet Li), Legend of the Black Scorpion, Forbidden Kingdom. Coincidentally, I bought all of the movies except Unleashed (which I saw in the theatre), but never finished watching Legend of the Black Scorpion nor House of Fury.
I thought he might have been the choreographer on Ip Man too, but that was Sammo.
[3/8/11] Legend of a Fighter is one of the few YWP movies that I don't have. It's sort of the precursor to Fist of Legend (so one might say Jet Li's Fearless is sort of a remake).
Anyway, my angelfire page links to nowhere, but here is an updated link. As well as the old one via archive.org.
I guess I'll have to put this on my want list. [10/1/14 - I see Legend of a Fighter is on hulu, but no subtitles.]
***
While googling Yuen Woo Ping, I saw that YWP has directed a new movie call True Legend. Well, not that new, considering the review is dated November 2008.
I was wondering whether my list of Favorite Yuen Woo Ping movies is still up at Amazon. And sure enough, it turned up in a google search for Favorite Yuen Woo Ping movies. (And my old YWP page is still up at angelfire.)
[6/22/10 -- theflyingmachine likes some of the same movies]
But I see it's a little outdated.
Updated DVDs of Fist of Legend have since been released by Dragon Dynasty. So has Twin Warriors (as Tai Chi Master). Both have the Chinese soundtrack included as well as special features.
After Kung Fu Hustle, YWP has done work on Unleashed (Jet Li), House of Fury, Fearless (Jet Li), Legend of the Black Scorpion, Forbidden Kingdom. Coincidentally, I bought all of the movies except Unleashed (which I saw in the theatre), but never finished watching Legend of the Black Scorpion nor House of Fury.
I thought he might have been the choreographer on Ip Man too, but that was Sammo.
Beatles tribute albums
Since I pretty much have all the Beatles albums, I have also have a numbers of albums of other artists doing Beatles covers, and (sometimes like their version better).
The latest one I see (in the newspaper) is Come Together by Ginai with Pierre Grill. It's a jazzy rendition, sort of reminiscent of Sergio Mendez.
There's another Hawaiian group that did Beatles songs on an album too, but I can't find the article now. [Hmm... (after going through the stack of old newspapers) I think it was this article about the same album!] And I remember Herb Ohta did one a year or two again. Here it is.
My favorite Beatles tribute Albums:
I Got No Kick Against Modern Jazz
Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles
I Am Sam (soundtrack)
Other cover albums that I like:
Not Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly
Honeymoon In Vegas (soundtrack)
Bossa 'N Chicago (among other Bossa 'N albums)
Lists of Beatles Tribute Albums
Wikipedia
My collection of Beatles tribute albums ("Pete the music fan")
Specific Tribute Albums
[3/20/10] I'm listening to a few of the Amazon samplers and recommendations ("customers who bought this album also bought").
The Across The Universe soundtrack sounds interesting
One that I never heard of was All This and World War II mentioned in the SwapACD review of Across The Universe.
Here's wikipedia's entry: All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs, performed by a number of musicians, with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century Fox films from the 1940s. It lasted a week in movie theaters and was quickly sent into storage, although it did play a midnight show at Landmark's Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles in June 2007.
There are two people selling the soundtrack on Amazon. One for $74.99. The other for $124.99. Here's a deal on ebay: $7 with free shipping! Hey, the guy's also selling Elvis Aloha From Hawaii album too. Wait, I think these are LPs. There's one listing for a CD. $89.99 (plus $3 shipping). Hip-O Select is sold out. Never mind.
Here's another one that came to mind while listening to Beatles Songs for Kids, Alvin and the Chipmunks!
Now at Fried Glass Onions Vol. 3 - Memphis Rocks The Beatles, I see 14 "also bought" pages, not all Beatles related. Albums from Germany, India, Japan, France. Unfortunately no samples. Here's an interesting reggae version of Sgt. Pepper. Baroque. Jazz. Blues. Rock. Alternative Rock (import). R&B (Glass Onion, Stax, Day Trippers). Cuban (interesting). Bossa Nova (Sergio Mendez-like). Another one. (And one to Sinatra) Exotic (international). Guitar. Piano. Cello. Gregorian. What did I miss? A fairly generic one, but not bad. Country (I actually have this one and it's sort of likeable). Lisa Lauren (jazzy). Smithereens (not bad). Headbashing (I'll pass). Garage band (another pass). Cheap Trick (sorry no samples).
I guess that's enough for now. I'm listening to the Blue Grass Album on Pete's list. Catchy. One more. Chet Atkins.
I'm now listening to the Bossa 'N Marley album. Catchy. I think I like almost as much as the Bossa 'N Chicago album.
[11/1/12] Some Bossa music on youtube
Can't Help Falling In Love
The latest one I see (in the newspaper) is Come Together by Ginai with Pierre Grill. It's a jazzy rendition, sort of reminiscent of Sergio Mendez.
There's another Hawaiian group that did Beatles songs on an album too, but I can't find the article now. [Hmm... (after going through the stack of old newspapers) I think it was this article about the same album!] And I remember Herb Ohta did one a year or two again. Here it is.
My favorite Beatles tribute Albums:
I Got No Kick Against Modern Jazz
Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles
I Am Sam (soundtrack)
Other cover albums that I like:
Not Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly
Honeymoon In Vegas (soundtrack)
Bossa 'N Chicago (among other Bossa 'N albums)
Lists of Beatles Tribute Albums
Wikipedia
My collection of Beatles tribute albums ("Pete the music fan")
Specific Tribute Albums
[3/20/10] I'm listening to a few of the Amazon samplers and recommendations ("customers who bought this album also bought").
The Across The Universe soundtrack sounds interesting
One that I never heard of was All This and World War II mentioned in the SwapACD review of Across The Universe.
Here's wikipedia's entry: All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs, performed by a number of musicians, with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century Fox films from the 1940s. It lasted a week in movie theaters and was quickly sent into storage, although it did play a midnight show at Landmark's Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles in June 2007.
There are two people selling the soundtrack on Amazon. One for $74.99. The other for $124.99. Here's a deal on ebay: $7 with free shipping! Hey, the guy's also selling Elvis Aloha From Hawaii album too. Wait, I think these are LPs. There's one listing for a CD. $89.99 (plus $3 shipping). Hip-O Select is sold out. Never mind.
Here's another one that came to mind while listening to Beatles Songs for Kids, Alvin and the Chipmunks!
Now at Fried Glass Onions Vol. 3 - Memphis Rocks The Beatles, I see 14 "also bought" pages, not all Beatles related. Albums from Germany, India, Japan, France. Unfortunately no samples. Here's an interesting reggae version of Sgt. Pepper. Baroque. Jazz. Blues. Rock. Alternative Rock (import). R&B (Glass Onion, Stax, Day Trippers). Cuban (interesting). Bossa Nova (Sergio Mendez-like). Another one. (And one to Sinatra) Exotic (international). Guitar. Piano. Cello. Gregorian. What did I miss? A fairly generic one, but not bad. Country (I actually have this one and it's sort of likeable). Lisa Lauren (jazzy). Smithereens (not bad). Headbashing (I'll pass). Garage band (another pass). Cheap Trick (sorry no samples).
I guess that's enough for now. I'm listening to the Blue Grass Album on Pete's list. Catchy. One more. Chet Atkins.
I'm now listening to the Bossa 'N Marley album. Catchy. I think I like almost as much as the Bossa 'N Chicago album.
[11/1/12] Some Bossa music on youtube
Can't Help Falling In Love
The Trellis
Three little letters spelled big trouble for Kelly Wilkinson last spring after she had shoulder surgery. Wilkinson developed a dangerous blood clot known as a deep vein thrombosis — DVT — in her lower right leg. Clots like this are potentially life threatening because they can break apart, sending bits and pieces tumbling through the bloodstream where they can become lodged in a vessel, creating a logjam that cuts off blood flow to the heart, lungs or brain.
Standard DVT treatment puts patients on a lifetime regimen of medications commonly known as blood thinners, which prevent more clots from forming. The existing clot remains in the vein and patients always run the risk of a piece breaking off, causing a blood clot in the lungs, or less often, a heart attack or stroke. Other common complications include poor circulation in the legs, swelling and leg pain, and foot wounds that won't heal.
But a new treatment is changing that. A device known as the Trellis allows doctors to isolate the clot, administer clot-dissolving medication only to the blocked area and suction out the clot material — all in a procedure that takes a little more than half an hour.
The Trellis is unique because it uses two balloons, one deployed above and one below the clot, to keep the clot-dissolving medication only where it is needed. Dr. Vasco Marques of the Pepin Heart Center at University Community Hospital in Tampa, which is among those offering Trellis, says the clot-dissolving medication makes the clot soft so it can be vacuumed out.
Other treatments for DVT are available that put clot-dissolving medication directly in the clot, but only the Trellis system keeps that powerful medication confined to a focused area, reducing the risk of bleeding, he said.
Standard DVT treatment puts patients on a lifetime regimen of medications commonly known as blood thinners, which prevent more clots from forming. The existing clot remains in the vein and patients always run the risk of a piece breaking off, causing a blood clot in the lungs, or less often, a heart attack or stroke. Other common complications include poor circulation in the legs, swelling and leg pain, and foot wounds that won't heal.
But a new treatment is changing that. A device known as the Trellis allows doctors to isolate the clot, administer clot-dissolving medication only to the blocked area and suction out the clot material — all in a procedure that takes a little more than half an hour.
The Trellis is unique because it uses two balloons, one deployed above and one below the clot, to keep the clot-dissolving medication only where it is needed. Dr. Vasco Marques of the Pepin Heart Center at University Community Hospital in Tampa, which is among those offering Trellis, says the clot-dissolving medication makes the clot soft so it can be vacuumed out.
Other treatments for DVT are available that put clot-dissolving medication directly in the clot, but only the Trellis system keeps that powerful medication confined to a focused area, reducing the risk of bleeding, he said.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
No more than once a week
A man identified in China's Chongqing Evening News in November as Mr. Zhang, 32, admitted he is competitive with his wife and "never wants to lose an argument," but inevitably his contentiousness leaves him with "bruises and scars all over" because Mrs. Zhang is a kung fu master. After negotiations led by Mrs. Zhang's parents, she agreed by contract to limit any beatings to no more than once a week, with a parent-administered penalty for exceeding that. [Daily Telegraph (London), 12-2-09]
[printed in Midweek, 2/17/10]
[printed in Midweek, 2/17/10]
Friday, March 05, 2010
Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection
I saw this for sale at Wal-Mart and wondered whether it was worth buying. Especially since I already own Bruce Lee - The Master Collection Set.
According to this ign review, the video has been improved and they now include the Cantonese and Mandarin sound tracks. And there are a few new extras.
So it might be worth getting if I were to actually watch the movies. Maybe I could sell my Master Collection and get this, but the Master Collection does contain the Bruce Lee: The Legend documentary.
The other DVD I might consider is the Enter The Dragon (Two-Disc Special Edition). This includes both Enter The Dragon and Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. As well as the documentaries: Blood and Steel, Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, Bruce Lee: The Curse of the Dragon, and Backyard Workout with Bruce Lee.
And now I see there's a Blu-Ray version of Enter The Dragon which also contains Warrior's Journey and the other documentaries. The four reviews linked above are all quite favorable. One to add to my list.
***
[5/14/11] Saw Enter The Dragon Blu-Ray at Wal-Mart today for only $8. Couldn't resist the price. Unfortunately I see that this is a newer version that doesn't include Warrior's Journey. [I thought it was kind of strange that I didn't see it on the back cover. Didn't know there were two versions of the disk. Oh well..] I guess it doesn't really make that much difference, since it was still in SD on the Blu-Ray disk. So what that means, is I just have to keep my Warrior's Journey. Or if I ever get the earlier version, I can sell or swap the newer version.
Amazon is still selling both versions. The new version (released 6/15/10) for 9.49 and the original version (4/17/07) for $14.99.
According to this ign review, the video has been improved and they now include the Cantonese and Mandarin sound tracks. And there are a few new extras.
So it might be worth getting if I were to actually watch the movies. Maybe I could sell my Master Collection and get this, but the Master Collection does contain the Bruce Lee: The Legend documentary.
The other DVD I might consider is the Enter The Dragon (Two-Disc Special Edition). This includes both Enter The Dragon and Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. As well as the documentaries: Blood and Steel, Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, Bruce Lee: The Curse of the Dragon, and Backyard Workout with Bruce Lee.
And now I see there's a Blu-Ray version of Enter The Dragon which also contains Warrior's Journey and the other documentaries. The four reviews linked above are all quite favorable. One to add to my list.
***
[5/14/11] Saw Enter The Dragon Blu-Ray at Wal-Mart today for only $8. Couldn't resist the price. Unfortunately I see that this is a newer version that doesn't include Warrior's Journey. [I thought it was kind of strange that I didn't see it on the back cover. Didn't know there were two versions of the disk. Oh well..] I guess it doesn't really make that much difference, since it was still in SD on the Blu-Ray disk. So what that means, is I just have to keep my Warrior's Journey. Or if I ever get the earlier version, I can sell or swap the newer version.
Amazon is still selling both versions. The new version (released 6/15/10) for 9.49 and the original version (4/17/07) for $14.99.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Building Blocks of HMSA’s eat healthy Campaign
Below are the key messages for the eat healthy campaign. These are the building blocks for our campaign, and good advice for anyone wanting to improve their diet. Watch for more information on these and other topics throughout the campaign in Island Scene, in the media, and on the eat healthy web site.
Remember, eat smart, eat healthy, enjoy!
Be wary of nutrition trends and fads
Portion control
The healthy proportion for your plate
Eat only when you’re hungry
Stay hydrated
Eat breakfast
Have smaller, more frequent meals
Choose whole grains
Use your calories wisely – don’t waste them on sugary drinks
Eat fruits and vegetables
Choose filling, nutritious foods
Healthier choices when eating out
Healthy substitutions
Remember, eat smart, eat healthy, enjoy!
Be wary of nutrition trends and fads
Portion control
The healthy proportion for your plate
Eat only when you’re hungry
Stay hydrated
Eat breakfast
Have smaller, more frequent meals
Choose whole grains
Use your calories wisely – don’t waste them on sugary drinks
Eat fruits and vegetables
Choose filling, nutritious foods
Healthier choices when eating out
Healthy substitutions
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