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George Lucas’s Blockbusting: A Decade-by-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success (Paperback)

Hear George Lucas about the book on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122279258

See George Lucas about the book on The Daily Show on Hulu:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/118885/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-george-lucas

BOOK INFORMATION VIA AMAZON:
By meticulously compiling the details of how movies have been made and financed since the medium′s inception, chronicling their performances at the box office, and offering expert commentary about the most important trends of the last one hundred years, the authors of this book have given readers a singularly unique perspective on the film-making industry and a superlative blueprint for future successful filmmaking ventures.

Taking us decade by decade, this book focuses on the revenues, costs, production and distribution of 300 of the most critically and financially successful movies of all time from the business′s origins through 2005. Its numerous essays examine trends in war, noir, bio-drama, biblical, epic, musical, western, disaster, crime, and action adventure films, as well as the advent the summer movie, auteur filmmaking, and the revolutionary advances that have been made in film technology over time. Furthermore, its full complement of charts, graphs and diagrams presenting such things as salary histories, awards and honors, the number of principal photography days required, advertising expenditures, domestic versus overseas profits and more, also include conversions of past movie-making dollars into current dollar values for easy and relevant comparisons.

The ideal resource for filmmakers of every kind, this book evidences that blockbusters have not only been made on relatively low budgets before, but that they have been made time and time again through varying economic climates.

George Lucas′s Blockbusting is indispensible reading for all who love and contribute to the film business.

• Paperback: 976 pages
• Publisher: It Books; Original edition (January 5, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061778893
• ISBN-13: 978-0061778896

如何制作 紅麴醬? Does anyone have a Anka Sauce (Red Yeast Rice Sauce) Recipe? Looking to make from scratch.

We found a few Anka Sauce recipes (如何制作 紅麴醬) so far. In years past, it was more popular for only Hakkanese (like my wife) to eat this. Looks like it takes about 3 months to make. Yep, THREE MONTHS. So maybe we’ll get to see if we did a good job sometime in April!

Recipe #1 link with Chinese & English text below (note: Link has a video too so you can see what it’s all about)

http://news.cts.com.tw/cts/life/200909/200909160317381.html

怕買到不乾淨的紅麴醬，其實可以ＤＩＹ自己做，養生更衛生，來看看老阿嬤的古早釀製法，只要簡單的糯米和紅糯米，蒸過後自然發酵三個月，就是尚天然的紅麴醬，成本不到一百元。

蒸籠一掀開，紅麴香味先撲鼻。這肥瘦適中的蒸肉，上頭鮮紅色的碎末，就是古早味紅麴，肉的香嫩搭著紅麴入味，吃進嘴裡，有一種淡淡的甜味，流出來的肉汁，還可以拌飯吃，這又香又好吃的紅麴蒸肉，大廚的秘密武器就是這罐，自然發酵三個月的紅麴醬，怎麼做？其實很簡單，糯米洗乾淨後泡水四個小時，紅糯米泡兩個小時，吸收一點水分，最後再以二比一的比例，一台斤的糯米，三百克的紅糯米，混在一起不加水，直接蒸四十分鐘，這紅白色的熟糯米放涼後，放進甕裡，三個月自然發酵，就是尚天然的紅麴醬。

這ＤＩＹ紅麴醬、不管是醃漬肉片，還是清蒸，都非常的美味，成本不到衣百元，最重要的這是健康又養生的正統古早味。

Do not be afraid to buy clean, red yeast rice sauce can actually make their own DIY, health is more health, and to take a look at my grandma’s old days, brewing method, as long as a simple sticky rice and red rice, steamed for three months after the natural fermentation is still natural red yeast rice sauce, costs less than 100 yuan.

Steamer one opened, red yeast rice aroma first aroma. This Feishou moderate Zhengrou, on top of bright red Suimo, that is, and ancient red yeast rice, meat, red yeast rice tasty Xiangnen was chatting, eating into the mouth, there is a hint of sweetness, streaming out of gravy, but also Bibimbap can eat, which in turn fragrant and tasty red yeast Zhengrou, chef’s secret weapon is the tank, the natural fermentation of red yeast paste for three months, how do? In fact very simple, clean and wash rice four hours after the flood damage, and red rice soak for two hours, to absorb a little water, and finally to two to one ratio, a jin, glutinous rice, 300 grams of red sticky rice, mixed with non – add water, direct steam 40 minutes, this red and white put the cooked glutinous rice cool, put urn, the three-month natural fermentation is still a natural red yeast rice sauce.

This DIY red yeast paste, whether it is pickled pork, or steamed, are very delicious, cost less than a hundred clothing, the most important of which is the orthodox and ancient health and nutrition.

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This next recipe is a little more complicated with more ingredients. Actually, ingredients we’re not sure if we can find in D/FW. This link has more pictures in it:

http://jtlohas.pixnet.net/blog/post/15123299

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Lots of great pictures on this one!:

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/minchen0310/20605680

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乖乖歌

乖乖乖乖乖 乖乖棒棒棒 健康快樂乖乖
天天都要乖乖 你也乖乖 我也乖乖
乖乖的世界 大家一起來 乖乖乖乖乖
乖乖棒棒棒 健康快樂乖乖 天天都要乖乖
天天都要乖乖 健康快樂 乖乖

http://www.kuai-kuai.com.tw/

The 10 Days in Beautiful Africa™ Board Game has just arrived! Though coming to retailers in 2010, you can order yours now! Order & learn more below:

Visit http://www.BeautifulAfrica.net

or

Directly download a pdf of the information sheets & printable order form here:

http://www.beautifulafrica.net/downloads/beautifulafrica_orderform.pdf

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About the 10 Days in Beautiful Africa™ Board Game:

Get Packing! Players have 10 Days in Beautiful Africa™ – touring by plane, by car, and on foot. They chart their course from start to finish, using destination and transportation tiles. The first traveler to make connections for a ten days’ journey wins the game. This award-winning game makes learning African geography easy and fun!

• Game Box Contains:

- 45 Country Tiles

- There is one tile per country, except for Chad, Mali, Niger, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for which there are two.

- 15 Transportation Tiles

- There are ten Airplane Tiles, two per color.

- There are five Automobile Tiles, all a neutral color.

- 4 sets of Wooden Tile Holders, two holders per set

- Map Game Board

- Rules Sheet

• 2-4 Players

• Ages 10 to Adult

• 20-30 Minutes per Game

Award-Winning Game Play!

• National Competition Winner of Mensa Select®, Honored for Excellence by Mensa, The High IQ Society

• Dr. Toy Winner, Smart Play. Smart Toy.

• Major Fun Award

• Parenting for High Potential. Recommended by National Association for Gifted Children.

• The National Parenting Center Winner Seal of Approval

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About Beautiful Africa™

Africa is one of the most important continents in the world whose magnificent beauty is often overlooked. The Beautiful Africa™ mission is to change the negative perception of the African continent.  We are dedicated to showcasing and promoting all that is beautiful about Africa through a full line of multi-media products that educate, inspire and entertain a worldwide audience.  We have teamed up with business leaders, artists and education professionals in Africa and around the world to give the world A New Way to Look at Africa.™

Beautiful Africa™ was founded upon the works of international artist, Lap Ngo, who studied at the
famous École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.  Lap Ngo spent almost 30 years living in North and West Africa where he taught private art lessons and held yearly art exhibits sponsored by international institutions.  Lap Ngo’s paintings have often been described as “versatile yet peaceful and luminescent.”  Working with various mediums, his paintings include portraits of nomads and luminous landscapes he encountered in his African travels to very surrealistic compositions.

Visit http://www.BeautifulAfrica.net to learn more.

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About Out of the Box Publishing

Since 1999, Out of the Box Publishing has been a leader in the Business of Fun! Headquartered in Dodgeville, WI, Out of the Box produces a gamut of games. From single-player to party games, from quick and light games to engaging strategy games, Out of the Box games are designed to please the entire family. Fun has always been our mission, and happiness can be found….right Out of the Box!

Visit http://www.otb-games.com to learn more.

Out of the Box Publishing Inc.

609 Bennett Road

Dodgeville, WI 53533

800.540.2304

Info [at] OTB-Games.com

http://www.OTB-Games.com

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About Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc.

Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc. (GSE) is a next generation media & entertainment company with proprietary character & cause based content that represents, develops, sells, and licenses entertainment brands, products, & content integrated with social media. GrapevineStar™ also operates SocialMediaAnalysts.com, a provider of social media solutions.

Contact Jacob R. Miles III, CEO, Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc. at 214.763.1134. Visit GSE at www.GrapevineStar.com, www.GrapevinePOP.com, www.GSEConnect.com, www.GStarSite.com, www.SocialMediaAnalysts.com, www.BeautifulAfrica.net to learn more.

Beautiful Africa, LLC

C/O Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc.

P.O. Box 1925
Grapevine, TX 76099

T: 214.763.1134

Info [at] GrapevineStar.com
http://www.BeautifulAfrica.net
http://www.GrapevineStar.com

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• Food+Imagination = Beautiful Landscapes (Creative Art)

September 22, 2009

China prepares for its 60th anniversary – The Big Picture – Boston.com

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Exported site page with pictures:
China_60th_Anniversary.pdf (approx. 9Mb)

Images from "China prepares for its 60th anniversary" by www.Boston.com

https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com

Make your way to historic Grapevine and uncork the fun for the largest wine festival in the Southwest. Wine lovers and connoisseurs from across the nation will sample award-winning Texas wines at the 23rd Annual GrapeFest on September 17, 18, 19 and 20. GrapeFest is the place to enjoy premium wines, great music, delectable foods and plenty of fun. It’s the perfect spot to eat, shop and be entertained!

A grape stomping good time awaits you at GrapeFest voted a 2009 ABA Top 100 Event in North America!

https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com

Make your way to historic Grapevine and uncork the fun for the largest wine festival in the Southwest. Wine lovers and connoisseurs from across the nation will sample award-winning Texas wines at the 23rd Annual GrapeFest on September 17, 18, 19 and 20. GrapeFest is the place to enjoy premium wines, great music, delectable foods and plenty of fun. It’s the perfect spot to eat, shop and be entertained!

A grape stomping good time awaits you at GrapeFest voted a 2009 ABA Top 100 Event in North America!