Romantic Heaven (로맨틱 헤븐) [South Korea] - 2011

Romantic Heaven (로맨틱 헤븐) [South Korea] - 2011

Country: South Korea
Production Company: KnJ Entertainment
Genre: Drama/ Comedy
Director: Jang Jin
Starring: Kim Soo Ro, Kim Dong Wuk, Kim Ji Won, Lee Soon Jae, Sim Eun Kyeong, Im Won Hee, Kim Joon Bae, Jeon Yang Ja, Kim Dong Ju, Lee Moon Soo, Kim Jae Geon
Length: 117 mins
Date of release: 24th March, 2011

Synopsis

Various people from different backgrounds and professions who do not know each other meet unexpectedly in a hospital. The movie is divided into three stories.

Mother

Mimi's mother (Kim Dong Ju) is suffering from cancer and requires bone marrow desperately. The probability of finding a suitable bone marrow is only 0.001. The donor is required by the police for taking the life of his girlfriend. The man is found missing and Mimi (Kim Ji Won) considers him as the last hope to save his mother's life.

Wife

A lawyer called Min Gyu (Kim Soo Ro) lost his wife after she passed away and her red bag gone missing. After her departure he feels really empty and is searching for the red bag that are filled with her memories.

A Girl

Ji Wook (Kim Dong Wuk) hates his grandfather (Kim Jae Geon) because he forgot his past and is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. However, his grandfather still remembers his first love’s name. One day, Ji Wook meets his grandfather’s first love accidentally and wants to grant his grandfather’s wish to meet his first love for the last time.


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Ghost School 3D (Bóng Ma Học Đường 3D) [Vietnam] - 2011

Ghost School 3D (Bóng Ma Học Đường 3D) [Vietnam] - 2011

Country: Vietnam
Production Company: Galaxy Studio/ LBT Entertainment
Genre: Horror/ Comedy
Director: Le Bao Trung
Starring: Hoai Linh, Elly Tran Ha, Hoang Son, Wanbi Tuan Anh, Truong Quynh Anh, Thien Minh, Dinh Ngoc Diep, Tim Cat Vu
Length: 120 mins
Date of release: 26th January, 2011

Synopsis

Nam Linh (Hoai Linh) is an online horror writer who takes away his own life. While alive he wrote stories that lead to distortions in thinking and actions of many young people. As a result of his writings some youngsters took their own lives and committed physical violence at school.

Nana Ly (Elly Tran Ha) breaks up with his boyfriend Ngo Vinh (Thien Minh) and both decide to take away their own lives. Nam Linh's son called Minh Quan (Wanbi Tuan Anh) has crush upon Thien Kim (Truong Quynh Anh). He could not get along with his father when he was still alive.

Minh Quan is one weak person and often get bullied at school while Thien Kim decides to take her own life due to family problem. 

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Sinhawalokanaya - The Cricket Film (Sri Lanka) - 2011

Sinhawalokanaya - The Cricket Film (Sri Lanka) - 2011

Country: Sri Lanka
Production Company: DL Productions
Genre: Drama/ Sports
Director: Suneth Malinga Lokuhewa
Starring: Dilon Jayasinghe, Raini Charuka Gunathilaka, Menaka Rajapakse, Thilakaratne Dilshan, Kusum Renu, Kanchana Mendis, Damitha Abeyratne, Sanath Gunathilaka, Palitha Silva, Pubudu Chathuranga
Length: NA
Date of release: 14th January, 2011

Synopsis

A group of youth playing ball in 1947 is made fun of by a group of Englishmen and challenged to a game of cricket. The youth are beaten at the game. However, the rural youth travel to the future through time and beat a foreign team before returning to their village.

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Squash Soup for Small Families

Squash Soup for Small Families
Another small-yield recipe. This soup tastes very close to beef stew and is remarkably thick even though it contains no cream or eggs.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 medium white onion
• 3 or 4 cups cooked pumpkin or other squash
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups soup stock

Method:

Chop the onion coarsely. Melt the margarine in a large saucepan. Stir the onion into the melted margarine, add the salt, pepper, and red pepper (optional), and cook until the onion is very brown but not burned, about 30 minutes, on low to medium heat. Stir frequently and keep covered.
Add the cooked squash and stir in the vegetable stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for at least 45 minutes, covered, on low to medium heat.
If the soup seems too watery, simmer uncovered until it reduces. Serve hot, topped with cilantro or parsley (optional).

Notes:

This soup takes at least an hour and a half to prepare. The longer it simmers, the better its flavor.
This is a great way to use up extra pumpkin from the pumpkin pie recipe. It also works with yellow squash.
Vegetable stock is often available in concentrate or as bouillon cubes, in health-food stores and in general grocery stores. If you really can't find it, use water.
This soup refrigerates and freezes well. The soup should be brought to a boil in a saucepan when re-heating.
As shown, recipe makes roughly four servings.
When preparing this recipe and any other food you enjoy, please use organically-grown vegetables, fruits, grains, and flavorings. The Earth you save may be your own.

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APPLE SOUP

APPLE SOUP 


INGREDIENTS

6 cups apple pie filling
2 cups of apple cider
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1medium onion, diced
3 celery stalks, sliced small
3 medium carrots, diced
1 1/2 quarts of chicken stock

DIRECTIONS

Melt butter or margarine in stock pot. Saute vegetables until just slightly soft (approx. 3 minutes)

Add chicken stock and apple cider and heat to boil. Add apple pie filling. Stir mixture and heat to boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

Yields 2 1/2 quarts 

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Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2011 Denim Collection

Preppy fashion meets high street luxe in the Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2011 Denim Lookbook. The stylish parade of outfits will definitely win the heart of those who long for a more refined casual chic wardrobe. Tommy Hilfiger decided to target the fashion pack that devotes special importance both to comfort as well as alternative and unique style ideas.

The denim collection envisioned for the warm season was inspired by the world presented by John Hughes as one of the greatest movie icons of the 80s making a smashing debit with the cult blockbuster 'The Breakfast Club'. The relaxed and uber-cool looks presented below are perfect for casual occasions as well as school. Therefore those who were lusting after a brand new line of jeans and denim shirts will have the privilege to take a peek into the wide array of outfit ideas popularized by the Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2011 Denim Lookbook. 

You'll find here stylish mini skirts, shorts as well as cute jeans as the must have style pieces of the upcoming months. Use a more open-minded perspective in order to pull off a similar statement outfit and rely on the ingenuity of this lookbook that definitely furnishes you with a few life-saving ideas.

Preppy kids are lined up with their signature outfits in this stylish Lookbook. The ever evolving style fantasy of Tommy Hilfiger this time targets the fans of the soft and ageless textures as well as more unisex tailoring patterns. Girls are dressed up with chic loose shirts and cute shorts that are far from being skin-tight and too sexy. Instead these radiate a more practical and androgynous perspective towards fashion. Embedding the stylish denim shirts and cute jackets as well as suspenders into dainty wardrobe will prove to be the first step towards a more universal and alternative look.

However fans of girly prints and patterns should not skip this lookbook either as they'll have the opportunity to choose from the feminine printed and colorful dresses. These stylish fashion items are perfect to fight the heat and feel comfortable in our breezy outfit. Go for the cute ensembles that encourage you to experiment with the different mix/matching style alternatives. Combine the different shades and prints in order to pull off a surprising apparel idea and achieve the desired drop-dead-gorgeous impact on your friends and admirers.

Floral prints add a vibrant and urbane chic vibe to your wardrobe therefore have them at hand when eager to stand out from the crowd and make a stylish impression with your blooming season appearance. Check out the various cool outfit ideas both for girls and boys offered by the Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2011 Lookbook and make sure you pierce the versatile denim wash designs into your plain wardrobe. Choose the best designs that suit your personality and revolutionize your clothing style if it needs a few touch ups.

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Jeans and Denim Clothing Price Hike

Don’t be surprised if you find higher price tags on jeans and cotton shirts hanging on retailer’s clothing racks this spring. Clothing prices have dropped for a decade as tame inflation and cheap overseas labor helped hold down costs. Retailers and clothing makers cut frills and experimented with fabric blends to cut prices during the recession.

The price of cotton has more than doubled in price over the past year, hitting all-time highs. The price of synthetic fabrics has jumped roughly 50% as demand for alternatives and blends has risen.

Clothing prices are expected to rise about 10% in coming months, an analyst predicts, with the biggest increases coming in the second half of the year. Levi Strauss, Wrangler jeans maker VF Corp., and J.C. Penney, are all planning price increases.

More specifics on price increases are expected when clothing retailers such as J.C. Penney and Abercrombie & Fitch report financial results this month.
According to Eric Wiseman, CEO of VF Corp., 'All of VF Corp. brands, every single brand, will take some price increases'. Higher costs also will affect how clothes are made. Clothing makers are blending more synthetic fabrics like rayon and designing jeans with fewer beads and other embellishments. Shoppers also will have fewer color choices.

Retailers are trying to figure out whether consumer demand that gave them strong holiday sales will last. The fear is higher prices will nip that budding demand. Stores that cater to low- and middle-income shoppers will have the hardest time passing along price increases.

Cotton prices have jumped to a 150-year-high, rising to $1.90 per pound on Friday, more than double what they were a year ago, according to the International Cotton Advisory Committee.

Cotton prices began soaring in August of 2010 after bad weather cut harvests in major producing countries including China, the U.S., Pakistan and Australia.

Restrictions on exports from India, the world's second-largest cotton exporter behind China, have also produced cotton shortages. On top of that, worldwide demand for cotton has risen as the global economy improves.

Raw materials account for 25% to 50% of the cost of producing a garment. Labor ranges from 20% to 40%, depending on how complicated it is to make

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