[by: glenda | 16 Mar 2010 | One Comment]
The Hurt Locker

Raw and riveting, The Hurt Locker is a viewer’s peek into the world of three elite members of a U.S. bomb squad stationed in Iraq in 2004.

Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal have created a film that attempts to place us in the sweaty, gritty and tension-filled life of soldiers assigned to defuse bombs in the dusty warzone that is Iraq. There are no endless and bloody gunfighting scenes here. Rather, most of the film’s war nuances are in our head. Its focus is on the daily grind of a specialized EOD team: missions that are placid and pregnant with suspense at the same time – is he or isn’t he going to be blown to smithereens?

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Food & Restaurants
Make Your Own Lemon Jam You'd be surprised at how easy it is. All you need are lemons, apples, sugar, a little ginger and water - no stabilizers, no preservatives. Just some natural yummy jam goodness.
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Movies & TV Shows
Alice in Wonderland Purists be warned: The recent Alice in Wonderland Walt Disney film release, directed by Tim Burton, is not a faithful adaptation of Lewis Caroll's 1865 novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and
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Health & Wellness
Make Your Own Fragrance It has long been acknowledged that scent has a powerful effect on our emotional and mental faculties. It can bring back good memories, induce calmness and aid in reducing stress.
make your own natural fragrance »

Geekery
Apple’s iPad: What it represents So, the iPad is the rumored tablet that Apple finally unveiled to the public last 27 January. Some people were amazed, others disappointed. "Why the hell would I buy this?"
yes, why would i? »
Travel & Lifestyle
Summer in Sorrento Thinking of a summer vacation getaway? Consider Sorrento, a small city in Southern Italy famous for its sea cliffs and breathtaking views overlooking the azure waters along the Amalfi Coast.
must-see, must-do in sorrento »

Books & Music
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children In their newest book, NurtureShock, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman present evidence to debunk much of our accepted thinking about children. For instance, that praise is always good (it isn't) or that kids just don't...
new thinking about children »

News & Current Events
20 Pinoy Things You Probably Didn’t Know Here's a list of 20 things you probably didn't know about the Philippines (if you're Pinoy, it's definitely worth a read!).
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Kalokohan
2010 Darwin Awards What makes it to the Darwin Awards list? Wendy Northcutt, founder, lists five qualifiers: 1. Inability to reproduce (must be dead or rendered sterile), 2. Excellence (astoundingly stupid judgment)...
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