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Cinderella and the Secret Prince (2018)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

There's something particularly devastating about watching a bad movie that could’ve been good if circumstances beyond the filmmaker’s control hadn’t mucked things up. Right before the end credits of Cinderella and the Hidden Prince, we see concept art of what the characters should’ve looked like. They look great. As good as anything Disney has put on-screen. I'm certain the voice actors saw these images and got all excited. I can picture the art director/character designer telling their friends and family about this animated fairy tale they were working on and then dying of shame once they saw the final product.

Ella “Cinderella” (voiced by Cassandra Morris) is forced by her wicked stepmother and step-sisters to work as a scullery maid in her own home. When her mouse friends Alex (Chris Niosi), Manny (R. Martin Klein) and Walt (Tony Azzolino) discover an apprentice fairy godmother in the woods (Crystal, voiced by Kirsten Day), Ella gets the chance to go to the royal ball and meets the kingdom's prince. Unfortunately, Olaf (Stephen Mendel) isn’t a prince at all. He’s a puppet of the Wicked Witch (Stephanie Sanditz), who has transformed the real prince into a mouse!

If you’ve had the misfortune of seeing 2012’s Cinderella 3D, this one’s cut from the same cloth. Ugly characters are REALLY ugly but not in an intentional way. The "handsome" prince has his eyes set just a bit too far apart, making him look like he’s a fish man. Cinderella’s mouse friends (well, two are mice, one’s a hamster) are hideous creatures whose size changes from scene to scene. At best, this looks like a bargain-bin knockoff of Tangled. Most of the time, it doesn’t even reach the level of Happily N’Ever After. Some assets were obviously taken from an animation library because you can see their cycles end in the middle of a scene.

Despite the lackluster visuals, you can picture the movie this could've been if it weren’t trying to tell the Cinderella story. When you think of the classic fairy tale, certain elements come to mind: a poor girl forced to do labor, a fairy godmother and most iconic of all… a crystal slipper left behind at midnight. That last one? not in this movie! Instead, we have a quest for a magic ring to restore the not-so-secret prince to his human form. This mission takes over the entire film, which would be fine if it was what we���d signed up for.

As Hoodwinked has taught us, all could've been forgiven if the writing had done some heavy lifting. At several points, it feels like there are scenes missing. One moment, Cinderella and her friends spot a colossal ice mountain all the way across the forest. Seconds later, they’re inside, exploring a cave that looks like it belongs to a completely different film. The characters are thin, unlikeable, or both. At several points, the story contradicts itself. We learn, for example, that the prince was turned into a mouse when he was five years old. When he’s restored to his true form, he suddenly knows how to ride a horse and is an expert swordsman. Did he master these skills when he was a toddler? Then there’s a reveal about the evil witch that makes no sense and an epic conclusion that raises far too many questions. It’s clear some people on the team were trying but they were outnumbered by people who just didn’t care.

You can appreciate a film wanting to take a familiar story in a new, fresh direction but good intentions don't mean anything if the end product is kind of ugly, often annoying and poorly written. Don’t get me started on the one musical number. It’s so bland and generic you'll forget the lyrics as soon as the following line begins. Even for little kids who don’t discriminate, Cinderella and the Secret Prince would be a hard sell. (May 7, 2021)

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Baby's first ask game! (I've been here for five years idk what I was doing that whole time)

(Thanks @onioneyez, I am also suffering through the ao3 outage :) )

(UPDATE: IT JUST FIXED ITSELF!!)

Last song: I'm All Right by Madeleine Peyroux! Got its album on CD a few weeks ago (and just recovered my CD player from storage) so I've been playing it ooover and oooover

Favorite color: Whatever I'm wearing the most of that day! Today is all blue day so I'm going to see a nice deep blue or maybe faded denim color.

Currently reading: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell!!! My favorite book of all time ever, I needed something familiar and I've read this little guy maybe eight times so... yup. So pretty so sad the characters inspire me on the most basic human level UGH

Currently watching: I *just* started my yearly Fleabag s2 rewatch as of an hour ago so that will consume me for a week or so. Then I will finish X-Men 97 and then who knows what.

Last movie: Querelle! Very strange, very 80s gay. Extremely sexy lighting, everything glittered and glowed it was crazy beautiful.

Sweet, spicy, savory?: SAVORY <3 very salty with lots of allium and a medium-small amount of spice

relationship status: Flying solo for theee forseeable future

current obsession: X-Men!! My childhood obsession returns. I thought I was just going to watch a movie or two to prep for Deadpool and Wolverine, but it turned into a whole thing. Even got a subscription to the Marvel comic service, reading lots of Wolverine stuff, buncha random comics. I also have recently acquired a kitchen of my very own, so I've been cooking like crazy and I'm desperate to get some more ingredients and start making new recipes!! I need new recipes!!

Tea or coffee? Tea at home, a flavored latte (decaf) when I'm out. Golden milk is peak though. Really craving this honeycomb latte I had once but I hate spending more than 5 bucks on a drink mmm

last thing I googled: "din tai fung disney" went to a nice restaurant for my mom's birthday dinner, so naturally we discussed other restaurants (and my mom's a disney fan). Disney's too expensive as is so I will not be visiting that little establishment but goddd I want dim sum... preferably not at din tai fung prices...

If y'all want, no pressure :) @soupen-creature @goat-goth @allthatglitters-isgay

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Public v jayne on ebay,jane phillips, the royal hotel, devina yasmin mcpherson of 19 Florence St cottesloe ex of n mum n sis n bros and edith cows uni and arshad omari, bob the oldpeado security officer - mega lab etc and partners, north perth police like pc wallace and partner, silvia watch, ira, siobahn, chinese, Canadians, usa, rus,ukr,isr,gaza, abc,jjj,jj, unearthed rosie beaton,myf,wil,amos,tim, bom, fran pulp,pin,pil,chn,jap,thai,gray nev, australian government ,film australia, film and tv school,george karpathakos,michaeloshaughnessy,kev ballentine, mawell pam, Normanby Leslie, fremantle, psychiatrists and hospitals, paramedics, ambulances, cairns dresser sleeman, Barrs st doctors, wa ambulance,qld health - terrorists, stalkers, malicious damagers, s chinos, trespassers,drugger,poisoners,bums,retard smart arses, losers ,smells, suitors,murderers,homos,launderers,id thiefs,robbers,stealers,liars,racists,vilifiers, morons ,delinquents, illegal immigrants, airports, passports, consulates and embassies, ben and shirley,kpmg,chartered accountants,bungs,aus abos,kurongkurl katitjin,kev richards, hill,nev col gray ,tnt,bugger transport,wa police,charlies,sean,davud Slater,jeniffer Slater,kylie j moore,naz,james,glenn, transpert,lunar,astor, northbridge,pc,wpc,singapore,asians, Taiwanese hk, macau,bharat indians, gift card scammers, banks, insurance co.s ,sgio,spaw eng,dole,disability,ces,centrelink,ndis,ndia, siobahn,stewart,spurs,nufc,artingstall,vets,media,tv,radio, w.a film commission, lottery w.a , Australian lottery, Robert kovacevic,slater,mark,justin,peadophiles, rapists,sex traffickers, abusers Nina,phillip, brandy/brandi smith, jean Pierre broome,fung,jan,jen, songs, Laos, Viet, Beijing,sydney,canberrans, act police, nsw police - terrorists pedis and homo queer lgbtqia pluses wankers, batterers,wa royal commissions,wa crown solicitor, shorn, victims support ,legal aid in perth and canberra,rbwh,brisbane police,cairns festival on esplanade, sth africans, anton,don,rick,ricardo,gays, Charles price, blondie, dk,slf,martin Paul dawson,kashif ashraf, social worker, yasmin, fremantle magistrates and judge - Marissa’s dad from Lithuania,bourke,marie-anne, Danielle brandt,peter tafe mt lawley1995 phot dip,leon,alman,london met,royton police,oldham hospital umist, qantas,ansett,airlie, bowen,librarians,wilson,ken ,ed,carl,karl dr karl, slovaks,slovenians,chechia,germans,krauts,nazis, abs,abos,people displaying German colours not just nazi symbols, ie red black yellow like boongs,dickerson,josephine,s.a policed.c.lins,simon lawton, orange telecom, aatp, naturaopaths,sgio,yorkshire bank,barclays bnk, rr, yeomans, mofat,boland,dronsfield, prakash,islam,sikh, I.t, multimedia,omari,ira,isis,bush blair howard clarke,hazel, Ian dadour,uwa, n chadd,clayton,wriggley,howarth,gedge,weddies, chameleons, strummer, lever,john,jon, Cooper,green,army,milton,aaron,mufc,new order, jd, coons, pentecostals, hibbert,swift ,travis ,soley fagan,russell st freo,stella, rhianna,abba, pedofiles, entrappers,pc wpc gavin walshe, coersive controllers like police, domestic abusers like Kylie, monica Harland,hartland Cinemax,halland,haland, mcfc ,pep,pip,lfc,afc,mufc,dfc,bfc,oaafc,rawlings,cummins,aus cricket,the ashes, Ireland , world 6 rugby, parts, ozzies,oz,aushwtz,bunnings, checkout chicks, donnelly, catholics, woolies,japs,tanaka,juanita,suzanne, sherry abdul, pervs, ward, Sri Lankans at rbwh etc and asians staff, burgess, budge,mccomb,etchells,wood,woods,hackers,bt, um, mu,um,mmu, pillocks, abc,ch7,

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[goalhofer]

2024 olympics Hong Kong roster

Athletics

Felix Diu

Badminton

Yiu Lee

Jordan Man

Happy Yan

Lianne Ting

Lam Yeung

Suet Tse

Cycling

Vincent Yau

Ceci Wing

Fencing

Hang Ho

Edgar Ka-Long

Vivian Wai

Daphne Chan

Gymnastics

Hung Shek

Judo

Lee Wong

Rowing

Chun Chiu

Sailing

Ching Ma

Yin Cheng

Sakai Akira

Russell Alysworth

Nicholas Halliday

Swimming

Ian Ho (Blacksburg, Virginia)

Cindy Cheung

Siobhán Haughey

Lam Tam

Camille Lily-Mei

Stephanie Hoi-Shun

Natalie Kan

Table tennis

Chun-Ting Wong

Kem Doo

Chengzhu Zhou (Houyangzhu, China)

Ching Lee

Taekwondo

Fung Lo

Triathlon

Jason Long

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Pride of the West 1938

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Gorgeous new single and MV from Ivana Wong 王菀之

This begins with a new age ballad atmosphere, and adds dramatic orchestration.  Very classy!   =D

Music: Ivana Wong 王菀之 Lyrics: 林夕 Albert Leung Arranger: Ivana Wong Producer: Ivana Wong Vocal producer: Alex Fung 馮翰銘

Violins: Leslie Moonsun Ryang, Tang Hin Wah Cello/Viola: Anna Kwan Trumpet: Stewart Kirwan Flute and Clarinet: Charlie French Horn: Russell Bonifede Program music: Ivana Wong

Full a/v credits at YT.

[bleales]

04.17.21

got 4 hrs of sleep whuz good 🥸 had to wake up early to finish my physics midterm and submit it bc i have not paid attention to lecture like at all 🧎🏻‍♀️ kinda tired but it’s also kinda weird that i’m so used to functioning on so little sleep ummm

food today was GOOD 👩‍🍳 for lunch me and the roomies ordered din tai fung which i haven’t had in so long it was so yum 🥢🥡 then had interviews back to back and got crepes w jason and boba w russell 😽 then in n out with jill for dinner yea yeaaaa

today was busybusybusy 🐝 but i got so much done so that’s p swag. trying to become a morning person u kno how it eez. caught up on a lot of film lectures so that was also nice 🕺🏻 very productive and peaceful day overall

plan for rest of tonight!

finish writing up emails!

catch up on film lectures! also start disc post

readings for engcomp

shower bc u are gross

maybe sweep bc the living room is a lil nasty 🤨

sleep tight everyone get sum rest u are all so sexcccc

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Via Russell Fung’s Instagram Story (May 18th, 2019)

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Going Keto: Why It's Actually Good For You

Keto diets have really come on strong in the past year and a half and for good reason. It's a great way to not only shed those unwanted pounds quick, but also a great way to get healthy and stay that way. For those that have tried the Keto Diet and are still on it, it's more than just a diet. It's a way of life, a completely new lifestyle. But like any major shift in our lives it is not an easy one, it takes an incredible amount of commitment and determination. Good for Some But not for all? - Although a ketogenic diet has been used to greatly improve people's quality of life, there are some out there who do not share the majority's way of thinking. But why is that exactly? Ever since we can remember we have been taught that the only way to get rid of the extra weight was to quit eating the fat filled foods that we are so accustomed to eating every day. So instructing people to eat healthy fats (The key word is Healthy) you can certainly understand why some people would be skeptical as to how and why you would eat more fat to achieve weight lost and achieve it fast. This concept goes against everything we have ever known about weight loss. How Keto Started - Discovered by endocrinologist Rollin Woodyatt in 1921 when he found that 3 water -soluble compounds Aceture, B-hydroxybutyrate and Acetoacetate (Known together as Ketone bodies) were produced by the liver as a result of starvation or if the person followed a diet rich with high fat and very low carbs. Later on that year a man from the Mayo Clinic by the name of Russel Wilder named it the "Ketogenic Diet," and used it to treat epilepsy in young children with great success. But because of advancements in medicine it was replaced. My Struggles Starting Keto - I started Keto February 28th 2018, I had made an attempt at the Keto Diet once before about 6 months prior but was never able to make it through the first week. The first week on Keto is the worst part of the entire process, this is when the dreaded Keto Flu appears also called the carb flu. The Keto Flu is a natural reaction your body undergoes when switching from burning glucose (sugar) as energy to burning fat instead. Many people who have gone on the Keto Diet say that it actually feels similar to withdrawing from an addictive substance. This can last anywhere between 3 days to an entire week, it only lasted a few days in my case. People who have had the keto Flu report feeling drowsy, achy, nauseous, dizzy and have terrible migraines among other things. The first week is usually when people attempting a Keto Diet fail and quit, just remember that this happens to everyone early in the process and if you can get past the first week the hardest part is over. There are a few remedies you can use to help you get through this rough spell. Taking Electrolyte supplements, staying hydrated, drinking bone broth, eating more meat and getting plenty of sleep. Keto Flu is an unfortunate event that occurs to everyone as the body expels the typical day-to-day diet. You just have to power through. What Does A Ketogenic Diet Look Like? - When the average person eats a meal rich in carbs, their body takes those carbs and converts them into glucose for fuel. Glucose is the body's main source of fuel when carbs are present in the body, on a Keto diet there are very low if any at all carbs consumed which forces the body to utilize other forms of energy to keep the body functioning properly. This is where healthy fats come into play, with the absence of carbs the liver takes fatty acids in the body and converts them into ketone bodies. An ideal Keto diet should consist of: • 70-80% Fat • 20-25% Protein • 5-10% Carbs You should not be eating more than 20g of carbs per day to maintain the typical Ketogenic diet. I personally ate less than 10g per day for a more drastic experience but I achieved my initial goals and then some. I lost 28 lbs. in a little under 3 weeks. What Is Ketosis? - When the body is fueled completely by fat it enters a state called "Ketosis," which is a natural state for the body. After all of the sugars and unhealthy fats have been removed from the body during the first couple of weeks, the body is now free run on healthy fats. Ketosis has many potential benefits-related to rapid weight loss, health or performance. In certain situations like type 1 diabetes excessive ketosis can become extremely dangerous, where as in certain cases paired with intermittent fasting can be extremely beneficial for people suffering from type 2 diabetes. Substantial work is being conducted on this topic by Dr. Jason Fung M.D. (Nephrologist) of the Intensive Dietary Management Program. What I Can and Can't Eat - For someone new to Keto it can be very challenging to stick to a low-carb diet, even though fat is the cornerstone of this diet you should not be eating any and all kinds of fat. Healthy fats are essential, but what is healthy fat you might ask. Healthy fats would consist of grass-fed meats, (lamb, beef, goat, venison), wild caught fish and seafood, pastured pork & poultry's. Eggs and salt free butters can also be ingested. Be sure to stay away from starchy vegetables, fruit, and grains. Processed foods are in no way accepted in any shape or form on the Ketogenic diet, artificial sweeteners and milk can also pose a serious issue. So far I am 5 weeks in and down 34 lbs. and feeling great, I have an enormous amount of energy and do not crash midday during work like I used to. It will take some serious commitment and a great meal plan to get to where you want to be health wise. But the road to get there is always more fulfilling then where you end up.

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Warrior Season 2 Episode 4 Review: If You Don’t See Blood, You Didn’t Come to Play

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This Warrior review contains spoilers.

Warrior Season 2 Episode 4

The title of this episode comes from Sophie’s (Celine Buckens) date. Spencer (Russell Crous) comes from the upper class and he’s trying to court Sophie in an upper-class way, but she’s is having none of that. She brings him to the Banshee to slam some drinks, and coyly asks him about his athleticism. Spencer says he plays rugby and Sophie feigns being impressed by the roughness of the sport, egging him to say, “If you don’t see blood, you didn’t come to play.” Then she takes him to the back-alley bare-knuckle matches behind the Banshee, to show him some fresh blood. It’s one of only two scenes that get bloody in this episode, that that’s just not enough.

This episode, like the previous one, fails to deliver much Kung Fu action. There’s a central street demo, which will be discussed later, and two fights: the first being this bare-knuckle match and the second being towards the end of the episode. Not one of the lead actors shows any Kung Fu fighting.

Lee (Tom Weston-Jones) punches O’Hara (Kieran Bew) when he discovers he’s been working for the Fung Hai for months. It’s right after O’Hara gets his wife (who is terribly upset about having to kill someone, even though it was self-defense) and kids out of San Francisco in the wake of the previous episode’s attack. But it’s just a punch, not a flying kick or even some Kung Fu fist combination. A Kung Fu attack would not have been appropriate coming from Lee, but this show is coming from Bruce Lee, so copious Kung Fu is expected. In fact, it is demanded, especially from a cast with such martial firepower.

Andrew Koji (Ah Sahm), Olivia Cheng (Ah Toy), Jason Tobin (Young Jun), and Dianne Doan (Mai Ling) have all demonstrated they can handle a decent Kung Fu fight. Joe Taslim (Li Yong) and Dustin Nguyen (Zing) are veteran action stars with several exemplary martial arts films already under their belts. Hong (Chen Tang) and Lai (Jenny Umbhau) have shown their skills too and fans are eager to see more of them. Sure, sure, drama is important for context but let these actors fight. Unleash them. Bruce Lee fans want Kung Fu. We want blood. 

A Chinese Laundry and Some Street Kung Fu

Li Yong brings Mai Ling to a Chinese laundry looking for a loan (as if taking a loan from a Tong is ever that good of an idea). Mai Ling buys out the laundry as a safety net, a legal business for when the Tongs go sour. Li Yong, still suspicious of the intentions of his boss and lover, says “We are warriors, not washers.”

It’s another nod to history. That old stereotype of the Chinese laundry comes from this period when Warrior is set. Racism drove Chinese immigrants into the laundry business. Laundry work was demanding manual labor prior to washing machines but was deemed unmanly by Westerners.

However, even this lowly avenue of employment was inevitably sullied by racial injustice. In 1880, San Francisco had some 320 laundries, two thirds of which were Chinese run. The city approved an ordinance that laundries in wooden buildings required a permit. No permits were granted to any Chinese. Only one non-Chinese owner was denied. Two years later, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed further oppressing the Chinese. This point in history has been looming large as an imminent threat in Warrior with several mentions of it from Buckley (Langely Kirkwood) and the Mayor (Christian McKay).

After buying out the laundry, Mai Ling and Ah Toy cross paths at a Kung Fu street demo. It’s the only Kung Fu in this episode. Kung Fu masters have worked as street buskers for centuries, so Warrior makes another solid historical nod.

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However ironically, the demo is from a monk-like character clad in white robes doing a modern Wushu staff form. While the skyward shot of the monk doing a slow-motion barrel-roll framed by the Chinatown alley roofs is stylish, monks generally don’t wear white. A shaven pate implies that this is a Buddhist monk and their robes are traditionally saffron or grey. In Chinese culture, white is a funerary color.

To really nitpick the scene, modern Wushu didn’t exist back then. It’s modern. This is the style that Jet Li does, an acrobatic sport that China has been pushing to get into the Olympics. The earliest date for the creation of modern Wushu would be the founding of the People’s Republic of China in in 1949. Nevertheless, if that’s all the Kung Fu this episode is going to show, it just must be appreciated for what it is. 

Mai Ling and Ah Toy have their own little showdown, a duel of fashion. Season 2 continues to amplify the costumes of both actresses. While everyone else is period, they’ve earned elaborate steampunk attire. It’s a Chinatown standoff and Mai Ling gets Ah Toy to bow to her. A Kung Fu duel might have been nice here but inappropriate to the storyline as Ah Toy is keeping her skills covert. 

Back at the brothel, Nellie (Miranda Raison) visits Ah Toy to pick up one of the women to take to her vineyard sanctuary in Sonoma. She invites Ah Toy to visit on the next morning (presumably the next episode). In the days of Warrior, a trip to Sonoma would have taken a long time. Today, it’s a six-hour trip one-way by bike (the closest analog to the speed of a horse-drawn carriage on a maps app) and that’s using the Golden Gate Bridge.

However, the Golden Gate Bridge wasn’t open until 1937, decades after when Warrior is set. Without the bridges, a traveler from SF to Sonoma would have to take the long way around the bay. Even a ferry would take a long time. It’s more nitpicking but for anyone in the SF Bay Area, it sticks out as painfully inaccurate.

It’s Hard to Be a Cop in Chinatown

As the police arm up to take revenge on the Fung Hai after their attack on O’Hara’s home, Chao (Hoon Lee) cuts with a plan. He tells O’Hara that the Fung Hai is anticipating reprisal and have set a trap and that Zing is in hiding. Chao asks O’Hara to get the cops to stand down for two days so he can set up a counter trap. In exchange, Chao wants his stock of police-confiscated weapons returned. O’Hara complies. 

This doesn’t go down well at City Hall where Buckley continues to stoke anti-Chinese sentiment. In a nod to today’s politics, the Mayor offers O’Hara his “thoughts and prayers” and respects O’Hara’s request for more time, despite Buckley’s protests. The Mayor calls him out on it and the two start to oppose each other politically.

Later, Lee visits Ah Toy’s place. He finds relief to his chronic pain in her opium den and Chao, watchful as always, spies this. Chao pulls Ah Toy to enlist her in his plan, taking Ah Toy’s sword to plant on Zing. This will implicate him as the swordsman murderer, removing any suspicion off Ah Toy and putting Zing on the run. It’s a promising plan for future episodes. 

Sibling Rivalry Gets Explosive

Back at the mayoral mansion, Blake tries to pull the cable car contract from Mercer Steel. Historically, the cable cars were developed by several competing private companies so the mayoral office probably wouldn’t be holding those steel contracts, but that’s more nitpicking. Fortunately, Penny (Joanna Vanderham) lawyered up and informs her husband that the city is contractually bound to pay even more if they break the contract. 

Penny’s bad night continues when she gets in it with her sister. After Sophie ditched Spencer, she hooked up with Leary for some Skinemax action.

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Afterwards, Sophie sees Leary distributing soup for the hungry, and is swayed to his cause. She notices that Mercer Steel is not on Leary’s terrorist bombing target map. Leary says it’s because he knows Penny has hired protection, but Sophie hopes that it is for her sake. When Sophie returns to the mayoral mansion, she confronts Penny about hiring Chinese instead of Irish. Still fuming over her confrontation with Blake, she yells at Sophie pointing out how entitled she is. 

Sophie runs to Leary and tells him about a secret tunnel into Mercer Steel. She leads Leary’s terrorist cell into the factory, but the Hop Wei discover them, and a fight ensues. It’s a dark warehouse fight, brutish and shadowy, but Leary and his squad are not Kung Fu fighters and the Hop Wei hatchet men are nameless thugs who are just there to die at the hands of the Irish.

It’s another disappointing fight scene, one that could be seen in any action show, not worthy of the Bruce Lee legacy. However, the mission is successful. Leary blows up Mercer Steel and Sophie goes home to Penny, wracked with guilt for what she has done. As a concluding scene, it sets up next episode where the repercussions will come to light.

The Way of the Dragon

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Despite the lack of Kung Fu, this episode has one good nod to Bruce Lee. In an earlier scene, one of the hatchet men ridicules Hong for being homosexual as the Hop Wei Tong men have breakfast. Hong has plenty of witty comebacks, but Young Jun comes to his defense. He joins in with the chiding to get close to Hong’s unsuspecting detractor, and then slams his head into the table. The whole Tong jumps out of their chairs, but Ah Sahm checks them by wagging his finger. It’s a distinctively Bruce Lee gesture, just like what he did to the Mob Boss in The Way of the Dragon.

Warrior has been good about dropping such clever Easter eggs, subtle homages that only true Bruce fans notice. But if Warrior really wants to keep those fans happy, for the next episode, show more Kung Fu. Show more blood.

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Going Keto: Why It's Actually Good For You

Keto diets have really come on strong in the past year and a half and for good reason. It's a great way to not only shed those unwanted pounds quick, but also a great way to get healthy and stay that way. For those that have tried the Keto Diet and are still on it, it's more than just a diet. It's a way of life, a completely new lifestyle. But like any major shift in our lives it is not an easy one, it takes an incredible amount of commitment and determination. Click here

Good for Some But not for all? - Although a ketogenic diet has been used to greatly improve people's quality of life, there are some out there who do not share the majority's way of thinking. But why is that exactly? Ever since we can remember we have been taught that the only way to get rid of the extra weight was to quit eating the fat filled foods that we are so accustomed to eating every day. So instructing people to eat healthy fats (The key word is Healthy) you can certainly understand why some people would be skeptical as to how and why you would eat more fat to achieve weight lost and achieve it fast. This concept goes against everything we have ever known about weight loss.

How Keto Started - Discovered by endocrinologist Rollin Woodyatt in 1921 when he found that 3 water -soluble compounds Aceture, B-hydroxybutyrate and Acetoacetate (Known together as Ketone bodies) were produced by the liver as a result of starvation or if the person followed a diet rich with high fat and very low carbs. Later on that year a man from the Mayo Clinic by the name of Russel Wilder named it the "Ketogenic Diet," and used it to treat epilepsy in young children with great success. But because of advancements in medicine it was replaced.

My Struggles Starting Keto - I started Keto February 28th 2018, I had made an attempt at the Keto Diet once before about 6 months prior but was never able to make it through the first week. The first week on Keto is the worst part of the entire process, this is when the dreaded Keto Flu appears also called the carb flu. The Keto Flu is a natural reaction your body undergoes when switching from burning glucose (sugar) as energy to burning fat instead. Many people who have gone on the Keto Diet say that it actually feels similar to withdrawing from an addictive substance. This can last anywhere between 3 days to an entire week, it only lasted a few days in my case.

People who have had the keto Flu report feeling drowsy, achy, nauseous, dizzy and have terrible migraines among other things. The first week is usually when people attempting a Keto Diet fail and quit, just remember that this happens to everyone early in the process and if you can get past the first week the hardest part is over. There are a few remedies you can use to help you get through this rough spell. Taking Electrolyte supplements, staying hydrated, drinking bone broth, eating more meat and getting plenty of sleep. Keto Flu is an unfortunate event that occurs to everyone as the body expels the typical day-to-day diet. You just have to power through.

What Does A Ketogenic Diet Look Like? - When the average person eats a meal rich in carbs, their body takes those carbs and converts them into glucose for fuel. Glucose is the body's main source of fuel when carbs are present in the body, on a Keto diet there are very low if any at all carbs consumed which forces the body to utilize other forms of energy to keep the body functioning properly. This is where healthy fats come into play, with the absence of carbs the liver takes fatty acids in the body and converts them into ketone bodies.

An ideal Keto diet should consist of:

• 70-80% Fat • 20-25% Protein • 5-10% Carbs

You should not be eating more than 20g of carbs per day to maintain the typical Ketogenic diet. I personally ate less than 10g per day for a more drastic experience but I achieved my initial goals and then some. I lost 28 lbs. in a little under 3 weeks.

What Is Ketosis? - When the body is fueled completely by fat it enters a state called "Ketosis," which is a natural state for the body. After all of the sugars and unhealthy fats have been removed from the body during the first couple of weeks, the body is now free run on healthy fats. Ketosis has many potential benefits-related to rapid weight loss, health or performance. In certain situations like type 1 diabetes excessive ketosis can become extremely dangerous, where as in certain cases paired with intermittent fasting can be extremely beneficial for people suffering from type 2 diabetes. Substantial work is being conducted on this topic by Dr. Jason Fung M.D. (Nephrologist) of the Intensive Dietary Management Program.

What I Can and Can't Eat - For someone new to Keto it can be very challenging to stick to a low-carb diet, even though fat is the cornerstone of this diet you should not be eating any and all kinds of fat. Healthy fats are essential, but what is healthy fat you might ask. Healthy fats would consist of grass-fed meats, (lamb, beef, goat, venison), wild caught fish and seafood, pastured pork & poultry's. Eggs and salt free butters can also be ingested. Be sure to stay away from starchy vegetables, fruit, and grains. Processed foods are in no way accepted in any shape or form on the Ketogenic diet, artificial sweeteners and milk can also pose a serious issue.

So far I am 5 weeks in and down 34 lbs. and feeling great, I have an enormous amount of energy and do not crash midday during work like I used to. It will take some serious commitment and a great meal plan to get to where you want to be health wise. But the road to get there is always more fulfilling then where you end up.

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5. Jules Muck “Muck Rock”, Anna Nicole Smith - Fear, 2020. Street Art, Miami, Florida. Photograph by Paul Lara.

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Did anyone ask for a sequel to Sleeping Beauty?

I used to write English-language screenplays for a feature animation studio in China. They hired me to write sequels to Snow White and Cinderella, asking me to infuse Western humor so that it would appeal to an international audience. The experience was difficult because nobody could agree on what the story and message had to be. I…

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Prescribing low-carb diets for type 2 diabetes: many approaches can work

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As the number of doctors, dietitians, and other diabetes specialists interested in carb restriction continues to grow, questions inevitably arise. How many carbs per day should people with diabetes eat? Are targets for protein and fat intake necessary, or can people be advised to eat as much as they need to feel full?

Recently, a group of Australian researchers explored these questions in a systematic review of studies on low-carb diets in people with type 2 diabetes:

Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism: An evidence‐based approach to developing low‐carbohydrate diets for type 2 diabetes management: a systematic review of interventions and methods

This was an extensive review of 41 intervention studies, including 18 randomized trials, totaling 2135 participants altogether. Results from one of the studies weren’t included in the analysis due to high risk of bias.

Although some studies didn’t provide detailed data beyond the carbohydrate prescription, the overall composition of the diets varied widely:

Carbohydrates: 13 studies restricted carbs to less than 50 grams per day. Another 14 restricted carbs somewhere between 50 to 130 grams per day — a fairly broad range across studies. The remaining 13 studies restricted carbs to less than 50 grams per day initially, and then individualized carb intake depending on progress.

Protein: Of the 26 studies that reported a protein prescription, 10 allowed unrestricted protein, 12 specified high protein (>25% of calories), and 4 specified moderate protein (15-25% of calories).

Fat: Of the 20 studies that reported a fat prescription, 18 specified high or unrestricted fat, and 2 specified low fat.

The researchers assessed changes in blood glucose levels, hemoglobin A1c values, and diabetes medications as the main study outcomes. Additionally, they looked at improvements in other health markers like waist size, fasting insulin, triglycerides, and HDL cholesterol levels.

The verdict? In all 40 studies, low-carb diets were found to be both safe and effective for managing diabetes, despite the large differences in macronutrient intakes. This demonstrates that even modest carb restriction is beneficial for people with type 2 diabetes, and that consuming more protein and fat doesn’t impair blood sugar control.

Importantly, though, the research team didn’t discuss which interventions had the most dramatic effects on diabetes outcomes. Although we don’t have strong supportive data, it seems less likely that someone whose goal is diabetes reversal would be able to achieve this by eating 100 grams of carbs per day. In fact, restricting carbs to less than half that amount might be needed.

On the other hand, the researchers noted that dietary interventions only work if people can stick with them long term. While it’s true that many people enjoy eating very-low-carb diets, it may not be realistic for everyone with diabetes.

Addressing both blood sugar response and personal preferences is key to creating a truly individualized, successful low-carb lifestyle.

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What you need to know about diabetes

GuideThis page gives you an overview of what you need to know about diabetes. It will also link you to more information and, importantly, to practical guides that will help you learn what to do about having diabetes.

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My low-carb story with Marc Gossange

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After living somewhat of a high-carb life and then living in France for a few years enjoying croissants and freshly baked baguettes, Marc was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

The essential problem with type 2 diabetes

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Dr. Fung’s diabetes course part 2: What exactly is the essential problem of type 2 diabetes?

Why low-fat diets don’t work — Dr. Jason Fung’s diabetes course

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Does a low-fat diet help with reversing type 2 diabetes? Or, could a low-carb, high-fat diet work better? Dr. Jason Fung looks at the evidence and gives us all the details.

How to motivate your patients

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In this presentation from Low Carb Denver 2019, Drs. David and Jen Unwin explain how physicians can finetune the art of practicing medicine with strategies from psychology to help their patients reach their goals.

A low-carb story with Dr. Sanjeev Balakrishnan

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How can you as a doctor treat patients with type 2 diabetes? Dr. Sanjeev Balakrishnan learned the answer to this question seven years ago. Check out this video for all the details!

Part 8 of Dr. Jason Fung’s diabetes course

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Dr. Fung gives us an in-depth explanation of how beta cell failure happens, what the root cause is, and what you can do to treat it.

Living low carb with Chris Hannaway

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What does living low carb look like? Chris Hannaway shares his success story, takes us for a spin in the gym and orders food at the local pub.

How to reverse type 2 diabetes

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Dr. Fung’s diabetes course part 1: How do you reverse your type 2 diabetes?

How to avoid complications of type 1 diabetes

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Why are the recommendations to people with diabetes to eat a high-carb diet a bad idea? And what is the alternative?

My success story with Kenneth Russell

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When Kenneth turned 50, he realized that he wouldn’t make it to 60 the way he was going.

What’s it like being a low-carb doctor on TV?

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What’s it like working with patients and giving controversial low-carb advice in front of a TV audience?

How to formulate a low-carb keto diet

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Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.

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