quick messy doodle of the tsundere angel <3 this dude *.*

Obsidian Mansion // Rune Factory 4

VapeEZ 10,000 square meters GMP workshop is put into use

The opening ceremony of Shenzhen VapeEZ Technology Co., Ltd. (Sub-Brand: NEXCORE/ JUSTVAPE/ SUPCELL) was grandly held in Building E Funing High-tech Industrial Park, Lixinhu District, Baoan District, Shenzhen at 10:30 on August 25, 2019. This is another milestone in the strategic layout and strength development of VapeEZ following the investment of Shunhao and Dongfeng shares in two A-share listed companies in June this year. It is believed that with the large-scale production, VapeEZ will have a cross-stage progress. The R&D center of VapeEZ new plant is integrated with the manufacturing center. All customer-centered is the core idea of VapeEZ Intelligent Manufacturing. The industry's top standard 10,000-class dust-free workshop, equipped with automated and semi-automated production hardware, supporting 7S management mode, GMP standard production environment, and ISO 9001 quality management system, provides a strong guarantee for production and quality control. VapeEZ now has over 5,000 square meters of modern manufacturing center and R&D center, and a production and manufacturing team planning to exceed 1,000 staff. Its monthly production of atomizing device is as high as 5 million pieces, providing stable and reliable "one-stop service" integrating R&D, design and manufacturing for hundreds of customers around the world. Leakage has always been a major pain point in the industry. VapeEZ, known as the pain point crusher in the electronic cigarette industry, has been sinking down to do the research and development of the underlying technology innovation, which has been warmly sought after by major brands and distributors. After two years of research by VapeEZ Institute of Technology, we took the lead in introducing the patent technology of leakage proof atomization device with storage capacity of 2 years, which successfully solved the problem of e juice leakage and solved a major pain point in the industry. VapeEZ introduced that they use the upper chamber separation design, and let the experiential officer realize the upper chamber atomization invisibly. Negative pressure test, high and low temperature test, vibration test environment ensuring zero leakage, perfect solution to the production, transportation, storage, sales process of leakage risk. It realizes the design concept of globalization of electronic cigarette. At the opening ceremony, Huang Yu, founder and CEO of Wonton smart vape, a strategic partner of VapeEZ, representatives of suppliers and invited guests attended the opening ceremony. They witnessed the historic moment of VapeEZ with the leaders of VapeEZ Chairman and General Manager Shi Jinglian. The opening ceremony opened in a grand and festive atmosphere. Statements were made by VapeEZ Chairman and General Manager Shi Jinglian, Xu Meng, Vice President of Shanghai Shunhai Group, and key customer representatives and supply chain representatives. Verdict: VapeEZ is a new factory that's invested by listed companies. Its investors are not vape producers so people shouldn't expect too much from VapeEZ. It's a factory that's suitable for small vape brand OEM like Wonton. As to bulk OEM order and professional ODM, ALD Group Limited founded in 2009 with 40,000 square meters factory, 4000 employees and 12 highly automated product lines can't be more suitable. Read the full article

*sips tea*

She should have been the other furry marriage candidate instead of fukka. Like think about it we already got the furry bachelor candidate with Murakumo it would've only made sense for her to be the bachelorette sibling counterpart like how Forte and Kiel were in rf4 (though I'm still a bit ehhh with Kiel being a marriage candidate in that game too but still that's another conversation)

Think about it, in this game we could've had a pair of clearly adult of hot siblings us the player could’ve to chose from!! Oh yeah and did I mention if you marry Misa you get a bonus kid: Hina? How cool would that be? But no we get... characters like fukka, cecil, kiel, and amber that I feel 😣 uncomfortable being marriage candidates, even if they're supposed to be there for the younger audience to pick from from characters closer to their own age "supposedly". Just ehhhhhhhhh.

Xseed let us marry the obligated milfs/dilfs in future rune factory games 😑

"I´m really glad you've been here with me through it all."

Hey rune factory 4 fandom are you alive?

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THEY NERFED MEDISEAL D:

In the original, if you found mediseal, you immediately had a cure all for all status types. They changed it 😭😭

Could I request a story where a male reader gets lost on a mission in Russia, doc find the reader half dead and while trying to save his life the reader is just flirting with doc and making dumb puns and jokes

Imagine

Doc was fiddling with his fingers as a sweat rolled down his forehead. “He should’ve been back by now, Ash.” Gustave felt a soft hand on his back to reassure him that everything would be fine. Loud footsteps could be heard as Lion entered the room. “I found him. The tracker shows that Y/N is still here in Russia with us.” Doc found the strength in his legs again and walked towards Lion. “That is wonderful news!” Relief washed over Gustave and Ash. “But,” Doc saw the worrying look Lion had and his heart started clenching once more “there is no movement whatsoever. By the time we get to Y/N’s location, he might not make it. Heck, Y/N might be even dead.” Doc walked over to where the young operator was standing and clenched his fist tightly. “Fous-toi!” Gustave’s fist made contact with Olivier’s jaw. “Doc! Stop it!” Olivier fell on the ground and Doc climbed on top of him. One punch after another. “He is not dead!” Doc said through clenched teeth as he kept throwing his fist at his team mate. 

“Doc, I said stop it!” Ash pulled Doc up and handed the tracker to him. “Go. You find Y/N and bring him here. Dead or alive.” Doc grabbed the tracker firmly, as blood ran down his bruised knuckles. “I will.” With one last look to the groaning French man laying on the ground, Doc left the building. “I will find Y/N.”

***

You looked around, not remembering what hit you or how you even ended up in this situation. The snow was slowly covering your entire body. You tried to look around, but all you saw was the snow turning blood red. You took a couple of wrong turns, but you didn’t expect to be met with a gang. There were bullet wounds that still burned your skin in the cold weather. This time you were sure this was the end. You tried to focus on the factories so you wouldn’t fall asleep, but it kept getting harder as your eyes grew tired. “I wish I could see his face once more.” You whispered to yourself and let a tear roll down your face. The industrial area wasn’t a much pleasant sight to give your last breath to.

The pain that once burned like fire had faded away to an icy numbness. Your  vision got filled with black edges and the only thing you could hear was your own heartbeat slowing down. Minutes passed as you laid there, then, you heard a voice. If you could have, you would’ve laughed. “You sound.. like a-a doctor I.. nghh kno- know.” Your voice kept getting broken as your body desperately tried to fill your lungs with oxygen. “I am going to save you, Y/N. Just don’t close your eyes until we get back, alright?” You heard a male voice tell you. “An ambulance is on the way. We are going to save you.” Gustave put his hand below your head and put it on his lap, so you were facing him. “Mmh, you-you really look l..like that sexy d-doctor.” You felt your head getting lighter and decided to flirt with your savior. “Y/N, it is me. Gustave Kateb. Just don’t try to move.” You smiled and let the blood that filled your mouth roll down from the side of your lips. 

“I thought you were an angel. Blue eyes, soft voice and kissable lips...” You reached for Doc’s face, but he grabbed it. “Y/N, I am serious!” Doc raised his voice as you ignored him and tried to move again. “Hi, s-serious. I am-” “No.” Doc lowered himself and gave you a stern look. “Even in this situation you are being like this.” Gustave sighed and watched you smile. “L-like.. what.. handsome?” Doc rolled his eyes, but he was too happy to have found you alive. He couldn’t get too mad at you. “I went to buy some.. some camouflage trousers... yes-yesterday, but I..” Doc was curious as of what you were going to say and lowered his face to hear you better. “But I couldn’t find any.” You started laughing and squirming from the pain as Doc gave you a death glare. If you weren’t going to die from the bullet wounds, Doc would make sure his glare ended you instead.

After there was a silence for a minute, you decided to make another joke. It lighted up the mood and helped you stay awake. “I hate how fune-funerals.. are always at 9 a.m... I am not.. really a mourning person.... F-fuck.. I am the one who is going to d-” Before you could even finish that sentence, Doc put his lips on yours. The tiredness that kicked in, suddenly vanished. Your eyes got wide as you felt Gustave’s soft lips move on top of yours. Doc pulled away after a couple of seconds to make sure you wouldn’t suffocate. There was now blood on Doc’s lips as well, but he didn’t care at all. “Don’t you dare finish that sentence.” Doc’s voice was low and dangerous. 

The sound of the sirens filled both of your ears as it kept getting louder. “Finally.” Doc breathed and looked down at you. 

“After you get better, we will have a talk about this.”

You hoped he was talking about the kiss and not the terrible jokes you made.

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Discotek Media announced at its panel at Otakon on Sunday that it has licensed the following anime: Senki Zesshō Symphogear, Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan, Medabots, NG Knight Lamune & 40, Kyo kara Maoh! R, Kyo kara Maoh! 3rd Series, Cleopatra, Battery the Animation, and The Great Passage.

The company also announced it will release the Thermae Romae anime and the Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy anime film (artwork at right not final) on Blu-ray Disc, both with all-new English dubs next year. Discotek Media previously released Thermae Romae on DVD in 2013; the new dub will star David Wald as Lucius Modestus, Christopher Guerrero as Marcus Pietoras, and Jim Foronda as Emperor Hadrian. Howard Wang directed and engineered the dub at Sound Cadence, and co-wrote the ADR scrpts with Kyle Igneczi and ADR co-director Emily Fajardo. The new Thermae Romae release will include all six episodes of the anime plus a bonus episode. The company previously released Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy on DVD in 2012; the new release will feature 1080p high definition.

Additionally, Discotek announced it will release the City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes film on Blu-ray Disc in the second quarter of 2020 with a new dub. The company had announced in April that it had licensed the entire City Hunter anime franchise, including the film. The film opened in Japan on February 8. Discotek will also screen the film in U.S. theaters. The television series is planned for a Blu-ray Disc release with English subtitles.

Discotek will also release Sanrio Films and animator Takeo Nakamura's stop-motion Nutcracker Fantasy film on Blu-ray Disc. The release will be 1080p native with a new transfer and an all-new restoration of the English version. The company licensed and released the film in 2017.

Discotek will release the first Senki Zesshō Symphogear anime on Blu-ray Disc in Japanese with subtitles next year.

The Senki Zesshō Symphogear franchise premiered with the 13-episode first season in January 2012. The second television anime, Senki Zesshō Symphogear G, followed from July to September 2013, and the third television anime, Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX, aired from July to September of 2015. Senki Zesshō Symphogear AXZ, the fourth season, ran from July to September 2017. The fifth season, Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV, premiered on July 6. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs.

Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan is based on Masaki Okayu's novel series. An eight-episode series of shorts aired in 2005, and then the Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Second OAV with four episodes launched in 2007. Discotek Media's release will feature both series on Blu-ray Disc with both English and Japanese audio. The release will feature a 1080i upscale and clean opening/ending animation sequences, and will launch in the first quarter of 2020.

Discotek Media will release the first season (26 episodes) of Medabots on SD Blu-ray Disc in the fourth quarter of this year (artwork at right is not final), with the second season in the pipeline and Discotek looking into the third season. The release will feature English audio only with closed captions. Discotek told ANN it plans to release the Japanese version of the show (titled Medarot) "at some point in the future."

The anime originally aired in 1999 to 2000. ADV Films and then Shout! Factory previously released the anime on home video.

Discotek will release the 38-episode NG Knight Lamune & 40 on SD Blu-ray Disc in Japanese with English subtitles in early 2020. Crunchyroll began streaming the series last month from Discotek.

The anime is the first installment in the Ramune anime franchise, which also spawned the Knights of Ramune & 40 Fire TV anime sequel, as well as the Knights of Ramune & EX, Knights of Ramune & 40 DX, and Knights of Ramune OAVs.

Discotek will release Kyo kara Maoh! R (artwork at right not final) and Kyo kara Maoh! 3rd Series on Bu-ray Disc in Japanese with English subtitles. Discotek will be the first company to release Kyo kara Maoh! R on Blu-ray Disc in any region. Kyo kara Maoh! R will ship in December 2019, and Kyo kara Maoh! 3rd Series will ship in 2020.

The five-episode Kyo kara Maoh! R anime shipped in 2007 to 2008. The 39-episode Kyo kara Maoh! 3rd Series aired in 2008 to 2009. Neither anime have been licensed in North America before. Crunchyroll began streaming the first and second "seasons" (episodes 1-78) of the Kyo kara Maoh! anime in May. Discotek licensed the anime in February.

Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto directed the 1970 Cleopatra film (artwork at right not final) at Mushi Production. Discotek will release the film on Blu-ray Disc in 1080p high definition with English subtitles. Third Window Films previously released the film in the United Kingdom.

The 11-episode Battery the Animation series premiered in July 2016 in Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block, and streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The anime is based on Atsuko Asano's novels of the same name. Discotek will release the series on Blu-ray Disc in Japanese with English subtitles.

Tomomi Mochizuki (House of Five Leaves, Pupa) directed and scripted the series at Zero-G (Hyper Speed GranDoll, Shadow Skill, MD Geist II - Death Force). Takako Shimura (Wandering Son, Sweet Blue Flowers original creator) was in charge of the original character designs, Hideoki Kusama (Sket Dance, Mononoke animation director) adapted those designs for animation and also served as chief animation director, and Akira Senju (Valvrave the Liberator, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) composed the music.

The 11-episode The Great Passage anime premiered in October 2016 in Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block, and streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The anime is based on Shion Miura's Fune wo Amu novel. Discotek will release the series on Blu-ray Disc in Japanese with English subtitles.

Haruko Kumota (Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū original manga creator) was in charge of the original character designs for the series. Toshimasa Kuroyanagi (Say, "I Love You". series director, Shōnen Hollywood - Holly Stage for 49, Shōnen Hollywood - Holly Stage for 50 director) directed the series at ZEXCS. Takuya Satō (Say, "I Love You"., Strawberry Marshmallow, Fate/stay night) handled the series composition, and Hiroyuki Aoyama (key animator for Summer Wars, Sword of the Stranger) adapted Kumota's character designs for animation.

21 crazy buildings in China

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21 crazy buildings in China

Chinese website 163.com compiled a gallery of the 21 craziest buildings built in recent decades in China.

In recent years, cities’ urban development become a hot topic because these constructions are related to a large amount of money. Many times, mainly because constructors and local authorities distinguish these buildings from classic skyscrapers, they present whimsical shapes, which also lead to an increase in construction costs.

In this gallery, there are public buildings, Chinese private companies buildings, and also copycats of famous western architectural designs.

The weirdest buildings in China

Shenyang Finance and Trade Development Zone, and in particular the building of Fangyuan Mansion. This building with a cylindrical shape was designed like a coin because the owners work with money. On 10th January 2012, CNN classified the structure in the top ten of the ugliest buildings in the world. The building was designed by renowned Taiwanese architect CY Lee designer of the Taipei 101 Tower. CNN reported that Fangyuan Mansion tries to merge Eastern and Western styles, but this merger has not a harmonious appearance.

Cuiping Wuliangye, Yibin city, Sichuan Province, a company’s factory that produces liquor has a building shaped like a bottle.

Yiling, District of Yichang City, in Hubei Province, the offices of a local group is located in a building shaped like a bottle.

On 15 December 2009, in Hebei, Yanjiao, was opened the most shocking hotel: the Hotel of the Emperor, with the appearance of three gods. The structure of 41.6 meters in height has been designed in 2001. The hotel is classified as “the largest pictographic building” and therefore entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the best project, the largest in the world which is both a sculpture and a building.

Many Chinese Internet users have expressed their disapproval of “the East Gateway of Suzhou” structure still under construction.

The list included also Taihu Pearl – China Huzhou Sheraton Haikou Resort.

Exterior design of the building Linda Hai Square with the shape of fish wasn’t appreciated; located on Dongsi ring.

Sanya, Hainan Island. “Phoenix Island Real Estate” sells apartments t an average price of 90,000 RMB per square meter.

Nanjing, Yuhua. The government building is similar to the Capitol in Washington DC.

A Wenling People’s Court Building is similar to the White House.

The second ring road east of Changsha, Hunan Province, the customs office resembles the U.S. Capitol.

In Fujian, Fuqing was built in Lin Yi Park an “Eiffel Tower” tower renamed Tiancheng.

In Jiangsu province, Funing County, Seongnam, in the park White Swan has created a cottage reminiscent of Sydney Opera House Swan Harbor.

Shandong Rizhao water tower is called “Sail of the Century”.

Chongqing, Guotai Art Center, Center of Bashu Culture Art, which will be completed later this year. CFP

Henan province, Yichuan, netizens have reported that the project of the north gate of the city looks like a belt.

Beijing Olympic Park watchtower, still under construction, consists of five independent towers with different heights: the main tower reaches a height of 244.35 meters. Many have compared the structure of five big “pins.”

Located in the south-east of Beijing, on the fourth road ring, Zhuoen Sen Oriental.

Chongqing

Again in Chongqing. Netizens think that a recent construction project look-alike a zip pullover.

Fushun Shen Fu New Town “Circle of Life” is the new panoramic structure, with a diameter of 157 meters, 50 floors, with installed 12,000 LED lights, 3,000 tons of steel, cost a billion dollars. The project on the web has gained a first place among buildings more ridiculous. The local government has responded that this project will make it a distinctive architectural landscape.

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...... just reread your ask and realized i was supposed to say your livestock are all *monsters.* ho lee heck. how did i lose my train of thought typing a single message. anyway my current fune factory 4 faves are these two

livestock...? hmmm interesting adhhdhs a lil confusing but i gotcha

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10 Movies We Can’t Wait To See At This Year’s Fantasia Film Festival

Ladies and Gentlemen, the 22nd Internation Fantasia Film Festival is upon us! This year’s lineup boasts from heavy hitters, including the World Premieres of Robert D. Krzykowski’s The Man Who Killed Hitler and then Bigfoot starring the legendary Sam Ellitot and Nightmare Cinema, directed by Mick Garris, Alejandro Brugués, Ryuhei Kitamura, David Slade and Joe Dante (who will also be recieving a lifetime achievement award). Also peremiering at the festival is David Robert Mitchell’s highly anticipted follow-up to It Follows, the neo noir Under The Silver Lake, the Spike Lee produced Tales From The Hood 2, and Dennison Ramalho’s (The ABC’s of Death) feature film debut, Among The Living.

There is no shortage of incredible, must-see films in this year’s lineup and it promises to be other banner year for genre film. The Fantasia Film Festival run from July 12th – August 1st in the heart of Montreal. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased HERE.

Below are 10 movies that ewe can’t wait to see at this year’s Fantasia FIlm Festival. If you are going to be in attendance at the festival, let us know what your looking forward to seeeing in the comments below, on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and in the Horror Fiends of Nightmare on Film Street Facebook group!

    Mandy 

    Director: Pananos Cosmatos Writter: Pananos Cosmatos, Aaron Stewart-Ahn Cast: Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Bill Duke, Ricard Brake

“The peaceful existence of Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) in the Shadow Mountains of 1983 is burned to the ground when a deranged religious sect fixates on Mandy (Andrea Riseborough), the love of his life and, as is soon made very evident, a significant grounding force in his universe. Things deteriorate into a tranced-out nightmare of insect venom, hard drugs and broken-minded delirium as Red journeys into hell in order to avenge the woman he once lived for. Blood will flow in rivers. Worlds will collapse unto themselves.”

    Nightmare Cinema

    Director: Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryuhei Kitamura, David Slade Writer: Sandra Becerril, Alejandro Brugués, Lawrence C. Connolly, Mick Garris, Richard Christian Matheson, David Slade Cast: Maurice Benard, Richard Chamberlain, Annabeth Gish, Elizabeth Reaser, Mickey Rourke

“At a forgotten, haunted bijou, a group of strangers have assembled to watch a series of macabre vignettes unspooled by the mysterious Projectionist (Mickey Rourke). Like the best anthology films (DEAD OF NIGHT, CREEPSHOW, TRICK ‘R TREAT), the stories’ tones range from truly deep, dark, psychological, demented horror to ones with a lighter, satirical spin. Witness a ghost story that will chill you to the bone; an exorcism story guaranteed to make your head spin; a B&W descent into clinical madness; a plastic surgery gone horrifyingly awry; and a cabin-in-the-woods slasher ditty with a unique twist you’ll never see coming.”

    Under the Silver Lake

    Director: David Robert Mitchell Writer: David Robert Mitchell Cast: Andrew Garfield, Topher Grace, Riley Keough, Zosia Mamet

“Silver Lake, Los Angeles. The city of angels. The dream factory where it’s all too easy to lose contact grasp of Earth and see nothing but stars… Take for example Sam (Andrew Garfield), a prototypical slacker in his mid-thirties, without ambition… though he does have an unpredictable temperament, a penchant for voyeurism, and an unhealthy obsession with pop culture. When a mysterious neighbor (Riley Keough) appears in the sights of his binoculars, then disappears overnight without a trace, the first-class geek cannot help but investigate – possessed, somehow, by the eternal spirit of the countless detectives who stalked the hot asphalt of LA before him. But a Bogart he is not. Sam’s unorthodox methods very quickly leave him confounded; through the looking glass and into the heart of a strange city where dog killers, owl-women, aspiring actresses and gurus rub shoulders, among other high-society demiurges pulling the strings of an entire culture…”

    Terrified

  Director: Demián Rugna Writer: Demián Rugna Cast: Ariel Chavarría, Maximiliano Ghione, Norberto Gonzalo, Elvira Onetto

“The lives of three neighbours in Argentina are turned upside down following a series of violent deaths in the area. For retiring inspector Funes, what was supposed to be an easy case suddenly takes a strange turn and he finds himself dealing with more than he can handle. Paranormal experts are brought in to assist in investigating what they believe to be haunted houses, where they will be tested by an evil the likes of which they have never encountered. As the night goes on and chaos is unleashed upon them, nothing, and no one, can be trusted.”

    Tales From The Hood 2

    Directed: Darin Scott, Rusty Cundieff Writer: Darin Scott, Rusty Cundieff Cast: Keith David, Alexandria DeBerry, Bill Martin Williams, Bryan Batt, Lou Beatty Jr., Martin Bradford, Kendrick Cross

“Horror is back in the hood! The sequel to the groundbreaking original film TALES FROM THE HOOD reunites executive producer Spike Lee (Honorary Academy Award® winner) and writers/directors/producers Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott for an all-new gripping, horrifying and oftentimes devilishly comical anthology. Keith David stars as a contemporary Mr. Simms to tell bloodcurdling stories about lust, greed, pride and politics through tales with demonic dolls, possessed psychics, vengeful vixens and historical ghosts. Mr. Simms’s haunting stories will make you laugh… while you scream.“

    The Witch In The Window

    Director: Andy Mitton Writer: Andy Mitton Cast: Arija Bareikis, Alex Draper, Greg Naughton, Carol Stanzione, Charlie Tacker

“Divorced dad Simon (Alex Draper) brings his 12-year-old son, Finn (Charlie Tacker) out to Vermont to help him renovate an old house he recently purchased. Used to the speed of New York City, Finn has an impossible time slowing down to a smalltown pace, and he’s disappointed before even getting there. So is Simon (“I guess I was hoping I would catch you on the 12 side of 12, instead of the 13 side of 12”). Afflicted with a rare medical condition in which there’s a literal hole in his heart, Simon, ever resourceful, does what he can to make things good as he and his son attempt to repair what’s broken. Soon, a series of nonsensically terrifying happenings occur, nightmarish and incomprehensible. It becomes clear that they aren’t alone in the house. That there is more work to be done than either could be capable of grasping. That death is a partially living state. And that they are in a very special kind of danger.“

  The Dark

    Director: Justin P. Lange Writer: Justin P. Lange Cast: Nadia Alexander, Karl Markovics, Toby Nichols

“Once upon a dark, dark time, there was a girl, lonely, undead and bloodthirsty. Behind her a dark, dark past – a curse. Hidden in the dark, dark woods, she tirelessly haunts her childhood home. Mina (Nadia Alexander) is a damaged soul, and tears to pieces anyone who dares enter her hunting ground. When she meets Alex (Toby Nichols), a disfigured and blind boy, brought to her by mysterious circumstances, her animalistic cannibal instincts seem to strangely fade away. As this uncanny friendship grows, little by little, both of these lost children learn how to reach out to the hints of light left within.”

    Cold Skin

    Director: Xavier Gens Writer: Jesus Olmo, Eron Sheean Cast: Aura Garrido, David Oakes, Ray Stevenson

“In the early years of the 20th century, a young man (David Oakes) takes over the responsibility of surveying the weather of a secluded island in the Antarctic. Hoping for isolation and time for self-reflection, he instead finds a crazed and weathered person named Gruner, played by genre favourite Ray Stevenson (DEXTER, THOR, DIVERGENT). Gruner quickly reveals that there is more to this island than meets the eye and that below the icy depths, a terrible scourge lurks. The extent of Gruner’s madness slowly becomes more and more pronounced as his bloodlust for the creatures becomes apparent. Struggling for survival, the surveyor must choose between a madman and a legion of creatures he does not fully understand.”

    Heavy Trip

    Director: Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren Writer: Juuso Laatio, Jari Olavi Rantala, Aleksi Puranen, Jukka Vidgren Cast: Johannes Holopainen, Minka Kuustonen, Ville Tiihonen

“Life has its downsides in a small, northern Finnish town. The local bros give long-haired, leather-clad Turo a tough time, and his job at the mental hospital is literally shitty. His crush on Miia at the flower shop is thwarted by the tacky lounge singer Jouni, and his band jams in the back of a reindeer slaughterhouse. In the plus column for Turo, well… there’s the band, even if these black-metal true-believers have never gigged in all their 12 years together (Turo’s concealed but crippling stage fright hasn’t helped). A miraculous crack at a major metal festival in Norway jumpstarts the quartet’s dreams, and Impaled Rektum set out on a metallic mission that will make them confront not only doubts, detours and difficulties, but also Vikings in longships (plus an elf), graverobbing, Swedish rocket launchers and wolverine-wrestling (dangerous… and awkward!).“

    Dans La Brume

    Director: Daniel Roby Writer: Guillaume Lemans, Jimmy Bemon, Mathieu Delozier Cast: Romain Duris, Olga Kurylenko, Fantine Harduin, Michel Robin, Anne Gaylor

“Mathieu (Romain Duris, DE BATTRE MON COEUR S’EST ARRÊTÉ) and Anna (Olga Kurylenko, QUANTUM OF SOLACE) are the parents of a girl (Fantine Harduin, HAPPY END) who suffers from a genetic disorder forcing her to live in a hermetic box that filters the air. This already vulnerable existence becomes even more precarious on the day Paris is hit by an earthquake, and then filled with a mysterious toxic gas that seems to come from below ground. Only those hiding on the higher floors and rooftops of buildings survive, but they are left stranded, without any resources. Wanting to check that their daughter remains safe in her “bubble”, Mathieu and Anna will have to face the fog.”

    The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then Bigfoot

    Director: Robert Krzykowski Writer: Robert Krzykowski Cast: Sam Elliott, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ron Livingston, Aidan Turner

‘The year is 1987. Calvin Barr (a too-great-for-words Sam Elliott) is not a violent man. But he is more than capable of violence if sufficiently provoked. What many don’t realize about the thoughtful, elderly bloke regularly seen at the neighbourhood tavern is that he’s a legendary WW2 veteran who many years ago assassinated Adolf Hitler, an incredible secret that he’s frustratingly unable to share. One day, just as he’s coming to terms with rounding out his life, Calvin gets a visit from the FBI and the RCMP. They know what he’s done, and what he can be capable of. They have a mission for him. After discovering that it harbours a disease capable of eradicating humanity… they need him to take out Bigfoot.”

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En vadrouille in Alsace

Getting out and about and switching off from everything that is going on in the world is a pleasure which I personally savour more than ever after the physical restriction and weird subtle mental stress of the confinement days. Though it was actually watching an interview on French television with the legendary actor Pierre Richard during the two months stuck in our flat that I came across the real meaning of the wonderful French expression “en vadrouille” it is getting out and about. When asked what he enjoyed doing most in life Richard’s response was that he loved doing just that, especially on foot from his doorstep. I’ve been adopting that method recently combined with an enhanced desire to appreciate small things and on our recent visit to Alsace visiting family it came up trumps.

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. “ Dale Carnegie

The old six bucket well in Obernai center.

We have been up to the charming small town of Obernai in Alsace a number of times now and like you do we visited the local classic’s, the idyllic Christmas markets, the magnificent city of Strasbourg and my personal favourite Colmar. Ferreted around in the shops filled with amusing Alsacien memorabilia which are like permanent Christmas and spent pleasant moments trying out the local specialities in tea shops, bars and restaurants where we indulged in bretzels, streusel and sauerkraut as well as excellent beer and wine and much more.

But I wanted to get away from all that and as my French wife was occupied with her family I set out “en vadrouille”. From the kitchen window of Caroline’s house, I could see a huge white cross set on a hill in the distance, that would be my first point of call. So, on a fine morning, I crossed town on foot having donned my obligatory mask then headed up the hill on the other side free of the need to protect and be protected and got away from people in general.

The Mont National is a 320-metre-high limestone hill which extends for 3 km and dominates the town of Obernai. The towering white cross on the summit is a war memorial dedicated to local men who lost their lives during the great war having been forcefully enlisted into the German army, an unusual twist which I subsequently came across a number of times in the area. From the hilltop, one can clearly make out the historic old town of Obernai, the fields and surrounding villages on the plane as well as the Voges mountain range to the south-west, and on the eastern edge of town the huge Kronenbourg, Carlsburg factory which produces a third of the beer consumed in France and in the distance beyond the long line of the hills of the Black Forest in Germany.

Grape pickers in the vines above Obernais

The Mont itself is covered in vineyards and it was grape picking time, which was nostalgic for me having done a couple of seasons in the Bordelais in my youth. I knew a bit about Alsace wine and the local vigneron had gone to the trouble of putting up signs explaining the types grown on the Mont and which food they complimented most. It was a perfect way to casually enhance my wine knowledge whilst basking in the morning sun, admiring the beautiful pristine vines and watching the grape pickers harvesting in some rows whilst the grape picking machine was deployed in others.

Grape picking machine on Mont National, Obernai

That really took me back to the day when the very first of these high tractors equipped with beating sticks and a system to suck up the grapes made its appearance in a vineyard near us when I was grape picking. It was a revolution back then and few of the vineyards were prepared for its use, we were quite awestruck by it and aware that huge change was there in front of us. The long-established vendange system was of local farmers helping each other, complemented by annual travelling gipsy groups from Spain and foreign students like me. The modern machine is obviously much more efficient but I preferred the manual days of secateurs, the comradery and the hard work picking entailed, we laughed a lot and the gentle chug of the collecting tractor and trailer with its big open wooden casks was the only noise, unlike the present-day machine which sounds like an aggressive oversized hoover.

Grapes ripe for picking

As I walked around the hill on part of what is known as the “route des vins” I enjoyed observing the different grape types and the leaves already gradually changing to their beautiful Autumn colours of golden yellow, soft purple, pink and light green. 

Autumn colours of the vine leaves

Then descending downhill back towards town I was struck by the similarity of the high church tower in Obernai with its distinct four decorative statue holders and that of the one in the village beyond in the direction of the Voges. I decided that would be my next out and about project.

The spire of the church in Obernai centre like the one in the nearby village

Back at the house, I worked out that it was only a kilometre and a half to the village of Bernardswiller and I asked Matt if there was anything to see there. He said, “you know what, we’ve never been”. Which I think is often the case when you live somewhere and are so busy going about life and doing what you have to do then trying to do fairly exceptional things when you have some precious spare time. We were exactly the same with a young family living in fascinating Oxford, it was our visitors who discovered what was under our noses, not us.

Next day was another fine day and Eliane came with me this time. It was a flat easy ten minutes’ walk to Bernardswiller and as we entered the village we heard the loud hum of bees coming from behind a high wall and saw a small sign by the gate “Miel” with a telephone number. On the way back we rang and encountered a charming Alsacien couple who took us into their garden which was huge, with an abundant vegetable garden, orchard and beehives. We bought some delicious organic honey for half the price one normally pays in the supermarket and took it back for Caroline, Matt and the kids to dig into for afternoon tea.

The village was very quiet, typical, like stepping back in time, with lots of large archways with big wooden doors and a stone family crest above and a smaller insert door leading to courtyards and other buildings beyond, very pretty. I noticed another small sign for a beer microbrewery and resolved to knock on their door next time we visit. There were no shops and the old bar was closed, there were two small wine “caves” in full vendange swing, then there was this gigantic church with its soaring tower, quite out of proportion to the village, a reflection apparently of the regional dominance of the church and the riches generated by the surrounding vines in the old days. The village was very pleasant and beyond we walked through more gorgeous vineyards lined with occasional walnut, apple and pear trees. We picked up some nuts and fruit lying on the ground as we understood from Caroline that it was perfectly acceptable behaviour and considered a local perk.

Saint Odile convent on the hilltop beyond the vineyards

We wandered along the country lanes and tracks to Saint Nabor, the next village, which was at the foot of the Voges and Mont Saint Odile. I had half a mind to walk up through the forest to the Convent on the top which is a tourist attraction but settled instead for just locating the start of the steep track, I was enjoying the “vadrouille” too much.

The next day I resolved to find the Weibel wine cave which sold the wines made from the grapes grown on the Schenkenburg domaine up on the Mont National. I thought it would be in the centre of Obernai as I had seen some rather posh wine selling establishments in passing but it turns out it was in a leafy lane just a few hundred yards from Caroline’s house, suburbia had engulfed it. It was my sort of place, rustic, family-run, with a lovely old lady who helped us taste the wine and explained everything whilst her rugged handsome son directed operations for the grapes to be pressed, and I couldn’t help noticing you could still see the huge white cross up on the hill. 

Loading the grapes into the press

I had a lovely time chatting about the old days with our hostess though not wanting to take up too much of her time as she was also in the process of preparing lunch for the grape pickers and I remembered very well how important that was after a typical six in the morning start.

Some of the wine on sale in the Weibel domaine shop

You can find the Weibel Marcel and Fils wines on www.vins-weibel.com and I can recommend the Gewurztraminer (which can only be grown in particular conditions, namely on south-facing limestone hills like the Mont National), and the Pinot Gris is pretty good too.  

Incidentally, Le Grand Vadrouille is a classic French comedy film which is shown over and over on television in France, it’s fun and stars the amazing Louis de Funes.

I quite liked my Petit version.

All the best

Peter H.

In Guatemala, a foul Year For Corn — And For U.S. Aid

In a suitable year, Jesús García Ramos can feed his family all year on the corn that he grows in small fields around his home in the Guatemalan village of Quilinco. But this was now not the right year.

On a go-to in August, I met García Ramos in the area behind his house, the place I found him hacking down dried-out yellow corn stalks with a machete. He had planted the corn in March. But then it didn’t rain in June or July, the quintessential months when kernels structure on the cob. He predicted his yields would be about half what he’d anticipate in a precise year, or possibly less.

“We don’t sense horrific though, because we’re used to it,” he says.

Quilinco sits deep in Guatemala’s western highlands, in an overwhelmingly agrarian place the place poverty is high and child malnutrition costs hover around 70%. The vicinity also boasts some of Guatemala’s best possible migration rates to the United States. Local farmers say climate exchange is making it increasingly hard to get through and is one of the elements pushing human beings to head north. But Quilinco has also benefited from a U.S.-funded program to help farmers adapt and enhance their meals security. It’s a vicinity where one agricultural resource project’s effect — and the stakes of reducing such aid, as the Trump administration did this past spring — can be viewed firsthand.

To get there, I rode a bus for five hours from Guatemala City and then acquired a trip in a pickup truck for every other hour. The truck bounced up a dusty grime road that wound up the mountains, via pine bushes and a patchwork of little fields of corn and broccoli.

Virtually all and sundry in the town make a residing as a farmer, planting corn in the summertime for subsistence. In winter, many additionally plant veggies such as snow peas and potatoes for export to the United States.

Farmers and scientists say climate exchange has been making agriculture extra difficult. This year, the trouble has been drought. Rain patterns have been more unpredictable, and storms have been stronger. Two years ago, an uncommon spring hailstorm shredded García Ramos’ corn plants, and he lost the whole crop. In different years, hurricanes have left him with nothing.

But García Ramos has a security net. In years that he has lost his crops, he has been able to plant once more the subsequent season thanks to a bucket of seeds he shops in Quilinco’s neighborhood seed reserve. The reserve is a phase of an about $7.5 million undertaking funded by using the U.S. Agency for International Development. Called Buena Milpa, the challenge has labored considering that 2015 with subsistence farmers at some point in the western highlands to improve their corn yields and assist them to adapt to climate change.

The project, whose name means “good cornfield,” supported seed reserves in 15 communities. It additionally helped farmers diversify the plants they plant to feed their families and taught them soil and water conservation techniques.

The seed reserve in Quilinco is a small one-room building, painted white, that sits in the center of a cluster of cornfields. A signal outside the constructing says in Spanish that it’s “a measure to adapt to local weather change.”

“It’s a structure of relief from local weather change due to the fact it permits us to shield each farmer’s most necessary seeds,” says Esvin López, who oversees the reserve. Inside, red and green buckets of seeds are stacked on shelves.

Since 2015, López has been a nearby task coordinator for Buena Milpa, incomes about $500 every month. Then, this previous March, President Trump introduced he planned to freeze about $450 million in foreign useful resource to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras for failing to stop their residents from migrating to the United States. In June, Buena Milpa’s coordinators realized that the project’s funding would cease about six months previously than expected. Latin America professionals have warned that halting aid would possibly without a doubt spur more Central Americans to depart for the United States. Food insecurity has been one of the most important drivers of migration from Guatemala, and climate change has been making it more challenging for small-scale farmers to feed their families.

López estimates that almost half of Quilinco’s 600 residents have spent time in the United States. He isn’t always one of them, even though as a youngster he idea seriously about heading north. Then a crop scientist working for every other international aid task came to Quilinco and invited López to take part in an agronomy course, the place he specialized in lookup on neighborhood corn seeds.

“I cherished it, and I thought, ‘This will be my opportunity,’ ” says López. “And I liked being a leader.”

López helped set up seed reserves like the one in Quilinco at some stage in the western highlands. Then, he and the scientists he works with began crossing the seeds they accumulated to create new types that would be more productive and resistant to storms, pests, drought and different issues exacerbated with the aid of climate change.

Inside the Quilinco reserve, López pulls out a small paper bag filled with one of these varieties, labeled “Population One.” The translucent white seeds were created through crossing corn from Quilinco with a native variety from every other region, where corn vegetation is shorter. The result is a plant it truly is tailored to Quilinco’s climate but does not topple over as effortlessly at some stage in storms. José María García Funes, every other nearby farmer, has been developing a drought-resistant variety this year. He lives at the bottom of a steep hill it truly is thick with trees.

Behind the trees, his corn flora are green and healthy, with fat, nearly ripe ears of corn.

García Funes received involved with Buena Milpa 4 years ago. He’d simply returned from residing in Chicago, the place he labored in a factory that made spice mixes for fast-food chains.

“I noticed that the neighbors’ corn wasn’t developing as tall as mine, and the wind didn’t knock it over as easily,” he said. “So I decided to get involved.”

The program also educated García Funes in the modern developing techniques, like how to pick out the best seeds to plant from yr to 12 months and how to store seeds by using preserving them dry after the harvest. Now he has been harvesting almost twice as great deal corn as he used to. Several farmers in Quilinco informed me that working with Buena Milpa had expanded their yields and helped them feed their families. One of them says he has been growing six times more than before.

Still, the expanded corn yields have not saved García Funes’ youngsters from migrating. If now not for his migration, he would not have been in a position to develop great deal corn at all. He used some of the money he earned in the U.S. to buy the land where he grows this corn. And his sons are following in his footsteps. One of them later came domestic after a few years in Oregon and bought fields where he’s now growing broccoli. Another left for Washington state closing spring.

They’re no longer the only household of farmers to matter on money earned in the U.S. to get by. García Ramos, the farmer who misplaced his crops to a hailstorm, can purchase meals in horrific years with cash his son sends from California.

Even López says his work with farmers in all likelihood hasn’t made migration much less appealing in Quilinco.

“Yes, we’ve got elevated our yields,” he says. “But it isn’t enough.”

When it comes to migration, he says, cash is the key. He says it is almost impossible to buy land to farm on in Quilinco without doing a stint in the United States. So some distance he has survived on his U.S.-funded salary, however it has by no means been sufficient to buy land of his own.

This summer, after mastering of the funding cuts, López began questioning about heading north himself. Over the summertime, he went to his 7-year-old daughter and requested her, “What do you think? Do you prefer to go with me to the United States?”

She stated no — she desired to remain in school here.

López hopes to continue to be in Guatemala with his spouse and daughter — and to find a new job researching local corn.

Beyond López himself, the reduce in USAID funding might also no longer affect migration from Quilinco. But the corn venture wasn’t designed to end migration. It used to be intended to decrease poverty and malnutrition.

With the funding gone, Quilinco’s seed reserve will remain, though barring any staffing. López’s lookup on new sorts has ground to a halt. And farmers won’t acquire any more training. They’ll be left with fewer tools to climate change.

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