http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com Sat, 19 May 2012 18:25:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ICE at Mark's Garage "On May 21, Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking presents Meet the Filmmaker | Edgy Lee, who will introduce her film ICE, Hawaii’s Crystal Meth Epidemic, with a Q&A session after film with Alan Johnson, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition and Hina Mauka CEO, Debra Kissinger, D.O. Ph.D. UH Medical ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/19/ice-at-marks-garage/ Sacha Baron Cohen Yes I am a big fan of Sacha Baron Cohen, now at Cannes for the premiere of his latest film, 'The Dictator". Where he stayed in character to promote the summer release. Isn't this what Charlie Chaplin used to do... stay in character while promoting his ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/17/sacha-baron-cohen-at-cannes/ Ban on Endangered Fish Yay! for Whole Foods and their decision to ban endangered fish. For more information on what's happening to our oceans, source of so much of our food, check out this Mother Jones article, "Why Seafood Guides Can't Save our Troubled Seas" -- http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/05/seafood-guides-callum-roberts For more video visit www.pacificnetwork.tv http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/16/ban-on-endangered-fish/ Menchanko-Tei Noodles are ranked #1 according to the Fukuoka Newspaper and Menchanko-Tei restaurants have gained fame all the way to New York city. I attended the Honolulu opening (moving from Waikiki) to a more local area to experience the taste of Hakata (Fukuoka) - Yosenabe (Hot Pots), Ramen, Tonkatsu, ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/15/menchanko-tei/ De Lign - Penguins Another great ad. http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/10/de-lign-penguins/ De Lijn - Crabs So creative! From CreativeConspiracyCC -- a clever advertisement for a Belgian bus company. Thanks to Yunus Peer for sending our way. For more creative stuff visit us at www.PacificNetwork.tv http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/10/de-lijn-crabs/ Doggie Dilemma The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has been studying a recent salmonella outbreak in humans possibly traced to Diamond Pet Foods' dog food. They've identified some affected food manufactured in South Carolina but salmonella has been reported in 14 people across nine states. The location and ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/09/doggie-dilemma/ Aloha Shiro Franz "Shiro" Matsuo, founder of Shiro's Saimin restaurants, has died at the age of 93. We interviewed him with his daughter for our series on local businesses, Local Ventures, and he proved to be a true original. His menu was longer than any you'll see anywhere at least ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/08/aloha-shiro/ The Dictator: Opening Scene Official Opening Scene from The Dictator starring Sacha Baron Cohen. I love his sense of humor and his boldness fringing on insanity. He says and does in public what most of us would never dream of doing. My apologies to those who feel he's too irreverent, ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/08/the-dictator-opening-scene/ Na Hoku Hanohano 2012 - Willows For more visit www.pacificnetwork.tv http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2012/05/03/na-hoku-hanohano-2012-willows/