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JOIN this year's Second Annual iCUBED.us "Silent" Film Contest



WE ARE HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT the registration of our 2nd Silent Film Fest Contest has been started !!

TOPICS ARE:

FREEDOM or ESCAPE

This year, iCUBED.us is collaborating with world-renowned "relief" agencies CROSSROADS and UNHCR (Hong Kong).

Upload your not-a-second-more-than ONE-MINUTE video to YOUtube and send us the link by 1 February 2010, 12 Noon Hong Kong time.


Please share the contest info with friends. This is a very good chance for the young and talented directors, actors & musicians to share their experience and show their creativity.

Go there for details : http://www.icubed.us/node/gallery/1988
and don't forget to register!

Sweet Sixteen? Directors John Hughes and Yasmin Ahmad – A Tribute

“I listen to kids. I respect them” – John Hughes, Film Director


“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it” – Ferris Bueller


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84, Charing Cross

As an aside, this lovely little book (which I found in a local 2nd-hand bookstore frequented by young students), also chronicles the ups and downs of a type of store close to my own heart - the dying breed of small, specialist bookstores which once used to flourish in literate cities but is now seriously endangered and nearly extinct species under the onslaught of large chains and web-commerce.

I love books and bookstores. And I treasure my friends. “84, Charing Cross Road” is a marvel - a record of both. read more ...

“What is the True Definition of Love?” Part II

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Sometimes you need to bear some sadness in your youth, you learn to develop in terms of maturity through the journey. In the future, your memories and experiences of youthful love will be an unforgettable and precious chapter of your life!
VERY GOOD ARTICLE, PLEASE READ ....

UGANDA

LaurelC's Wanderings on Planet Earth - Part 2 of 3 : UGANDA
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Love...

Remember do not spend all your time with only one person, you life is supposed to be diverse and colorful! Friendship is a shared experience of happiness and sorrow.
written by Silent Sky (Student), July 2009... read more here

"You have now graduated, now what!"

Around the world, young people like you, are graduating from high school, college or university. With the state of the world in flux, both in economic and political terms, there is great uncertainty about what the future holds....more

Graduating is a weird kind of place in your life; you’re happy and excited to have gotten this far, and achieved so much... more

How to deal with college debt after graduation … ...more

Schools help us develop our intellectual abilities, teach us some life skills and maybe even a profession, but school don't do enough to prepare us to enter the world with a full understanding of who we are, and what we are capable of doing....more

"The Last Lecture" .... more


"THE SLOW MOVEMENT - Stop and Smell the Roses"

Fast-speed internet. Fast cars. Fast food. No one has time anymore to enjoy life, to take things easy.

Every second of our day needs to be used up “doing”, “buying”, “talking”, “text-ing”, when is enough, enough?

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Experiences in a Music Studio

For those of you who are aspiring audio technicians, be prepared (taken from a real life example), to not sleep for days on end, wait on late divas, eat a lot of take out for lunch and dinner and forget the existence of regular holidays. Yes, the music industry is severely demanding.read more...

i3 Anthology @ HONG KONG BOOK FAIR 香港書展 2009

The www.iCUBED.us Anthology 2006-2009 is a collection of the best-of contributions first published on global news webzine, www.iCUBED.us, and written by over thirty contributors, most of them aged 13 to 21. The anthology provides thoughtful editorials, blogs in 9 categories and divided into MIND-BODY-SPIRIT, and an introduction to career and profiles featured on the website as well as a sampling of the many innovative contests that iCUBED.us hosts. In all, the collection is witty, insightful and enlightening, a must-read for any thoughtful teen looking to explore the issues that impact the world around them, with an especially strong section reviewing books.

i3 Anthology 收集了超過30位由13-21歲來自世界不同角落的青少年作家寫的文章. 內容題材豐富, 對於正在學習寫作的學生有很大的幫助.

available @ HK BOOK FAIR 香港書展:

FAIR DATES: 22-28 July 2009

VENUE: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
香港灣仔博覽道一號, 香港會議展覽中心

Hall 1, Booth Number 1A 01-30 & 1C 13-37
Hall 3, Booth Number 3D 10-18

OPENING HOURS:
22 July 2009 (Wed): 9am-10pm
23 July 2009 (Thur): 10am-10pm
24-25 July 2009 (Fri-Sat): 10am-12midnight
26-27 July 2009 (Sun-Mon): 10am-10pm
28 July 2009 (Tue): 10am-5pm

ADMISSION:
MORNING ADMISSION TICKET: HK$10
(for entry on or before 1pm. Tickets are sold only at the fairground. Same admission fee for children and adults.)
ADULT TICKET: HK$25
CHILD TICKET : HK$10
(for children under 1.22m tall/ primary school students)
* Free admission for children aged 3 or under and senior citizens aged 65 or above
* Tickets sales and admission stop 45 minutes prior to daily closing time of the Fair

展覽日期及開放時間

7 月 22 日 (星期三) 上午9時至晚上10時

7 月 23 日 (星期四) 上午10時至晚上10時

7 月 24-25 日 (星期五至六) 上午10時至午夜12時

7 月 26-27 日 (星期日至一) 上午10時至晚上10時

7 月 28 日 (星期二) 上午10時至下午5時


上午進場票:港幣$10

(下午1時前進場適用,不設離場時限,可逗留至閉館,門票只限即場發售,
成人及小童同價)

成人票:港幤$25

小童票:港幤$10 (適用於小學生/身高1.22米或以下的兒童)

• 3歲或以下小童及65歲或以上長者免費進場
• 展覽會於每日關閉前45分鐘停止售票及進場


We'd love to read yours reviews on iCUBED.us' Anthology. If you'd like to write a book review, please contact us at editor[a]iCUBED.us. Thank you!


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