Four times, i have been diagnosed with lifethreatening diseases. Aftershock tangshan dadizhen china, 2010 uc berkeley. This tragic event in history is the starting point in director feng xiaogangs film aftershock. Aftershock chinese drama shows an earthquakes longlasting. Aftershock dvd johnson county library bibliocommons. If the unfolding of what is, despite the bookending earthquakes. Aftershock is a 2010 chinese disasterdrama film directed by feng xiaogang and produced by. Buy aftershock 2010 blu ray english subtitled hong kong version at with free international shipping. Particularly since the erasers, and the school and all those people either dont exist or arent interested in. Although it lasted only 23 seconds, the disaster caused the most casualties in the 20th century. At the heart of the monstrous disaster a mother must make a heartbreaking decision to save only one of her two children but when the abandoned child fang deng jingchu zhang rush hour 3 miraculously survives she must find a way to rebuild her life alone far away from tangshan over the next 30 years tangshan and fang deng slowly recover from.
The film then follows the divergent lives of the two siblings from this point until their eventual reunion in the sichuan earthquake of 2008. Fang deng wakes some time later on a cart next to her dead father. Fin fang foom is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Fang is maxs best friend, her soul mate, her partner in the leadership of her flock of winged children.
The climax of aftershock arrives, as fang da brings fang deng back to tangshan, to their mother. Being a kid with wings constantly on the run has never been easy, and max and her flock are more tense than ever. Secure your financial future before the next big bubble bursts. Feng xiaogangs aftershock, a huge hit in china, traces 30 fraught years in the life of a mother, beginning with a natural disaster in 1976 and ending with another one in 2008. When white fang is sold to a dogfighter, beauty smith, he is deadly and defeats all opponents. The third edition of aftershock was published in april 2014 and the fourth edition was released in july 2015.
She chooses her son, fang dan chen li, unaware that her daughter fang deng jingchu zhang has in fact also survived the ordeal. The character has been depicted as an extraterrestrial creature resembling a dragon. Written by the authors who accurately predicted the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, this book serves as both a warning and a game plan for investors looking to avoid. The father, fang daqiang, was crushed dead while trying to rescue his children, fang deng and fang da, who were trapped in the house. This book describes the current precarious financial condition of us corporations, which used excessive leverage over the written a few years ago, aftershock can now be described as prophetic, as we begin to see the 2020 bursting of. Mar 01, 2012 aftershock chinese drama shows an earthquakes longlasting effects back to video. Aftershock chinese drama shows an earthquakes longlasting effects back to video. Pattersons quickpaced tale of adventure, betrayal, and redemption is full of vibrant and memorable characters. Drama in tangshan, the truck driver da qiang, his wife yuan ni and their twins fang da, their son, and fang deng, their daughter, are a happy simple family. Wiedemer also cowrote the wall street journal bestseller the aftershock investor 2nd edition released in november 20. Aftershock provides a definitive look at the economic climate still ahead in 2015and beyondand details the steps you can take now to secure your financial future. At the heart of the monstrous disaster a mother must make a. Thirtytwo years later, after an earthquake in china, wang deng, now married to a canadian lawyer and living in vancouver with her daughter, travels to china and voluntarily joins the rescue team.
It was released in china on 22 july 2010, and is the first big commercial. At the beginning, aftershock introduces the audiences to the prosperous city of tangshan in 1976 just before the big quake struck, and focuses on a harmonious family of four. With pulsating special effects from weta workshop aftershock is the blockbuster tale of two of most powerful earthquakes to ever hit china. Thats where some of them got the idea that taking body parts off enemies started in vietnam. Aftershock follows the family on their separate journeys over the course of the next 32 years, as they build lives forever. A new york public library books for the teen age selection a book sense summer 2007 childrens pick a kliatt editors choice a childrens choice book awards author of the year for max praise for fang. Jack londons novel white fang 1906 deals with the violent world of wild animals also of ostensibly civilized humans. When a newly created winged boy, the magnificent dylan, is introduced into the flock, their world is upended yet again. Spitzer is an award winning writer, bestselling coauthor, and president of aftershock consultants llc, an investment advisory and macroeconomic consulting firm providing support and insights to individuals, businesses, and groups, based on the ideas in aftershock. Her mother tells her she still remembers to buy the persimmons she has promised her. This is precisely why the novelist entitles her book aftershock, to draw attention to the.
So they read books, or watch television, or see a movie. Aftershocks continued to bury the lives of the people trapped in the rubble 15. We utilize the aftershock dataset of the 20080512 m w 7. Thirtytwo years later, after an earthquake in china, wang deng, now married to a canadian lawyer and living in vancouver with her daughter, travels to china and. Particularly since the erasers, and the school and all those people either dont exist or arent interested in them anymore. I havent read the book or seen the movie, but i just read a. Deep learning for seismic phase detection and picking in. Set against the 1976 tangshan earthquake, which killed more than 240,000 people, xiaogang fengs emotionally vibrant epic takes as its crux an overpowering dilemma. Feng xiaogangs aftershock, a huge hit in china, traces 30 fraught years in the life of.
Fang deng travels to the devastated city as a volunteer. In 1896 he was caught up in the gold rush to the klondike river in northwest canada, which became the inspiration for the call of the wild 1903 and white fang 1906. The novel emphasizes the description of how the daughter, fang deng. On what was otherwise a still, calm day in 1976 in tangshan, china the countryside was ripped apart by a devastating earthquake that would take the lives of over 240,000 people.
The heroine of the novella, fang deng, has to overcome her suicidal. Discover book depositorys huge selection of zhen fang books online. Official trailer for aftershock 2010 aftershock chinese. Jessie gruman new york the writer is the president of the center for the advancement of health. Fang deng and fang da, who were trapped in the house. The aftershock dataset used in the test is known to be challenging for phase picking due to the existence of a large number of weak events and low signaltonoise ratio. Written by the authors who accurately predicted the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, this book serves as both a warning and a game plan for investors. Fang book 6 the maximum ride series being a kid with wingsconstantly on the runhas never been easy, and max and her flock are getting tenser than ever. The father, fang daqiang zhang guoqiang, was crushed dead while trying to rescue his children, fang deng and fang da, who were trapped in the house. Aftershock is crime fiction at its best built around a solid cast of characters.
Based on the novel aftershock by zhang ling, the film follows a family who became victims in the tangshan earthquake. Unable to save both kids, the mother, li yuanni, is forced to sacrifice. The cnn structure we propose can be trained on the small training set fang deng overhears her mothers choice and miraculously survives. Fang book 6 the maximum ride series by james patterson free. Deep learning for seismic phase detection and picking in the. Aftershock 2010 bluray english subtitled hong kong. Aftershock is a clumsy grabbag of postapocalyptic action cliches and offbeat touches. In singapore, it is distributed by homerun asia with scorpio east and golden village pictures. The father, fang daqiang, was crushed dead while trying to rescue his twin children, fang deng and fang da, who were trapped in the house.
Chinese disaster film based on events surrounding the 1976 earthquake in tangshan, which took the lives of 240,000 people. Fang da fang deng s brother and twin, although survives the quake, his badly injured left army has to be amputated. So, aftershock tells the story of a mother, yuan ni, and her daughter and son, fang zeng and fang da, and how their lives are forever changed by a historic early morning earthquake in 1976. However, her daughter fang deng overhears her mothers choice and miraculously survives. Aftershock chinese drama shows an earthquakes long. The mainshock occurred on the eastern margin of the tibetan plateau, and ruptured the central and northern section of the longmenshan fault zone xu et al.
Nov 01, 2010 feng xiaogangs aftershock, a huge hit in china, traces 30 fraught years in the life of a mother, beginning with a natural disaster in 1976 and ending with another one in 2008. Aftershock selfrepresentation and selfreinvention in film. On what was otherwise a still calm day in 1976 in tangshan china the countryside was ripped apart by a devastating earthquake that would take the lives of over 240000 people. Read more about aftershock tangshan dadizhen china, 2010. The epic story of a family separated as a result of the great tangshan earthquake of 1976. The film was produced by huayi brothers, which partnered with imax to produce three chinese films of which aftershock is the first. Jack london became one of the most widely read writers in the world. A maximum ride novel maximum ride 6 by patterson, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. History books will show that the lockdown was simply a catalyst for the ensuing credit crisis and recession.
Maximum ride is used to living desperately on the run from evil forces sabotaging her quest to save the worldbut nothing has ever come as close to destroying her as this horrifying. At the time of its release in 2010, aftershock, was the highest grossing domestic film in china. It was released on february 5, 2010 in australia, new zealand and the uk and was released in the us on march 15, 2010. Director feng xiaogangs gaze graces the cover of several publications this. After watching the movie trailer, i swore to myself that i would see it.
Based on the novel aftershock by zhang ling, the film follows a family who fell victims in the tangshan earthquake. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Fang book 6 the maximum ride series by james patterson. Meanwhile, fang deng grows up as wang deng, but still, harbors anger and bitterness at her mothers decisions. Yuan ni, the mother of the family has a twin, son da fang and daughter deng fang. Jul 23, 20 jessie gruman new york the writer is the president of the center for the advancement of health. Unable to save both kids, the mother, li yuanni, is forced to sacrifice fang deng for her feeble younger brother fang da, a decision that proved agonizing for the entire family. At the heart of the monstrous disaster a mother must make a heartbreaking. Aftershock dvd 2010 jingchu zhang, feng dir cert 15 free. As she enters her mothers home, right on the table below the portraits of herself and her dead father, is a plate full of persimmons. Dec 02, 2011 at the beginning, aftershock introduces the audiences to the prosperous city of tangshan in 1976 just before the big quake struck, and focuses on a harmonious family of four. The film depicts the aftermath of the 1976 tangshan earthquake. Bittersweet life lessons of aftershock youth journalism.
Come on, theres a little girl in there, waking up in the rain, surrounded by dead bodies. Fang deng who is renamed wang deng feels abandoned by her birth mother and is so traumatized that she. Toward middlewarebased application migration, proceedings of the 32nd ieee international computer software and applications conference, seattle, usa, july 2009. Aftershock dvd 2010 jingchu zhang, feng dir cert 15. In 2008, fang deng sees the earthquake in sichuan on television. Because citizens have stopped questioning their leaders. With pulsating special effects from weta workshop, aftershock is the blockbuster tale of two of most powerful earthquakes to ever hit china. It begins casually enough, with the father driving a factory truck, with the two kids riding beside him on their way home. Some say those prove how war turns people into beasts. Aftershock is a 2010 chinese disaster drama film directed by feng xiaogang and produced by huayi brothers, starring zhang zifeng, xu fan, zhang jingchu, chen daoming, lu yi, zhang guoqiang and li chen. Set in the yukon territory, the story concerns a crossbreed wolfdog, white fang, who grows up a deadly fighter. Yuan ni believes she must stay in the home to guide the spirits of her husband and daughter back home. Thirtytwo years later, after an earthquake in china, wang deng that is married with a canadian lawyer and lives in vancouver with her daughter, travels to china and voluntarily joins the rescue team.
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