To contribute YOUR photos of Qingdao, please get in touch.

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Photos

For directions to the Prince Henry Hotel (near Zhan Qiao and Zhongshan Lu), check the Google map below.

View more images of the artist’s work on Baidu.

When: May 19 – 31, 2012
Venue: Prince Henry Hotel
Location: 31 Taiping Lu / 太平路31号
Tickets: Free

Relevant Links:
Past New Youth: Lv Nan

When: May 19, 2012 @ 1.45 pm
Venue: Meet at Crowne Plaza

From the Qingdao HHH official website: “Here in Qingdao, every week the Qingdao Hash House Harriers jog, walk, crawl and run a 60 to 90 minute fun run. They follow a trail marked with flour laid out by “hares” which ends at a “Down Down” circle.”

More info from the Qingdao HHH:

Run No. 276 – May 19, 2012

Hare/s: Too F***ing Fast “David” & Hop On Hop Off “Cynthia”

Costs: Run: RMB 10/head for hashers & harriettes; RMB 5/ head for horrors up to 12 years old for bus & beers/water. Dinner is optional and will be at an added cost if you decide to stay.

Meeting Place and Time:
PLEASE NOTE FOR THIS RUN: Meet at 1.45 PM at Crowne Plaza for a 2.00 PM SHARP hare off! We will take bus # 610/321/375/382/606/313/110 whatever, to No. 2 Middle School, SongLing Lu.

Shi Lao Ren Residents/people going directly: Please show up at the run start above NO LATER THAN 2.20 PM!

Run starts as soon as we reach the start point, approximately by 2.30 PM!

Plan to attend? Please RSVP here.

More Info:
The Hares say: This “LIVE” trail is also brought to you by the letter T and R for the Trail Runners and by Q and H for the Qingdao walking Harriettes. Possibly also by the number 15 – F in hexadecimal.

Significant features for the Trail Runners will be Tombs, Trash and Trail, Rubbish, Remains and Rock – depending how often the hares get lost, doing a Live Trail is often a gamble – a lot of narrow trail, lots up, up and down, down, lots of turning left and right, lost trail, and a few dogs (sorry, we’ll avoid as many as possible).

For the walkers, far more h & q: horses, questions, hair, quarries, headstones. Of course, the walkers do more talking, so they don’t appreciate narrow trail, and HoHo has some long stretches of path in mind that are wide enough for conversation. Any walker who fancies walking the runners route will need footwear that copes with the dry dusty slippery stuff and will wish they had started earlier.

There is a Beer stop!!! 2FF took an hour to run his intended trail, which was quite a bit different in detail from the previous one, so it might end up being called ‘long’. Finish is currently planned to be south side of Qingdao Grand Theatre, dinner venue is provisioned for!

Receding Hareline:
WE NEED HARES! Please let Premature Finnish know if you are available to hare a date below, thanks!
Run No. 277 – May 26 – Whores’ Whisperer “Philip” + Gang of 4
Run No. 278 – June 2 – ??
Run No. 279 – June 9 – Fishes for Semen ‘Sheryl” & Horny Hunchback “Dean”
Run No. 280 – June 16 – ??
Run No. 281 – June 23 – ??
Run No. 282 – June 30 – ??

Planned out of town specials:
May 25-27 – Xiamen – 13-14 hashers & harriettes + 1 horror ARE GOING
June – Huangdao (exact dates to be announced)

Want to volunteer for haring? Know someone who wants to hare? Please contact Premature Finnish.

–
On On !!
Well Hung Jury & Team
Hare Raiser/Trail Master – Qingdao Hash House Harriers
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Relevant Links:
Qingdao Hash House Harriers Official Website
Crowne Plaza Qingdao Website
Qingdao HHH on Facebook

The new Huangdao Kaifaqu McDonald’s is located on Xiang Jiang Road inside the old Liqun Department Store, not to be confused with the new Liqun Department Store directly across the street.

Finally, folks on this side of the Jiaozhou Bay can have a Big Mac attack without traversing the marathon length bridge or undersea tunnel that connects Qingdao proper with Huangdao Kaifaqu Development Zone.

Relevant Links:
The Mickey D’s Blues

Movie Info from Yahoo Movies:

Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow answer the call to action when Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., initiates a daring, globe-spanning recruitment effort to assemble The Avengers team to defeat an unexpected enemy threatening global safety and security. Despite pulling together the ultimate dream team, Nick Fury and longtime confidant Agent Coulson must find a way to convince the Super Heroes to work with, not against each other, when the powerful and dangerous Loki gains access to the Cosmic Cube and its unlimited power.

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Genres: Adaptation, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-if violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference)

Select Qingdao Movie Theaters

Qingdao Huachen Cineplex (Mykal 8F)
Info: 6670.0700, 6670.0677
Location: View on Google Maps

Broadway Cinemas (Marina City 3F)
Info: 6606.1155, 6606.1160
Website: www.b-cinema.cn
Location: View on Google Maps

Wanda–Taidong (Walmart)
Info: 8362.5656
Website: www.wandafilm.com
Location: View on Google Maps

Wanda–CBD (Jusco Yanji Lu)
Info: 5556.3939
Website: www.wandafilm.com
Location: View on Google Maps

Huiquan Cinema
Info: 8286.7219
Website: www.huiquanmovies.com
Location: View on Google Maps

West Coast Cinema (Huangdao Kaifaqu)
Info: 8699.9633
Website: http://theater.mtime.com/
Location: View on Google Maps

Notes:
* Please call ahead or check at the theater as showtimes vary each day
* Tickets are discounted on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Wanda, Tuesdays at Huachen
* Pre purchase vouchers of approx. half price sold around town in shops such as Hao Yi De convenience stores – look for Movie Tickets On Sale (dianying piao/电影票) sign or posters in shop window. Also found in many of the small shops in the pedestrian underpass near Jusco/Crowne Plaza.

Relevant Links:
Avengers Movie Official Website
The Avengers Movie on Yahoo

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Photos

Steven Gao of Lennon Bar once ran a drinking establishment in the nether regions of the Haitian, and Ian Burns of the Beijing Beatles played here almost 2 decades ago – ask him about ‘the Swedish thing’. The Haitian Hotel offered fantastic views of the ocean and a respite from the busy city outside. An oasis along the coast and a part of Qingdao’s modern history, the Haitian will be missed.

The new Grand Haitian Hotel is now located on the grounds of the Qingdao Grand Theatre in Laoshan district – new memories in a new building await.

Relevant Links:
Haitian Hotel Qingdao

See below for full schedule times. Tickets may be purchased at InterContinental, The Canvas, Qingdao international schools, any crew or cast, or by emailing Ron Freud.

Proceeds from the Qingdao Panto are donated to charity efforts directed by the Qingdao Expat Charity Group. Check out some photos from recent rehearsals of Into The Woods by the Qingdao Panto group below.

When: May 18 @ 7 pm, May 19 @ 2 & 7 pm, May 20 @ 2 pm
Venue: InterContinental Hotel Qingdao
Address: 98 Aomen Lu / 澳门路98号

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Panto
Qingdao Expat Charity
InterContinental Hotel Qingdao
2011 Qingdao Panto Photos

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Photos

When: May 5, 2012 @ 2 pm
Venue: Meet at Crowne Plaza

From the Qingdao HHH official website: “Here in Qingdao, every week the Qingdao Hash House Harriers jog, walk, crawl and run a 60 to 90 minute fun run. They follow a trail marked with flour laid out by “hares” which ends at a “Down Down” circle.”

More info from the Qingdao HHH:

Run No. 274 – May 5, 2012

Hare/s: Yellow Submarine “Sean”

Costs: Run: RMB 10/head for hashers & harriettes; RMB 5/ head for horrors up to 12 years old for bus & beers/water. Dinner is optional and will be at an added cost if you decide to stay.

Meeting Place and Time:
Meet at 2.00 PM at Crowne Plaza for a 2.15 PM SHARP hare off! We will take bus no.104/125/304/321/501 to the start of the run Qingdao Daxue Dong Yuan bus stop on Hong Kong Road

Shi Lao Ren Residents/people going directly: Please plan to be at the run start no later than 2.45 PM!

Run starts as soon as we reach the start point, approximately by 3 PM!

Plan to attend? Please RSVP here.

More Info:
Hare says: Do we have a walker to set trail? If not, no problem, I will improvise a trail that will be great for them too. We’ll finish somewhere for dinner. I have a pretty good idea where we’re going, but it could always change. Be warned and be armed all

Receding Hareline:
Please let Premature Finnish know if you are available to hare a date below, thanks!
WE NEED HARES FOR ALL OF MAY! Please let Premature Finnish know if you are available to hare a date below, thanks!
Run No. 275 – May 12 – ?
Run No. 276 – May 19 – ?
Run No. 277 – May 26 – ?

Planned out of town specials:
May 25-27 – Xiamen
June – Huangdao (exact dates to be announced)

Want to volunteer for haring? Know someone who wants to hare? Please contact Premature Finnish.

–
On On !!
Well Hung Jury & Team
Hare Raiser/Trail Master – Qingdao Hash House Harriers
–

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Hash House Harriers Official Website
Crowne Plaza Qingdao Website
Qingdao HHH on Facebook

DJ Miki and DJ Phil founded GADA and have been organizing events at bars/clubs in Qingdao since 2008. DJ Miki will be spinning European Electronic style tracks on both nights. There is no cover charge and Tsingtao Beer is free from midnight to 12.30 am.

Downtown Bar is in Building 3 of Creative 100, the creative industries park complex located northwest of the Nanjing/Jiangxi Lu intersection in Shinan district. Check out a map to the venue below.

When: May 4 and 5, 2012
Venue: Downtown Bar
Address: 100 Nanjing Lu (Creative 100) / 南京路100号创意园

Relevant Links:
Creative 100

Le Pas is in the same neighborhood as the Camel Xiangzi (Lao She) Museum, Ocean University of China, and the Qingdao Art Museum. Nearby streets such as Hengshan Lu and Huangxian Lu are suitable areas for an Old Town trek and a visit to nearby Signal Hill (Xinhao Shan/信号山) for panoramic views of local scenery including Qingdao’s former German Governor’s Mansion.

Member discounts at Le Pas for bearers of the We Are Beer Friendly badge.

Relevant Links:
Streets of Qingdao: Daxue Lu

Tickets for the first day are 50 yuan (RMB); other days’ tickets are 30 kuai. Also on display at this year’s show are the latest campers, caravans, and RVs for the China car market. Student price is 15 yuan with proper ID. Call 8589.6753/6533 for more info.

When: May 16 – 21
Venue: Qingdao International Convention Center / 青岛国际会展中心
Location: 9 Miaoling Lu / 苗岭路9号

Relevant Links:
Qingdao International Auto Show Official Website (Chinese)
Qingdao International Convention Center on Google Maps
Qingdao Auto Show Model Photos

Photo Credit @ China Daily

Fresh-Ideas Studio has developed a handy free application China Air Quality Index that displays real-time air quality and air pollution indexes of 120 major cities in China, Qingdao included. The data displayed comes directly from the U.S. Embassy and China MEP.

Air Pollution Rankings

See how Qingdao stacks up against other cities, all 120 cities listed are constantly ranked based on their current conditions from worst to best (worst being #1 on the list and best being #120). Be careful, this part of the app becomes somewhat addicting; you may find yourself constantly checking the shift in rankings.

Great for Travel

This app is also great for those who travel around China and want to get an idea of the air quality where they’ll be staying. Can’t find the city you’re visiting on the list? Simply allow the application to use your location and it will automatically determine the closest city on the list.

Share Current Conditions with your Friends

Another useful function built into the app is the ability to share screenshots of the current air quality data with your friends via Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo, and even SMS via Email.

How to Get It

To download the app, search ‘china air quality’ on the App Store. Look for ‘FreshIdeas Studio – China Air Pollution Index’, it should be the first application listed, then download directly to your iPhone or iPad. For more information, visit http://air.fresh-ideas.cc/en/.

Relevant Links:
Fresh-Ideas Studio in English
Direct URL to China Air Pollution Index Application on the App Store

Meet the artists at the opening party at 2 pm on April 28, 2012. Call 136.6886.7325 for more information and directions to the venue.

When: 2 pm, April 28, 2012
Venue: 138 Art Warehouse / 138艺术仓库
Address: 138 Xianggang Dong Lu / 香港东路138号

Relevant Links:
138 Art Warehouse Location on Google Maps

Check out a video from Nous Underground here.

Creative 100 is a creative industries park located northwest of the Nanjing/Jiangxi Lu intersection, Shinan district. Check out a map to the venue here. Tickets are 40 yuan, available at the door.

When: 9 pm, April 28, 2012
Venue: Downtown Bar
Address: 100 Nanjing Lu (Creative 100) / 南京路100号创意园

Relevant Links:
Creative 100
Dirty Twinz and N/U on Youku

When: April 28, 2012 @ 2 pm
Venue: Meet at Crowne Plaza

From the Qingdao HHH official website: “Here in Qingdao, every week the Qingdao Hash House Harriers jog, walk, crawl and run a 60 to 90 minute fun run. They follow a trail marked with flour laid out by “hares” which ends at a “Down Down” circle.”

More info from the Qingdao HHH:

Run No. 273 – April 28, 2012

Hare/s: Horny Hunchback “Dean”

Costs: Run: RMB 10/head for hashers & harriettes; RMB 5/ head for horrors up to 12 years old for bus & beers/water. Dinner is optional and will be at an added cost if you decide to stay.

Meeting Place and Time:
Meet at 2.00 PM at Crowne Plaza for a 2.15 PM SHARP hare off! We will take bus no. 501 to the start of the run, Laoshan long distance bus station at the northern end of Shenzhen Lu

Shi Lao Ren Residents: You can take bus no. 380 to the run start, please plan to be there no later than 2.45 PM!

Run starts as soon as we reach the start point, approximately by 3 PM!

Plan to attend? Please RSVP here.

More Info:
Hare says: I don’t have a fancy name for the run, but it will be something new.

Receding Hareline:
Please let Premature Finnish know if you are available to hare a date below, thanks!
WE NEED HARES FOR ALL OF MAY! Please let Premature Finnish know if you are available to hare a date below, thanks!
Run No. 274 – May 5 – ?
Run No. 275 – May 12 – ?
Run No. 276 – May 19 – ?
Run No. 277 – May 26 – ?

Planned out of town specials:
May 25-27 – Xiamen
June – Huangdao (exact dates to be announced)

Want to volunteer for haring? Know someone who wants to hare? Please contact Premature Finnish.

–
On On !!
Well Hung Jury & Team
Hare Raiser/Trail Master – Qingdao Hash House Harriers
–

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Hash House Harriers Official Website
Crowne Plaza Qingdao Website
Qingdao HHH on Facebook

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Photos

View more of this artist’s work here, here, and on Daohaus.net.

For more information, or if you know of a Qingdao person/place of interest for the Qingdaonese.com “Spotlight” series, please contact us.

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Artist: Pan Wenyi

More on the 2012 Badminton Asia Championships in Qingdao

Former world champion Chen Jin of China entered the men’s singles top 16 at the 2012 Asian Badminton Championships on Wednesday.

Chen, who is fighting hard to be among the world top four to earn a third Olympic ticket for China, was too good for Chu Han Chou of Chinese Taipei, winning 21-13, 21-5.

“I’m not familiar with Chu’s play style, so the first set was a bit tight, but in the second I controlled the tempo,” said Chen, who will face Japan’s Kento Momota in the third round.

For Chen, his recent victories in Switzerland and Australia are almost sure to guarantee him a ticket to the London Olympic Games. He is currently ranked fifth in the world, but based on points collected during the Olympic period he is at No. 4, ahead of Peter Gade of Denmark.

Gade was competing in the European Championships simultaneously, in which the veteran also cruised past the second round by beating Ville Lang of Finland 21-17, 21-12. Therefore, Chen still needs to put out his best in order to ensure his No. 4 place.

Chinese shuttler Lin Dan and Chen Long, who have already secured Olympic tickets, showed no mercy as both reached the third round at ease.

Top seed Lin needed 33 minutes to dispose of Huang Chao of Singapore 21-17, 21-18, while second seed Chen Long dominated Hsuan Yi Hsueh of Chinese Taipei from the start to register a 21-13, 21-14 victory.

Chinese dominance is the same in other four categories.

In women’s singles, Chinese eight participants occupied half of the top 16 after the first round. World top four Wang Yihan, Wang Xin, Wang Shixian and Li Xuerui all claimed victory.

The in-form Chinese team also expressed their determination to regain the Uber Cup, to be held next month.

Two years ago, the Chinese team, featuring seven Uber Cup debutants in the 10- player squad, surrendered the title for the first time since 1998 with a surprising 1-3 loss to South Korea.

Wang Yihan has a bitter memory at the Uber Cup two years ago, losing the first singles and giving South Korean opponents a morale-boosting point.

“We will take back what we had lost,” said Wang.

In doubles, Chinese top seeds Chai Biao/Guo Zhendong (men’s), Zhan Nan/Zhan Yunlei (mixed) both took easy victory. In women’s doubles, top seeds Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei enjoyed first round bye.

Relevant Links:
2012 Badminton Asia Championships in Qingdao

Instead, the photos become quite an interesting study of darkness. What we’re looking at is the horizon of Xiao Zhu Shan. There are two gorgeous stars shining profusely in the sky. One photo is a blur of strong-black meeting less-black, like a Rorschach test. No, that’s the summit of the mountain. Also, can you see, coming out of the blackness of one photo, the lights from village houses’ windows?  Much to see, much to see….

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Photos

When: April 21, 2012 @ 2 pm
Venue: Meet at Crowne Plaza

From the Qingdao HHH official website: “Here in Qingdao, every week the Qingdao Hash House Harriers jog, walk, crawl and run a 60 to 90 minute fun run. They follow a trail marked with flour laid out by “hares” which ends at a “Down Down” circle.”

More info from the Qingdao HHH:

Run No. 272 – April 21, 2012

Hare/s: Straydog & Here to Fork

Costs: Run: RMB 10/head for hashers & harriettes; RMB 5/ head for horrors up to 12 years old for bus & beers/water. Dinner is optional and will be at an added cost if you decide to stay.

Meeting Place and Time:
Meet at 2.00 PM at Crowne Plaza for a 2.15 PM SHARP hare off! We will take an appropriate bus to the train station.

People wanting to go directly to the run start, kindly find your way there yourselves and we will meet up in main square in front of the train station (eastern side) but please plan to be at the above place no later than 2.45 PM!

Run starts as soon as we reach the start point, approximately by 3 PM!

Plan to attend? Please RSVP here.

More Info:
Hares say: On our never ending quest for the best run ever we have another try on Saturday. And what a treat the hares will prepare for the Hashers. First off, there will be the magical old town. Every step is on historical ground, every arrow leading to a new old place, every Hash check making you stop and look. And on top of that will be even a learning experience for the one or two of you that want to read a bit more about our city. The hares will use the help of a little book called “Ein Führer durch Tsingtao” (no jokes about Germans and Führer please) which was printed in 1903 and lists a lot of facts and bits of information about the daily life more than 100 years ago at the very same spot.

Historical stuff? Learning!? Fear not, fellow Hashers! You don’t have to do all that and can simply enjoy the run through the area. And if you follow the trail correctly then it will lead you all the way to the brewery of Strong Ale Works on Da Xue Road. Oh yes! We will actually finish the run at a proper brewery. Isn’t that a treat? It is run by brewmaster John who will introduce us to the art of making tasty beer, will show us what it takes and what makes a beer good. He will let us taste a bit of his creations – coffee beer anyone? – and we will be allowed to ask all we ever wanted to know about making beer. Will this be the best run ever? Come and check it out on Saturday.

Receding Hareline:
Please let Premature Finnish know if you are available to hare a date below, thanks!

Run No. 273 – April 28 – Horny Hunchback (Dean)
WE NEED HARES FOR MAY! Please let Premature Finnish know if you are available to hare a date below, thanks!
Run No. 274 – May 5 – ?
Run No. 275 – May 12 – ?
Run No. 276 – May 19 – ?
Run No. 277 – May 26 – ?

Planned out of town specials:
May 25-27 – Xiamen
June – Huangdao (exact dates to be announced)

Want to volunteer for haring? Know someone who wants to hare? Please contact Premature Finnish.

–
On On !!
Well Hung Jury & Team
Hare Raiser/Trail Master – Qingdao Hash House Harriers
–

Relevant Links:
Qingdao Hash House Harriers Official Website
Crowne Plaza Qingdao Website
Qingdao HHH on Facebook

When: April 17 to 22, 2012
Venue: Qingdao Sports Center Guoxin Arena / 青岛体育中心国信体育馆

Relevant Links:
Badminton Asia Confederation

More info on Extreme Sailing in Qingdao from China Daily:

On the first day, sailors will compete around the breakwater overlooking Fushan Bay and in the following three days they will race in the waters of Fushan Bay where spectators can have a full view.

Nine teams from seven countries, including the UK, France, Switzerland, will take part in the Qingdao Act, with the China Team competing for the first time. The teams will be racing for glory to win the Doublestar Cup in Qingdao.

New for the America’s Cup World Series, the China Team will be flying the flag as a wildcard entry and Kiwi Phil Robertson from New Zealand will lead them. As the youngest competing clipper, the 25-year-old Robertson is confident they could match against eight other top teams.

The other four sailors of the China Team are Garth Ellingham and Nick Catley from New Zealand, Kit Cheng and Song Xiaqun from China. As a Qingdao resident, Song Xiaqun won 8th place in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Yingling class. This year, the competing crews include 47 world champions, four Olympic gold medalists, and 11 world-record holders.

The Extreme Sailing Series gathers the best professional sailing teams to compete on identical Extreme 40 catamarans. Racing courses are challenging and require tactical skills. All routes are close to shore to provide a spectacular, stadium-style entertainment for the public.

Relevant Links:
Extreme Sailing in Qingdao 2011

YCIS Early Childhood Education OPEN WEEK April 23-27, 2012

Every morning 8 am – 11:30 am parents and their young children may visit the classes for 2 – 4 year olds. Come and explore our wonderful child centred, bi-lingual curriculum. Every morning at 10 am there will be a presentation by YCIS Superintendent for Early Childhood Education to discover more. Snack & drink provided for your child. Please bring indoor shoes for your child. We look forward to sharing a special morning with you.

There will be a music session for children aged 1 to 3.5 years on Friday 27 April at 10:30am.

Qingdao Campus：Bldg. 7, 36 Laoshan Lu, Laoshan District, Qingdao,

青岛校区：中国山东省青岛市崂山区崂山路36号好望角7号楼

For further information: 8880.0003 or email enquiry@qd.ycef.com

Relevant Links:
YCIS Opens New School in Huangdao

Old Town sights include the Japan Stock Exchange, HSBC Corp., and Chartered Bank on the refurbished Guantao Lu. Other buildings profiled are the former American and British consulates, St. Michael’s Cathedral, the Catholic Hospital, Shandong Mining Company, and the Imperial Post Office at the corner of Guangxi and Anhui Lu.

In addition to a list of links to Merlin’s historical photos, Qingdaophoto.com hosts hundreds of images of Qingdao scenery, as well as a bunch of black and white images arranged around a topic.

Relevant Links:
Qingdaophoto.com

When: April 28, 2012, 9 pm
Venue: Freedom Cuba Live House
Location: 3 Tongshan Lu / 通山路三号
Tickets: 30 yuan (RMB) advance, 40 door
More Info: 136.6886.6600

Check out a video performance of “The 8 or 9 o’clock Sun” with Xiao He and Lao Zhao at the Jianghu Bar in Beijing.

Relevant Links:
Map to Freedom Cuba Live House (Chinese)

When: April 20, 2012, 9 pm
Venue: Downtown Bar
Address: 100 Nanjing Lu (Creative 100) / 南京路100号创意园

Downtown Bar is in Building 3, Creative 100. The creative industries park complex is located northwest of the Nanjing/Jiangxi Lu intersection in Qingdao’s Shinan district.

Relevant Links:
Creative 100

Image @ Lemon