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Usually, news of sponsor changes and brands dropping out of BMX doesn't drop until early in January, but this year is different. Starting in early December, news of heritage brands scaling back their BMX programs began to drop, followed by a rash of sponsor changes that continues to grow by the day. What follows is a short collection of sponsor and brand change news that has circulated over the past few weeks.


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Bohan is one of the four boroughs in the Grand Theft Auto IV version of Liberty City. It's the smallest major island in GTA IV, only containing 7 of the city's 65 individual neighborhoods with only four accessible businesses, with an estimated population of 1,000,000, the borough to have the lowest population in Liberty City. Its real-life prototype is The Bronx, New York City. Bohan is located in the north-east of Liberty City. Bohan is unlocked from the beginning of Grand Theft Auto IV, but the Bohan safehouse and the boroughs use in the GTA IV storyline don't begin until after the mission 'Roman's Sorrow'.
According to the in-game Public Broadcasting documentary, Bohan is a Dutch word meaning "Dutch word" (Although this is untrue. The real dutch word for "Dutch word" is "Nederlands woord"). Most Bohan avenues are named after major prisons, Alcatraz Avenue, Rykers Avenue, Sing Sing Avenue, San Quentin Avenue, and Guantanamo Ave being five examples, while others are named after breakdancing moves, such as Worm Street, Spin Street, Applejack Street and Valdez Avenue. South Bohan is also advertised in the game as the birth place of hip-hop.
Bohan's finiancial state is poor and it is the most deprived of the four boroughs in Liberty City. It mainly consists of run-down housing projects, pockets of small time businesses and stores, abandoned buildings and decrepit warehouses. South Bohan and Fortside are the best examples of this type of location. Whilst there is often evidence of gentrification in other deprived districts across Liberty City there is very little evidence of it in these neighborhoods with the exception of Northern Gardens. More often than not, Bohan statistically outperforms the other boroughs in crime rate. This is especially alarming when considering that it is also the smallest borough - meaning that the crime would naturally effect more people. Bohan is also home to two different street gangs - the Spanish Lords and the Albanian Mob, aswell as one of the five major mafia families in the Commission - the Lupisella Family (though the Lupisella are not physically seen on the streets).
South Bohan and Fortside are large residential areas within southern Bohan. South Bohan and Fortside are some of the poorest areas in Bohan with the highest crime rate. They primarily consist of apartment complexes, some small-time stores/businesses and abandoned/boarded-up buildings. South Bohan also contains one of the largest housing projects in Liberty City, and the largest in Bohan. There is a strong gang presence with a high level of gang violence in these two districts, with South Bohan and Fortside being Spanish Lords' primary turf.
Chase Point and Bohan Industrial generally consist of abandoned warehouses and archaic docking facilities, serving as Bohan's declining industrial districts. Prostitution is very common in these districts, far more so than anywhere else in Liberty City. Street prostitutes can be found congregating on many street corners during the nighttime. Also, at night, muggers and street thugs will roam freely. Luis Lopez warns Arnaud, after he is mugged, that things can often get rough, and he shouldn't wander around alone.
The police rarely give a concern for any of the crime in Bohan, more prominently than anywhere else, noted when Niko Bellic is able to enter a warehouse and kill a gang of drug dealers, all without any police trouble for Manny Ecsuela, who was making a documentary about the crime and corruption of the borough. Manny's camera man comments after Niko kills the gang: "More senseless death, and the police aren't even here yet...".
Northern Gardens is a less deprived working-class area which primarily consists of housing projects, a busy road to the north, and a beach in its northern limits, there still, are many homeless people that thrive on it. It provides Bohan's policing and medical services. The major function of the neighborhood is its housing of the Northern Gardens Projects, one of the largest projects in all of Liberty City. While Northern Gardens is still considered to be "the hood", the projects' main complex shows signs of gentrification with the presence of small convenience shops and comparatively modern housing facilities. The police station is directly connected to Northern Gardens Projects by means of a short staircase, presumably to allow for an improved police presence and more effective response to crime.
Boulevard is Bohan's largest and busiest district in terms of traffic. Boulevard primarily consist of a large busy boulevard running through along with various overpasses. Boulevard also contains considerable parkland and a beach in its northern limits. Boulevard is mostly non-residential with the exception of a few low-rise apartments on the boulevard edge. The areas to the south of the district are more urban in character and is focused around the Grand Boulevard thoroughfare. Boulevard has a much lower crime rate compared to the rest of Bohan primarily because it contains few housing areas.
Little Bay is in the far east of Bohan and is the borough's smallest locale. It contains low-rise apartment housing but is very run-down and deprived. Little Bay is also the territory of the Albanian Mob, whom cause much of the crime in the area.
The population of Bohan are mainly of a Hispanic-Spanish nationality; this population trend is particularly concentrated around Puerto Rican South Bohan and Dominican Fortside. Other ethnic enclaves include the predominant African-American demographic of Northern Gardens and an Eastern European Albanian presence in Little Bay.
Subway Stations
- Bohan Line:
- one on Windmill Street
- one on San Quentin Avenue
- East Borough Bridge: connects to Charge Island to the southwest
- Dukes Bay Bridge: connects to Dukes to the southeast
- Northwood Heights Bridge: connects to Algonquin to the west
- The Northern Expressway: the main highway that connects the Northwood Heights Bridge and the Dukes Bay Bridge
Public Services
Police Departments
- Northern Gardens Police Department on Leavenworth Ave.
- Fortside Police Department on Applejack St.
- Bohan Medical and Dental Center on Leavenworth Ave.
Fire Departments
- Northern Gardens Fire Department on Caterpillar St.
- In Boulevard, on Lompoc Avenue; in the northern basketball court, beside the bleachers
- In the Industrial District, on Leavenworth Avenue; under the 24-7 Supermarket sign near the Bohan Hospital stairs
- In the Industrial District, on Lomac Avenue; in the southwest corner of the warehouse from Hostile Negotiation
- In Little Bay, on Sing Song Avenue; on the makeup table in the dressing room at the end of the stage in The Triangle Club
- In Northern Gardens, on Coxsack Avenue; in a dirt lot on top of a wall near the stoop
- In South Bohan, on Attica Avenue; in an office in the Sprunk warehouse.
- In Chase Point, on Folsom Way; in the corner of the top floor of the unfinished building
- In Fortside, on Grand Boulevard.; on the pier
- In Fortside, on Folsom Way; behind a green storage unit, behind the ARS building
Notable Residents
- Mallorie Bardas
- Niko Bellic
- Roman Bellic
- Manny Escuela (formerly)
- Tyrone Hancock
- Mark Lupisella
- Vincent Lupisella
- Tony McTony (formerly)
- Sonny Honorato (formerly)
- Carmen Ortiz
- Moe Schwartz
- Jay Hamilton (formerly)
- Elizabeta Torres (formerly)
- Marta (formerly)
- Andreas
- Willy Valerio
- Arnaud
- The Triangle Club: a strip club on the eastern side of Bohan on Coxsack Ave.
- S&M Auto Sales: Stevie's garage in Chase Point where you deliver all 30 vehicles to his garage for money.
- Burger Shot:
- one in the Fortside district on San Quentin Avenue
- one near the docks in the Bohan Industrial district on Lompoc Avenue
- Boulevard (Concourse)
- Chase Point (Hunts Point)
- Fortside (Fordham and Bronx Hub)
- Bohan Industrial (Soundview, Port Morris)
- Little Bay (Pelham Bay, Throgs Neck)
- Northern Gardens (Co-op City)
- South Bohan (South Bronx)
- When the player drives off either bridges entering Bohan, a glitch will happen. The game's short-term vehicle spawning memory will become corrupt, but it'll fix itself, and either your vehicle or someone else's car will spawn in carparks or parked on the streets. It'll still work if the player drives in a public service, emergency or industrial, it'll just spawn a nearby car.
- Although Gainer Street can be seen on the game's map, it is not registered in the game, and is referred to as a part of San Quentin Avenue.
- Near the safehouse there is a mural of a deceased resident of Bohan that appears to mimic the mural of the late Bronx rapper Big Pun.
- It's possible Bohan was originally going to be called "the Bronx" like its real-life counterpart. The counterpart's name can be seen in the image.
- Even though Bohan is its own borough, the stats count it as a part of Dukes and Broker.
- Bohan and Dukes are the only two boroughs that do not have an internet cafe.
- Bohan is surprisingly small to have multiple Burger Shots. As Alderney, Broker, and Dukes are much larger and only have one.
- There is a nearby unfinished bridge that the player can perform Speed with a bus and grenade.


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Fuck it id do a better job then this lot time to get involved lol
Fuck it id do a better job then this lot time to get involved lol
To me that's not what he said... He clearly said he is a stand up fighter and made reference that Danny is as well, Danny has an experienced background in thai boxing and everyone knows that, Brad likes to stand and everyone has seen that, what he said is that his ground game isn't great and if he gets taken down the CHANCES are he's going to lose... If the fight ends up in an area that he's particularly great in eg the ground, then chances are he's going to get outgrappled and beat 9 times out of 10.
thats not what i said at all. any fight im in i want to win and will try my best to do so. I have never been knocked down by a punch, tapped to strikes or looked to take the easy way out. see my fight with Towler as an example when i gave up 35kg and chose to carry on after getting hit in the head illegally. But i am limited on the ground compared to good pros and do struggle there with them.
agreed i am a nobody as a fighter, but thats not the point.
the point is that there are some journeymen fighters out there who dont look to just lay down at the first punch or tap to strikes. you could punch my face off b4 that happens.Nothing wrong with been a journey man. But unlike Mike im not at risk of getting killed and will fight back
Lol your a tit. If you were there you may know of the circumstances but if you are not then check yoself before you wreck yoself. I attended the weigh-in and because I had an opponent on 24hour notice was told he was going to weigh-in before the show as couldn't make morning weigh-ins. Also if you check Persils record you will see I was his 2nd fight and I fought him when he was either unknown or pretty much unknown.
Anymore cheek and I'll spank you with your belt. If you read correctly I didn't say he prevented my camp being wasted, I said that it is a waste of experience for amateur fighters when they could fight someone skilled. Think I am the only bully who chose to fight Whiteford (who was 5/6-1 at the time) in my first Pro fight lolol
https://www.facebook.com/JonnyAfroThunderGoodall 66kg Am: 7-3, Pro: 1-2.
if your implying that your stand up's good but your ground game/wrestling is shit, then why not go train some grappling? or are you just happy to stay at the level, knowing just a slight improvement could change your game totally? your actually happy being the foot matt for the 'local' lad??
you either a) ultimately rate striking over grappling, and just dont bother with the 'man hugging' or b) just dont have enough drive. what harm is 2 or 3 grappling sessions a week if your taking fights left, right and centre? if you love MMA (your job) surely you would look to better yourself ????
MMA isn't always a job for people though.
If you have a full time job, family, other commitments etc then the 2 or 3 grappling sessions a week you mention are not always possible in some cases.
I would love to have time to attend even 1 class lol.
You have to bare in mind not all pro fighters actually do this as a profession as there is not enough money in the sport.
I am sure most fighters would love the luxury of being able to get up and train 3 times a day and not have to worry about much else but not everyone can.
Granted some fighters (a select few) manage to hold full time jobs down and have a good training schedule and fight career but everyone's circumstances are different and not all can do it.
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"King and Maxwell"
This is another story involving ex government agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. The story is a good example of the excellent and entertaining stories Baldacci can produce. This time King and Maxwell get swept up into a plot to control america's intelligence agencies. There is an interesting plot line involving the analysis of the almost infinite amount of information gathered in the name of security. A person who one of a kind mental abilities can sort through all the images, reports, messages that are gathered and findsconnections that are otherwise impossible to see. The story begins when this person is arrested for multiple murders and then his lawyer, King's friend, is murdered. The story then develops with each chapter bring more tangles into the web...you can't trust anyone..or at least you can't tell who you should trust...lots of plot, lots of action, lots of entertainment.
"Land of the Giants - updated"
Yes with reservations. The story line is an old one - remember the old tv show land of the giants, where people were shrunk down so that blades of grades eemed like redwoods? If so, this story is an updated version. The 'small people' are graduate students in different areas of biology. The most interesting part of the story is when they use their knowledge of biology to their favor.
The rest of the story requires a large suspension of belief. The book devolves away from clever use of biiological knowledge to an action adventure story.
Could have been much better but it is an entertaining read for those like a 'light' science fiction book.
Under circumstances. I doubt that I would go out of my way to buy it as soon as it came out, but I would likely put in on my list to eventually get to.
He was a good narrator but I found nothing that made me feel was a great narrator nor did he have any traits that I disliked...he does not make or break the book.
I'd wait for the braodcast version.
"not the bond i know"
This is not the james bond I know. This james bond actually has an office with a secretary! This james bond depends on others to get out of jams. This james bond drives a subaru! This james bond assesses each woman in her potential to be a long term relationship. This james bond is not take advantage of technological gadgets. This james bond is noht larger than life. In fact he seems less than mitch rapp or cotton malone. This james bond maybe more real that is not the james bond I know and love.
"Rapp fans won't be disappointed"
There are apparently three options to solve problems: political, military and covert operations. Mitch Rapp is the ultimate overt operator...although he leaves quite a wake of violence, death and destruction in his activities - hard to call it 'covert'. This is a story of a race between several cells of terrorists that plan to bomb different places along the east coast in a short period of time. It falls onto a combination of military, intelligence agents and Rapp to stop these bombs - did I mention they were nuclear bombs? The method of smuggling in the bombs was plausible as was the general terrorist plans..in fact, they were all to real given what happens in real life now....
The book was first released in 2001 so it was eerie that some of the actions of the terrorists turn out to be close to what they do in real life.
There's lot of action and everybody's rights get trampled as Rapp is hell bent on stopping an atomic bomb from going off in DC. Interesting story on line on how key people in the government are dispersed when DC is threatened.
If you like action political thrillers and especially if you like Mitch Rapp - you will like this earlier offering by Vince Flynn.
"Not his best story"
I am a Cotton Malone fan and was looking forward to this book. It had all the makings of an excellent read - a story that ties in all the assassinations of US Presidents in history; pirates, and political rivalries between government intelligence agencies. However, somewhere in the execution the story became bogged down in affairs between secondary characters, frantic jumping from one story line to another. It was also one of those stories like the old James Bond stories where the villain would rig up some elaborate trap or machine to kill Bond rather than just shoot him...in this book, only secondary characters get shot or killed directly - all the main characters escape again and again.
Also we are led to believe that there are shootings from North Carolina to DC to Nova Scotia that doesn't seem to attract anyone's attention...the characters occasionally mention news coverage, but it never comes into play. Private sailing vessels are also blown out of the water by military helicopters without any apparent reperussions.
The book even starts a bit oddly..Cotton gets drawn into the story because of a forged email from a government agent, Stephanie Nell that requests his help. I thought it odd that you can get a super agent to fly across the ocean on a moments notice if you just happen to have his email address...no verification?
Berry spends some time at the end of the book separating fact from fiction. His depiction of pirates is apparently accurate, but he certainly chose the most cruel aspects of their history to present.
I know this review sounds negative, but these are the reasons I didn't give it the 4 or 5 stars I have given to all of the other Berry books I have read. It is worth a read, but you might have to suspend your expectations a bit...
"Thought provoking"
Duncan Watts is a physics professor turned sociology professor. I was intrigued by the idea of someone who could bring 'hard science' approaches to sociology. You might want to read the last chapter first as he summarizes the differences between sociological and hard science research. However, this is done in a most positive way - he points out that sociologic studies are important and that there are means and methods that can be used and developed to achieve better understanding into human behavior.
His insights are very thought provoking. He points out that many aspects of sociological studies that are generally not considered. For instance, we have a way of explaining history after we already know the outcome. Was the surge in Iraq really responsible for turning around that conflict or was it some combination of other factors such as rebuidling infrastructure, training new police, training new Iraqi military, more experienced government etc. There's really no way to tell because we can't run an 'experiment' to see what would happen if there was no surge...
Sociologist often fall upon what they term common sense explanations....but these explanations only work well when you already know the answer.
This is a great addition to the series Outliers and Predictably Irrational. I look forward to the contributions of his approach into important social issues.
I would have given it 5 stars, but I found it unfortunate that he often did not credit some of the work he cited. I understand that this is not a scientific paper but some of the more important and lengthy examples he cites should have been credited.
"Ficton imitates real life?"
This book was written in 2005 but could have been written last month...a story of how agent Mitch Rapp unearths a terrorist plan to set off nuclear weapons in the US...there is the very split between those who are for or against torture to get information, for or against due process for captured terrorists and politicians who make decisions for re - election rather than doing what is best for the people.
Rapp must fight both the terrorists and polticians to stop the plans. He does this mostly with swift actions that may or may not be in line with the laws....
It was one of the books that I could not stop listening to...spent way to much time in my driveway listening to the story rather than going in the house...if you are fan of hte political thriller and Vince Flynn, I think it's one of his best.
"Best yet"
I have read most, if not all, of Connelly's books and found this one to the best. The main character is Mickey Haller, who is not one of my favorites, but the story makes up for any dislikes I have of his personality. The crime, of course, is murder and the suspect Lisa Trammel is not a particularly likable character either. However, Haller's development of the case is very well done. I also like the fact that all the facts used to eventually tell the truth are laid out somewhere in the story - no hidden clues or persons that aren't disclosed until the end.
The strength of the book are the court room scenes. Most of the story takes place in the courtroom and the workings of the law, courtroom procedures and legal strategies of the defense and prosecution kept me very engrossed in the story.
Haller has grown from an average, somewhat 'low end' lawyer to an agressive defender of his clients...an interesting transformation...
"more of the same"
This is the sequel to the Last Templar. Again, agent Sean Reilly is in a race against a terrorist to unravel another Templar secret that will reveal the location of unpublished gospels. The premise is that the contents of these gospel will contradict current Christian teachings and send the Christian world into chaos.
Reilly, and his girl friend, Tess chase the terrorist and clues to this lost Templar treasure. Much of the cleverness in following clues to solve the 700 year old puzzle are abandoned as modern day keepers of the secret simply blurt out what they know to Reilly for no apparent reason...
For my tastes, there was much, too much detail in the fight scenes..especially the final fight scene which I thought would never end. If you like these Templar Knight stories, you will likely enjoy this one but it does not really stand out in anyway over the Last Templar or similar stories by other authors (eg Steve Berry)
"The Forging of America"
Gingrich and Forstchen have produced a magnificent account of the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge. It is not only the story of 12,000 men who entered Valley Forge demoralized, untrained, unsupplied but under the leadership of Washington and the shear force of will and skill of Generals Wayne, Lafaayette and Von Steuben that they marched out of Valley Forge aa a true army finally equipped with enough training, supplies and pride to take on the British.
Although generally familiar with the Valley Forge story, I was left with a sense of pride, awe and inspiration of what Washington and his men were able to accomplish. Gingrich and Forstchen have a way of making you feel like you are actually there - feeling the cold, snow and hunger. You can imagine the suffering even the healthy men endured let alone those who were injured or stricken with diseases.
Besides Washington, the other key characters are Lafayette, Baron Von Steuben and a ficitonal character Allen Van Dorn. Washington provided the leadership, Lafayette the heart and Von Steuben the knowledge for colonists to march out of Valley Forge as real army with a real chance to stand toe to toe with the British for the first time. Van Dorn is a colonist who joined the British army. Through his eyes, you can experience the decisions that the colonists had to make on who to support.
If you like history and historical novels you will love this book.


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Derived from the words "narcolepsy" and "sex".
Derived from the words "narcolepsy" and "sex".
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PROMISE is a 13-day program designed as a strong musical and spiritual growing experience for high school students. The first week is on the campus of Great Lakes Christian College, and is structured as a music camp, with morning devotions, lots of rehearsals, fun activities, and small group sharing times; the second week we go on tour, traveling to different churches to share our program of music and drama. It all culminates with a home concert back at GLCC.
Dates: June 15-27, 2014 June 15-20 on campus June 21-27 on tour
How do I audition for PROMISE? Fill out an application form. You must have completed your freshman year in high school. Graduating seniors may also apply. Make an audition CD and send it along with your picture and application to:
PROMISE 2014 Great Lakes Christian College 6211 West Willow Highway Lansing, MI 48917 Application deadline: April 1, 2014
On the audition CD - 1. Include your name and the part you sing. 2. Sing a contemporary Christian song or worship song of your choice that shows the best of what your voice can do. 3. Sing a C scale on "la" - going as high as you can. State what your highest and lowest notes are.
If you would also like to audition as an instrumentalist - 1. On the same CD, include warm-up exercises that demonstrate your range and ability. 2. Play a song which demonstrates your ability.
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The case for Apple slowing down, rather than speeding up
Instead of media and markets continuously hounding Apple about "what's next?!", there's a case to be made that Apple has already announced several services that could do with a little -- or a lot -- of their attention. It might not be as magical or revolutionary as a fresh name on a big slide, but making what's already here work better could also increase the value of Apple's platform as a whole. At least that's what Joe Cieplinski thinks:
If the pattern used to be "release, then iterate, iterate, iterate," it seems like Apple is not giving itself enough time for the "iterate" part of that process. It's being pressured to move on to the next thing. And that leaves us with a lot of half-baked products and a ton of unrealized potential.
Cieplinski calls out FaceTime, Passbook, iBooks Author, and, of course, iCloud. And you know what? He makes a compelling case. Read it over.
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The case for Apple slowing down, rather than speeding up
This is spot on. Apple really needs to shore up current offerings despite pressure to keep adding new features. Maps is a prime example of something that was an epic fail of release and iterate.
Facetime DEFINITELY needs multi-person calling. Almost everyone I know has an iDevice with Facetime, and we all want this feature (it makes business conferencing much easier since I am always on the go with my job).
Passbook simply needs more apps to jump on in like they said they would (I'm looking at you, Delta). iCloud has not disappointed me, but I also don't use it for much. And iBooks Author I don't use (and wasn't aware of its existence).
It looks like Apple is indeed slowing down on the rapid announcements as they skipped their annual March event which they've been doing for the past 5 years. Does this mean we'll get something big in June???
Besides Facetime, iMessage and iCloud I think Game Center needs some serious help.
Apple also needs to think about supporting their products for a liitle more than 3 years instead of pissing people off after they spent alot of money on their products; ex. Ipad 1 only 3 year old and not supported. It's great to see new products come out but we also don't expect the product not to be supported either after just a few years. Apple will lose supporters when people relies that after a short time their product isn't supported anymore.
Your iPad doesn't need support. It needs to be tossed out and replaced with a new iPad. I think that's a pretty universal mentality in the tablet space no matter who makes them. Less computing power and potentially much higher cost of ownership - amazing! Welcome to the "post PC" era.
To be fair, pretty much every mobile device is like this. My iPhone 3G choked on iOS 4. My Samsung Galaxy S2 was pretty much abandoned for software updates after ICS 4.0 rolled out 8 months after it was announced. The only devices that seem to get long term updates are Google's Nexus devices, including the really old school Motorola Xoom.
He should be grateful??? Why, just because someone else does a worse job? Windows XP is 12 years old and its still officially supported, and I don't think I should be thankful to Microsoft, its their obligation. They should be grateful to me for using their products, as should Apple, and not the other way around.
While I agree with your sentiment, it's just not feasible for a company to hire an entire staff to keep updating and working on old OS's. When you buy a phone, you're buying it with that OS. If three years later that OS doesn't work, then you get to complain.
But if you try loading Photoshop 6 on a ten year old PC, you can't complain that the machine doesn't work with it, technology has moved on and you need to use Photoshop 1 if you don't want to upgrade your hardware.
I see your point, but I also think Apple has always been weak on backwards compatibility to force users to upgrade their hardware. Twenty years ago there was a huge difference between generation of processors, that is just not true today, or better, it does not have to be that way, unless by design. I think the notion that we should be grateful for any of that is ludicrous.
BTW, not to %$#& on your point, but 10 years ago we were using Hyperthreaded Pentium 4's and with two GB of RAM those would run Photoshop 6 just fine.
haha, like I said, I agree with you theoretically. I thought it was and still is ludicrous that Siri wasn't put on the iP4 when the app already worked on it before Apple bought it and ruined it.
As to your old computer/photoshop comment, I'm using a 4 year old Mac Book Pro and Photoshop 6 does NOT work just fine. It works, but chuggs along at a snails pace when I'm forced to load up a pic over 500Mb's. Saving the image alone takes almost 5 minutes.
I love my apple products and love how they all sync and work together. I'm actually ok with a little slower hardware update schedule (I don't feel outdated so fast!!) but I would like to see them put a little but of attention back into the software side of things.
iLife is one of the great selling features of a MAC but its seeming a little dated lately. Would love to see an update on this side of the business! Lots of potential with iCloud and would really have loved to see them continue with iWeb!!!
I agree with him. I think if apple would give us one killer feature each year and continue to build on those platforms like iCloud, passbook, and Face Time. I do think we would be having these issues. I think everyone wants to have something to show off. Just my thoughts!
Personally, I believe this to be a trend ever since facetime. I was extremely disappointed that Facetime didn't have multi-person calling. I could understand during iPhone 4 due to hardware limitations, but iPhone should have had it during iPhone 4S and higher.
Game center seems like it could do more as well as iCloud, but Maps was the biggest disappointment. Sure it is ramping up now, but you can't let a product that incomplete be released to the market. Very disappointing at the quality that fell after Steve passed away.
None of those bullet points generate significant revenue for Apple. I have yet to hear someone say "I would buy an iPad if it had multiuser facetime" or "If iCloud wasn't so buggy I would totally buy an iPhone". If these were such glaring deficiencies then Apples competitors would be highlighting them every chance they get. I'd rather have Apple work on the next great thing rather than improving what has already been delivered.
Apple spends a lot of time and effort on their infrastructure. The stuff you can't see. The iTunes infrastructure, for example, was the key to making iPod a success, and it's now helping iOS devices sales because of the enormous value add of the iTunes Store and App Store. You buy an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, and you get free access to it all.
The actual user-facing apps and interfaces do need work. They always will. Everything can always be better. But you need to build the foundation of the house first, and for Apple that means building out iCloud, scaling it up for whatever they're planning in the television space, and making sure that they don't go in the wrong direction.
This means, of course, that we don't see any changes in iCloud until they're officially rolled out by Apple. Maybe that's what Tim Cook meant when he made the "doubling down on security" comment. Because it's easy to test new iCloud server-based features in total secrecy, on a test network locked away in one of Apple's massive data centers.
I agree with the premise that Apple can do a little better with more frequent updates and iterations on current software, but it doesn't have to be at the expense of new products. I remember what Cook said at the D conference last year...he said they were doubling down on Siri and privacy of the product pipeline. Perhaps people are getting better at leaks. There has been NOTHING substantial all year and which leads to people get ancy with speculation.
I would love to see multiple person FaceTime calls. As far as iMessage goes I think they need to add a few more options but IMO its much better than other platforms as far as texting goes. I really want a blacklist feature built in though and quick reply would be nice but I doubt they will ever add that.
Wow! Nice to read an intelligent article minus the all the bull you get on popular tech sites. This is spot on. I'd rather have an iOS device that does what does well than have these super zinger features that become old news a few months after release. Like Siri has tons of potential. It should own the phone. But IMO it still isn't fully baked. If it is personal assistant than really make it one. Good point on FaceTime as well.
The popular view now is that Apple is lagging behind. The hardware is killer so lets work on that software. Personally I miss true multitasking on my Palm Pre. Would be nice if Cupertino could figure this out and let the phone and tablet truly multitask. This present iteration to me is bogus. I think Safari could do with some modernization as well. I hope someone important at Apple read that article 'cause I think the author gave them the best tip they have gotten all year.
Perhaps Apple ought to make Passbook, Siri etc. available in Europe, too, to combat their declining market share there? Now iP5 is simply an uber-expensive run-of-the-mill smartphone with all the value-adding services missing at a market where it costs more than anywhere else in the world (800-1100USD). Just a thought.
I couldn't agree more... But where's my Iphone6?! See what I did there? What I need Apple to do and what I desire of them are two different things.
The day Steve Jobs stepped down from the board is the day the innovation died for Apple. Under his watch, the company always did something to remain ahead of the game. Now they're playing catchup to Samsung, especially when they release one new iteratition of iPhone per year.
Facetime, passbook, iBooks could all definitely be much better with many more features. Things like Facetime audio which is awesome are lost because most users don't even know it's there much less how to use it. iCloud while it's great could also be made better by getting a little more time in the spotlight. There's two ways you can look at it though yes they could slow down their hardware advancements and spend more time on what they have already released to hone it to perfection. They could also continue to put out the new hardware and features until the market is mature and then spend the time on the software and hardware features to make them better when the market has quieted down. It might not seem like that will happen but just take for example the CPU race of computers a few years ago. It was all about the MHz and then the GHz and there were new speeds coming out almost every month. It was a race which then went to multi-core and now today all that has passed. So in time smartphones and tablets will mature and the market will slow. I think Apple really should instead be thinking about ways to let the mainstream know about the new features and how to use them. Facetime is well known by not just the technoliterate but how about Facetime audio? Airdrop is somewhat known but do people know how to use it? I've seen replies on twitter that would say most don't. So along with new features Apple needs to find a way to show people how to use the features that already exist and that will add even more value for users.


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Store personnel inside Scheels saw Charles Rogers, 18, of Iowa City, pick up two hats about 1:50 p.m. March 15 and hide them in an American Eagle bag he was carrying, according to a police report. Rogers left the store without paying, according to police, and was contacted by authorities. Rogers was cooperative, police reported, and now faces a charge of misdemeanor theft. Hes scheduled to appear in court on the charge April 19. Rogers, a 6-2, 190-pound quarterback, chose to sign with Iowa State over Minnesota and Northern Illinois earlier this year. Iowa State-bound West High quarterback accused of theft at Coral Ridge Mall | TheGazette
beat me to it cigman..
I hope they were clones hats at least
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He is in Florida for spring break must not be too bad.
Hooray what are we in the fulmer cup standings?
Just another example of the IC police going after a kid just b/c he's going to Iowa State.......
Originally Posted by CyBer Hooray what are we in the fulmer cup standings? No points awarded. Not an ISU student (yet).
For 2 hats, death penalty. Take him down. We have a poor history of guys getting second chances here after mall problems.
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At least its not a Bernstine kind of thing. Thug.
Originally Posted by Clones85' Just another example of the IC police going after a kid just b/c he's going to Iowa State....... Yeah I hope once a recruit (or poster on this board) is unleashed from the academy he is stationed in IC ot put an end to this injustice
Wasted Fulmer Cup points... Damnit!
Originally Posted by CyDude16 Wasted Fulmer Cup points... Damnit! TCU still holding a commanding lead:
Royce does not believe it.
Nobody but HB knows for sure. You pretty much know nothing....like Knownothing would like to say. Word
I am not disappointed in the fact that he is stealing...I am disappointed that he is still shopping at American Eagle, someone else this kid with some style tips
I bet the Scheels employee that caught him recognized him and is a Hawkeye fan and/or U of I student.
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European Maritime Day host cities 2015–2019 announced
(01/07/2013) The Council of the European Union has announced the host cites for the future European Maritime Days (EMD).
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dustandflower wrote:So, all you crap plundering wooters of years past, what kinds of things are usually in the booty bag? I hope it is worth the 8 bucks!
I got one during the april fools Buccaneers of Caribbean#39;s last year. It had I think 4 or 5 reusable grocery bags (made nice bags for xmas gifts), a snowman statue with a little 3" screen for digital pictures, 5 or 6 headphone splitters, 3 or 4 earmuffs that wrap around the back of your head, and some of the cedar planks for grilling meat/seafood on. Gave almost all of it away, made some awesome weird gifts.
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It sent me to the sold out page...
I just got a popup asking me to sign in again please for security purposes...then was booted to the page with SOLD OUT. *sigh* Oh well, was slightly fun.
Just got kicked out of the waiting room and into the Sold Out Room. Ah, well.
Just got booted out of the waiting room after having to reenter my login info for some reason. Ah, well.
CathyInNH wrote:could you PM me the url.... i don't see what I typed wrong!!
I'm betting everyone did the same thing: you knew where you needed letters, and you knew where they'd be on the puzzle piece. We all put the SV together in the first blank, when the V has to go after the W. I saw that the failure goes into the url, so I edited it in a notepad doc, then copy/pasted into IE. When I got to the page, it was still showing as available (I did not hit purchase, because I got an apology bag, I just wanted to play along). I'm guessing if I'd continued, I would have gotten the waiting room. This is only my 2nd bag in over 4 years. My other bag had an Andre the Giant action figure, a small camera bag, a broken remote helecopter, and a cool double-secret pcmcia card/sd storage hidey thing. It fit in the laptops pcmcia slot (do laptops still have those?) and held two SD cards.
vbee wrote:Has anyone who ended up in the antechamber of doom gotten to checkout? I am still waiting.
I was for a while, just popped into Sold Out....G'night all!
I'm still in the waiting room.
Woot's just leaving me dangled at the end of their hook. C'mon Woot, either let me on the ship or push me off the plank!
I would rather be sent to the sold out page than stuck here clicking "allow" since Firefox is blocking the page from auto-reloading and I can't find the option to change it....
vbee wrote:I'm still in the waiting room.
me too... blah
Well, finally off to bed for me! Night all, thanks for the fun times.
me too. i don't know how long to wait.
just got kicked to sold out page. once again, congrats to everyone who got it, especially you crap virgins. good night everyone!
darthemerald wrote:I got one during the april fools Buccaneers of Caribbean#39;s last year. It had I think 4 or 5 reusable grocery bags (made nice bags for xmas gifts), a snowman statue with a little 3" screen for digital pictures, 5 or 6 headphone splitters, 3 or 4 earmuffs that wrap around the back of your head, and some of the cedar planks for grilling meat/seafood on. Gave almost all of it away, made some awesome weird gifts.
Good to know Maybe I'll get something crazy I can give away at the Christmas White Elephant exchange... those things are so hard to buy for...
Still waiting. I'm staying until I get kicked out or the next item comes up.
Well, I got kicked out, but my daughter is still in the waiting room. Hmmm.
Speaking of Buccaneers of Caribbean i have to take one... a crap that is... but I can't take one in the waiting room. That would be rude.
Been at it for over 15 minutes now..... I wanna kill someone now....rawr! Maybe I can shower and come back?
I stalked the Woot-off all day as well as the thread on Slickdeals trying to figure out all the letters from the map. I thought I had it all figured out and periodically tried to browse to the URL to see if it was live. At the second to last piece of the map, I realized I needed to add the V and then kept trying the URL. As soon as the last piece was revealed, I tried the URL and it failed. Then my Wootalyzer alert popped up and I clicked on that and got into the waiting room. Then I realized I missed the P at the end of the URL. I tried the URL and saw that it was sold out. I was so close but that one little mistake ruined it. I know it's all over but I am leaving the waiting room open, just in case. At least until there is new item to replace that cheesy pirate gun lighter. P.S. That lighter has been sold out for a while and still no new item. I think the Buccaneers of Caribbean broke Woot! or they were not expecting it to sell out before midnight. I find it amusing.
I finally got redirected to the sold out page. Goodnight all.
Well, Thanks all for the chitchat, This forum was definitely nicer than the last! I'm sad that more of us did not get crap...and I promise you that if this Buccaneers of Caribbean turns out to truly be crap, I will donate it back to the other forum because they truly deserve it ;) G'night fellow Pirates!!
Dang, after an hour I finally got redirected to teh sold out page. Shakey fist at typos!!! :D
*wanders back in* Hmm.. looks like I was correct on two of my guesses, but the 'virgin' part threw it. Ah well. *gives hot cocoa to them as needs it* Thanks again, Woot, for an awesome time. Much fun had.
RobinBobcat wrote:*wanders back in* Hmm.. looks like I was correct on two of my guesses, but the 'virgin' part threw it. Ah well. *gives hot cocoa to them as needs it* Thanks again, Woot, for an awesome time. Much fun had.
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Just got the pieces together this morning at work. I can't believe it sold out already! What a disappointment. How about giving people who have to be up at 6am a shot for a change?
aknox077 wrote:Just got the pieces together this morning at work. I can't believe it sold out already! What a disappointment. How about giving people who have to be up at 6am a shot for a change?
I stayed up and successfully ordered a Bag of Crap last night and I have to get up at 4:45 AM. I just plan on drinking extra coffee today!
Is there any way one of the staff members could post the quantity sold for Wednesday's Bag of Crap? It sold out really quick. I also noticed from the sales stats that about a dozen states didn't get any Bags. I am guessing the quantity was low.
Since I don't think there is an actual blog post for those who were lucky enough to buy a Buccaneers of Caribbean.. I will once again post a video on youtube @dpcollectsBOC opening my awesomeness for the world to see n'at!
Just wanted to add one more note. My daughter remained in the waiting room past midnight here (Woot time zone) so she finally gave up and went to bed, leaving her computer up. When she checked this morning it was showing the "confirm your login" page, although she had just done that before the Buccaneers of Caribbean came up. Naturally they were sold out when she logged through. Now she is beating herself up for not staying awake a few more hours "just in case." After reading some of your posts, I suspect that she would have found them sold out even if she had been up to enter her password again. Hopefully this will make her feel better.
Yeah.. the Antechamber of Doom seems to be the downfall of many a prospective bagger. I wonder if it's persistant - can you dodge it by buying something during the woot-off prior? Would make the cheap stuff like monkeys and 99-cent earphones a valuable tool to those who want an edge against the bots...
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The two dudes behind the anti-Obama documentary 2016: Obama's America—Gerald Molen, the Oscar-winning producer of Schindler's List, and co-writer/director Dinesh D'Souza–are all sad and stuff because their documentary didn't make it on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' short list of docs from which the final nominees are drawn (This year four of those 15 have been or will be on Firedoglake Movie Night: The House I Live In, How to Survive a Plague, The Invisible War, and upcoming on Monday December 10, The Waiting Room).
Since September 2008, FDL Movie Night has brought readers 197 films, and like 190 of those were documentaries. Each year at least three of the films we've presented have been nominated for Academy Awards, and more have made the short list. A lot of them don't make much at the box office, if they even get to a theater. Most are seen at festivals and then released directly to television/cable and on DVD/VOD.
But box office figures are why Molen and D'Souza are all butthurt: Their film made $33.4 million, and so they think they're entitled to an Oscar nomination. Oh heck, if ticket sales equaled an Oscar, then for gods' sakes, Transformers: Dark of the Moon would have swept last year's awards, and we could look forward to a landslide from Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2. Molen and D'Souza think that because they are conservatives and made a documentary with a conservative point of view, one that was critical to Obama, they didn't get nominated. Maybe they didn't get nominated because their film wasn't as compelling/interesting/well made or unique as the fifteen on the short list (and yeah, I have some quibbles about certain films I think should have made the cut, but didn't. And I'm sure every single documentary filmmaker thinks their film should have been one of the fifteen!)
There are many, many movies made every year, features and documentaries, and the majority don't get close to getting an Oscar nomination (or even distribution!). And there has been a major increase in documentary filmmaking (probably the only good thing to come out of reality TV is that people want to see real stories, about real people, to learn more about the world around them); some have a very liberal perspective, some are critical of the current administration. Out of the fifty docs we featured this year on FDL Movie Night, way more than 10% deserved to be shortlisted, yet less than 10% made it even that close to a nomination.
What is really galling, though, is how super nasty and mean-spirited Molen and D'Souza are about two of the films that were shortlisted, Searching for Sugar Man and This Is Not a Film. D'Souza commented to the Hollywood Reporter:
By ignoring 2016, the top-performing box-office hit of 2012, and pretending that films like Searching for Sugar Man and This Is Not a Film are more deserving of an Oscar, our friends in Hollywood have removed any doubt average Americans may have had that liberal political ideology, not excellence, is the true standard of what receives awards.
(Given the subject matter of This Is Not a Film, one wonders how on earth D'Souza and Molen could see a liberal bias for the nomination, since it's a documentary about the totalitarian regime in Iran, and don't conservatives dislike Iran's current government?)
D'Souza and Molen got a movie made. They got it into theaters. They made money. So they didn't get on the short list of nominated docs. They are still better off than the majority of filmmakers, feature and documentary, worldwide. Maybe they should just quit bellyaching and go make another movie while dining off the publicity they are generating by bitching about not getting a noticed by the Academy.
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- Barty Crouch Jr. (as Alastor Moody): "But first, which of you can tell me how many Unforgivable Curses there are? "
- Hermione: "Three, sir. "
- Barty Crouch Jr. (as Alastor Moody): "And they are so named? "
- Hermione: "Because they are unforgivable. The use of any one of them will [...] "
- Barty Crouch Jr. (as Alastor Moody): "Earn you a one-way ticket to Azkaban. Correct. The Ministry says you are too young to see what these curses do. I say different! You need to know what you're up against. You need to be prepared [...] "
- — 1994 Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson [src]
The Unforgivable Curses are three of the most powerful and sinister spells known to the wizarding world, and are tools of the Dark Arts. They were first classified as "Unforgivable" in 1717. They are the Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra), Cruciatus Curse (Crucio), and Imperius Curse (Imperio).
Using any of these three curses on another human being, Muggle or wizard, will result in a life sentence to Azkaban, unless there is sufficient evidence that the caster did so under the influence of the Imperius Curse. Aurors were permitted to use them during the First Wizarding War. Under Lord Voldemort's regime in 1997-1998, the curses were made legal,[1] though this was presumably repealed following Voldemort's demise.
- "Avada Kedavra's a curse that needs a powerful bit of magic behind it — you could all get your wands out and point them at me and say the words, and I doubt I'd get so much as a nosebleed."
- —Barty Crouch Jr (disguised as Alastor Moody), to a Defence Against the Dark Arts class[src]
Since the Unforgivable Curses are very powerful, their use requires both great willpower and great skill in order to bring about the effects.[2] For example, Harry Potter was unable to effectively cast the Cruciatus Curse on Bellatrix Lestrange in 1996. Despite being furious with her for her murder of his godfather, he lacked the desire to cause pain for its own sake. Harry's "righteous anger" only inflicted a brief moment of pain on her.[3]
Shortly before the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry not only successfully used the Cruciatus Curse against Amycus Carrow,[4] he also cast the Imperius Curse against two individuals during the Gringotts heist which led to Harry, Hermione, and Ron getting in the vault.[5] Soon after being "cruciated" by Harry, Amycus Carrow was also subject to an Imperius Curse cast by Minerva McGonagall.[4] Perhaps due to the fact the curses were cast during a period when the ban on their use had been lifted, there is no indication of either Harry or McGonagall being punished for using them in these circumstances.
The Three Unforgivable Curses
The Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra)
- Description: Causes instant and painless death.
The incantation of Avada Kedavra causes a blindingly intense green bolt of light to shoot from the end of the caster's wand, which, on contact with the victim, results in instant death. There are no secondary effects; the victim simply "drops dead" for no biological reason. It is possible that the victim's internal organs cease function. Muggle coroners would be unable to find a cause of death in such an attack, but the Ministry of Magic recognises the signs of the curse.
The Killing Curse has no counter-curse or blocking spell, although the green bolt may be dodged or blocked with solid objects. For instance, Albus Dumbledore once transfigured a statue from the Fountain of Magical Brethren to shield Harry Potter from Voldemort's Killing Curse during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. If the curse misses the victim and strikes an inanimate object instead, a small explosion at the point of impact results, which may start a fire of green flame.
The Killing Curse was used regularly by Lord Voldemort, possibly more than any other spell, and his Death Eaters used it as well. The spell is performed verbally as a rule; Bellatrix Lestrange killed a fox with a non-verbal spell after Apparating with Narcissa Malfoy at Spinner's End, thinking that it was a lurking Auror, but it is unknown whether it was Avada Kedavra or some other lethal curse.
Only two people have ever been able to defeat the effects of the curse, even on a direct hit: Harry Potter, who was given magical protection against Lord Voldemort's use of the curse through his mother's loving sacrifice and Voldemort himself due to his Horcruxes which each have part of himself in them. Harry was later saved by the effects of Priori Incantatem when his and Voldemort's wands locked during a duel in 1995. When Voldemort struck him with a Killing Curse again in 1998, Harry was able to survive once again because Voldemort had taken some of Lily Potter's protection of Harry into his own body by using Harry's blood in his rebirth ritual in 1995.
In 1996, Fawkes sacrificed himself by swallowing a Killing Curse that Voldemort aimed at Dumbledore. Phoenixes respond to the Killing Curse the same way as they would to any other means of death: they are consumed by fire, and are reborn from the ashes.
Lord Voldemort killed many people with this curse: his father, his grandfather, his grandmother, James Potter, Lily Potter, Charity Burbage, Frank Bryce, Gellert Grindelwald, Bertha Jorkins and likely many others.
The Cruciatus Curse (Crucio)
Description: Inflicts excruciating pain on the recipient of the curse (tortures them).
The Cruciatus Curse, which inflicts excruciating pain upon the victim, requires the verbal incantation and the use of a wand. The effects of the curse depend upon the desires and emotions of the character - to produce the excruciating pain implied by the name, one must, according to accomplished caster Bellatrix Lestrange, desire to cause pain purely for its own sake. The extreme pain inflicted by the curse makes it uniquely suited as a form of torture, and was used regularly by the Death Eaters.
When Harry Potter was made the victim of the curse in 1994, he described it as feeling like his head was being split open, and all his bones were on fire. However, since this is the only time Harry Potter is known to be inflicted with the Curse, and no one else has ever given a description of its effects, it is unknown if this is how the Curse always feels, if it is unique for each victim, unique for each caster, unique for each caster-victim combination, or unique for each individual cast.
The Cruciatus is the curse which caused Alice and Frank Longbottom such suffering that they were admitted to the permanent ward at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries as cases of insanity. This was carried out by Barty Crouch Jr and Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange.
The Imperius Curse (Imperio)
Description: Causes the victim to perform the unquestioned bidding of the caster.
The Imperius Curse places the victim in a trance or dreamlike state, leaving him or her under the complete control of the caster. The experience is described as a "wonderful release" from any sense of responsibility. The victim is calm, from doing things they would be physically incapable of otherwise, to committing horrible crimes, and they obey any order. For example, Barty Crouch Jr., while disguised as Alastor Moody, had Neville Longbottom perform a series of astonishing flips under the Imperius Curse. It is also seen that the curse works on animals, as he also casts the Imperius Curse on a spider during class.
Death Eaters have made use of this curse; for instance, in forcing Broderick Bode and Sturgis Podmore to try to steal a prophecy from the Department of Mysteries and to place several officials under their control to facilitate their take-over of the Ministry of Magic in 1997. Many Death Eaters also claimed to be under the Imperius Curse during the First Wizarding War to avoid imprisonment in Azkaban.
Resisting the Imperius Curse is possible, but extremely difficult. Only those of a particularly strong will can achieve it. Harry Potter, Barty Crouch Sr. and Barty Crouch Jr. each learned to resist the curse after being subjected to its effects.
- During an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival (15 April 2004), J. K. Rowling said: "Does anyone know where avada kedavra came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means 'let the thing be destroyed.' Originally, it was used to cure illness and the 'thing' was the illness, but I decided to make it the 'thing' as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine." Rowling's use of this name may have been influenced by the Latin cadaver.
- "Crucio" means "I torture" in Latin, originating from crux (genitive crucis), which means "torture platform or stake", or more specifically, "cross". The word excruciating is descended from the same root — crucifixion was a form of torturous execution.
- "Imperio" is a corruption of "Impero", Latin for "I command".
Behind the scenes
- The three curses seemed to be called "unforgivable" because they carry an automatic life sentence in Azkaban. The name may also allude to the concept of unforgivable sin (also known as "eternal sin" or "unpardonable sin") in some Christian faiths, an act that makes salvation impossible, which would be understandable given their spell effects, particularly the Killing and Cruciatus curses.
- Harry Potter attempted to cast the Cruciatus Curse on Bellatrix Lestrange without success in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and attempted to do the same to Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, however, he not only successfully uses this curse on Amycus Carrow shortly before the Battle of Hogwarts, but earlier in the book also uses the Imperius Curse on Travers and Bogrod during the break-in at Gringotts. There is no known incident in which Harry cast or attempted to cast the Killing Curse, even against Voldemort himself. Despite the use of the curses being said to carry an automatic life sentence in Azkaban, Harry was apparently not punished in any way for using them (although except for two times, they were legal as he cast them during the regime of Lord Voldemort, and as for the other two times, there are no known witnesses).
- Harry Potter is the only known wizard to have resisted the effects of all three curses. He survived the Killing Curse twice, once in 1981 and once in 1998. The effect of a Cruciatus Curse placed on him by Voldemort soon after the second incident was nullifed by the fact that the wand in question refused to harm its master. Finally, Harry learned to fight back against the Imperius Curse under the tutelage of Bartemius Crouch Jr..
- At the end of the Chamber of Secrets film, Lucius Malfoy appears to begin to cast the Avada Kedavra on Harry before being interrupted by a spell cast by a (recently freed) Dobby the House Elf. This isn't a very smart move, considering he's right outside of Dumbledore's office at the time.
- In the film version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, it's stated during the Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson that use of any of the curses will "earn you a one-way trip to Azkaban". In the novel, it is specified that this only applies if the curses are used on another human being.
- It's unknown if using the Unvorgivable Curses on non-human beings, like Goblins or Vampires, would also be punished with a life sentence, but it seems likely.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (PS1 version only)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Avada only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First identified as Unforgivable Curses)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter: Spells
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 11 (The Bribe)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 28 (The Flight of the Prince)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 30 (The Sacking of Severus Snape)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 26 (Gringotts)


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