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Paranormal Activity 4 Review
"SINISTER Vs. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 Vs. SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D"
October 26th, 2012
Before we get things started, I'd like wish everyone a Happy Halloween. This is a time where being scared is the ultimate purpose. What better way to prepare yourselves for the scariest night of the year than with horror cinema? Nothing beats classic horror-flicks like John Carpenter's "Halloween", "The Exorcist" or the 1970s cult-classic "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", but from time to time there will be a month of October when a couple refreshingly decent flicks in the horror genre will appear. October of 2012 is surprisingly one of those months.
No instant-classics or super scary pictures came out of this month, but we are treated with some decent horror stories worth praising, at least for a little while. In this month, three horror flicks have been released; Sinister, Paranormal Activity 4, and Silent Hill: Revelation 3D. Which of these three was the top-dog of the month? Which one delivered the cleverest story-line, the most scares, and had the best tone? It's a battle of which clichéd horror flick clichéd the best and I mean this in the best way possible.
Based from the trailer alone, SINISTER looked horrifying and original, something the horror-genre hadn't seen in years. With a name like Ethan Hawke under its belt, the script was sure enough to have some quality if a talented actor was willing to take time to perform in "just another horror flick". It's pretty sad when this thought runs through your mind when seeing the trailer for a new scary film. Horror flicks have become an on-going gag filled with cliché after cliché. SINISTER has plenty of typical clichés, believe me, but in a sense, the movie makes them work.
SINISTER tells the story of Mr. Oswalt, an author who writes about unresolved crimes that the police put to rest after a certain amount of time. Ten years since his last book, which became an instant-hit on the New York Times Best-Seller list, Oswalt has written a couple misfires that have put his name in the dirt, and his families. When he hatches a plan to move his family into the home of a recent crime-scene without them knowing, he uses the story of a hanged family in his own backyard as a hopeful chance in getting his name back on the best-seller list once again. The reason I like the character Oswalt so much is because he is an incredibly flawed man. Before it was about solving the crime and finding absolute justice, but once he lost all the fame he realized he couldn't live without it and before he knows it, he becomes an obsessed, egotistical baboon looking to do anything for the rich and fame once again, and that's exactly what leads to the horrifying events he faces in the film.
Ethan Hawke plays this character wonderfully. You can see the pain in his eyes, the obsession of solving the cases in his voice and body gesture. The best thing about SINISTER is Hawke's portrayal of an extremely well-developed character. Scott Derrickson did a wonderful job writing and putting this horror surprise together. The dark tone and mood really bring out the chills; let's not forget the cleverness behind the "filmed murders" either. Throughout the film we find the main character watching filmed murders that a serial killer taped and these are the real treasure SINISTER offers. They are super-thrilling and one-hundred percent nerve-wracking. They almost feel real in a sense and that's the true horror that comes from SINISTER.
Of course, while SINISTER works perfectly in its first half, everything is almost destroyed by the time the film ends. The film ruins what could have been a perfect, even classic horror-story with stupid twists and turns that of course, like every horror-flick nowadays, involves demons. Thinking in the first half that a man was capable of such murders was such a horrifying thought. But when it comes down to the grain the film's unbelievable ending train-wrecks the entire thing. It's really the first hour or so of SINISTER that really delivers true scares and original horror film-making. Even with its stupid ending, SINISTER is well worth a watch and not to be missed on any excuse.
This is something that should have ended with the first PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. The sequels, even if they can be a guilty pleasure, get more and more pointless in context of the story as each one releases. PARANORMAL ACITVITY 4 is the only true sequel so far in the franchise, where PA2 and PA3 were practically prequels and answered absolutely no questions raised from the previous installment. Even though PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 takes place after the events of the first three films, it still gives more questions than answers, which is extremely annoying. It'd be one thing if the plot was complex and thrilling, but PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is all about a demon, it's just a matter of piecing together all of the ridiculous endings and figuring out "what goes where".
With PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 5 and a Spanish spin-off on the horizon, expect more questions about this franchise to pop into your head. I'm sure you'll never figure out what happened at the end of third film, and based on the newest one's ending, you'll probably never get a TRUE answer to what happened here either. Even though PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 gives you SOME detail on what happened after the second film, it isn't truly enough. All it does it give you an excuse to come back for more, when really, you're just going to get the same thing.
Although the story-telling is something to complain about, these movies are something I can complement based on its style. What I like is getting a new perspective in each film. The first film was seen through a large camera, the second through set-up security cameras around a house, the third film set in the 80s with less-developed technology, and now the fourth film, which is seen through computer webcams. At first I was sketchy with the whole webcam thing, but it actually works better than any way we've seen in this franchise so far. Don't be surprised if the next film is seen through someone's I-Phone though...it's only bound to happen, right?
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 is the least thrilling in the franchise so far, yet it's the most entertaining. Well, how is that so? The characters in this movie are genuinely funny, and even though they kept me entertained, I didn't really understand the motive behind this. I was laughing a lot throughout this movie as if it were a comedy, and the funny thing is, I wasn't laughing at the quality of the film....I was laughing because some of the dialogue is ACTUALLY funny. It took away the purpose of this being a horror-film. While I can praise it for making me laugh and have a good time, on a horror perspective you can't really give that a thumbs-up because it made you forget you were there to be scared.
Prepare yourselves for at least another three movies. With the money this franchise is milking, I'm sure your questions won't be answered till Paranormal Activity Infinity. I may have enjoyed the progression this franchise has taken, personally I think they get better and better, I'm ready for it to end and answer some unresolved details. One can dream right?
Personally I liked the first SILENT HILL. I've been waiting on a sequel for quite some time now and as a fan of the video-games, I've always considered the first film as a very well-made video-game adaptation...probably one of the best. SILENT HILL: REVELATION is a long time coming and I'm extremely happy it's finally arrived. Granted, it is far from a perfect film but I enjoyed it about as much as I expected. As long as you don't expect something great you'll get something even greater, entertainment.
The movie starts out pretty bumpy. Once you get past everything going on in the real-world the film quickly fades from all that garbage and finally brings on what you came in for, the darkness. Once you enter Silent Hill in the film, your attention will be restored and you'll most likely be entertained for the rest of the film's elapse. The scene where the main female protagonist of the film wakes up, loads her gun, and enters through a foggy Silent Hill reminded me of the epic beginning moments of any of the video-games; a very well-done scene and totally awesome, especially if you are a fan of the games. As long as the movie is showing off some freaky visual-effects and keeping the action and thrills going, it's a great ride. Some of the dialogue is painful to sit through but luckily you really only have to deal with that in the first twenty minutes or so. (Only on one occasion did this film suffer from a cheesy moment like this: "Time to die..." "NOT TODAY!" *slow motion gunshot*. ) The film also fails at trying to give the sense of a romance between two characters. Pepsi and Coca-Cola have better chemistry than Kit Harington and Adelaide Clemens did with each other in this movie. Clemens gave a good performance but with terrible romantic dialogue that doesn't belong in a film like this paired with a pretty terrible male actor just doesn't work. Luckily she had some kickass scenes that really made up for it.
Visually, SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D is a real treat. The film captures that unique style of the video-games and places it on the big-screen as best as they can. The look of all the different creatures and the dark setting of the town of Silent Hill just looked stunning and absolutely incredible in 3D. At first, the 3D was very blurry and pretty distracting but once things set in motion and the horror begins it went together well and looked great.
The movie has a pretty decent storyline that is easy to follow and isn't boring. The entire time I found myself involved in what was going on and even tried figuring how it was going to piece together. Although I would have asked for maybe 15 minutes or so more before the conclusion of the film (things did start to feel a little rushed) I'm glad this didn't turn into a complete disaster. It had more flaws than I can count on one hand but luckily the visual effects and the entertaining storyline made up for them. SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D is merely just an entertaining film, not a scary. Horror-wise this movie won't make you jump once or even worry about something popping out of nowhere. This is more just, "look how gruesome this looks" kind of horror-flick, which is fine because it worked out well enough for me.
I wouldn't mind visiting SILENT HILL on the big-screen once again. Hopefully this movie can make enough money and a sequel can come faster than this one did. For a third film a lot of things can be worked on and polished (like character development) but even just seeing the wonderful visuals and perfectly-captured setting of Silent Hill once again would be a good experience. This one is worth seeing for fans of the first film. I can guarantee it won't disappoint.
So which of these three is the best horror film of the month? :
Even though I enjoyed all three to a certain extent, and even had some problems with each as well, it's pretty clear that on a horror-level SINISTER wins the grand-prize. Although it suffers from a typical horror-cliché where all horror filmmakers seem to think "big twist" endings are rewarding, SINISTER is the only film that offers a well-written script, some chills, and great performances all in one. If you plan on seeing something scary this Halloween, SINISTER is no doubt the film to go with.
Thanks for reading!
-Written by Corey Wood
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- crypt • 3 years ago
@corey Ah, this was nice. To read all 3 I only had to click on one! Well, I had the same problems with PA4. While I liked it, I was so mad they didn't explain sh*t. They're just reaching too far by now, and it's becoming like a television program, with having a cliffhanger at every end, and developing very slowly, yet in an entertaining manner.
With Sinister, I may disagree, but enjoyed the review. Silent Hill Revelation is still on my "want to see" list. But it's doing horrible at the box office, so I better go fast before it is gone.


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Sweat lodge victim's parents start seminar to help others
SEDONA, AZ - The sweat lodge tragedy is something that will stick with our state forever, and five years later one of the victim's family is working to make the self-help industry safer.
Kirby Brown's family will be in Sedona tomorrow hosting the "SEEK Safely Sedona Summit." The goal is to combat misinformation, lies and unsafe practices when it comes to self-help practitioners.
"Life has taken some pretty tough swings at me, and by the grace of God I'm still here," James Ray said in a clip on his website.
The clip calls the sweat lodge that left three people dead a terrible accident that claimed the lives of three of Ray's great friends.
"He stood about ten feet away from them and listened to them die. This was not something that just happened. This was deliberate neglect on his part.," Kirby Brown's dad, George, said.
The Browns said they have a hard time buying Ray's public display of sadness.
"What he put in place actually made death inevitable," Brown's mom, Ginny, said.
The tragedy happened in October 2009, after a weekend long retreat led by Ray. He said he'd never perform another sweat lodge ceremony, but he's back in the self-help industry holding events including one planned in Scottsdale this August.
"You know, everyone deserves another chance, but if he doesn't understand what he did, if he really doesn't understand what he did then he's still dangerous," Ginny Brown said.
It's that danger that motivated the Browns to start a non-profit in their daughter's memory aimed at educating people about the self-help industry.
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Did anyone see the Globe article on the Red Sox game times...? Apparently Sox games are the longest in MLB...and overall the game times are just getting longer, currently at 3.11 hours not including TV time outs and such. You can see that this easily pushes the total game up to the 4 hour range. Meanwhile..last summer our average Lowell Spinners game was approximately 2.5 hours.
The Globe article is fairly long but what I came away with are some common sense things the league could do to limit the amount of wasted time. For example..in the minor leagues a batter is not allowed to step out of the box if has not swung at the previous pitch. Another thing you don't see in the minor leagues is guys stepping out of the batter's box after every pitch to well..adjust just about everything including batter's gloves, helmets..etc. I have to say the constant adjusting of batting gloves is annoying to watch. All I can think if is "get a pair that fits..".
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March 7, 2011by Darren FluscheIn these economic times, we can only afford to invest in solutions that solve multiple problems. Bicycling and walking programs do that and they are essential to our communities. When every tax dollar has to do the most good, it's the right time to invest in bicycling.
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March 2, 2011by Andy ClarkeVirtually everyone that forwarded footage of the awful scenes of a car plowing into a crowd of cyclists in Brazil this week prefaced their message by saying "if you can get to the end of this…" or "this is grim watching"; it is pretty grim and it's a miracle that no-one was killed.
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Dress worn by Princess Diana when she danced with Travolta is sold at auction
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A collection of some of Princess Diana's most memorable evening gowns, including one she wore while dancing with John Travolta in 1985 at the White House, fetched more than $1.2 million last week at a London auction.
Diana famously wore the deep navy, figure-hugging velvet gown to a gala dinner hosted by President Ronald Reagan, during her and Prince Charles' first joint state visit to the U.S. Photographs of her taking to the White House dance floor with Travolta have become some of the most celebrated images of the princess.
The Victor Edelstein gown was sold for 240,000 pounds (more than $360,000), Kerry Taylor Auctions said. It came slightly below the expected maximum price of 300,000 pounds. The auction house did not disclose the identity of the buyer, only saying it was sold to a "British gentleman as a surprise to cheer up his wife."
In Tina Brown's 2007 book "The Diana Chronicles," Travolta described the dance: "As soon as we get out there, the whole place clears for our encounter. We probably only dance 10 minutes, but it feels like 20."
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Posted By Lidija Grozdanic On December 24, 2012 @ 1:53 pm In Environment,environmental destruction,global warming,News | No Comments
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US researchers have found that the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet [3] is warming nearly twice as fast as previously thought. Combining previous data with computer models of the atmosphere and a numerical analysis method, the researchers were able to fill in the missing observations [4] from previous records kept at Byrd Station, located near the center of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Scientists are now worried that the warming ice could accelerate the rise in sea levels.
The study results show an increase of 36.32 degrees Fahrenheit (2.4 degrees Celsius) in average annual temperature between 1958 and 2010. First evidence of warming was found during the Southern Hemisphere's summer months. Although it's natural to expect slightly warmer weather during the summer, the temperatures in Antarctica [6] rarely rise above freezing.
"What we're seeing is one of the strongest warming signals on Earth," says Andrew Monaghan, a co-author and scientist at the US National Centre for Atmospheric Research. "This is the first time we've been able to determine that there's warming going on during the summer season," he added.
Previous research showed that warm ocean water was causing the ice to melt, but new work shows that the atmosphere is playing a significant role as well. Researchers suggest that the warming can be contributed to winds and weather patterns coming from the Pacific Ocean. There are concerns that melting ice will lead to rising sea levels. However, scientists say that the run-off of melting waters into the sea is unlikely to happen for several decades – most of the water runs down the ice sheet and refreezes [7], causing ice shelf-collapses similar to the violent collapse of the Larsen B shelf in 2002.
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It's time to get rid of a meaningless number.
But no amount of tweaking will make wind chill more comprehensible. The language of "equivalent temperatures" creates a fundamental misconception about what wind chill really means. It doesn't tell you how cold your skin will get; that's determined by air temperature alone. Wind chill just tells you the rate at which your skin will reach the air temperature. If it were 35 degrees outside with a wind chill of 25, you might think you're in danger of getting frostbite. But your skin can freeze only if the air temperature is below freezing. At a real temperature of 35 degrees, you'll never get frostbite no matter how long you stand outside. And despite a popular misconception, a minus-32 wind chill can't freeze our pipes or car radiators, either.
The recent fiddling with wind chill has only made the numbers less useful. The old system might have overstated the numbers when it said that 5 degrees could feel like minus 40. But after three decades of practice, we all got pretty good at translating from the outrageous numbers in the weather reports to our own experience. When the weather service recalibrated the system in 2001, we had to start all over and rebuild our frame of reference from scratch.
Rather than trying to patch up wind chill's inconsistencies, we should just dump it altogether. The best algorithm we'll ever have for determining how cold it feels comes from our own experience. A look out the window gives us most of the variables we need to compute our own, personal weather index. The sight of a few leafy trees will tell us how windy it is on our corner and whether the breeze is swirling or gusting. We'll see if the sun is shining or if the sky is overcast. We'll also know how we're dressed, how tall we are, how much we weigh, and how quickly we walk down the street. We can even stick our hand outside for a moment, to get a sample of the ambient air temperature.
That's more than enough data to know how it might feel to step outside our front door. After all, our brains have been tallying up these variables for our entire lives. Weather reports can give us more specific information than we can get on our own, like predictions on what the wind and temperature will be in the future. But there's something absurd in the notion that the weatherman can tell us how we feel. Even the most rigorous meteorological model just mimics the one we build for ourselves.


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A bill pending in Texas requires agencies to wait before adopting rules until the appropriate standing committee of each house reviews the rules. Under present law the legislature is limited to sending agencies a statement supporting or opposing adoption of a rule. The new legislative review authority, if adopted by the legislature, is contingent upon voters approving a constitutional amendment to provide for legislative review of rules.
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On January 26, 2011, in his State of the State address, Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert said that "most important ways government can nurture a business-friendly environment" is to "make regulation fair". Then, taking a measured approach, Governor Herbert said:
I understand that the purpose of government regulation is to maintain a level playing field. As a small business owner, I have also experienced the cost and frustration of over-reaching and irrational regulation. In order to separate regulations that serve an important purpose, from those regulations that serve no purpose at all, I have asked each member of my Cabinet to review existing business regulations and determine which could be kept, which should be modified, and which will be eliminated.
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"Any agency final rule that has an impact on the private sector in this state is repealed from and after December 31, 2012"
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Am I the only one who's ever felt this way?
I'm a fairly new mother (1 year old daughter) and have another baby due next month. From the age of 16 I have worked. I joined the military after highschool and then put myself through nursing school working 2 full-time jobs. I quit my job last year to stay home with my baby and I love being there for her. I think it's important to give my kids a good foundation. However, I feel lost in my new role. I can see the positive effects on my child, but I don't feel I do anything that makes me feel good about myself anymore. I feel like I have no goals. I don't want to complain as if being a wife and mother isn't work (it's a ton of work), but I feel a bit trapped. I am so glad to be home, but does anyone know what I mean and can you give advice on how to get through what I'm sure is just a phase of adjusting to this new lifestyle?
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I agree that a part-time nursing position is in order. Only you and DH can decide WHEN you should return to work. You and DH would not have to pay for FT day care for 2 kids if you had the option of working a NIGHT SHIFT, for example.posted 08/09/2011 by din654
I think a lot, if not most of us in similar situations feel the same way you do. I actually took on a part time job as suggested above but found that I fell behind in a lot of areas I had committed to in Mommyhood and Wifedom so I ended up going back to home full time. My focus is to allow myself some time to take care of me. I've given myself a tiny monthly allowance toward "me" for crafts, hair, or a pedicure or new shirt. I always feel more confident and productive and just a better mom & wife when I devote a little of my energy to me. And there's just a little so I couldn't go crazy if I wanted to. I follow this up by looking down the road a few years when i start them in pre-school. I suck it up and think ' in all the years of my life, only 4 or 5 will be dedicated to full-time caregiving to my kids. And then I'll have more and more freedom to focus again on whatever floats my boat at the time. YOu're definitely not alone.posted 08/09/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
Maybe a compromise could be a part time job. For years your job, whether it is the millitary or being a nurse has been a part of your identity. Its natural that you would now feel trapped. You love your child/ren but we are all created uniquely. If you also need to get out of the house and feel prt of something else a couple hours per week that is understanable. Children adjust easily as long as they can feel 'loved'. So aplly for a nursing job 20 or so hours per week. Explain to hubby your reasons, I'm sure he will fully understandposted 08/05/2011 by shery2
Your not the only one feeling this way. I too am a nurse. My husband is in the navy and as you know we move often. My children are 14, 12, and now a 2 month old. I worked per diem while my older kids where in school to maintain my sanity mostly and I love being a nurse. Now with the new baby there is nothing more I want than to be home. It is a new role and a very important one. Goals are whatever you want it to be. Try to do something once a day that's just for you.. For me lately is a nice shower. With a 2 month old and a hubby on a 6month deployment that is a big deal.. Good luck to you. Congrats on the new baby on the way...posted 08/05/2011 by ozmarie
You are by no means alone, as you can already tell. I won't explain my whole situation. But I do want you know that I have gone through moments of being so upset that I could not be at home with my daughter (my husband is due to me having a college degree with a better paying job and health insurance)...and then other times when I'm working my job (which I love) and I can't imagine not working. I'm a person who loves to always be doing something...and being at home all day sometimes scares me, like I'll feel like I'm losing my purpose. But what I have to do is remind myself that if I end up being at home with my kids, that's a temporary thing while they're young and not in school...and it's making a sacrifice on my part so I can be there for them. And once they're in school, I can work at least a part-time job again. Whether you're working or at home, there are things you'll love and things you'll miss. Just remember that each stage of your kids' lives can look different. :)posted 08/06/2011 by chrfloptmst
I started taking up hobbies. like arts and crafts. and once i felt like i was loosing my sanity, i talked to my friends and we decide to have a girls night twice a month. just go to dinner, movie, bowling, we would even go to a park and hang out like when we were little. just a little escape helps. if you want to work then go for it. try everything til you feel you have a balance in your life. i was also a 16 year old mother. finished highschool. worked for the summer every year. ended up being a house mommy. loved it. and i found my balance, as i described above. Good luck and find your balance...posted 08/09/2011 by babayOnTheWay
You've probably already had your baby and are on the way to being a wonderful and beautiful mother of 2. I'd just like to tell you though, YES, it's very normal. I've felt that way, 5 of my 6 sister in laws felt that way. It's especially hard the first little while. What I did was I tried to make it so that there was too much to do for me to feel like that. I took my kids to the museum, the park, taught them the ABC's, taught them to draw, trained the dog to do new tricks, decorated something in the house, folded all the laundry... and most of all I thought about how much more fun I was having at home than in the work place. I came from the same situation... had a job since I was 15, 2-3 after high school and all the way through college... and the hardest of all, when I had a hard time getting pregnant and decided I would throw myself into work I got several promotions. I was in a place that I was over 12 other workers, loved what I did, and looked forward to more.posted 10/25/2011 by ?aklf;sf
I feel the same :(posted 01/16/2015 by a BabyCenter Member
I feel the exact same way as you. I've been home with my 18 month old since day one and I've been feeling very overwhmed lately and depressed and I think it's for the exXct same reason as youposted 02/21/2013 by ssshelbb
I feel the exact same way as you. I've been home with my 18 month old since day one and I've been feeling very overwhmed lately and depressed and I think it's for the exXct same reason as youposted 02/21/2013 by ssshelbb
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DavidCassidy was cute, but I saw him on something earlier this year, bit bloated and not so cute!!
Lily he was born on 12th April 1950 in the Flower First hospital...etc...etc..etc... I must Deffo get a life.... Last time I saw him I just wished he's sit up straight and not lol about like he did when he was 20. LOL ....I'm OLD...but a lot younger than DC.
You truly were a fan!!
Archiepem, yes I remember HOW - just!
I really liked Out of Town with Jack Hargreaves - such a gentle programme; an old man imparting wisdom. You almost felt as if you were sitting opposite & listening to your grandad. Even the bits about fishing were interesting; purely because he knew how to make a subject come alive. And what a shed he had!!
At the end he sat in the cart & the horse pulled them slowly away.
They'd never make it now - not manic enough & no shouting!!
Earlier in the year in a garden centre (where else?) I found some dvds of the programme - I haven't watched them yet - I'm almost afraid that they won't be as good as I remember.
Archiepem, I remember How - I loved it, and Vision On, and Out of Town. Fairy, I also remember the horrible singing ringing tree, and EVEN WORSE was a ghastly programme called Sarah and Hoppity about a horrible doll with one leg shorter than the other, and even worse than that, something absolutely terrifying called Twizzle. I don't think child psychologists had been invented when I was young - my very first foray to Saturday morning cinema club was my last due to the painful experience of being shown 'Old Yeller'. Dog lovers who have heard of it will understand ....
Hiya Tea....lovely to hear from you
Why should the girls have all the fun? What about Joanna lumley in the Avengers?
Evening Tea! Lovely to hear from you, hope all ok best wishes to you and your family xx
Verdun, you are displaying too much 'yoof' - don't you remember Diana Rigg? Or are you the generation that goes all peculiar if anyone mentions Daisy Duke and her performing shorts?
This thread brings back so many memories.
My first dog was called 'Yeller'. He was a cross lab and so like the dog in the film. Ijust looked the film up on YouTube and will watch it again when I've got a big supplies of tissues ready.
Tea, you met David Cassidy
Verdun, I wanted to be Emma Peel..with her "kinky"( as we used to call them ) white boots. Not a tele programme but how about Julie Driscoll..Wheels on Fire song. My H doesn't need much reminding to drool about memories of her.
What about Blake's Seven..did you chaps like Servilan ( dodgy spelling) ? I liked Avon, always doing mean and nasty things. I've seen some re-runs, just love the cardboard scenery.
BUT the best had to be Star Trek. I moved on and The Next Generation is still one fo my favorites, I have the full boxed sets. I won't start talking about the episode with Patrick Stewart in his open at the front silk shirt and jodhpurs, and oh that voice.
Kef, I loved star trek (still do) but only with James T Kirk.and all those planets made polystyrene boulders.
Sara. Yep Diana Rig too. Thought of her when I posted. Agree with Pottie...this thread brings back so many memories. Full respect to the originator of this thread
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- I think every instance of minister of magic should be changed to minister for magic because the british versions of the book are the original version and anything in it thats different from the usa books should be considered canon over the usa versions. Me_Potter_Fan 09:02, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
- The British spellings do overrule the American ones, and we try to change them, but we don't catch them all. Minister of Magic will always be written - we just need to be vigilant and change it when it occurs. Just to let you know, tho - there is at least one instance where the British version says Minister of Magic, although it is Ron saying it so he could be wrong. I'm English myself, and even I miss them. - Cavalier One 10:02, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
Yeh, this is one of my pet peeves, but I didn't know that the U.S.A versions said anything different (I am also English). I suppose theres not a lot that can be done. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Snoops619 (talk • contribs).
- There are several changes between the American and British version as far as I know, little things like changing car park to parking lot, or crumpets to English muffins. Of course, the biggest change is that the Philosopher's Stone is known as the Sorceror's Stone. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 18:17, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- That really is annoying. I really feel it should be Philosopher's stone for both book versions. Mafalda Hopkirk 19:48, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- There are several changes between the American and British version as far as I know, little things like changing car park to parking lot, or crumpets to English muffins. Of course, the biggest change is that the Philosopher's Stone is known as the Sorceror's Stone. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 18:17, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
Question - What about combining the page for Ministry and Minister? What further info can be put on this page that isn't already on the Ministry page? Or is that not a problem? Mafalda Hopkirk 22:43, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
- I think they're probably best left seperate. -- DarkJedi613 (Talk) 23:22, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
- Maybe the tables that list the Ministers throughout history should be identical? Mafalda Hopkirk 23:34, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
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While re-reading Order of the Phoenix, I found that in the Quibbler article about Fudge and the Gringotts goblins, it says "...when [Fudge] was elected Minister for Magic five years ago..." Considering the Quibbler is a tabloid, should it be considered canon that the Minister is elected? --Cubs Fan (Talk to me)
- Definitely cannon, but the question remains of who elected him, whether or not it was a general election among all 17 + wizards/witches, or if it was some sort of governing body within the Ministry, like the Wizengamot, I know in the first book Hagrid tells Harry about Magic, he mentions that they wanted Albus Dumbledore to be Minister of Magic, but he turned it down to stay at Hogwarts and so Cornelius got the job instead. --BachLynn(Accio!) 12:17, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
- Well, the Chief of the Wizards' Council was also elected, although by a select few, according to Modesty Rabnott ("And I'll tell you this, Pru, Chief Bragge would have lost my vote if I'd had one."), so it seems only likely the Ministry followed the same selection proceedure. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 13:21, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
Referring to the British Minister
This page is referring to the British Minister of Magic but don't you think that would be wrong as in the Goblet of Fire, there was a Bulgarian Minister of Magic aswell and on the Muggle Page, it says that there is a Ministry for all nations. Now, this Wiki does say it on other pages and I'd like to change it but it said somewhere that you need to discuss major changes to a page on its talk page. Thanks, Head.Boy.Hog (Talk To Me) 00:43, May 19, 2011 (UTC)
A Minister for all Britain, incl. Ireland?
Please excuse an anonymous content, but isn't the Minister of Magic really responsible for the British Isles, rather than the United Kingdom? Seamus Finnegan is from Ireland; he cheers on Ireland proper, not Northern Ireland, in the cricket final. Yet there are no indications that Seamus is a foreigner - he was apparently summoned to Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic. In fact, there are no indications that the wizarding states overlap with the real-world Muggle communities - if in fact the Harry Potter series takes place in the actual world. There are in real life no teams from Transylvania; it also sounds extremely unlikely that Luxemburg would have a good Quidditch team when its wizard community should, if not unproportionally large, consist of just a few persons. (J.K Rowling gives a figure of about 3000 wizards, hence less than 1:25000 muggles in a British society of about 80 million people. So there should be about a dozen wizards in Luxemburg, with c.300 000 inhabitants. You can double that number and it would still not be enough for a team.)
The best explanation would be that "Luxemburg" is the name of a larger entity than today's miniature Muggle state. The only problem with a non-overlap would be that Cornelius Fudge is constantly overlooking to inform the Irish Prime Minister. But given Fudge's incompetence, perhaps that is not surprising.
My own personal view is that it is pointless to speculate about the jurisdiction of the Minister of Magic. He is 'British', and the world of J.K. Rowling is consistently - but also inconsistently - centered around Britain. Foreigners are only brought in as an extra spice, like in the Quidditch World Cup or the Triwizard Tournament. Not once does Harry, or any member of the Order of the Phoenix consider going into exile or placing themselves under the protection of a foreign Ministry of Magic.
All best, JJ. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs).


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Gov. Paterson -- who stepped in after former Gov. Eliot Spitzer stepped down over a scandal involving a prostitute -- has stepped away from running for re-election just six days after he started his campaign.
Paterson has left amid questions about one of his aides, David Johnson (pictured below), who is accused of domestic assault -- not for the first time, either. The state police may have tried to pressure the woman not to seek a protective order, and the day before she was to appear in court, it appears that Paterson called her.
Seeking to cover up domestic violence most likely is even older than the world's oldest profession. No doubt more details will emerge from an investigation by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
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WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama says he hasn't made a final decision about a military strike against Syria. But he says he's considering a limited and narrow action in response to a chemical weapons attack that he says Syria's government carried out last week.
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Obama says that attack was a challenge to the world and threatens U.S. national security.
Obama's comment came after the U.S. released an intelligence assessment that found with "high confidence" that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government carried out a chemical weapons attack last week.
The U.S. says the attack killed more than 1,400 people.
Obama spoke before meeting at the White House with three Baltic leaders.


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Boats and Vehicles for the Belize Coast Guard
October 31, 2011
U.S. Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally is delivering two BostonWhaler Outrage Justice Series boats, two SAFE Defender Class boats, two F-550 Ford Trucks, and a 40-foot container of spare parts to the Belize Coast Guard on Wednesday, November 2.
The Boston Whalers are provided by the U.S. Southern Command Counter Drug Program while the two SAFE Defender Class boats, trucks, and spare parts are provided by the Central American Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) Program.
This equipment is valued at over eight million Belize dollars.
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News 12 at 11 O'clock, December 30, 2008
MARTINEZ, Ga.--Shoe repairs are up. Big time. Every repair shop News 12 talked to said they've been flooded with customers all trying to stretch their shoes, and their dollars, a little farther.
This is how David Capps bangs out a living. He runs Capps Shoe Service -- a trade that's been in his family since 1928. "I'm a third generation shoe cobbler," says David.
But lately, the trade's been keeping David on his toes. "I've seen more shoes come in because of the economy. My customers are saying they're wanting to repair the shoes other than buying shoes," says David.
David says he's gotten a lot of people coming in asking the same question. Instead of a broken record, it's been more like a lot of broken heels. "Then they'll ask me, can these be repaired? And I say yes." Explains David.
David's noticed not only more customers, but those customers also coming in with arms full of shoes. "They'll come in at times and bring a bag of them and some eight pair," says David.
But despite the growing demand for shoe repair shops, David says it's a dying trade.
"It takes a long time to learn the craft and everything and there's not very many young people going into the business and they'd rather go into doing something else," says David.
But David can't imagine putting the finishing touches on anything else. Even if it means being on his feet all day. "I enjoy it. Every bit of it. I sure do," says David. And something tells me he means it.
So how much can you save? Well to get a pair of heels repaired, ladies its $8.00. For guys -- it's a little more expensive to get a half sole replaced at $24.00. But, either way it's much cheaper than a new pair of shoes.


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Report: The Division Won't Make its 2014 Release Date (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Ubisoft's response to our inquiries on this rumor was the industry standard, "We do not comment on rumors or speculation."
Ubisoft's The Division has the makings of a next-gen-system seller. According to a new report, it won't be selling any systems until 2015.
Citing an unnamed "member of the development team" GameReactor reports that Ubisoft Massive is still working on the Snowdrop Engine that powers The Division and has, at this point, done very little work on the actual game.
"The game engine works well, it's not done but works well," the anonymous source said. "The actual game development has barely started, however. The fact that Ubisoft has gone public with a 2014 release date feels laughable to be perfectly honest, we will never be able to release The Division this year. It's a large project, and we have very far to go."
That TBA 2014 release date Ubisoft went public with was during the unveiling of The Division at E3 2013. At that point, the publisher also expected South Park: The Stick of Truth, The Crew, and Watch Dogs to launch in late 2013, so it's accurate to say Ubisoft has an awful recent track record with its initial release dates.
We've reached out to Ubisoft for comment on this rumor. Don't be surprised if this report is accurate and The Division is bumped until sometime in 2015. Shame, because the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One could really use some truly next gen games.


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When the coalition government came into power in May 2010 they set out their vision for building The Big Society. The Big Society is about "helping people to come together to improve their own lives. It's about putting more power in people's hands – a massive transfer of power from Whitehall to local communities". The Big Society vision focuses on three key areas:
- Community empowerment: giving local councils and neighbourhoods more power to take decisions and shape their area. The governments planning reforms lead by Communities & Local Government will replace the old top-down planning system with real power for neighbourhoods to decide the future of their area. Read the rest of this entry »


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Media reports citing recession have risen to unprecedented volume during past three years
Baker County business owners criticized the national media last week for a barrage of reports which some contend is contributing to a decline in consumer and business confidence, and deepening the recession.
Numbers compiled from a Google Internet search for the words "economic recession" lend credence to the concerns raised by Baker City business owners Marilyn Shollenberger of Marilyn's Music; Denzil Robbins of Robbins Farm Equipment; Ted Hausotter of Natural Structures; Ryan Chaves of Kicks Sports Wear; and others, including Jake Jacobs, business retention specialist with the Baker City and County economic development staff.
Jacobs said national media reports and political commentary about the roller-coaster stock market, credit crunch and home foreclosure crisis hitting some parts of the country don't reflect what's happening in Baker City or Baker County.
"So much of the stock market is emotionally driven versus reflections of actual value change," Jacobs said. "Times will change and one must think positive. Look at the gas price crisis, it is nearly over.
"Once again, when times appear down, that's the best time to build infrastructure and plan for the upswings," Jacobs said. "We have two small companies considering relocating to Baker in the spring and their plans have not changed."
Jacobs recommends Baker-area entrepreneurs keep their eyes open for values in the short term, while viewing the recession from a long-term perspective.
"As when landing an airplane, the pilot does not look 5 feet ahead of the aircraft. Instead, he focuses on the far end of the runway to keep things in perspective. Baker City needs to do the same. ... Farsighted and with plenty of peripheral vision."
The Google search shows a dramatic and unprecedented surge in articles citing economic recession for the past three years.
Throughout the last four presidencies, dating back to 1980, the number of articles per year containing the words economic recession ranged from 129,000 to 557,000, with the exception of six years where the number topped 1 million.
Those six years include 2006 (3.2 million articles), 2007 (3.3 million) and 2008 (9.9 million through the end of November).
That three-year total of 16.4 million articles eclipses any previous recessionary periods.
Jacobs said media coverage often fails to recognize that local conditions vary dramatically from national trends.
"I think we are somewhat buffered from both upswings and downswings in Baker City," Jacobs said. "Without many large employers in the area we don't see large hiring programs or large layoff events. Small businesses need to hunker down a bit, but to be more aggressive on marketing and sales."
Ted Hausotter, an owner of Natural Structures in Baker City, said he believes the excessive media coverage and political commentary about the recession is undermining business and consumer confidence.
"I'm just a simple guy trying to make water slides and pavilions. I've decided I'm not going to let all the negative coverage affect what we do," Hausotter said. "There is plenty of opportunity out there right now for businesses that produce the best products and provide the best service.
"Give the customer what he wants, how he wants, and as long as we do that, we'll miss the recession," Hausotter said.
"The media says the economy is bad so frequently you start believing it, whether it's true or not," said Ken Gross, manager of Home Furnishing Liquidators in Baker City.
He said business owners and consumers can get depressed by all the negative media coverage or they can take a positive attitude and look to the future.
"We will get though this and move on. Everybody in business will probably have a stronger business plan when it's over, and will be better able to meet their needs and the needs of their customers," Gross said.
Ryan Chaves, an owner of Kicks Sports Wear in Baker City, said he doesn't buy into the dire economic troubles frequently reported by the national media over the past couple of years.
"I see no indication of a downturn from the way this store is going," Chaves said.
Instead of focusing on national coverage of the recession, Chaves suggests business owners focus on sprucing up their businesses and stocking items people want.
The increase in media references to recession during the current economic downturn far outpaces such trends during previous recessions.
For instance, the number of articles containing the words economic recession increased from 129,000 in 1998 to 1,460,000 in 1999, when free-trade agreements and logging restrictions contributed to recessions in the agriculture and timber industries, which first hit rural areas.
The number then dropped to 240,000 in the last year of the Clinton presidency in 2000 before soaring to 1.9 million in 2001, the first year of the George W. Bush presidency, when the recession deepened following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
In 2002 and 2003, even though that recession was at its peak nationwide, the number of articles containing the words economic recession dropped to 220,000 and 239,000, respectively.


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The Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism; the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism; and the Diabetes Research CenterCombined Fall 2012 Seminar Series presents:
Edward B. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania
"Peripheral-Central Connections: Adipokines and Neurodegeneration"
November 27, 2012
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Stanford University
"Immunology Taught by Humans"
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"Splicing and Dicing in Alzheimer's and Related Dementias"
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 at 12:00pm
Biomedical Research Building, Room 251
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Information about the course: PUBH519 presents an overview of issues in global health from the viewpoint of many different disciplines, with emphasis on economically less developed countries. Themes include the state of the planet, including populations, resources, and environment; determinants of global health, ethical perspectives, challenges in communicable and non-communicable disease, and intervention strategies. If you are interested in registering for the entire course, please follow the protocol used in your home school. This is usually accomplished by checking with the home school program coordinator or advisor. Medical students should contact Helene Weinberg.
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