text:
"The harder you work, the luckier you get." by Gary Player
Below is the poem entitled Four Season's of Life which was written by poet Desiree Gapuz. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
Read Poems by Desiree Gapuz
Best Desiree Gapuz Poems
Guess it's now my time to ask If this is another difficult task Maybe it's time to know the real reason As the world changes another season Winter keeps my heart frozen for a while Until the spring leaves sprout with a smile I'm out here playing under the sun Until the autumn wind steals the fun As I get to know the reasons I appreciate more the seasons Even if I know I'm heading for a difficult day I must get up and think for the day.


text:
* There is something I've always wondered about the franchise in general: exactly what do the Deadites want? I mean, in the first film, it seemed that they were pissed off at being awakened. In part two, one of them says that they desire what they don't have, life. In Army of Darkness, the Deadites are an invading horde. In the few comics I've read, the book itself is an evil overlord and the Deadites are it's subjects. And in the remake, the goal was to give flesh to the Abomination.
** It is possible all three are correct. The Deadites are so alien to human thinking it may be impossible to fully understand them. Add on that the book has time travel capabilities. Did Ash awakening them in the present cause them to terrorize the past? Are there different factions of them? One can easily write all three are correct. The Deadites were pissed they were woken up, but once they remembered what life was like they wanted it because they like to terrorize people which you can only do if you are alive.
[[folder: The Evil Dead ]]
* Why was the evil force repelled by the cabin? Except when it wasn't?
** The Evil Force could have came in at anytime, it was merely toying with its fresh victims.
[[folder: Army of Darkness ]]
* Bad Ash comes off of Ash's side with the prosthetic hand. In fact he's consistently shown on that side and using that hand throughout his "split" with Ash. When he finally yanks away... he has two flesh-and-blood hands and Ash still has the prosthetic. ... How'd Bad Ash manage ''that'' one?
** Bad Ash's flesh hand pushed it's way out of Good Ash's shoulder like his head. During the final split he pried his remaining hand out. Since it was really an overgrown mini-ash it had both hands to begin with.
*** Okay... [[VoodooShark why do mini-Ashes have both hands]]? Aren't they just reflections of the real (one-handed) Ash?
** Because they are the humanoid personifications of the evil force that has been tormenting Ash the entire time. Said evil form can take on many forms and has been toying with Ash. Hence why they have both flesh hands, it's a stealth taunt to the fact he has only one hand.
** If you assume there's some continuity between one film and another, Ash's evil reflection would have originally been created when it reached out of the mirror to taunt him in the second movie. Ash hadn't yet lost a hand in that scene, so his reflection had both. When the evil was carried back into the past, it brought the essence of Evil Ash along with it, two hands and all.
* Out of the whole line of prisoners at the start of the movie, why does Sheila single out Ash, who's not even wearing the colors of Henry's men, as the one to blame for her brother's death? I get that it's meant to drive the romantic subplot between them, but it really feels random and forced to me. After all, there's _Henry_ right there for her to vent her anger on, but she chooses our one-handed hero out of everyone...
[[folder: Army of Darkness Comics ]]
* Can someone please tell me if the [[ExpandedUniverse spin-off comics]] are canon?
** They are canon of you want them to be. I mean, the movies themselves don't care much about canon.
[[folder: Evil Dead (2013) ]]
* Who was the Deadite who [[spoiler: attacked Mia near the beginning of the movie and subjected her to the tree-rape? It can't be the girl who was burned in the prologue, since she was, well... burned, and according to Eric's translation of the Naturom Demonto, that should have killed her.]]
** [[spoiler: WordOfGod says it's the girl from the beginning. Wow, doesn't that open a whole other can of worms...]]
*** As mentioned below [[spoiler: her father shot her dead before she finished burning, which may have ruined the purification.]]
** It's also possible that what she saw ''wasn't'' [[spoiler: the girl from the beginning, Word Of God aside, but was instead a demonic version of Mia, which was [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm the image her mind projected onto the Force.]] This at least would jive with the fact that the image Mia sees is a brunette girl wearing a white dress, such as Mia wears when she really starts acting possessed (the shower scene and thereafter), whereas the girl in the opening was blonde and wearing a vaguely purple-ish dress. This also fits with what Olivia sees just before she gets possessed, namely a hissing, feral reflection with the GlasgowGrin she will shortly be sporting. It may be that whenever a human sees the Force, their mind projects a warped version of themselves onto it.]]
*** In the commentary, director Fede Alvarez refers to the girl as "Evil Mia."
* How is it that [[spoiler: the necklace that Mia breaks at the beginning of the film is perfectly fine after the house is destroyed? There is no possible way that David had enough time to fix it in the short time between the conversions and the house being destroyed.]]
* How was it that [[spoiler:Mia was able to keep the chainsaw running even though the gas cap clearly fell down the hole? There was no way the chainsaw could have kept running when the was maneuvering herself under the car without the cap.]]
** Same reason how Ash can shoot three times a two-barelled shotgun. Being the designated survivor in an Evil Dead film at least has some perks, infinite ammo being one of them.
* A math problem: [[spoiler: The Abomination needs five souls to rise. It never seems to get more than four over the course of the movie.]] How do the numbers add up?
** Possibly [[spoiler: Mia doesn't get her soul back, even though she's freed from possession]].
*** [[spoiler: In the original ending, Mia was still possessed, but still, only TWO souls (Eric's and Olivia's) were harvested, three if we count Grandpa the dog]].
** Could be Fridge Brillance: [[spoiler: the dog?]]
** [[spoiler: Mia died for a moment, so the Abomination clearly didn't need five souls, just five deaths as a sacrifice.]]
*** [[spoiler: No, no. They clearly state five SOULS, so that's not it]].
**** [[spoiler: Possibly, every person who dies while the Evil is active counts as a "soul" toward the Abomination. So there was the girl in the beginning, her mother that she killed, then Eric, Olivia and Natalie. The Evil was inactive between those two incidents, but not defeated, so it could have "saved" the girl and her mother's soul toward the Abomination.]]
***** [[spoiler: That's an explanation, but it sounds way too much like grasping at straws. What was wrong with something like 'Five must die'? If in a possession movie you use the word 'souls', you usually have to mean 'souls' and explain yourself if you don't. But of course, seeing some scenes like [[TooDumbToLive Eric reading the book]], it comes off quite clearly that TheyJustDidntCare.]]
*** [[spoiler: It's possible that the Abomination needed Mia's soul to rise, but when her soul is returned it leaves it weaker. The Abomination seemed like barely more of a threat than the deadites, and indeed seemed worse in some respects.]]
** Another explanation is this: [[spoiler: you don't actually have to die while possessed and without being purified; you just have to ''be'' possessed in the first place (heck, Eric is possessed ''after'' he dies). In this case, a temporary possession still counts, which would mean that the five souls are the girl from the beginning, Mia, Olivia, Natalie and Eric.]]
* According to WordOfGod, the 'Abomination' which looks waaay too much like Kayako from JuOn is actually the girl from the first scene. How this could happen since she was CLEANSED is anybody's guess, and I think we can rule out the 'Evil took her form' since they said it was the girl, and not the Evil taking her form.
** In the beginning the father [[spoiler: shot his daughter dead before she finished dying from the immolation, so it may not have fully purified her as it should have.]]
** Also worth noting is that the end credits list that creature as "Abomination Mia", so some of the "Word of God" stuff on this page may come from faulty sources.
* Both [[spoiler: Natalie and Mia]] being able to cut off an arm very easily. BONES. DO. NOT. WORK. THAT. WAY.
** With [[spoiler: Mia]], a jeep fell on top of her arm. This could have easily broken the bone, meaning that the only things holding her in place was her skin and muscle; which could also have been damaged by the jeep falling on her arm. With [[spoiler: Natalie]], the electric knife actually shorts out once she reaches the bone, meaning she may have found another way to break it in the time it took the guys to find her.
*** She did find away. While it was offscreen, [[spoiler: Natalie]] is later seen leaning against the fridge moments before her arm falls off. There was a lot of blood staining the fridge above and below the wound. She could have smacked her cut arm off of it till it broke.
* After Mia is apprehended for showering herself with boiling water, Eric says that nothing has been going great since they've got to the cabin. [[SarcasmMode Gee, I wonder if it has anything to do with the cursed book you decided to read despite all the warnings not to do so within the book itself!]] Why is Eric never once called out for reading the Necronomicon that started this madness? Sure, there would be no movie without it, but why doesn't anyone at least call him out on this??
** Does anyone else in the cast even know he read from the book? If I remember correctly, they were off doing other things when he did.
[[folder: Comic Book/Freddyvs Jasonvs Ash ]]
* Why is Ash not in a mental institution, serving a life sentence, or dead after killing nearly a dozen people? Certainly he would be arrested for that and I can not imagine a feasible defense for him outside of insanity.
** Evil Dead 2 retconned Cheryl, Scotty, and Shelly out of existence, and made it so Ash actually didn't rent a cabin (the cheapo broke into the Professor's place!) so there is probably no one who knows he was there. Whenever the authorities end up investigating the scene.... well, it would be quite a mess. The cabin was partially smashed by those tress, and the portal most likely sucked a lot of evidence of what happened there.
** It didn't retcon them out of existence - Sam Raimi has repeatedly said that if you cut off the beginning of ''Evil Dead 2'' and put ''Evil Dead 1'' there then did the same with ''Army of Darkness'', it's the whole story as he envisioned it. So the incident still clearly occurred. However your second point is very likely the exact reason why. The portal very likely swallowed up anything that anyone would recognize as human remains before it closed, if much of anything remains of the cabin after all that's happened there.
** If any evidence ''did'' remain behind, the authorities would probably blame ''the professor'' for the deaths. His confession to killing his wife is on tape, after all, and the content of the recording is enough to make him sound like a lunatic; indeed, the police finding and playing back his recordings could explain how come [[spoiler: that deadite shows up at S-Mart after the evil's allegedly been banished]].

subset: commoncrawl


text:
TalkTalk starts pushing YouView TV service
By Sarah Shearman, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Thursday, 26 July 2012 12:56PM
TalkTalk has opened pre-registration for its 'free' YouView-branded television service, with Sky the latest channel owner to join the line-up.
TalkTalk is bundling its YouView box with its Plus broadband and phone package, which costs £14.40 month plus line rental at £9.50, and includes unlimited broadband and calls to landlines.
It revealed today that Sky channels would be available via the service, including Sky1 and, for a supplemental charge, its sports and movies channels.
The service will include seven-day catch up TV, a range of free-to-air channels and some on a subscription or pay-per-view basis, including UKTV's seven channels.
Existing TalkTalk customers will have to re-sign a contract for an additional 24 months to get the YouView upgrade, while new customers will have to sign an 18 month contract. There will be a £50 installation charge initially.
TalkTalk has not confirmed when the service would be available to customers, but is planning a marketing campaign in the autumn to promote the offering.
TalkTalk is a partner in the YouView consortium, along with rival broadband provider BT and television companies including BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five.
Today (26 July), YouView's first box, manufactured by Humax, hit shops with a price of £299. TalkTalk claims the box it is going to give away is worth the same price.
TalkTalk recently added a year's free subscription to LoveFilm's streaming service LoveFilm Instant to the Plus package.
Dido Harding, chief executive of TalkTalk said: "This compelling offer is the UK's best value triple-play package.
"It will give our customers more reasons to stay with us for longer and attract new broadband customers. It will also deliver significant value for shareholders. This is TalkTalk at its disruptive best."
In its first quarter, financial results today, TalkTalk reported total revenues of £414m, down from £423m for the same period last year.
BT, which recently acquired rights to the Premier League, is yet to unveil details of its YouView package.
Follow @shearmansThis article was first published on marketingmagazine.co.uk
Before commenting please read our rules for commenting on articles.
If you see a comment you find offensive, you can flag it as inappropriate. In the top right-hand corner of an individual comment, you will see 'flag as inappropriate'. Clicking this prompts us to review the comment. For further information see our rules for commenting on articles.
Additional Information
Campaign Jobs
- Web Analyst Jet2.com Negotiable, Leeds
- Database Marketing Analyst Jet2.com Negotiable, Leeds
- Senior Account Director Blue Skies Marketing Recruitment 60000 - 65000, London
- Senior Strategist Blue Skies Marketing Recruitment £55,000 to £65,000, London
- Campaign Manager | Contract Salt £300 - £350 per day, City of London


text:
People and friendly and knowledgeable about daily banking needs. Interest rates are low. Fees are about average.
With a M&T Bank credit score of 799 and after being a loyal customer for 43 years, this bank informed me that they will be closing my accounts and that "they no longer want to do business with me". Refuse to give me a reason and never informed my local branch of this corporate decision. Somebody has to know! Doesn't even deserve one star but I had to in order to post this. Dave
I have been with M&T Bank in Rhinebeck for decades and the people who work there have been nothing but gracious, professional, knowledgeable and helpful. When my wife died last March, the principals at my local M&T were there for me as I navigated the difficulties in transferring accounts, etc.
5 Stars!