Kamis, 02 Juli 2009

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Drag Me to Hell is a 2009 U.S. horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi and co-written by his older brother Ivan Raimi. It stars Alison Lohman, Justin Long and Lorna Raver. The film stands as a return to Sam Raimi's horror roots, as he had previously earned acclaim for his cult horror series The Evil Dead, which launched his career, before leaving the genre with films such as A Simple Plan and the Spider-Man trilogy. The film circulates around Los Angeles loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) and her refusal to extend a loan for Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) in order to impress her boss. In retaliation, Ganush places a curse on Christine, making her life a living hell. The movie also pays a tribute to 1980s Universal horror films as it shows a vintage opening logo from the decade and the "Ask for Babs" Universal tour title card.


Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on 16 July 2005, is the penultimate of the seven novels in J. K. Rowling's popular Harry Potter series. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores Lord Voldemort's past, and Harry's preparations for the final battle amidst emerging romantic relationships and the emotional confusions and conflict resolutions characteristic of mid-adolescence.

The book sold nine million copies in the first 24 hours after its release, a record at the time which was eventually broken by its successor, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[1]


Transformers is a 2007 live-action film adaptation of the Transformers franchise, directed by Michael Bay and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, a teenager involved in a war between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery. The Decepticons desire control of the All Spark, the object that created their robotic race, with the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth. Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, Anthony Anderson and John Turturro also star, while Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving provide the voices of Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively.

Producers Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto developed the project in 2003, with a treatment written by DeSanto. Executive producer Steven Spielberg came on board the following year, and hired Orci, Kurtzman and Bay for the project in 2005. The filmmakers wanted a realistic depiction of the story, and created a complex design aesthetic for the robots to stress their alien nature. The computer-generated characters were programmed to have thousands of mechanical pieces move as they transformed and maneuvered. The United States Military and General Motors lent vehicles and aircraft during filming, which saved money for the production and added realism to the battle scenes.

Hasbro organized an enormous promotional campaign for the film, making deals with hundreds of companies. This advertising blitz included a viral marketing campaign, coordinated releases of prequel comic books, toys and books, as well as product placement deals with GM and eBay. The film was a box office success despite mixed fan reaction to the radical redesigns of the characters, and reviews criticizing the focus on the humans at the expense of the robots. It is the thirtieth most successful film released and the fifth most successful of 2007, grossing approximately US$708 million worldwide. The film won four awards from the Visual Effects Society and was nominated for three Academy Awards. It revitalized media interest in the franchise, and a sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which was released on June 24, 2009.

Kamis, 14 Mei 2009

  1. Register your account. Go to Facebook. In the top right of the screen on the blue task bar, click on 'Register'. You'll be taken to a registration screen. Put in your name, select what it is you do - i.e. are you a student? Next enter a valid email address. This is so that face book can contact you for confirmation of your registration and in future send you updates from your profile. Next enter a password of your choice and your birthday. Then enter the weird text you see in the security check into the text box beneath it. Agree to the terms and conditions, and click 'Register now'.
  2. Confirm your email. Facebook will now tell you it has sent a confirmation email to your email account. You must now login to your email. Open the confirmation email from Facebook, click on the link it provides and it will take you to you new Facebook profile.
  3. Find friends. You'll now have to go through a series of steps to personalize your profile. First, face book will offer to scour your email address book for people who are on face book who you can invite to be your friends. Simply enter your email address and password, and face book will find your friends. Select the ones you want to add by ticking the boxes to the left of their pictures, and then click 'add to friends' at the bottom. Then you'll be able to choose friends from your email address book who aren't on face book and send an email to them inviting them to join up and be your friend.

  4. Find classmates. Click on 'Find my classmates'. First select the country, city, and the name of your school, and the class year. If you are searching for a specific person, type in their name. Click 'Search for classmates'. Now select anyone you recognize or want as a friend add click 'Add to friends'. Sometimes when you add a friend, you'll have to write the text from the security box into the text box to confirm. You can also search by your college or university by putting in the name of the college, the year, and a classmate name if you like.
  5. Find workmates. Click on 'Search for your co-workers'. Write the name of the company you are looking for and the name of the employee if necessary. The click 'Search for co-workers' to see who Facebook can find.
  6. Join a regional network. You cannot view other people's profiles if you are not you are friends with each other unless you are both in the same regional network. Joining a regional network means it's easier to track down friends. On your Facebook setup homepage, there is the option to enter a city or town. Put in your home city and click 'Join'.

  7. Edit your profile. Next click on 'My profile'. You'll see that there all the sections are empty.
    1. Basic - Click 'Edit' and you will be enter personal details about yourself. To begin with enter your basic details. Select your sex, whether you are interested in men or women, your relationship status, and what you are on face book for. You can state 'Friendship', 'Dating', 'A relationship', and if you're feeling fruity - 'Random play' or 'Whatever I can get'. Next select your birthday, hometown, state (if you live in one) and describe your religious views. Once you are happy, click 'save changes'. Don't forget, you can always go back and edit your details whenever you want.
    2. Contact - Next click on 'Contact' in the tabs bar. Here you can add a screen name that people will see when they view your profile. If you like, you can enter your phone number. Remember, Facebook is public, so think before you enter certain personal information. Only your friends will be able to view it though. You can also enter your address and city of residence. If you live in the states, you can stick in your state. Also put in your website, if you have one. Then click 'Save changes'.
    3. Personal - Next click on 'Personal' in the tabs bar . Here you can enter Activities, Interests, Favourite music, Favourite TV shows, Favourite music, Favourite books, Favourite quotes, and fill out an 'About me' section. Most people enter stuff as a list - but bear in mind, the longer it is, the less likely people are to read it. So if you do want to make your Facebook profile reflect your personality, and you want people to read it, then keep it short and interesting. Irony is widely used in this section, so enter a bit of silliness and have a laugh as you would with your friends. Click 'Save changes' when you are done
    4. Education - If click on the 'Education' tab - you can enter your school or college and the year you graduated. This will help other people from your school find you.
    5. Work - Next click on the 'work' tab and, if you like, enter information about where you work, a description of your job, and the length of time you have worked there. Remember, you don't have to fill out every field. But if you do enter your place of work, it will be easier for people to find you if they search for your workplace.

    6. Picture - Then click on the 'Picture' tab. Here you can upload a picture from your hard drive that other people will be able to see as your profile picture. Click 'Browse', find a picture on your hard drive, tick the box to certify that you own the rights to the image, then click 'Upload picture'.