Thursday, April 21, 2011

Blue Valentine Review - Good/Realistic but not an enojoyable movie at the end.

I watched the first hour and a half, and could barely understand the movie. It made sense in the plot was good, the acting was good, and the storyline was real, that is why it made no sense to me. Going through
the movie, it was made to look that Dean is the bad guy, but from what I watched is that he was a caring, good father who works hard and does all he can to help make his marriage work. Cindy on the other hand was an overemotional character, that is seen as the abused one throughout the movie, but to me it kept appearing that she was the one that caused the whole situation, and wasn't helping her husband make the situation
they were in workable. The starting was enjoyable and emotional at times, but I did not really connect to the story, and felt that these dysfunctional relationships happen, and they are heartbreaking to see,
and the trauma that it causes on all members is horrifying.

I just watched the ending part of the movie, and as expected the hero in the movie, is the father who walks away, giving up his life of happiness for something that the mother wants. It was a somewhat predictable ending, but I doubt that many people will relate and feel sympathetic for the real victim which is the father, and the effects that him leaving will have on the child. This is a good ending, and shows the male ability to give up, and be truly selfless.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Blue Valentine Review - Good/Realistic but not Great

I watched the first hour and a half, and could barely understand the movie. It made sense in the plot was good, the acting was good, and the storyline was real, that is why it made no sense to me. Going through
the movie, it was made to look that Dean is the bad guy, but from what I watched is that he was a caring, good father who works hard and does all he can to help make his marriage work. Cindy on the other hand was an overemotional character, that is seen as the abused one throughout the movie, but to me it kept appearing that she was the one that caused the whole situation, and wasn't helping her husband make the situation
they were in workable. The starting was enjoyable and emotional at times, but I did not really connect to the story, and felt that these dysfunctional relationships happen, and they are heartbreaking to see, and the trauma that it causes on all members is horrifying.

Friday, April 1, 2011

India or Sri Lanka?

With the finals under a day away I thought I would write something about a preview of the game. In my opinion there are two ways that this game will end (obvious), because it depends on 2 players. Muttiah Muralidaran, and Sachin Tendulkar.
Why? Because if either Tendulkar, or Murali have a big game, their team will win. By big game I mean, a century or a 3-wicket haul.
Because of this, I am taking the likely Sachin to score this century in essence guiding India to win the tournament.

With both teams from Asia, it is an extremely interesting finals. There will be a few surprises, a decision to start a batter or two might result in a loss of 20 runs. Choosing the optimal time to take the Batting Powerplay is key. It needs to be taken at the 35th-37th over, when the relatively new ball is in play, that will allow for an increase of 20-40 runs. It should be an interesting game.
If India bats first they score 285-7. Sri Lanka gets 278-9. India wins.
If Sri Lanka bats First they score 225-10 while India responds with 227-4. India wins.
Sri Lanka will have a much higher chance of winning chasing, so they need to defer the choice to bat if they win the toss.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

How to Pick a Runescape Combat Type F2P

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

How do you know whether you should be a warrior, mage, or a ranger. This guide will give you some basic ideas to identify what to become.

Steps

  1. Figure out whether you are a duo, group or solo Pker.
  2. Based on that, you can pick a combat type.
  3. As you start, the best combat type is mage, since at low levels you can hit the hardest with it.
  4. Once you hit level 25, make a choice, whether you want to be a mage, melee or ranger. You could also be a hybrid.
  5. Melee. Train to 40 attack, and 60 strength as well as 25/31 prayer.
    • This is great if you fight in larger teams, or want to train outside of the wilderness. At this level you will find many large teams to fight with.
  6. Range. Train to 67 Ranging and raise your prayer level to help you defend yourself.
    • Range is ideal when fighting in small groups at the low level.
  7. Mage.Becoming a mage becomes unimportant once you get to 42 combat. Until you reach 70 combat, there is no need to use mage, so picking another combat style is recommended.
  8. Becoming a Range/2h pure is ideal for true Pkers especially soloers. Raise 40 Attack, 70 Strength and 70 Range for ideal results, with prayer as an optional stat.
  9. This is a guide for pures, but if you want to gain defense, nothing is stopping you. Defense is great once you pass 90 combat.

Tips

  • Identify the group you are going to be Pking with.
  • Know the combat triangle. Mage beats melee, melee beats range, range beats mage.
  • Specializing is especially great in large groups, because it means less risk of backstabbing
  • People like having guys with defense on their team, because it helps take a few hits for the team, especially in large groups.

Warnings

  • The wilderness is dangerous. Do not risk stuff you are not willing to lose.
  • Get special stuff like gravite items. They are great for Pkers, but are long and hard to get, and easy to lose.

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Sources and Citations

  • www.runescape.com

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Monday, March 28, 2011

How to Deter Noobs in Runescape

How to Deter Noobs in Runescape



Noob's bugging you? These are a few easy steps to keep them at bay.

Steps

  1. Know what world your on, staying on special skilled world's will limit the amount of low levels bothering you.
  2. If you are a high level, keep your chat off, and try to prevent wearing rare/expensive items especially when in populated areas.
  3. When Pking, do so in groups, or if you are soloing, have a low level account left at the place where you frequent. This will allow you to kill free loading looters, and other noobs.
  4. Try to make yourself appear like one of the normal guys, offer advice to people, in the spirit of the game, but disregard any comments and queries made to "give free stuff".
  5. Training at higher level monsters, or skilling at places frequented by higher levels will help take some of the "noobs" of your back.

Tips

  • The are coming to you for a reason, identify it. It is either your level, or your wealth.

Warnings

  • Don't lavish friends with gifts in public spaces, because that will draw poor people.
  • Also don't lend out items in populated areas, because the vultures will be circling attempting to rob you of your items where possible

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Sources and Citations

  • www.runescape.com
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Friday, March 25, 2011

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How to Find Biblical Information Online

How to Find Biblical Information Online

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit

Having a strong spiritual side is important for the majority of the world, and Christianity is a large part of that. The holy book is available online to help further your spiritual connection.

Steps

  1. Find a website that offers biblical information. Try Google to help you if you are not sure.
  2. Know what you are looking for, be it a specific passage, or a prophet, or one of Jesus' sermon. I provided some of the basic websites that help you find this information online in my citations.
  3. It is important to source your information as well, if you are using it for a school project or work presentation.
  4. Learn from the scripture, it was written for a reason.
  5. Be sure not to provide any personal information to these websites, unless you are sure about their intentions. Free e-bibles are available online, and do not need to be purchased.

Tips

  • Keep your mind open to the different opinions of understanding the bible
  • try to learn from what you read.
  • Prayer is a good way to complement reading the bible as it strengthens your spiritual connection.
  • It is always helpful to form an opinion for yourself, rather than taking every word literally, try to connect it to your experiences.

Warnings

  • Be Careful of Online scams.
  • Be aware of certain biases
  • Be aware of misinterpretations

Things You'll Need

  • A computer
  • internet connection

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Sources and Citations

  • www.biblegateway.com
  • www.bible.com
  • www.bibleresources.bible.com
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