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Patch time for PostgreSQL
The maintainers of the PostgreSQL database have released an urgent patch to cope with a vulnerability that allows remote users to crash servers, while authenticated users can execute arbitrary code. It's time for admins to get busy: the Shodan tool identifies around 170,000 servers that are visible from the Internet, here. As …
The vulnerability is of genuine concern, but the number of publicly accessible PgSQL servers out there is just as worrying.
Why on earth would you need your DB server visible to the Internet? All communication with it should be using an authenticated connection configured in an application running on another server or servers - the application servers themselves are usually not needed to be visible on the Internet, as they'll be behind a load balancer and / or something like Apache HTTPD.
If developers of database software actually cared about security, it would not matter whether you expose Apache or Postgresql.
But we have all been conditioned to expect database servers to have almost no security at all. You have to question whether that Expectation Of Shit is acutally correct.
I should think Denial of Service would affect most servers.
PostgreSql is an enterprise ready DB server. It has High Availability and Scalability features.
Products from established vendors - Oracle, IBM and Microsoft may be easier to use but cost a lot more.
Good Business Applications are written in such a way that they can run on all four database servers.
Companies are free to chose whether they want to pay for an easier to use application stack.
Meeeep. Wrong.
When I used Oracle 8 more than ten years ago, it could be crashed by simply telneting into the listener port and then randomly hitting the keyboard. Note that I did NOT use the official API, I did not use any userids or passwords. Such was the extremely crappy state of Oracle security. If I had been a blackhat, I would have developed an exploit to own the entire database, there's little doubt about that.
Then MS, I read they had a very similar weakness which was discovered by some minor "fuzzing" of the client-server data stream. You could use that also before you entered a password.
Then MySQL. Just recently a colleague of mine discovered you could crash it by means of setting a trigger on an integer column and then inserting a "too big" value.
To conclude, commercial software typically is a Can Of Worms, security-wise.
I used Postgresql and found it to be quite regular, simple and not at all more complicated than anything else from DB/2 to Mysql. I BET Postgresql is much more secure, as we can inspect the code, while with the commercial vendors you have to trust the pledges of a slimy creature who only cares about extracting your money and diverting it into his pockets.
Elite software users such as Deutsche Börse get rid of Oracle and the other commercialware and are moving all their systems to Linux, Postgres, gcc and the like.
Agreed. Sometimes you don't even need any help... I've seen Oracle Application Server DoS its RDBMS (also Oracle)
PostgreSQL is indeed fine enterprise ready server. And for estabilishments where all software must be purchased so finger pointing ... I mean support is available there is always EnterpriseDB.
Admittedly Oracle won the marketing war, but Sybase Adaptive Server is still very much alive as well and I would class Sybase (even if SAP bought them) as estabilished vendor.
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8 Sources for Pull-Out Kitchen Cabinet Shelves, Organizers, and Sliding Drawers
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Ready to take your kitchen cabinets to the next level? Pull-out shelves may be your answer to a neater and cleaner kitchen. Here are 8 places you can find them:
1. The Container Store: Their in-house brand offers chrome ($45 - $55) and bamboo ($54 - $69) pull-out cabinet drawers.
2. SimpleHuman: You can find SimpleHuman products at a number of big box stores, including Bed, Bath, and Beyond and The Container Store. Their pull-out organizers ($59.99) are made from heavy-gauge stainless steel that can hold up to 20 lbs, so they're super durable.
3. Rev-a-Shelf: You'll find sliding, rolling, and pull-out organizers for all over the home at this online store, categorized by location and task. Look for base cabinet pull-outs (starting at $46.05), under-sink pull-outs (starting at $20.15), cabinet pull-outs (starting at $129.90) and more. You can also find Rev-a-Shelf products at Lowe's and The Home Depot.
4. Shelf Genie: They do custom-fit pull-out solutions, so you get exactly what you want and need. You can't just order pull-out systems a la carte. The first design appointment and assessment is free.
5. Shelves That Slide: As their name implies, this company specializes in semi-custom sliding shelves they say are very install-it-yourself friendly. For their pull-out kitchen shelves (starting at $35.95), choose your desired shelf depth, mounting style, and slide type.
6. Organize.com: This online store has a small but solid collection of wood and chrome roll-out systems, including a couple heavy-duty drawers like this deluxe chrome version ($56.99 - $99.99).
7. The Home Depot: Don't forget about this big box store, which carries a variety of pull-out shelving from brands like ClosetMaid, Rev-a-Shelf, and Real Solutions.
8. IKEA: As if we could leave out IKEA, which has one of the most affordable sliding cabinet drawers of the bunch. We've had good luck with the RATIONELL ($22) extending drawer units.
Do you have pull-out shelves, organizers, or drawers in your kitchen? Where did you buy them?
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If you're handy and would like to make your own shelves, Custom Service Hardware (cshardware.com) sells the slides. My father in law made my shelves and then I installed the slides, was pretty easy to do!
I have the sliding shelves in all my bottom cabinets and in my pantries too. Love them!
We bought extra-deep slides at either Lowes or Home Depot and built our own for the bathroom. We would have needed custom anyway because it is deep (as deep as our bathtub is wide (30"?) , narrow (<12") and an odd size.
Thanks for posting this :) One of my kitchen cabinets is is kind of like the picture above: tall with an upper section and a lower section. The cabinet is narrow and super deep which makes finding anything a PITA because everything has to be pulled out to get to stuff in the back. I have things organized in bins which helps some but sliding shelves would really help. I don't think store-bought shelves will fit in my cabinet. The bottom shelf of the upper and lower cabinet has a lip plus the bottom door hinges protrude a good half inch into the cabinet space. And the door frame isn't flush with the inside of the cabinet like in the picture above. The door frame is about a half inch smaller **eye roll** Going to look into the Shelf Genie custom made shelves.
I'm just about to move into a house with a lovely, spacious kitchen... with no shelves in the lower cabinets. So I will be referring to this post soon! Thanks!
I love The Container Store, but you can also get great deals at home Depot and other places you might not expect.
I recently did a 31 Day Series on "A More Organized Life."
The tips include some of the more unusual places to find organization tools.
I wish I could find a source for the exact drawers in this picture. I really like these metal ones and also the white ones but I do not see them on any of the links.
You missed Slideoutshelvesllc.com one of the best sources online for Pull-Out Kitchen Shelves. We have referred many friends to them and our friends have installed themselves
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2014 Workshop Calendar at Earthwood Building School, West Chazy, New York
May 19-21, 2014
Timber Framing
3-day Timber Framing Workshop
May 23-25, 2014
Cordwood Masonry
3-day Cordwood Workshop
May 26, 2014
Earthwood Techniques
1-day Earthwood Techniques
July 14-18, 2014
Cordwood Workweek
5-day Cordwood Workshop
Aug 29-31, 2014
Cordwood Masonry
3-day Cordwood Workshop
September 1, 2014
Earthwood Techniques
1-day Earthwood Techniques
New listing! Near Brunswick, Maine, September 16-18, 2014
Sept. 16-18, 2014
Cordwood Masonry
Brunswick, ME
3-day Cordwood Workshop
Tuition rates
for all workshops are listed on the
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Workshop Descriptions
Cordwood Masonry - Three Days, (see dates above.).
Morning sessions include cordwood theory, slide presentations, explanatory tours, and discussion of the three styles of cordwood construction: built-up corners (stackwall), round houses, and cordwood as infilling within a post-and-beam framework. The kinds of wood and how long to dry them is covered, as well as various alternative mortar mixes. Installing doors and windows is detailed, as is cordwood masonry "special effects." At Earthwood, students examine several different kinds of cordwood masonry buildings. Afternoons are reserved for practical, hands-on work sessions. At Earthwood, the project will be cordwood infilling at a timber framed building just a half mile from Earthwood. At the Maine workshop in September, the project is cordwood infilling within a small 10' by 10' timber frame. . This workshop gives the student a strong introduction to this ancient building technique. Textbook:
Cordwood Building.
Earthwood Techniques - One Day. (In 2014: May 26 & September 1 in NY)
Low-cost foundations and earth-sheltering methods used at the Earthwood house are emphasized, accenting surface bonded wall construction and plank-and-beam roofing. The five elements that affect load calculations are discussed. Alternative foundations, drainage and waterproofing, insulation, structural considerations and the masonry stove are all covered. An explanatory tour of the Earthwood house is included, as well as a step-by-step slide presentation documenting the construction of Earthwood from floating slab foundation to earth roof. Textbook:
Earth-Sheltered Houses
. This is a very full day, consisting of mostly classroom instruction. Like all of our workshops, sessions are punctuated by Jaki's excellent coffee and tea breaks featured home-baked goodies, and her hearty vegetarian lunches. (In NY only. We provide coffee breaks and lunches at other workshops, too, but not Jaki's.)
Cordwood Workweek - Five Days, July 14-18, 2014.
The Cordwood Workweek combines all of the features of of the three-day Cordwood Workshop and the One-day Earthwood Techniques workshop, but there is more time for individual hands-on instruction and consultations. The discussions and site work are more detailed, yet the pace is more relaxed. After lunch on Wednesday, for example, we tour two cordwood homes on the way to Chateaugay Lake, then relax with swimming, hot-tubbing, conversation, and individual consultations on the deck at Mushwood. The project will be cordwood infilling within a new 20-sided cordwood home adjacent to Earthwood.
Timber Framing for the Rest of Us - Three Days (May 19-21 in NY).
This one covers basic "post and beam" construction as done by most contractors and owner-builders using sound building design and techniques and readily available mechanical fasteners made for the purpose. Morning classroom sessions cover structural principles and examples, including basic load calculations. Afternoon hands-on work consist of building a 6-poster guest house, similar to the building described in Chapter 4 of Rob's
The Sauna
book. The roof is 12' by 16'. The textbook, supplied, is Rob's
Timber Framing for the Rest of Us.
Tuition rates
for all workshops are listed on the
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Accommodation at Earthwood (see pictures at left)
La Casita, Straw Bale Cottage, Hermit's Hut
There are now
guesthouses at Earthwood.
Cordwood Cabin (La Casita)
is small, about 100 square feet of interior space, and features four of the world's largest log-ends, at 52" diameter.
Straw Bale Cottage
is about 25% bigger and has some very interesting design features, including a large bottle-end panel, a "truth" panel, and cordwood walls. Either of these guesthouses is $45 USD per night (one or two people). New for 2012 is the
Hermit's Hut
, a single person guest house, very small, for one hermit (or hermette.) This one is $40/night. Minimum booking for any guesthouse is 2 nights. Beds have a bottom fitted sheet, pillows and pillow covers.
Bring your own top bedding or sleeping bags (all guest houses.).
These guesthouses have kerosene lamps and candles for light. There is an outhouse, wash hand basin, solar shower and "Mess Hall" building (cordwood and screened) for cooking and eating. We do not offer camping, but there are campgrounds nearby. Call ahead at 518-493-7744 to confirm accommodation availability. To avoid booking conflicts, accommodations must be fully paid in advance. No pets or kids, please. Click on
Register for Workshops
for availability. See next entry for information about the new Stoneview guesthouse.
Stoneview Guesthouse
Our octagonal guesthouse is called "Stoneview" because it overlooks the megaliths. This guesthouse is much larger than the others at about 320 SF of interior space, and can accommodate up to 4 people. There is an interior bathroom with shower, composting toilet and wash-hand basin. There are electric lights ... and a woodstove for heat, if needed. Stoneview features a lightweight living roof and lots of bottle-end design features. We think it is the most charming building on campus. With a minimum booking of two (2) nights, charge for Stoneview is: One or two people: $60 per night total. Three people: $70 per night. Four people: $80 per night. There are two double beds. The building is suitable for a family of 3 or 4, or two couples.
Space for one RV
We do not offer camping on site, due to a lack of sufficient sanitary facilities, but we do have space for one fully self-contained camper/RV at $20 USD per night, no hook-ups. Call 518-493-7744 to reserve this space. Water is available from the hand pump.
Other area accommodations
For other accommodations near Earthwood Building School, click on these links:
B & B's
, and
How to Register
for each workshop will be limited to the first 16 people. Payment: At least one half of the total workshop tuition must accompany the Pre-Registration application. The balance (if any) must be paid prior to the start of the workshop. Formal registration will take place at the classroom from 8:00 to 8:30 A.M. on the day of the workshop. A 50% deposit accompanying the Pre-Registration Form holds your place.
If you have trouble registering, call us at 518-493-7744.
Cancellation refunds, less a $40 registration fee, will be made if you notify Rob or Jaki Roy at Earthwood Building School at least three (3) full weeks in advance of the workshop. Call 518-493-7744 for cancellations. Email cancellations are not accepted.
Included: Textbooks, Lunches, Gloves
Cordwood Building: The State of the Art
is included in tuition for all Cordwood Workshops; Rob's new
Earth-Sheltered Houses
for the Earthwood Techniques (foundations and earth sheltering) workshops; and
Timber Framing for the Rest of Us
for the workshop of the same name on May 19-21, 2014 at Earthwood. If you have already purchased the textbook
from us
, another book from our list of equal value may be substituted. Books are sent when you register, so that you can read them ahead of time, your homework assignment! One textbook is supplied per couple. A "couple," for registration purposes, is defined as two people building together. At cordwood workshops, good quality rubber coated cloth gloves, excellent for cordwood masonry, are given to students at formal registration. Lunches are supplied for all workshop dates.
Information Package
Upon receiving your Pre-Registration Form (click on Register for Workshops at top of page), we will send you a receipt acknowledging your registration, and an Info Package consisting of exact course schedules, and a detailed map. (Tuition does not include accommodation.) For off-site accommodation information use these links:
B & B's
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Moon (2009)
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Boosted by Sam Rockwell's intense performance, Moon is a compelling work of science-fiction, and a promising debut from director Duncan Jones.
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An astronaut miner extracting the precious moon gas that promises to reverse the Earth's energy crisis nears the end of his three-year contract, and makes an ominous discovery in this psychological sci-fi film starring Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey. For three long years, Sam Bell has dutifully harvested Helium 3 for Lunar, a company that claims it holds the key to solving humankind's energy crisis. As Sam's contract comes to an end, the lonely astronaut looks forward to returning to his wife and
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Start calculating the costs to Lunar Industries of its singular form of devaluing, and Moon's central premise stops making sense.
A well-assembled sci-fi thriller.
Moon actually gets a little dull in the later reels, just when it should be peaking in mystery and tension.
An eccentric sci-fi which cleverly deconstructs the mythology of the Star Treks and Star Wars which have colonised the future of our imaginations with their glamour, self-importance and operatic sound tracks.
The film is not entirely logical, but it raises pleasing questions and looks beautiful.
Most contemporary sci-fi movies come on with all CGI-guns blazing, trying to blow the roof off the theater. Moon settles for trying to blow your mind instead.
Rockwell's certainly up for the challenge of playing multiple roles, but ultimately, he's just yammering to himself. This movie has half an idea and, and the end, tries to convince you it had seven.
Solaris and Blade Runner meet Silent Running. A movie with both a brain and a heart.
Intriguing, imaginative, and thematically ambitious, Moon gives ample proof that Jones is a serious talent, pushing his concepts into intellectually and spiritually challenging territory.
It's a film that won't fail to move or excite anyone who's ever cast their eye skywards and let themselves wonder.
Simple and alien-free example of the sci-fi genre. Slow, but there are so many details deserving attention, the chance to take them all in one only enhances the experience.
Someday, Rockwell will get his Oscar due, I have no doubt. But I bet that when that day comes, lots of movie lovers will look back and say, 'But it should have happened for Moon.'
A throwback to the golden era of 1970s sci-fi, Moon is a long overdue and morally relevant antidote to the overblown bombast of todays science fiction.
Moon is an old-fashioned sci-fi movie in the best sense: far more psychological drama than space opera, dispensing with overweening CGI and loud flashy action sequences while harking back to subtler, more ideas-driven entries in the genre.
Evocative, riveting, and ultimately contemporary in a roundabout way, Moon is a superb mood piece, sublimely cradled by Jones, filtered through tireless work from star Sam Rockwell.
Despite the modest resources, 'Moon' is so visually astonishing that it almost looks like it was shot on location on Earth's oldest satellite.
Out of this world. A story that could easily have been from the early days of science fiction. It's a film that has a make-or-break lead role, and Sam Rockwell makes it an incredible journey. Paul Chambers, CNN.
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A lusciously slow trip, recalling familiar old tones while also adding its own unique touches.
Contemplates a future full of potential and yet robbed of hope, an era where the worst malfunction technology can suffer is to simply function too well for its own good.
Moon entertains by posing a puzzle whose solution opens into disturbing existential truths and paradoxes.
A frequently engrossing science fiction story given a particular tension and seriousness by its moral inquiry into what it means to be fully human and alive.
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Lone astronaut Sam Bell (Rockwell) is nearing the end of a three year service harvesting the Moon for much needed resources to keep Earth functioning. While carrying out his duties, he is involved in a collision resulting in a serious concussion. Upon wakening, he realises that things are not as they seemed during his years of isolation and that he�(TM)s not been alone either.
While having some obvious comparisons to �2001: A Space Odyssey�? in terms of it's onboard computer Gerty (voiced by Kevin Spacey) resembling HAL- and a similiar structurely directing approach to Stanley Kubrick�(TM)s, that�(TM)s where the comparisons end. The themes of isolation and loneliness have more in common with Steven Soderbergh�(TM)s tormented �Solaris�? or the existential pondering and exploration of individuality and memories echo the work of Ridley Scott's �Blade Runner�?. Being a fan of both of those, I found "Moon" to be very appealing indeed.
In a time where science fiction, seems intent on throwing as much money on the screen as possible, it's refreshing to see one that works on it's simple, yet very effective, concept rather than smooth over the cracks with excessive special effects. It's through this that real talent is allowed the room to develop and that opportunity is seized by an outstanding Sam Rockwell. In a year that Awards pretty much had Jeff Bridges�(TM) name already engraved on them for "Crazy Heart", Rockwell�(TM)s performance here was shamefully overlooked. He at least deserved a nomination. By now, everyone is aware of this great actors talents but Jones gives him the chance to really show his range in multiple roles and without his sublime and commanding work, this film might not have worked as well as it does. However, it does work and very well at that. Jones has a good handle on the thought provoking material and shows a restraint beyond his years, while the subtlety of Rockwell's performance brings out the spiritual and intellectual struggle of his character(s).
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Edward Batchelder
Social Network is a great movie but King's speech deserved to win, IMO.
Jan 3 - 06:13 AM
Daniel Gray
Regardless of which movie is better, why would it be Hooper's fault that his won? He didn't force the Academy to choose...so visiting "Karma" on him is silly.
That said, Hooper's direction is the biggest weak link in Les Mis. I liked the film, and wonder what it could have been in the hands of a director who wasn't so in love with close-ups shots and who knew how to direct musicals.
Dec 30 - 08:06 AM
Kevin Hunt
The Social Network better than The King's Speech? Not in your wildest dreams.
Dec 23 - 02:20 AM
Zach Idiculla
TSN got better reviews. Check the RT pages.
Dec 24 - 09:49 AM
Ryan Goldsworthy
A 1% difference in the "freshness" is certainly an accurate method to determine that one film is better than the other.. Idiot. The King's Speech was far superior in every way, stop copying and pasting.
Dec 29 - 02:13 AM
Because a 1% difference in the "freshness" of two films is certainly an accurate method to determine that one film is better than the other? Idiot. The King's Speech was far superior in every way, but even if you enjoyed TSN more, your "argument" is made of sawdust.. stop copying and pasting.
Dec 29 - 02:18 AM
Okay, no need to get nasty here. Let's look at the numbers:
-9 vs. 8.6 average rating from critics, in favor of TSN
-100% vs. 97%, 9.5 vs. 9.2 from top critics, both in favor of TSN
Look, those aren't those huge differences, so understandably choosing between the two comes down to taste. But for some absurd reason, you claim "The King's Speech was far superior in every way" -- the numbers don't add up to that conclusion, Ryan.
Dec 29 - 09:03 PM
Vinayaka Bhat
"The king's speech" was much better than "The Social network"...
Dec 21 - 08:06 AM
TSN got better reviews. Check the RT pages.
Dec 24 - 09:50 AM
Dingbat Charlie
Aww another spite fanboner, how cute
Dec 19 - 11:22 PM
Ryan Stears
While I enjoyed The Social Network very much, I think The King's Speech deserved to win Best Picture.
Dec 16 - 04:51 PM
Did you guys see Richard Corliss's review yet? LOL
Dec 15 - 09:37 AM
Francesco Fortuna
Haha Wtf? Oh I wish I could comment on reviews again so badly.
Dec 15 - 07:25 PM
Justin Gunterman
I'm under the belief that The Social Network deserved to win Best Picture (though I really enjoyed The King's Speech regardless), but I'm not posting bitter topics on a message board bashing a movie with only a few reviews. Bravo for maturity.
Dec 12 - 09:49 PM
Jamie White
another 5 star not in the line up http://www.policymic.com/articles/20382/les-miserables-movie-review-anne-hathaway-will-break-your-heart
Dec 9 - 07:47 AM
Darin Grant
Thanks so much, Jamie, for continuing to post these great reviews...much appreciated! 2 questions: Where are you getting the links from? And how do you know the above review is 5 stars? When I went under it, it didn't have any stars...just the review. Again, thanks though for keeping us "in the loop".
Dec 9 - 12:40 PM
Jamie White
Also sorry - TSN was a waste of two hours of time with people you didn't want to know. TKS may not have been perfect, but it is a film I would watch several times over and that makes it the Best Picture of the two.
Dec 9 - 05:28 AM
Yodaman Solo
TSN sure didn't waste my time. I can watch over and over. Sorry. ;-)
Dec 19 - 06:30 AM
Yang Liu
but King's Speech was better than Social network.
Dec 9 - 04:19 AM
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Dec 8 - 11:45 PM
Christopher Kulik
Not in terms of direction, far from it!
Dec 15 - 08:27 AM
LOL, indeed, Zach!!
This film is getting TONS and TONS of reviews from critics, journalists, etc., across the globe saying it's "the best film of the year", "a masterpiece", "a dream of a film", and even Jay Weston, from the Huffington Post, (someone in the business for 50+ years) calls it "maybe the best movie I have ever seen". They just haven't been allowed to be published yet because of the embargo..."it doesn't appear to have worked out"? Yeah, sorry, man, but it HAS. Very much.
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Those close to him say that Rob Gangi is the kind of person who brings light to others' lives, lends a helping hand to his clients and makes everyone laugh. This is especially true at his office, RE/MAX Masterpiece Realty in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
But now, Gangi's fellow Associates and an entire community are doing their part to bring some comfort and hope to Gangi's family following a freak skateboarding accident on Dec. 26. The incident, which occurred at his parents' home in North Carolina, left the 42-year-old Sales Associate in a coma with traumatic brain injuries.
The "Pray for Rob Gangi" page on Facebook has been flooded with well wishes and prayers from more than 4,000 people – many of whom don't know Gangi or his family. The outpouring for Gangi spurred widespread local media attention in the Treasure Coast Palm newspaper and on WPEC-TV. If you want to offer thoughts for the family or get information on how to help them, visit the Facebook page.
Gangi's colleagues pooled money to purchase gift certificates to restaurants in Asheville, N.C., where Gangi's wife and 17-year-old son keep vigil at his hospital bedside, as well as cards and donations to help pay for his ongoing care, says Broker/Owner Kathy Slusser. So far, Associates have contributed more than $3,000, and plan to send care packages to his family each week.
"We want his family to know we'll help them in any way we can," Slusser says. "Realtors at other companies are helping out, too, because he's such an amazing guy who has touched so many people. As an agent, he's dedicated to the job; he'll go out and help clients with things in their homes whenever they call. That's just the type of person Rob is."
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Comment on this storyE-mail your comments to email@example.com. Please include your full name, RE/MAX office, city and state or province. Comments, slightly edited for length, flow and punctuation, will appear below.Comments (10)Rob was the first person to befriend me when I moved to RE/MAX of Stuart. He made me feel welcome, and I hope and pray that I can help welcome him back. – Sherri A. Westervelt, RE/MAX of Stuart, Stuart, Fla.
I worked with Rob at RE/MAX of Stuart. He always made the ladies on staff laugh with a silly joke, and was quick to give us a little back rub if he saw that we were stressing. He is one of a kind, and we are all pulling for him and wishing him a speedy recovery.– Elizabeth Goodlunis, RE/MAX of Stuart, Stuart, Fla.
My heart goes out to the Gangi family. On October 1, 2004, our 24-year-old son was in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury. He was in a coma for over a month and gradually made progress. Because he was uninsured, we fought for three years to get him placed where he could get the proper OT, PT and speech therapy. He makes advances every day. So little is actually known about the brain and its plasticity. Neurons continue to reconnect. There is always hope and, after over five years, ours will never diminish.– Kay Fuller, RE/MAX Allied, Calhoun, Ga.
Rob and I had our numbers mixed up, and we kept calling each other back until it got to be so funny when we heard each other's voice we'd just start laughing! Sometimes it would be just what we needed during a trying day. I really hope the family can feel how many people really care, and if love can heal he will pull through this! Best wishes and lots of prayers.– Lillian Steele, RE/MAX of Stuart, Stuart, Fla.Rob sent out a text one Mother's Day to all the moms in the office. When I got mine I had just learned how to text. I opened my first text and thought it was from my kids. It said "Happy Mother's Day." So I hit reply and texted back, Thanks, I love the flowers and the card and I love you. He immediately texted me back…WRONG HUSBAND! I realized at that moment that it was Rob's phone number. I called him and we laughed so hard. Ever since, EVERY HOLIDAY he sends me a text that looks similar to the one he just sent me this Christmas 09. It said, Merry Christmas and Happy Mother's Day. What a charm! God made him and broke the mold. We will keep praying hard for him. – Lisa Colletti, RE/MAX of Stuart, Stuart, Fla.
I'm Rob's brother, Rick, and on behalf of my family, I want to thank everyone at RE/MAX for your kindness, compassion, prayers and generosity. When Rob comes back to us, this outpouring from all these people will surprise him, but it doesn't surprise me. Be strong, be positive, we need you all! Thank you!– Rick Gangi, Randolph, N.J.It's really encouraging to see the outpouring of love and support from the friends and RE/MAX associates of Rob Gangi. Although I've never met him, prayers for Rob's complete recovery and a peace that passes understanding for his family, are sent from Washington's Inland Empire. – Andrea Tappero, RE/MAX Inland Empire, Spokane, Wash.
I believe the saying that if God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. I'm sorry I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Rob. He sounds like my kind of guy. God bless him and all of the people who love him.– Judy K. Bellm, RE/MAX Lake Cities, Hickory Creek, Texas
My mom suffered serious brain damage in the front of her head from a fall. My sister, also a Realtor, went every day to PT with mom, and our daughter is a PT in Tucson. Here is what you must know; once Rob is out of the coma: organize. General PT goes only a little way ... you can learn to do it and get friends/Realtors to help. You have to be consistent and spend a lot of time working with Rob. Mom learned to speak and walk again, and stand, and she was a lot older than Rob. Do not think that the PT and OT can bring them back with a few sessions each week. Sending positive thoughts your way. – Joan Dailey, RE/MAX Advisors, Barrington, Ill.
I am so sorry to hear about Rob, I do not know him but I do know God and he never shuts a door without opening a window. My prayers and thoughts go out to his family. I will say a prayer for him and them. – Beverly Rowe, RE/MAX Tyler, Tyler, Texas
My husband suffered brain injury in 1999. He died twice on the way to the hospital, after he fell 25 feet in the dead of winter onto ice and concrete, and missed a nail by inches. He had five breaks in his head and broke all his ribs, his pelvis, and more. He was in in a coma for 30 days, all the time the doctors wanted us to get our rest, eat well, and take time for ourselves as if he was around. When we saw him, we were not allowed to cry or talk negatively, no talk about what he was going through in front of him. We talked around him as if he was there, told jokes, put up photos so when he came to there was some visual comfort for him. He came through when my son was in the room with a friend. My husband asked for me. I came down, gave him a kiss and told him what occurred in brief. At that point he could not write, even though he tried. He saw double for about 3 months. He was sent to another hospital for physical therapy for 30 days. He knew he was coming to when he laughed as the nurse watered his artificial orchid plant. There were many tubes in him for a month, plus a tracheotomy tube. In the hospital for that length of time, one loses 3% of their body muscle each day they are down. When he came to, we brought in blueprints for him to bid as he was a contractor, we asked him questions relating to work, which brought his memory back into synch. We played cards, gave him electronic games, solitaire, etc., to keep his mind working. He did end up with Aterial Flutter – and had surgery to correct it. He needed a pacemaker, and hearing aides, as the fall damaged the ear canals. We have had many adjustments, which were easily fed into our daily life. He is back working, can figure numbers better than I in his mind versus me using the calculator. He does rearrange his clothes often, his garage and the kitchen. He needs to see items he uses often. He's a stickler for cleaniness, and clean bathrooms. Has his humor back, and does all he ever did except stays off of roofs and scaffolds. He's driving, and GPS was the best gift we ever gave him, as he did lose a bit of direction also. He also has short-term memory, but we do not know if maybe some of that is just his age! We do talk about the accident, he did not see the white light. He cannot remember the fall but can remember part of the day before. We all talk about that day together and laugh about things that occurred in the hospital, and to him that was humourous in nature. We also talk about what our friends, family and I did while he was in the hospital. Life is good, he is with us. Be patient and positive, laugh lots and love much. Do not take it all too seriously.– Ann Hess, REMAX Advisors, Burnsville, Minn.Rob and I have come across each others paths many times in recent years and quite a bit on the phone. He is a wonderful person. He has such a great personality; its always a lift when you talk to him. I just can't say enough about what a great man he is and fun to be around. I just found out about this and my thoughts and prayers are with him. – Susan B. Columbo, RE/MAX 100 Riverside, Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
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Wozniak said the movie "jOBS" -- which opened at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday -- erred in its depiction of the characters as well as the relationships between them -- especially the one between him and computer icon Jobs.
"We never had such interaction and roles," Wozniak, who quit Apple in 1987 after 12 years, told the tech blog Gizmodo, after a clip from the movie was posted online ahead of the evening premier at Sundance.
"I'm not even sure what it's getting at," he said, adding that the "personalities are very wrong -- although mine is closer."
"The ideas of computers affecting society did not come from Jobs. They inspired me and were widely spoken at the Homebrew Computer Club," he said, referring to a hobby group to which they belonged.
The film, one of two about the Apple founder who died in 2011, opens in the United States in April. The second, which has no release date yet, is based on the biography published by Walter Isaacson shortly after his death.
Directed by Joshua Michael Stern and with "Two and a Half Men" star Ashton Kutcher in the title role, "jOBS" tells the story of his ascension from college dropout to one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
"Steve came back from Oregon and came to a club meeting and didn't start talking about this great social impact," said Wozniak, referring to the period in the 1970s before Silicon Valley took off.
"His idea was to make a $20 PC board and sell it for $40 to help people at the club build the computer I'd given away. Steve came from selling surplus parts at HalTed -- he always saw a way to make a quick buck off my designs," said Wozniak.
"The lofty talk came much further down the line... I never looked like a professional. We were both kids," he said.
The film's producers responded to Wozniak's comments in a statement cited by Entertainment Weekly. "The film is not a documentary, nor is it meant to be a blow-by-blow, word-for-word account of all conversations and events," it said.
"The filmmakers have tremendous admiration and respect for Wozniak and all those that are portrayed in the film, and did extensive research in an effort to make an entertaining accurate film that captures the essence and story of Steve Jobs and those that built Apple with him," the statement said.
But they acknowledged "that not every single thing in the film is a precise representation of what took place."
The movie "is feature film entertainment about one of the most important, creative and impactful people (in) our culture's history taking place over three decades compressed into a two hour film," their statement added.
Wozniak, who made his criticism after seeing just one short movie clip before the evening premier at the closing weekend of Sundance in the snowy Utah mountains, said inaccuracy did not necessarily mean the film was bad.
"The movie should be very popular and I hope it's entertaining. It may be very correct, as well. This is only one clip," he said.
He added: "Our relationship was so different than what was portrayed. I'm embarrassed. but if the movie is fun and entertaining, all the better. Anyone who reads my book 'iWoz' can get a clearer picture."
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A Life of Its Own
It's hard to believe that the only features the owners of this elaborate high-tech home had originally wanted were a safe, secure computer network and modest whole-house audio and video systems. "Their exact words were 'balanced' lighting, 'nice' music and 'good' video," recalls Scott McAllister, president of MediaWorks NW, the Sacramento, CA, based home systems firm hired to integrate the handful of electronic systems into Thomas and Cathy Van Berkem's mountain home.
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How's this for a game room? Besides the pool table and arcade games, a Vutec screen descends to show a picture from a Sharp DLP projector, while NHT speakers and Marantz electronics provide the necessary surround sound. And there are disco lights. Next to it is a regulation-length bowling lane with an electronic scoring and automatic side rails for the kids.


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- Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
- Release Date: Jun 8, 2012
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 1657 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 1,168 out of 1657
Mixed: 196 out of 1657
Negative: 293 out of 1657
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Aug 21, 2012Ridley loses Mojo
Never thought I would say it about Scott, but once you take the special effects away what you are left with is a really, really poor "B" movie. Poor in imagination, poor in dialog, poor in science and poor in execution.
The gaping holes in the plot cannot be filled by even the best Blarney you may hear from the likes of Lindenhof. Fassbender, an actor who I have a tremendous amount of respect for and is probably the best actor of his generation, did a lot of Scott arse kissing in the marketing lead up to this movie... well, it is was all for naught, his head ends up in a bag in a scene reminiscent of a really bad school play.
Great talent is lost through complacency. Let's hope Scott can find his Mojo and stop believing his own hype... starting with a better script would be an idea.… Expand
Aug 20, 2012This is the best film I have seen this year. It is a big heavy picture. The ship, planet and aliens have weight and texture. You can feel their footsteps and feel their sweat and pain. Noomi Rapace is fantastic as are all the supporting characters. Certainly, all questions are not answered at the end, but that's okay. If I see a better picture this year, I will be pleasantly surprised.
Aug 19, 2012From the beginning of this movie where clues of an ancient civilization were found, to the ending where the prometheus space ship crashes into the other alien space ship, this movie kept me on the edge of my seat. This is a movie you wouldn't want to miss.
Aug 15, 2012It's unbelievable that Ridley Scott would actually take credit for directing this turkey. I was expecting at least something to challenge my mind. Not at all - dumb stereotype dialogue and characters, and plot that was telegraphed a mile away. The screenplay, other than the initial interesting idea, is a total ripoff / replay of everything from the original "Alien." Also (spoiler alert!), another evil unpredictable robot, wasted acting by Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce, pointless violence, and a mindless any inexplicable ending. "Alien" will remain a classic. This will be forgotten within a year. I felt cheated out of my money and two hours.… Expand
Aug 14, 2012Talk about a letdown. While Prometheus has some great visuals, they aren't enough to make up for the uninteresting story, boring and sometimes stupid characters, and lack of tension of any kind. There's one cringe inducing scene that I found pretty effective, but that was pretty much the highlight of this mediocre movie.
Aug 12, 2012As an Alien quasi-prequel, the elements that make this a prequel does feel like it's hurting the movie. The visuals are amazing. Fassbender great as always. But like Damon Lindelof's other infamous show (Lost), this film has a lot of big mysterious that not a lot have been pulled out unsatisfyingly.
Aug 10, 2012Gaping plot holes aside, "Prometheus" is grand in every sense of the word, as it's visually stunning, expertly acted, and raises interesting questions about the importance (or lack thereof) of life. Fassbender and Theron deliver impressive performances from a script ripe with metaphors and interesting juxtapositions.
Aug 8, 2012I liked this movie. There are some loop holes in the story but this is also Sci-fi and therefore they dont have to play by the rules. Thats the whole point. The characters are rough and kinda cheesily written in some parts. Lets face it though have you ever herd of an alien movie winning an oscar for best writing or acting. Its an entertaining Sci-fi ride with great visuals and some stuff to send chills down your spine. See it for what it is and you will enjoy this movie.… Expand
Aug 7, 2012Basically, the theatre experience of Prometheus is like a date with a stereotypically dumb 'hot blonde' . A visual treat, fun while it lasts, but not something you think about fondly. ...And yes, I am that shallow ... but sadly, so is this film.
Aug 7, 2012Una película hecha únicamente con la intención de recaudar dinero.
Desde el poco respeto hacia la saga hasta los numerosos "bichos" hechos de un plástico blanco, que da toda la impresión que es de alguna sobra de una película de los 90, esta película solo hace que te desesperes. Que te retuerzas en tu asiento de agonía por un final que nunca llega.
Grandes cantidades de incoherencias y nulidad de respuestas, aunque se anunciara como lo contrario.
En fin, no merece la pena gastar tiempo y dinero por "esto".
Reflexión: ¿Donde queda el alienigena fosilizado con un agujero en el pecho, desde donde se supone que salio un alien, de la película Alien de 1979?… Expand
Aug 7, 2012Amazing, simply put. Director Ridley Scott does it again with Prometheus. just to say one thing, if you think this is a movie about aliens, It's NOT. This is a new chapter in the world of Alien, granted Ridley Scott does give us some suprises from Alien, this is not a derivitive of Alien. People have been complaining that this movie has alot of unanswered questions. The reason is that Ridley Scott wants you to use your imagination! This movie was beautiful, the acting was off the charts, David played by Michael Fassbender was incredible, the visuals were amazing, and the story was beautiful. It was a great movie. It was everything I had hoped for and more.… Expand
Aug 6, 2012First of all, the movie is not scary but mandatory to see in cinema. It is hard to say what it wants to be. I appreciate that it takes itself seriosly for a picture. Right after I finished watching, I was satisfied that it began and ended in a simple way, not like any of the silly action flicks nowadays where you don`t even know what is going on. There is a start and an end to this story. I also liked the fact that the story is 1st here, characters are close 2nd. It is mandatory to mention than without Michael Fassbender`s and Charlize Theron`s exceptional performance, this movie would have ended a six out of ten. Also, for a fan of the Alien movies, this one is not in any way a pastiche nore does it interfere which the series. On the contrary - Prometheus answers some of the questions from the original Alien and mentions it in a subtle way. The story gives a pleasant feeling although one feels that answering few of the questions set over 30 years ago is the single and only purpose for this movie`s creation. I find the monsters well, silly. The action scenes are mediocre with the exception of the last one where the Prometheus takes off for the last time. Even though the suspense is probably the only thing of a thriller here, in my opinion it placed 3rd right after Aliens and Alien, because it is much better than Alien 3 and 4. It is memorable but not as nearly as the first two parts it prequels.… Expand
Aug 4, 2012The first hour is strong, there is a great sense of foreboding and mounting threat. However, the characters are poorly realised and fail to convince the viewer that they are worth investing any emotional engagement. After the relatively strong first hour, these flaws become more evident as the cast are bumped off, but that failure to care about them denies Prometheus the powerful ending it tries so hard to create. Disappointing, this could, and should, have been so much better.… Expand
Aug 1, 2012Don't understand to people who rate low this movie. This is simple amazing, you can't move from your sit while you are watching this movie, and when it ends you have the feeling or the needing of more...
Aug 1, 2012Wonderful visuals with an extremely interesting premise ruined by a terrible script, awful characters and a severe lack of tension. Prometheus poses some interesting questions and much of what is presented is left open to interpretation which is always appreciated, but the overall presentation of these ideas is disappointingly weak and I left the cinema feeling rather let down by what I saw.
Aug 1, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The dialogue doesn't seem to come from an organic place. It's the subtlest breaking of the fourth wall. The non-sequitir, delivered by the father, who in that instant, perhaps, temporally serves in the capacity of a ventriloquist's dummy playing, for dialectical purposes, the devil's advocate, could be the linchpin of understanding the abounding vagaries in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, the 2011 award-winning film that, as a result, was misinterpreted by literal-minded moviegoers who wanted the film to align perfectly with other Christian-minded ilk, most of which account for, without any provocation from an ancillary voice abetting a polar ideology, the existence of God. In a diner, the filmmaker interjects on the father's behalf(Mr. O'Brien has the filmic spirit), when after having just harassed the waitress about her slow service, he asks his boys: "Subjective point-of-view, you know the difference?" It's a rhetorical question, of course. Jack, in particular, knows better not to speak while his father is pontificating. "Subjective," the failed musician explains, "means it comes from your mind. It can't be proven." It's Malick himself, not Jack's dad, who pontificates against the film's seemingly didactic perspective that God created the universe. Consider the signs and syntax. Rendered in Kubrick's film language, with a start, we realize how the whispered petitioning of the mother and her eldest son to God could, in fact, be in complete discordance with the cosmic imagery. Are they speaking to the void? After all, 2001: A Space Odyssey, advocated science. Unmistakably atheist, the "Dawn of Man" sequence featured monkeys, our progenitors, as an afirmation of evolution, a theory first put forward by Charles Darwin. The absence of monkeys from the timeline in The Tree of Life would seem to be promoting a creationist take on man's origins, especially if you factor in the illustrated monkeys from the storybook(read: evolution is made-up) that the mother delivers to her three malleable sons. And yet, the 1968 sci-fi classic gets slyly evoked in the violent actions of a boy, the neighborhood gang's ringleader, who like the monkey that employs an antelope bone in order to smash things, also refashions a found object as a weapon, some piece of wood, which he brings down repeatedly on a garbage can. Science fiction(which, here, would later become science fact) is addressed more directly in the next scene, when Jack, galvanized by the potential for space exploration through the covert reading at night of a Jack Coogan and Fletcher Pratt book, helps launch a frog into the air via rocket, killing this proto-astronaut, and God, in the process. Although By Spaceship to the Moon precludes alien life forms, speculative fiction, as a general rule, is thematically secular, which begs the question: Is there a God in The Tree of Life? For sure, his holiness, has no hand in The Exploding Chest of Life(aka Alien). "Oh, God!" cries Lambert, the bloodied chief navigator of the Nostromo, as the xenomorph comes bursting through Kane's pulmonary cavity. Even if her lament was more than the mere cursing of an atheist, like Jack's mother, whose similarly phrased entreaty concerning her dead son goes unanswered, Lambert would come to realize that nobody can hear you scream. Heaven isn't listening. Vasquez(from Aliens), presumably, a Christian, because of the cross she wears around her neck, can afford to be religious, since the butchy-looking soldier's compeers are mercenaries like herself, not scientists. The private dies in a self-triggered air shaft blast, alongside Lt. Golman, no doubt comforted by the reassuring concept of ascension. As it turns out, in Prometheus, the sideways sequel to the original, we learn that the fighting between man and alien throughout the series is a sort of civil war. Vasquez's faith never gets tested. The soldier never learns that she had a hand in gunning down her maker's children, the mutated ancestors of mankind. In Prometheus, despite the fact that a startling series of events conclusively proves both the theologians and the evolutionists wrong, Elizabeth retrieves her cross from David, even though the relic lost its original meaning. She tells the android, "It's what I choose to believe," subjectivist words that sound naive, since the diegetic world of Prometheus lacks the fluidity innate in The Tree of Life filmscape, where God and science duke it out for adherents. Science, arguably, wins in the final sequence. Jack, by all appearances, works in a building more exciting than the one in Being John Malkovich. Instead of finding a portal that leads to the seat of the famous actor's consciousness, Jack, while riding the elevator, gets sucked into a wormhole, where he is reunited with his family, tricked out as their younger selves. Only as a young woman, can the mother let go of her maternal pain. Like Elizabeth, she invents a heaven.… Expand
Aug 1, 2012This movie surprised me in its depth of character, acting, and effects. Rapace, Theoren, and Fassbender performed their roles to perfection. However, despite several choice scenes, there are long stretches of little action or suspense. The long running time also makes this movie less enjoyable than it would be if some of the repetitive scenes were trimmed into a shorter cut. That being said, it is still a fairly good film with many positives and serves as a good prequel to the Alien film series.… Expand
Jul 31, 2012I never could quite understood what it was going for. It was just a case of being a hybrid that didn't contain substance from either of its parent genres.
Jul 27, 2012A technically well done movie filled with very stupid characters. Explored themes and brilliant ideas could have made this movie one of the best of the last ten years in the sci-fi genre, unfortunately, it was handled frivolously. The union of the talented Ridley Scott with the overestimated Lindelof just give an awkward result.
Jul 24, 2012This move is a major disappointment. I expected more from the acclaimed director of Blade Runner and the original Alien. This is just a rehash of every SciFi cliche, form 2001 Space Odyssey to the Thing, and sadly the previously mentioned classics. The story is like bad fan fiction, full of plot holes and inconsistencies and wooden acting. Really bad. Save your money.
Jul 23, 2012If you just had one word to describe Prometheus, it would be inconsistent. Ridley Scott's return to the genre that made his name is far from the triumphant one we all hoped for. It's undeniably visually spectacular, and there are occasional glimmers of Scott's past glory, but for the most part it's an uninspired piece of filmmaking. Michael Fassbender is excellent as the android David, and entertainingly channels Peter O'Toole in his performance, but his character's motivations are never really made clear. Noomi Rapace is decent as the film's primary protagonist, the God-fearing archaeologist Elizabeth Shaw, and thankfully doesn't try to imitate Ripley. The rest of the cast are unfortunately made up of under-performing A-listers (Theron, Elba, Pierce) and TV actors who were doubtlessly hired because they were cheap. You do get a few good sci-fi horror moments, though they pale in comparison to, and lack the expert use of tension in Alien, despite the fact that these scenes are essentially paying homage to Scott's original work. In the end, the most disappointing aspect of Prometheus is its story. After an excellent setup, it meanders and plods between set-pieces, and provokes more new questions about the origins of the Alien film franchise than it answers. Aside from Fassbender and Rapace, the odd moment of wonder and beauty (Prometheus' stunning initial descent onto the planet, David admiring the colossal glistening holographic star map that surrounds him) and a few knowing winks in reference to Scott's original sci-fi undertaking, Prometheus leaves a lot to be desired. The big ideas are there, but are not handled with enough insight, intelligence or creativity, which results in a diverting, but not particularly satisfying film. A sequel might be on the way, so let's hope that next time Ridley Scott endeavours to be braver, more original and more exciting in his creative vision.… Expand
Jul 23, 2012It's so stupid I hardly managed to survive till the end. It's pretty though, nice 3D - if it's what's you're looking for, this one is for you. My problem was that every single dialogue, every single decision, almost every move of the characters is completely stupid, it makes no sense at all. Waste of time :(
Jul 22, 2012Very disappointed. All of the good reviews here (so many 10's, even Mr. Ebert?) just talk about how interested they were in the plot. The characters, with the exception of Fassbinder, were so neglected over plot that the movie was uninvolving for me. Huge character motivation holes. Really important things happen that don't seem to faze the characters or change their behavior at all. And for such an important mission, they seem to have sent the cast of Jersey Shore to accomplish it...… Expand
Jul 22, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Prometheus was a much anticipated movie. I was charmed by the visuals the trailers offered and the answers it promised. However, I found it very disappointing in several ways, mainly for its stupidity, characters and plot :
❶This is the stupidest movie ever. I'm a student in engineering and way smarter than ANY characters in the movie! The movie is filled with stupidity, often achieved by (top) scientists. This is the world's greatest expedition and they send a bunch of idiots, drunk, deranged and retarded people that don't even know why they are here until they've arrived! WTF is that? How can anyone consent going to a life-threatening mission without even knowing what they're going into or why? How can they properly prepare themselves with the right equipment? They also have no mean of defense and a non-existent security system with no quarantine. They ignore any scientific or safety measures while exploring the alien planet, to the point where they take off their helmets and expose themselves willingly to alien lifeforms! Did I mention that the only way they can visually communicate with the ship is with the helmets? The suits they use are inefficient, it cannot withstand acid nor fire. If I was the expedition leader, I would only send robots while staying safely inside the ship. The ship's captain alerts only 5 min before that a gigantic storm is on the way and that he'll leave them behind if they don't move their asses. They decide to take an alien head to the ship in a quad that can't even contain it properly. After it drops out the heroin decides to risk her life and the entire crew's to save the alien head from the storm, which they blow up 5min later while experimenting on it because they're to stupid to use they're own equipment properly. While this happens, one scientist decides to get drunk and gets poisoned by the robot with alien lifeforms (on behalf of the supposedly dead millionaire), exposing thusly the entire crew and the millionaire to certain and painful death. While two of their fellow companions managed to get lost with a 3D gps at their disposal, the captain and the expedition leader also have sex. It so happens that meanwhile the lost guys, who were scared to death to meet aliens 2min ago, actually do meet aliens, remove their helmets and treat them like home pets! No wonder they die but no one pays attention and they have no means to alert the ship's crew! THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST 15 MINUTES! This goes on for the rest of the movie, I'm not saying that the scenarists should look into every scientific details but most of the time all it needs is plain common sense, something that every character in Prometheus fails to adopt.
❷ Characters are the second major failure of Prometheus. Apart from being stupid and mentally retarded, the characters have no depth. This is probably why all the characters are so stereotyped : all the scientists are white, the horny doesn't-give-a-rat's-ass-about-science captain is black, the money-hungry expedition leader is a blonde **** the **** that eventually starts killing everyone is a deranged punk... etc. The only two characters that they bothered giving a somewhat personality are the heroin and the robot (who is not supposed to have any), they are also the only two survivalists. Apparently the other characters were just here to die, so why give them a personality? The thing is it's harder to feel anything towards them. Basically, the characters that rise above humanity's vanities (money, sex, alcohol, eternal life) or that have some kind of … Expand
Jul 21, 2012Sloppy script, flat characters, and a forgettable score. There are so many plot-holes and questionable actions taken by the characters you wonder if Ridley Scott even saw the script before he began shooting. I felt like my intelligence had been insulted by this film. However, Michael Fassbender, despite the pointless actions of his character, did an amazing job as David. The CGI was also top notch, but that's not really something out of the ordinary in today's films.… Expand
Jul 21, 2012Prometheus was slow and dull. It was predictable and I felt myself wishing the long-drawn out affair would be over. It had little of the intensity of Alien and really lacked drive. On a more positive note, I thought the visuals were very good and I enjoyed the 3D effects. There weren't any obvious moments where Scott had pushed something towards the camera etc. to get the best use of 3D technology but it was more subtle.… Expand
Jul 20, 2012First off, I think most people were upset with this movie because they thought it was going to be an Alien movie, which even I knew before it came out that it wasn't. I came into this having only watching Alien vs Predator and not the original Alien movies. I found this to be one of the best movies I have watched in a long time. The CGI is top notch and might be the best I have ever seen in a movie. People who said the plot was confusing really must have not been paying attention. The plot was very engaging and kept you wondering what was gonna happen next. There are some unanswered questions, the most of which being the opening scene. However, the ending was set up perfectly for a sequel, which I hope they make. After watching it, I went and watched the original alien movies. I still found Prometheus to be one of the best prequels to a movie ever made. It showed how the Alien came to be and did it perfectly.… Expand
Jul 20, 2012Ever since 2002, when Ridley Scott and James Cameron approached FOX about making an ALIEN 5, i was just wishing for it to happen. So when Ridley confirmed a few years ago that he was going back to Sci-Fi and to the ALIEN franchise i was totally jazzed. Then when the teasers and trailers started popping up it mesmerised me and i just wanted to see this movie ASAP, it was by far the one film that i most wanted to see this year.
So to my actual thoughts on the film, it starts off great and it… Expand
Jul 20, 2012Production values do not make a film, as this facet is a given in high budget movies. Adequate actors do not make a film excellent if the script is good - in this case, mediocre- and screenplay is interesting premise - good development - drawn out - rushed ending - great cliffhanger. Allusions to stand alone classics and mythology do not make a film if they do little to nothing in contribution to the film in its entirety.
People have lauded this film as if it is some avant-garde, incredible work of art for in the least its name being a reference to the Greek myth where Man is made, given the ability to make fire, metaphysical overtones, and the obvious reference to the story of the birth of Christ does little to actually help the film. If anything, these allusions are made to make the film seem deeper than it is. Again, the premise is the best part, and while I was enjoying it so much as I am a huge fan of science fiction, there came a time in the film when I was struggling to come up with warrants to justify why the film was good. I am capable to logic and reasoning- people complain at how analytical I am at times - yet, hopefully not to sound cyclical, it was when the film started to drag on that I, in retrospect, should have walked out. I have never walked out on a film before (except for the second installment of Lord of the Rings, due to the fact I couldn't stand the directing). At least I got to watch that movie for free. I regret having spent $9 to see this movie. It had some good scenes though and I know not to watch this as if it is an Alien film, but treat it more like a separate sci fi film (given the ending, t is impossible to - I will say no more).
To describe this film, only word word is required. Terrible.… Expand
Jul 20, 2012Prometheus has two faces. On one hand, it offers stunning 3D visuals (quite a compliment from a person who hates 3D movies), great music, very good photography and locations, not to mention good performance of the top two actors (Fassbender and Theron). On the other hand, the return to Alien universe is marked by complicated plot with too many loose elements (even dull towards the end), treated in a hasty and pretentious, new-age-ish way, which is quite a shame for a picture with a tonn of small resemblances with the genre's classics (think of 2001: Space Odyssey, Blade Runner or, more recently, Mission to Mars etc.) and books (In the Mountain of Madness, some hints at King Lear's parental drama). It seems to me that after 30 years of absence from sci-fi universe Ridley Scott wanted to tell us everything, ending with telling us nothing in specific. 6/10 for the plot, boosted to 7/10 due to great technical elements.… Expand
Scott may always have had an eye on the box office, but from "Alien" and "Thelma & Louise" on, he has made women into heroines. In that regard, he's still ahead of the curve. Rapace's scene is a classic of its kind; it tops John Hurt's notorious misfortunes in "Alien."
It's a different sort of experience: a stately, somewhat plodding but endurable science-fiction saga.


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The New Oxford Picture Dictionary (English)by Oxford
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Published in 1988, this dictionary continues to be a favorite of many teachers.
Pictures convey meaning more clearly than words alone. This dictionary is a unique language learning tool for students of English. It provides students with a glance at American lifestyle, as well as a compendium of 2,400 useful vocabulary. Organized in 82 themes, beginning with topics that are most useful for the "survival" needs, the dictionary does not have to be taught in order. Vocabulary playing cards, cassettes, workbooks are also available.
A favorite for many years, "The New Oxford Picture Dictionary contains over 2,400 illustrated vocabulary words divided into 82 topics. There are nine bilingual editions of the "Dictionary.
The NOPD presents over 2,400 words contextually on illustrated pages. The book is designed as a reference for everyday vocabulary, an introduction to content areas, a resource for portraying American culture and a springboard for oral and written work as well as an independent picture dictionary.
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