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I don't understand this 'shipper' malarkey. They're just actors in a film, we shouldn't assume or hope that they'll be a couple.
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Yesterdays update (at 6.11am) - http://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=112102258864252&id=119724171434479 (viewed 791 times
)Just out of interest, what stats does facebook give you when you own a facebook page?
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but I am just happy for an extra day off work (which I won't be wasting watching the wedding).
I'm gonna be in LA for the time of the wedding. Am I going to watch it? No, I'm gonna go to Disneyland instead hah.
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Well that's 350 million worldwide, I think there's usually a regular audience of about 8 million in the UK each Sunday. I do reckon they get the largest proportion of the license fee, plus obviously whatever revenue they get from other channels like BBC america, so they'll have no shortage of money.
Also I just looked into it a bit and it turns out that 350 million figure includes people who torrent it, so how many actually watch it legitimately we'll probably never know.
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I agree, this is one of the best things to ever grace our tv screens. It has a great mix of action as well as emotion. All the characters were played brilliantly, and I thought Richard Winters was brilliant. I heard a quote from him a while back, it was about him talking to his grandson and it went something like "grandpa, we're you a hero in the war" and he replied "no, but I served in a company of heroes". He is a true legend!
I also think the concentration camp scene was done very well, that's the only time I've ever seen it dramatised and it truly shocked me, as it should have done.
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Well, I think opinion varies widely on the Royals. They definitely are part of our national identity, I mean the Queen is on every banknote and coin, as well as stamps. But they do seem to exist in the background for the most part. I'd say many Brits consider them as something that is 'just there'.
Occasionally we have Royal visits around the country that spark interest in whichever area the Royal goes to, for example Prince Charles visited a village near me around the time of the golden jubilee in 2002. All local schools shut down for the afternoon, and a few businesses too. People lined the streets, and as a 10 year old back then I was handed a little Union Jack which I duly waved around with much childish enthusiasm. I even shook his hand, and I distinctly remember saying something trivial to him, and he acknowledged me and replied.
Also, when a British citizen reaches the age of 100, they get a telegram from the Queen. My great grandmother got one, and she's still going strong, turning 103 next week.
There are a few people who are completely against the Royals though. They cost the average taxpayer 69p per year. It is subjective as to whether they are worth that, but Buckingham palace brings in massive amounts of tourism, and when the wedding comes around this April there will be a lot of money injected into the economy. From what I've heard, the people who dislike the Royals tend to say 'they just sit there and leech off the taxpayer', and while I agree that they do get our money for free, and they lead relatively easy lives, they don't just 'sit there'. Only a couple of years ago Prince Harry served in Afghanistan, and the Queen herself served in the Woman's Auxiliary Territorial Service back in WW2. They visit charities, war veterans and overseas countries, so it's not all lounging around eating caviar in the drawing room at Windsor castle.
The Royals do get news coverage every now and again, as to what visits they've been on recently, or what they've been up to. And every Christmas day we get the Queen's speech at 3pm, which most people seem to watch. Obviously when the wedding happens they'll be huge amounts of coverage; when it was revealed that Prince William had proposed to Kate Middleton, it was headline news for a few days after, so I dread to think what it'll be like come April. But after the wedding, things will settle down again, and they'll all go back to taking a relatively back seat in British society. Most people are more interested in what David Cameron is doing, or what is going on with the government in general. That being said, the Queen still technically has the power to dissolve Parliament should she wish. She, in theory, rules the country and indeed, when we get a new Prime Minister, the Queen will swear him/her in.
Realistically, she doesn't have much power though.
From what I've noticed, older generations tend to hold the Royal family in higher regard than younger generations. I personally don't pay much regard to them, but I'm glad we have them, and I'd rather we have them than not. They certainly are a big part of our national identity.
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Man Utd beaten by Wolves. It's not a good look.
I don't know, I think a scum Man U defeat is a victory for the rest of football...
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How can I get tickets? I hav to meet her! Thats my lifedream!
Join the queue mate!
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I want to visit Albania now after seeing that! And yes James unfortunately drove off a cliff. Aah well.
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But now here is the problem. It would be very unwise if a fundamentalistic goverment replaces Mubarak. Everything would be for nothing.
Yep, this is the biggie. We do not need another backward government in the 21st century.
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Haha, I like the trollface one.
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I think we all have a little soft spot for Emma and thus are getting defensive. Anyone else and I wouldn't really care too much. But it's Emma, and no one would say bad things about her if I had my way.
Also, which person watched this portion of the interview and thought it looked like she was saying "anal sex, perfect"? Someone with too much time on their hands clearly...
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Cool
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That certainly is something special I'd love to see a 'making of' video or something, perhaps a close up of his body paint. It's a great idea what he's come up with.
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Yep, it's clear that Mark has worked very hard to get where he is, and I have a lot of respect for him. It's kind of like the Winklevosses invented the wing, and Mark invented commercial aviation. He seems to have worked relentlessly for the past few years, adding huge new features and keeping facebook from having any downtime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrwaJ--WsQA
I also thought Jesse Eisenberg had a tremendous performance, I only saw him in Zombieland before but I think he's proved his worth in The Social Network. He'll definitely have some huge projects coming his way I imagine.
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I thought it was a brilliant film. Although as Mark Zuckerberg didn't consent to the film being made, I wonder how much of what is shown is fact, and what has been added for dramatic effect. But after watching I decided I actually like MZ, even if he did 'steal' the initial idea. It's clear he's worked hard for facebook to become what it has become, and if those 2 Winklevoss twins owned facebook, I would be hesitant to use it as they just seem like complete tossers.
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More disappointment for Andy Murray at the weekend in the Australian Open final. I wish he'd smile more when he plays, it seems when he's losing he gets into a mood with himself, and gets even more frustrated, so he has little chance of turning matches around when he's down. He needs more optimism! And he needs to realise the match is only over when it's actually over, until then there is always a way back in.
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The Social Network
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I just want to live in a house, a very big house... in the country.
I see what you did there...
But I'm the same. Big house in the country, but not too far from civilisation, maybe just 20 miles or so.
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I like it, very serene. There's a lot of this videos on youtube with cheesey background music, but this was much more fitting.
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I too am on a gap year! Glad to see you're enjoying england, and it is strange how you know someone who knew Emma. Just out of interest, what are you doing at the primary school? And how long are you over here for?
I started my gap year last September and have been working in a supermarket ever since, but come March 1st I'm going on a round the world trip! Cannot wait!
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Anyone catch the new episode? The new Stig has proven his worth already, smashing previous lap times. He (she? it?) seems to be showing up the old Stig quite remarkably.
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I'm not quite sure what you mean by music video. This is one of the iTunes visualizers. You can turn it on/off by clicking view, show visualizer, or pressing cmd-T. When music is played, the visualizer creates graphics that are timed to the beat. It looks pretty good.
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I know that Emma (from interviews) loves being in the crowd and loves the fans, so, I think, that when she was taken away from that "state of mind" (if you will) that she just got a little annoyed. At 0:09 you can see that she was a little confused; she turned around which is shows (in body language) that she is confused.
Also, she was being led down by "a guy" in which you can see at 0:02 to 0:05. It is possible that she liked that guy, and her being pulled away from him annoyed her. Of course, I do not know if she was seeing anybody at this time so this assumption may be entirely wrong.
Also, the guy shown at 0:04 was saying something to them. You can tell since the publicist was looking at him, and Emma was looking over her head at him. I don't think Emma was looking behind her because of her pointing behind her, because the publicist was looking back not talking. If she was looking back telling Emma where to go, then she would have been talking. Also, it would have been hard to hear over the crowd, and with the publicist not looking in Emma's direction, the crowd would have probably drowned out what the woman was saying. Emma would've had to ask the publicist to repeat herself, which she didn't.
It could also be a mixture of all these. Or, I could be entirely off.
That 'guy' is David Heyman, producer of all the HP films. I reckon she only looks annoyed as she is being shuttled around without really being told what's going on.
UEFA Champions League 2010/11
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I mean, fair enough, it's Wembley, but still. That is just ridiculous. Then again I wonder what prices have been charged in previous CL finals?