Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
America's real heroes!
Justin Allen 23, Brett Linley 29, Matthew Weikert 29, Justus Bartett 27,
Dave Santos 21, Jesse Reed 26, Matthew Johnson 21, Zachary Fisher 24,
Brandon King 23, Christopher Goeke 23, and Sheldon Tate 27....Are all
Marines who gave their lives this week for us. There is no media for them...
likely not even a mention of their names. Honor THEM by posting this. I did,
will you?
Dave Santos 21, Jesse Reed 26, Matthew Johnson 21, Zachary Fisher 24,
Brandon King 23, Christopher Goeke 23, and Sheldon Tate 27....Are all
Marines who gave their lives this week for us. There is no media for them...
likely not even a mention of their names. Honor THEM by posting this. I did,
will you?
India-one in ten accessed online coupon sites
http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/7/1_in_10_Internet_
Users_in_India_Accessed_Coupon_Sites_in_June
Users_in_India_Accessed_Coupon_Sites_in_June
May not be a bad weekend for movies after all...........
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_anotherearth.htm> Another Earth
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - Fiercely independent but wildly ambitious in both resources
and sensibilities. Heavy philosophical questions permeate throughout
"Another Earth," but they are not the focal point so much as supplement to
a human study in grief and the possibilities of forgiveness.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_anotherearth.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_attacktheblock.htm> Attack the
Block
★½ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - Outside of its sheer homegrown admirability and
resourcefulness, "Attack the Block" is charmless, juvenile, too self-
satisfied by a half, and finally despicable in the wrongheaded thematic
messages it sends out at the end. Whatever appeal "Attack the Block" might
have for some viewers is totally lost on me. This is subpar on nearly every
level.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_attacktheblock.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/11_cowboysandaliens.htm> Cowboys &
Aliens
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - "Cowboys & Aliens" surpasses expectations at the onset with an
imaginative genre-mashing setup and a focus on characters before fireworks,
then collapses with a blunt suddenness midway through as hokey revelations
and an overload of wheel-spinning take over.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/11_cowboysandaliens.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/11_crazystupidlove.htm> Crazy,
Stupid, Love.
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - "Crazy, Stupid, Love." doesn't necessarily break ground in
what it has to say about love, but then, what is there to say that can't be
accurately captured by the human experience? Warts and all, directors Glenn
Ficarra and John Requa understand the ins and outs and complicated beauty
of relationships.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/11_crazystupidlove.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/11_smurfs.htm> The Smurfs
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - An unexpectedly gentle, valiant comedy with plenty of
worthwhile messages to send out to younger viewers. Much like the
deceptively resourceful little blue guys of the title, it's wise to never
judge a book-or a film-by its cover. "The Smurfs" won't be an awards
contender anytime soon, but it is altogether sweetly smurfier that anyone
could have predicted.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/11_smurfs.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
27-claims another life
rock musicians who died at age 27-
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jones> Brian Jones,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix> Jimi Hendrix,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin> Janis Joplin,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrison> Jim Morrison,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain> Kurt Cobain, and
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse> Amy Winehouse.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jones> Brian Jones,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix> Jimi Hendrix,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin> Janis Joplin,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrison> Jim Morrison,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain> Kurt Cobain, and
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse> Amy Winehouse.
In case the politicians destroy the US economy!
Are you surprised that 6 of the 9 safe havens are international currencies?
If our politicians keep this nonsense up, I think it is time to vote them
ALL out of office!
If our politicians keep this nonsense up, I think it is time to vote them
ALL out of office!
http://www.businessinsider.com/safe-haven-dollar-collapse-2011-7#
Rick Perry for President? The Economist's perspective.
He very well could become the fron runner in the GOP race!
Friday, July 22, 2011
worst announcers
If you ask me, they forgot the worst of them all-Bob Costas!
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-worst-announcers-in-sports-2011-7#
Average to below average for this weekend....
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/11_captainamerica.htm> Captain
America: The First Avenger
★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Committing a cardinal sin by becoming increasingly boring,
"Captain America: The First Avenger" is unevenly paced, starved for
development, and not once exciting or intense. Take away the visual flash
and there's nothing left to care about, to think about, or to grab hold of.
It's but a means to an end in setting up "The Avengers," and let's hope
they put more care into that screenplay than they did into this one.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/11_captainamerica.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/f/11_friendswithbenefits.htm> Friends
with Benefits
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Mediocre more than an utter failure, "Friends with Benefits"
ought to be forgotten in the shadow of the smarter, funnier, sweeter, and
altogether superior "No Strings Attached." In that film, it felt like
Kutcher and Portman were meant to be together. Here, Timberlake and Kunis
connect only because the script requires that they do.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/f/11_friendswithbenefits.htm> Read
the Full Review >>
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
For all my Washington DC area friends...........take note!
The National Weather Service forecast for Thursday is for a sunny and hot
day with high temperatures in the upper 90s and heat index values as high as
106. The National Weather Service also has issued an excessive heat watch
for Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
day with high temperatures in the upper 90s and heat index values as high as
106. The National Weather Service also has issued an excessive heat watch
for Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
An excessive heat watch means that a prolonged period of hot temperatures is
expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will create
a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are possible for you, your
family and your coworkers. Continued heat and humidity are also expected to
continue through the weekend.
Residents are encouraged to take precautions from the heat:
* Drink plenty of water or other non-alcohol or decaffeinated
fluids. Your body needs water to keep cool. Drink plenty of fluids even if
you don't feel thirsty. Do not drink alcoholic beverages and limited
caffeinated beverages.
* Stay in an air-conditioned room. Air conditioning in homes and
other buildings markedly reduces danger from the heat. Consider spending the
warmest part of the day in public buildings such as libraries, schools,
movie theaters, shopping malls and other community facilities. Circulating
air can cool the body by increasing the perspiration rate of evaporation.
* According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
electric fans may provide comfort, but when the temperature is in the high
90s, fans will not prevent heat-related illness. Taking a cool shower or
bath, or moving to an air-conditioned place is a much better way to cool
off.
* Stay out of the sun and don't get too much sun. Sunburn reduced
your body's ability to dissipate heat.
* Avoid strenuous work during the warmest part of the day. Use a
buddy system when working in extreme heat, and take frequent breaks.
* Dress for summer. Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing to
reflect heat and sunlight.
* Make sure your child's safety seat and safety belt buckles aren't
too hot before securing your child in a safety restraint system, especially
when your car has been parked in the heat.
* Never leave your child or pet unattended in a vehicle, even with
the windows down.
* Make sure pets have plenty of fresh water and are not left outside
for long periods.
* Those at greatest risk for heat-related illness include infants
and children up to four years of age, people 65 years of age and older,
people who are overweight, and people who are ill or on certain medications.
Visit adults at risk at least twice a day and closely watch them for signs
of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Infants and young children, of course,
need much more frequent watching.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Online video rankings....June 2011
http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/7/comScore_Releases
_June_2011_U.S._Online_Video_Rankings
_June_2011_U.S._Online_Video_Rankings
Harry Potter shatters box office records!
A whopping $92.1 million on Friday!
http://mashable.com/2011/07/16/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2/
Friday, July 15, 2011
The lines may be long, the theaters crowded....but....this weekend, perhaps worth the wait!
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_hp7p2.htm> Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows Part 2
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - A mesmerizing, affecting, never less than riveting
accomplishment. With "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," the
series has come to a stunner of a conclusion that should make proud just
about everyone: the adoring fans of J.K. Rowling's rabidly popular novels,
viewers who have not read the books but have followed and enjoyed the
movies, and the passionate actors and filmmakers who have dedicated the
better part of a decade of their lives to ensuring justice would, indeed,
be served.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_hp7p2.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/essays_harrypotter.htm> A Look Back at the
Harry Potter Series >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/11_tabloid.htm> Tabloid
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - Like a sensationalistic flavor-of-the-month crime or
Hollywood scandal, the film is sure to capture the viewer's attention while
it plays out, but is just as destined to lose its luster the second the
saga in question has run its course. "Tabloid" fascinates, but almost in a
trashy beach novel sort of way.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/11_tabloid.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/11_winniethepooh.htm> Winnie the
Pooh
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - If "Winnie the Pooh" were any lighter, it would float away
like a big red helium balloon. At 68 minutes (just around an hour without
the end credits), the film is as quaint as a children's film released in
2011 could ever hope to come. Still, even if it could have been better all
around, "Winnie the Pooh" is far too harmless and earnest to dislike.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/11_winniethepooh.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
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Indians don't like diet soda.
http://www.businessinsider.com/pepsi-max-india-2011-7?utm_source=Triggermail
<http://www.businessinsider.com/pepsi-max-india-2011-7?utm_source=Triggermai
l&utm_medium=email&utm_term=War%20Room%20Select&utm_campaign=WarRoom_Select_
071511>
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71511
<http://www.businessinsider.com/pepsi-max-india-2011-7?utm_source=Triggermai
l&utm_medium=email&utm_term=War%20Room%20Select&utm_campaign=WarRoom_Select_
071511>
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71511
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Play ball!??!
Standard & Poor's follows Moody's in saying it is considering U.S. credit rating for possible downgrade over risk of default. Yet our elected officials are out playing baseball tonight. O Yeah, right for charity. Give me a break!
Fw: phase 2 day 3
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don't you just love it!
Federal trial of former star pitcher Roger Clemens declared a mistrial after piece of evidence shown was previously ruled inadmissible by the judge
Blackberry Playbook falls short!
And to think I almost bought one of these things and when probing at the
last minute, discovered that-" Worse, RIM apparently waited until the last
minute to tell carriers about the most glaring flaw in the PlayBook -- you
can't use it to get email from a BlackBerry-managed email system unless you
also have a <http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/blackberry>
BlackBerry phone, and connect the PlayBook to the phone wirelessly.
Apparently, carriers were expecting the PlayBook to be a giant BlackBerry
and were shocked at the omission."
last minute, discovered that-" Worse, RIM apparently waited until the last
minute to tell carriers about the most glaring flaw in the PlayBook -- you
can't use it to get email from a BlackBerry-managed email system unless you
also have a <http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/blackberry>
BlackBerry phone, and connect the PlayBook to the phone wirelessly.
Apparently, carriers were expecting the PlayBook to be a giant BlackBerry
and were shocked at the omission."
http://www.businessinsider.com/rim-isnt-making-any-money-on-the-playbook-201
1-7
Harry Potter-$25 million in presales as of last night
No wonder the movie will break all records….again!
Opening Thursday at Midnight:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_hp7p2.htm> Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows Part 2
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - A mesmerizing, affecting, never less than riveting
accomplishment. With "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," the
series has come to a stunner of a conclusion that should make proud just
about everyone: the adoring fans of J.K. Rowling's rabidly popular novels,
viewers who have not read the books but have followed and enjoyed the
movies, and the passionate actors and filmmakers who have dedicated the
better part of a decade of their lives to ensuring justice would, indeed,
be served.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_hp7p2.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/essays_harrypotter.htm> A Look Back at the
Harry Potter Series >>
Reviews Coming Soon: "Tabloid" and "Winnie the Pooh"
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
NETFLIX and delivery
http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-shipping-2011-7?utm_source=Triggermai
l
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il&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select&utm_campaign=BI_Sel
ect_071311>
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<http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-shipping-2011-7?utm_source=Triggerma
il&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select&utm_campaign=BI_Sel
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t_071311
Companies that discriminate unemployed.
Subtle but true. It truly does put one in a Catch-22 position.
http://www.businessinsider.com/companies-discriminate-against-unemployed-201
1-7
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Zappo!!
<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/demEb5jJQgk/?utm_source=feedburn
er&utm_medium=email> Zappos Ads Use QR Codes to Dress Naked Women
er&utm_medium=email> Zappos Ads Use QR Codes to Dress Naked Women
Monday, July 11, 2011
Imamat Day Mubarak
Imamat Day Mubarak. Levítico Día Mubarak. Lévitique Journée Moubarak.
લેવીટીકસ દિવસ મુબારક. छिछोरापन दिन मुबारक. Mambo ya Walawi Siku Mubarak.
لاویان روز مبارک. الإمامة يوم مبارك.
લેવીટીકસ દિવસ મુબારક. छिछोरापन दिन मुबारक. Mambo ya Walawi Siku Mubarak.
لاویان روز مبارک. الإمامة يوم مبارك.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
beautifying your kitchen
Here is what CONSUMER REPORTS recently recommended.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/641/five-dirt-cheap-kit
chen-upgrades-that-pay/
http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/641/five-dirt-cheap-kit
chen-upgrades-that-pay/
Good to see all of what BJGE has been doing for clients validated. Take a
look at some of the recent kitchen remodels.
http://www.bjglobalenterprises.com/photos.htm
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Hey, Washington, I've Been Paying Into Social Security And Medicare For 48 Years--So How Much Are You Cutting From YOUR Benefits?
While author of the article has been paying or 48 years, I have been paying
for 40 years. The message is still the same!
for 40 years. The message is still the same!
It's time to stop and look in the mirror
Hey GOP, when the Economist turns against you, take notice!
http://www.economist.com/node/18928600?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/shameonthem
Friday, July 8, 2011
movies this weekend? you decide......
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_horriblebosses.htm> Horrible
Bosses
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Amusing in spots and appropriately twisted in others, the film
is nevertheless treated as more of a larkish piffle than a legitimately
dark comedy interested in exploring the indignities of workplace strife.
"Horrible Bosses" keeps the pacing up even amidst an inordinate amount of
starts and stops. The idea of permanently doing away with awful bosses,
though, shouldn't be delivered with as much blandness as it is here.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_horriblebosses.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/z/11_zookeeper.htm> Zookeeper
★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - There is a charming motion picture to be made that casts
Rosario Dawson opposite Kevin James, treating them both as free-thinking,
interesting, three-dimensional people with legitimate wants, dreams and
desires as they fall helplessly in love. "Zookeeper" is not that movie. And
to think how that unhired sixth screenwriter might have been the charm...
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/z/11_zookeeper.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
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Monday, July 4, 2011
Spam decreases 82%
You sure as the hell wouldn't know it if you looked at my inbox!
<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/ga2sJmnHtwY/?utm_source=feedburn
er&utm_medium=email> Spam Decreased 82.22% Over The Past Year
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
who will be next?
<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/_CT53N-i8Yw/?utm_source=feedburn
er&utm_medium=email> Guardian & Observer To Shut Down International Editions
er&utm_medium=email> Guardian & Observer To Shut Down International Editions
a possible look...
At what Facebook/Skype video chat might look like
<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/_LNiJe4gx7o/?utm_source=feedburn
er&utm_medium=email> What Facebook/Skype Video Chat Might Look Like [MOCKUP]
Toyota's electric car............
<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/VJqE9-_At_0/?utm_source=feedburn
er&utm_medium=email> Toyota Scion iQ Electric Car Coming in 2012 [PICS]
er&utm_medium=email> Toyota Scion iQ Electric Car Coming in 2012 [PICS]
Good and bad........
Google+
<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Mashable/~3/haUxNEq4N5A/?utm_source=feedburn
er&utm_medium=email> Google+: The Pros & Cons
Friday, July 1, 2011
will need at least two boxes of chocolates this weekend....
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/11_larrycrowne.htm> Larry Crowne
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - An unpretentious, sweet-hearted slice-of-life. "Larry Crowne"
isn't a breakthrough in innovation, but it's also not stringently stuck in
formula, either. Ringing true fairly consistently and lingering afterwards
even in its lightness, the film doesn't have to try to please. It just does.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/11_larrycrowne.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_montecarlo.htm> Monte Carlo
½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - "Monte Carlo" should have been a fun confection, passingly
diverting if nothing else. Instead, it drags its feet for 108 interminable
minutes, sinking all the deeper with each insulting thematic dung-flop it
flings at its audience. This isn't a wish-fulfillment romantic fantasy.
It's an otherworldly farce.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_montecarlo.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/11_transformers3.htm> Transformers:
Dark of the Moon
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Concluding on an especially shrug-worthy note, "Transformers:
Dark of the Moon" cannot be recommended when all is said and done.
Considering how much more disastrous it could have been, however, this is
one instance where two stars is almost something to celebrate.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/11_transformers3.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman
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