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So its May.. I haven’t updated this site in close to a year I think….
Time to start adding some stuff!

Eventually…

Chhabra Family Law

http://www.chhabrafamilylaw.com
New Site I’m working on. coming Soon.

Sportsbook in Ontario?

Its looking like the Federal and Ontario governments are working to allow proper “Vegas-Style” sportsbooks in the province!

Currently, At Caesars Windsor, there is “LEGENDS SPORTS LOUNGE”, which allows a form of sports wagering. Its basically just a glorified Proline with the same crappy rules and Odds that is offered throughout Ontario. If “Vegas-Style” Sportsbooks are allowed, gamblers would be able to bet on individual games, and not have to bet a 3 game parlay as set out by the rules of Proline. This would draw in lots of American gamblers to Caesars Windsor from Detroit Casinos like the MGM Grand Casino and Greektown casino, as well as draw them to Niagara Falls’ casinos, Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara. Additions of Sportsbooks in casinos and race tracks would bring in a lot of extra cash!

It has been suggested that there may be some opposition to the idea. John Tory, the Progressive Conservative Leader, stated it’s just another distraction by the Ontario Liberals, and
Peter Kormos, NDP critic, said expanding gambling in the province is incredibly irresponsible and shows just how addicted the Liberals are to gaming revenues.

In the USA, sports gambling is illegal except for in Las Vegas, Neveda. Allowing proper sports wagering at casinos (and possible horse tracks such as Woodbine), would draw a ton of people and money to these locations.

Here’s hoping for a proper Sportsbook in Ontario and their Casinos! (and if we’re lucky… racetracks like Woodbine as well! hell maybe even Ajax Downs too!!! )

Real Estate in the Durham Region

Matt Cartwright Homes

Contact for real estate in the Durham Region and GTA

2008 Oscar Nominations - Nominees

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney
George Clooney
Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen
Eastern Promises
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem
No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Charlie Wilson’s War
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
Michael Clayton
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie
Julie Christie
Away From Her
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard
La Vie en Rose
Laura Linney
Laura Linney
The Savages
Ellen Page
Ellen Page
Juno
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
I’m Not There
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan
Atonement
Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan
Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
Michael Clayton
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
PersepolisPersepolis
RatatouilleRatatouille
Surf’s UpSurf’s Up
Achievement in Art Direction
American GangsterAmerican Gangster
AtonementAtonement
The Golden CompassThe Golden Compass
Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
There Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood
Achievement in Cinematography
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
AtonementAtonement
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men
There Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood
Achievement in Costume Design
Across the Universe
AtonementAtonement
Elizabeth: The Golden AgeElizabeth: The Golden Age
La Vie en RoseLa Vie en Rose
Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Achievement in Directing
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
JunoJuno
Michael ClaytonMichael Clayton
No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men
There Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood
Best Documentary Feature
No End In SightNo End In Sight
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime ExperienceOperation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
SickoSicko
Taxi to the Dark SideTaxi to the Dark Side
War/DanceWar/Dance
Best Documentary Short Subject
FreeheldFreeheld
La Corona (The Crown)La Corona (The Crown)
Salim BabaSalim Baba
Sari’s MotherSari’s Mother
Achievement in Film Editing
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the WildInto the Wild
No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men
There Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
BeaufortBeaufort
The CounterfeitersThe Counterfeiters
KatynKatyn
MongolMongol
1212
Achievement in Makeup
La Vie en RoseLa Vie en Rose
Norbit
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
AtonementAtonement
The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner
Michael ClaytonMichael Clayton
RatatouilleRatatouille
3:10 To Yuma3:10 To Yuma
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Once
EnchantedEnchanted
August Rush
EnchantedEnchanted
EnchantedEnchanted
Best Motion Picture of the Year
AtonementAtonement
JunoJuno
Michael ClaytonMichael Clayton
No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men
There Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood
Best Animated Short Film
I Met the WalrusI Met the Walrus
Madame Tutli-Putli Madame Tutli-Putli
Même les Pigeons vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go To Heaven)Même les Pigeons vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go To Heaven)
My Love (Moya Lyubov)My Love (Moya Lyubov)
Peter & the WolfPeter & the Wolf
Best Live Action Short Film
At NightAt Night
Il Supplente (The Substitute)Il Supplente (The Substitute)
Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)
Tanghi ArgentiniTanghi Argentini
The Tonto WomanThe Tonto Woman
Achievement in Sound Editing
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men
RatatouilleRatatouille
There Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood
TransformersTransformers
Achievement in Sound Mixing
The Bourne Ultimatum
No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men
RatatouilleRatatouille
3:10 To Yuma3:10 To Yuma
TransformersTransformers
Achievement in Visual Effects
The Golden CompassThe Golden Compass
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
TransformersTransformers
Adapted Screenplay
AtonementAtonement
Away From HerAway From Her
The Diving Bell and the ButterflyThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men
There Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood
Original Screenplay
JunoJuno
Lars and the Real GirlLars and the Real Girl
Michael ClaytonMichael Clayton
RatatouilleRatatouille
The SavagesThe Savages

How To Bet Sports - Howtobetsports.com

Every wanted to learn how to bet on sports?

HowToBetSports.com


Check out this site if you want to learn how and where you can place your wagers on your favourite teams from any sport.

FrightFest - Nightmares in a Box - #1- HORROR HOTEL (a.k.a. City Of The Dead)

Intro:
I bought a DVD box set called “10-Classic Horror Movies” from Costco the other day. Looking on the discs and online I find out the set is called “Frightfest, Nightmares in a box”. 5 Discs… 10 movies… 12.5 Hours…. I’m going to watch them all and review them here! So check back as I watch!

Horror Hotel / City of the dead - nightmares in a box Plot:
A young coed (Nan Barlow) uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in New England. Her professor recommends that she spend her time in a small village called Whitewood. He originally cam from that village so he also recommends she stay at the “Raven’s Inn,” run by a Mrs. Newlis. She gets to the village and notices some weird happenings, but things begin to happen in earnest when she finds herself “marked” for sacrifice by the undead coven of witches. It seems that the innkeeper is actually the undead spirit of Elizabeth Selwyn, and the “guests” at the inn are the other witches who have come to celebrate the sacrifice on Candalmas Eve. As one of them said when Nan (Venetia Stevenson) walked away, “HE will be PLEASED.”

Watch Online:
Good News! I’ve found the movie online to watch for free. For those of you interested you can follow a link or watch it in the player below!
WATCH IT!


LikeTelevision Embed Movies and TV Shows

Review:
I was really surprised, but I actually really enjoyed this movie. Its really easy to forget its from 1960 and in black and white. The acting is pretty good, and there are a lot of interesting dialog transfers which make you think and try and guess what will happen. This is the first movie I’ve seen with a young Christopher Lee, who I’ve mainly only seen in Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings. All in all it was a really entertaining movie, and something I would watch again.. but I might way until next Halloween..

7/10

Video Editing with Avid Media Composer

Avid is really confusing when you first boot it up, especially if your used to using Adobe Premiere Pro or Apple Final Cut Pro.

These training videos are AWESOME for showing you around avid, and how to use it.

Everything Avid
Avid’s training videos for many products
http://learn.avid.com/content/tutorials/#

Awesome links! - Video and then exersice you can do on screen. I highly recommend these to anyone looking to get started in, or maybe improve their skills using Avid.

Interface
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/1_1lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/1_2lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/1_3lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/1_4lesson.html

Sequences + Basic Editing
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/2_1lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/2_2lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/2_3lesson.html

Trim Mode + Interface Customization
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/3_1lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/3_2lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/3_3lesson.html

Trimming + Editing Techniques - Radio Edit, Picture Edit
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/4_1lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/4_2lesson.html

Customizing, Sorting, Sifting Bins and Interface
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/5_1lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/5_2lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/5_3lesson.html

Advanced Trim Techniques- Swapping/moving clips on the timeline
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/6_1lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/6_2lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/6_3lesson.html

Audio Interface + Audio editing, basics, keyframes, automation
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/7_1lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/7_2lesson.html
http://learn.avid.com/content/MC101/swf/7_3lesson.html

Enjoy!

Fracture - Movie Review

Fracture - 20 April 2007 - Directed by Gregory Hoblit

fracture poster Overview:
Although it isn’t really an action movie, or have very many intense parts, you are surprisingly not left really bored and wanting to leave the theater while you are watching it. Its pretty similar to a lot of the court-room type movies you see, where people talk in court, lawyer goes and talks to person in jail, lawyer looks around, back in court room.. etc, but it keeps its pace and keeps you entertained.

Plot:
Basically a guy (Anthony Hopkins) kills his wife because she’s having an affair. The cops arrest Hopkins’ character, but they can’t convict him because the officer who arrested him, and was there while he gave his confession and all sorts stuff is the guy that his wife was fucking, so all that evidence gets thrown out the window. And there are a hole bunch of other twists and turns like that which make Hopkins’ character to be even more badass.

Was it good?
Yeah it was decent. Anthony Hopkins does a great job at playing this character who is obviously way smarter than everyone else. You can tell his character has gotten a bit bored, and is really enjoying fucking around with the lawyer who is prosecuting him (Ryan Gosling). Gosling does a good job as well, although when he gets angry he doesn’t actually seem to be really pissed off or anything.

Any bad parts?
Yeah almost all movies have their bad parts. Although you don’t really bored, some parts of this movie are boring, and I imagine if I were to watch this a second time I would probably be really bored. I think the main exciting part of this movie is not knowing what will happen. The ending was a piece of shit too. It doesn’t even end properly. Okay well it shows what is happening, and you are left to assume what the final outcome was, but what the fuck is that? Don’t make us just assume! Closure!!! I need closure!! Whose to say by some miracle he didn’t get off the charges again and shit! ARG!

Rating:
6.5/10 - Wasn’t great, wasn’t terrible then. Just because the movie didn’t bore the hell out of me doesn’t mean its that good. I like Anthony Hopkins, so if he wasn’t it in its possible this would have been rated lower, but I think his acting does make the movie a lot better.

BoredWithCameras.com Updating

So Boredwithcameras.com has had several updates since the last time I’ve posted about it. Well, a lot more videos have gone up anyways. There is also a new one created by Harlan (Alex’s brother) which has just been put up the site, called “Heartbeat”. Its picture-type story using tons of stylized photos and stuff
You can check it out on youtube or at boredwithcameras.com. All the boredwithcameras videos can be found on youtube.com and revver.com.

Kyle