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February 8, 2012

Who Needs A Wand When You Have an Iphone!

If you love Harry Potter and rock a jailbroken iPhone, by using the newly released MyAssistant tweak plus Activator it's possible to enchant one's iPhone 4s via a series of custom Siri commands!

First, using the SpringFlash jailbreak tweak, you can use both "Lumos" and "Nox" enchantments as custom commands to enable and disable the iPhone's flashlight.

Second, use Alohomora to unlock your iPhone

Third, you can say "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good" to launch the built-in Maps app, you can also use this term to open the Find My Friends app.

All commands can be configured using a combination of MyAssistant and Activator. In the case of flashlight enchantments, SpringFlash is also required


















January 22, 2012

Rapist Spies on Girls at the Harry Potter Movie

A rapist who was let out of a secure unit to watch a children’s film at the cinema preyed on a teenage girl in the toilets.
East Yorkshire’s most senior judge has now demanded to know how it could have happened.
Steveland Kirk Robinson, 25, was convicted of raping a waitress in a restaurant toilet.
He was given an indefinite hospital order, meaning he can only be released if given permission by the Home Secretary.
But while he was under the care of Humber NHS Foundation Trust, Robinson was allowed to leave a secure unit on a day-trip to watch Harry Potter at Kingswood’s Cineworld.
Despite being with a carer, Robinson was allowed to go to the toilet alone, where he targeted a teenage girl. Robinson spied on the girl as she was in a cubicle.
Judge Michael Mettyear now wants reassurances from mental health bosses the mistake will never be repeated.
Speaking after Robinson pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court to voyeurism for the purpose of sexual gratification, Judge Mettyear asked: “What has been happening under the hospital order?
“He has obviously been out and about on occasions. What is the regime he is under?
“I want someone to tell me what was going on and how this can be prevented from happening in the future. I need this information as soon as possible.”
Robinson, who was being treated at the Humber Centre, in Willerby, at the time of the day-trip, was given the hospital order in 2005 after raping a waitress in Nottingham.
He also has previous conviction for sexually assaulting a social worker.
The court heard Robinson was taken to Cineworld to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two last July and was allowed to use the toilet unsupervised.
But instead of going into the gents, Robinson went into the female toilets and spied on the teenager.
Prosecutor Jane Wilson previously told the court: “She heard the cubicle door next to her open but after a while she didn’t hear any other noise and thought it was strange.
“She had a feeling someone was watching her and immediately looked up and saw a face over the dividing section looking down at her.
“She shouted ‘What are you doing?’, but he didn’t reply and continued staring.
“She described him as having a creepy smile on his face.”
Robinson was arrested after cinema staff was alerted.
Robinson has since been transferred to Stockton Hall secure unit in York.
Judge Mettyear has ordered a member of staff from Stockton Hall, which is run by Patnerships in Care, to attend court with a full explanation about Robinson’s supervision within six weeks.
Robinson is expected to sentenced over the voyeurism charge at the same hearing.

Film Festival in Honor of Murdered Harry Potter Star

An annual festival held in memory of the murdered young Harry Potter star Ron Knox is gearing up for its biggest year ever.
The 18-year-old was killed in May, 2008, in Sidcup, just after he’s finished filming his role as Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He had just signed on to be in Deathly Hallows.
Rob died after being stabbed outside a bar when he intervened in a fight to protect his brother Jamie, 17 at the time, from two men, one of whom was armed with a pair of knives.
After his death the Rob Knox Foundation was created to campaign against knife and gun crime and promote citizenship, and all the funds from this film festival will go to the fund.
Organizers are expecting a record number of free entries to the Rob Knox Film Festival 2012 as it continues to grow in reputation after being launched in 2009.
Set up by Festival Director Michael Wearing, from Middle Stoke on the Hoo Peninsular, it aims to raise the profile of positive behavior by young people; provide an opportunity for locally made films to reach a wider audience; give an opportunity for young people to see independent films around the world; offer learning opportunities for young filmmakers; and identify films that tackle social issues or that could be used in an educational context.
There are prizes in eight award categories this year: best film; best director; best screenplay; best actor; best actress; best film under five minutes; best community film tackling a social issue; best 99 per cent film which raises the profile of positive activity by young people.
Last year Edilberto Restino cut short filming in Brazil to collect his award for best director. Previous award winners have attended from USA, Greece and Belgium.
Mr.Wearing said: “It is a local festival aimed at local people especially the young, but we have gained an international reputation.
“We know that filmmakers at all stages of their careers and those just doing it for fun have a desire for their films to be seen by others, and we try to make that happen for as many of them as we can.”
Filmmakers wishing to have their films considered for screening at the festival should email robknoxff@btinternet.com for an entry form.
The festival opens on May 29 at New Generation Church, Sidcup, and ends with the awards night at Cineworld Bexleyheath on June 6.
Rob had been an actor from the age of 11 with some appearances as an extra, and then he got a small part in The Bill. He also appeared in the Channel 4 reality show Trust Me I’m a Teenager, and the BBC comedy After You’ve Gone. His first film was King Arthur in 2004.
Karl Bishop, 25, from Lewisham, was found guilty of murder in February, 2009, and jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years. Police said he showed no remorse.

January 5, 2012

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

I went to see Daniel Radcliffe in his final days at How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! For those of you who don't know what it is about, here's the story:


It's 1961, and America is full of optimism and ambition, exploring New Frontiers, and reaching for the stars. We discover our hero dangling from window washer's ropes outside the headquarters of the World Wide Wicket Company, the largest single producer of wickets in the world. Our young hero's name? It's Finch! F-I-N-C-H. Young Finch is determined to rise quickly to the top of the corporate ladder armed with little more than his wits, a healthy dose of pluck, and that dandy guidebook to corporate climbing, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."

"Dear Reader..." exhorts our narrator from the pages of the book. "I can!" exclaims Finch, and so his journey begins amidst the swirling executives and secretaries of World Wide Wickets ("How to Succeed").

Finch, now stripped of his window washer's coveralls and dressed nattily in a seersucker suit, bumps (literally) into bombastic blowhard and President of World Wide Wickets, J.B. Biggley. "Damn damn coalburning dithering ding ding ding, " shouts Biggley, taking no heed of our job-seeking hero. But Finch is not discouraged ; he is prepared for exactly this sort of thing. Off he goes to find Bert Bratt, Director of Personnel. Based on Finch's carefully truthful yet uncomplete retelling of his encounter with Biggley, Bratt offers Finch a starting position in the World Wide Wicket mailroom.

Bratt's secretary, Smitty, is suspicious of Finch's bold ambition, but her friend and fellow secretary Rosemary Pilkington sees only his noble courage and deep-down helplessness. Plus, he is a perfect fit for her own plan! ("Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm")

"Coffee Break!" Bud Frump, spoiled brat nephew to J.B. Biggley and Finch's soon-to-be nemesis, nanages to get the very last cup from the office coffee machine. Smitty and the other office workers desperately attempt to wrestle it from him.

Meanwhile our hero, J.Pierrepont Finch- call him Ponty- has traded in his seersucker suit for a mailroom apron. He seems to have an inborn gift for mail-roomery. He catches the eye of Mr.Twimble, head of the mailroom, who shares with Finch his secret to long employment ("The Company Way"). In fact, today is the day that Twimble is being promoted to the Shipping Department, and he selects Finch as his successor. But Finch declines and turns the job over to Bud. Bud reassures Twimble that he, too, will play it "The Company Way- Reprise".

Finch's generosity, thoughtfulness and ethical behavior pay off and he is promoted to junior executive under Mr.Gatch, Head of Plans and Systems, Interdepartmental Evaluation, Pre-promotional Promotion, Post- Administrative Research, and Multiple Development on a Mutli-level Level. Rosemary is thrilled at Finch's quick climb up the corporate ladder, and even though Finch reneges on their planned lunch date, she confirms that Finch is the right man for her plan ("Rosemary's Philosophy").

Meanwhile J.B. has prevailed upon Mr.Bratt to hire Miss Hedy La Rue. She used to be head cigarette girl at the Copa, but then Mr.Biggley got her interested in Wickets and, well, here she is! ("Entrance of Hedy La Rue"). Every executive begs to have Miss La Rue assigned to hyim but Mr. Bratt reminds them that "A Secretary is Not a Toy".

5 p.m. and everyone is heading home. Finch finds himself sharing an increaslingly crowded elevator with Rosemary and Smitty ("Been a Long Day"). While waiting for the elevator with Biggley, Hedy exprexxes frustration with her new job. Bud, overhearing the conversation, realizes that he's found the perfect way to get a promotion: blackmail! ("Been a Long Day- Reprise")

By this point, the eager and fast-rising Finch has even charmed Miss Jones, Mr.Biggley's notoriously steely secretary. Their little talks have proven valuable.

The next morning, Biggley enters to find Finch fast asleep on a desk. It appears that Finch was there working all night. And what is Finch humming? Is it the Old Ivy fight song? Did Finch go there? Is he a Groundhog, too? Never mind... today's the big game and the Groundhogs are playing their arch-rivals, the Chipmunks. Biggley leads Finch in the school song, replete with a reverie of football days of yore ("Grand Old Ivy"). Finch then pulls out knitting needles and Biggley is dumbstruck: Finch knits? "I knit too!" exclaims Biggley.

Biggley sees to it that Finch gets his own office. A secretary has been ordered to be assigned to him...none other than the stenographically-challenged Hedy La Rue.

Finch asks Hedy to deliver a letter to Mr.Gatch. Personally. Gatch is reather taken with Hedy's assets and as a result finds himself transferred to one of World Wide Wickets' out of town offices... Venezuela. And Finch? Why, he's running Plans and Systems now!

There's a new Vice President of Advertising by the name of Ovington. They're giving him a reception tonight and inviting some of the executive secretaries to act as hostesses. Ponty will be there, too, and Rosemary has the answer to how to succeed with Finch: a new dress ("Paris Original").

It seems Hedy's had one martini too many at the party, so Biggley asks Bud to escort her home. Instead she convinces Bud to allow her to go to Biggley's office--he has a private shower. Bud seizes his chance! He sends her off to the shower, then, under false pretenses, sends Finch off to Biggley's office in hopes of catching Finch and Hedy together.

Alone in Biggley's office, Hedy indeed has her eye on Finch. He's going places! With irrefutible logic, she tells Finch, "If you don't kiss me, I'll tell J.B. you did". He complies and as soon as their lips meet, Finch hears the most beautiful sound he's ever heard: "Rosemary". Finch is in love!

Rosemary has overheard at the party that Finch and Hedy are alone together and she runs in, expecting the worst. Instead, Finch proposes to her and she hears music ,too. But when the freshly-showered Hedy emerges, dressed only in a towel, Rosemary becomes angry and confused.

Biggley enters in a dither with a near-triumphant Frump to find Finch in a clinch... with Rosemary. Where's Hedy? Now, Bud is confused. Biggley is apologetic but still insists un regard to the kiss, "I don't approve of that sort of thing between executives and their secretaries." "But Miss Pilkington is not my secretary," retorts Finch. "Good point!" exclaims a relieved Biggley.

Bratt and Ovington enter. Finch lets on that Ovington is ,in fact, a Chipmunk. Biggley demands Ovington's resignation and subsequently offers the position to Finch. "Me, a Vice President!" exalts Finch. Frump faints.

That means that Rosemary is now Finch's secretary, so kissing is striclty forbidden. After all, when a man wants to rise in the world of business, an emotional involvement can only lead to..... becoming involved emotionally. Therefore, Finch's attention turns to more pressing matters, such as having his name painted on his office door. The curtain falls with Finch dreaming. Frump scheming and Rosemary trying to make sense of it all. ("Act One Finale")


Act Two: Big Meeting today. Hopefully Ponty will have come up with something for his advertising presentation. But Rosemary is leaving. She left a letter of resignation on Finch's desk. She's humiliated, ignored, upset; Finch hasn't said ten words to her all week! Still , Smitty and the secretaries appeal to her to stay and give him one more chance ("Cinderella, Darling")

So Finch is now Vice PResident in full charge of Advertising. He has a presentation in a few littlw while-- I mean, it's soon-- and he needs a brilliant idea. Enter that no-good, back-biting fink, Bud Frump. Bud offers Ponty an idea for a TV give-away show: The World Wide Wicket Treasure Hunt.

Rosemary returns, and Finch reassures her that she will in fact be Mrs.Finch. Now, they can discuss more serious matters, such as the Treasure Hunt. What shall they give away? They'll give away the company-- I don't mean the whole company-- I mean stock in the company. What a prize! Finch rushes off to tell Biggley, and Rosemary basks in Ponty's glow, her plan intact ("Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm- Reprise")

Hedy enters Biggley's office to tender her resignation. She's leaving for Los Angeles. She's been offered a very suitable position in a big cosmetic firm out there. Biggley implores her to be patient ("Love From a Heart of Gold"). She agrees to give him 24 hours, and then it's Goodbye Wickets, Hello Dermoblast!

There sure is a lot of whispering going on around here. That's the sound of the executives gathering in the executive washroom to plot Finch's downfall. But Finch is already there--it's a close shave-- and he's singing a hymn of adoration and encouragement to the person who needs it most: himself ("I Believe In You")

Biggley and the executives assemble on the Boardroom to hear Finch's new approach to Wicket advertising. It's a television show that will give penetration and peak reaction. But what's the idea for the show? A Treasure Hunt! And there's a new twist: the World Wide Wicket Treasure Girl, who is none other that our very own Miss La Rue herself. "I like it!" exclaims Biggley, "I like it!" exclaims Bratt . "We like it!"exclaim the executives.

The World Wide Wicket Treasure Hunt: coming yo you on live television , and starting with a traditional "Pirate Dance". Next, Hedy will present the first clue. Will she swear on a Bible that she doesn't know where the treasure is hidden? Not to worry, only Finch and J.B. know where it's hidden. Right J.B.....? But Hedy will not swear false witness to perjury. She does know where the treasure is hidden. J.B. told her last night. There's treasure hidden in all the World Wide Wicket Buildings right now!

Diaster. Ten buildings wrecked. Their stock is down five point. They're the laughing stock of the industry. Someone's head has to roll. Rosemary finds Ponty among the wreckage of the World Wide Wicket headquartes and expresses her faith in him ("I Believe in You- Reprise ").

In the Boardroom, Biggley and the executives are explaining to Wally Womper. The Chairman of the Board, where the responsibility for the whole thing lies. Finch agrees to take the blame for what's happened and go back to what he was before he came gere: a window washer. "No kiddin'", says Womper, "I started as a window washer myself." Wally and Ponty become fast friends. Nonetheless, Wally is intent on figuring out where the real blame for this mess lies and starts looking for somebody to pin it on. The ever-resourceful Finch comes to the defense of his fellows, and everyone, even dour Miss Jones, is swept up as Finch leads a jubilant celebration of the "Brotherhood of Man"

Now World Wide Wickets is stronger then ever, and credit should go to a certain bright and very loyal young man: Finch. Bratt is now Vice President in charge of Employee Morale aand Psychological Adjustment. Biggley is still President, but it seems that Wally Womper is retiring as Chairmen of the Board to take a long honeymoon trip around the world with his new wife-- the former Miss Hedy La Rue. Who's going to be the new Chairmen of the Board? Finch will have to consult with Mrs.Finch before he accepts. Rosemary enters and tells him "Darling, I don't care if you're head of the mailroom or you're Chairmen of the Board or you're President of the United States, I love you." The ever-ambitious Finch smiles : "Say that again." "I love you." "No, before that." Biggley turns to his secretary: "Miss Jones, take a wire to the White House: Watch out!"

Everyone celebrates ("Finale- The Company Way") as the curtain falls-- oh, and isn't that Bud Frump up there dangling from window washer's ropes...?


In this musical, Daniel Radcliffe did a surprisingly good job playing J. Pierrepont Finch. His acting was spot on with the carmingly funny main character. His singing was enjoyable to listen too. He was not so great that he could go out and release a solo album or anything, but he was good. He dancing was good when he was alone or when he was with one other person, but when he was in a group of twenty other professonal dancers, his dancing was pathetic. Until the last number, Brotherhood of Man, he pulled out all of the stops, dancing his heart out, making the entire audience stand up and cheer. The surrporting cast was also incredibly talented. John Larroquette, who played J.B. Biggley, was amazing and he stole every scene he was in. In her Broadway debut, Rose Hemingway, who played Rosemary, did wonderfully with her beautiflul voice she captured her character perfectly. Overall this musical is a great addition to Broadway, and I encourage all of our readers to goo see Darren Criss who is in the show until January 22, and Nick Jonas who starts the show on January 24.

July 14, 2011

July 15, 2011

July 15th

is finally here.

This is the end of not only my childhood but one of the best things that has ever happened to me.

Harry Potter has been such a huge part of my life since I was six and my mom would read them to me at bedtime. Fuck, for a while there, Harry was my life. This isn’t just fine literature—there’s a whole fandom behind filled with incredible people who have all been touched in someway by The Boy Who Lived.

This is a book with strong morals, an incredible story, amazing characters and it was all given to us by JK Rowling. And it has ingrained itself into the very core of a people. It gave us hope. We all waited for our Hogwarts letters. We all truly believed we could help save the wizarding world. And dear god it was glorious to simply be a part of it, no matter what role you played.

And now it is “ending” it’s “over” but it will never truly end. As I see my baby brother sailing through the second book at age seven, I know we’ll be here forever, us Potterheads.

Harry and Ron and Hermione will be kicking hundreds and thousands of years from now.

Together, let’s show Jo our appreciation one more time.

Thank you Jo for being JK Rowling.

For some incredible moments and some great friends.

It’s been one hell of a ride.

April 1, 2011

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