2009-04-22T18:36:00.000-07:00

Average profit method = no of years x average profits
Weighted Average method = no of years x weighted average profits

this is wad i learnt in school today. LOL

2009-04-22T01:26:00.000-07:00

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2008-08-31T20:02:00.000-07:00

(1) Harry potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Movie review (2hrs)

Extracted from Wikipedia-Movie Introduction

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is a 20 01 fantasy/adventure film based on the novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling. Directed by Chris Columbus, it is the first in the popular Harry Potter films series. The story follows Harry Potter, a boy who, on his eleventh birthday, discovers that he is a wizard and who is then sent to Hogwarts — a school of magic — whereby he can complete his magical education.
The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The adult cast features Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman and Ian Hart.
Warner Bros. bought the film rights to the book in 1999. Production began in 2000, with Columbus being chosen from a short list of directors to create the film. Rowling insisted that the entire cast be British, in keeping with the cultural integrity of the book and the film. Rowling also approved the screenplay, written by Steve Kloves. The film shot primarily at Leavesden Film Studios, as well as historic buildings around the country, and was released in the United Kingdom and the United States in November, 2001. Along with mostly positive critical reception, it made in excess of $976 million at the worldwide box office and received three Academy Award nominations. The second, third, fourth, and fifth books have also been adapted into successful films, with the sixth and seventh confirmed.

What got me started? / how I got started?
I was surfing the web and was looking for the latest movie and this movie caught my attention.

What did I hope to learn or achieve from it?

I hope that the movie will turn out to be a good one and it did.

What I enjoyed most about the activity and why?

What i enjoyed most were the parts where there were performance of magic spells and it really caught my attention.

What did I learn from it?

I learned that friends should help each other when in need.

Personal opinion of the movie?

The movie was fantastic!

(2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Movie Review (2hrs)

Extracted from Wikipedia-Movie Introduction

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy adventure film, and the second film in the popular Harry Potter series, based on the novel by J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The film was released on November 15, 2002 (exactly three weeks after the death of Richard Harris, who portrayed Albus Dumbledore) and was directed by returning director, Chris Columbus. The screenplay was adapted by returning screenwriter, Steven Kloves.
Most of the major cast and crew from Philosopher's Stone (also known as Sorcerer's Stone) returned for Chamber of Secrets, including child stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and director Chris Columbus. However, it was the last appearance by Richard Harris as Dumbledore (and also Harris's last film) and the last Harry Potter film directed by Columbus. New key actors included Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart and Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy.
The film was very well received at the box office making $879 million USD worldwide.[1]

What got me started? / how i got started?
Since the first movie, harry potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, was really good, I decided to watch this movie so as to know what had happened.

What did I enjoyed most about the movie?
Parts where spells were involved and the school is really fantastic and magnificent.

Personal opinion of the movie?
The storyline was great but not as good as the first one, will continue to watch the next one.

(3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Movie Review (2hrs)

Extracted from Wikipedia-Movie Introduction

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. Directed by A lfonso Cuarón, it is the third film in the popular Harry Potter series. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as the teenage wizard Harry Potter, and Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Gary Oldman and David Thewlis joined the cast as the new characters Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. In this movie, the role of Albus Dumbledore was played by Michael Gambon who took over from the late Richard Harris who died of Hodgk in's disease. Steve Kloves returned as screenwriter, while Chris Columbus (the director of the previous two films) became a producer, alongside David Heyman. The film was released on May 31, 2004 in the United Kingdom and on June 4, 2004 in the United States.
The film was nominated for two Academy Awards — Academy Award for Original Music Score and Academy Award for Visual Effects at the 77th Academy Awards held in 2005.

What got me started? / how I got started?
Looking forward for the third one and it came out, so I decided to catch this movie.

What I enjoyed most about the movie?
This time round, there were more introduction of other characters and much greater and spectacular spells were involved.

Personal opinion of the movie?
Storyline was not as good as the first and second movie, hope that the next one will be better.

(4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie Review (2hrs)

Extracted from Wikipedia-Movie Introduction

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film, based on J. K. Rowling's novel of the same name, and is the fourth film in the popular Harry Potter series.
Directed by Mike Newell, the film concerns Harry Potter's fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hogwarts has been selected to hold the recently returning wizard competition known as the Triwizard Tournament. Though Harry does not apply, the Goblet of Fire mysteriously selects him as a second representative of Hogwarts in the tournament.
Three days after its release, the film had grossed over US$102 million at the North American box office, the highest first-weekend tally for a Harry Potter film, and enjoyed an immensely successful run at the box office, earning over $896 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing film of 2005 and the 8th-highest grossing film of all time. It was the third highest grossing film in the U.S. for 2005 making $290 million. It is currently the unadjusted 11th highest-grossing film of all time. The DVD went on to become the fastest selling DVD of all time. It is currently the third-highest grossing Harry Potter film, behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

What got me started? / how I got started?
Really wanted to know about the upcoming events of the movie and decided to watch it.

What I enjoyed most about the movie?
Spells again but this time round, what I really enjoyed most how harry potter faced the obstacles ahead of him.

Personal opinion of the movie?
One of the best compared to first 3 movies of harry potter, will continued to watch the next one.

(5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
Movie Review (2hrs)

Extracted from Wikipedia-Movie Introduction

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J. K.Rowling. Directed by David Yates, produced by David Heyman's company Heyday Films, and written by Michael Goldenberg, it is the fifth film in the popular Harry Potter film series. The story follows Harry Potter in his fifth year at the magic school Hogwarts. The Ministry of Magic refuses to believe the return of Lord Voldemort and appoints bureaucrat Dolores Umbridge as a teacher at the school.
Live-action filming took place in England and Scotland for exterior locations and Leavesden Film Studios in Watford for interior locations from February to November 2006, with a one-month break in June. Post-production on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects. The film's budget was reportedly between GB£75 and 100 million (US$150–200 million).[1][2] Warner Bros., the distributor of the film, released it in the UK on 12 July 2007, and in the US on 11 July, both in conventional and IMAX theatres.
It is the unadjusted sixth-highest grossing film of all time, and a critical and commercial success, acclaimed as "the best one yet"[3] by Rowling, who has consistently offered praise for the film adaptations of her work.[4][5][6] In general, critics received the film well. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film "the best of the series so far, [with] the laughs, the jitters and the juice to make even nonbelievers wild about Harry".[7] The film opened to a worldwide 5-day opening of $333 million, third all-time, and grossed $939 million total, the second to Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End for the greatest total of 2007

What got me started? / how I got started?
Harry potter's movie is really really good, just like it and decided to watch it.

What I enjoyed most about the movie?
More characters were introduced and parts where more interesting events caught my attention.

Personal opinion of the movie?
Still good but not too good, able to recommend.

(6) Eragon
Movie Review (2hrs)

Extracted from Wikipedia-Movie Introduction
Eragon is a 2006 live-action/CGI fantasy-adventure film based on the novel of the same name by author Christopher Paolini. The cast includes Edward Speleers in the title role, Jeremy Irons, Garrett Hedlund, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Djimon Hounsou, Joss Stone, and the voice of Rachel Weisz as Saphira the dragon.
The film was directed by Stefen Fangmeier, a first-time director, who had previously worked as a visual effects director on Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The screenplay was written by Peter Buchman, who is best known for Jurassic Park III. Principal photography took place at the Mafilm Fót Studios in Hungary, starting on August 1, 2005. Special visual effects and animation were by Weta Digital and Industrial Light & Magic.
Eragon was released worldwide between December 13 and December 15, 2006 by 20th Century Fox. It was the 10th worst reviewed film of 2006 on Rotten Tomatoes,[1] and the 31st highest grossing film of 2006 in the US.[2] A DVD and Blu-ray of the film was released March 20, 2007

What got me started? / how I got started?
From young, I always loved dragons and this movie came out in the year 2006, decided to watch it and hope it will be a good one.

What I enjoyed most about the movie?
I enjoyed the part where the dragons being controlled by the master were fighting and it was simply great.

Personal opinion of the movie?
Everyone should catch it.

ANYTHING AH~