Globalisation Alert! Mall Rats Invade Cyprus!

Advantages: Good facilities. Well appointed. Light and airey. Air conditioned.
Disadvantages: Eye-wateringly expensive. Could be anywhere in the world

...INTRODUCTION In the seven or eight years I have been going to Cyprus for my holidays, a lot has changed, and not necessarily for the better. It was only a matter of time before this beautiful island was afflicted with the relentless influx of multinational American brands and corporations that seem to blight Europe these days. The drive down the Finikoudes ? Larnaka?s main, palm-lined seaside promenade ? now takes you past McDonald?s, KFC, TGI Friday, Haagen Dazs, Pizza Hut, and Bennigans. The seemingly unstoppable globalisation of Cyprus seems well and truly underway. So it was with dread and dismay that I received the news that Cyprus had been ?blessed? with two new malls since my last visit two years ago ? the ?Mall of Cyprus?, built next to an IKEA on the outskirts of Lefkosia (Nicosia), and the newer ?My Mall?, an even...

Hishyeness 04.08.2009 · Read review
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Shoplifters beware in Paul Blart Mall

Advantages: Great comical movie, some fine stunts and many laughs throughout
Disadvantages: none for me to complain about.

...At the moment Blockbusters are having quite a good deal on there DVDs, offering 5 dvds for a tenner for four nights. So I chose a few movies that grabbed my attention, one of them being a movie that I had heard a lot of good things about, that movie being Paul Blart Mall Cop. Director: Steve Carr Producers: Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Barry Bernardi Writers: Kevin James and Nick Bakay Stars: Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keirs O?Donnell, Peter Gerety Bobby Cannavale and Adam Ferrara Released in early 2009 and given a PG certificate ** Brief plot? Paul Blart (Kevin James), who lives with his mother, (Shirley Knight), and his daughter Maya, (Raini Rodriguez), is a rather large figure of a security officer in a shopping mall, which he has been for over a decade, mainly because he keeps failing to pass...

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Advantages: Made Me Giggle
Disadvantages: None For Me

...Paul Blart: Mall Cop is the newest release from Happy Madison Pictures, Adam Sandler?s film production company. I am a big Adam Sandler fan and usually enjoy these films so settled down to watch this film with every intention of it being good. Plot / Story ------------ Paul Blart is a single dad who is raising his daughter himself after his wife (who only married him for a green card) left him. He lives with his mother in New Jersey and dreams of being a state trooper. The only trouble is, that besides being a little overweight Paul suffers from low blood sugar leading to him passing out if he doesn?t have something sugary at steady intervals. He has never passed the physical test to become an officer so instead works at the local mall as a security guard. He is a little too good at his job as he takes it way to seriously. When...

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Great Mall

Advantages: Amazing Choice
Disadvantages: Pricey

...The Mall at Millenia is on Millenia Boulevard in Orlando Florida, Its very easy to get to from International drive if you have your own car, but im sure it wouldnt cost to much in a taxi. There is lots of choice of shops here, be warned though this is the most upscale mall in Orlando, no outlets here! Although they obviously have the seasonal sales. At either end of the mall is Macys and Bloomingdales. They are both large department stores offering a wide range of womens and mens and childrens, clothes, shoes, bags and cosmetics, Macys is cheaper and still has designer wear but Bloomingdales has more expensive designers including Fendi and the likes. In Macys you can get a 11% discount if your a visitor to Orlando, Just show them some I.D at the till or guest services, A credit card was sufficent to us though. Maybe it was...

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  The Wilder West

Advantages: Unspoiled wilderness, fascinating sights and sites
Disadvantages: Persistent rainfall, persistent sandflies

...Having crossed the Southern Alps and reached the coast at Greymouth, you may be tempted to head south straight away. This is, after all, the direction in which the highest mountains, the deepest rainforest and the remotest tracts of wilderness are to be found. And if you haven't come to see mountains, forest and wilderness, you've come to the wrong place. Resist the temptation. First, cross the Grey River and take a small diversion up the coast to the north, just an hour's drive to the Paparoa National Park. You will thereby ensure that your first taste of the west coast is not the relatively drab and developed stretch immediately south of Greymouth (only relatively, since nothing along this coast is drab or developed by European standards). North of the Grey River the country is hardly touched, and the drive takes you round...

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Mall Cop

Advantages: Really funny
Disadvantages: no disadvantages

...Mall cop is a fantastic comedy directed by Steve Carr and feaures the very funny Kevin James (who also played in I now pronounce you chuck ad larry) as well as Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi, Shirley Knight, Peter Gerety Kevin James really brings his charactor to life and is really funny in Mall Cop. Its a really goodfilm for all the family to watch, I watched it with my partner and 2 children aged 14 and 11 and we were all giggling away through most of the film. Basically its about a single guy thay lives with his mother and his daughter who wants to become a State Trooper but who currently works as a Security Guard in a mall and takes his position seriously even though to others he is just a joke, That is untill the mall is taken over and there are hostages and its down to him to try and save...

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Tame Tame West

Advantages: Some good fight choreography
Disadvantages: Acting and script leave a lot to be desired, special effects are tired

...In 1999, a good combination of cast and crew got together under the directing prowess of Barry Sonnenfeld to create what was possibility the most disappointing film of the year. Wild Wild West had great potential to be an awesome film. So, where did it go wrong? The Plot Captain Jim West and US Marshall Artemus Gordon are two of the most skilled gunslingers and trackers in the US. Trained on opposite sides of the law enforcement spectrum, they must team together in order to rescue the President from the clutches of an evil madman, who also happens to be an inventor with a thousand different toys to throw at the two heroes as they assail him in order to succeed in their mission. The Cast and Performances Will Smith heads what should have bee a good cast in this Western with a difference. He plays Jim West, who upholds the law...

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Wild West Pinball

Advantages: Addictive
Disadvantages: Only one level

...So, here's another iPhone Application for your approval...and it is of course free! It's the Wild West Pinball game. (Waits for applause...) Being a free game from the manufacturers, OOOGameprom, you may not expect much from it...but low and behold, you'll soon find yourself addicted. The old ones are the best and all that! Now, unless you've had your head in the sand forever then you'll all know the concept of pinball. Using the paddles at the bottom of the table to smack the ball around in an attempt to collect points by hitting various parts of the table or making the ball travel in various spaces. This is obviously no expection. The layout of the table is a glossy wooden one with red trim. As the title of the game suggests, it has a wild west theme...a large cowboy aiming a gun is the icon for the application when sat on your i...

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Paul Blart : Mall Cop

Advantages: Gang of Crooks
Disadvantages: Kevin James At His Poorest, Not Funny

...//Film only review// *****Cast***** Kevin James.....Paul Blart Keir O'Donnell....Veck Jayma Mays.....Amy Stephen Rannazzisi.....Stuart *****Plot***** Paul Blart is a mall cop (who would have guessed ) who takes his role a little bit more seriously than his fellow mall cops. He gets his chance to shine when a gang of crooks takes over the mall. *****Opinion on Cast***** I was looking forward to seeing this mainly because Kevin James was starring in it. However, I didn't really like him in this role. It seemed like he was trying to hard and was much better in 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' and 'King of Queens' where I think the characters may be more like the real Kevin James. The characters of Veck and Amy were well played and even though they had much smaller roles than Kevin James, I...

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NatWest - a Student-friendly bank

Advantages: Easy to set up, great overdraft facility, great student credit card
Disadvantages: Solo/Maestro - you have to make sure you have the right debit card

...... What do NatWest have to offer? Why did I choose NatWest for my student account? The answer is very simple: I've had a bank account with NatWest for many years, and although I did research other banks before deciding who to open a student account with, I ultimately chose to stick with NatWest. For students starting university this year who open an account before 10 October 2009, this is what's on offer: * A Maestro debit card - accepted pretty much everyone in shops and online, and can be used abroad (at a cost, obviously) * Chequebook (you need to apply for this though) * Student credit card (CAUTION: I'll come back to this later...) * An overdraft facility starting at £1,250 in your first year * Freebie #1 - A 16-25 railcard for 5 years, worth £130, which gives you up to 1/3 off rail tickets AND doubles up as a student discount card...

lora44 27.08.2009 · Read review
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