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Show Til top HILLTOP TIMES 1 0 TIMES July 31, 2014 Oculus certainly as tame as most PG-13 horror films. Perhaps, it's the disturbing images. I do know that I appreciated its cleverness and I think you will too. Hill AFB Campus From 9 has been doggedly researching its various locations over the many years and has learned that dozens of people have mysteriously died in its presence. The mirror has now resurfaced at an auction house, where Kaylie has been working, most assuredly in hopes the dreaded object would someday cross her path. Why would she want to find this evil incarnate? To fulfill a promise that she and Tim made more than a decade ago — to destroy it. However, Tim wants no part of it. He's been in therapy all this time, with professionals explaining everything away to natural occurring events. But soon, as they replace the mirror in the very spot in their father's old home office, Kaylie will prove to Tim that some things cannot be explained away — and that the mirror is at the center of it all. Now the filmmaker gets fairly creative here as the film goes back and forth between the present and the past. We slowly learn what happened to the parents Alan and Marie (Rory Cochrane and Katee Sackhoff), while present day Tim and Kaylie try to figure out how to destroy the diabolical item. And you're thinking, well that's easy. It's a mirror. You take a heavy object and smash it, right? But the question is, will the mirror allow that to happen? It's obvious Kaylie has spend some time thinking this through. She's set up an elaborate system of cameras, emergency lighting, temperature sensors and alarm clocks, all with the idea of thwarting their previous Fund From 7 members, it remains open for the retiree's year-round to submit contributions through the mail. While the overall totals to date paint a sobering picture that may be indicative of the current economy and financial uncertainty that permeates the U.S. and its government right now, officials said they also show the Air Force takes care of its own. "Times are tough and many of our fellow Airmen are in need," D'Avanzo said. "The fact that Airmen are still giving means they are giving sacrificially and it proves to me that we truly are a family." All the money donated to AFAF directly supports Airmen and their families through four key programs: • The General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation helps Air Force retirees' widows, both officer and enlisted, with grants of assistance whenever needed. • The Air Force Enlisted Village provides a safe and secure place for surviving spouses of retired Air Force service members. • The Air Force Village provides a comfortable and affordable retirement community for the widowed spouses of retired Air Force officers. • The Air Force Aid Society provides worldwide emergency assistance to members and their families, sponsors educational assistance programs and offers base community programs to improve Airman and family welfare. An example of the im- Wildfires From 3 The aircraft use prearranged tanker bases to reload. So while the aircraft launch from Boise, by using the tanker bases they are able to "fight the fire all day long," he said. The aircraft don't put the fires out, Davis said, noting that rain is the only thing that will end the danger. "We're more contain- pact these charities have on Airmen comes from prior-enlisted member, Maj. Jim Murtha, a 811th Force Support Squadron operations officer. As an airman first class at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, his wife — then pregnant with their twin daughters — ran into a very tight financial situation. The family was under extreme stress expecting two children at once, which would double their new baby needs (two cribs, two high chairs, two car seats, and more). In addition, they had a 10-year old car that kept breaking down and a home to pay for. Murtha's first sergeant referred him to the Air Force Aid Society representative who put him at ease, helped put his family on the right path, offered financial counseling, provided information on food pantries as well as contacts for a support group for parents of twins. "We were overwhelmed by the support we received from the Air Force Aid Society and 21 years later, we continue to support them during the AFAF annual campaign," Murtha said. "AFAF has been a blessing to my family and me." Murtha said donors not only give money but something even more important. They give hope. "I believe donating to the AFAF is like donating blood," Murtha said. "You have no idea who will need it but you know someone will, and when you're on the receiving end of that donation, it's life-saving." For more information regarding the four charities sponsored by AFAF please visit http://www.afassistancefund.org/. ment," he said. "We do not put (the retardant) on the flames. We put it around the fire to stop it from expanding." The aircraft and crews come from the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard, the 146th Airlift Wing from the California Air Guard, the 153rd Airlift Wing from Wyoming and the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. PARK UNIVERSITY. Contact: (801) 777.9992 •Mail Hill@park.edu Web: wwwpark.edu/Hill Park University is a private, non-profit, institution of higher learning since 1875 JOHN ESTES/Lasser Productions Karen Gillian stars in Relativity Media's Oculus. Associates' and Bachelor Degree Programs • • • • • • harrowing experience. She has left nothing to chance, but will it be enough? It seems the mirror has the ability to alter one's perception of reality. And it will be up to Tim and Kaylie to see if they can figure out what is real and what is imagined. Pretty cool movie. It grabbed and kept my attention. I had some lingering questions after the surprising resolution, but every film has a few. 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