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Mark Hunter
Biography

From the school of hard knocks to getting an MA in smelling bullshit, I'm here to tell it like it is.

Awards Summary
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Tenured Author Award - Bronze Shakespeare Award - Bronze Chatterbox Award - Bronze One Hit Wonder Award - Bronze Rock Star Award - Bronze
Miss Congeniality Award - Bronze Blockbuster Award - Bronze Teacher's Pet Award - Bronze Editor-In-Chief Award - Bronze English Professor Award - Silver
Instigator Award - Bronze Two Cents Award - Bronze Fresh Ink Award - Bronze Paper Pusher Award - Bronze Ballot Caster Award - Bronze
Man in the Mirror Award - Bronze The Snitch Award - Bronze Big Spender - Bronze Karma Collector - Bronze Beta User Award - Bronze
Tenured Author Award
Tenured Author Award
"This award is presented to any Visumu user that has received a trophy score of at least 20. (Bronze : 1, Silver : 2, Gold : 4, Platinum : 8). Users with the Silver level of this award are deemed 'Tenured Visumu Authors'."
Shakespeare Award
Shakespeare Award
"This award is presented to any author that has published at least 1 article with more than 5 positive ratings from tenured Visumu users."
Chatterbox Award
Chatterbox Award
"This award is presented to any Visumu user that has posted at least 5 comments that have received more than 5 positive ratings from tenured Visumu users."
One Hit Wonder Award
One Hit Wonder Award
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Rock Star Award
Rock Star Award
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Miss Congeniality Award
Miss Congeniality Award
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Blockbuster Award
Blockbuster Award
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Teacher's Pet Award
Teacher's Pet Award
"This award is presented to an author that has their articles 'favorited' at least 50 times by tenured Visumu users"
Editor-In-Chief Award
Editor-In-Chief Award
"This award is presented to a Visumu user that has at least 2 suggested edits received and accepted by other authors (rejected edits count against this total)."
English Professor Award - Silver
English Professor Award
SILVER
"This award is presented to an author that has at least 5 articles that did not receive any suggested edits within the first two weeks of their publication."
Next level :
GOLD - 15 Articles
Instigator Award
Instigator Award
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Two Cents Award - Bronze
Two Cents Award
BRONZE
"This award is presented to a user that has entered one comment."
Fresh Ink Award - Bronze
Fresh Ink Award
BRONZE
"This award is presented to a user that has posted one article."
Paper Pusher Award - Bronze
Paper Pusher Award
BRONZE
"This award is presented to a user that has completed their profile."
Ballot Caster Award - Bronze
Ballot Caster Award
BRONZE
"This award is presented to a user that votes on an article or comment."
Man in the Mirror Award - Bronze
Man in the Mirror Award
BRONZE
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The Snitch Award
The Snitch Award
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Big Spender
Big Spender
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Karma Collector
Karma Collector
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Beta User Award - Bronze
Beta User Award
BRONZE
"Visumu user account created during the Beta"
June 16, 2010 (10:19AM) - New Article

Perez Hilton Distributed Child Pornography. Arrest Him. NOW.

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Perez Hilton thrives off the mistakes and misery of others. On his blog , he routinely mocks, slanders, and savagely trashes those whom he believes deserve it.

He is both acerbic and cruel. Whether accurate or not, whether fair or not, his commentary is almost always memorable.

He shows no mercy.

And he deserves none.

On Sunday June 13th, the self-declared "Queen of all Media" posted a link to an "upskirt" picture of Disney super-star Miley Cyrus sans underwear. Miley Cyrus is only 17 years old. The... READ MORE

June 14, 2010 (1:55PM) - New Article

Prince Charles' Idiotic Speech Against Reason Itself

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To many, he is simply the personification of absurdity.

For years, Prince Charles has been a pathetic embarrassment to the English monarchy. In stark contrast to his stately mother, whom most greatly admire, "Chuckles" has been a relentless joke.

Let us not forget that the wise Prince took advice for years from noted fraudster Sir Laurens van der Post , even accepting his suggestion that talking to his plants would help them grow.

He recently declared war on the Enlightenment - you know, the idea... READ MORE

May 27, 2010 (2:49PM) - New Article

24 Hours Later - Season Finale Reviewed!

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Tim Furious :

When a TV series ends, there's rarely a consensus amongst fans as to whether or not they liked it. Infamously fans of "The Sapranos" were left hanging by a blackout ending that nearly caused enraged fans to burn down the internet. Fans of "Lost" seem fragmented on the ending. That's why I loved the ending of "24" so much. The few that stayed to see how Jack Bauer's final crusade would finish were treated to a great ending.

The internet age is too smart for its own good. I remember back to... READ MORE

May 11, 2010 (11:15PM) - New Article

24 Hours Later - Episode 21 Reviewed!

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Mark Hunter:

"You've reached the voicemail of President Charles Logan..."

Words fail me. This episode clearly ranks in the pantheon of 24 masterpieces. The look on Bauer's face as the episode cuts off for the next hour was unbelievable. Kiefer Sutherland has just been immortalized.

And just think of what he's going to do when he sees the imminent press conference announcing Logan's involvement with President Taylor.

It will make what he did to that Russian look like sheer child's play. I am quite... READ MORE

May 5, 2010 (8:42AM) - New Article

24 Hours Later - Episode 20 Reviewed!

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Mark Hunter:

"What can I do Jack?"

"Nothing."

Well, it may have taken nearly 20 hours to do it, but finally Dana Walsh is dead. I was expecting something bit more macabre for her death, but Jack simply shooting her point blank while staring her down in the face was still pretty dramatic. There was simply no way she could survive after this episode, having killed another series of innocent civilians without a shred of remorse.

One traitor down, lord knows how many to go.

It was a bit cheesy to say... READ MORE

May 2, 2010 (1:51PM) - New Article

24 Hours Later - Episode 19 Reviewed!

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Mark Hunter and Tim Furious debate the merits of Episode 19 .

Mark Hunter:

Furious,



I'm on location this week in Florida, so forgive me if my replies are a bit delayed. Between dodging the occasional hurricane and trying to survive the 100 degree heat it's taking its toll on me. But I intend to pull a Jack Bauer myself and try to pull through the impossible odds. I know, you feel my pain.



Bad humour aside, last night's episode was a little slow for me. I can see where they're going with this -... READ MORE

April 15, 2010 (3:21PM) - New Article

24 Hours Later - Episode 17

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Every week until the series finishes, Mark Hunter and Tim Furious will discuss the latest episode of 24. This week features episode 17.

Mark Hunter:

When an episode begins with sappy music and a character staring longingly out a window, I'm always afraid it's going to be overly sad and sentimental. Such was my fear tonight. But sweet zombie Jesus! Looks like I was happily wrong!

Another layer to the conspiracy?

Chloe in charge of CTU? Hassan's prudish wife as president? Bauer finally gets it on!... READ MORE

April 14, 2010 (1:00PM) - Award Presentation
English Professor Award - SILVER
This award is presented to an author that has at least 5 articles that did not receive any suggested edits within the first two weeks of their publication.
March 31, 2010 (8:19AM) - New Article

A Perfect Trifecta of Absurdity - Political Correctness Invades Canadian Campuses

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You have got to be kidding me.

They are supposed to be bastions of education, where students arrive ready to learn, think, and critically analyze all subject matter.

Instead, they have become pathetic jokes - a hideous parody of the very principles they are supposed to uphold.

Welcome to Canadian universities in the year 2010.

In the last month, three separate events have caused me to wonder what post-secondary education is about anymore.

Because based on these stories, it sure as hell isn't about... READ MORE

March 30, 2010 (9:37PM) - Post to Readers

You just can't make this stuff up: Queen's student government officially jumps the shark: http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2740807