Published Sunday January 04 2009
Remember the Osborn? Or was it the Osborne? Actually, I knew it
existed, but didn't care. This thing was a personal computer.
Like we'd ever need one of those? Those new electric typewriters
with memory were the rage. THAT was something!
Flash forward and we are upon the reverse engineered UFO
goodies. Oh, wait, no, that's not exactly right.
It's the dawning of the age of Aquarius, age of Aquarius, Ah
QUAR EEEE USSS. Um, no, that was some time ago.
It's the age of $3 US Gas. Not a good milestone...
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Posted in: News and Society
Published Sunday January 04 2009
Alright, we've all been following the heated battle between the new Blu-ray and HD-DVD technologies. If you'd like a little refresher on what's conspired so far, please refer to my article titled "New CD and DVD Technology - Blu-Ray and HD-DVD". This will run you through how each disc type functions, why they're better than normal DVD media, and the differences between the two types. But I digress, this article is about the industry's newest solution to the problem of having two new, very simila...
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Posted in: Technology
Published Sunday January 04 2009
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1923, twenty-one-year-old Walt Disney arrived in Los Angeles
fresh from the disappointment of his first cartoon studio going
bankrupt in Kansas City. He went to see his twenty-nine-year-old
brother Roy in the Veteran's Hospital were he was recovering
from tuberculosis. Roy, a former bank teller and navy man was
concerned about his brother's skinniness. "Hey kid, haven't you
been eating? I'm supposed to be the sick one. So now that you're
in L.A. what are you are going to do with yourself?" "...
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Posted in: Self Improvement
Published Sunday January 04 2009
1. Fruit In The Looms 2. Python's Give Live Birth 3. The Toad
Elevating Moment 4. Mystery Of The Lost Python Sketches 5.
Brian's The Life Of The Party 6. Kim Bread Aka John Cleese 7.
Around The World In 80 Days 8. Get Yourself To Mars 9. Keep It
Real 10. The 12 Fisher Monkey Kings 11. Parting Shots 1. Fruit
In Your Looms
Someone once said something along the lines that, Monty Python
is to 'funny' what chartered accountants are to 'boring'. Who
are we to disagree?
2. Python's Give Live Birth
The ...
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Posted in: News and Society
Published Sunday January 04 2009
A recent report in The Independent revealed that smoking in
Hollywood films is making a comeback. Recent research at the
University of California has shown that stars smoking in films
is back to the levels of the 1950s. This is causing worries
amongst many health experts because it has been found that many
teenagers, whose screen idols smoke, are likely to smoke
themselves.
Let me take you back a bit, away from Hollywood, to a certain
incident that took place in my life many years ago when I was...
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Posted in: News and Society
Published Sunday January 04 2009
Entertainment rooms should have the right equipments and furniture such as a nice comfortable couch, a big screen TV, and video games to keep guests feel at home. Check out this list of tips on how to build your own entertainment room. Buy a quality television. If you are going to buy a TV for your entertainment room, there are many stores that can cater to every budget. There are many choices out there for your preference, you can choose from flat panel to tube style or projection, DLP to pla...
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Posted in: Art and Entertainment
Published Sunday January 04 2009
Who is this latest whirlwind hitting the entertainment
spotlight? Cheryl Fox of Dimension Scouting Network is making a
BIG SPLASH. New to the industry, she is making her mark.
On site at The Punch Line Comedy Club, one of Atlanta's hot
spots, NBC Universal LA was hosting "Stand Up For Diversity".
Information that NBC reserved VIP for Cheryl Fox, escorted by an
associate of the film industry, was later in the company of Don
"D.C." Curry, star host of this NBC event. Word that D.C. just
finished ...
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Posted in: News and Society
Published Sunday January 04 2009
What price to entertain our children? How much entertainment do
our children need? At the risk of sounding like an old fuddy
duddy, how were children entertained a 100 years ago when there
were no television or computer games? Very simply I would
imagine.
Imagination - The key to all adventures. Babies and small
children will play with simple things like empty boxes, clothes
pegs, pots and pans. To them they are all sorts of things
because they use their imagination. They don't expect to be
ente...
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Posted in: Home and Family
Published Sunday January 04 2009
i>The truly educated man is that rare individual who can
separate reality from illusion. - Author Unknown
Reality TV Shows.
Are they reality or just entertainment? Are they good for
society? Do reality shows enhance culture? Are they a waste of
time?
Let's clear up one thing first. Look up reality in the
dictionary. It says, "Reality is the quality or state of being
actual or true."
Now think about the last time you had your picture taken or were
video-taped. You knew the cameras were on and you...
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Posted in: News and Society
Published Sunday January 04 2009
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You are a business. You do well. Why do you need to worry about
what Entertainment and Media Production companies can do for
you? Why would you need to hire some weird artist to make your
company's exposure to the public more attractive? Let's get to
the bottom line. Revenue! You can actually increase your revenue
through the way that you expose yourself in the media. This is
not a new idea it's just advertising.
Entertainment and Media Production
companies can do a lot for your business....
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Posted in: Business
Published Sunday January 04 2009
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Posted in: Food and Beverage
Published Sunday January 04 2009
b>Five Tips When Buying a Home Entertainment System
Looking for a new home entertainment system? Here are five tips
for choosing the best model for your home environment.
1. Choose a system that can be expanded. Most of your music
collection may be on CDs, but with the growing popularity of DVD
audio you don't want to be left behind. Even if you are only
interested in stereo sound make sure you buy a system that can
be adapted to new technologies. This includes video as well as
audio mediums. Bu...
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Posted in: News and Society
Published Saturday January 03 2009
Have you seen the internet ads for such items as Free PS2's,
Free Xbox, Free Xbox 360, Free Nintendo, Free gameCube? Well, I
have too. I have often wondered if they actually work. I
understand the concept of most of these is really play off the
affiliate program model. Instead of getting cash as a referral
fee, you get a free xbox 360 or whatever is the latest craze.
If you want to see an example, check out this Free Xbox
website.
...
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