January 2011 News

Understanding Surround Sound Systems

Published: January 31, 2011

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Surround sound is the concept of expanding the spatial imaging of audio playback from 1 dimension (mono/Left-Right) to two or three dimensions. It is often employed for a more realistic audio environment, actively implemented in cinema sound systems, technical theatre, home entertainment, video arcades, computer gaming, and a growing number of other applications. Many popular [...]


An Overview Of Gene Hackman

Published: January 30, 2011

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Gene Hackman is one of those actors who over the years have been in quite a few movies that I didnt necessarily like. However, he always managed to make them interesting and enjoyable by his performance. He has starred in many movies there are some that you will never forget him for. Everyone will remember [...]


The Magic Of Harry Houdini

Published: January 29, 2011

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Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, Hungary, on March 24th 1874. The name on his birth certificate was Erik Weisz, although he spelled his name Ehrich Weiss. At the age of four, his family moved to the United States and aged 10 he made his performing debut, doing a trapeze act billed as “Ehrich, the [...]


TiVo: A Revolution in Digital Video Recording

Published: January 27, 2011

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The latest advancement in the recording technology has transcended all boundaries and has brought convenience to your doorstep. The top American channels can be accessed and viewed at your leisure with the TIVO or the Digital Video Recorder. A common term that is synonymous with TIVO is personal video recorder (PVR). The latter is a [...]


Borat: Both Sides Of The Debate

Published: January 26, 2011

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Borat is a movie that has caused a great deal of controversy. The movie is funny, but the jokes make fun of women, Jewish people, and Gays. The controversy has two sides, those who view the movie as entertainment and those who are outraged because they feel this movie gives people of all ages the [...]


Baby Boomers Moderate Exercise; Notice Scarcity of Seniors In Marathons

Published: January 25, 2011

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Baby Boomers Moderate Exercise; Notice Scarcity of Seniors In Marathons Baby boomers, who exercise more than any generation before them, have been flocking to orthopedic surgeons to tend to their aching tendons and joints. As news of the growing need for surgical intervention spread, a number of boomers have found the willpower to moderate the [...]


Bored? 10 Pastimes To Entertain Yourself, Part 2

Published: January 24, 2011

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Many people dont like the drudgery of cleaning. Yet it is needed, and life can be pretty miserable if it isnt done. When bored, you can use this as an opportunity to go clean something youve been putting off. This also applies to home improvements and maintenance. In this modern day and age, there are [...]


Avant Garde Composer Creates New Piece, Called Making Popcorn

Published: January 24, 2011

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An American avant garde composer, who takes his inspiration from the most upstart composers of recent times, had a piece performed last night at Carnegie Hall, titled Making Popcorn. The Boston Pops Orchestra, which commissioned the piece, left the stage to make way for the performance. Stagehands then wheeled out a popcorn-making machine and prepared [...]


Titanic, or A Moral Deliberation

Published: January 24, 2011

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The film “Titanic” is riddled with moral dilemmas. In one of the scenes, the owner of Star Line, the shipping company that owned the now-sinking Unsinkable, leaps into a lowered life-boat. The tortured expression on his face demonstrates that even he experiences more than unease at his own conduct: prior to the disaster, he instructed [...]


They Shoot Horses – Horses In Motion Pictures

Published: January 19, 2011

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Notwithstanding Rin Can Tin can and The Thin Man series’ Asta, the positron emission tomography film achieved its canine calvary in the Lassie movies. Its feline apotheosis came in That Darn Computerized tomography. (1965) and its porcine pinnacle in Babe (1995). The finest PET film of wholly, meanwhile, is Ken Loach’s Kes (1969), the story [...]


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