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TiVo
Recorder - How to Program your TiVo to record TV shows via the Internet
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If you have TiVo service directly with TiVo (sorry DirecTV DVR doesn’t
work) you can benefit by using the internet to automatically have your
TiVo be programmed remotely for recording shows.
TiVo is a popular way to record television. What is good about TiVo is
that you can pick your television shows and movies to record for you and
you can watch them when you have a chance. You can rewind live TV and
even pause it so you don’t miss anything. TiVo records the television
to a hard drive making it easy to navigate through multiple recordings.
If programming times change TiVo knows to record the show at a different
time. While VCR’s have programming features it does not offer many of
the features of TiVo.
TiVo
Recorder - How to Program your TiVo to record TV shows via the Internet
ABC's ‘Lost’ TV Show – May
24th Season Finale Answers to Why the Plane Crashed
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ABC’s popular ‘Lost’ TV show will
wrap up their 2nd season by answering a few questions but of
course leaving us with a new cliffhanger. The two hour season finale
will answer some questions, like what will happen if you don’t push the
button in the hatch when the countdown expires.
The episode is called “Live
Together, Die Alone”. Jack and Sayid will make a plan to deal with “The
Others” and there will be an attempt to get Walt back. Eko and Locke
disagree about pushing the button in the hatch which could result in
disaster. The question is what will be the season cliffhanger, chances
are it will be related to what will result when the numbers are not
entered and the button is not being pushed.
ABC's ‘Lost’ TV Show – May
24th Season Finale Answers to Why the Plane Crashed
Upcoming Movies - X-Men - Superman Returns -
Pirates of the Caribbean - Fearless - Pathfinder - Cars - And other
Summer Blockbusters
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The Da Vinci Code
- You have Ron Howard and Tom Hanks not to mention Audrey Tautuo of
Amelie fame, but the film is also based on a best selling book. Will
it live up to the hype, or has all of this publicity been just
negative jargon from the Church fueling the fire.
Over The Hedge-
The kids movies are coming and we all know what that means. Packing
the kids in the car or truck and shipping them down to the theater
and either being disappointed but getting a good nap in or laughing
our collective butts off. Time will tell. This one looks funny
enough though.
Upcoming Movies - X-Men - Superman Returns - Pirates of the
Caribbean - Fearless - Pathfinder - Cars - And other Summer
Blockbusters
Tim McGraw and Faith
Hill: A Love Connection On and Off the Stage
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On Tim
Tim McGraw was born May 1, 1967, in Delhi, La. He arrived in to start
his career in Nashville in1989. He released his self-titled debut album
in 1992 on Curb Records. He didn't have a major hit until 1994's "Not a
Moment Too Soon".
He followed that up with his first No.1 record, "Don't Take the Girl".
Tim grew up riding horses and playing baseball in rural Louisiana. When
he was eleven, he accidentally discovered his mother's deepest
secret--that he is the biological son of pro baseball player Tug McGraw.
Tim is currently considered the king of country music. He holds twenty
number one hits, has sold thirty million albums and was awarded two
Grammy's. Faith has also sold 30 million records and won four Grammy's.
Tim McGraw and Faith
Hill: A Love Connection On and Off the Stage
High Definition
HD-DVD Movies Titles and Toshiba HD-DVD Players now Shipping
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HD-DVD release of
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The first HD-DVD
titles are coming out this Tuesday. The Toshiba players for which they
will play on are arriving at various retailers and online storefronts
this week. The price tag for the Toshiba HD-DVD is $499.99. The Sony
Blu-Ray High Definition HD-DVD is on pre-order and listed at $999.99.
The HD-DVD titles
to be anticipated to be released on Tuesday are “Serenity”, “The Last
Samurai”, and “The Phantom of the Opera.” “Million Dollar Baby”
was postponed for today’s release.
Toshiba is
initially shipping 10,000 HD-DVD players for its release of the new
technology. The movie distributors will match with 10,000 copies of the
titles being released.
High Definition
HD-DVD Movies Titles and Toshiba HD-DVD Players now Shipping
Tom Cruise and
Katie Holmes – Scientology ‘Silent Birth’ Does the Baby wear Ear Plugs?
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Currently there is
a lot of talk about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes beliefs in Scientology
and having their baby delivered by ‘silent birth’. Somehow it sounds
ridiculous to be silent during the birthing process. Why not knock out
Katie and do a C-section delivery that could be very quite. That would
be silent as ever, but I guess that contradicts with other beliefs of
Scientology.
The reality of the
birthing process is that the baby is still inside how much can a baby
hear? During the process of delivery of the baby being pushed out the
baby is likely to be in shock as it is and I don’t think delivery would
be any more traumatic with a little noise.
Who says that you
have to yell during your delivery, but if it hurts that much the lady
delivering has to do whatever she needs to get through it. The
silliness of this is that you need ‘Scientology’ to have a commonsense
approach to a stressful situation. Delivering a baby is a stressful and
potentially painful arrangement for the mother to be. It makes common
sense to stay cool through the whole ordeal; however, to ask for extreme
quietness is likely to add stress for the mother delivering the baby.
Tom Cruise and
Katie Holmes – Scientology ‘Silent Birth’ Does the Baby wear Ear Plugs?
Madonna Confessions tour is a sell out
Concerts being added
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Madonna’s Confessions tour opens May 21st in Los Angeles.
According to Billboard magazine, ticket sales have been selling out in a
number of cities.
Four shows are sold out in Paris at Bercy Stadium starting on August 27th.
London’s Wembley Arena has sold out seven shows that start on August 1st.
There are two shows at the Amsterdam Arena sold out which begin on
September 3rd. Four shows are sold out in New York’s Madison
Square Garden that begins on June 28th.
Show dates in the following cities are sold out:Madonna Confessions tour is a sell out
Concerts being added
Lost Gospel of
Judas – National Geographic has it authenticated and Translated
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The Gospel of
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The National
Geographic Society headquartered in Washington D.C. announced that they
have pieced together and translated the Gospel of Judas which has been
lost for almost 1,700 years. Also called the codex, the National
Geographic Channel will premiere a television two hour event on April 9th
called "The Gospel of Judas.”
National
Geographic in Washington D.C. has opened a public exhibit opening
Friday, April 7th, which shows pages of the ancient papyrus
codex manuscript. If you miss the exhibit there are books available
along with an upcoming May issue of National Geographic magazine which
will be discussing their discoveries.
The National
Geographic Society collaborated with Maecenas Foundation for Ancient Art
and Waitt Instititue for Historical Discovery. One of the world’s
leading Coptic scholar is Rodolphe Kasser from Switzerland participated
in the restoration and transcription of the documents.
Lost Gospel of
Judas – National Geographic has it authenticated and Translated
TV Series Lost on ABC
has New Twists – Locke is Becoming Dominant Character While the Doctor
Seeks Attention
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Lost is one of the most popular shows on Television right now, and for
good reason. The last episode involved John Locke, the prisoner, and
Locke’s past. It was one of the best episodes of the series and
answered some of the questions involving the prisoner, Henry Gale, sort
of.
Henry was captured in a trap set by the French Woman, who claims he is
one of the “others”. The other people on the island are still a
mystery, along with pretty much everything else in the show. We are
still not sure why everyone ended up on the ill-fated plane that crash
landed on the island. Locke tends to believe it is a good thing,
especially considering he was not able to use his legs before the crash,
but once on the island he was able to.
TV Series Lost on ABC
has New Twists – Locke is Becoming Dominant Character While the Doctor
Seeks Attention
North Country Movie Review - Charlize Theron
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Coming off the success
of her indie film Whale Rider Niki Caro makes an attempt at a true
tale of sexism and prejudice in the work place with North Country
starring Charlize Theron and a supporting cast much to large to list
here. Where to begin?
The movie is a film
that some people will have to see if only for the historical
(although inaccurate) presence that it had on Unions and big
companies. It comes at you with an angle much like the usual media
outlet will come at you these days.
They lay the
foundation thick for a woe-is-me tale and transform every living
object around the lead character into monster figures so in the end
if your not on her side then your sexist. My biggest problem with
the film is that it has no one that is in the least bit easy to
like. Everyone in the film has their undesirable quirks that make it
hard to stay interested in the film. Was I frustrated by the sexism
in this film? Yes, but probably too often.
North Country Movie Review - Charlize Theron
Pascal
Molliere - Possibly the next best London Theatre Photographer
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As far as
theatre photography goes, Pascal Molliere is a relative new comer.
Having only been shooting the London stage for the last 5 years, he
is positively a rookie - 5 years is no time in this business.
Other well known theatre
photographers such as John Haynes and Knobby Clarke, who have both
been photographing the likes of Dame Judy Dench and Sir Ian McKellen
are among other well known names have been around literally for
decades. But in this short time, Pascal Molliere has produced some
of the best richly observed theatre stills in the business.
Pascal
Molliere - Possibly the next best London Theatre Photographer
YouTube.com – Express yourself for the World to see – SNL skit draws
Network’s attention to Website
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Possibly you have
found yourself without enough things to entertain yourself. A
website called YouTube allows anyone to share and watch home grown
videos on the internet.
YouTube was
started in February 2005 by pioneers of PayPal which is now owned by
eBay. The goal of YouTube is to make it easy for anyone to upload
and share video online. Competitors to this video market are Google
Video which also has ability for people to share as well as sell
their video clips online.
YouTube.com – Express yourself for the World to see – SNL skit draws
Network’s attention to Website
Good Night And Good Luck Movie Review - Edward R Murrow Vs McCarthy Film
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Good Night,
and Good Luck is George Clooney's second attempt at directing (after
his poorly recieved film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) a feature
film and sorry to say, atleast for me, that it does not impress. The
film, which consists of an abundnace of raw footage taken from the
actual hearings during the McCarthy era, but this film has less to
do with McCarthy as it does with Edward R. Murrow's attempts to
expose the McCarthy hearings for what they really were, a witch
hunt.
To bad its
nothing we all haven't heard before. Unlike 1991's Guilty By
Suspicion inwhich Irwin Winkler tackles the same subject matter with
more girth, Clooney leaves little room for the human effects of the
McCarthy era other then to show what motivates Murrow to take
chances as a journalist in playing McCarthy at every angle and
calling him out on his factless rants
Good Night And Good Luck Movie Review - Edward R Murrow Vs McCarthy Film
Did the Holy Grail
Exist? - The Grail Code and Hindu Kundalini how it affects Your
Health
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Right now
the whole world is going mad over the Da Vinci Code and its supposed
secrets of the Holy Grail. Well, in fact there is a brand new book
out called The Serpent Grail, which sets about proving that the
grail was in fact a mixing bowl for the Elixir of Life. In fact, I
am the main author of that book and I have gone several steps
further and proven that the mixture of venom and blood from the
snake actually boosts the immune system and thereby aided ancient
man in battling off disease. But there was another level - a more
psychological and some would say, spiritual level. This level became
our "quest" for the grail and the ultimate enlightenment, or so it
was thought. But there are dangers.
Did the Holy Grail
Exist? - The Grail Code and Hindu Kundalini how it affects Your
Health
Would the Real Jesus Please Stand Up
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This is a
tale of lost legend, of hidden people taken from our site by the
jealousy of the Church.
Born 3rd or 4th Year BC in Tyana
in Cappadocia, at 16 Appollonius of Tyana became a disciple of
Pythagoras, renouncing flesh, wine and women. He wore no shoes and
let his hair and beard grow long.
He soon became a reformer and
fixed his abode in the Temple of Aesculapius - the serpent healing
deity we discovered to be of paramount importance in The Serpent
Grail, and who himself originated from the Egyptian architect
Imhotep.
It was claimed of Appollonius
that he was one of the wisest of all men and in all likelihood he
gained his immense wisdom whilst at the feet of the wise serpentine
Naga sages of the Indian sub-continent.
Would the Real Jesus Please Stand Up
American Inventor Premiers on ABC Thursday Night - Expect Silly and Useful
Inventions - Almost Reality TV - Similar Format to American Idol
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The new ABC
“almost reality” series American Inventor puts inventors in front of
a panel of judges in an effort to sell their invention. The show
format closely resembles the popular Fox TV show American Idol.
The show will
premier tomorrow night at 8PM with a special 2 hour episode, but
will move to its regular slot at 9PM on March 23rd.
Inventor expects to attract thousand of dreamers, tinkerers and
entrepreneurs. They will all be judged by a four-person panel that
includes inventor Doug Hall. Hall has developed products for Nike,
Ford and Proctor and Gamble.
The judging
will also be done by marketing and advertising experts and will
include Peter Jones who is expected to deflate contestants with rude
remarks. Jones is expected to be the Simon Cowell of Inventor.
American Inventor Premiers on ABC Thursday Night - Expect Silly and
Useful Inventions - Almost Reality TV - Similar Format to American
Idol
The Serpent and the
Lady of the Lake
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Is there a
mystery here to be unraveled? Is there a serpent code being held by
the Grail myths? Can we uncover this code by taking a look at the
Lady of Lake? The answer is yes to all these questions, for held
within the folds of the coiled snake we shall discover the truth of
the origin of the Arthurian tales and the strange watery Lady who
was to give Arthur his sword.
There are various names attributed to the ‘Lady of the Lake;’ Nimue
and Vivienne are the two most used, but most pertinent to us here is
‘White Serpent.’ Nimue is probably Mneme or Mnemosyne, who is one of
the Muses or ‘water nymphs’ from Roman and Greek mythology and who
gave out weapons - just as the Lady of the Lake did. Vivienne in all
likelihood comes from Vi-Vianna or Co-Vianna the ‘water goddess’ or
Coventina of Celtic origin (‘Coventina’s Well’ also had a skull
offering discovered which is important in the worship of snakes and
wisdom [1].)
The Serpent and the
Lady of the Lake
Gnosticism -
The King Arthur Code
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There is a
journey that we all must take. It is called life. There is no
escaping this journey. We cannot pay somebody to take it for us or
take the pain and sorrow that frequents our path. Without our mother
and father there would be no help at all from the very start. We
would be helpless and we would die.
We are born with no knowledge
whatsoever other than some minor genetic memories, and many of us
simply follow the patterns that life, evolution and our peers throw
at us. We subconsciously assume we must do as our forefathers; we
must follow in their footsteps; we must marry, have children, get a
job, and step onto the roller-coaster of commercialism and the greed
oriented rat race we know as capitalism or even communism. There is
seemingly no way out of this life and anyway, most of us are
enthused by the chase - for we truly know do different.
Gnosticism -
The King Arthur Code
Christopher Reeve’s widow, Dana Reeve, Dies at age 44 of Lung Cancer
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Dana Reeve
died on Monday at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medical Center of
lung cancer at age 44. She was married to Christopher Reeve who was
well known as playing Superman in the 1980’s movies. Christopher
Reeve was paralyzed in a horse back riding accident in 1996 and had
died on October 10th, 2004.
Dana Reeve
along with Christopher Reeve spent much of there time to help find
possible cures for paralysis and founded the Christopher Reeve
Foundation. Dana was a chairwoman of the Christopher Reeve
Foundation.
Christopher Reeve’s widow, Dana Reeve, Dies at age 44 of Lung Cancer
Record Companies
Investigated For Online Music Price Collusion by Justice Department -
Compare Apple iTunes With Wal-Mart Licensing Agreements
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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into whether
the major music companies “colluded” in setting wholesale prices for
digital Music downloads. This comes on the tail of Apple’s sale of
their 1 billionth song off of their iTunes Website.
The DOJ investigation follows a similar investigation by the New York
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. In a recent Fox News reports by Tim
Arango, this could have stemmed from a “very public spat between the
music industry and Apple chief Steve Jobs over pricing on the iTunes
service, which charges 99 cents per track.”
Record Companies
Investigated For Online Music Price Collusion by Justice Department -
Compare Apple iTunes With Wal-Mart Licensing Agreements
Do You Want To Know A Secret? Solomon's Temple Revealed
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Philip Gardiner
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There is a
journey that we all must take. It is called life. There is no
escaping this journey. We cannot pay somebody to take it for us or
take the pain and sorrow that frequents our path. Without our mother
and father there would be no help at all from the very start. We
would be helpless and we would die.
We are born with
no knowledge whatsoever other than some minor genetic memories, and
many of us simply follow the patterns that life, evolution and our
peers throw at us. We subconsciously assume we must do as our
forefathers; we must follow in their footsteps; we must marry, have
children, get a job, step onto the roller-coaster of commercialism
and the greed oriented rat race we know as capitalism or even
communism. There is seemingly no way out of this life and anyway,
most of us are enthused by the chase - for we truly know do
different.
Do You Want To Know A Secret? Solomon's Temple Revealed
The Serpent and the
Real Origins of Freemasonry
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Philip Gardiner
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Abraham the
Israelite father of mankind, and Hiram of the Freemasons, are one
and the same, and both are based upon serpent worshippers with
Indian Naga or serpent deity backgrounds. A grand statement, but one
that I am not alone in making.
Flavious Josephus
said in his History of the Jews:
“These Jews are
derived from the Indian philosophers; they are named by the Indians
Calani.”
Megasthenes, sent
to India by Seleucus Nicator, also said that the Jews were called
“Kalani” and that they were an Indian tribe.
The Serpent and the Real Origins of Freemasonry
The
Truth About Secret Societies - Their link to
the Enlightenment Experience and Mind Control
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most profound enigmas of the existence of secret societies is and
has always been, why do people join? Why is it, that people find
these groups so interesting? What is it that we are looking for?
There are the usual and obvious
answers to these questions. That we are all searching for
enlightenment in our own way, and that each person finds it in
different ways hence the need for so many kinds of secret
organizations. This has been called a void
that we need to somehow fill, an emptiness within each one of us
that calls out for a higher being or state of consciousness. Some
psychologists believe that this is an evolutionary aspect of our
lives, that within us there is a constant urge to improve and a
deep-rooted hope. This hope makes us strive for more and thus we
become the strongest and fittest of the species hence evolution.
The
Truth About Secret Societies - Their link to
the Enlightenment Experience and Mind Control
Aerosmith Just Keeps On
Rockin’ - Band Concert Tours Still
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For over three
decades, Aerosmith have been one of rock's most revered and popular
bands, crafting classic songs full of raw guitar runs and intensely
energetic vocals. The band first reached fame in the 1970’s with a
string of hits including "Dream On," "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This
Way."
During this
period, Aerosmith's music defied easy categorization, falling
somewhere between hard rock/blues and early punk, with occasional
power ballads here and there. The band enjoyed major popularity
throughout the 1970's, but a split from 1979-84, and the serious
substance abuse and drug addictions that contributed to their
decline, would nearly relegate them to the annals of history.
However, in 1984, Aerosmith was born again. They went on to enjoy
resurgence in popularity that has made them one of the top-selling
and most popular rock bands in the world today.
Aerosmith Just Keeps On
Rockin’ - Band Concert Tours Still
Google
Video to put 103 Films online from The National Archives
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United News Film
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Google Video
and U.S. archivist Allen Weinstein are working together on a pilot
program to compile 103 films to put online for free download. The
films include movies, documentaries, and other cinematic creations
that are archived in Washington, D.C.
"This is an
important step to achieve our goal to become an archive without
walls," Weinstein said. "For the first time, the public will be able
to view this collection of rare and unusual films on the Internet
emphasizing the importance of providing access to records anytime,
anywhere."
Google Video to put 103 Films online from The National Archives
“The Da
Vinci Code” author Dan Brown being sued by Historians for Copyright
Infringement
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Two historians
said that the author, Dan Brown, copied their work in order to write
“The Da Vinci Code” and are suing both the author and publisher.
Richard Leigh and
Michael Baigent are suing Random House and Dan Brown for copyright
infringement. They authored a 1982 non-fiction book along with
Henry Lincoln (who is not participating in the lawsuit) called, “The
Holy Blood, and the Holy Grail”. This was a bestseller in its
time. They claim that “The Da Vinci Code” took the framework of
their book to use it to build “The Da Vinci Code” book. The lawsuit
is being held in the UK. Both sides are not talking at this time in
regards to this case.
“The Da
Vinci Code” author Dan Brown being sued by Historians for Copyright
Infringement
Broadway Set for Record
Year in 2006
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Just like in 2005
when it sold $825 million in tickets, experts project that the
Broadway theatre is going to set attendance and ticket sales records
in 2006. The thrill of attending any Broadway show can not be
overstated. You can experience the crisp and emotional songs of
musicals, the beauty of design elements and the excitement of a
character coming to life before your eyes. New York City's Theatre
District is known for its world-class performances. Broadway is New
York's top entertainment draw. This year, the Great White Way
continues to showcase the popular favorites from 2005, while several
new plays are also slated to open.
Broadway
Set for Record Year in 2006
Lisa
Marie Presley gets married for 4th time in Japan
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Elvis
Presley’s only child, Lisa Marie Presley, 38, married Michael
Lockwood in Japan. Presley, who is a singer herself, worked with
Lockwood, a guitarist and musical director, on the 2005 album, “Now
What”. The announcement comes a month after the ceremony occurred
in Kyoto, Japan, on January 22nd. Presley's publicist, Paul Bloch,
made the announcement this past Thursday to the Associated Press.
Lisa Marie
Presley was formerly married to Danny Keough from 1988-1994, Michael
Jackson from 1994-1996, and Nicolas Cage for a short time in 2002.
She has two children with Danny Keough, Benjamin Storm, 13, and
Danielle Riley, 16.
Lisa
Marie Presley gets married for 4th time in Japan
“America
Idol” had 10 million more viewers than the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Fox network
had out ranked NBC’s Winter Olympics with “American Idol”.
Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research said that “American
Idol” averaged 26.3 million viewers this past Tuesday. Only 16
million people watched the Winter Games on NBC during the same hour.
The age group
of 18 to 49 is the target group that advertisers love and “American
Idol” delivers the most to this age group. Last week when the
Olympics were not on air they had 30 million viewers.
It could be
possible that people are not as motivated to watch this years Winter
Olympics because it is in Italy. Having the Olympics in North
America may fire people up more about the games.
“America
Idol” had 10 million more viewers than the 2006 Winter Olympics
Great Upcoming Concerts
for 2006
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There are some
great upcoming events for music lovers in 2006. The 2005 Grammy
award winner John Mayer is touring during the early part of the
year. This is definitely not one to miss. John Mayer’s career really
took off in 1999-2000. Working out of Atlanta, he produced his first
solo album, “Inside Wants Out”, in 1999.
Mayer became a
regular draw in the Atlanta club circuit. Then, an appearance in
March of 2000 at the South by Southwest Music Festival equated to a
recording contract with a subsidiary of Columbia Records. He
recorded his major label debut, “Room for Squares”, with producer
John Alagia, who had previously worked with artists like Dave
Matthews and Ben Folds Five. Room for Squares featured electric
funky hooks and Mayer's versatile, smooth voice, which bore a
striking resemblance to the stylistic sound of Dave Matthews.
Great Upcoming Concerts
for 2006
On Broadway -The
Greatest Shows Ever - Phantom of the Opera - Cats
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Phantom Opera
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What does the
Phantom of the Opera and Cats have in common? Answer: They are the
longest running plays in the history of Broadway. Phantom is
currently still performing its spectacular production and nearing
its 7,500th performance. Cats closed on September 10th, 2000 after
7,486 shows. What is the allure of Broadway and these two plays?
Phantom has been
delighting audiences of readers since Gaston Leroux wrote the novel
in 1911. Phantom first went to film in 1925 and recently a remake
appeared in 2005.
On Broadway,
Phantom’s opening night was on January 26, 1988 at the Majestic
Theatre. Phantom of the Opera had ticket seekers clamoring for the
opportunity to take a seat and watch the visual delights of this
most beloved operatic play. Today in 2006, Phantom tickets are
still much sought after and available. What is the appeal of this
long running and powerful play?
On Broadway -The
Greatest Shows Ever - Phantom of the Opera - Cats
“Wallace &
Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” Cleans up at the 33rd annual Annie Awards
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The soon to be
released to DVD claymation movie, “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the
Were-Rabbit”, won in multiple categories at the 33rd
annual Annie Awards.
The Annie Awards
are to honor the best animated works in production. This is a great
win for Nick Park and Steve Box, directors of the “Wallace & Gromit:
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit”. The movie won in all of these nine
categories: best feature, directing, writing, character animation,
character design, animated effects, music, production design,
storyboarding, and voice acting.
Previous short
films of Wallace and Gromit have been enjoyed for years.
The “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” is the first
full length movie with these characters. The awards are well earned
as the claymation was top notch, The story line had humor that both
a child as well as an adult could enjoy, without being offensive to
a child.
“Wallace &
Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” Cleans up at the 33rd annual Annie Awards
How DIRECTV Works
- Concepts behind Satellite TV Network and the Dish
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DIRECTV
technology uses a small ovular satellite dish for receiving
satellite transmission signals from any one of its six highly
powered photovoltaic satellites in geosynchronous orbit around the
earth’s equator.
Each DIRECTV
satellite with multiple transponders that relay DIRECTV signals from
either of the two broadcasting stations (Castle Rock, Colorado or
Los Angeles, California) that receive programming feed from any
number of hundreds of content providers that send pre-recorded
high-quality programming content through any a number of medias such
as fiber optic cable, digital tape and most importantly, via
satellite. Once this programming has been thoroughly digitalized and
encrypted it is usually immediately up-linked for broadcasting.
How DIRECTV Works
- Concepts behind Satellite TV Network and the Dish
MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central Launch TV Shows for Download on
iTunes
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MTV Networks,
including MTV, COMEDY CENTRAL, and Nickelodeon made available today
favorite TV shows for download from Apple's iTunes website. Some of
the shows include “Punk’d”, “South Park, “Dora the Explorer”,
“SpongeBob SquarePants”, and “Laguna Beach”.
Apple's
iTunes website will sell these shows at $1.99 per episode and can be
viewed on a computer or an Apple iPod. There are also other shows
made available including COMEDY CENTRAL’s “Stand-Up” will be the
first stand-up comedy show available. MTV’s “Real World/Road Rules
Challenge: Gauntlet 2” will be also available.
MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central Launch TV Shows for Download on
iTunes
Wilson
Pickett dies of Heart Attack at age 64
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Wilson Pickett,
soul singer of popular hits, “Mustang Sally” and “In the Midnight
Hour” died Thursday of a heart attack at age 64.
In 1965, “In the
Midnight Hour” was his first big hit. He was an Alabama native and
was performing up until last year. He stalled with his music career
in the 1970’s when he switched record labels. In 1981, he toured
with a group of R&B musical veterans - Solomon Burke, Joe Tex, Don
Covay, and Ben E. King. The tour called “Soul Clan” was not as
big of a hit as hoped.
Wilson
Pickett dies of Heart Attack at age 64
Sundance Film
Festival to Premiere world’s first black Jesus in ‘Son of Man’
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The South
African produced film, "Son of Man", will premiere on Sunday at the
US Sundance Festival in Utah. The makers are promoting it as the
world’s first black Jesus movie and will have Christ shown as an
African revolutionary.
The film was
made in the black township near Cape Town. It will challenge the
Western views of Jesus as a peaceful and gentle person, not to
mention his skin color. It will likely stir up a lot of debate and
controversy among Christians. The film undertone is the struggle of
political control and equality.
Sundance Film
Festival to Premiere world’s first black Jesus in ‘Son of Man’
“American Idol”
for a Fifth time on FOX
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Fox television
has returned for a fifth round of “American Idol” which was the most
popular TV show last season.
Unfortunately,
“Arrested Development” will be canceled and will not likely return.
Other shows that are coming to an end are two sitcoms, “That ‘70s
Show” and “Malcolm in the Middle”. They will have their series
finale shows in May. Fox is talking with previous stars of “That
‘70s show”, Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace to come back for the
series finale.
“American Idol”
started there new series on Tuesday and will have a new show
tonight. Lasts years show averaged more than 27 million viewers.
Most of the viewers are age 18 through 49 which is highly desired
for advertising revenues.
“American Idol”
for a Fifth time on FOX
Angelina Jolie
Pregnancy with Brad Pitt - Baby due in Summer
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Actress Angelina
Jolie (30) is pregnant with a baby due this summer with soon to be
biological father, actor, Brad Pitt, (42); confirmed by Pitt’s
publicist, Cindy Guagenti. The publicist told The Associated Press
the news on Wednesday.
US weekly
suspected that Jolie was pregnant in the last issue with photos of
her clothes loosely draped on her, but now it is official.
Another sign that prompted everyone to think she was either pregnant
or trying to get pregnant was that Jolie was taking prenatal
vitamins.
Angelina Jolie
Pregnancy with Brad Pitt - Baby due in Summer
Choose the right Gaming System for You at the Price
that Fits You
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Dell unveiled
their latest gaming computer at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
this year. The “Renegade” uses an over-clocked 4.26 GHz dual core
Pentium 4 Extreme Edition mode 955 CPU, and is Dell’s newest edition
to their XPS line of computers.
The Renegade
includes two 10,000 RPM 150GB Raptor hard drives and is cooled using
the standard XPS 600 cooling system. Dell uses FOUR of the GeForce
7800 GTX 512MB graphics cards in this system. Two of the cards are
plugged in to two x16 PCIe graphics slots in their nForce 4 based
custom mother board. The other two are run at a slightly lower
clock speed.
Choose the right Gaming System for You at the Price
that Fits You
Memoirs of a
Geisha Movie Review
