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Author :: Scott M. Britner  |
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| Article Title :: Beverly Hillbillies On Your iPod: New Technology - Same Great Hillbilly Humor |
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| The Beverly Hillbillies was an instant hit comedy and ranked as the number-one program on television during its first two seasons. The show attracted as many as 60 million viewers per episode and rose to #1 in the ratings faster than any other show.The unique slapstick humor centered around the Clampett family who struck it rich when an oil well was discovered on their land and they moved to a Beverly Hills mansion. The Beverly Hillbillies was one of CBS' longest-running comedies.They deposited their first $25 million in Milburn Drysdale's Commerce Bank. As Drysdale's biggest depositors, they received special treatment including Mr. Drysdale moving them into the mansion n (read full article) |
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Author :: John T Jones, Ph.D. |
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| Article Title :: UFO: I Chat with the Real King Kong |
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| “Can’t you ever get off that antique you call a computer?”It wasn’t my wife it was Xrytspet. My wife says that my computer is too up-to-date, too expensive, and too available. She never calls it an antique.I didn’t turn my head. I said, “Scram, Xrytspet!”She said, “Writing about King Kong?”“Scram!”“I can take you to Skull Island.”I said, “There is no Skull Island. There is no King Kong. Scram!”She said, “I can get you there in a minute.”The next thing I knew we were on the beach at Skull Island. A heavy fog hovered over us and the surf was swishing up over my feet. I said, “Couldn’t you at least (read full article) |
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| Category :: Movies Articles |
Author :: T.S. Johnson |
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| Article Title :: Memoirs of a Geisha |
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| Memoirs of a Geisha is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Arthur Golden. Brought to life by Rob Marshall Memoirs tells the tale of Sayuri Nita a young woman sold by her father to a geisha house and went on to become the most successful geisha during her time.While I usually wouldn’t start off talking about what is wrong with a movie Memoirs has some glaring problems. The main problem is that this story of geisha is very Japanese, deeply rooted in Japanese culture and tradition yet all of the leading ladies are Chinese and everyone is speaking broken English. So to wrap that up neatly, Memoirs of a Geisha is a story of Japanese women, played by Chinese actresses (read full article) |
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Author :: Lance Winslow |
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| Article Title :: 2006 Holographic Technology Trends |
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| Major advances and strides were made in Holographic Projection research and development of data visualization. Many new techniques of commanding light to project data and digital imagery into holographic projection has been done recently as scientists and engineers blur the lines between real life, entertainment, video games, movies, augmented reality and the virtual reality realms. Systems have been simplified and they really work and the first time view is generally amazed at the images and stunned. Some are so taken aback that they run out and tell all their friends and talk about it for weeks on end. 2005 was the year that scientists figured it all out, now in 2006 we will see many ap (read full article) |
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Author :: Kristine Carey |
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| Article Title :: Does Age Matter? The Apprentice |
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| Donald Trump’s television show, The Apprentice, attracted
the largest audience the night he was to hire his 4th
apprentice. Much about television is a numbers game which
prompted us to think about the numbers in the show. Randall
is 34, Rebecca is 24. Does age matter? Was it his ten
years of maturity that made the difference, or what he chose
to do with those ten years - his education and running
successful businesses? Does a 20 something candidate have a
chance against a 30 something candidate? What do you think?It also begs the question, is age a barrier to success?
Some of us feel old at 40. Our attitude and actions can
make any number seem old. What (read full article) |
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Author :: Kristine Carey |
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| Article Title :: Taking the Coaching From Whence it Comes: TV & The Apprentice |
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| One of the things we life coaches do is keep our eyes open
for coaching that comes from unusual places, and in this
case it was the final episode of the Apprentice. Certainly
television can be used to provoke intelligent dialogue about
ethics and principles. Did you see The Apprentice the night
Randall was hired and Rebecca wasn’t hired? Randall took a
stand. He said, “No” when directly asked by Donald Trump
whether Rebecca should be hired the same night. He was
clear. He was living within his beliefs and values. He had
a choice. As do you. We always have choices.As life coaches we are often asked to support our clients to
make new choices. Often th (read full article) |
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Author :: Kristine Carey |
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| Article Title :: Musings Using Randall, Rebecca and The Apprentice: Obstacles to Opportunities: The Great Reframe |
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| Do you hear the word, “ruthless” during your daily
activities in the last few days? That’s the word being
tossed about as folks discuss Randall’s choice on live
television Thursday night.As coaches we work with intelligent, well traveled clients
who keep tabs on current events. Even the frivolous ones
such as the TV show, The Apprentice. The recent concluding
segment which resulted in hiring the 4th apprentice provoked
discussions among our active, goal-workshop attendees
wondering about the apparent conflict when chosen Randall
said, “No” to the option to hire Rebecca that same night.
Wow. What a surprise… especially when reviewing Donald
Tr (read full article) |
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| Category :: Movies Articles |
Author :: Lance Winslow |
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| Article Title :: King Kong Review, Killer Graphics and a Killer Cast |
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| We all have seen the original King Kong Movie probably more than once and so you ask why should you go see the New Remake of King Kong? Well let me tell you this movie is much different than the original and the graphics and special effects will literally blow you away. The cast is awesome, the acting is great, but once again the special effects are award-winning quality. Not only does King Kong rock the world in the movie, you will swear he jumps out of the screen into the real world by the time you spill your popcorn on the folks next to you. What a perfect time to release such a blockbuster like King Kong again.Indeed this is one movie you must see and you will want to see it on (read full article) |
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| Category :: Movies Articles |
Author :: Scott M. Britner |
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| Article Title :: The History Of King Kong: From The Big Screen To The iPod Screen |
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| King Kong is a fictional giant gorilla who stars in books, tv shows, video games and movies that bear his name. Though many know him because of his latest 2005 remake – King Kong’s groundbreaking film came to the screen in 1933 with the first remake being released in 1976.Let’s take a stroll through the history of King Kong and reveal the awesome legacy he has built."King Kong" - 1933The original groundbreaking classic was highly acclaimed for its use of special effects using stop-motion models. Yet it was widely criticized for its depiction of the Skull Island tribes people. This movie was inspired by the success of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World," (read full article) |
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Author :: Debbie Jensen |
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| Article Title :: Does the V-Chip Work? Is it Only a Bandage? |
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| Are V-Chips (in televisions) designed to block indecent technology the answer to censorship? Do they really work? Why do some television programs get publicized in the first place? What is the FCC thinking? Shouldn't all multimedia be censored as if children are viewing everything anyway?Thankfully, the FCC has standard rules for television content, but it's not enough. Most definitely, we need more censorship in all forms of media. Parents are already acting as police to their children―but why is the media making television viewing even more difficult than it already is? All programming (including commercials) should be rated, and as we know, advertisers are pushing the enve (read full article) |
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