The Basics of Plasma Televisions

Are you thinking about investing in a plasma television for your home? Plasma televisions can provide an excellent television viewing experience, and are becoming increasingly popular among those when want to enjoy a high quality home theater experience. As with most technology purchases, there are advantages and drawbacks associated with investing in this type of television. Before investing in your next television set, it's important to understand the basics of plasma televisions. Image Quality One of the primary reasons that plasma televisions are so popular is their high quality image displays. These types of televisions offer very high resolution images with sharp details and true to life color. Convenient Display Plasma television sets can easily blend into the design of just...

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Camera Operators Filming Television Programs Motion Pictures May Travel To Film

FT2 is committed to assisting the film and television industry achieve a diverse workforce,which more closely represents the makeup of society as a whole. We are an organisation dedicated to training those with talent, enthusiasm and committment, to develop a career within the British film and television industry. Includes articles of film and television music critique, opinion, and research, and a selected soundtrack of the week. ATA hosts a series of film and video screenings, exhibitions and performances by emerging and established artists and a weekly cable access television program. The CFTPA is a non-profit trade association representing almost 400 Canadian production companies involved in television, film and interactive media. Film and video editors edit soundtracks, film, and...

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The Awful Truth About Television: "Heavy" TV watchers are twice as likely to be obese

Studies show: TV makes you fat This large amount of time spent motionlessly staring at a screen is also hazardous to your health and girth. Numerous studies show a relationship between TV watching and obesity. The most striking were several studies published in The American Journal of Public Health. These studies found that people who watched three or more hours of television per day were almost twice as likely to be obese than people who watched less than one hour per day. Men, women, and children all had similar results. The waistlines of men, women, and children are all victims of their TV-watching habit. 40 studies found children's TV watching was related to weight Reviewing 40 recent studies involving TV and childhood obesity, a Kaiser Permanente study found a definite link between...

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Classic Television DVDs Bring Rodney Dangerfield Back to the Small Screen

He was recognized by his trademark phrase - “I don’t get no respect.” Born on November 22, 1921 in Babylon, New York, Rodney Dangerfield began writing jokes at age 15 and performing his comedy by his late teens. For ten years, he struggled as a stand up comedian and worked as a singing waiter to make ends meet. When his comedy career failed to really take off, Dangerfield, who had been working in entertainment as Jack Roy, left show business for a regular job. He spent the 1950’s selling aluminum siding in New Jersey while supporting his first wife and two children. He took another chance at show business after his divorce in 1961 and became known for the rest of his life as Rodney Dangerfield. By this time, he was approaching his fortieth birthday. His big break came when he appeared as...

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