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As a kid growing up I was a major NFL Football fan. My beloved Dallas Cowboys were as close to my heart as anything else in life. Over the years I never missed a game. In 1997 when I moved to Mississippi I purchased Direct TV for the sole purpose of getting all the Cowboy games.
I began loosing interest in Professional sports in 2000. With free agency in football the loyalty issue was lost. No longer was a player a part of a team for years. Roger Staubach was a Dallas Cowboy, Troy Aikman was a Dallas Cowboy, Emmitt Smith, [...]
WD TV HD Media Player smacked up, flipped, rubbed down
WD TV HD Media Player smacked up, flipped, rubbed down Posted by: in HDTV Industry check is syno\n Western Digital’s WD TV HD Media Player kept a low profile before hitting shelves this month, but with only $99 separating MaddHat.com from a thorough teardown, the inevitable next step was taken. Besides snapshots inside and out — and the ubiquitous iPhone size comparison pic — a swift runthrough with a variety of MKV-packed videos revealed delightfully nerdy results. The 1080p h.264 decoding
Is it Uranian Enough For You Yet?
Dear Friend and Reader, Uranus is getting ready to turn stationary direct, an effect that feels like a Mercury retrograde transition, except bigger and more blitzed-out. Perhaps you’ve noticed an extra shot of “zing” in the air lately. A fake copy of The New York Times, distributed last week, is a good example of Uranian energy. Photo courtesy of Reuters. We’re making snap decisions and then snap revisions while sudden revelations are popping to the surface, and, of course, our electronics a
Stacks of dead presidents or flesh and blood companions?
Jason Miller interviewed by Robert Turnbull 11/19/08 Robert Turnbull: I guess I'll start with a rather mundane question. How are you? Jason Miller: I just looked at some horrific photos of extremely sick and emaciated people who suffer from a drug-resistant strain of TB and AIDS, so I'm feeling blessed because I'm relatively healthy and able to employ my personal strengths to carry out my purpose on Earth. RT: What is that you consider your purpose on Earth to be? JM: It's multi-faceted an
Steelers bengals matchup
STEELERS vs BENGALS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 KICKOFF — 8:15 P.M. NATIONAL COVERAGE ON NFL NETWORK LOCAL TELEVISION LINEUP WPCW-TV - PITTSBURGH’S CW LOCAL LINEUP 7:00 - 8:00 PM The McDonald’s Steelers Kickoff pre-game show Hosted by Bob Pompeani and Edmund Nelson 8:00 - 11:00 The NFL Network on WPCW-TV Steelers vs. Bengals 11:00-Midnight The Verizon Wireless Extra Point Post-Game Show featuring: Bob Pompeani and Edmund Nelson Mike Tomlin’s Press Conference in its entirety P
Arrested Development Movie
It's a Great Day for the Chicken Dance Cock-a-Cock-a-Cock-a-Cock / Dustin Rowles For the last year or so, there have been so many false starts, scares, teases, and rumors about a possible Arrested Development movie that we'd decided to stop reporting on all of them. There's only so much cinematic genitalia (cinegalia) teasing y'all can handle, I expect. So, last week when Jeffrey Tambor went on the record as saying there really was going to be an Arrested Development movie, I tabled it, r
‘Move Pushing Daisies’ Campaign Begins
With the ratings for “Oh Oh Oh… It’s Magic” reaching a series low, PD future is looking ever more grim. But at this time, giving up is something that we should NOT do! So we are going to start a new campaign, the “Move Pushing Daisies Campaign”, to e-mail, send letters to Warner Bros and try to convince them to move it another network or if this doesn’t work — at least a Direct-To-DVD 2 hour movie special that wraps up the show. Sends letters and packages to: Pushing Daisies Warner Bros. TV
Quantum of Solace (2008)
With QUANTUM OF SOLACE, the next generation of James Bond films continue in the satisfying mold established by 2006’s CASINO ROYALE. In other words, the familiar franchise elements are on display (cars, guns, women, martinis), but they are treated seriously, instead of tongue-in-cheek. The truly amazing achievement is that - after all these years and all the bad puns, self-parody, and formulaic regurgitation - the new Bond films manage to make the audience take 007 seriously again, instead of s
Trilogy revealed for next year's Terminator comeback
TERMINATOR SALVATION director McG says he has mapped out a trilogy of films to revive the hit sc-fi franchise, with Christian Bale and scribe Jonathan Nolan (who co-wrote The Dark Knight) both signed for two more films. He also revealed that Christian Bale had to be convinced to take the lead role with a 'cold reading' where the story had to stand on its own merits without any visual spectacle to bolster it. Speaking at a special preview in London, McG said the film - to be released the US
7th Mass Media - Tomi Ahonen’s New Book And Blog
Rarely can you say with confidence that one book is totally and utterly essential for everyone to read. Tomi Ahonen has launched his 6th book which needs to appear in your shopping cart….right now. You should also click above to visit and bookmark the blog. An explanation from the man himself can be found here. – This from Tomi: I wanted to take this moment to celebrate the launch of my sixth book, Mobile as 7th of the Mass Media (subtilted Cellphone, Cameraphone, iPhone, Smartphone). T
Slim Pickings: Change we can all get behind
Politics are a sticky matter. A political debate can easily ruin the mood of a party. Emotions flair and tempers rage all over stuff that probably won’t affect our day-to-day lives. Your thoughts on Obama aside, I think we all know the guy knows how to make a splash. On Election Night Eve, he did a rather mundane, cookie cutter interview with Chris Berman on Monday NIght Football. Well, mundane and cookie cutter until he threw this little nugget in. Yep, he just hit on the most controversial
Liquid Egg Product values reader input
Liquid Egg Product values reader input Last week, we had our monthly meeting on the state of Liquid Egg Product (see picture). It seems a bit gratuitous, but it lets you know we are professional, serious, and dedicated to giving you, the reader, a marginally entertaining blog to distract you from work for 1 or 2 minutes. Mr. E mentioned that during his days starring on the hit TV program “The E-Team”, the producers insisted on getting direct input from the public about the show. This was ess
Spin City: The Complete First Season
Before he had critical and commercial success with the Scrubs television program, Bill Lawrence co-created Spin City with Gary David Goldberg, himself no stranger to producing a hit T.V. series with the huge triumph that was Family Ties. Spin City saw Goldberg reunited with Michael J. Fox, the breakout star from Family Ties. The popular actor spent several years developing a lucrative film career before returning to the medium that put him on the map in the first place in 1996. Fox plays Deput
Signs of Weather Seen on Dwarf Planet
Signs of Weather Seen on Dwarf Planet LIVE NASA TV! Watch Shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 Mission Click here for live webcast coverage of NASA's STS-126 mission to the ISS. New Images - Endeavour's STS-126 Night Launch Stunning views of the shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 night launch on Nov. 14, 2008. Video - Direct from the Moon Intimate portraits of Earth's natural satellite from Japan's Kaguya high definition spacecraft. From N
A little more about self-publishing, and a little about other stuff too
In a funny coincidence, on Monday or Tuesday evening I received an Author Questionnaire in my email, from the wonderful folks at Del Rey. And, well, wow. They are THOROUGH. There's a lot of stuff on there. While I don't actually have answers for some of it--since nobody wants to give me awards and I never went to college, and am a big old loser who doesn't belong to any professional associations or anything, which is actually quite depressing--it's a clear sign that there is a nice, big publici
Letter to the teacher
(Written as a follower to a seminar on Clockwork Orange and a loooong conversation afterwards.) On the underground home, I was listening to Marilyn Manson's old single Rock Is Dead - and finally understood why I felt so much compassion towards Alex all through the novel (except in the very end). He is me if I was more daring, but in a way, he's Humanity as well. The reason why I, the largely unaffiliated chaotic-good character and you, the right-leaning authoritarian, can have agreement in our
Mobile Content Bits: MediaFlo-CBS Mobile-Victoria's Secret TV; O2 Media Sales Unit; Nakko-Telfort
Mobile Content Bits: MediaFlo-CBS Mobile-Victoria’s Secret TV; O2 Media Sales Unit; Nakko-Telfort By Dianne See Morrison - Thu 20 Nov 2008 05:39 AM PST -- Victoria Secret TV channel on MediaFlo: MediaFLO and CBS (NYSE: CBS) Mobile have launched “Victoria’s Secret TV” a 24/7 channel on the FLO TV service that gives viewers access to the 2008 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on their mobile phones. CBS is airing the show on television on December 3, while Victoria’s Secret TV, which has a deal
Explore Minnesota Deals: November 20, 2008
NORTH CENTRAL/WEST REGION Lodging Pine Beach Resort - Last updated: November 20, 2008 Nevis (218) 652-3985 PINE BEACH RESORT is a wonderful QUALITY RESORT set in a safe, secure, serene environment with 1800 feet of SUGAR SAND BEACH on a CRYSTAL CLEAR LAKE. We specialize in down time vacations to allow grown-ups time to regroup, while offering plenty of safe activities to keep children busy. … www.pine-beach.com Cragun’s Resort & Cragun’s Legacy Courses - Last upda
Is Blyk the next dot bomb?
“The thing is, you can keep any idea afloat as long as you keep pumping money into it. The challenge for these guys is not finding enough consumers to buy into the idea but enough fools to invest” Michael Milken - aka the “junk bond king” One lesson I’ve learned from years of working in finance is that when investors start telling you they know better than their consumers, it’s time to rethink. Back in 2002 I wrote a report called “MMS: The Big Picture” which in short, said, MMS was bunk - do
What Kids Do Online and Why It’s Important
Growing up my parents forced me to play outside whenever the weather would permit it. I didn’t watch very much television (just Sesame Street and Star Trek really) and the internet wasn’t really around yet (and even when it was, my brother and I weren’t on it all that much). This is something I will always be thankful for as I can’t help but think that having to go outside and having only my imagination to guide my childhood playtime has played a large role in who I am today (and I like who I
OrbLive = Free Streaming Television on iPhone
This has been around for a while but required you to JailBreak your iPhone. But Orb has just gone official, with its own app for the handset finally getting the thumbs up from Apple. In an announcement CEO Joe Costello said: “We released a version of OrbLive in May, but this was before the Apple SDK and App store. You had to Jailbreak your iPhone to use it, but we still got 300,000 downloads,” he explained. “Now it is ready for prime time — all the capability and blessed by Apple.” Al
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