'Watchmen' screenwriter David Hayter: 'The movie is all about moral certitude'
UPDATED Los Angeles Times reporter John Horn , who writes about Hollywood, has been tracking the business side of " Watchmen " for months ... on an unusual "Watchmen" adaptation: a six-hour miniseries for cable television’s HBO. Hayter says Gordon ... graphic novel into a manageable screenplay, which Hayter would direct for Universal. Universal [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-08 14:28:20
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Epson EH-DM2 all-in-one Portable Projector, DVD & Audio
Epson have announced a new all-in-one projector, the EH-DM2, that couples a 1200 lumen projector with a DivX-capable DVD player and integrated 8W stereo speakers. Intended to be highly portable, the EH-DM2 does not appear to be high-definition - Epson only say it supports an “HD compatible” resolution - rather it’s targeted at the entry-level [suite...]
Date: 2008-08-29 20:50:37
Very useful mnemonics
Very useful mnemonics Causes of acute Pancreatitis BAD SHIT Black scorpion bite Alcohol ( or autoimmune : PAN ) Drugs ( tetracycline, azothioprin, sulfa, diuretics ) Stones ( gallstones or steroid ) Hyperlipidemia Infection ( mumps ) Trauma Small Bowel Obstruction "SHAVIT" S - Stone (gallstone ileus) [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-27 16:01:54
Comparisons of Selling Strategy in Hong Kong: Coca-Cola versus Pepsi Co.
RESEARCH PROPOSAL 1.0 Title The title of this dissertation is initially drafted as – Comparisons of Selling Strategy in Hong Kong: Coca-Cola versus PepsiCo. 2.0 Introduction Marketing can be considered as one of the most important element underpinning successful business creation ( 1994) [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-25 02:42:37
MIND MELD: What Makes a Successful SciFi/Fantasy Book Adaptation? Why Do Some Fail?
Books and visual media (TV/film) are different, so telling the same story in each must inherently be different. But some TV/Film adaptations of sf/f books succeed better than others. Q: What makes a successful sf/f book adaptation? Why do adaptations sometimes fail? Read on to see a variety of viewpoints...and be sure to tell us your opinion! [suite...]
Date: 2008-09-17 06:05:55
A Glimpse Into The Future Of Broadband With Time Warner Cable [Twc]
Time Warner Cable is running a pilot program in Texas where they're metering your bandwidth usage and charging extra if you exceed your monthly ... to do anything illegal here mind you. I am just trying to find cheaper alternatives to enjoy television ... and made me aware of this new billing process they are running only in my direct service area. I [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-09 16:35:25
Biggest Canadian daily axes jobs as ad revenue falls
Toronto, March 5 (IANS) Toronto Star, the biggest Canadian daily, Wednesday joined its US counterparts in issuing pink slips, eliminating 60 jobs, ... service, for clients and the newspaper.”CTV, the top Canadian television network, has already [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-04 21:08:18
MIND MELD: Non-Genre Books for Genre Readers
We talk to folks a lot about genre books and movies, but what do they have to say about books from outside the field? Q: SF conventions often have panels on "What sf books would you recommend to someone who hadn't encountered the field before?" Let's turn that around: " [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-04 06:25:00
Finally, A Social Injustice We Can All Condemn
Finally, A Social Injustice We Can All Condemn August 29th, 2008 at 12:41 pm by Gerard We occassionally have trouble generating sufficient publicity for some of our acts, so I can only sympathize with the plight of a P.R. maven enlisted to try and convince the Hartford Courant to interview her scalper client [suite...]
Date: 2008-08-29 16:47:03
Broadcasters Sue FCC Over Perceived 'White Spaces' Threat
The National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television are suing the FCC over its decision to allow " ... . The petition charges that the FCC's decision "will have a direct adverse impact on MSTV's and NAB's members [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-04 05:57:40
Yet another lawsuit? Icelandic Nerds VS US Heroes. Updated with Astropia clip.
*Update. A clip featuring the scene in question has now mysteriously appeared online and you can check it out after the jump* They say that copying ... is one of the highest rated show on television and probably has its share of fine writers to come up with ideas ... scene in in question looks to be a direct lift of the scene from Astropia when the [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-10 12:13:52
It was a dark and stormy campaign
How do you get people to believe that if you can’t get the press to make an honest assessment of it? You tell a story. “When it came down to a choice between my very life and my country, I chose my country.” That’s why the story’s important. Just as Obama’s story is important to him. I don’t gainsay it. You know, tell your story! [suite...]
Date: 2008-10-30 19:04:38
Suddenly, Everyone's Pro-Choice!
The stump speeches and political advertisements that define our political season have been focused on a few traditional themes: the economy, terrorism, and jobs, jobs, jobs. But there's one surprising issue that keeps cropping up in progressive campaigns this year: A woman's right to choose [suite...]
Date: 2008-10-24 05:10:33
<i>Mr. Popper's Penguins</i> and Other Adventures [Trade Roundup]
Michael J. Fox is working again. As is Rebecca Romijn ... a seven figure deal from Regency to write and direct a film called Last Man , about American soldiers ... Michael J. Fox is returning to television, in a reality show called Michael J. Fox: Adventures [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-10 14:59:00
Rep Shelley Berkley Wants Gaza Aid Held Hostage
Democratic congresswoman Shelley Berkley of Nevada is petitioning Secretary Clinton to withhold what the State Department describes as “urgent ... M. J. Rosenberg over at TPM Café was more direct: “Shelley Berkley is so far to the right on Israel ... with the words “save me” in his handwriting. The video will be broadcast on television [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-06 16:45:36
Mais oui discuss the French
Like adults? IT COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE IT COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE Could It? PARIS--Most Americans don't care what happens in France. But the oldest country in "Old Europe" remains the Western world's intellectual capital and one of its primary originators of political trends. (Google "May+1968+Sorbonne.") [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-14 13:39:07
Israel and the Palestinians: Ending the Stalemate
Caroline B. Glick, Security Affairs Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s July 30, 2008, announcement of his intention to resign from office and the recent upsurge in internecine violence between Hamas and Fatah operatives in Gaza has thrown a monkey wrench in the Bush administration’s goal of seeing Israel and the Fatah-led Palestinian [suite...]
Date: 2008-10-12 20:06:30
Unraveling Yields Inefficient Matchings: Evidence from Post-Season College Football Bowls
Published:August 29, 2008Paper Released:July 2008Authors:Guillaume R. Fréchette, Alvin E. Roth, and M ... . For this working paper, the authors used Nielsen rating data on television viewership and the AP ... teams has increased, and the result is an increase in television viewership. Key concepts include [suite...]
Date: 2008-08-30 15:03:10
HTC launches HTC MAX 4G - world’s first GSM/WiMAX smartphone for Scartel
HTC shows no signs of slowing down their handset launches in the face of a waning global economy. Following on the launch of the HTC Touch HD, the venerable T-Mobile G1, and the HTC Touch Pro (and the carrier-branded AT&amp;T Fuze), HTC has just announced the launch of yet another high-profile touchscreen smartphone - the HTC MAX 4G [suite...]
Date: 2008-11-12 18:50:47
Stuck for ideas?
Extract from Samba blog: http://www.sixmonthmba.com/2009/02/999ideas.html Hamster Burial Kits &amp; 998 Other Business Ideas Ideas are a dime a dozen. The money is in the execution. Need proof? For Seth Godin's Alternative MBA program, this week the nine of us came up with 111 business ideas each [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-13 11:14:56
If It Doesn't Spread, It's Dead (Part Seven): Aesthetic and Structural Strategies
This is part seven of an eight part series. The report was written by Henry Jenkins, Xiaochang Li, Ana Domb Krauskopf With Joshua Green. Our research was funded by the members of the Convergence Culture Consortium, including GSDM Advertising, MTV Networks, and Turner Broadcasting [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-24 06:11:15
DrumBeat: January 5, 2009
US drilling outlays soar to $226.4 billion in 2007 -- US oil and gas drilling expenditures soared to a record $226.4 billion in 2007, more than doubling the previous record of $109.8 billion a year earlier, the American Petroleum Institute said on Jan. 5 [suite...]
Date: 2009-01-05 13:45:10
Preview: Sony Bravia KDL46EX1
Upside Considering that this isn't an LED-backlit model like Sony's ZX1 , we were quite surprised at the unit's thinness - only 4 ... (natch), and four HDMI ports including one on the television itself. Though it lacks the Ethernet port ... , and there is some contention about its picture quality versus the "direct" method. Downside The "Bravia 1080 [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-06 03:35:01
Media claim White House has thrust Limbaugh into limelight -- but Limbaugh and GOP have done this for years
Recently, media figures have echoed the charge made by Republican leaders that the White House has cast a spotlight on Rush Limbaugh in order to distract attention from the nation's economic situation. In fact, Limbaugh himself, and Republican Party officials have repeatedly thrust him into the spotlight -- Limbaugh with outrageous commentary, [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-07 19:44:55
Video: Gaza Ground War Begins
information war over Gaza. The channel became infamous in 2007 for broadcasting a children's show featuring "Farfour," ... out," the clip warned, in Arabic. The day before, AFP reports, a "broadcast on Al-Aqsa television [suite...]
Date: 2009-01-03 19:30:22
Feb 26 through Mar 4
OLLI Announcements for Thurs. Feb. 26 through Wed. Mar. 4 (*) denotes open to public. Note 1: A calendar for CSUF Department of Music Concerts, Recitals, Theatre and Dance appears at the end of OLLI Announcements. CSUF offers programs of the highest quality and OLLI members receive discounted tickets! [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-02 20:49:38
Clash of civilisations? Jürgen Todenhöfer’s corrective
Earlier this year an extensive advertorial was published in The New York Times by author Jürgen Todenhöfer, based on his book Why Do You Kill Zaid? The author has also made sections of the book freely available online (http://www.whydoyoukillzaid.com/en/mainmenu/home.html — in German, English, Arabic and Persian) [suite...]
Date: 2008-11-16 17:35:30
rapid appearance of animated GIFs and games immortalizing the incident, many more impromptu memorials have surfaced, mostly in the form of games. The Shoe Bush Worldwide game (screenshot above) lets players fling a wide variety of footwear -- from high heels to cowboy boots -- at an increasingly disheveled president, [suite...]
Date: 2008-12-16 21:51:48
Melanoma and narcissism
Patrick, Jim, and Fragano say I'm doing it wrong, and that the long comment I posted in the thread following Jim Macdonald's entry Obeying the Law Is for Wimps should have been a separate front-page post. I can go along with that, though I'll keep my original format [suite...]
Date: 2008-09-20 12:40:39
7 Ways To Keep Costs Low, Content Fresh Using Social Media
previous post, the same idea applies to videos. People want content that 1) interests them and 2) connects them with the guys in the newsroom ... . The YouTube generation is not necessarily waiting for yet another highly polished television-style program. expats corner.jpg 6. Mobilize your community for user-generated content [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-06 22:14:04
Who knew: Publishers don't like being called child killers [update]
Update: Sony is considering action against the ad agency for the unauthorized use of what looks like a PlayStation controller ... speaking out against the "Change4Life" ad campaign , which draws a direct link between video games ... that singles out gaming instead of more passive media like television, music, and reading . Atari [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-09 16:18:00
Sean Penn Has Some Protecting to Do
One Sean Army: Sean Penn is in negotiations for Universal action flick Cartel , set in the underground world of the Mexican drug trade ... , David Ayers , director of Street Kings , will also direct. Variety Catherine Zeta-Jones Won't ... remake courtesy of producers Neal Moritz and Jay Roach ; Roach may also direct. The remake [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-10 14:00:53
Lefties Misrepresent Talk Radio, TV Ratings
THE NUMBERS GAME Olbermann &amp; Friends Twist Limbaugh's Ratings Data Can deranged MSNBC host Keith Olbermann really claim to have ... O'Reilly, his direct competitor . From the transcript : OLBERMANN: The “Washington Post” today ... . This is about the different ways radio audiences are counted, compared to television one. In TV [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-10 04:00:00
Gates of Vienna News Feed 3/3/2009
Gates of Vienna Islamic terrorists in Pakistan attacked a bus carrying a Sri Lankan cricket team, killing eight people and wounding some of the team members. Three news stories about the incident are below. Concerning the Apocalypse financial crisis, [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-05 01:12:25
Gates of Vienna News Feed 3/3/2009
Gates of Vienna Islamic terrorists in Pakistan attacked a bus carrying a Sri Lankan cricket team, killing eight people and wounding some of the team members. Three news stories about the incident are below. Concerning the Apocalypse financial crisis, [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-05 09:10:42
Gates of Vienna News Feed 3/3/2009
Gates of Vienna Islamic terrorists in Pakistan attacked a bus carrying a Sri Lankan cricket team, killing eight people and wounding some of the team members. Three news stories about the incident are below. Concerning the Apocalypse financial crisis, [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-28 05:11:26
25 Random Things About Championship Week
G. Paul Burnett/The New York TimesGerry McNamara, holding trophy, had one of the best individual performances in Big East tournament history when he led Syracuse to the title in 2006.ALBANY – Since I would never actually do one of these on Facebook, I present my 25 favorite things — some random, some not — about conference tournament week. ( [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-07 01:37:02
Medela Bites its Thumb at the WHO Code
I’d like you to watch this ad with a critical eye. The WHO Code and the Innocenti Declaration I’ve posted here a fair bit in the past on the World Health Organisation Code of Marketing of [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-10 09:15:46
Texas Faith: Hollywood and religion
We're two days after the Oscars now, where the movie Doubt and Meryl Streep were up for top honors. What was interesting about Doubt is that the film took religion seriously. The writers wove issues of faith into the movie in a compelling way. In fact, Streep was up for best actress for her role as a nun [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-24 16:03:26
From Meccania to Atlantis - Part 6: When The Music Stops
The sum of our fears Question: What are these people doing in Europe? Who invited them? Who let them in? Who let them stay? What has allowed them to even dream about moving to Europe, let alone realizing a colonization plan? [suite...]
Date: 2009-01-27 07:36:36
RBK Daily: Russia Taking It to the Streets
Regular readers of this blog know that once in a while we like to feature translations from the Russian state-run media to ... . Such a practice must become the norm – specifically direct-action campaigns are the most effective way [suite...]
Date: 2008-09-17 21:02:48
Mohamed Khodr - The Hanukkah Massacre in Gaza: The Sacrificial Lamb to Israeli-American-Arab Interests
"What thou hast done to thyself none else did, Thou has caused pain to the spirit of the Prophet Ignorant of the witchery of the Frank (the west), Behold the mischief hidden in his sleeve! By his diplomacy all nations prostrate, Unity of the Arabs crushed to pieces, As long as they are caught in his vicious trap, [suite...]
Date: 2008-12-29 10:00:10
Mohamed Khodr - The Hanukkah Massacre in Gaza: The Sacrificial Lamb to Israeli-American-Arab Interests
"What thou hast done to thyself none else did, Thou has caused pain to the spirit of the Prophet Ignorant of the witchery of the Frank (the west), Behold the mischief hidden in his sleeve! By his diplomacy all nations prostrate, Unity of the Arabs crushed to pieces, As long as they are caught in his vicious trap, [suite...]
Date: 2008-12-29 19:02:45
Sony DPP-FP97 and DPP-FP67 Portable Photo Printers
Sony announced at the PMA 2009 its new DPP-FP97 and DPP-FP67 portable photo printers. They print 4×6-inch photos in about 45 and 63 seconds respectively. Both printers support Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, MMC and xD memory cards. Sony DPP-FP97 offers more advanced features, [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-04 07:57:44
Nokia N97 32GB, Apple iPhone 3G 16GB, Nokia N96 16GB, HTC Max 4G, Samsung i900 Omnia etc
Nokia N97 32GB, Apple iPhone 3G 16GB, Nokia N96 16GB, HTC Max 4G, Samsung i900 Omnia etc We are registered and legitimate electronics distribution and trade The company is active in sales of plasma TV, automotive, electronics, mobile phones, computer laptop notebook, video games and industrial markets [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-24 14:01:05
Microsoft Windows Vista for Your Laptop
You’ve probably heard about it, seen it in your neighborhood electronic shop, or read about it in recent headlines. Lately, everyone’s abuzz on the subject of Windows Vista. After five and a half years in the making, Microsoft finally released its latest operating system to the public early last year. But let’s face the facts [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-11 02:11:08
15 Incredible Brazilian Models You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
You know who loves Brazilian models ? Stylecrave does. You know who else does? Everybody ... from the television show 24 . Stats: Height: 5 ft 10-1/2 inches Chest: 34 inches Waist: 24 inches Hips ... and freckles of a person you would expect to burst into flames if placed in direct sunlight, Cintia [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-05 19:21:12
Bloggers Grade Obama, Revolt over Facebook
Bloggers Grade Obama, Revolt over Facebook Posted by Project for Excellence in Journalism on 03 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: News, North America, New Media, ... but certainly not as prominent–the gruesome tale of a founder of an upstate New York television station [suite...]
Date: 2009-03-02 14:23:46
CES 2009: Samsung Luxia LED TV
Samsung has announced the slimmest LED-backlit HDTVs to date, in their new Luxia LED TV range ... Direct network that will take in and safely dispose of unwanted electronics. Energy use across ... TELEVISION WITH NEW CATEGORY LINE-UP OF LED LCD HDTVS LED Technology Brings Higher Contrast Ratios [suite...]
Date: 2009-01-07 23:13:09
Building Wireless Community Networks
Building Wireless Community Networks offers a compelling case for building wireless networks on a local level: They are inexpensive, and they can be implemented and managed by the community using them, whether it’s a school, a neighborhood, or a small business [suite...]
Date: 2009-02-13 05:28:11
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