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Gifted Children
There has been much discussion on the difficult child. Let’s look at the gifted child. Not to imply that gifted children aren't difficult ... as a matter of fact, I hold the belief that most difficult children are probably gifted and therein lies a...
Led Zeppelin is the #1 Rock and Roll Band of All Time
I've been in rock and roll all my life, and I'm well aware that The Rolling Stones have been called the best rock and roll band. Don't get me wrong because I love Mick and the Stones, and the Beatles were my major musical influence, but here's why I...
Major Depression and Manic-Depression — Any difference?
Countless number of patients and their family members have asked me about manic–depression and major depression. “Is there any difference?” “Are they one and the same?” “Is the treatment the same?” And so on. Each time I encounter a chorus of...
Non-Violent Educational Toys
The key to choosing the right toy for your child is in developing on their strengths and learning style. When choosing the proper educational toys for our child's development, some of the first questions we need to ask is, Are they non-violent?...
Raise Awesome Kids! This 4-Point Plan Gets Results
Are your children truthful, kind, and helpful? If so, read no further. If not, please listen to Colby and his mom. “All my friends cheat,” announced 11-year-old Colby. “What?” exclaimed his mother? “You don’t cheat do you?” “Sometimes,” answered...
Review of "All Together Now"
Review of "All Together Now" by Anita Jeram Candlewick Press, January 2005 Paperback, 40 pages ISBN: 0763626902 Recommended Ages: Baby - Preschool Review by Sherri Allen: Anita Jeram's "All Together Now" tells the story of the Honeys and how...
Spend More Time With Your Family This Holiday Season: Host A Caroling Party
Too often we forgo entertaining because of the mere thought of all of the preparation that is involved. And more is not better. Often we try to out do each other with lavish parties and expensive gifts. Stop and remember for a second what was...
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Made by First Time Filmmakers
Is putting the audience to sleep a mistake...or a blessing? Award-winning filmmaker sets new screenwriters and directors straight.
1. Contrary to current belief, keeping the audience awake is the biggest mistake a first time filmmaker can make. If...
The ES Press Online Magazine Highlights Spirituality and Metaphysics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 2004 North Ft. Myers, Florida - The ES Press is a free online magazine filled with fascinating articles, and thought-provoking columns all created to instruct, enlighten and inspire those who have an interest...
The News Show Vlog Turns Viewers into Producers
Video blogging is becoming a standard tool for both news
creation and viewer interaction, even vlog viewers are coming up
with their own ideas for online news videos.
CMP Media's The News Show, a daily video news blog on the TechWeb...
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10 amazing facts you might not know about television
By the time the typical U.S. youth has reached eighteen years of age they would have spent about 25000 hours watching tv. This means they would have actually spent more time watching televison than learning at school.
The 1st colour television transmission occurred in John Logie Bairds English studio back in 1928.This transmission showed some blue and red scarves and a UK policeman's hat. Also shown was a mixed bunch of flowers, a guy poking his tongue out and the smouldering end of a cigarette.
The first ever TV advert in history lasted twenty seconds and was for a clock manufactured by a corporation called Bulova. This company also manufactured the 1st timepiece that went into space. The commercial was seen in July 1941 and went out during a game being played by the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.
The famous revolving globe that is utilized by the NBC news series spent many years turning in the wrong direction. In 1984 this was eventually found and on January 2nd this was put right and now the globe is turning correctly.
Way back in 1950 only 10 percent of U.S. households had a television in their possession. By 1960 this had changed to an unbeleivable 90 percent whilst today it is 99 percent with fifty four percent of U.S youngsters having one in their bedroom. Now more of us have tv's than we do a phone.
The highest ever fee given to do a television advertisement was $2,000,000 per thirty seconds of time. This was paid by advertisers to run their adds during the very last American screening of the popular comedy series friends. The show was aired by
American TV company NBC on May 6 2004 and lasted for a whole hour.
Man's largest television set was unveiled in the Japanese city of Tsukuba and measured 24.3m by 45.7m [ 80ft by 150ft ]. It was used in the 1985 Japanese International Exposition and displayed a series of specially created films containing varied artistic and cultural creations.
The largest number of adverts featuring a companies president were made for Wendy's Hamburger restaurants in the United States and featured Dave Thomas the corporation creator. In all he has starred in 652 adverts with the shortest being five seconds and the longest being sixty seconds. These commercials have won thirty six major advertising awards and have made Dave as well known as his Food.
Whilst viewing an episode of the hit Japanese kids show Pokemon over seven hundred Japanese children were rushed to hospital with severe convulsions and trauma. This was caused by a ten second scene in which the shows star Pikachu flashed his big red eyes to the sound of a huge booming explosion.
In the States the largest section of the Television audience is made up of pre-school children.On average their weekly viewing turns out to be in the area of 30.4 hours which means by the age of 17 they would have amassed about 15000 hours of television watching. Amazingly this adds up to a staggering two years of solid viewing.
About the Author
Irene Revallio is the owner of find plasma TV
which is a great source of information about Plasma Televisions
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