What is Seem Carving you ask? This new software doesn’t just scale your picture, it actually creates more picture when upscaling and intelligently deletes selected areas when shrinking. Better to view the video and see it in action than try to explain it with words. Best of all it’s FREE to use!
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The truth is hard to comprehend
It seems that when we get a myth in our head it’s hard to replace it with the truth!
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a flier to combat myths about the flu vaccine. It recited various commonly held views and labeled them either “true” or “false.” Among those identified as false were statements such as “The side effects are worse than the flu” and “Only older people need flu vaccine.”
When University of Michigan social psychologist Norbert Schwarz had volunteers read the CDC flier, however, he found that within 30 minutes, older people misremembered 28 percent of the false statements as true. Three days later, they remembered 40 percent of the myths as factual.
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Incredible High Detail Panoramas
Company uses extremely high-resolution gigapixel digital photography to capture panorama stills. Intended for use in motion picture visual effects as background images. Take a look at the video of samples of effects created with the images.
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Panoramio photo site
Photo site lets you map your photos to Google maps. They can also appear in Google Earth if accepted.
View my pics here:
http://www.panoramio.com/user/719094
Experimental casting and distribution highlight this production. Cast auditioned by submitting videos to YouTube. Very high production values from what I’ve seen so far, seems promising.
The authors of Freakonomics relate an interesting story about the KKK after WWII. Wanting to combat the rise of the KKK, activist Stetson Kennedy went undercover and infiltrated the group. In attempt to discredit the organization and expose their covert practices, Kennedy gave the writers of the Superman radio drama detailed information about the workings of the KKK, including secret codewords and details of Klan rituals. The writers produced four episodes of the radio show chronicling the super hero fighting the Klan. The authors contend that the radio show episodes had a negative impact on the Klan and hastened it’s demise.
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Spielberg still reaps Star Wars profits
Lucas, after wrapping up Star Wars, visits Spielberg on the set of Close Encounters. Impressed with the giant set and production and convinced Star Wars would be a flop, Lucas offers to trade 2.5 percent of each directors movies.
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Spielberg on Spielberg documentary, TCM
or just google “spielberg lucas bet”
A favorite cartoon of my youth, I was surprised to discover that it originally aired in prime time for a single season.
“26 Jonny Quest episodes originally aired in primetime during the 1964-65 season.”
There have been a few resurrections of the series, but none have come close in quality to the original classic 26 episodes.
Fan site:
http://www.classicjq.com/
I own and highly recommend the DVD set.
Jonny Quest First Season
Don’t let “First Season” throw you, there was only one season.
The original 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was devised as a promotional tool for a new candy bar from Quaker Oats. Unfortunately the candy bar had to be recalled soon after it’s release because of formulation problems that caused the chocolate bar to melt. In fact, the title of the film was changed from Charlie, to Wonka to include the name of the candy bar.
source: DVD special features – Pure Imagination documentary
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Pentagon’s Open Door
Bob Schieffer in his book This Just In: What I Couldn’t Tell You on TV
