BD Live Blu-Ray Movies

The Blu-ray Disc belongs to a new generation of optical discs capable of staging high density data. Blu-Ray technologies is according to a blue-violet coloured laser. The blue laser operates at a wave length of 405 nm, whilst older technological innovation for example DVDs and CDs are based on red and infrared lasers that works at 650 and 780 nm. Since the wave length is shorter using a blue laser, the new Blu-ray technological innovation creates is probable to store a great deal more facts

The advantage with the Blu-ray engineering is that the laser beam may be focused a great deal a lot more tightly at the surface of the disc. Tight concentrate means that a smaller spot will be produced on the surface on the disc, and when the spots turn out to be smaller there will naturally be room for additional facts on each disc. The minimum spot size of any laser depends on a naturally accruing phenomenon called diffraction. The narrow beam of light sent out from a laser will always diverge into a wider beam eventually, due towards natural diffraction of waves. Diffraction will also occur the waves meet an obstruction. By reducing the wavelength of a laser, we can affect the diffraction.

In Blu-ray technology, the diffractions is also affected by the fact that the lens employed to focus the light has a higher numerical aperture than the lenses found in ordinary DVDs – 0.85 instead of 0.6. Blu-ray technologies based appliances are also equipped that has a dual-lens system of supreme quality, and also the cover layer has been produced thinner in order to prevent unwanted optical effects. All this creates it feasible for a Blu-ray laser to focus on significantly smaller spots. The optical improvements are accompanied with a brand new approach for encoding information which can make it possible to shop even far more info around the Blu-ray disc.

The standard for Blu-ray technological know-how has been developed as a joint venture between several major manufacturers of PCs and consumer electronics, including Sony and Philips. The group is termed the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA). The first Blu-ray recorder was launched in Japan in 2003, by Sony. These days, Samsung, JVC, Matsushita (Panasonic) and LG Electronics are all examples of firms making use of Blu-ray technological innovation in their items. Hewlett Packard has announced that they will release desktop PCs equipped with Blu-ray technology in late 2005.

The main competitor for the Blu-ray technology is the HD DVD format which is also capable of storing far more details than a normal DVD. The Blu-ray technology does however enable for far more details per layer than the HD DVD format – 25 GB compared to 15 GB. The Blu-ray technological innovation will on the other hand most likely be more expensive to support, at least initially, which can make the HD DVD a tempting alternative. In a Blu-ray disc, the data is stored very close towards surface. This produced the primary Blu-ray discs extremely vulnerable to scratching and a lot of users preferred the tougher HD DVD discs. Given that 2004, all Blu-ray discs are coated with a clear polymer named “Durabis” which creates them a lot more durable. According to the developers of Durabis, the TDK Corporation, a coated Blu-ray disc will work even after being attacked with a screwdriver.

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The Golden age of Football Commentating?

My Earliest memory of a football match on TV is the 1976 FA Cup Final in which Second Division Southampton and a Bobby Stokes goal beat Hot Favourites Manchester United one nil. I remember watching the game with my father and him being pleased with the outcome because Southampton were the underdogs. One thing I don’t remember is my reaction to the commentary. In fact I can’t even remember who was commentating or what channel we watched it on as in those days both the BBC and ITV would show the game live. I would hazard a guess that we watched it on the BBC as my dad always tended to do so out of his mixed up snobbery.

Two years later and England are playing Brazil in a friendly before the 1978 world cup finals in Argentina. England have failed to qualify for the second time on the trot but there is still a full house at Wembley to see if England can continue their recent good form. Brazil Score early but late in the second half after a lot of pressure England equalise through Kevin Keegan. It remains one all at the final whistle. For the next few days and maybe even weeks I would recreate Keegan’s goal in the backyard while shouting out David Coleman’s commentary which was very simple, “Keegan, one one“. Simple obvious & effective, just like my writing style. This is my first memory of football commentary making an impression upon me albeit at an early age.

Fast foreword to the present day and I am constantly told by the commentators that the game I am watching is great. They hype to such a degree that when something of merit does happen you have long since turned off. They scream down the microphone at the slightest bit of foreword movement on the pitch. If you don’t believe me then try going into another room where you can only hear the commentator . Every time you hear the commentator getting excited as if a goal is going to be scored then come back into the room and I bet you that bugger all has happened and doesn’t even look like happening. Talk about patronising to your audience. The worst culprit in my view is Clive Tyldesley who not only hypes but seems incapable of failing to show his obvious support for Manchester United even when they are not one of the teams he is commentating on. He is obviously a Manchester United fan so therefore the question has to be asked why does he commentate on Manchester United games as there has to be the question of impartial commentating? Bizarrely as they started all this bloody hype Sky Sports have the best commentator in Martin Tyler. John Motson has got worse as he has got older but what is really sad is that Barry Davies the BBC’s best commentator was forced out by people who think they know better because in their eyes we the public would rather hear John Motson screaming down the microphone about to lose his voice rather than the more intelligent observations of Davies. Funny that, I don’t remember anybody from the BBC asking the football audience at large what they thought?

I used to get fed up with Brian Moore when he was commentating because I perceived him to be bias towards southern teams. He would sound gutted when a northern team would score and elated when a southern one would. I found him to be vague on his facts when commentating, often turning to his co-commentator to ask advice. I also had trouble understanding his behaviour during the ID Card debate. You may remember that the Thatcher Government was determined despite very strong opposition (not least amongst the fans) to introduce compulsory ID cards for all football fans wishing to attend a football match. This was a reaction to the growing trouble of violence at football matches as well as the dreadful disaster’s at Bradford & Heysel in 1985. This would have killed football as we knew it as non regular supporters who would have turned up for big games would have been unable to gain entry. A lot of fans out of Clubs as well as the vast amount of supporters were against the idea. During a live league game at Villa Park supporters in their thousands raised red cards to show their disapproval of the idea but Brian Moore said in his commentary that the supporters were wrong and that it would be good for football to have the system. To add insult to injury the TV cameras hardly showed the protest. A really arrogant point of view from someone who sat in the stands and had no idea about terrace culture. Not long afterwards the plan was dropped in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster when the inquiry deemed that an ID system would be bad for safety. Can’t remember what Brian said when the system was dropped???

The main point though is that he was a better commentator then the present lot and that really is saying something.

It is now 2009 and I hardly watch football on telly anymore . Sure, I attend matches just as regularly as I have always done but when it comes to TV watching it is a big no no. Over exposure is one reason. The TV companies are not only obsessed with showing any game any time any where but are also completely obsessed with the so called big four. ITV are the worst culprits who always give Manchester United top billing regardless of the importance of the game in their champions league coverage. The BBC are not much better. Again and again they will jump at the chance to show Manchester United live. A prime example would be their live coverage of Manchester United versus Burton Albion in an FA Cup third round replay a few years ago. Did they sincerely see this as a competitive game? Unsurprisingly Manchester won four nil with an under strength side. We all know why they show theses games. It is to garner the massive part time support of Manchester and Liverpool who hardly ever go to games let alone watch their local teams. So we are in a position where part time supporters are unintentionally dictating what games are shown on TV. We all know these part timers, they feel that Manchester United and Liverpool’s success reflects on them thereby making them one of life’s winners. They will wear their teams colours (usually with Ronaldo or Gerrard on the back) to reflect this. Funny that a lot of these people are insecure and sad, can’t see the connection myself? Probably the same people who watch X factor etc…

　

Douglas Martin

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As far as top selling children’s books go, the Harry Potter series of books are in great company. From Winnie The Pooh to Disney, to Nancy Drew to Roald Dahl. Plus a myriad of books in between as well. For many years up until the mid 1990′s, some of these stories ruled the roost. Once JK Rowling’s series hit the shelves however, the children’s book charts have known no equal. From 1997 until the present day, Harry Potter has been King! With over 300 millions book sales in the first 8 years, the kids book business has never been healthier. And there is no sign that these sales will wane.

Here is a list of all the books in the correct reading order:

Harry Potter and the…

1. Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone :

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series based on the novels by J.K. Rowling. It is the tale of Harry Potter, an ordinary 11-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is snatched away from his mundane existence by Hagrid, the grounds keeper for Hogwarts, and quickly thrown into a world completely foreign to both him and the viewer. Famous for an incident that happened at his birth, Harry makes friends easily at his new school. He soon finds, however, that the wizarding world is far more dangerous for him than he would have imagined, and he quickly learns that not all wizards are ones to be trusted.

2. Chamber of Secrets:

  Harry Potter is in his second year of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is visited by a house-elf named Dobby and warned not to go back to Hogwarts. Harry ignores his warning, and returns. He is still famous, although still disliked by Snape, Malfoy, and the rest of the Slytherins. But then, strange things start to happen. People are becoming petrified, and no-one knows what is doing it. Harry keeps hearing a voice.. a voice which seems to be coming from within the walls. They are told the story of the Chamber of Secrets. It is said that only Salazar Slytherin’s true descendent will be able to open it. Harry, it turns out, is a Parsel-tongue. This means that he is able to speak/understand snakes. Everyone thinks that it’s him that has opened the Chamber of Secrets because that is what Slytherin was famous for.

3. Prisoner of Azkaban:

Harry Potter is having a tough time with his relatives (yet again). He runs away after using magic to blow Uncle Vernon’s sister Marge who was being offensive towards Harry’s parents. Initially scared for using magic outside the school, he is pleasantly surprised that he won’t be penalized after all. However, he soon learns that a dangerous criminal and Voldemort’s trusted aide Sirius Black has escaped from the Azkaban prison and wants to kill Harry to avenge the Dark Lord. To worsen the conditions for Harry, vile shape-shifters called Dementors are appointed to guard the school gates and inexplicably happen to have the most horrible effect on him. Little does Harry know that by the end of this year, many holes in his past (whatever he knows of it) will be filled up and he will have a clearer vision of what the future has in store…

4. Goblet of Fire :

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire takes us deeper into the characters’ minds and the darkness of the Wizarding World. At the Quidditch World Cup, Voldemort’s followers gather and wreak havoc. Then, at Hogwarts, a legendary event takes place. The Triwizard Tournament! The Goblet of Fire judges who gets in and who doesn’t. On the fateful night, three champions are selected. But then the Goblet spits out one other. Harry’s. These two major events point to the return of Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore and the other teachers sense it, but it is inevitable. And Harry is no longer safe at Hogwarts. This fourth installment is the most dramatic, and also the scariest. Let me just say that all does not necessarily end well…

5. Order of the Phoenix:

After returning to Hogwarts to begin his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter discovers that much of the wizarding world, including the Ministry of Magic, is in denial about Lord Voldemort’s return. The Order of the Phoenix, a group sworn against Voldemort, is using its vast array of wizards and witches magical abilities to combat Voldemort. Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic, suspects that Dumbledore is using these claims of The Dark Lord’s return as a means to over-throw Fudge as Minister. In retaliation, a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher is appointed by the Ministry in order to keep an eye on Hogwarts. This new teacher, Professor Umbridge, implies strict new teachings and rules, forcing a group of students, under the tutelage of Harry, to form a club, by the name of Dumbledore’s Army…

6. Half-Blood Prince:

In the sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, and in both wizard and muggle worlds Lord Voldemort and his henchmen are increasingly active. With vacancies to fill at Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore persuades Horace Slughorn, back from retirement to become the potions teacher, while Professor Snape receives long awaited news. Harry Potter, together with Dumbledore, must face treacherous tasks to defeat his evil nemesis.

7. Deathly Hallows:

Voldemort’s power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore’s work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But little hope remains for them, so everything they do must go as planned.

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The best, quickest and easiest way of choosing the best fit for you is to note down the measurements of your current pair to give you a guide.
Most frames have three measurements on the inside of an arm:

The Arm Length and Bridge Width will determine the fit and comfort of the frames.
The Lenses Diameter (width) and Depth (height) influence the style of glasses.
Hence, these factors are respective to your individual preferences.

As a general rule of thumb, people with narrow faces suit narrow frames.
These 4 measurements do not need to match exactly, but if they are close to your current glasses, they will result in a similar fit.

TinTin comics are very popular in many countries in the world. But they’ve not yet caught on the USA. These stories by Beligan artist Hergé, involve a young reporter who travels to far-off lands on audacious adventures.

However TinTin is about to be introduced to the USA in 2011. Steven Spielberg is set to bring out a movie called The Secret of the Unicorn to the American audience. You and your family can get a jumpstart on TinTin and his lovable crew of characters and their adventures in this timely article.

About The Adventures of TinTin

The Adventures of TinTin is a comic strip series by Belgian artist, Hergé. One of the most popular comics from Europe, over 200 million TinTin comics have been sold worldwide, including translations in 50 countries.

TinTin comics are set in the 20th century.  Each comic is an adventure that takes TinTin to far-off lands.   The plots weave in elements of fantasy, mystery, thrillers, and science fiction.  There is a strong undercurrent of slapstick humor in these stories as well.

However, it is Hergé’s drawings that set these comics apart. 

The Characters

Memorable characters add to the appeal of TinTin comics:

• TinTin, the main character of these stories is a young Belgian reporter.  His brave and heroic actions save the day in each story.
• Snowy, a fox terrier, is TinTin’s companion.  TinTin and Snowy end up saving each other’s lives often in these adventures.
• Captain Haddock, a sea captain is TinTin’s best friend.  Known for the use of curses and colorful insults, Haddock adds to the humor in various situations.
• Professor Calculus, a half-deaf, absent-minded genius is a strong supporting character in many adventures.
• Thomson and Thompson are bumbling detective twins who supply the comic relief in these stories.
• Bianca Castafiore, an opera singer, is a talkative yet comical character who mixes up names, calling Captain Haddock such names as “Paddock”, “Hammock”, Padlock” etc., much to his annoyance.
• A cast of villains flit through various comics, notably Rastapopoulous, a criminal mastermind who is up to no good.

The Locations

Hergé has used a number of fictitious places like Syldavia, Borduria, San Theodoros, San Paolo, Gaipajama, and Khemed. Another thing that makes the stories fascinating is the use of actual nations and locations such as Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, Congo, Peru, India, Egypt, Sahara Desert, Indonesia, Nepal, Tibet, China, and Japan.

TinTin’s adventures weren’t confined to the Earth.  Two adventures were set on the Moon, way before humans really set foot on the moon.

Hergé is often commended for the extensive research work he did to create each story. This kind of research would run into months, but resulted in very believable settings and more compelling adventures.   For example, Hergé was able to come up with a design for the human space suit to be used to travel to the moon, which turned out be very close to what actually used years later in human space exploration.

The complete list of TinTin comics

Here’s a complete list of TinTin comics in the order in which they were published :

    1. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1929–1930)
    2. Tintin in the Congo (1930–1931; 1946, 1975)
    3. Tintin in America (1931–1932; 1945)
    4. Cigars of the Pharaoh (1932–1934; 1955)
    5. The Blue Lotus (1934–1935; 1946)
    6. The Broken Ear (1935–1937; 1943)
    7. The Black Island (1937–1938; 1943, 1966)
    8. King Ottokar’s Sceptre (1938–1939; 1947)
    9. The Crab with the Golden Claws (1940–1941; 1943)
    10. The Shooting Star (1941; 1942)
    11. The Secret of the Unicorn (1942–1943)
    12. Red Rackham’s Treasure (1943–1944)
    13. The Seven Crystal Balls (1943–1948)
    14. Prisoners of the Sun (1946–1949)
    15. Land of Black Gold (1948–1950; 1972)
    16. Destination Moon (1950–1953)
    17. Explorers on the Moon (1950–1954)
    18. The Calculus Affair (1954–1956)
    19. The Red Sea Sharks (1958)
    20. Tintin in Tibet (1960)
    21. The Castafiore Emerald (1963)
    22. Flight 714 (1968)
    23. Tintin and the Picaros (1976)
    24. Tintin and Alph-Art (1986, 2004)

TinTin’s Adventures in Asia and Australia

Here are TinTin’s adventures in various countries and places in Asia and Australia:

• Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
• The Blue Lotus
• Land of Black Gold
• The Red Sea Sharks
• Tintin in Tibet
• Flight 714

TinTin’s Adventures in Africa

Here are TinTin’s Adventures in Africa:

• Tintin in the Congo
• Cigars of the Pharoah
• The Crab with the Golden Claws

TinTin’s Adventures in the Americas

TinTin had a set of adventures in both North and South America:

• Tintin in America
• The Broken Ear
• The Seven Crystal Balls
• Prisoners of the Sun
• Tintin and the Picaros

TinTin Adventures in Europe

Not surprisingly, many of TinTin’s adventures were in Europe:

• The Black Island
• King Ottokar’s Sceptre
• The Shooting Star
• The Secret of the Unicorn
• Red Rackham’s Treasure
• The Calculus Affair
• The Castafiore Emerald

TinTin’s Adventures on The Moon

Two great science fiction adventures of TinTin were on the Moon:

• Destination Moon
• Explorers on the Moon

Other TinTin Comics

One notable TinTin comic is a must-have for TinTin lovers. Tintin and Alph-Art, which was published posthumously, is the final TinTin comic which plays out in the world of modern art.

Where can you buy TinTin comics

TinTin comics are available from many online stores, including Amazon.com.

TinTin comics are a lot of fun not just for children, but for adults as well.  These timeless stories educate while they entertain.  With this background about TinTin comics, you can now go forth and enjoy TinTin’s adventures like millions all over the world have.

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