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- 521: Kids, Like Adults, Are Facing
- ... year~ld Spend Amencan children toda} spend less time hours children can spend playing tag outside, for children, compared with 19 hours a week in half-hour each week on the computer, whfl#a rlttng television than the' did in the early example, or in other unplanned activities families where both parents work, and nine hours year~ld spends an hour and 12 minutetJosand less time eating, but more tonem sports ... front of televisions on weekdays, down from two on tests in which the mean scote was IOEL dIeters- and after-school child-care programs, The researchers do not conclude that this hours in 1981. But television still occupies far The study suggests that the amount of ti, searchers said,transformation in fiamily routines is necessarilv more time than schoolwork or reading.parents spend with yheir children is less import' The study ...
- 522: Nova Scotia
- ... and hunting. Golf, tennis, skiing, and ice hockey are also popular sports in the province. Communications In the late 1980s Nova Scotia had 16 commercial AM radio stations, 8 commercial FM stations, and 5 commercial television stations. The first radio station in the province, CHNS in Halifax, began operation in 1922. CJCB-TV in Sydney, Nova Scotia's first commercial television station, went on the air in 1954. The Halifax Gazette, the first newspaper published in Canada, was initially printed in Halifax in 1752. In the early 1990s Nova Scotia had seven daily newspapers with a ...
- 523: Roswell
- ... to the 1990Æs, people have despised the thought of sharing the universe with other intelligent life forms. Now people are interested in this mysterious phenomenon. People think it is the blame of the movies and television. By watching this, people are at a level at which they understand. Not only do these movies entertain, they inform people about the little information we obtained from the government. The thought of government cover ... trying to locate her. Five nurses are pictured in the 1947 Roswell Air Field yearbook. The files of all five are strangely missing from military records. A couple of years ago a report on Fox television network broadcasted a show called ôAlien Autopsyö. This show was mainly about what happened to the bodies which were recovered from the Roswell crash site. Bodies were showed being dissected on video tape. The whole ...
- 524: Irving Penn
- ... ever since. Penn has won renown as much in editorial photography as in advertising illustration, and his innovations especially in portraits and still life have set him apart stylistically. In later years, he turned to television commercials as an outlet for his unique talent. One of the most imitated among contemporary photographers, his work has been widely recognized and applauded. Irving Penn was born June 16, 1917 in Plainfield, NJ Educated ... 1943, and launched Penn on his photographic career. Penn soon demonstrated his extraordinary capacity for work, versatility, inventiveness, and imagination in a number of fields including editorial illustration, advertising, photojournalism, portraits, still life, travel, and television. Technique and Style In his earlier work Penn was fond of using a particular device in his portrait work, replacing it with a fresh one from time to time. At one time, he placed two ...
- 525: Abortion Life or Death: Who Chooses?
- ... the rapist, for treatment of venereal disease and prevention of pregnancy. Let is give our children good sex education; and let us get tough on pornography, clean up the newstands, literature and "Adult Movies" and television programmes which encourage crime, abusive drugs and make mockery of morality and good behaviour and therefore, contribute to rape. By some peculiar trick of adult logic, proponents of abortion talk about fetal indications for act ... an individual too small to cry for it's own protection. Abortion by suction curettage is not just as simple as a pelvic examination performed in a doctor's office as Dr. Morgentaler and the television programe W5 who were doing a great disservice to young women in Canada would have us believe. In Canada as reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (the Statistics from Statistics Canada), the complication rate ...
- 526: Abortion Debate - Pro-Life Stance
- ... the rapist, for treatment of venereal disease and prevention of pregnancy. Let is give our children good sex education; and let us get tough on pornography, clean up the newstands, literature and "Adult Movies" and television programmes which encourage crime, abusive drugs and make mockery of morality and good behaviour and therefore, contribute to rape. By some peculiar trick of adult logic, proponents of abortion talk about fetal indications for act ... an individual too small to cry for it's own protection. Abortion by suction curettage is not just as simple as a pelvic examination performed in a doctor's office as Dr. Morgentaler and the television programe W5 who were doing a great disservice to young women in Canada would have us believe. In Canada as reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (the Statistics from Statistics Canada), the complication rate ...
- 527: Alcohol Abuse Among Teenagers
- ... drinking with peers as not only acceptable but also to insure friendship and as a romantic beverage. Movies present a realistic picture of alcohol abuse. A report by "scientific analysis corporation" examined drinking practices on television and found that out of 225 programs 701 alcoholic drinking acts were recorded which were against the voluntary code (Jean Lennane,1995) of the liquor industry. The code states that: a) Any actor shown drinking ... of energy g) lack of concern about personal wellbeing. h) obvious signs of intoxication CONCLUSION: Alcohol abuse among teenagers and even younger children is a rapidly growing social problem. Alcohol is glamorized in movies and television. Beer commercials using sports figures try to convince teenagers. As a society we send mixed signals to our youth about alcohol use, on the one hand we talk about it, joke about it, and treat ...
- 528: Personal Seat Licenses
- ... preferred parking, indoor/outdoor options and higher quality food and beverage service including a wait staff. Luxury seating alone is a tremendous moneymaker and is the second most important revenue stream for sports franchises behind television revenues. The most talked about of the three has become the personal seat license. Personal seat licenses are a relatively new revenue source. They give fans the right to buy a season ticket or specialty ... license program, is another way in which well-heeled fans and corporations help fund stadiums. Club seats usually are a group of seats in preferred locations and that are near a special lounge area with television monitors, couches, upscale finishes, climate control, and upgraded concessions and services. Unlike a seat license, a club seat is acquired on a year-by-year basis, although there can be some long-term leasing. Example ...
- 529: And Justice For All
- ... and harmful. Even still, those in power to shape the minds and views of the majority whole-heartedly insist that homosexuality is a disease that can be cured Reverend Jerry Falwell, who airs a Christian television program and has millions of devoted followers, states that “God hates homosexuality” and that it is a “moral perversion.” Pat Robertson, who runs a similar Christian program on television, equates homosexuality with an “abomination,” a “pathology,” “Satanists,” and even “Adolf Hitler.” Even the Republican Majority Leader Trent Lott speaks out against homosexuality. He compares it to alcoholism, kleptomania, and sexual addiction. Sadly these views ...
- 530: Cn Tower
- So, Why Build A Tower In The First Place? During Toronto's building boom in the early 70's, a serious problem was developing. People were experiencing poor quality television. The pre-skyscraper transmission towers of Toronto stations were simply not high enough anymore.As office buildings were reaching higher and higher, the video reception and radio signaq got weaker and soon became alomst inpossible ... pane - 6.4 mm (1/4 inch) Capacity of 360, The Restaurant at the Tower: 400 people Time it takes to revolve once: 72 minutes Capacity of Horizons Café: 500 people Broadcast Facilities: UHF, VHF Television; FM Radio; Microwave Transmissions; Fixed Mobile Systems Companies that broadcast from the Tower: CBC Channel 5 & 25, CFMT 47, CFTO 9, City 57, Global/CIII 41, TV Ontario 19, LOOK Communications (Digital), CHFI/Rogers, CFNY ...
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