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- 671: Us Presidents 30-42
- ... Despite efforts "to bring us together," the war contributed in part to the strained relationship between the Nixon administration and the press. Vice President Agnew delivered speeches criticizing the news analysis of some newspapers and television networks. Early in 1971 the president objected to news reports that the U.S.-supported invasion of Laos had not gone well. Later that year, several newspapers published secret documents from an analysis of the ... none of which was overridden. The streak ended in October 1992 when Congress, urged on by consumers, overrode his veto of a bill that reversed portions of a law barring local governments from regulating cable-television fees. In 1992 interest rates and the inflation rate were the lowest in years, but by midyear the unemployment rate reached 7.8%, the highest since 1984. In September the Census Bureau reported that 14 ...
- 672: Hypnotism Is It Magic Or Reality
- Hypnotism: Is it Magic or Reality Most people know what it is. It has been seen on television and in movies, and the saying, "You are getting very sleepy" has become a widely used phrase. Hypnosis has almost always been thought of as a magic trick, but recent studies show that it is ... such as feeling mellow and light, or feeling very heavy (Hunter 3). The three methods of producing hypnosis are autohypnosis, heterohypnosis, and self-hypnosis. Autohypnosis occurs when the mind concentrates on something such as a television program or a good book and causes a sense of extreme focus. When hypnosis is induced by another person, it is called heterohypnosis. Heterohypnosis is produced by a hypnotist, usually a professional or someone sufficiently ...
- 673: Game Over!
- ... clubs can survive. Money began disappearing from baseball in 1989 when owners, found guilty of collusion, boycotted free agent markets, and were ordered to pay players 10.5 million dollars. Then, in 1990, a huge television deal was set that was going to accumulate more than one - billion dollars throughout major league baseball. The TV package failed, and the owners lost all the money they were counting on. Finally, in 1992 ... changes for the better. America is silently pleading with baseball to not collapse but it seems baseball does not care. On labor day of this year, when the players were lounging around their mansions watching television, Oakland A's pitcher Ron Darling said, "What do real people do on Labor Day?", wanting sympathy because of his own boredom. Well Ron, maybe next Labor Day, you will be playing baseball, but the ...
- 674: Cable Modems and ADSL
- ... a single cable modem, it will have identical degradation. However, it is probably easier to add concentrator capacity than split coax nodes. Home Wiring. Personal computers are seldom located in a home adjacent to the television, or television coaxial cabling. Personal computers, especially ones desiring Internet access, typically sit near a telephone line. Cable modems will usually require some new wiring in the home. ADSL for PC access may at some circumstances be ...
- 675: The Microsoft House
- ... to schedule your trips to the gas station accordingly. · WebTV! This is a main feature of the Microsoft House. The concept is the ability to surf the Web while you watch TV and for your television set to give you links to websites that would give you more information about the content that you are watching. Another great feature of WebTV is the ability to pause live television! If you need to get up for any reason you can pause WebTV and it will stop the live broadcast and record it to be picked up again at anytime. Many of the features in ...
- 676: Virtual Reality Technology and Society
- ... include video monitors and LCD goggles. Currently, today's computers, including those not used in virtual reality, use video monitors to convey visual information to their users. These monitors are technologically no different from the television and rely upon the same basic components of a cathode ray tube and the associated electronic circuitry to display an image. The only difference is that a video monitor does not contain a television tuner and instead receives it's input from a computer that is connected to it. The type of video output device that is used primarily for virtual reality are liquid crystal display goggles, referred to ...
- 677: Changes During The 1950s-1990s
- ... similarity between family roles in the 1950s is that the majority of women still do the cooking cleaning and other house work. Entertainment although different because of technology, shows many similarities as people still enjoy television and radio. There are many similarities and differences in Entertainment between the 1950s and the 1990s. Television, radio, and film are still the main forms of entertainment now in the 90s. Films may be considered to be more interesting now due to computer technology making it possible to produce outstanding special effects ...
- 678: Wrestling With The American Culture
- Wrestling with the American Culture Wrestling on television today is a window into the basis of the American culture. It shows our need for violence and sex at an accessible arena. Its not extremely graphic but its what serves a wide ... wide range of people, everyone from 10-12 year olds and elderly men and women. The largest demographic for them is the 18-24 year olds. Today in the American society the highest rated weekly television show is the WWF RAW IS WAR followed closely by the WWF WARZONE. Both of these shows are wrestling shows. Wrestling is not a very complex sport, It basically is two combatants trying to beat ...
- 679: America: One Nation
- ... strong sense of American patronage. Anything American was good. Anything not American was not good. The President of the United States was the most respected position in the world. When he would come on to television to deliver a speech, every channel would cover it. There would be nothing else on TV. Everybody watched, and everybody listened. Another outstanding characteristic of the time, was that of the law enforcement. The law ... as a whole today. After the police brutality, unwanted foreign conflicts, and the political scams, people lost respect for the government and the law it enforces. In the 90s, when the President is on television, one can watch the Sacramento Kings lose to the Denver Nuggets, or watch a movie if it is wanted. The Presidential position is not viewed with the respect the position deserves. At least with youths ...
- 680: The Anti-Vietnam Movement
- ... problem for President Johnson when their organizers joined in an unofficial group, the Inter-University Committee for a Public Hearing on Vietnam. This new committee began planning a nationwide teach-in to be conducted on television and radio, of which would be a debate between protesters and administrators of the government. The antiwar movement, through the national teach-in, contributed to the resignations of many government officials, including the resignation of ... peaceful series of speeches and musical presentations. Then many of the participants tried to march the various government grounds, most importantly taking place at the Lincoln Memorial. For most Americans, the events were symbolized by television images of dirty-mouthed hippies taunting the brave, clean-cut American soldiers who confronted the unruly demonstrators (VN H. and P.). Americans were soon shocked to learn about the communists' massive Tet Offensive on January ...
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