| Gay stance at Wal-Mart spurs threat of a boycott | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 3:36:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, faces a boycott from a conservative group that wants the company to change its policies toward homosexuals. Operation Rescue/Operation Save America will tell customers not to shop at Wal-Mart starting the day after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the group's director, the Rev. Flip Benham, said Friday. The anti-abortion group is protesting Wal-Mart's decision in August to become a member of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Wal-Mart has already been the focus of criticism from liberal groups and unions, which say that the company should raise wages and improve health care benefits and working conditions. The conservative group's plans come as Wal-Mart struggles to lift revenue.... | |
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| | | High-Def in the USA | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3:11:07 PM by Blog57 Team | | Syntax-Brillian Corp. has made a splash with its Olevia brand of flat-panel television sets, marketing them as high-quality, low-cost alternatives to the offerings of larger competitors such as Samsung and Panasonic. The company hopes to gain additional advantage over rivals today by opening what is believed to be the first high-definition flat-panel TV assembly facility in the United States, in Ontario. .... | |
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| | | High-Tech-Shopping-Tips For Plasma Television Buyers | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 1:13:42 PM by Blog57 Team | | Consumers ready to lay down big bucks for plasma televisions find themselves stunned by hi tech jargon and shocked by never-ending electronic decisions. The plasma television industry is exploding! Manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to roll out millions of models, sizes and display variations to keep up with the ever increasing consumer demand. Plasma television prices are dropping fast sending even more consumers into the market in search of the perfect plasma for their home theater. But how is a new plasma television consumer to know which is the best plasma television to buy? There are thousands of variations to choose from, is a 32 plasma the right size for his 15 foot living room? Or, does he need the 63 to get that cinema like experience he looking for? Does he need to spend the extra money for an HDTV or will an EDTV do the trick? There are so many factors involved in plasma television ownership, its no wonder there is so much confusion.... | |
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| | | Laser tech to kill plasma and LCD TVs | | Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 7:19:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | AN AUSSIE outfit is flogging technology that will enable a laser television to be built which it thinks will kill off plasma technology. Arasor International, which is a partner of Novalux, claimed its laser technology is half the price, twice as good, and uses a quarter of the electricity of conventional plasma TVs. The technology has been flogged to Mitsubishi and Samsung and will hit the shops in time for Christmas next year, Arasor says. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, conventional screens contain only 30-35 per cent of the colours that the eye can see. The laser tellies can manage 90 per cent. Pelaprat said that LCD TVs will dominate the market below 40 inches, and laser television will rule the market above that screen size. More here. ยต .... | |
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| | | Hispanic family ties go high-tech, study finds | | Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:12:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | When he isn't watching baseball or Spanish-language videos via satellite on his plasma TV, Isaac Ortiz is texting friends and family from his cell phone. The 19-year-old Kissimmee student, who was recently out shopping for accessories for his Sprint camera phone, is on the leading edge of a trend among Hispanics of using advanced high-tech devices in above-average numbers. .... | |
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| | | Know your needs and room before picking LCD or plasma | | Posted Monday, September 18, 2006 3:31:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | In the old days of digital television, a year or two ago, choices were simple. If the screen measured less than 37 inches diagonally, it would be a liquid crystal display panel. From about 37 to 50 inches, it would probably be a plasma panel. And larger sizes would be rear- or front-projection sets. .... | |
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| | | Consumers prefer plasma TV sets to LCD: Synovate | | Posted Sunday, September 03, 2006 2:41:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | MUMBAI: Seeing is believing! While there is debate the world over about which television technology is superior -Plasma or LCD a study by Synovate in Europe has thrown up insights. Consumers in Europe significantly prefer plasma TVs over Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) sets after viewing in home conditions. .... | |
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| | | Man develops love for Madison | | Posted Monday, August 28, 2006 11:18:42 PM by Blog57 Team | | Mike Lindsay Jr. plans to take Tuesday off from work and avoid watching television news. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans one year ago Aug. 29, it not only displaced Lindsay but also undermined his love for his hometown and shook his confidence in his country. He's not big on anniversaries, particularly this one. "I saw the city I grew up in turn into anarchy," said Lindsay, 28, who now lives in Madison. "What I saw was a breakdown of everything I was raised to believe in." .... | |
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| | | Some IU students living in style | | Posted Wednesday, August 23, 2006 1:53:41 AM by Blog57 Team | | Bloomington - Most Indiana University students will move back to campus Wednesday. In Bloomington, Eyewitness News found some IU students living a more luxurious life than most. Tuesday was move-in day for IU junior Veronica Kacmar-Fedorchak. But what she's moving into isn't where most folks remember spending their college years. "Everyone's pretty jealous," Veronica said. Veronica's family paid movers and paid top dollar for their daughter to live in luxury. "I looked in and I was like, whoa, the floors are so nice. It looks really expensive! That was the major selling point. It was nice and new and really close to the campus." Hardwood floors, fancy fixtures, private bath and her own laundry room: the year-old Burnham Place apartments feature all the amenities.... | |
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| | | High tech trumps luxury in survey of women's tastes | | Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:18:47 PM by Blog57 Team | | If diamonds are a girl's best friend, a plasma television is her soulmate. When asked to decide between high tech or major bling, 77 percent of women preferred a new plasma TV over a diamond solitaire necklace in a survey commissioned by cable's Oxygen Network. "We thought high tech would trump some of the more traditional items," says Karen Ramspacher, Oxygen's president of research. "I was surprised the TV was as much as 77 percent." Ramspacher admitted she didn't own a plasma TV or a diamond solitaire necklace but also would choose the TV. Oxygen's "Girls Gone Wired" survey also found that: • 78 percent of women would rather own a "top-of-the-line" cell phone than designer shoes. .... | |
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