LA Observed: Ned Tanen, studio exec and producer was 77

During his time as an independent producer for Universal and Paramount, his Channel Prods. label produced the "brat pack" trilogy of John Hughes' "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club" and Joel Schumacher's "St. Elmo's Fire." .....more...

bit-tech.net | Resi Evil 5 producer worried about western devs

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Producer Guild Nominations. Submitted by Michelle on Monday, 5 January 2009No Comment. The Producers Guild Nominations. Slumdog Millionaire The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Milk Frost/Nixon The Dark Knight .....more...

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In response to posts here at Multiplayer, “Prince of Persia” producer Ben Mattes has explained just what his team was trying to borrow from “Shadow of the Colossus” — and provides a spoiler-free justification for the game’s .....more...

The Audition Find Producer - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net

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Shot BBC producer's inquest delay

An inquest into the death of a BBC producer who was killed while working in Somalia is postponed.

Bogus 'Cornish' pasties face ban

Pasty makers outside Cornwall could be banned from calling their snacks "Cornish" pasties.

Queen Rania takes on stereotypes

BBC producer Beth Jones talks to Queen Rania of Jordan about her latest groundbreaking project, a personalised online video channel, or V-log.

What is BBC News School Report?

Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and broadcast their own news.

Gay rights group issues booklet

A booklet with advice on avoiding homophobia is produced by a Leicestershire gay rights group.

Farmers thank island for support

A Manx hillside is daubed with letters 44m (144ft) high thanking islanders for eating local produce.

Fault puts turbine power on hold

A plan to produce electricity from a turbine in Strangford Lough is delayed after one of the blades is damaged.

Drug for deadly prostate cancer

Scientists say a drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer may be the most significant advance in the field for 70 years.

Carmaker GM unveils 2010 Camaro

US carmaker General Motors announces it will produce a fuel-efficient Camaro from 2009.

River seal colony sets pup record

A seal colony on the Teesside coast has broken its annual breeding record by producing 12 pups.

Legalities 'lag behind doping work'

Anti-doping work is ahead of drug cheats, but legal issues lag behind, argues Rasmus Damsgaard

Landfill waste to power vehicles

A company announces plans to make fuel produced from landfill waste commercially available by 2010.

Papers focus on hostages footage

All UK papers feature stills from the video produced by the captors of the British hostages in Iraq.

Concerns over Olympic drug test

Serious question marks hang over a key drug test just two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, a BBC investigation finds.

Pupils go slow for garden success

Pupils from a Devon primary school are selling produce grown in their allotment at a Slow Food market.

U2's producer reveals studio secrets

Grammy award-winning producer Steve Lillywhite recalls the recording sessions for U2's first three albums.

New hope for bone marrow patients

An advance in stem cell research could one day give hope to patients in need of bone marrow transplants.

Who does what in a radio studio?

Find out what's involved in being a radio editor, producer, reporter, studio producer, studio manager and presenter. Read these descriptions and listen to the interviews with BBC journalists.

Allen producer Joffe dies aged 78

Film producer Charles Joffe, who had been producing Woody Allen films since 1969, dies at the age of 78.

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Stand Out Your Movie Collection Through Blu-Ray Covers

Preference for high quality replacement covers is becoming more and more evident. It may even seem like a trend or fad but for anyone who is into movie collection this is but an essential detail.

Being picky on DVD media cover

Basically, it is all about the cover. Is it not ironic that some people would prefer buying or adding a movie disc in their collection simply based on the media’s cover? You simply tend to appreciate what is attractive to you, regardless of quality and performance. Although it would be practical to decide based on movie quality and DVD media performance but often, you choose what catches your attention.

This may be true when you are in a movie store and is trying purchase some movies whose previews you have not seen yet. You either tend to look into the actors, story, directors, and producers. If the movie is directed by a great director then it must be good, and so on and so forth. But for some reason, you still tend to include in your purchase those that had catches your visual interest. We most definitely like seeing high-quality made covers that use bright and amazing colors same as with the material. It is worth the money anyway.

Emerging of Blu-ray covers

Although Blu-ray covers have been around just recently, its competence is perceived to consistently increase. Future prospective of making such specific covers further enhanced is even undeniable. Since its conceptualization, blu-ray covers have become significantly used and preferred not only by individual movie collectors but even the biggest movie producing companies and studios as well. Apparently, its high quality trait is what makes it popular for many. So if you want your movie collection to stand out, definitely go for the Blu-ray covers.

Brief history

Consequently, the Blu-ray concept came about from the creation of DVD Blu-ray disc. It is an optical disc storage media format developed and consistently being promoted by the Blur-ray Disc Association, which is a group of companies that represent computer hardware, consumer electronics, and motion picture production.

What is unique about this disc is its reading mechanism. Unlike a standard DVD or CD, the disc uses blue-violet laser for reading mechanism resulting for a shorter wavelength, thus making it more ideal for data storage. The shorter the wavelength, the larger the data storage as simply put. Likewise, it is also preferred for its disc capacity and usage.

A competitive product for a competitive market

In terms of high definition quality, the DVD Blu-ray disc is becoming increasingly popular and mostly preferred. And it must come along with a high quality cover design and material as well. If it aims to compete and successfully surpass potential competitors in the movie market, then every possible detail of the media’s production must seriously taken into consideration.

Adding DVD Blu-ray products in your collection is perhaps one way of making your collection to stand out from all others, especially now that these products are perceived as the next generation media. Then that would make you the next generation movie collector.

Growing Tomatoes--Harvesting History And Health

Spaghetti sauce, ketchup, salsa, and soup—none would be the same without tomatoes. It is hard to imagine a life devoid of this delectable fruit. Fruit? Tomatoes are the reproductive part of the tomato plant, so botanically speaking they are fruits. However, for horticultural and culinary purposes, tomatoes are vegetables because they are most often used in savory dishes. Tomatoes were not always so popular, though. They had a rough history from the mountains of Peru to our dining room tables.

Tomatoes in History

Tomato plants originated in the “New World,” or western hemisphere. Most likely originating in Peru, tomatoes were domesticated into the plants we know today in Central America. Hundreds of years of cultivation changed a weedy, seemingly useless plant into a prolific producer of tasty fruit.

Brought to the Mediterranean regions by Spanish Conquistadors, and used widely for centuries, it took much longer for Europeans to embrace the tomato. Tomatoes are part of the plant family “Solanaceae,” the potato family. Eggplants, potatoes and tomatoes all share the same genes. The potato family is also the family of deadly nightshade, which contributed to long-held beliefs that tomatoes were poisonous. Tomato plants are similar in appearance to Nightshade plants. Folkloric beliefs relayed that witches used nightshade plants to summon werewolves. The common name for tomatoes was “wolf peach.” Linnaeus, upon adopting and applying the modern day system of bionomial nomenclature, named the tomato Lycopersicon esculentum, which translates as “edible wolf peach.”

Tomatoes were not widely accepted, cultivated and eaten in European and North American countries until the mid-nineteenth century, when the myth of tomatoes as quick avenues to poisoning were put to rest. In the United States, tomato cultivation took off in 1820, when Colonel Robert Johnson ate a basket full of tomatoes in a public square to put to rest rumors of tomatoes’ ill effects. During this time, most people still grew their own vegetables, and eagerly began growing tomatoes in their garden plots. These 19th Century garden plots are where the heirloom varieties of tomatoes, so treasured today, were cultivated, differentiated, and preserved.

Health Benefits of Tomatoes

Once people began growing and harvesting their own tomatoes, there was no stopping the popularity of the vegetable. Tomatoes are great sources of vitamin C and Potassium, each essential nutrients for health. The most celebrated nutrient in tomatoes is Lycopene, the red pigment in tomatoes. Lycopene contributes to health benefits such as reduction in risk of developing many types of cancers. Lutein, another element in tomatoes contributes to health of the retina of the eye, and to heart and vascular health.

Tomatoes are tremendously versatile, and can be eaten cooked or raw, whole or pureed, in salsas, soups, sauces, and in salads. Health benefits are best realized when tomatoes are cooked with a bit of healthy oil. Cooking helps break the cell walls of the plant, releasing nutrients. Healthy oils such as olive oil aid in absorption of vitamins and nutrients in tomatoes.

From their scraggly, weedy and dubious beginnings, tomatoes have become a staple in cultures all over the world. Prized for their flavor and their health benefits, tomatoes are a fixture of modern cuisine.