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Friday, July 17, 2009

Superb Movies From Pixar

By Stanley G Woods

Children and grown-ups alike adore the films from Pixar. Pixar has completed only 10 feature films but every one of them has been a important and commercial hit. As of this day, the studio has earned twenty-two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes and three Grammy's. Pixar is one of the most significantly celebrated movie studios of all time.

Pixar's accomplishment starts in the year 1995 with "Toy Story". This amusing movie follows the life of Woody, the toy cowboy as he competes with "Buzz Lightyear" as the preferred toy. "Toy Story 2", the sequel, came out in 1999.

In the middle of the two "Toy Story" movies came " A Bug's Life" from 1998. The account of a exceptionally determined ant named Flik and his fight to prevent some ravenous and fierce grasshoppers from stealing the food that the ant colony worked hard to stockpile.

From the year 2001, "Monsters, Inc." is a enchanting and unforgettable yarn about all of the monsters hiding out under the beds and in the closets and in all of the dark darkness as our kids go to bed.

The most commercially successful Pixar film to date came out in 2003. "Finding Nemo" grossed in excess of $800 million worldwide. "Finding Nemo" is a entertaining account about a little clown fish that gets divided from his father and taken away to reside in an aquarium in a dentist's office. The journey begins when Nemo disappears and his dad travels the ocean to retrieve him.

The year of 2004 brought us a movie about superhero's at their optimum. "The Incredibles" is about Mr. and Mrs. Parr, who were in earlier times known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. They had to sacrifice their crime fighting careers to become normal folks and raise a family in the suburbs. When the pull of his earlier life as a superhero overtakes Mr. Incredible, can Elastigirl and the rest of the Incredibles rescue him?

In 2006, we meet Lightning McQueen, a charming red racecar as he learns about life and being happy and victorious from the other cars in a city called Radiator Springs. In 2007, Remy the rat follows his reverie to become a cook in a elaborate French restaurant in "Ratatouille" and in 2008, "Wall-E" the last existing robot on earth looks for love.

And now there is what is predicted to be the best Pixar show yet. "Up" is a movie about lifetime dreams and following your dreams no matter your age, as an elderly man makes his dreams come true with perseverance and grit. - 18423

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Maximize Your Hold Music

By Tim Holdon

What do you think of when you hear the words on hold? Im going to guess that for most people, the connotations are less than positive. To put a project on hold means to postpone it or block its forward progress. Typical on hold experiences for people calling businesses or organizations on the telephone range from the mildly irritating to the outright maddening. One of my personal pet peeves is the cognitive dissonance I experience when my listening pleasure is interrupted with Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received as opposed to a more grammatically correct alternative such as, Calls are answered in the order in which they are received, prompting me to shout into the phone, If youre going to interrupt that stupid music at least use good grammar! But I digress.

Because most businesses need to keep their callers on hold for so much of the time, strategies have been developed to minimize the negativity. Simple, often cheesy hold music such as what we might think of as Muzak has been widely used, while targeted, custom written and produced messages combined with better quality hold music have grown in popularity in recent years. Fortunately, its becoming less common to encounter a business or organization that doesnt have at least some kind of hold music instead of empty silence. At least you know your call is still connected.

The telephone has played a major role in the world of business almost ever since Alexander Graham Bells famous, Mr. Watson"come here"I want to see you back in 1876. Today, evolving technology has dramatically modified the way companies use telephone technology, but its importance remains undiminished. If anything, telephone communications management may be more critical than ever.

Face-to-face contact between consumers and businesses has decreased in direct relation to the advancement in communication technology. Establishing and maintaining consumer-business relationships is now heavily dependent on great service, including fast turnaround times and quality phone contact. (Wikipedia)

While most sales managers would cut off their right arm if it meant getting the phone to ring, simply getting customers to call is not enough. What happens next is just as important.

85% of consumers would stop doing business with a company based entirely on poor experience with their call management [2] Using Messages On Hold has been proven to reduce caller hang ups by 79%. (ibid)

If your hold music project is on hold, perhaps its time you take it off the back burner and learn how to leverage this invaluable tool. - 18423

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Download Movies To iPhone - Watching Movies On The Go

By Davion Wong

Any big movie fan will certainly be thrilled to know that he can download movies to iPhone and watch all his favorite movies wherever he is.

Watching movies while on the go is one benefit of the iPhone, a mobile device that you can bring with you anywhere. Thus if you don't have all the time in the world to watch movies being shows in movie theatres, you will always have the chance of watching them in your iPhone.

Apple developed this amazing miniature gadget that you can take with you anywhere you are. Available in different models, the iPhone lets you do many things. Whether you want to call your friends or send them a text message, browse the internet or listen to music, play games or watch movies and videos, you can do all these and more with your iPhone.

The safest route to downloading iPhone movies is through iTunes, Apple's store. In order to make iPhone move downloads, you must have an account with iTunes first, then download the software application to your PC.

You need to download the iTunes software because this will enable you to transfer the files from the internet to your PC and from your PC to your iPhone. So far making a direct download of movies to iPhone is not yet possible; thus the most that you can do is to transfer the files to your PC first and then when they're already there, you can attach your iPhone to your PC to automatically transfer the files from PC to iPhone.

There are other sites on the net where you can also make downloads of movies as well as anything else. However, in case you encounter peer to peer sites, stay away from them. Although they're free, these sites are not safe to download from. They contain viruses and spyware applications that can cause a lot of damage to your system.

If you don't want to compromise your system and you don't want to use Apple's iTunes, see to it that you choose a legal site. Try to look for iPhone downloading review sites because these sites feature the best downloading sites for iPhone. Techno forum sites are also a good way you can find information about iPhone downloading sites.

Watching movies straight from your iPhone is indeed a wonderful experience. Visit my blog and find out the best sites to download movies to iPhone from. - 18423

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Drums Made Easy - Learn To Play Drums Online

By Chris Jensen

A lot of those who want to learn to play drums understand that the whole process is not an easy thing to do. Learning to play drums, like many other musical instruments, requires a lot of patience and perseverance. Just imagine the amount of endurance and dedication that you need to put in if you plan to learn to play drums online. Yes, learning it in this manner can indeed be ten times challenging but the whole experience can be fun and rewarding.

If you think that learning how to play drums is comparably easier than learning to play any other musical instrument, you might just be right. Indeed, if you are in the early stages of learning to play drums, you might find it easy as all you would need to focus into are timing, rhythm, and stamina. Wondering how stamina factors in? You will need a lot of stamina as you progress through your drum lessons as playing the drums is a very physical activity. If you will try to review materials that can help you learn to play drums online, you will realize that you will be giving your hands a good amount of beating.

Making a web search for lessons that can help you learn to play drums online can introduce you to numerous results. But before you even think of rubbing your nose on these online lessons, remember that it is always a big advantage if you have your own decent drum set. It can take you time to get familiar with the feel of your drum set. However, once you get the hang of it, you will start to feel that playing the drums is almost a second nature.

After securing your very own drum set, try to compile drum lessons that you can find online. No one wants to absorb bad habits, so see to it that the lessons you download are complete and teaches you proper care of your drums as well.

There are a lot of lessons on the web that can help you learn to play drums online. You just need to select one that you think you will be most comfortable with. Of course, it always helps to seek help from a teacher or tutor who will not only teach you the basics, but will also give you an idea of the progress that you can look forward to. - 18423

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How To Tune An Acoustic Guitar

By Nico Davenport

You should be sure to do your acoustic guitar tuning each time you sit down to play, whether you are practicing or performing. Its pretty unpleasant to try to make beautiful music on an untuned guitar. Lots of guitar students think their inexperience is ruining the sound, not understanding the importance of doing their tuning regularly. You will be much more successful in your music making if you set aside that small amount of time it takes to tune your instrument properly.

It's best to use an electronic tuner for acoustic guitar tuning. Sit down with the electronic tuner on a nearby table or stool. Turn it on and strum the first string. The tuner will sense which string is being tuned using its built in microphone. The indicator will show you how close you are to the correct pitch. It will also show you whether you are sharp or flat. Turn the tuning key and tweak the string until your tuner shows that you're in tune.

Always remember to tune up. This means going from loose to tight until the string is in tune. If you go too tightly and then loosen the string slightly to put it in tune, this is referred to as tuning down. It is always best to loosen the string and then re-tighten it to put it into tune. Tuning up keeps the string in tune in a much better fashion and the results are more precise.

You'll need a way of getting the reference pitch even if you prefer to train yourself to do acoustic guitar tuning by ear. An already tuned second guitar, a piano, a tuning fork, and an in-tune MP3 will all work, but an electronic tuner is consistently more reliable. However, an excellent method for developing your ear is to attempt to tune the instrument by ear first and then check it out using the tuner.

The sixth, or E string is the place to start acoustic guitar tuning. Be sure to tune it to the reference pitch, and after you have it tuned, the other five strings can be tuned to that note. Simply follow the tune. There is a lengthy reason for how and why this works, but it's not necessary to know how a car works to drive it. Under that same theory, extensive musical knowledge isn't required in order to perform acoustic guitar tuning.

Let's begin our acoustic guitar tuning:

1. Strum (in tune) the sixth string on the fifth fret. Tune the open fifth string to that exact note. 2. Strum the fifth string on the fifth fret. Tune the open fourth string to the same note. 3. Tune the fourth string on the fifth fret. Tune the open third to the same note. 4. Follow closely; this is different than the above. Play the third string on the fourth fret and tune the open second string to this note. 5. Play the second string on the fifth fret and tune your open first string to this note.

If you're just starting out with acoustic guitar tuning, you may want to ask someone at the music store when you purchased your guitar to show you how to do acoustic guitar tuning the proper way. Then just keep practicing until you're comfortable with the process. It takes time and practice to learn to do acoustic guitar tuning, especially by ear. For the novice, the simplest way to perform acoustic guitar tuning is with the use of an electronic tuner. You can find one for around $20 and you will definitely get your moneys worth. An electronic tuner that is made specifically for tuning guitars has the ability to recognize which string is being played. - 18423

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