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05.03.07 by Widge @ 10:03 am Closeup Shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop, and Macro Photography New release by Rocky Nook Santa Barbara, CA, May 2, 2007 - Closeup photography is one of the most fascinating photographic genres. "Closeup Shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop, and Macro Photography" takes the reader on a journey into this fascinating world of small, smaller, and smallest objects, and shows how to capture their beauty with photographic images. Each step of the way is carefully explained; choosing the right equipment, using ambient or artificial lighting, and conceptualizing and framing the perfect shot. The "table top photographer" is trying to shoot a small object, a product, or a tiny treasure for display on the web (e.g., eBay) or in print. This book teaches the importance of choosing the appropriate lighting and backdrop, as well as the creative use of the camera's features, which are key to getting a perfect image. Categorized as: Press Releases
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05.03.07 by Widge @ 9:50 am Managing the Test People: A Guide to Practical Technical Management New release by Rocky Nook Santa Barbara, CA, May 2, 2007 - Struck by the lack of available books containing practical advice for managers in the technical world, author Judy McKay set out to do something about it. And, she has done just that with her new book, "Managing the Test People: A Guide to Practical Technical Management." Author Judy McKay has been in software management for more than 20 years, working in a variety of companies. Judy found that, although general management methods theoretically "should" work, they often don't apply to technical management when you add in the politics of the unique environment, the technical work that must be done and, of course, those pesky people who seem intent on fouling up your plans. This book was written for managers, leads, and those who may soon find themselves in a technical leadership position. It focuses on some of the unique problems in the software quality assurance profession, yet the bulk of the book is applicable to any technical management job. In this book you will find practical advice for the novice and affirmation for the expert. Written from a practitioner's viewpoint, it contains real world stories illustrating the concepts discussed in the text. Categorized as: Press Releases
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05.03.07 by Widge @ 9:25 am Program Unveiled and Registration Opens for the 2007 O'Reilly Open Source Convention Sebastopol, CA, April 24, 2007 -- Registration is now open for OSCON, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. This year's program will examine how open technologies are making breakthroughs in the mainstream IT community, and delve into the advances on the open source horizon. Now in its ninth year, OSCON is the annual gathering of developers, hackers, visionaries, and alpha geeks who are driving the open source movement. OSCON returns to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon July 23-27, 2007. OSCON will feature more than 400 sessions and tutorials in fifteen tracks that will cover Administration, Business Databases, Java, Linux, People, Perl, PHP, Programming, Python, Ruby, Security, and Web Applications. Also happening concurrently will be the O'Reilly Radar Executive Briefing, a full-day discussion and debate that will give attendees the opportunity to take part in the conversation between Tim O'Reilly and the innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders who are fostering the evolution of computing via open source technologies. For more information and to register for OSCON and the O'Reilly Radar Executive Briefing, visit: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/58/register Categorized as: O'Reilly andPress Releases
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05.03.07 by Widge @ 12:35 am FOR "2007 MTV MOVIE AWARDS" ARE ANNOUNCED "300" Leads the Way With 5 Nominations MTV Unveils New Categories "BEST MOVIE SPOOF" Sarah Silverman Will Host The "2007 MTV Movie Awards" Sarah Silverman announces the MTV Movie Award Nominees for Best Kiss...in bed! Video link: Categorized as: Press Releases
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05.02.07 by Widge @ 2:44 am VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EAST COAST TO WEST COAST ROAD TOUR FOR SHONEN JUMP™ NARUTO™  Fans Are Invited To Visit Select WAL-MART Locations To Take Part In Exciting and Fun Activities Related To Best Selling Manga And Anime Series San Francisco, CA, May 2, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced a special road show to highlight SHONEN JUMP™ NARUTO™ to fans across the country. The tour kicks off on May 26 in Secaucus, NJ with subsequent stops scheduled for Baltimore, MD; Belleville, IN; Bentonville, AR; and Pleasanton, CA. The event will be free to attend. Updated information is available at www.naruto.viz.com. At each stop, a special event staging area will immerse young and older fans alike into the captivating and action-filled worlds of the popular NARUTO manga and anime series. The event will feature multiple activity stations including a Ninja Academy, where visitors can learn special moves and techniques with an instructor, the Chakra Challenge, sponsored by Mattel, sneak peeks of upcoming anime episodes on a large main screen, a Bandai collectible card game area, several video game kiosks where fans can play the latest NARUTO video games from Tomy/D3P and NAMCO/BANDAI, a manga drawing area, and a green screen activity where fans can have their picture taken with a variety of backgrounds featured in the anime series. Upon entering, each visitor will be given a special NARUTO passport that will guide them to the various activities and after collecting passport stamps, each fan will receive an exclusive SHONEN JUMP NARUTO goodie bag filled with collectable premiums. Categorized as: Press Releases andViz Media
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05.01.07 by Widge @ 12:18 am  BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! will be presented as an expansive live event in select cities, featuring an 11-piece LIVE orchestra, a 5-person LIVE Foley (sound effects performed onstage) team, and a LIVE celebrity narrator, and Castrato supplementing the filmic image. Confirmed narrators thus far include Crispin Glover, Peter Scarlet, and Isabella Rossellini. Filmmaker Guy Maddin will appear in person to present the film during these exclusive live engagements in select historic movie palaces in Chicago (The Music Box), New York (The Village East) and Los Angeles (The Egyptian Theatre). Following presentations of this unique stage production, the feature film BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! will continue in those cities as a regular film run (with a pre-recorded soundtrack including narration by Isabella Rossellini as well as others) nationwide, beginning in May. BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! will also be presented live for one night, on May 7th as part of the San Francisco International Film Festival. Categorized as: Press Releases
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05.01.07 by Widge @ 12:01 am  US Theatrical release: June 22, 2007 Director: Michael Winterbottom (WELCOME TO SARAJEVO, 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE). Written By: Michael Winterbottom and Laurence Coriat; John Orloff Based on the book: A MIGHTY HEART: THE BRAVE LIFE AND DEATH OF MY HUSBAND DANNY PEARL by Mariane Pearl and Sarah Crichton Cast: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Archie Panjabi, Will Patton, Irfan Khan Producers: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton Synopsis: On January 23, 2002, Mariane Pearl's world changed forever. Her husband Daniel, South Asia bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, was researching a story on shoe bomber Richard Reid. The story drew them to Karachi where a go-between had promised access to an elusive source. As Danny left for the meeting, he told Mariane he might be late for dinner. He never returned. In the face of death, Danny's spirit of defiance and his unflinching belief in the power of journalism led Mariane to write about his disappearance, the intense effort to find him and his eventual murder in her memoir A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl. Six months pregnant when the ordeal began, she was carrying a son that Danny hoped to name Adam. She wrote the book to introduce Adam to the father he would never meet. Transcending religion, race and nationality, Mariane's courageous desire to rise above the bitterness and hatred that continues to plague this post 9/11 world, serves as the purest expression of the joy of life she and Danny shared. Categorized as: Press Releases
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04.30.07 by Widge @ 10:51 pm When Fighting Your Destiny Will Save Your Future STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE ANIMATED FEATURE HELLBOY ANIMATED: BLOOD & IRON Featuring the voices of Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt and Doug Jones Spilling Onto DVD June 12 BURBANK, CA – It is a decision that would test anyone's mettle: Hellboy must choose between the destiny he accepted – the protection of mankind – and the destiny for which he was created – the destruction of mankind. On June 12, Starz Home Entertainment brings back the graphic novel hero in his newest Hellboy animated feature, Hellboy Animated: Blood & Iron. This latest feature from Mike Mignola and Oscar®-nominated Guillermo del Toro reunites Hellboy's dramatic alumni: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt and Doug Jones. This DVD will be available at the SRP of $19.98 and pre-book is June 12. With Hellboy: Blood & Iron, the combined talents of Tad Stones (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy) and Guillermo del Toro (writer/director, Hellboy, Oscar®-nominated for Best Original Screenplay: Pan's Labyrinth) have created a bloody good adventure that both engages and excites. Categorized as: Anchor Bay andPress Releases
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04.30.07 by Widge @ 9:58 pm Something New and Different from Stars of Warner Home Video's Top-Selling Classic Series TCM SPOTLIGHT: MYRNA LOY/WILLIAM POWELL COLLECTION Manhattan Melodrama ~ Evelyn Prentice ~ Double Wedding ~ I Love You Again ~ Love Crazy THIN MAN DUO BACK WITH FIVE NEW CLASSIC COLLABORATIONS DEBUTING AUGUST 7 BURBANK, Calif., April 30, 2007 – Following the enormous success of 2005's The Thin Man Collection, Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies join forces to highlight the great motion picture chemistry of Myrna Loy and William Powell with the August 7th DVD debut of five M-G-M classics: Manhattan Melodrama, Evelyn Prentice, Double Wedding, I Love You Again and Love Crazy. Extras include vintage shorts, classic cartoons and a radio show broadcast for Love Crazy. The films will be available only as a collection in a collectible digi-pak gift set and will sell for $49.92 SRP. Categorized as: Press Releases andWarner Brothers
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04.30.07 by Widge @ 11:10 am AN ORIGINAL MADE-FOR-VIDEO MOVIE ON JULY 31, 2007! Babylon 5: The Lost Tales Includes an Inside Look from J. Michael Straczynski into Making the Babylon 5 Film BURBANK, CA, April 24, 2007 – Created by J. Michael Straczynski in 1993, Babylon 5 became a Sci-Fi cult fan favorite and a top rated show. Now in 2007, Warner Home Video (WHV) and Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) will take you to 2271 A.D. for Babylon 5: The Lost Tales, a made-for-video movie featuring the original cast including Bruce Boxleitner ("President John Sheridan"), Tracy Scoggins ("Captain Elizabeth Lochley") and Peter Woodward ("Galen"). Babylon 5: The Lost Tales will be released on July 31, 2007 for $24.98, making it the first WHV made-for-video title for one of their popular TV franchises. Written and directed by show creator J. Michael Straczynski and Executive Produced by Douglas Netter and J. Michael Straczynski, this made-for DVD movie is a spectacular vision of B5 and New York City in the 23rd century as it uses the most innovative filmmaking technology, which was unavailable during the original series. On an immense space station built by the Earth Alliance, the crew of Babylon 5 is charged with maintaining the peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. Babylon 5: The Lost Tales picks up the dramatic series in 2271A.D, ten years after John Sheridan is appointed President of the Interstellar Alliance. Categorized as: Press Releases andWarner Brothers
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