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Who will be the wildcard entry in Bigg Boss 5?

2011-12-21T09:43:00.000-08:00

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The show’s finale is approximately three weeks away. And Bigg Boss 5, which recently bid farewell to Shonali Nagrani and cricketer Andrew Symonds with Hindi interpreter Pooja Missra, will have a wildcard entry this weekend. The current inmates — Sunny Leone, Juhi Parmar, Siddharth Bhardwaj, Amar Upadhyay and Akashdeep Saigal — obviously have no clue.

Meantime, the channel, Colors, has shortlisted Mahek Chahel, who exited two weeks ago, Shonali, and Laxmi Narayan Tripathi who was one of the first to be ousted from the house, as its three contenders for the wildcard entry, which will be decided by public voting, starting in a day or two. The participant with the maximum number of votes will re-enter the show on Saturday.

Minutes after being voted out, Mahek had said that she wouldn’t like to go back. “I missed my family. I learnt not to take people at face value. I’ve learnt to respect my maid because on this show, I’ve practically done everything that a maid does,” she had said.

Before she was eliminated, rumour had it that the show’s co-host Salman Khan was supporting Mahek and wanted her to win. He had also come to her rescue a couple of times when she had slinging matches with the boys in the house. “I don’t think Salman or Sanju are partial to anybody. They came to my rescue, but they did that for every girl in the house. If they had wanted me to win, they would never have let me come out,” she had reasoned.

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How 3D movies work?

2011-11-18T11:01:00.000-08:00

This article is taken from the News and Publications section of http://www.modern5d.com
The article is as is posted on the link http://modern5d.com/3d-movies-work/

How is 3D illusion created?

The world which we see has three dimensions – height, width and depth. Our eyes however can only see two of these dimensions. The act of seeing anything starts when the eye lens focuses an image on a membrane called the retina. This image is two-dimensional. But, evolution has put our eyes in the front of our face. This enables our eye lenses to produce a slightly different image in each of the two retinas. The retinas transmit the image to the brain, which uses the parallax or the slight difference between the angles of the two 2D images to extrapolate the depth. This type of vision is called stereoscopic.

How is a 3D film made?

While making a 3D film, filmmakers project two similar images shot from different angles simultaneously on the screen. In the older days a 3D illusion was created by using anaglyph images. The films had two different layers. These layers with two different colours, typically red and green/blue, were superimposed in a way to counterbalance each other. On screen, the two predominantly red and green/blue images were projected by using a single projector. The audience were given 3D glasses with one red lens and the other blue or green depending upon the colour of the film. The red part of the image was obstructed by the green lens and vice versa. This enabled the two retinas to form two different images and hence the optical illusion of depth was created. However, the colour filtering by the lenses distorted the final colour and many in the audience watching a 3-D film complained of headaches and nausea. The picture quality was also low and hence 3D did not take off even though the first such film was screened as early as the 1920s.

What is polarization of light?

Like the expanding ripples created by a stone dropped in water, light is also a disturbance or a wave that travels in space and time. But unlike the simple ripple in water, light is a rather complex wave. In the case of light, the angles of vibration can vary through 360 degrees. Ordinary light from the sun or a light bulb is made up of many waves with different wavelengths and different angles of oscillation. Now imagine what would happen if a filter was devised so that these waves vibrating in different angles were made to vibrate in a single plane or the pre-adjusted angle of the filter. The light would now vibrate in a particular angle and to view this light one would have to wear glasses which have filters similar to these angles. A projector or two projectors can project light on the screen which is differently polarised; say 45 degrees and 135 degrees. The light waves whose plane is polarised by 45 degrees can only be viewed by glasses which have the same angle of polarization. Now, if 3D glasses have differently polarized lenses, both can receive different images and hence the optical illusion of depth could be created.

What are the different types of 3D glasses?

All types of 3D glasses can be divided into two categories: passive and active. Active 3Dglasses interact wirelessly with images on a screen to enhance 3D viewing, whereas passive glasses do not. Passive 3D glasses are divided into two major subcategories: anaglyphic and polarized glasses.

Practically anyone who has ever seen a 3D movie is familiar with anaglyph glasses, which feature a combination of red and blue lenses. Anaglyphic 3D works by projecting two identical but slightly offset images on a screen, each image tinted with a different color. To the naked eye, an anaglyphic image appears blurry, with reddish and bluish hues. The glasses use color-filtering lenses to target one image to the right eye, and another to the left; the result is that each eye sees a different image, but the mind is tricked into believing it sees only one. The mind compensates for this by focusing in between the two offset images and blending them into one, which creates an illusion of depth.

Passive polarized glasses operate on the same basis as anaglyph glasses, only they filter light waves rather than color. Again, two identical and slightly offset images are superimposed, except in this case each image is polarized to project light differently than the other. With polarized 3D glasses, each eye only processes one image. Again, however, the mind is tricked into blending the two images into one, creating a 3D experience. Unlike anaglyphic 3D, which can be projected from any screen, polarization 3D works best with screens able to relay different light frequencies without sacrificing picture quality.

Which 3D technology is more preferred in 4D 5D theaters?

With the advent of 3D technology, especially passive, 3D viewing has been able to reach exceptional heights with the help of purposely made animation movies for 4D 5D theaters. The passive polarized glasses are of two types as mentioned above – anaglyphic and polarised. With passive polarized glasses 3D viewing has become more articulate.

Anaglyph glasses use two different color lenses to filter the images. The two most common colors used are red and blue. If you were to look at the screen without your glasses, you would see that there are two sets of images slightly offset from one another. One will have a blue tint to it and the other will have a reddish hue. If you put on your glasses, you should see a single image that appears to have depth to it. The red lens absorbs all the red light, cancelling out the red-hued images. The blue lens does the same for the blue images. The eye behind the red lens will only see the blue images while the eye behind the blue lens sees the red ones. Because each eye can only see one set of images, your brain interprets this to mean that both eyes are looking at the same object. But your eyes are converging on a point that’s different from the focal point — the focus will always be your television screen. That’s what creates the illusion of depth.

Today, a more popular type of passive lenses in movie theaters can be found in the polarized glasses. Again, if you look at a screen that uses this technology you’ll see more than one set of images. The glasses use lenses that filter out light waves projected at certain angles. Each lens only allows light through that is polarized in a compatible way. Because of this, each eye will see only one set of images on the screen.

Polarized lenses are becoming more popular than anaglyph glasses because the glasses don’t distort the color of the image as much and provide a better audience experience. With dual projectors on a silver screen it is easy to project such images.

5D Theater, 4D Theater - India

2011-11-18T10:42:00.000-08:00

4D theater, 5D theater India

18^th Nov 2011

Modern Techno Projects Pvt Ltd, pioneer in commercialising state of the art technologies, launched its range of 5D theaters (or 4D theaters) a year and a half ago. Modern 5D theaters use comfortable seating system equipped with pneumatically run machines to provide cinemascopic entertainment to the viewers to make them feel a part of the cinema. The motion base performs a variety of motions which indulge the viewer’s completely into the characters of the movie.

Theaters have not less than sixteen dramatic and exciting SFXs. Motion base optimizes the use of space, i.e. more seats in a given area and more flexibility to select the number of seats, starting as low as four and going all the way to as many as the layout allows. The seats incorporate special effects along with the other environmental effects in the theater to provide non-stop excitement. A high quality surround sound system and a high quality silver screen adds to the melodrama. The theater involves all the senses for a powerful and unrivalled experience. The viewers are so thrilled that they wish to experience the drama again and again and again. The addiction, well, never stops!

Modern 5D theater uses seats, in options of cinema type / sports type / Maharaja type, covered in durable leatherite with cushioned armrests and with an option of footrest. Control system and pneumatic equipment are installed under the seats, accessible by removable panels. The main driver of the motion seats, the proportional pneumatic valves, are of Festo make.

Pneumatics or compressed air is the most popular driving medium for this type of seat worldwide. It has the advantages of: low power, low running cost, flexibility in installing, cleanliness, low noise, and virtually no heat generation. The overall experience makes the ride of highest and smoothest quality.

A high definition cross-eye 3D technology, specially engineered for motion viewing, remains strong with the dynamic position of the viewer's head and gives a thrilling 3D effect. Other than the motion the chairs have effects like neck tickler, back poker, butt tickler, leg tickler, air blast and water jet. The other effects in the theater comprise smoke, flash, rain, snow, wind, bubble and aroma.

All the effects, combined together, indulge the viewers completely into the characters of the movies and the viewers feel themselves a part of the movie. They become so excited, thrilled and addicted that they wish to watch the movies again and again..

Since inception of this new product, Modern 5D has successfully installed theaters across the length and breadth of the country. Modern has been expanding into the international territories with upcoming installations in Middle East, Africa and Europe. For more information visit the website http://www.modern5d.com.

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Read 'Three Cups of Tea' online for free

2011-04-18T10:40:00.000-07:00

Greg Mortenson also faces claims that he grew rich on royalties and speaking fees based on the success of Three Cups of Tea.

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He stands accused of using his Central Asia Institute as his "personal ATM" and failing to keep accounts properly.

His status as a humanitarian folk hero in the United States and consultant to the Pentagon on how to engage with Pashtun tribesmen – he has been known to zip around the region on the Black Hawk helicopters with US commanders – is now in doubt, after a report on 60 Minutes, the investigative CBS programme, picked apart his career.

In his book, Mr Mortenson claimed that on a descent from Pakistan's K2 mountain in 1993 he became lost and stumbled upon the village of Korphe, where the kindness of local residents inspired him to build a school.

Porters who walked with him however disputed that he had ever been lost and said he only visited Korphe a year later.

IPL all matched live

2011-04-18T10:25:00.000-07:00

Great news for Cricket lovers. Now you can watch all DLF IPL 2011 Cricket matches live on YouTube.

Watch all matches of IPL live

Barcelona Vs Real Madrid live

2011-04-18T10:11:00.000-07:00

Watch Barcelona Vs Real Madrid 4 games link!!! All 4 games could be watched on the following link

Barcelona Vs Real Madrid live working link

Spanish eyes will be smiling as there's an assortment of fantastic football when the rivalry that simmers between Real Madrid and Barcelona bubbles up on Sunday.

There's a smorgasbord of free styling football to savour and you've got the chance to double your pleasure as the these two Spanish Giants meet up first in La Liga in the Santiago Bernabeu then again four days later in the Copa del Rey final over in Valencia. If you like football you'll love these two.

Farmville Strategies - Crop Evaluation

2009-11-10T11:49:00.000-08:00

Find the attached image. I have been using this calculation extensively during the past 2 months, which has enabled me to reach on level 35 in this small period. I play only for 5 minutes everyday by optimizing the farm harvesting timings!!! Enjoy!!!

3 Idiots Music Launched online

2009-11-10T11:24:00.000-08:00

The internet is truly the place to be at this point in time, with Facebook and Twitter becoming the most happening spots for publicity and interaction via the net becoming the most efficient way to communicate with the audience.

Follow the link: http://idiotsacademy.zapak.com/idiotsmain.php

The film fraternity is slowly grasping the power of the net and utilizing it to its fullest potential. Rajshri productions took a major step in this arena when they released Vivah online and now the makers of 3 Idiots are ready to take another history making step. Aamir Khan has just announced on his blog that the music of the film will be officially released on 9th November and the launch will take place at no fancy or grand location but instead on the net!

The online venue of the launch is the 3 Idiots Website - Idiotsacademy.com and the time of the release is 11am Indian Standard Time on November the 9th.

However, that’s not all that fans are looking forward to on November 9th. After the release, all fans are invited to an exclusive video chat with all the makers, cast and crew. The chat will feature Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Raju Hirani the director, Vinod Chopra the producer, Shantanu the music director, Swanand the lyricist, and also singers Shaan, Shreya and Suraj.

So clear your schedules at 11am on the 9th of November and make your way to the 3 Idiots Website - Idiotsacademy.com to meet the team behind one of the most anticipated releases of 2009 and make sure to listen to this promising soundtrack beforehand!