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Which “TV is changing” topic are you most tired of hearing about? There are several internet rumors circulating about how the future of TV is bleak, and about how TV, as we know it, is coming to an end. There are now internet programming services through Netflix, and TVs that now come internet-accessible. Cable TV providers are also offering online programming, including movies from premium movie channels, well-known sports channels and more. There is also stiff competition amongst the television manufacturers to come up with the “next big thing” in television technology. From talking television sets to 3D and to Interactive TV, it seems like TV manufacturers are trying to outdo themselves to get to the next best set.

One such rumor is that TV is heading for extinction with cord cutting. Online services include cable programming, original programming, and movies. Netflix, Roku and Hulu are a few examples of the online sources for catching your favorite shows and other programming. However, these services don’t provide live TV. You can’t just sign on to get the shows that are playing now.

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Easter, Mitt Romney and 86 year old German gymnast were the butts of the joke in this week’s 30 minutes of patriotic fun on the Colbert Report. And Easter seemed to be a great starting point for Colbert as he poked fun of Tim Tebow and his ardent praise among the Christian community.

Colbert then somehow made a jilted and dysfunctional connection from Tim Tebow to Australia and their sacrilege on the “Superbowl of Christianity”. He proclaimed that Easter was under attack in Australia where they are replacing the Easter Bunny with the Easter Billy. Next, he suggests that they will be using platypuses as egg hatchers.

The conversation then turns abruptly to politics, the 2012 elections and more specifically Mitt Romney. Colbert describes the Republican primaries as being expensive, vindictive and predictable and yet expresses sarcastic pleasure at Romney’s victory. In fact, all that Romney needs is a right hand man to help him connect with pretty much everyone and according to Colbert Steve King is just that man.
The next five minutes are spent making a plethora of well-planned gay and stupidity jokes in which Colbert covers King’s view on discrimination of gays in the workplace as well as his blanket view on Obama-care.
After his political excerpt Colbert dedicates a section to his utter depression when discovering people who can do things better than he can.

Over the past decade there have been many advancements in the technology used in televisions. We've gone from the large bulky tube based TVs which dominated the market for decades and advanced to the point where the most advanced televisions available today are less than an inch thick and have displays which could not even be dreamed of not so very long ago. One of the truly amazing things about all of this advancement is that there are two different technologies that were developed during this time, both of which became very popular.

The first type, which initially surged into popularity was the plasma TV. Plasma TVs were much thinner than the old tube TVs and were able to display beautiful pictures. While they initially had some problems with being viewed from angles, that was quickly resolved. The other type, which has now become dominant in the market was LCD, or Liquid Chrystal Display, TVs. This type also came in very thin options with amazing screen resolutions. The downside to an LCD screen was the blacks were not quite as dark as could be achieved with plasma, and the refresh rate was not quite as good on fast moving shows such as sports or action movies. The technology did eventually overcome those problems though.

The rapidly advancing TV technology has continued to progress in recent years which has given us things like the LED TV which still uses the LCD technology for the picture but is lit with LED lights which last much longer and use a lot less energy. This technology has also allowed the television to be even thinner and lighter than ever before. A 50'' screen from ten years ago would have weighed hundreds of pounds and taken up a large portion of the room. Today a 50'' LED TV is under an inch thick and can be easily lifted by a single person. They are often hung on the wall which allows for a more attractive display.

Instructors Angel and Victor manage one of the strictest dance studios in Miami with the help of Victor’s Mother, Mayra Smalley.

The episode begins with the instructors sizing up the competition and making a list of the best and worse dancers in the studio. Jessie Kennedy, a fourteen year old perfectionist with a fanatic Mother, makes the top of the list while Hannah Epstein, a bubbly dancer with a lot of heart, makes last place.

Hannah’s Mother, Debi, is more upset about Hannah’s low ranking than Hannah and pushes her daughter to be more competitive and show her talent in the group dance, the only dance she gets.

A majority of the episode is spent getting to know the dancers and their competitive Mothers. The audience learns that Kimberly has such a packed schedule that she must wake up at four o’clock a.m. every morning just to finish her homework. We also learn that Debi is not happy when Abby and her daughter Sammy transfer to the same studio as Hannah because of previous turmoil at their last studio.

Rarely has there ever been a more tragic tale of doom than with the maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912. Due to the tragedy and romance surrounding its demise, the tale of the Titanic has reached around the globe. Now, with the advent of its 100th year anniversary looming in the very near future, there is a selection of shows to watch on the subject, again. Don’t be dismissive about the topic of the show, though. These programs are airing with unique and new twists to the old tale.

National Geographic, in particular, has been especially faithful to exploring and documenting the Titanic’s short and violent passing. This year, it has several shows lined up that explore the sinking of the Titanic in greater detail, as it pertained to the people surrounding the making and navigation of the luxury liner. One such show is “Titanic: The Final Word With James Cameron”.