Upgrading to High Definition TV Basics and Tips
Aaron Barbee outlines digital TV transition facts the FCC deadline of 2009, explains analog versus digital signals, and advises on choosing between plasma DLP and LCD HDTVs. He covers screen resolution 1080p versus 720p, interlaced versus progressive scanning, screen size 42 to 60 inches, and adding provider HD service for about 10 to 20 dollars monthly. He shares buying guidance and resources including his Texas Computer Guru site and contact details.
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Aaron
FCC
Comcast
Directv
Dtv.gov
Wikipedia.org
TexasComputerGuru.com
Goose Creek District Honors School Board Recognition Month
Gov Rick Perry proclaims January as School Board Recognition Month in Texas. Goose Creek students will thank Board members across campuses, citing dedicated volunteers serving in districts 1 through 7. Board meetings occur at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays at the Administration Building.
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Kathy Clausen
Brandon Capetillo
Goose Creek Cisd Board of
Anthony Crespo
Pheliria Barnes
Weston Cotten
Robert Hoskins
Agustin Laredo
Carl Burg
Steve Fischer
Capetillo
Rick Perry
Texas
Goose Creek
Victoria Walker
Agustin Laredo III
Board of Trustees
Barbara Sultis
Interstate 10 East
City of Baytown marks 60th anniversary Jan 24
The City of Baytown will celebrate its 60th anniversary on January 24 2008 at City Hall 2401 Market Street beginning 5 p.m. The public is invited. Baytown began as Goose Creek Pelly and East Baytown formed separately before consolidating in 1947 and adopting the Baytown name after a 1948 charter referendum.
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Baytown
Market Street
Nathaniel Lynch
San Jacinto River
Buffalo Bayou
Lynchburg
William Scott
Stephen F. Austin
Ashbel Smith
Goose Creek
Pelly
East Baytown
Community Calendar Highlights Include Girl Scout Sign Up Party
The Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council host a sign up party at the Community Room in the old Mervyns wing of San Jacinto Mall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Experienced leaders will answer questions and accept registrations, contact 281-546-0964. The Goose Creek DAR and Major White Sons Revolution meet at Richard's Cajun Restaurant at 6 p.m., call 281-422-6604. Fibromaglia support group gathers at 1 p.m. in Anahuac Public Library, 202 Cummings Street.
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Girl Scouts of
San Jacinto
Lions Club Gives $500 Scholarships To Derek Girls
Lions Club president Judy Barrow awards $500 scholarships to Stephanie and Samantha Derrick from Baytown Lions. Scholarship nominations come from local high school seniors and winners are announced at the Tuesday Lions Club meeting. Also listed are youth bowling programs at Max Bowl East and church and community activities with contact numbers.
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Stephanie
Samantha Derrick
Baytown Lions
Judy Barrow
Lions Club
Today in History highlights and notable anniversaries
On January 19 dates mark events from Robert E. Lee's birthday in 1807 to Howard Hughes' aviation record in 1937 and the 1955 first televised presidential news conference. Other entries include Georgia’s secession in 1861, Ford's 1977 pardon act, and multiple political, cultural milestones through recent years.
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Robert E. Lee
Westmoreland County
James Watt
Scotland
Edgar Allan Poe
Boston
Georgia
Union
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Newark
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Carswell
Gerald Ford
Iva Toguri D’ Aquino
Japan
Atlanta
Gore
Clinton
Chicago
The
Hours
Bob Ney
Ohio
Associated Press
Baytown history notes pandemics and festivals
A historical roundup recounts 1950 disaster loan access for East Harris County rice farmers after hurricane damage, 1975 hospital annex transfer to San Jacinto Methodist, 2005 naming of Baytown May festival later renamed Baytown Longneck Wildlife Festival, and a year ago smoking ordinance restoration push by Baytown Citizens for Property Rights. The excerpts include quotations from Bertrand Russell and John 3:21.
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Harris County
Lillie Duke Hospital
Baytown
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Baytown Longneck
Sun invites photo submissions for possible publication
The Baytown Sun welcomes readers to submit photos for potential publication. Send digital images via email to david.bloombaytownsun.com or mail prints to 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520, or deliver them to Sun offices.
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the Sun
David
Bloom
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Anahuac Public Library
Cummings Street
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