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The Immigration Act of 1990, section 131, established the Diversity Visa (DV) program, which is also called the Visa Lottery program. The program’s stated goal was to bring individuals to the U.S. from nations that had been sending few immigrants in the past. The word “diversity” here refers not to race, but to country of origin. Every year, this program awards about 50,000 foreign nationals permanent residency in the U.S. based on pure luck. The U.S. is the only country in the world to actively recruit immigrants in such fashion. There are many problems with this program, including but not...

DLP(R) Products Continue Leadership in 1080p HDTV with the Introduction of a Slim LED HDTV Featuring Greater Than 100,000 to 1 Contrast Ratio Slim DLP HDTVs, Solid-State Illumination and New Imaging Innovations Take Center Stage at the DLP CES Booth LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- DLP(R) products from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) are demonstrating innovation leadership by showing the first HDTV with hang-on-the-wall slim design featuring solid-state LED illumination and full-HD 1080p resolution. This DLP HDTV demonstrates the flexibility and performance of DLP technology using advanced components to create an incredible high definition image on the screen. This...

South Korean authorities have charged five residents of Seoul, including a Korean-American businessman, with spying for North Korea. Prosecutors say the five took orders from Pyongyang, and funneled an abundant amount of information to North Korean spies, including some sensitive national intelligence. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. Friday's indictments followed an intensive two-month investigation of the five defendants, who were arrested in October. South Korean senior prosecutor Ahn Chang-ho announces result of spy scandal investigation, 8 Dec. 2006 South Korean senior prosecutor Ahn Chang-ho announces result of spy scandal investigation, 8 Dec. 2006 Senior South Korean prosecutor Ahn Chang-ho...

Due to copyright restrictions, the original of this article about DLP HDTVs cannot be posted or excerpted. Here's the link to the full article: http://tv.about.com/od/projectiontv/a/dlpintroduction.htm It's a great article about most of the details of Digital Light Processing (DLP) HDTVs and answers the question of whether they have burn-in. According to the article, they don't. It's a real problem with CRT HDTVs. The article also has so many useful links that you almost get a college education on DLP HDTV. Enjoy.

There are many reasons to buy an HDTV now. 1) Your team could be good this year. 2) There’s more stuff on high-definition TV than ever. 3) Prices are dropping. If you’re looking, here are some things you should know: DLP •Millions of tiny mirrors reflect light to produce a picture. You can recognize DLP (digital light processing) sets in the store: They’re the big, boxy televisions. LCD •Electrically charged liquid crystals untwist just enough to let the correct shade of light pass through. PLASMA •Bits of gas are ignited to produce light. FAQs Which is better, LCD or plasma?...

The wraps came off high-definition DVD players at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show, offering the final component to replicate the movie theater experience at home. And while a fierce DVD format war likely will delay the mass adoption of such devices, digital video is here to stay - the Consumer Electronics Association trade group estimates 25 million U.S. homes will have a high-def TV set by year's end. But big, expensive flat-panel sets aside, this year's gadget show offered plenty of smaller screens for video... Yahoo Inc., DirecTV, Starz Entertainment Group and Sony were also among the companies getting...

Please offer your expertise and research into the "State of the High Definition TV". Is plasma or LCD the way to go? I heard that most of the makers bring out new models in the April-May period next year. Will prices for 2005 models plunge then after New Year's? What manufacturers offer superior quality? Should one wait a year or two due to rapid change in technology? When will the technology advancement in HD TV slow? Best Buy has a 42 inch plasma from Panasonic for about $2900. What types of prices are you seeing out there for various size...