Gated communities have a respectable place Nov 17, 2009
I wonder if Bartlam has ever considered the fact that some folks do not like the sound of boomboxes, motorcycles, trucks and skate boards in their neighborhoods, or the unexpected solicitor knocking on their door at 8 p.m. in the evening. Gated communities have a respectable place in society. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
The Quiet War Movie Aug 7, 2009
Outside of a few breaks of inside-the-movie music (rock music from boomboxes or video games), there is no mood-establishing music until the 1-hour, 2-minute mark -- a sensual eternity. Director Kathryn Bigelow never provides the viewer with the audio cues warning of impending crisis, leaving the viewer conditioned to expect disaster constantly. (Townhall.com)
Middle-class suicide Jul 29, 2009
What's really being said here is that the Republicans are offering upper middle-class white America a deal - reject Obama, stand true with us, and we'll guarantee that on you or your parents' next visit to the doctor in the suburban office park, Mom or Dad won't be distracted from their perusal of the waiting room's two-year-old National Geographics by the din of a single mother unsuccessfully trying to quiet her brood of, as Jim described Bart, "dazzling urbanites" each with their own blaring... (Asia Times Online)
Reducing Phantom Power Jun 24, 2009
Boomboxes, iPod docks and other stereo components can use a power strip as well. Anything that uses a remote control uses power to maintain a "ready state" to receive remote commands, so when possible prioritize these for power strip usage. (Suite101.com)
Sirius XM slated to launch iPhone app Jun 19, 2009
Home its, Antennas, Boomboxes, SIRIUS Radios and more. Featured. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
