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THE BLAME GAME (giving back a token out of the little available)

Remember the woman with the jar of oil? The “blame game” is a virus-like anecdote that has evaded our thought pattern in an unimaginable way in this part of the world; everyone wants to blame someone for their misfortune, unfortunately only a handful prefers to take responsibility for his or her actions. This is quite prevalent among our leaders and is quietly creeping towards the general populace; we all blame the government for our woes.   It is not new that Nigeria is a place where nothing works and corruption thrives like pure water among our not so honorable leaders. Since the government and its cohorts have decided not to give a damn about its citizen why can’t we give a damn about ourselves; why can’t we support and learn to trust each other instead hostility prevails among us. We drape on the toga of selfishness hence we forget our neighbours and the less privileged among us. We craved for utopia while isolating ourselves but unfortunately no man thrives in isolation and ...

What is IMAX 3D

Finally the future is here… It is a landmark achievement in the motion picture industry and it’s a step further in the fight against piracy… It is the advent of IMAX 3D. It is a mind blowing experience in virtual reality and for cinema addicts; it is a world within a world. With IMAX 3D you can be part of the movie, with the aid of a special goggle you can find yourself within the magical walls of movie, It’s worth exploring… an experience to live for. Unfortunately, only few cinemas are equipped with the technology to screen an IMAX film. In 2008 when batman (Dark Night) was released, UK has only one IMAX screen. Another challenge with the IMAX technology is that it will take some time for people to get used to wearing goggle in a cinema and it might take a while to be able to produce the goggle on a large scale. On the other hand its advantages are worth exploring especially in the area of piracy. This innovation will step down piracy to a minimal since 90% of pirated films o...