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Advertising is an audio or visual form ___MASK44___ marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored , nonpersonal message to promote or sell a product , service or idea . Sponsors ___MASK44___ advertising are often businesses who wish to promote their products or services . Advertising is differentiated from public relations in that an advertiser usually pays for and has control over the message . It is differentiated from personal selling in that the message is nonpersonal , i . e ., not directed to a particular individual . Advertising is communicated through various mass media , including old media such as newspapers , magazines , Television , Radio , outdoor advertising or direct mail ; or new media such as search results , blogs , websites or text messages . The actual presentation ___MASK44___ the message in a medium is referred to as an advertisement or " ad ". Color ( American English ) or colour ( Commonwealth English ) is the characteristic ___MASK44___ human visual perception described through color " categories ", with names such as red , yellow , purple , or bronze . This perception ___MASK44___ color derives from the stimulation ___MASK44___ cone cells in the human eye by electromagnetic radiation in the spectrum ___MASK44___ light . Color categories and physical specifications ___MASK44___ color are associated with objects through the wavelength ___MASK44___ the light that is reflected from them . This reflection is governed by the object ' s physical properties such as light absorption , emission spectra , etc . Human trichromacy is the basis for all modern color spaces that assign colors numerical coordinates and associate corresponding distances between colors . Monochrome describes paintings , drawings , design , or photographs in one color or values ___MASK44___ one color . A monochromatic object or image reflects colors in shades ___MASK44___ limited colors or hues . Images using only shades ___MASK44___ grey ( with or without black or white ) are called grayscale or black - and - white . However , scientifically speaking , monochromatic light refers to visible light ___MASK44___ a narrow band ___MASK44___ wavelengths ( see spectral color ). An ion is an atom or a molecule in which the total number ___MASK44___ electrons is not equal to the total number ___MASK44___ protons , giving the atom or molecule a net positive or negative electrical charge . Ions can be created , by either chemical or physical means , via ionization . Blame it on Rio is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by ___MASK98___ Donen and written by Charlie Peters and Larry Gelbart , based on the 1977 French film , " Un moment d ' égarement ". Starring an ensemble cast led by Michael Caine , Joseph Bologna , Michelle Johnson , Valerie Harper , Demi Moore , and José Lewgoy , the film was nominated for a Razzie Award including Worst New Star for Johnson . CBS ( an initialism ___MASK44___ the network ' s former name , the Columbia Broadcasting System ) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property ___MASK44___ CBS Corporation . The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City ( at the CBS Broadcast ___MASK13___ ) and Los Angeles ( at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio ___MASK13___ ). Boyd Kestner ( born November 23 , 1964 ) is an American actor . Kestner starred in The Outsiders television series , and later became well known for his role as Alex Barth in the television ___MASK64___ Knots Landing . He also appeared in the 1997 Demi Moore film G . I . Jane and The Art ___MASK44___ Murder , a 1999 Lifetime movie . Entertainment is a form ___MASK44___ activity that holds the attention and interest ___MASK44___ an audience , or gives pleasure and delight . It can be an idea or a task , but is more likely to be one ___MASK44___ the activities or events that have developed over thousands ___MASK44___ years specifically for the purpose ___MASK44___ keeping an audience ' s attention . Although people ' s attention is held by different things , because individuals have different preferences in entertainment , most forms are recognisable and familiar . Storytelling , music , drama , dance , and different kinds ___MASK44___ performance exist in all cultures , were supported in royal courts , developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens . The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products . Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale , ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array ___MASK44___ pre - recorded products ; to a banquet adapted for two ; to any size or type ___MASK44___ party , with appropriate music and dance ; to performances intended for thousands ; and even for a global audience . A television program is a segment ___MASK44___ content intended for broadcast on over - the - air , cable television , or Internet television , other than a commercial , trailer , or any other segment ___MASK44___ content not serving as attraction for viewership . It may be a single production , or more commonly , a series ___MASK44___ related productions ( also called a television series or a television show ). Knots Landing is an American prime ___MASK50___ television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27 , 1979 , to May 13 , 1993 . A spin - off ___MASK44___ " Dallas ", it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb ___MASK44___ Los Angeles , and centered on the lives ___MASK44___ four married couples living in a cul - de - sac , Seaview Circle . By the ___MASK50___ ___MASK44___ its conclusion , " Knots Landing " had become one ___MASK44___ the longest - running primetime dramas on U . S . television after " Gunsmoke " and " Bonanza ". Bonanza is an NBC television western series that ran from 1959 to 1973 . Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes , " Bonanza " is NBC ' s longest - running western , and ranks overall as the second - longest - running western series on U . S . network television ( behind CBS ' s " Gunsmoke "), and within the top 10 longest - running , live - action American series . The show continues to air in syndication . The show is set around the 1860s and it centers on the wealthy ___MASK48___ family , who live in the area ___MASK44___ ___MASK80___ City , Nevada , bordering Lake Tahoe . The series stars Lorne Greene , Dan Blocker , Michael Landon , Pernell Roberts ( who left after six seasons ), and later David Canary and Mitch Vogel . The show is heavily laden with moral messages . A soap opera , soap , or soapie , is a serial ___MASK64___ on television or radio that examines the lives ___MASK44___ many characters , usually focusing on emotional relationships to the point ___MASK44___ melodrama . The term " soap opera " originated from such dramas being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past . Television or TV is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome ( black - and - white ), or in color , and in two or three dimensions and sound . It can refer to a television set , a television program (" TV show "), or the medium ___MASK44___ television transmission . Television is a mass medium , for entertainment , education , news , and advertising . General ___MASK19___ ( commonly abbreviated GH ) is an American daytime television medical ___MASK64___ . It is listed in " Guinness World Records " as the longest - running American soap opera in production and the third longest - running ___MASK64___ in television in American history after " Guiding Light " and " As the World Turns ." Concurrently , it is the world ' s third longest - running scripted ___MASK64___ series in production after British serials " The Archers " and " Coronation Street ", as well as the world ' s second - longest - running televised soap opera still in production . " General ___MASK19___ " premiered on the ABC television network on April 1 , 1963 . Same - day broadcasts as well as classic episodes were aired on SOAPnet from January 20 , 2000 , to December 31 , 2013 , following Disney - ABC ' s decision to discontinue the network . " General ___MASK19___ " is the longest - running serial produced in ___MASK8___ , and the longest - running entertainment program in ABC television history . It holds the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series , with 13 wins . NeWS ( Network extensible Window System ) is a discontinued windowing system developed by Sun Microsystems in the mid - 1980s . Originally known as " SunDew ", its primary authors were James Gosling and David S . H . ___MASK30___ . The NeWS interpreter was based on PostScript ( as was the later Display PostScript , although the two projects were otherwise unrelated ) extending it to allow interaction and multiple " contexts " to support windows . Like PostScript , NeWS could be used as a complete programming language , but unlike PostScript , NeWS could be used to make complete interactive programs with mouse support and a GUI . Demi Gene Guynes (; born November 11 , 1962 ), professionally known as Demi Moore , is an American actress , former songwriter , and model . Moore dropped out ___MASK44___ high school at age 16 to pursue an acting career , and appeared in the men ' s magazine " Oui " in 1981 . After making her film debut later that year , she appeared on the soap opera " General Hospital " and subsequently gained recognition for her work in " Blame It on Rio " ( 1984 ) and " St . Elmo ' s Fire " ( 1985 ). Her first film to become both a critical and commercial hit was " About Last Night ..." ( 1986 ), which established her as a Hollywood star . Prime ___MASK50___ is a current affairs programme airing on RTÉ One on Tuesday and Thursday nights ( following the ""). Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western ___MASK64___ series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston . The stories take place in and around ___MASK87___ , Kansas , during the settlement ___MASK44___ the American West . The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon , played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television . When aired in the UK , the television series was initially titled Gun Law , later reverting to " Gunsmoke ". A television set , more commonly called a television , TV , TV set , television receiver , or telly , is a device that combines a tuner , display , and loudspeakers for the purpose ___MASK44___ viewing television . Introduced in the late 1920s in mechanical form , television sets became a popular consumer product after World War II in electronic form , using cathode ray tubes . The addition ___MASK44___ color to broadcast television after 1953 further increased the popularity ___MASK44___ television sets in the 1960s , and an outdoor antenna became a common feature ___MASK44___ suburban homes . The ubiquitous television set became the display device for the first recorded media in the 1970s , such as Betamax , VHS and later DVD . It was also the display device for the first generation ___MASK44___ home computers ( e . g ., Timex Sinclair 1000 ) and video game consoles ( e . g ., Atari ) in the 1980s . In the 2010s flat panel television incorporating liquid - crystal displays , especially LED - backlit LCDs , largely replaced cathode ray tubes and other displays .