Ms. Hopkins, was one of the top liners singing Blues and Gospel and featured as a regular on Johnny Carson. Hopkins toured the world bringing her style of music to enthusiastic audiences.

Ms. Hopkins, born in New Orleans was discovered by gospel great Mahalia Jackson at age 11 and invited to join the Southern Harp Spiritual Singers in 1936, where she sang with the group until 1946.

Impressed by the style of Bessie Smith, Hopkins won critical acclaim for her rendition of Smith in the 1959 theatrical presentation of "Jazz Train".

Her one-woman show "Me and Bessie" was launched in Washington DC and later toured from Broadway to Los Angeles. By invitation of President Carter Linda sang at the Inaugural Ball.

Denny Smith, a longtime friend of Linda Hopkins, along with other musical greats and MPCI are developing a tribute to Ms. Hopkins. The "live" show will include on camera interviews with many of her past show co-stars, clips and songs performed by her with wonderful stories about the industry from Ms. Hopkins.

For more information, please contact John Cummings at 818.480.4001 ext. 101 at the Motion Picture Co.

The National Park Foundation and the Trust for Public Lands, with assistance and cooperation of the Friendship Foundation, Omega Psi Phi fraternaty,Central State University and the Ohio Historical Society have proclaimed the 56.65 acre property in Ohio for the monument.

MPCI congratulates the efforts of the supporters and the foresight of President Obama to create this monument for generations to comes. The monument, which will commemorate the struggles and achievements of Col. Young, as well as honor the historic Buffalo Soldiers is a lasting tribute to the accomplishments and dedication to our nation during racial struggles. This monument will serve to teach future generations what our Patriots did to preserve our freedoma for all people of the United States.

The movie development is part of the overall historical research and educational campaign on Col. Charles Young, who lead the famous Buffalo Soldiers. Young made a huge impact on race relations during the turn of the century as the first African-America commissioned US Army Colonel.

MPCI has engaged in the initial task of presenting this project to the financial community as well as broadcast network interest. Once, funding is secured MPCI will begin the pre-production process. No production schedule is confirm at this time. MPCI has begun the film adaptation and development. For more information on Col. Young please visit the web site by clicking here.

One product of interest is 'Heads-Up' Display glasses. Many gammers have casually used display glasses to enhance the experience while gaming.

Although, display wear is being touted as new to the world of production, they've been around for years.

MPCI was approached by a very skilled DP, Richard Palmer. Palmer asked if we would be interested in using a Heads-Up display system for live TV production events, hard lined to our cameras. It was a difficult sell to production companies renting our gear, because they didn't understand the usage, thinking it was another gimmick.

Our reasoning for getting excited and using these devices on cameras were to reduce our exposure to liability while shooting a project live or on stage. The camera operator could keep his head up looking forward while keeping the camera on a low shot without having to fine an image in the eye piece. They worked great! An operator had full control, without any concern about running into anything on stage.

The way they worked was a small monitor was visible in the left or right eye depending on the shooter. The hard line connected to the camera out port and when the operator was ready, turn the system on revealing the image from the lens. If the operator had to follow a subject, they positioned the camera (low or high) and just looked ahead able to see the entire frame. The glasses came with two photo sensitive interchangeable lens. It was the perfect fix for low or abstract shots, plus they looked cool!

Now, we'll see more "Heads-Up Displays" coming on the market and NAB will be a great place to check them out. MPCI doesn't sell these devices, but we endorse the functionality of the display. The fact that a camera operator can reduce the real possibility of falling, bumping into something, getting hurt or missing the shot is well worth money.

Our leader John Cummings will be attending NAB, so let us know if you'll be there so we can possibly meet up and 'talk tech trash'! Email Mr. Cummings at jcc@tmpci.com.

Currently, a team of engineers are working on the mechanics of the Channel, while another group is working to define what layer of content should be on the site for maximum marketability.

Consumers will be able to register as members and access the available content from their network connections to mobile devices or streamed to a connection on stationary television units. The expected launch date is currently set for October 2013.