The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition

Elder Scrolls: Morrowind Game Of The Year is one of the most detailed game worlds ever created. Morrowind sets a new standard in adventure, with its amazing graphics, in-depth gameplay and hundred of game paths! Delve into new, epic-sized dungeons and visit the Capital City of Mournhold and the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil Fight new creatures including bears and wolves, lich lords and goblins, ice minions and spriggans Direct the construction of a mining colony and face the threat of savage werewolves Become a werewolf and indulge your thirst for the hunt Great gameplay, an immersive storyline and incredible graphics -- all that you crave in a role-playing adventure has arrived!
Customer Review: A pretty good game.
When I first started playing this game, I said "No. This game sucks". But after giving it a shot and kept playing it, I learned that it is a pretty good game. There is a lot to explore and a lot of different armor and weapons to get. It's also neat how you can custimize your character however you want, like with fighting abilities, magic abilities, and so much more. Sure the graphics aren't the best, but it is still fun. This game does a really good job with just throwing you into a huge world, and leaving you feeling helpless at times wondering where the heck you are supposed to go, gives you a real lost feel to it.
Customer Review: Good, but not great.
I played Oblivion before I played this, and so I'm kind of spoiled on the graphical look and gameplay. However, sheer amount of player-made material makes this game very customizable. It also helps that that this will actually run well on my old laptop. :D

Thailand is an amazing place to live. The friendly people, delicious food and beautiful scenery are just a few reasons to live here. However, the culture is very different from what most westerners are familiar with. Below is a list to help you determine if some of the more curious Thai cultural oddities have rubbed off on you.

You see an elephant in the street and don't think "Oh wow! An elephant!" but instead complain about how it's slowing down traffic.

You wake up in the morning with a hankering for rice and noodles, not eggs and toast.

You think that riding your motorcycle the wrong way down one-way streets, running red lights and riding on the wrong side of the road are perfectly normal.

You think that Singha and Chang are actually pretty decent beers.

You see a family of four and their dog riding together on a single motorcycle and you only wonder what they ate for dinner.

You wear sweaters and sweatshirts despite the steaming hot weather.

You are deeply concerned when your favorite rice dish goes up in price by $0.15 to a staggering $0.60.

The language actually starts to make a little sense.

You have no problems eating raw pig organs mixed with pig blood and spices.

10 year olds riding motorcycles in the streets do not faze you.

You think Sangsom and Mekong are actually pretty decent whiskeys.

You haven't cooked a meal in months, besides what can be made with a hot water maker.

You find that some of the Thai music is actually pretty decent.

Shaking somebody's hand feels weird.

You can ride a motorcycle with 10 grocery bags, a bookshelf and a hot pizza box strapped to it.

You ask for every meal extra spicy.

You put spicy fish sauce on everything.

About The Author

Tom Bak is a professional software developer with over ten years of programming experience on diverse projects, including seven years of videogame experience with numerous published console game titles. He is currently working on a free word game and an online word puzzle.

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NYKO TECHNOLOGIES 80650 Airflow Ex Pc Game Controller

Nyko has just extended its range of PC controllers with the Air Flo EX for PC. Like its predecessor, the Air Flo PC, it is a perfect blend of comfort, convenience, and precision. And here's the kicker - now you get powerful driver software that allows you to create multiple custom button configurations. PLUS you can use the controller to emulate keyboard and mouse functions, allowing you to use the Air Flo EX with all games, even titles that are not game pad compatible. And unique Air Flo technology keeps your hands cool and dry, so you can play as long as you want with ease.
Customer Review: A Good Computer Controller for a Good Price
I was surprised to get a controller I enjoyed for a decent price. I have had this for over a year and have not experienced any trouble with it. The buttons are customizable, and some games will automatically set the game controller with the controls if it's installed and plugged in. With several extra buttons and 2 joysticks, I would recommend this to anyone who is tired of the keyboard and wants the game to feel real.
Customer Review: different
works ok. the airflow is nice, but noisy. the unit seems kind of bulky.

Model: Solar Functional Energy Cycle of Business

The recent recession of 2008 that engulfed so many economies in the world is gradually moving toward depression in some countries. Japan is already moving towards long contraction. There is doubt in everyone's mind whether an economist or a common man about 'How long will this recession last and which countries are going to have severe impact'? This question will be answered by the 'Kantian Energy Cycle C/T-A-R. Kantian Energy cycle is determined by the solar functional energy 'C', which is a derivative of solar rays transformed by T-A-R energy components.

'Solar functional Energy' and its principal components 'T-A-R' will be able to analyze and explain these downward trends of the past and that is present today. They can be used to predict the forthcoming economic trends in the future. You will surprise to know that the basic structure of T-A-R components present today in 2008 and the following strategic years is very much like the TAR structure present in 1873 and 1929. 1929 structure of T-A-R is closer to that of 2008. The intensity of T-A-R is likely to be wilder in later parts of 2009 onward to create as much worse an economic downturn as that was in 1929 great depression. But this time the focal point is more towards the Japanese economy than USA.

In Japan the asset price bubbles had last started in1986 and lasted till 1990 when the bubble had burst. The economy of Japan remained in long drawn depression till 2002/03 when the stocks and asset prices bottomed out. It is virtually from this period only asset prices in many countries took an aggressive upward move.

How do T-A-R basics and solar functional Energy analyze and explain the price and market movement is given below but for this you have to briefly understand about this Solar energy profile and TAR network.

T-A-R is a composite energy module having electrical components of positive charges ('A') referred to as Proton and negative charges('T') referred to as Electron that transform sunrays on the way to earth into electrical energy. After the conversion sunrays becomes source of 'solar functional energy' termed as 'C' that establishes a functional relationship with earth and its resources to turn these into economic produce or wealth by taking human help through activating the brain software in human beings. You may not agree to or may dispute this theory but a patient glance and analytical watch on the following case studies will surprise you to accept this. The only condition is to shed any preconception and ego.

The biggest operational constraint faced by this Solar Functional Energy is the presence of dark energy 'R' that is potent enough to corrupt its functionality at the right level. Whenever 'R' intercepts the focus of solar functional energy or its components 'T' or 'A' on earth it makes it/ them non-functional or weakly functional. 'T' and 'A' move clockwise and focus earth. 'R' intercepts them by moving anticlockwise. They do this in a way to converge and diverge at certain intervals and thereby create cyclical energy contents and capsules of various potencies that ultimately affects the economies and their operational levels.

The most potent T-A-R positioning is when 'T' and 'A' are converging to and 'R' is just diverging as in 1922 when the American stock market went on rampaging till the great depression started or in 1960s when US economies boomed for years.

The weakest T-A-R positioning is when 'T' and 'R' are converging with focus on power points and 'A' is just diverging from their module. This has occurred in 1929 (the sample is furnished in the following paragraph)

The following charts will exhibit these permutation and combinations along with the solar divisions of earth in C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8.C9, C91 C92 and C93. Our earth is divides in 12 parts of 30 degree the base point being Greenwich at 0⁰ East and West as follows:

Focus on Japan in 2008 on T-A-R scale

-----------------------------------------Japan(C5)

C9 - C91 - C92 - C93 - C1 - C2 - C3 - C4 - C5 - C6 - C7 - C8

A -- R.7 -- R ---------------------------------- T

------------------------------ T-3C ------- R ---- T+2C

Japan, the world's second biggest economy, has officially fallen into an economic recession. The nation's export business continues to crumble against the rising Yen and the Japanese economy is set for its longest ever contraction. Focus of 'T' on C5 the economic zone of Japan and the power point always makes this country vulnerable and let yen appreciate against dollar and other currencies. This is repeated in the year 2007 when 'T' had its first focus on C5 in August. R92 also had its focus on C5 along with. Both together had their negative focus on C2 in the month of May-June. This joint focus on C2 did not damage the economies that should have if A8 would not have the simultaneous focus on C2. In 2008 when A8 had its focus shifted to C9 T+6R module became aggressive and at R+C in March 2008 it had it had its first impact on many economy and its spiraling prices. Gold and crude oil prices had relented for the first time. From July-August the crisis set firmly.

The island's Gross Domestic Product - the entire value of one nation's products and services - made an unexpected drop of 0.5 in the quarter July-September. There was downfall in the first quarter from April-June. A recession is defined by two successive quarterly GDP drops for a nation or continent. On annualized basis it was 1.8% shrink. Japan's export dependent economy was also hit by sluggish overseas shipments as the global financial crisis hit international trade. The latest snapshot of the Japanese economy was even worse than the forecast for a contraction of about 0.2% quarter on quarter made earlier by some analysts. The government said the economy shrank a revised 1.0% in the second quarter, which was also slightly worse than it was thought previously. Many companies have started undercutting employments. Sony corp. is about to cut 8000 of jobs. Signs of the nation's economic decline can be seen in Sony's profit outlook cut of 57%, and in the Japanese software market to have 21 percent drop from last year. Perhaps the biggest danger for Japan's videogame market was the news that the nation saw its volume of business investments drop 1.7 percent from the previous quarter.

The nation now joins a growing list of major countries that have posted successive GDP losses, such as Germany, Italy, Spain and Ireland. A report last week suggested that USA is likely to officially enter a recession soon.

USA will be facing worst type of deflationary situation. Many other economies will also be running similar situation. R9 that is also the power point of USA will have the focus of 'R' in 2010 will again erupt the worsening situation for USA. T-A-R structure in 2008-2016 is presented below for a deep study and analysis.

TAR components in 2007 and 2008 as shown below is T5 (Japan) R92 focusing on Japan with R+180 degree focus. This module is called T+6R that have the capacity to cause severe downfall in Japan not for single year but for years together. This module got activated in February-March 2008 and its long term impact is to relax only in 2016 when Japan economic zone is to get a joint focus of R+A. This is the first phase of the depression for Japan.

The focus of 'T' on C5 in 2007 and 2008 is damaging for Japan. T+6R formed by T5 and R92 are a negative module to restrict growth in Japan. 'A' is not in the module of T+6R and this is moving away from 'T' that provides the electron charges to the proton 'A' to make it productive for economic development and growth. This divergence further aggravates the situation to take this country to the quagmire of depression for long.

K.M PANDIT is an honors graduate in economics and possesses a certificate in marketing management. He remained engaged as professional managers in reputed organizations for about 25 years. He also took up job of academic writing in Research-Academia USA in which he helped students in writing their project works in Economics and marketing management.

His interest in business cycle was aroused in 1996 when he witnessed many ups and downs in global economy especially in Japan. He became very serious about finding the reason for this. He studied the problems deeply and later opened 'Center of Business Intelligence & Forecasting in Kolkata to have professional study on the subject. His study encompasses stock market, commodity market metal markets including gold and silver to learn the system in trends. This book will be centric to gold to highlight the fundamental theory of Solar Functional Energy and TAR econometrics to answer about the most intricate question of why and how the cycle of growth and decline starts. He became member of Kitco gold forum to contribute his forecasts about gold market trends. He contributed his basic theory to his blog to let people and investors know about the new theory of forecasting. There was massive flow of comments on his writings with reservations and doubts but when his forecasts came true letters of appreciation followed. He published his first e book on 'Solar Functional Energy' He plans his next book on full theory on ' Kantian Energy Cycle of Business' that can answer all the pertinent and mind boggling problems of business cycles.

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Polar Games 2

Play golf and pool with polar bears in Polar Games 2. From the tropics to the poles, Polar Golfer Pineapple Cup and Polar Pool promise hilarious good times in the latest installment of Polar Games. Reunite with your Polar Games friends to stroll and shoot down tropical fairways in Polar Golfer Pineapple Cup: ocean hazards, erupting volcanoes and brand new comical characters make Pineapple Cup a hole in one. Swing away with one paw and improve your score with power rings that keep you sailing over scorching lava rock. Grab your favorite Hawaiian shirt and head for the green in Pineapple Cup. Take off your lei and travel down to the arctic in Polar Pool, a billiards game played only the way an inner-tubing polar bear can play. Send your bear sliding across the icy billiards table to slam balls into pockets in 8-ball, 9-ball and Power Pool. Play in single or multiplayer mode to unlock new characters and pool tables during play. Chalk up your cue and prepare for Polar Pool billiards like you've never seen them played.


Customer Review: Polar Games 2 is great fun
We have the first Polar Games DVD, so thought this would be fun, too. It's even better! Great challenges and visuals.
Customer Review: Great Fun!!
I'm not a big game person but this is fun & addictive. I bought it for my husband but I've gotten more use out of it than he has. The graphics are great!

Nintendo Wii still sells like warm bread from the oven and it'll still be fun in 2009. Why is it still so difficult to find in some places?

That is just it - some places - it's not quite as difficult anymore to buy the Wii as it once was. In the UK for example, the store Argos have the console in stock just about 100% of the time now, but of course it's not like that everywhere.

Wii's main competitor, the Sony PS3, is still getting slaughtered in terms of sales. Wii Mario Kart and Wii Fit both sold incredibly well on release and continue to do so, with the Wii Fit selling out the whole of the stock sent to the US by Nintendo in the very first few days. Wii supplies in the UK are particularly short at Christmas due to the rush of parents who promised their kids one only to discover that they can't find one anywhere. Buy it summertime instead.

This console sells so well possibly because the Wii Sports in particular is a good way to lose weight and remains just as much fun now as it did when it was first released, if not more. There is another factor which makes this console unique and attractive for non-gamers - getting fit. Wii Fit's Balance Board works kind of like two scales fused together, which, as its designers found, makes it instantly more fun than just one. And boy, can you work out on it.

The audience is expanding even more as Wii sales are nearly double that of the PS3's. My guess is that Nintendo did not anticipate how quickly their latest console would be adopted by people outside of it's normal market. I think it is selling so well not just because of the "hard to get" principal, but also because it has opened up a much larger market for video games. We're witnessing a substantial change in the videogame marketplace with the Wii, one that even Nintendo couldn't predict and it remains a unique system that appeals to many non traditional gamers.

Maybe a Wii2 is on the way. Who knows eh?

John Milligan.

http://www.computer-games-store.co.uk

An excellent resource for all those consoles and games you've ever wanted, including the Nintendo Wii, Wii Fit, ps3, xbox 360 and Ipod Nano 8GB and lots more. No searching all over the web for different bargains. There's loads of choice here with all the top sellers and best prices. You certainly will not be disappointed.

So, if you're hungry for that bargain console, game or accessory, then go to the website, have a good browse and enjoy your shopping experience.

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Fc Twin Video Game System

FC twin system include the system -av cable ac adapter and 2 controllers that allows you to play nintendo and super nintendo games
Customer Review: Love it
I bought this for my parents for x-mas. They love it. Very well shipped no problems what so ever. Thak you I would buy from this seller in the near future again.
Customer Review: recommend
I would recomend this system to any adult or child that would like to remember old time with the old nes system. With this system you could play old nes and super nintendo games. The sound and grafic are ok. You could not find a system as good as this. Shipping was fast and system is original.

What if I showed you how you can make $2000 per month, just by playing games?
Don't believe me? By the end of this article your perspective on work will have completely changed. Why? Because you'll have learned that you don't need some run of the mill job to make a living. And you'll have greater insight into how you can slowly accumulate wealth as a video game tester by doing what you love. At the end of this article, I provide a link that will get you started right away. In the meantime, read on to learn more about this fantastic money-maker!

In today's world it is important to choose a career that generates enough money to enjoy the best things in life. There are so many career options like law, medicine, accounting and other business ventures. If you're looking for an unconventional career then I suggest you find one that keeps your interest and sparks your passion. After all, most people find the greatest success in a career that they enjoy. Did you know one could get a job by playing or creating video games? There are many different types of careers available for the people who have an interest in this field.

Programming

According to my opinion, video game programmers are the core operating employees of this industry. These programmers create the necessary codes for the proper game operations. The programming part is not always easy. Sometimes it is a challenging job to do. It sometimes involves complex functions and troubleshooting that make the job demanding in terms of your patience and dedication. A person who has a talent in mathematics as well as analytical knowledge is always a fit in this field.

Video Game Tester

From my personal experience I can say that video game testing is a career where one can get paid bucket-loads of cash for playing unreleased games. The employees responsibility is to play beta games, as a general user does, and sees if there is anything wrong with the gameplay. As a newbie in this industry one can start as a video game tester. Its a terrific way to get your foot in the door. As a video game tester one needs to have passion for games and some relevant educational background as well (knowledge of the Windows Operating System etc.).

Animator

Being an Animator is another exciting career option in the videogame industry. Animators give a real life touch to games. After the process of programming & testing, the animators do their job to make the games more interesting. Basically animation is nothing but real life acting by the game characters. The basic demand of this job is to create characters that will be seen by the gamers around the world. One opting for this career should preferrably have a degree in animation.

Sound Designer

The responsibility of Sound designer is to create music and sound effect for the video games. Game Music is either done digitally or by true instruments. As the demand of video games increases, the style of game audio is also increasing. Nowadays the sound designers want to create the appropriate sounds required for a particular game. Thus the job has become a creative experimentation.

If somebody wants to be a successful sound designer then firstly the person must have a keen interest in sound and music. Secondly the person must have the right knowledge about recording technology and last but not the least the person must be familiar with upcoming trends in game music. A good video game degree can help a person to build up the above mentioned talents.

Game Designer

The job responsibility of a video game designer is to create the experience while playing a game. They make sure that games are fun to play with. They design the game from beginners level to advance level, like they handle the core mechanism of a game. A good designer should possess enjoyment in games, with knowledge of programming and artistic skills.

As a video game testing professional I can say that this industry has release a passion in me for my work and I have truly found happiness in my career.

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Sally's Salon [Game Download]

A lot of beauty fads and diet crazes have come and gone, but weight and skin problems are still here. Although these trends can help you lose a little weight or attain flawlessly beautiful legs for a year or two, your troubles will most likely come back if you do not make it a habit to take care of your body and skin. If you want to permanently lose weight, maintain an acne-free skin, and banish cellulite, you have to follow these eight habits for long-lasting beauty.

1. Get Ample Sleep

Many people sacrifice sleep in order to watch a movie, spend time with friends, do extra work, or just extend leisure hours. Since sleep is very important not only for maintaining your youth and beauty, but also in preventing a lot of diseases; it is a good habit to consider your priorities when it comes to weighing the reasons why you have to cut your sleep hours. If you just need to wait for your favorite program or extend your videogame playtime, then they are not worth skipping sleep for. If you fail to sleep soundly the night before, you can always take a 20-minute nap during the day to help you get through your day.

2. Drink Up

Water is crucial in many bodily functions so it is imperative that you drink not less than 8 glasses a day. Although soups and other beverages are also considered as fluids and can replace water, it is still wiser to choose water over other types of beverages because water does not contain calories, sugar or sodium.

3. Plan Your Meals For The Week

If you want to minimize eating out or having unhealthy food delivered to your house or place of work, it would be wise to take time in planning your meals for a week in advance. Meals planned ahead usually are healthier because you had time to think about them and consider their impact on your waist or skin.

4. Mind The Sugar

If there is one taste that all people from around the world truly love, it is sweet taste. However, most foods that are sweet contain high amounts of sugar, which is dangerous if taken in large amounts. Know that eating food that have high concentration of sugar can trigger obesity, metabolic diseases, diabetes and many other illnesses.

5. Quit Smoking

Studies have shown that cigarette smoking can make you look and feel several years older than your real age. Furthermore, dangerous respiratory diseases have also been linked to smoking. If you want to maintain your healthy and beautiful skin, you should stay away from this bad habit for good.

6. Have A Healthy Snack Ready

A lot of people have hunger pangs about two to three hours after eating their main meals, such as lunch or breakfast. In times like these, it is ideal to have a healthy snack ready so that you will not be tempted to grab a chocolate bar from the vending machine or order a burger with fries from a fast food chain. Nuts, apples, celery sticks, light cheese strings are some examples of healthy snacks.

7. Fit In Exercise In Your Busy Schedule

Being busy and having a tight schedule is not an excuse for skipping exercise. You need exercise to boost circulation and tone your body. If you want to be fit and healthy, you ought to undergo cardiovascular exercises and weight training. Exercise is also important in preventing the formation of cellulite on your thighs, legs, arms and tummy.

8. Moisturize Your Skin

Another important habit that should come naturally to you is putting on moisturizing creams on your face, neck and body. For the face and neck, you have to choose moisturizers that prevent wrinkles and other blemishes. On your hands and feet, find lotions that contain Aloe for smoother skin.

If you have cellulite problems, you should use an anti-cellulite lotion that does not only reduce the appearance of cellulite, but also helps keep your skin smooth and silky. One anti-cellulite product that can do that is Celrase.

If you are interested to know more about Celrase, visit http://www.celrase.com

Janet Martin is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and published author. Many of her insightful articles can be found at the premiere online news magazine http://www.thearticleinsiders.com

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Transformers the Game

Control the outcome in the battle for Earth this summer with Transformers, the official game of the blockbuster film. Protect the earth as Autobots or destroy it as Decepticons as you lead the Transformers in the epic battle for control of planet Earth! Make a choice: Protect Earth as Autobots or destroy it as Decepticons. With dual campaigns, the fate of the world is in your hands.
Customer Review: AVOID! DO NOT BUY!
What a horrible game..the camera is the worst I have ever seen. It focuses on you instead of what's in front of you. It is my opinion that whoever designed the game should be drawn and quartered. I was dizzy after playing for 10 minutes. There is no way to change the angle either..only to spin the camera faster or slower as you fight. You can do a reset with the minus button, but that lasts 2 seconds. You can also fight with just the nunchuck and hold the remote still..that helps to a degree, but you will eventually get frustrated and want to eject the disc and snap it in 2! Activision is on my poop list. DO NOT BUY!
Customer Review: Ugh...
The camera is TERRIBLE. The missions are repetitive. Combat becomes almost entirely melee, which sucks. Each character is way to alike on the Autobot side. Has a high requirement for Wii Remote motion, in other words, it isn't responsive. Badly adapted to the movie.

Model: Solar Functional Energy Cycle of Business

The recent recession of 2008 that engulfed so many economies in the world is gradually moving toward depression in some countries. Japan is already moving towards long contraction. There is doubt in everyone's mind whether an economist or a common man about 'How long will this recession last and which countries are going to have severe impact'? This question will be answered by the 'Kantian Energy Cycle C/T-A-R. Kantian Energy cycle is determined by the solar functional energy 'C', which is a derivative of solar rays transformed by T-A-R energy components.

'Solar functional Energy' and its principal components 'T-A-R' will be able to analyze and explain these downward trends of the past and that is present today. They can be used to predict the forthcoming economic trends in the future. You will surprise to know that the basic structure of T-A-R components present today in 2008 and the following strategic years is very much like the TAR structure present in 1873 and 1929. 1929 structure of T-A-R is closer to that of 2008. The intensity of T-A-R is likely to be wilder in later parts of 2009 onward to create as much worse an economic downturn as that was in 1929 great depression. But this time the focal point is more towards the Japanese economy than USA.

In Japan the asset price bubbles had last started in1986 and lasted till 1990 when the bubble had burst. The economy of Japan remained in long drawn depression till 2002/03 when the stocks and asset prices bottomed out. It is virtually from this period only asset prices in many countries took an aggressive upward move.

How do T-A-R basics and solar functional Energy analyze and explain the price and market movement is given below but for this you have to briefly understand about this Solar energy profile and TAR network.

T-A-R is a composite energy module having electrical components of positive charges ('A') referred to as Proton and negative charges('T') referred to as Electron that transform sunrays on the way to earth into electrical energy. After the conversion sunrays becomes source of 'solar functional energy' termed as 'C' that establishes a functional relationship with earth and its resources to turn these into economic produce or wealth by taking human help through activating the brain software in human beings. You may not agree to or may dispute this theory but a patient glance and analytical watch on the following case studies will surprise you to accept this. The only condition is to shed any preconception and ego.

The biggest operational constraint faced by this Solar Functional Energy is the presence of dark energy 'R' that is potent enough to corrupt its functionality at the right level. Whenever 'R' intercepts the focus of solar functional energy or its components 'T' or 'A' on earth it makes it/ them non-functional or weakly functional. 'T' and 'A' move clockwise and focus earth. 'R' intercepts them by moving anticlockwise. They do this in a way to converge and diverge at certain intervals and thereby create cyclical energy contents and capsules of various potencies that ultimately affects the economies and their operational levels.

The most potent T-A-R positioning is when 'T' and 'A' are converging to and 'R' is just diverging as in 1922 when the American stock market went on rampaging till the great depression started or in 1960s when US economies boomed for years.

The weakest T-A-R positioning is when 'T' and 'R' are converging with focus on power points and 'A' is just diverging from their module. This has occurred in 1929 (the sample is furnished in the following paragraph)

The following charts will exhibit these permutation and combinations along with the solar divisions of earth in C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8.C9, C91 C92 and C93. Our earth is divides in 12 parts of 30 degree the base point being Greenwich at 0⁰ East and West as follows:

Focus on Japan in 2008 on T-A-R scale

-----------------------------------------Japan(C5)

C9 - C91 - C92 - C93 - C1 - C2 - C3 - C4 - C5 - C6 - C7 - C8

A -- R.7 -- R ---------------------------------- T

------------------------------ T-3C ------- R ---- T+2C

Japan, the world's second biggest economy, has officially fallen into an economic recession. The nation's export business continues to crumble against the rising Yen and the Japanese economy is set for its longest ever contraction. Focus of 'T' on C5 the economic zone of Japan and the power point always makes this country vulnerable and let yen appreciate against dollar and other currencies. This is repeated in the year 2007 when 'T' had its first focus on C5 in August. R92 also had its focus on C5 along with. Both together had their negative focus on C2 in the month of May-June. This joint focus on C2 did not damage the economies that should have if A8 would not have the simultaneous focus on C2. In 2008 when A8 had its focus shifted to C9 T+6R module became aggressive and at R+C in March 2008 it had it had its first impact on many economy and its spiraling prices. Gold and crude oil prices had relented for the first time. From July-August the crisis set firmly.

The island's Gross Domestic Product - the entire value of one nation's products and services - made an unexpected drop of 0.5 in the quarter July-September. There was downfall in the first quarter from April-June. A recession is defined by two successive quarterly GDP drops for a nation or continent. On annualized basis it was 1.8% shrink. Japan's export dependent economy was also hit by sluggish overseas shipments as the global financial crisis hit international trade. The latest snapshot of the Japanese economy was even worse than the forecast for a contraction of about 0.2% quarter on quarter made earlier by some analysts. The government said the economy shrank a revised 1.0% in the second quarter, which was also slightly worse than it was thought previously. Many companies have started undercutting employments. Sony corp. is about to cut 8000 of jobs. Signs of the nation's economic decline can be seen in Sony's profit outlook cut of 57%, and in the Japanese software market to have 21 percent drop from last year. Perhaps the biggest danger for Japan's videogame market was the news that the nation saw its volume of business investments drop 1.7 percent from the previous quarter.

The nation now joins a growing list of major countries that have posted successive GDP losses, such as Germany, Italy, Spain and Ireland. A report last week suggested that USA is likely to officially enter a recession soon.

USA will be facing worst type of deflationary situation. Many other economies will also be running similar situation. R9 that is also the power point of USA will have the focus of 'R' in 2010 will again erupt the worsening situation for USA. T-A-R structure in 2008-2016 is presented below for a deep study and analysis.

TAR components in 2007 and 2008 as shown below is T5 (Japan) R92 focusing on Japan with R+180 degree focus. This module is called T+6R that have the capacity to cause severe downfall in Japan not for single year but for years together. This module got activated in February-March 2008 and its long term impact is to relax only in 2016 when Japan economic zone is to get a joint focus of R+A. This is the first phase of the depression for Japan.

The focus of 'T' on C5 in 2007 and 2008 is damaging for Japan. T+6R formed by T5 and R92 are a negative module to restrict growth in Japan. 'A' is not in the module of T+6R and this is moving away from 'T' that provides the electron charges to the proton 'A' to make it productive for economic development and growth. This divergence further aggravates the situation to take this country to the quagmire of depression for long.

K.M PANDIT is an honors graduate in economics and possesses a certificate in marketing management. He remained engaged as professional managers in reputed organizations for about 25 years. He also took up job of academic writing in Research-Academia USA in which he helped students in writing their project works in Economics and marketing management.

His interest in business cycle was aroused in 1996 when he witnessed many ups and downs in global economy especially in Japan. He became very serious about finding the reason for this. He studied the problems deeply and later opened 'Center of Business Intelligence & Forecasting in Kolkata to have professional study on the subject. His study encompasses stock market, commodity market metal markets including gold and silver to learn the system in trends. This book will be centric to gold to highlight the fundamental theory of Solar Functional Energy and TAR econometrics to answer about the most intricate question of why and how the cycle of growth and decline starts. He became member of Kitco gold forum to contribute his forecasts about gold market trends. He contributed his basic theory to his blog to let people and investors know about the new theory of forecasting. There was massive flow of comments on his writings with reservations and doubts but when his forecasts came true letters of appreciation followed. He published his first e book on 'Solar Functional Energy' He plans his next book on full theory on ' Kantian Energy Cycle of Business' that can answer all the pertinent and mind boggling problems of business cycles.

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Xbox 360 Elite Console 120GB with 2 Bonus Games

Xbox 360 sets a new pace for digital entertainment. More than just a cutting-edge game system, Xbox 360 also integrates high-definition video, DVD movie playback, digital music, photos, and online connectivity into one sleek, small tower. Under the Hood Xbox 360, shown with wireless controller, is a sleek, customizable gaming and entertainment system Xbox 360 is much smaller than its predecessor--it measures approximately 3.3 by 12.2 by 10.2 inches and weighs 7.7 lbs. It's powered by custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU with three symmetrical cores each running at 3.2 GHz. It also carries a custom ATI graphics processor 10 MB of embedded DRAM. This is powerful enough to draw 500 million triangles per second. In other words, it makes for great looking games in standard TV definition, and even better thanks to built-in support for HDTV 1080i televisions. It also supports the widescreen 16:9 format. The unit has a 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM drive, which plays both the game media and progressive-scan DVD movies right out of the box. For game-save and media storage this console package includes a 120GB hard drive. Along with storing files, the hard drive will make the Xbox 360 backward-compatible with part of the existing Xbox game library. Control your Gameplay Xbox 360 uses a refined button layout for its controllers. Back and Start buttons sit at the center of the controller and between them is a new Xbox Guide button, which instantly takes the user to the Xbox 360 user interface. From there, they can check for friends online, access personal digital content like photos and songs, and more. The black and white buttons of the first Xbox controllers have been replaced with new shoulder buttons placed above the left and right triggers. Xbox 360 can accommodate up to four wireless controllers and has three USB 2.0 slots to use for wired controllers or for streaming your digital media from digital cameras, MP3 players, and any Windows XP-based PC. Microsoft has also created a video-conferencing camera, sold separately, that will work with the system. Xbox 360 shown with the ultimate gaming package The Media Experience All Xbox 360 titles can be played in either standard or high-definition resolution in 16:9 widescreen, with anti-aliasing for smoother graphics. Game designers will be able to take advantage of the system's multi-channel surround sound. The Xbox 360's digital media allows users to supplement any game's music from tracks in their own personal library. Go Live A built-in Ethernet port allows users to connect their system to a broadband connection for access to the new Xbox Live Silver. The included service lets anyone create a Gamertag and gamer card to express your online identity, chat live with voice chat, and connect to the Xbox Live Marketplace to buy expansions, maps, and other digital items for your games. The subscription service Xbox Live Gold adds to that online competition, game stats, and video chat/messaging. The separately sold wireless adapter supports the common 802.11a, -b, and -g standards. What's in the Box? Xbox 360 Elite console (black) 120GB hard drive Wireless Controller (black) Xbox Live Headset (black) HDMI port HDMI cable Xbox Live Silver membership One-month subscription to Xbox Live Gold LEGO Indiana Jones Game Kung Fu Panda Game

Customer Review: Don't waste your money
This system is not worth the money. While it worked fine for a year, just after it went out of warranty, it died and Xbox offered me no other option but to fix it at full price. Not supprised after this that it happened since it was a Microsoft product. Have to spend a quarter of the original purchase price in order to fix it after a year. Could spend the same amount of money and get a PS3 that actually works and doesn't break after a year. Also, at least with the PS3, you don't have to pay for online service every month and gives better graphics. This system costs you more in the longrun than the PS3, so stay away from the Xbox 360.
Customer Review: Here is my little ditty regarding Microsoft's "World Class Service".
To whom it my concern: My original console, serial number (004194371107), was sent for repair and was in flawless condition, other than the "Three Red Light" problem. The replacement console, serial number (010497771207), was sent to me in a condition that was not what I expected: "Upon receiving the 360 after MS "repaired" the RRoD problem it wobbled front-to-back and left-to-right severely. In addition the power supply port was not aligned with the case opening. I contacted MS customer support and shipped the console back in order to correct those problems. The console was shipped back to me with the exact same problems. Contacted MS customer support and sent the console in a third time to correct the previously mentioned problems. Once again, the console was shipped to me with additional problems. This time it had a missing USB cover and a slight wobble; I was going to live with the wobble till I saw the missing USB cover. Sent the console in again to correct the missing USB cover problem and received it back, once again, with a missing USB cover". I would respectfully like to ask for a replacement console, excluding serial number (010497771207), that is in the same condition that my original console was in, which was flawless. Sincerely, Wade This has been an ongoing problem since December, over two months and counting. Microsoft's short sightedness will affect their bottom line in the future. I have three kids, all boys, and we currently have two Live accounts and planed on purchasing two additional accounts-my second oldest kid was promised a live account for his B-Day. My two oldest kids have Zune's and I was planning to purchase one in the near future. That's all changed since dealing with MS Xbox customer support...at this point I'm contemplating the closing of all Live accounts and not purchasing Xbox/Zune "anything" in the future. In addition, I might sell all of my "360" hardware and software and switch to Linux or nurse my XP OS as longs as I can. Again, the problems MS faces are with its future. My three boys' will grow up without any MS products in their home and will hear of the horror stories related in dealing with MS products and the related MS customer service.

The popular auction site, eBay.com, attracts more buyers than any other website on the Internet today. That is why it is one of the best ways to make money online. There are many sellers competing on the site., and that is why finding the most popular products to sell on eBay and making them available to buyers is the best way to maximize profits.

You can buy just about anything on eBay, but you don't want to sell just anything there. The reason is that if you sell items that are not popular with buyers, your auctions will often end without selling, and you will end up with more fees than sales.

Of all the sellers who sell on the site, those who sell popular products in hot, lucrative niches are usually the sellers who make the most money. They know what to sell, where to get the products, and they know how to get them sold.

Finding popular products to sell on eBay is one of the most important elements for successful sellers. So what are the most popular products selling on eBay? They are not constant but are always changing because buyer trends are always changing. However, there are some things that are fairly constant when it comes to buying trends. One thing is that consumers are always interested in the latest electronic products, especially those that make their lives easier. This is why new cell phones such as the iPhone are always popular.

Other products that are popular with buyers are those that are entertaining. That is why the latest videogame system is always popular with buyers. There are other hot, lucrative niches that are popular with eBay buyers, such as name brand clothing, name brand accessories, and collectibles. Wise sellers are always busy looking for and finding the most popular products to sell on eBay, because these are the products that sell the best.

Would you like to learn more about the most popular products selling on eBay?

You can download the free Guide here: Secret eBay Niches

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Virtual Villagers - The Secret City [Game Download]

There are many videogame consoles in the market and the well known consoles are Xbox, playstation, Wii, etc. Xbox is a designed by Microsoft, which is the only US based company to develop and manufacture videogame consoles. Xbox 360 came to the market in the year 2005. Xbox hardware had three different kinds of motherboard setups like xenon, zypher and falcon.

MOTHERBOARD PROBLEM

The Xbox 360 has been reported with hardware failures all over the world. Many Xbox users have complained about the hardware failure and overheating problems. Microsoft stated problems arose only with the latest type of Xbox motherboard such that the xenon based motherboards and are reported with the problems and serious errors.

RED RING OF DEATH

One of the major error occurred in Xbox 360 is the red rings of death also known as RRoD. E 74 is the error displayed on the screen when your hardware has some problem in it. This error is related to the overheating of the console and leads to RRoD. When this error occurs your Xbox 360 becomes standstill and you cannot proceed forward with that.

PROBLEMS WITH DESIGN

The reason for failure goes to the base of the product, which means the design. Lack in design and testing has created the problem. Also the use of components inside the motherboard whose quality was very poor as Microsoft has not tested it to the fullest extent the working condition of these components.

WARRANTY

As a result of these complaints Microsoft will repair the consoles that come under the warranty periodfree of cost. But, for those consoles whose warranty period are over has to repair them by paying suitable money. Adding to this you need to wait for few weeks to few months to get the console back.

SOLUTIONS

There are alternate solutions available for this now. You don't need to spend more money and need not wait for weeks. Here is better solution for the red light problems. You can fix your Xbox 360 in just an hour with the help of Xbox repair videos. These guides come with a video tutorial that will help you to get a clear idea on how to repair your Xbox yourself.

X CLAMP REMOVAL

The guide will be explaining how to remove the X clamps from the motherboard and will show you how to fix the heat sinks without them. The motherboard consists of two processors, one the CPU and the other GPU. Both the processors will have their own heat sinks to cool them. The problem here is that these heat sinks do not provide enough air flow to the processors and causes overheating that in turn results in the RRoD. Hence by removing these X clamps we can provide more air flow to the processors. So we need to work on the frame which holds the entire motherboard so that the heat sinks are fixed without the X clamps.

Many Xbox users have tired this method and it has found that 99% of the Xbox 360 can be repaired successfully. This method is very cheap and you are repairing it by yourself so that your console gets ready within one or two hours and you can start playing on the same day.

Watch Xbox 360 Repair Videos and Fix Your Xbox in just 1 hour from now.

Repair your Xbox 360 by watching the videos online and fix your Xbox 360 now. You can fix your Xbox in just one hour from now and start playing the games again. Save over $100 and also the valuable play time. Just by using your household tools you can fix your Xbox and its pretty simple. Just give me ten minutes and I will show you how to fix your Xbox now. Visit http://www.squidoo.com/xboxredlightfix to Fix your Xbox 360 now.

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Ultimate Puzzle Games: Sudoku Edition for Nintendo DS

All Sudoku games are not alike. Play an unlimited number of puzzlesvirtually an infinite number of puzzles, thanks to an internal algorithm that randomly generates millions of puzzles. Choose from 4 grid layouts to play with the touch screen and your stylus. Features multiple difficulty selections, 10 background choices, on screen "how to play" instructions and wireless play with either 1 or 2 game cards.
Customer Review: THE BEST, I LOVE IT!!
The Ultimate Puzzle Games - Sudoku Edition is the best Sudoku software I have tried. It has many choices for puzzles: the Classic 9 x 9 grid with Easy, Medium, Hard and Extreme levels of difficulty. It offers also the Eight 8 x 8 or Mini 6 x 6 grid with Easy and Medium levels. Has also a Junior grid which is a 4 x 4 with an Easy level. It offers from the very basic, beginner level to the extreme hard puzzles. If you get interrupted and cannot finish the game, YOU CAN SAVE IT if for later by pressing the START button on the DS console. A Menu opens offering a Game sub-menu with choices for Restart Puzzle, Solve Puzzle or Quit. Next is the Options sub-menu with the choices for SAVE, Reset Best Time, Music, ERROR HIGHLIGHT, Background and How to Play. Besides this, when playing the game you have on the screen icons that allow you to pencil-in or erase candidates, erase entries, undo last move or redo last move. I have played the Sudokus that come with the BRAIN AGE games and prefer the ones from the Ultimate Puzzle Games Sudoku Edition. The BRAIN AGE software frequently has trouble recognizing the numbers I am trying to pencil-in or enter, showing a 9 when I am trying to enter a 4, a 1 instead of a 7, and so on. It is quite annoying. With the Ultimate Puzzle Games Sudoku Edition I DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM, the numbers are tapped in, they are not "written" by hand. Also, the BRAIN AGE Sudokus do not offer the different kinds of Sudoku puzzles the Ultimate Puzzles Sudoku Edition offers, nor do they have the unlimited number of puzzles this software can create. The Ultimate Puzzle Games Sudoku Edition software is the one I prefer and I highly recommend it as the best.
Customer Review: Great Sudoku Game
This is a great game. It was well protected for shipping. This game alowes you to place small numbers in the blank squares to help you solve the puzzle. This is a feature usually found only in the expensive puzzles.I would highly recommend both the game and the company. The name of the game was; Ultimate Puzzle Games: Sudoku Edition for Nintendo DS.

Video game consoles are getting popular today because of the technology and the features when compared to that of the PC games. Initial video game console came with a cassette like circuit where you need to insert them into the consoles main box. Then games came into PC that was more fascinating than that of the ordinary video game because of its graphics and a variety of games available under different programming languages. Now, it has reached the next level like the Xbox or PlayStation, etc. The reason to this is some drawbacks in playing games in a PC in certain aspects. One of the major drawbacks is the graphics as PC requires special graphic cards to play certain games.

Microsoft's Xbox

Xbox is one such advanced gaming console available today in the market. Xbox is a product of Microsoft who themselves have developed the hardware for the console. We are all aware that, Microsoft is well known leader in writing program code. Xbox 360 is the latest product in videogame console released in the year 2005.

Design

Xbox 360 hardware was developed by Microsoft Corporation with Microsoft's own program codes running on each and every component. It mainly consist of two processors namely the central processing unit (CPU) and the graphical processing unit (GPU). The console boxes consist of a power ring around which LEDs light will be glowing in green or red. The heat sinks are fixed firmly to the microprocessor by means of two X clamp beneath the motherboard. The added feature in Xbox 360 is the CD-ROM where you can add new games to the console where you like playing them. The storage space in this console also has been increased when compared to that of the previous version of console.

Design Failure

Since its introduction into the market many Xbox 360 users have complained about the red light error in their console. In any kind of consoles, it has some inbuilt setups to caution the users about the status of the console. Likewise, Xbox has the lights around the power ring to indicate these errors and also will display the cause of failure on the screen with some error number.

Error E74

Most of the users complain about a particular error called E74. This error results in glowing of three red lights in the power ring area. This problem is commonly known among gamers as 'THE RED RING OF DEATH' or RRoD. This error might lead to the death of the motherboard if the problem was not properly fixed. The cause for this error is the overheating of the console.

How To Fix

This can be fixed by removing the X clamps in the motherboard. The heat sinks do not provide enough air supply to the processors and the heated air is not properly removed from that area causing the processors to fail.

Repairing of console can be done in two ways. One by sending the console to Microsoft service station or by repairing by own. If you have the warranty, then the repair is done at free of cost. But, if the warranty period is over then you have to pay for the repair which will cost you more.

The simple solution for this problem is that you can repair the console by your own. There are some video tutorials in the internet using which you can fix your Xbox in just one hour. The repair work is pretty simple and I myself have done the repair work in my Xbox 360. These videos will tell you how to remove the X clamps from the motherboard and how to fix them back without the clamps.

Xbox 360 Video Tutorials - Fix Your Xbox in just One Hour From Now

Repair your Xbox 360 by watching some of the online videos and fix your Xbox 360 now. You can fix your Xbox in just one hour from now and start playing the games again. Save over $100 and also the valuable play time. Just by using your household tools you can fix your Xbox and its very simple to do. Just give me ten minutes and I will show you how to fix your Xbox now. Visit http://www.squidoo.com/xboxredlightfix to Fix your Xbox 360 now.

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Ultimate Puzzle Games: Sudoku Edition for Nintendo DS

All Sudoku games are not alike. Play an unlimited number of puzzlesvirtually an infinite number of puzzles, thanks to an internal algorithm that randomly generates millions of puzzles. Choose from 4 grid layouts to play with the touch screen and your stylus. Features multiple difficulty selections, 10 background choices, on screen "how to play" instructions and wireless play with either 1 or 2 game cards.
Customer Review: THE BEST, I LOVE IT!!
The Ultimate Puzzle Games - Sudoku Edition is the best Sudoku software I have tried. It has many choices for puzzles: the Classic 9 x 9 grid with Easy, Medium, Hard and Extreme levels of difficulty. It offers also the Eight 8 x 8 or Mini 6 x 6 grid with Easy and Medium levels. Has also a Junior grid which is a 4 x 4 with an Easy level. It offers from the very basic, beginner level to the extreme hard puzzles. If you get interrupted and cannot finish the game, YOU CAN SAVE IT if for later by pressing the START button on the DS console. A Menu opens offering a Game sub-menu with choices for Restart Puzzle, Solve Puzzle or Quit. Next is the Options sub-menu with the choices for SAVE, Reset Best Time, Music, ERROR HIGHLIGHT, Background and How to Play. Besides this, when playing the game you have on the screen icons that allow you to pencil-in or erase candidates, erase entries, undo last move or redo last move. I have played the Sudokus that come with the BRAIN AGE games and prefer the ones from the Ultimate Puzzle Games Sudoku Edition. The BRAIN AGE software frequently has trouble recognizing the numbers I am trying to pencil-in or enter, showing a 9 when I am trying to enter a 4, a 1 instead of a 7, and so on. It is quite annoying. With the Ultimate Puzzle Games Sudoku Edition I DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM, the numbers are tapped in, they are not "written" by hand. Also, the BRAIN AGE Sudokus do not offer the different kinds of Sudoku puzzles the Ultimate Puzzles Sudoku Edition offers, nor do they have the unlimited number of puzzles this software can create. The Ultimate Puzzle Games Sudoku Edition software is the one I prefer and I highly recommend it as the best.
Customer Review: Great Sudoku Game
This is a great game. It was well protected for shipping. This game alowes you to place small numbers in the blank squares to help you solve the puzzle. This is a feature usually found only in the expensive puzzles.I would highly recommend both the game and the company. The name of the game was; Ultimate Puzzle Games: Sudoku Edition for Nintendo DS.

Perhaps the most popular 1980s sports car to come out of Japan was the Toyota AE86. Often known as the Hachi-Roku, which means eight-six in Japanese, the sports car became incredibly well liked especially after its appearances in the Japanese manga and anime series called Initial D. The Toyota AE86, which was first introduced in 1983, is also famous for being the last small, rear wheel drive coupe.

The car came in two different body styles, the Levin and the Trueno. They were essentially the same thing, with the only difference coming in the shape of its headlights. More variations between the two models later came in 1986, when Toyota changed the tail lights and hatchback styles as well. The cars produced before this change were commonly called "Zenki", which is Japanese for "early period". Toyota AE86 cars made with the new changes were called "Kouki", which unsurprisingly means "latter period" in Japanese.

The sports car was also very popular at car shows and was used in various racing sports, particularly circuit racing and rally driving. Even now, after it has been discontinued, the car remains popular in rally circles and club races. The car was particularly adept at cornering, especially when it was going downhill. As a result, this made it a very common car for mountain pass street races in Japan, known as hashiriyas. The sports car was light, quite powerful, easily modifiable and balanced very well. Keiichi Tsuchiya, the legendary racer in Japan known as Dori-Kin, or "drift king", had also used the car. In fact, with the Toyota AE86, Keiichi Tsuchiya popularized the sport of drifting. To this day it is still popular in drifting competitions because of its fantastic cornering and early association with the sport.

The Japanese manga and anime series, Initial D, also sparked a new interest in the car among automobile and drifting fans all over the world. The car remains so well received that it has been featured in the high-selling, realistic videogame racing series Gran Turismo. Because of its recent attention, the resale value of the car has increased.

The car was originally released in North America under the Corolla name, which stood for "crown of a flower" and came out in 3 different versions. It was also fairly popular in North America, as one version known as the GT-S stayed in production until 1991. The AE86 sports car was also released in Australia under the name Sprinter, but unfortunately, it did not sell so well because the stock engine was poor. However, many Australian car enthusiasts switched the engine and it has been stayed popular for rally and track racing due to its good handling.

Even though it has been over twenty years since its release, the legendary car is still highly regarded among car enthusiasts due to its wonderful handling and drifting abilities. It continues to gain fame years later since it has been featured in many different car shows, cartoons, games and television series. Since it was also the last of its kind and was used by the legendary drift king, Keiichi Tsuchiya, it looks like the Toyota AE86 is here to stay and drift for years to come.

Michael Russell Your Independent Sports Car guide.

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Sonic Adventure Sega Dreamcast COMPLETE Game

After several years in video game retirement, Sonic the Hedgehog returns as the star of a graphically stunning 3-D adventure game that blows away every other game in the genre. Sonic is joined by five of his friends in a massive quest that spans over 50 game levels filled with remarkable visuals and a pulsating soundtrack. Taking full advantage of the unprecedented processing power of the Dreamcast, Sega's development crew, Sonic Team, has designed several gravity-defying game levels that will keep gamers hooked.

Our favorite level is Windy Valley, which requires you to survive the stormy perils of a tremendous tornado. This tyrant of nature chases you relentlessly before ultimately sucking you into the air and up through its eye. During the chase, the tornado manages to tear up just about everything on the screen. This dizzying visual spectacle moves so fast that you will literally hold on to the game controller for dear life.

Assuming you survive the tornado, there are several more challenging areas to conquer, including a level that requires you to snowboard directly in the path of a fast-approaching avalanche. During the Emerald Coast level, you will race across a precarious dock as a killer whale attacks from below, destroying the wood planks underneath your feet while you attempt to outrun the crazed creature.

We also liked the numerous mini-games scattered throughout this title. When you least expect it, Sonic Adventure tosses in some old-fashioned arcade action, such as pinball or bumper car racing. In between, you can raise virtual pets, known in the game as "Chao." These characters, which are saved using the optional Visual Memory Unit (VMU), can be combined with other Chao characters exchanged between friends or downloaded via the Internet.

Gamers looking to show off the strong processing power of the 128-bit Dreamcast will definitely want to pick up this title. Simply put, Sonic Adventure's graphics surpass those of any other game currently available on any home video game system. Let the Sonic assault begin. --Brett Atwood

Pros:

• Strong replay value
• Stunning graphics
• Bonus virtual pet game
• Six different game characters

Cons:

• May be too fast-moving for some players
• Awkward camera angles can inhibit gameplay in some areas

Customer Review: Sonic Adventure an "All time Classic"
This is the game that started it all for the Dreamcast. Sonic got a new look and a whole new level of appreciation. To bad after Sonic Adventure 2 things started to turn sour as he got ported to other Systems. Almost a decade later and I still have my appreciation for this title. Yes not everything is perfect, but it's still way above average. If you never played it before, please pick it up if you have a Dreamcast. You will not be dissapointed at all and it is well worth the $10 you will spend for it.
Customer Review: Buy it.
It was the best selling game on the Dreamcast for a reason. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this game. Buy it.

It was a few weeks ago when a lone nutcase bought a few guns and killed 32 people in one of the worst massacres in U.S. history at Virginia Tech. So far, there have only been a few mumblings here and there that the media is to blame in all of this, most predominately by Dr. Phil. He accuses the videogame industry of being somehow complicit in this one crazed gunman's actions, which is obviously unfounded and ridiculous. But there are always congressmen in office who are otherwise ineffectual in getting anything done to stop guns from getting in the hands of mental patients, who go on tirades against the entertainment community when something like this happens.

Thankfully, most people are waking up and seeing that mental psychosis is responsible for these crazy people's actions, not the latest Rob Zombie horrorfest. The movie studios for the most part capitulated to congress' need for a better system of screening out hard "R" rated movies that are unsuitable to kids under 18 years old. They now force i.d.'s to be shown at all ticket windows to allow teenagers to buy tickets to r-rated movies. Now that another massacre has occurred, they might be encouraged to force even stricter guidelines on r-rated movies.

The Federal Trade Commission regulates video game ratings, and is the watchdog for the movie industry, making sure that r-rated flix are not seen or bought on dvd by kids under 18 years old. The FTC chairman, Deborah Platt Majores states "The latest FTC report shows improvement, but also that the entertainment industry has more work to do." The FTC conducted a research group whereby they sent a variety of children into a retail store to buy r-rated dvds. Eighty-one percent of kids 16 and younger were able to buy R-rated movies in 2003, and that number dropped just 10 percentage points to 71 percent in 2006.

Based on these statistics, and in light of the shootings at Virginia Tech, there is reason to believe that retail video chains like Blockbuster will be in the headlights of watchdog groups like the FTC to make sure movies like "Hostel" and "The Devil's Rejects" do not get into the hands of 12-year-olds.

Hopefully, a massacre like Virginia Tech will never happen again, and R-rated movies should be given the freedom to grow as a genre so movies like "The 300" can be made for the vast movie-going audience's never ending appetite for extreme, well made action.

Rob Mead has written many articles about internet marketing and how to create and find great website content that will increase your web site's traffic overnight. Go to http://www.perfectwebcontent.com and you will be able to use all of the web site's resources and articles in your quest for internet success.

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My Tribe [Game Download]

Customer Review: Real Time Tribe
This is a cute, family friendly game. You start off with a handful of characters that all wash up on shore on the island you select. You can set priorities for individual tribe members, such as gathering food, construction, or science. You can also designate building to be constructed. Creating new characters is accomplished by clicking one tribe member onto an adult tribe member of the opposite sex, and then you have a small infant running around the island. Each character has his or her own strengths. This is a casual, fun game. Since the game is in real time, your people will age and continue to work, even you are not playing the game. If you enjoy Tycoon games, you will probably like this game as well.

Because the popularity of videogame Gran Turismo is so immense, it is surprising that many Americans aim to import a Nissan Skyline to US. Surely, there are many other sophisticated and fashionable car models from different brands but Nissan's Skyline is one of a kind, something car owners and car collectors would always want to have especially if they are already 'cultured' by the car racing video game phenomenon. The case of Gran Turismo and Nissan Skyline in the US is one proof on how videogames can be a good promotional and campaign activity for products.

It is a common fact that at times, people value products that they hardly acquire. In the case of Nissan Skyline, not only are car owners spending too much effort and money on purchasing the vehicle. Because Nissan does not operate any assembly facility in North America, the only way any American can own the vehicle is to import a Nissan Skyline to US. Thus, to buy the car, one needs to go to Japan for procurement.

Because the Nissan Skyline's assembly and engine customization is built for the Japanese and Asian markets, there would definitely be inevitable troubles when people import a Nissan Skyline to US. Skylines are not built to conform automatically to the car manufacturing standards set by the Federal car industry. Thus, there is a need to secure the intermediation and assistance of a Certified Commercial Importer. The CCI would perform the required conversions with matching certifications to conform with the standards of the NHTSA, EPA and other vehicle regulating bodies.

When you import a Nissan Skyline to US, expect that the process would be a lengthy and costly one. A CCI's service fees can already cost a huge amount of money, with figures that usually turns off most people aiming to import a Nissan Skyline. This factor makes owning and securing a Nissan Skyline more rare in the US. There are just too many documents and shipping requirements to be filled out, so better get your patience tested.

Some people try to save on expenses by first importing the Nissan Skyline to Canada, which is expected to cost comparatively smaller. Then, the car would be imported from Canada to the US. This strategy has worked for some, but there is no assurance it would work most of the time. It is better to avoid the risks involved.

As you import a Nissan Skyline to US, be reminded that the process may not be an easy and convenient one but would certainly be satisfying when successfully completed.

Learn the A to Z on how to import cars from Japan Also, read another popular article on why people are rushing to import cars from Japan

Nintendo DS Lite Game Card Case

Cases for protecting and storing your Nintendo DS game cards
Customer Review: Great Storage for DS games...but shipping costs prohibit purchase
I like these storage cases (three to a pack) for I can easily take four games with me (3 in case; 1 in DS) during short trips; or take all cases when gone for longer periods of time and need more game variation. HOWEVER, I was initially going to purchase them via vendor through Amazon until I tallied up the cost of the cases and shipping. The plastic cases are inexpensive and small...shipping should NOT be excessive IMHO. I also now wish I would have a larger case to hold more games for extended travel as the three cases tend to move around a lot in my DS mini back pack storage container...so finding the "right" case with the game I want to play is often funny as the last pack I pick up is the one with the game. I noticed a newer version of this type of case that holds 16 games at a time. You might want to go with that, particularly if you have Amazon Prime, which over time saves money on shipping costs, and if you have more than 12 games (I am getter there!). Lastly - I have had NO trouble with the cases breaking or generally storage/holding ability of the cases (the one described for this review). A good product but check around locally for one that will ultimately cost less due to the shipping costs. Ranking - 5 stars for the cases themselves; 3 stars for the shipping costs through this vendor.
Customer Review: A perfect fit...
I needed to buy some extra game cases because I filled up the ones that came with an accessory pack I bought with my DS. Those cases held four games and fit in my DS backpack and was hoping to be able to buy more of those, but they are not available. I found these and they are perfect! 3 cases that hold 3 games for only $5. The cases are very slim and sturdy. The games sit perfectly in the slots and mine don't rattle around like some reviewers have said. They're not completely clear but you can see what games it holds perfectly. I have since filled these cases and am buying another set. I love them.

Over the last year we have interviewed more than 10 leading neuroscientists and psychologists worldwide to learn about their research and thoughts, and have news to report.

What can we say today that we couldn't have said only 10 years ago? That what neuroscience pioneer Santiago Ramon y Cajal claimed in the XX century, "Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor his own brain", may well become reality in the XXI.

Let's now debunk 10 myths, still too prevalent, that may prevent us from seeing the full potential of this emerging field:

Myth 1: It's all in our genes.

-- Reality: A big component of our lifelong brain health and development depends on what we do with our brains. Our own actions, not only our genes, influence our lives to a large extent. Genes predispose us, not determine our fates.

Myth 2: The field of Cognitive/ Brain Fitness is too new to be credible.

-- Reality: The field rests on solid foundations dating back more decades. What is new is the number and range of tools that are now starting to be available for healthy individuals.

Myth 3: Medication is and will remain the only evidence-based intervention for a number of brain-related problems.

-- Reality: Cognitive training programs are starting to show value as complements to drug-based interventions.

Myth 4: We need to buy very expensive stuff to improve our brains.

-- Reality: Every time we learn a new skill, concept or fact, we change the physical composition of our brains. Lifelong learning means lifelong neuroplasticity.

Myth 5: Schools should just focus on basic skills like Reading and Math.

-- Reality: "Mental muscles," such as working memory, are fundamental to academic performance and are currently overlooked by the school system.

Myth 6: Crossword puzzles, or our daily job activities, are the best way to keep one's mind sharp.

-- Reality: Computer-based programs can be more effective at training specific cognitive skills.

Myth 7: Videogames are always a waste of time.

-- Reality: Scientifically-designed, computer-based programs can be a good vehicle for training specific skills. For example, it has been shown that short term memory can be expanded by such programs.

Myth 8: This means kids will spend more time playing videogames.

-- Reality: In Japan - the world's earliest adopter of brain-related videogames- overall home videogame sales have declined, with children playing less over time. Interestingly, adults in Japan have started to play brain-related video games more, and we are starting to see the same trend with adults in the US and Europe.

Myth 9: Brain exercise is only for seniors. And, only about memory.

-- Reality: People of all ages can benefit from a variety of regular brain exercises. For active professionals, managing stress and emotions is often a good first step.

Myth 10: This all sounds too soft to be of real value to managers and professionals.

-- Reality: There is nothing soft about the hard science-based training of specific cognitive and emotional skills.

Now you know. Exercising our brains is as important as exercising our bodies!

Copyright (c) 2007 SharpBrains

Alvaro Fernandez is the CEO and Co-Founder of SharpBrains.com, which provides the latest science-based information for Cognitive Fitness and Cognitive Training, and has been recognized by Scientific American Mind, MarketWatch, Forbes, and more. Alvaro holds MA in Education and MBA from Stanford University, and teaches The Science of Brain Health at UC-Berkeley Lifelong Learning Institute.

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Xbox 360 Arcade Console with Bonus Game

The Xbox 360 Arcade System gives you immediate access to the Next-Gen power of high-definition video, DVD movie playback, digital music, photos, online connectivity and of course the great gameplay that Xbox 360 is renowned for, while ensuring that you retain the flexibility to choose additional features to customize your system to your specific needs. Xbox 360 Arcade bundle with included accessories Under the Hood of Xbox 360 Xbox 360 is much smaller than its predecessor--it measures approximately 3.3 by 12.2 by 10.2 inches and weighs 7.7 lbs. It's powered by custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU with three symmetrical cores each running at 3.2 GHz. It also carries a custom ATI graphics processor with 10 MB of embedded DRAM. This is powerful enough to draw 500 million triangles per second. In other words, it makes for great looking games on standard TVs, and even better looking ones on HDTV sets thanks to built-in support for HDTV (720p/1080i/1080p) resolutions. The unit has a 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM drive, which plays both the game media and progressive-scan DVD movies right out of the box. For game-save and media storage, Xbox 360 Arcade System users can choose to stick with the Memory Unit included with the bundle, or upgrade to either the detachable 20GB hard drive or the 120 GB hard drive (both sold separately). Along with storing files, the hard drive will make the Xbox 360 backward-compatible with a large part of the existing Xbox game library. Control your Gameplay The Xbox 360 Arcade System comes with one Xbox 360 Wireless Controller with rumble. Xbox 360 uses a refined button layout for its controllers. Back and Start buttons sit at the center of the controller and between them is a new Xbox Guide button, which instantly takes the user to the Xbox 360 user "Dashboard" interface. From there, they can check for friends online, access personal digital content like photos songs, and more. The black and white buttons of the first Xbox controllers have been replaced with new shoulder buttons placed above the left and right triggers. The Xbox 360 can accommodate up to four wireless controllers and has three USB 2.0 slots to use for wired controllers or for streaming your digital media from digital cameras, MP3 players, and any Windows XP-based PC. Microsoft has also created a video-conferencing camera, sold separately, that will work with the system. The Media Experience All Xbox 360 titles can be played in either standard or high-definition resolution in 16:9 widescreen, with anti-aliasing for smoother graphics. Game designers will be able to take advantage of the system's multi-channel surround sound. The Xbox 360's digital media allows users to supplement any game's music from tracks in their own personal library. Five titles are bundled on a single disc included with the Xbox 360 Arcade System. These are: Feeding Frenzy Luxor 2 Boom Boom Rocket Pac-Man Championship Edition Uno Go LIVE Xbox 360's built-in Ethernet port allows users to connect their system to the Xbox LIVE service via their broadband connection. Utilize the free Xbox LIVE Silver Membership included with your console or upgrade to a Gold Membership to create a Gamertag and gamer card to express your online identity, chat live with voice chat (separately sold headset required), and connect to Xbox LIVE Marketplace to download free and premium expansions, maps, game demos, movies, TV shows and other digital content. The separately sold wireless network adapter supports the common 802.11a, -b, and -g standards. What's in the box Xbox 360 console (without hard drive) 256 MB Memory Unit Wireless controller Xbox LIVE Silver membership Composite AV cable 5 Arcade LIVE titles (included on disc): Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Uno Sega Superstars Tennis Game

Customer Review: Doesnt Deserve EVEN A ONE!
THIS SYSTEM SUCKS AND AFTER A WEEK I HAVE THE RED RINGS! I Hate This Dont Waste your Money On 360! Now I have A Ps3 And Its WAY Better!
Customer Review: Best Console Ever! By Far!
First off, Go Microsoft! Thanks for creating such a wicked cool console system! It's sleek, it's cool, it's neat, and it's awesome! Big thank you to Bill Gates! Anyway, the Xbox 360 beats the PS3 and Wii hands down. It has a large and impressive array of games that can be played on it, it has the best online service of any next-gen console currently out there, and it just looks so cool! I remember taking the packaging off and smelling the aroma of new electronics! While that doesn't smell real good, that smell always reminds me nowadays of when I first got my Xbox 360. The Arcade verison replaced the Core version that the 360 launched with and it now comes with a free bonus game, although it didn't when I got mine last year. It has a 256MB memory card, which is enough if you're not planning on having tons of music, games, and movies on your 360. If you're using it just for games, it'll be fine. If not, you may want to buy more memory or a hard drive. The 360 has loads of really cool games, such as my favorites: The Bourne Conspiracy, the three current-gen Tomb Raiders, GRAW 1 and 2, and a few others. The console can play all these and more and can even play some original Xbox games, although you have to download some sort of program from the Internet and have a hard drive to play those games. Even so, the Xbox 360 is a masterful gaming console and should be the undispusted champion.

There are so many ways to market your products or business these days. With the definition of marketing becoming increasingly vague, each day, people are being very open-minded about new marketing practices. Take Google AdWords, for example. It wasn't likely for businesses to spend billions of dollars each year on things like pay-per-click search engine advertising, ten years ago. Now, it's the fastest and most cost-effective marketing technique available.

It may cost you anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000 to run an ad in a small print magazine. But how would you know if people are reading your ads or even seeing them? How many people read your ad? What are the demographics? How effective was the ad? How many people buy your advertised product in comparison to the number that read your ad? These things cannot be measured through conventional advertising as easily or as quickly as they can with today's technology-driven advertising methods.

Unless you can afford to hire four-figure marketing analysts, advertising specialists, and spend millions on marketing research, to firms like Neilson, then you need to start using low-cost marketing techniques. These techniques can be just as affective for your small business, are far more rewarding, and involve less risk.

Here are the five low-cost marketing techniques I've found to be most effective in Internet Marketing.

As far as Internet Marketing goes, word-of-mouth advertising seems to be the most promising technique of all. Affiliate marketing, email marketing, direct marketing, JV marketing, and network marketing all use the "word of mouth" technique. Any commercial or ad can tell you that this product is great and that you really need to buy it, but there's nothing more convincing than a friend telling you that. How many times do you remember hearing that infamous catch-phrase, kids always get, "if all your friends were jumping off a bridge, would you do it too"? The reality is that kids actually do jump off of a bridge just because their friends are doing it. Teenagers don't all go out to buy the same brand jeans or the latest videogame console because they really need it. They just follow the crowd, because they want to be a part of the crowd. This is what managers call bounded rationality. A consumer's decision to buy a product may not always seem rational, but it is rational within their frame of mind.

The second low-cost marketing technique I find to be extremely useful in a highly competitive market is what I like to call the get personal technique. This is yet another growing trend in Internet Marketing. It helps create a slow and steady rapport with individual potential customers. If you sound like a friend, act like a friend, and look like a friend - then you must be a friend! It seems silly, I know, but it actually works. Establishing a friendly and informal relationship with your customers is a good way to keep customers coming back and buying more from you. You'd be surprised at how an informal e-mail from you, using the customer's first name, and talking to them about your life on a personal note will work wonderings in creating life-long customer relationships that pay-off.

I know many of you probably have gotten sick of hearing about AdWords, but there seems to be one marketing technique in particular that delivers the most success with this program. I've heard some call this the never stop selling technique. The beauty of AdWords is that you are free to use it how you want. Some people believe they have no control over the way their ads are displayed, and use AdWords with a point, click, and try your luck approach. That couldn't be further from the truth! The biggest difference between an ad campaign that has a 15 or 20% conversion ratio and one that only gets 0.1 - 5% conversion is the constant trial and error process used by the expert marketers. The key is to never stop testing (i.e. never stop selling).

Here are some quick tips for you to improve your AdWords campaigns with the "never stop selling" technique:

Check your add analytics and stats every 3 hours.

Change ads every 24 hours.

Avoid using the same titles in the same ad campaign.

Compare between site-targeted and keyword-targeted ad results.

Capitalize the first letter of each word in your ads (especially the title).

Remember you have very little space to write your ads in, use it wisely, and keep in mind that it's the tiniest changes that make the biggest difference. If you find you have a higher CT conversion with site-targeted ads, but a lower sales conversion then go back and negate the differences. Recalculate your cost-benefit and change your bids to reach the optimal sales conversions with lowest cost in advertising expenditures. Just because the customer walked out of the store doesn't mean the sale can't be made. Keep customers coming back with new ads, different targeting strategies, and constant testing.

Tracking your CTs is vital in making this technique work more affectively. One of my favorite AdWords experts has taught me that everything on the Internet can be measured. So we should take advantage of that and really measure our results.

Now here's another one that still works fairly well to this day. The article marketing technique is one of the cheapest forms of Internet marketing around. Websites like articlemarketer are making this process easier and more dynamic. This program offers a lifetime subscription for around $200 and allows you to submit your articles to thousands of e-zines and article databases for a very cheap price. Usually this technique proves more effective with those of you selling informational products or services. However, it can still work for other products when applied properly.

Giving people free information to sell them on your products or services is a form of promotional advertising. You offer them a free sample and if they like what they see they can buy with confidence. Typically your customers will think "if I can get this much information for free - just think how much information I'll get when I pay for the product or service". Throw in a free report with your newsletter. Post links to your website on your blogs. All this information will be your free sample to attract more customers.

Finally, we come to the free advertising technique. This is probably the least effective of Internet Marketing techniques, but I felt it was still worth mentioning since some have reported good results with this technique in the past. The trick to free advertising is that it isn't really advertising to anyone except the advertisers themselves. It's more like a glass of water that's stirred constantly to give the illusion of expansion in a very finite environment. People that join safe lists, banner exchange programs, or any of those types of free advertising gimmicks, aren't joining to read or see YOUR advertising. They're joining to advertise their own products. That's why the water always stays inside the glass. It never goes anywhere. However, there is one way around this. Because it's free you're not really loosing anything, but the time spent on setting up these programs. So instead of trying to advertise in the middle of all the noise and end up frustrating yourself in the process, try to build relationships with other advertisers. This can actually be a flip-side to free advertising and I've seen it work before.

Upon testing the effectiveness of a large safe list program offering a double opt in list of more than 50,000 members, I found that only 1 out of every 1,000 emails were even remotely interesting. That means that the chances of me buying into any of the products or services offered in the tens of thousands of emails, I received every week, were probably 1 to every 1 million emails. If that's not a long shot I don't know what is. But the reason anyone even bothers with these programs is because they hope that they would get that lucky one-in-a-million chance and land a sale. My advice to you is don't waste your time. Unless you can think of a creative way to implement the previous four techniques into these free advertising programs, you really don't stand a chance of making any real sales. For example, don't try to sell products. Offer free samples and bring the leads to your website. Then get them to join your mailing list. That way you can drive them away from all the noise and have a nice serene conversation about your products. They're much more likely to buy from you when they get a chance to clearly hear you out.

So let's wrap up. To review we'll go over all the techniques very briefly. You might want to write these down on flashcards and keep them on your desk while brainstorming. They will remind you of how you don't always need a huge budget to market your products. Here are our five low-cost marketing techniques:

Word of Mouth (get people selling for you)

Get Personal (be a friend and they will trust you)

Never Stop Selling (don't let failure stop you from trying harder)

Article Marketing (free samples build consumer confidence)

Free Advertising (opportunity can be where you least expect it)

Not all of these techniques may work for you, but with a little creativity and some determination you can market your products to great success on a shoestring budget. The important thing is that you put in the effort. You can throw all the money in the world at marketing techniques and strategies, but without the strenuous efforts of squeezing every last drop of benefit from your marketing campaign, you are still leaving money on the table.

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