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Activision, who are the makers of the extremely popular Guitar Hero video game for the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360, are looking at the new technology that Xbox’s upcoming Project Natal brings, and they say that they are very interested in making some Project Natal games.

What Project Natal does is uses two types of cameras, one infrared camera to judge distance, and a regular camera to record the motions of a player.  Combining these two cameras allows the Project Natal, an upcoming accessory for the Xbox 360 that is due at the end of 2010, to be able to judge distance and movement, and it registers those movements.  The possibilities of this are endless.  It allows you to hold an invisible steering wheel on a Nascar racing game to drive around the track…. when it’s time to come in for a pit stop, you can mimic the motions of changing the tire, and the screen will read your movements!

Imagine how thiswill be able to be implemented in music games.  Finally, I’ll be able to play my recorder on Rock band…

No matter your choice for the type of affair such as a luncheon or barbecue for the bride one main important ingredient is that it be a memorable affair for the bride to be and the guests who attend.  Make it a party everyone will continue to talk about long after it is over.  Choose the right bridal shower favors and you will be able to pull together one of the brides most memorable days of her time spent in the days before her wedding.  The day should revolve around the bride and make her feel special.  Show the guests how important they are to the bride whether they are family or friends.   Plan a day around the personality of the bride.  If she loves to dance have lots of her favorite dance tunes and plenty of room for the bride and guests to dance til their hearts are content.

My mother said she had eyes in the back of her head. Was she psychic? I’m not sure but she often knew about her kids misdeeds without having to ‘see’ the act performed. She had a Sixth Sense when it came to her children but I think many Moms have this inbuilt sensory perception regarding their kids. Is it a form of psychic power? I believe so, but it is not recognized as such. Fortune tellers and psychics can use Tarot cards to predict the future and it is assumed that they have a psychic power and connection with the paranormal. Moms are fortune tellers, they often tell their kids that they will hurt themselves if they continue to play act. They predict the future too with comments like ’Your Pop will not be pleased if you continue the misbehaving’ and they were usually right because Pop would be furious. Moms can predict your bedtime to the exact minute even though you know you could stay awake for hours more.

somehow in my childhood, I managed to miss out on a series of books known as the Sweet Pickles books.  Apparently, there’s an animal from every letter of the alphabet in a book to match.  Each animal has some kind of trouble they get themselves into, and the basic plot of the book is how our particular hero gets himself or herself out of trouble.  They don’t publish these books anymore, but there’s a huge trade of them online through auction sites like eBay and others.  Those people that thoroughly enjoyed the book says children, often find a nostalgic to go back and read the same books to their own children.  Kind of like passing a tradition on down through the years.  The good thing is, but there are plenty of these books still in good condition available for anyone to pick up if they know where to look.

If you have been entering your name into sweepstakes for any amount of time, then you have probably seen the amount of new sweepstakes coming down the pipe line each day.  The amount of sweepstakes that these companies are giving away is an incredible amount, and could often overwhelm you.  Lucky for you though, Sweeties Sweepstakes has helped to organize all of these offers from the mass of companies that are trying to give something away.  You can easily browse through their listings to determine if the contest or entry is something that you would like to be a part of, and then proceed on to enter your name for a chance to win.  It doesn’t get any easier than this, and is what Sweeties Sweepstakes aims to provide you.

photo credit: B Rosen

Children and around the world have always been fascinated with fake tattoos.  If you look at any children from any culture, you will find that they enjoy drawing on themselves.  Give a young child a magic marker or a pen and before long they will make their hands, arms, legs, and faces into a canvas to express their artistic inner selves.

Fake tattoos can be found in bubblegum machines, novelty stores, supermarkets, and at booths at the county fair.  They are easy to apply.  Step one is to clean the area of skin in which you will be applying the tattoo on.  Step two is to apply that tattoo face down on the skin.  Step three is to apply a light amount of warm water to that tattoo.  Step four is to wait for about 60 seconds.  Step five as to gently peel the backing from the tattoo.  And finally step six is to patiently wait for the tattoo to dry.  Tatoo removal is simple.  Wait for a few days and they will wear off or apply a light coat of baby oil followed by a gentle scrubbing with rubbing alcohol.

If you are fairly new to the guitar and still trying to find your way around the fretboard, a good place to start would be to follow a simple blues guitar lesson.

Blues is one of the most fundamental styles of music and you don’t need to know a lot of theory or to have studied guitar for years to play blues effectively. The great thing about the blues is if you play from the heart, people will feel it. Two or three notes played with real feeling are worth a lot more than a lightning-fast run across the fretboard.

So do yourself a favour, dust off that old guitar, learn some simple blues riffs and just play the thing. You’ll feel much better if you do!

Practically everyone today has a cell phone. They’re useful and convenient. When I first got mine years ago, I just liked that I had everyone’s phone numbers with me all the time. Today, cell phones are now smart phones and are basically small computers we carry around in our pockets.

Because of their increased power, cell phone accessories are ever more important.

You need a cell phone charger for the house, the car and at work so that you have a charged battery. You don’t ever want to be in a situation where you need to make a call but don’t have enough power.

Accessories like a bluetooth headset or earpiece are also convenient. People wear them all the time now.

And don’t forget about having the best earphones so that you can listen to your music on the go.

These are all important cell phone accessories that we all need today.

Did you know that Halloween began with the Celts? That’s right; here is a little Halloween trivia.

Halloween dates back 2000 years, to when it was celebrated as the ancient Celtic festival of Sowen, the modern word for Samhain, meaning summers end. The Celts believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth on this day. By wearing costumes consisting of animal heads and skins, it was thought that their human identities would be hidden from the spirits roaming the earth.

Modern day Halloween, is celebrated as a fun festival. It is a time for carving faces into pumpkins, dressing in scary costumes and attending parties, or trick-or-treating with the family. Halloween is such a large part of our culture, that it is second only to Christmas in retail sales. In fact, candy sales average about 2 billion dollars a year.

So, unless you suffer from Samhainophobia, October 31st is a great time to howl at the moon!

The only difference between a cafe menu cover and any other traditional style of menu cover comes down to the size.  Most cafe style covers are more artistic or have some type of quaint style to them.  In this regard, they often have a thinner profile or are sometimes just a double sided or even single sided menu.  Because of their food options, they are typically shorter in length and simply cater to a nice style of diner.

These types of establishments often look to provide their guests with an experience that can only be found in their restaurant.  Their menu covers, therefore, are a great way to introduce their guests to their style right off the bat.  It is much like getting a sense about someone from their clothes.  You can’t tell everything about someone from doing this, but the way they cover themselves can be a good indicator.