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Perfect Pushups

ArchangelX — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:35:31 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: Developed by a US Navy SEAL and as seen on TV, the Original Perfect Pushup uses the latest in biomechanics and engineering to achieve better results from pushup workouts. The units have comfortable rubberized grips, stable 8" bases with a gripping rubber finish, and a steel ball bearing rotational system. Smooth-rotating handles accelerate results by engaging more muscles in the arms, chest, shoulders, and back, while also reducing strain on wrists and elbows and stabilizing the shoulder joint. The Original Perfect Pushup works for any fitness level, and the included SEAL-inspired exercise chart demonstrates proper form and includes a customizable 21-day workout planner based on SEAL "two minute drills." The kit includes two patent-pending pushup handles, and instructional DVD, and the instructional poster.

Tempest

ArchangelX — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:52:12 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: An ATX-compatible mid-sized tower that should do the trick. A large view port lets you see the inner workings. An empty slot lets you select the power supply that's right for you. Seven I/O slots and numerous drive bays give you room for expansion. It can hold large cards like the NVIDIA GTX295 and works with NVIDIA SLI and ATI Crossfire cards. NZXT Tempest boasts two 120mm front intake fans, one 120mm rear exhaust fans as well as two 140mm top exhaust fans for supreme airflow. Two USB 2.0 ports, two audio front ports and one e-SATA port on the top make connections easy to reach. Screwless installation makes for faster installations and faster component swaps, and no tiny screws to get hopelessly lost.

Rocksteady/Eidos

ArchangelX — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:36:18 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: Batman: Arkham Asylum is a single player, third-person action/adventure in which the Dark Knight is forced to take on his greatest challenge yet when he is trapped by arch rival, the Joker, within Gotham City's facility for the criminally insane, Arkham Asylum. A blend of exciting arcade style combat and stealth mechanics packed with amazing graphics in a moody, immersive setting, Batman: Arkham Asylum offers diverse gameplay options that push the envelope for all action, adventure and superhero games.

Graham McNeill

ArchangelX — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:13:08 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: The Ultramarines are back in this storming new novel from Graham McNeill, author of the Ultramarines Omnibus. In the nightmare universe of Warhammer 40,000, no servants of the Imperium are more dedicated than the Ultramarines, who follow the teachings of the legendary Codex Astartes to the letter. Having escaped from the Eye of Terror, Uriel Ventris and Pasanius now face an epic journey through a hostile universe in their quest to get home to Ultramar to safety and redemption.

www.thesongwriter.net presents Whiskey a go go style show!

loboymusic — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:53:59 -1000

by: loboymusic

Description: Just like Straight out of the late 60's & Early 70's Whiskey a go go sunsetstrip shows with the doors and Jimi Hendrix, where it all started, The gorgeous Yuki and Meghan go go w RCA frontman extraordinaire Abbey st John who rocked the house last saturday with a opening show for Hawaii at world famous Charley's Maui with favorite classic rock selection hardly ever covered and rousing originals to the delight of a good crowd. The new release The songwriter volume one (available exclusively at www.thesongwriter.net) is a 43 song compilation of stJohn's songs recorded and performed over the 3 decades w RCA-Geffen and indie releases. Maui resident and x-chicago blues rocker returns to stage and touring with a new band of Hawaii rockers: John Bonhan devotee John Sumper, rocker bassist Christian Seacat and protege Cody Saito on guitar. Although never a householdword, Abbey is One of the best kept secrets in music today with a big voice a great blues harmonica player and truly a unsung hero of rock and a really nice guy. Watch for local listings. See www.thesongwriter.net for details music and info

Slipknot

twowheels — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:56:48 -1000

by: twowheels

Description: Slipknot's newest release since Volume 3 in '05

Lamb Of God

twowheels — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:43:00 -1000

by: twowheels

Description: Lamb Of God still one of the best American Metal bands. The music grabs you from the very first song and never lets go. Do not play while driving!

iPhone 3G

braddahBAMBU — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:29:32 -1000

by: braddahBAMBU

Description: [B]Overview:[/B] [B]Pro's:[/B] [I]Durable, Innovative, Great Apps, Good Quality Phone, Beautiful Screen, Many things to do on it.[/I] [B]Cons:[/B] [I]Battery Life, dropped calls, No MMS, High plan cost[/I] [I]Your connection to the world.[/I] Your music. Your management. [B]Your Life.[/B] Ever come across something that got you thinking, "how ridiculous" one day, and become your holy grail the next? It did for me, and a million others around the world. Yep, you probably heard about it; the "craze" about a year and a half ago when "mac heads" camped up in front of AT&T for a piece of technology that has become a controversy in itself, while becoming nearly a HYPE in the technology world. Now, introducing the new and improved (sorta) iPhone 3G! Now, if you're not a big techy fan, then by now you're probably scratching your head thinking, "Why in the WORLD would I pay 200 to 300 dollars for a freaking phone?!?!?!" Good question; I use to ask that myself--until I took the LEAP in hopes of proving others wrong. Not only have become addicted to this piece of art and brilliance, but I can now approve the typical iPhone owner's motto: "Once you get one, you will never want another phone AGAIN! Period." In the following review, I will go in depth as to why I am putting this phone on the pedistool. It is beyond any other's phone's innovations, and could possibly be the most amazing hunk of junk that I have ever laid my hands on, with a few honest drawbacks about it as well. First of all, this phone features the most clearest and biggest screen resolution on a phone out there, TODAY! With it sporting a 3.5inch screen (diagonally) and it's power to support 30 frames per second, with an amazing 640x480 resolution. Please go out and find me a phone that comes anywhere CLOSE to that. Not only with it's beautiful contrast that it projects at you, this I believe, is the only touch-screen phone with an actual GLASS screen. Now you're thinking, why is that better? Would you rather have cheap ABS plastic, or glass? In the past, I have owned about 4 touch screen phones: Palm Treo 755p, LG Voyager, Palm Centro, and the LG Dare: All with screens made out of plastic; Want know how long those screens lasted? Not long. My Palm Treo was replaced 4x within the year, and the LG Voyager's screen inked from a baby puppy being on my lap with the phone in my pocket. Have you ever wished you could do everything with ONE tool? Now you can. With programs such as money management, creative calender, stocks exchange, recipe book, notepad, movie listings, paypal, ebay, international translator, and the ever-so amazing Pandora, which is no doubt the best internet radio ever. Want to know the best part? All of the programs I had listed are FREE. Yes, it takes about 10 seconds to download each of them via AppStore, which is a by user-for-user type of market where your life-saving tools can run from nothing to a few bucks, typically. There's also those useless tools that puts your accelerometer to use such as "pouring the fake beer" with your phone, to very cool programs such as ODB I and II via iPhone to troubleshoot and tune your cars, along with acceleration reviews and point-of-turn angles. The userability of this? Simple. I don't think it takes a genuis to learn how to use one. It does have a learning curve though, but if you want to stay in the 21st century, then you wouldn't mind spending some time figuring things out. The touch-screen features is by-far the best in the market with it's ultra-sensitive scrolling which makes this phone incredible. Now there are so many great things I want to tell you, but we do need to move on. I hate to do this, but in all honest reviews, there are always the cons. It isn't major, but once fixed, this could possibly the only phone i'll ever have for the rest of my life. [B]Battery life[/B]--yes, it sucks; better than the first generation iPhone, but by-far the biggest downfall of this god-like phone. So much potential, so much potential.. With an estimation of 300 stand by time, 5 hours of talk time on 3g, and 10 hours on 2g, the numbers are really unrealistic. With about a few hours of web browsing, playing a few of my favorite games and checking my email constantly--the battery usually quit out on me usually before the night ends. Luckily, I carry a car charger and my phone works all through the day. [B]Unable to send MMS[/B]--see, this isn't a really BIG downfall since I could do it via email-to-phone.. which isn't a big deal, but still a hassle since I cant recieve picture messages unless they send it to me via email as well. Example: Verizon customers--you send them via email, "number@vzwpix.com".. which is fine with me! [B]Lack of total customization[/B]--yes, one of the minor drawbacks of this phone is that with it's full potential to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, it wont let itself be. You can't put pictures on your main spring board, use it as a modem, to run multiple programs at once, or having different themes UNLESS you jailbreak it, which is a form of hacking on your iphone. The bad? It voids your warranty if you do. [B]Invidividual plans are for the spoiled, or phone lovers[/B]--literally. The cheapest plan (450 minutes) with unlimited texting will cost you nearly a hundred bucks! Luckily for me, I am on a family plan and only pay half of that.. Be ready to cough out a hundred and change to enjoy the goodies. So all in all, this phone is by far the greatest piece of junk I have ever laid my hands on. I can't stop going on it. Email at an instant! Visual voicemail! Myspace without using my internet explorer! Just so many amazing things that are currently available and so many more to come each day. My advice? Get it now. I will guarantee you that if you can afford it, you will never go back to your pink Razor, or Crackberry ever again. It's only 200 dollars for the 8gb which is only in black, and 300 dollars for the 16gb which comes in black or white. If you got the needs for it, do it. If you don't, then you might possibly pull your hair out trying to figure things out. This is the phone of the new century and I can guarantee you that you will be satisfied the moment you touch it. [I]Elegant [/I]and [B]Durable[/B]; how often do you hear those two words together? [B] HAPPY iPHONE HUNTING! [/B]

Dexter

radopps — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:00:41 -1000

by: radopps

Description: Dexter is a serial killer that works for the Miami Police Department as a blood splatter analyst. He uses his job to find his victims.

Harmonix

radopps — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:59:07 -1000

by: radopps

Description: Rock Band for the Nintendo Wii system follows suit with all games that have made the transition from Sony/Microsoft to the Wii.

Zazen Produções

NasTee — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:20:59 -1000

by: NasTee

Description: In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operation Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged. Captain Nascimento is trying to find a man to replace him because his wife is pregnant and he intends to quit the command and become a trainer of the new recruits. Meanwhile, the two idealistic friends Neto and Matias join the Military Police force expecting to become honest policemen and fight the criminals. However, they see only corruption, lack of competence and stupid bureaucracy in the Military Police, and after a serious incident in the Morro da Babilônia, they decide to join the BOPE. The lives of Capitain Nascimento, Neto and Matias are entwined along the next months, first in the tough training period and then in action against drug dealers. Nascimento believes that Neto could be his substitute, but his impulsive attitudes jeopardizes his choice. Later, the intelligent Matias seems to be the correct choice, but he needs to prove that he has heart. -IMBD

Bethesda

ArchangelX — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:28:36 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: The Story: Vault 101 – Jewel of the Wastes For 200 years, Vault 101 , a fallout shelter, has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you've ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth.

Shinigami052 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:09:49 -1000

by: Shinigami052

Description: At a Los Angeles hospital in the 1920s, Alexandria is a child recovering from a broken arm. She befriends Roy Walker, a movie stunt man with legs paralyzed after a fall. At her request, Roy tells her an elaborate story about six men of widely varied backgrounds who are on a quest to kill a corrupt provincial governor. Between chapters of the story, Roy inveigles Alexandria to scout the hospital's pharmacy for morphine. As Roy's fantastic tale nears its end, Death seems close at hand.

T-Mobile G1

twowheels — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:02:44 -1000

by: twowheels

Description: T-Mobile's 3G network phone, with Google, and Android

Baby

Shinigami052 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:20:15 -1000

by: Shinigami052

Description: A tragic tale of an Asian youth's gang life in South East Los Angeles, set during the mid 80's to the early 90s.

Palit Radeon™ HD 3870 GDDR4

Shinigami052 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:13:52 -1000

by: Shinigami052

Description: Enjoy the DirectX® 10.1 gaming experience with AMD’s first PCIe 2.0 graphics card- Radeon™ HD 3870. Based on 55nm process technology HD 3870 allows to provide full performance with lower power consumption. In addition, with improved visual fidelity afforded by ATI Avivo™ HD technology, Radeon™ HD 3870 delivers an exciting high-definition multimedia experience on the PC allowing consumers to watch the latest HD DVD™ and Blu-ray™ discs with incredibly fine image quality and smooth playback. Moreover, the latest plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX™ technology features next-gen multi-GPU technology which enables the Quad scalability for performance leadership and also extends the overclocking ability on multi-GPU. * Bus interface: PCI Express® 2.0 * Memory Support: 512MB GDDR4 * Memory Interface: 256 bit * Memory Clock: 2252 MHz (1126 MHz x 2) * Core Clock: 775 MHz * RAMDACs: 400 MHz * Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 Shader Model 4.1 support * Dual dual-link DVI output support two 2560x1600 resolution displays * Superscalar unified shader architecture * 320 stream processing units * 128-bit floating point precision for all operations * Dynamic Geometry Acceleration * ATI CrossFireX™ Multi-GPU Technology * ATI Avivo™ HD video and display technology * HD audio controller with multi-channel (5.1) AC3 support * Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™

Opeth

twowheels — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:54:45 -1000

by: twowheels

Description: Opeth's latest album!! After waiting 3 years since Ghost Reveries, Opeth comes back with a great, albeit not their best album. Their first release with their new drummer Martin Axenrot (I dunno, Opeth must like to always have more than one Martin in their band haha!). Martin had a tough job, he had to just as good if not better than Martin Lopez. IMO I wouldn't say that he's better or worse, I'll just say that he brings his own style nicely, I'm pleased. The album might be a bit too mellow for some of the hardcore death metal types, and Mikael does a lot of clean singing (which I prefer) and not as much growling. The first song sets the mood nicely, it's one of those songs that makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, especially when I heard a female voice singing, a first for Opeth. The rest, it almost feels like a concept album but I can hear some hints of old school Opeth "My Arms, Your Hearse", a nice dose of "Damnation" and some of the heaviness of "Deliverance". Who will like this album? I'll say even if you're not into death metal and if a 10 minute prog song gets on your nerves, I would say you will still like this album. It has beautiful arrangements, crazy time signatures and complexity for the prog lovers, and balls to the wall heavy death metal stuff. Check it out, you won't be disappointed.

Warner Brothers Pictures

ArchangelX — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:42:25 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: When corporate mogul Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) wind up in the same hospital room, the two terminally ill men bust out of the cancer ward with a plan to experience life to the fullest before they kick the bucket. In a race against the reaper, the new friends hit the tables in Monte Carlo, down obscene amounts of caviar and tear up the road in supercharged cars. Rob Reiner directs this comic caper.

P90X Extreme Home Fitness

twowheels — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:14:22 -1000

by: twowheels

Description: You have probably seen the infomercials, "get ripped in 90 days guaranteed or your money back", and maybe countless before and after pictures, but still skeptical? I will tell you one thing; this will kick your ass like you would never believe if you happen to be out of shape. And if you're in respectable level of fitness, it should still kick your ass. What do you get for $120? 12 DVD's with over an hour of intense workouts each, a fitness guide with a progress calendar, and one of the easiest to follow nutrition guides I've ever read (and I still can't follow a damn diet). You will do from intense upper-body workouts, to kenpo, to yoga, and the love to hate, AB Ripper-X. When I say intense, I mean it. Each DVD is at least an hour long, the yoga DVD is over 90 minutes long and if you think yoga is easy, you're up for a very rude awakening because it is by far the hardest one of the DVD's IMO. I am on my 10th day and I'm already feeling better and stronger. Still struggling, but definitely an improvement from last week. What do you need? A pull-up bar (Iron Gym bar works great for me) A full set of dumbells (that is from 15 pounds all the way to at least 75 in 5 pound increments) or a set of resistance bands which is what I use, I bought mine at wal mart for like 12 bucks. A heart rate monitor (sports authority has a finger-ring monitor for like 30 bucks), a yoga mat and blocks if your ass is not flexible and some supplements like muscle milk or creatine or whatever floats your boat. What makes this system have such a high success rate? Two words: Muscle Confusion. What's muscle confusion? It's kinda like it sounds, when you work out, your muscles start to respond to the stress and unfamiliar movements and they adjust accordingly. Unfortunately, this can lead to what it's known as a "plateau". A plateau is what happens when your muscles are used to the workout and have adjusted to it. The result? You stop seeing results, and no matter how hard you work, you will see very little to no results once your body reaches that plateau. What P90X does, is that keeps your body guessing. Just when your body starts to figure out the movements and starts to adjust, the whole routine changes and your body is introduced to a whole plethora of new moves and intensity. The result? Well, true results, you'll burn fat quicker, you'll build muscle faster and you'll get in an overall level of fitness you thought was impossible for you to achieve. Maybe it's too early for me to give a review but if I have survived the first two weeks and I'm still sticking to it, then I should be able to go through the full 90 days. Highly recommend for anyone that's up for the challenge. If you feel like a wimp, I recommend 6 minute abs bwahahaha!

Iron Gym

twowheels — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:38:23 -1000

by: twowheels

Description: Doorway mounted pull-up bar. This is a doorway mounted pull-up bar. You need nothing to mount it, your own weight will anchor it in place. It can also be used to do sit-ups, push-ups and dips. It has foam on the grip areas making it comfortable to grasp. It has multiple grip positions, close hand, standard shoulder length, and forward-facing grip that resembles the "perfect pull-up". Fits just about any doorway, I had some fitment issues and you can see the minor door modification I had to do to make it fit hehe. It costs $40 if you go to the local ass seen on TV store, or around 25-35 bucks if you shop through ebay. Highly recommend if you want a pull up bar that can be installed just about anywhere.

Lucasarts

ArchangelX — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:58:08 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: This entry in the Star Wars saga casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice", unveiling new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it, players will assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny. As its name implies, The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force by taking full advantage of newly developed technologies only possible on next-gen consoles that will be seen and experienced for the first time anywhere in videogaming.

Douglas Adams

ArchangelX — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:15:58 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of the The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out of work actor. Together this dynamic pair begin their journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitch Hiker's Guide "A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have" and a galaxy-full of fellow travellers: Zaphod Beeblebrox - the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out to lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ball-point pens he has bought over the years.

Disney

ArchangelX — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:10:02 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: Winner of 6 Tony's on Broadway including for Best Musical, Best Director of a Musical, Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Costume Design and Best Choreography. The popular story of the young lion cub Simba, as be struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king, has been totally reconceived for the stage. Director/designer Julie Taymor has transformed Disney's phenomenally successful 1994 animated feature into a spectacular stage musical which opened on Broadway in November 1997 to popular and critical acclaim. It went on to win 25 major awards including the 1998 Tony Award for best musical and has become one of the most sought-after tickets in Broadway history.

Metallica

ArchangelX — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:03:17 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: One of the most influential bands in music, ranked eighth on the list of the biggest-selling groups in history, Metallica unveils its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The band's first album in five years, Death Magnetic is also its first with renowned producer Rick Rubin (Danzig, Slayer, System Of A Down, Slipknot), first with bassist Robert Trujillo, and first on Warner Bros. Heavy and thrashy, unafraid to embrace the band's past yet move into the future.

Season 3

ArchangelX — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:27:43 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: The adventure of one of television's finest dramas continues with the complete third season of the Peabody Award-winning Battlestar Galactica. The Colonies' survivors have found their hopes of eluding their Cylon pursuers dashed by an invasion and occupation of their new home. As the fate of all human life hangs in the balance, friends become enemies, enemies become unexpected allies, and decisions are made that will haunt some people for the rest of their lives. Relive all 20 episodes of the season that challenges everything you thought you knew about the Battlestar Galactica universe. Presented in Dolby 5.1 surround sound, the 6-disc set features over 15 hours of extensive special features, including the DVD exclusive version of the episode "Unfinished Business" containing 25 additional minutes of never-before-seen footage. You won't want to miss a minute of the series considered "one of the best dramas on TV" (Time Magazine).

Warner Brothers Pictures

ArchangelX — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:41:57 -1000

by: ArchangelX

Description: With just one year having passed after taking out Ra's Al Ghul's plan to have Gotham eliminated and the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Jonathan Crane AKA the Scarecrow, and after the city was nearly plundered with his toxins, Bruce Wayne and his vigilante alter-ego the Batman, continue the seemingly endless effort to bring order to Gotham, with the help of Lt. James Gordon and newly appointed District Attorney Harvey Dent. But a new threat has now emerged into the streets. The Dark Knight faces a rising psychopathic criminal called The Joker, whose eerie grin, laughter, and inhuman morality makes him as dangerous than what he has yet to unleash. It becomes an agenda to Batman to stop the mysterious Joker at all costs, knowing that both of them are in an opposite line. One has no method at all and seeks to see the world plunge into the fire he has yet to light. One represents the symbol of hope and uses his own shadow to bring the peace and order he has yet to accomplish doing.