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Author :: Kevin Scripter  |
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| Article Title :: How Did Nintendo Lose In The Console Wars? |
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While the console wars will continue on, Nintendo was once king
of the mighty mountain of anything considered video games (home
or portable - even though Nintendo will finally be challenged on
the latter with Sony's PSP in 2005). But, Nintendo has gone from
#1 in market share, down to #3. Nintendo now lives by these
words: be careful of whom you tick off, because one day they may
be your competitor. You will understand why by the end of this
article.
Back in the days of the NES, Sega's Master System could not even
put up a fight against Nintendo's original 8-bit behemoth that
sold over 60 million units. Then, the Super NES (SNES) was
released, but was not dominant early on. Sega released t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Rod Shoveller |
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| Article Title :: Test-flying for fun - RC planes and helicopters |
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Contrary to popular belief, people who work in model shops don’t
spend all day every day playing with their own models!!!
However, on Friday afternoon Dale and myself decided we were
actually going flying. We closed the shop dead on 6 o'clock
(usually we don’t leave till gone 7). We were cashed up, loaded
up and were off to our own secret flying site in Kent by 6.30.
We arrived at the flying field around 6.45, all models still
intact after a mad dash along the A2 in Kent and some rather
bendy country lanes.
First out of the cars were a pair of Weston Cougars, one of my
favourite planks (sorry for the term plank but I class myself as
a heli flyer). Once started and both airborne the (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Kelly Paal |
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| Article Title :: Using Black and White Film |
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It’s hard to find sometimes but it’s making a resurgence, black
and white film. If you’ve never used this film now is the time
to try it out. Here are some tips to using b&w film and what you
can expect from the results.
1. Forget color. This is the hardest thing to do and the number
one reason that you will not get good results with b&w film. 2.
Look for contrast. Once you can ignore color look for contrast.
You will want your image to have a bit more contrast than you
would normally want in a color image. 3. Consider shooting
situations that are more formal. Black and white film gives such
a wonderful timelessness to an image and it’s perfect for formal
situations. 4. Keep your p (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Robin Mastro |
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| Article Title :: Five Tips For Garden Sanctuaries |
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The design of your garden has an amazing affect on your
family’s health and well-being. Here is how you can create
harmony in your garden—which is considered a living entity—and
bring peace and happiness within your home. Vastu Shastra is an
environmental science written about some 7,000 – 10,000 years
ago in India by rishis, or men of great wisdom. They observed
the workings of Nature and recorded how different rays of the
sun, the magnetic poles, the makeup of the land, soil, slope,
structures, etc. affected all living things. It is the oldest
recorded architectural treatise known to man and it is from this
science that some of the world’s most enduring structures have
been cre (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Elaine Clay |
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| Article Title :: Stress-Free Scrapbook Journaling Ideas |
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Do you find it intimidating when you come to journal your
scrapbook pages?
You are not alone! Many scrapbookers find it hard to get started
when it comes to adding journaling to their scrapbooking layouts.
If you are one of those people who go blank at the thought of
having to journal, don’t worry. Here are some stress-free
scrapbooking journaling ideas to help you write the right words
whatever your page theme.
Make a list. This is a fairly simple journaling technique that
is suitable for use with any type of page theme, for example:
Doing a friendship page - list how you met, where you met, how
long you have known each other, include what you like about your
friend and why you are (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Caryl B. Grecia |
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| Article Title :: The Beauty and Elegance of Cross-Stitch Portraits |
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Wall hangings are what make most homes decorative and
attractive. And most of the time, the wall hangings we see are
the portraits of the most memorable moments of our lives.
Family pictures, graduation pictures and baby's first birthday
pictures hang on the most prominent wall of the home to remind
us of the momentous events of our lives. Other times, the cutest
pet, my "bestest" friend, and the prettiest dream house occupy
the bare wall in the bedroom. There are also times, as a tribute
to the favorite painter, his oil painting occupy the biggest
space on the wall. The latest favorite celebrity idol has a
place on the wall too, somewhere in the house. No matter what
hangs on it, the wa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Kristine Mulholland |
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| Article Title :: How to Make a Gift Basket Like a Pro! |
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Gift Baskets make great gifts for every occasion; they are fun
to give and fun to receive! Have you ever wondered how to make a
beautiful, professional looking Gift Basket? Well, you are about
to learn how!
Since you have probably already decided who you are giving the
gift basket to, and for what occasion, then the first step is to
write down a list of your recipient’s interests. By making a
list like this, you can decide what kind of theme your gift
basket will have, and what kind of gift items you will include.
Does your recipient like cooking, gardening, reading, golfing,
fishing? Is the gift basket intended for a specific occasion
such as the birth of a new baby, or a particular h (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Andy Graham |
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| Article Title :: Victorian Ceramic Fairings |
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If you visited the fair during the mid 19th century until the
early 20th century you would have probably come home the proud
owner of a little ceramic figure now referred to as a 'Victorian
Fairing'. They were originally given away to the working classes
as prizes at fair and were mostly about 3.5" long and about 2.5"
deep and 3" tall, mounted on a rectangular base. They were
normally made from white, glazed, soft-paste porcelain and were
intended for display on mantelpieces. The typical subject matter
for a Victorian Fairings cover risqué humour to politics; for
example marital scenes such as 'married for money', 'Shall we
sleep first, or ....'. Victorian Fairings were manufactured from
t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Kevin Scripter |
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| Article Title :: What Is The Best Video Game System? |
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Certainly the Playstation One has had a number of game hits and
sold millions of units with tough competition from both Sega
(Dreamcast) and Nintendo (N64), but no game system has enjoyed
more exclusive game titles and more old-school gameplay than the
Super Nintendo.
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) did not dominate
the hardware sales charts (selling over 49 million units) like
Nintendo was able to accomplish with the original NES console
(over 60 million units sold) due to increased competition from
the Sega Genesis, but the sheer number of quality games for the
SNES was outstanding for a system that contained over 700 games
in its game library.
Now these cool, killer ga (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hobbies Articles |
Author :: Pem Charnley |
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| Article Title :: The Allure Of Solvents and Chip Shops |
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I was five when I saw this older kid racing stock cars.
Admittedly, he was playing Stock Car Star and it was a Pocketeer
â„¢ game. There were none of the graphics you get with PS2,
granted. But that probably has something to do with there having
been none, just a magnet inside a little hand held game forcing
four pieces of plastic round a course. It was revolutionary.
This goes some way to describing the collective playground
orgasm that shuddered across the land by the end of the
seventies when magnets were replaced by batteries and LCD
displays, allowing collective prepubescence to stop an alien
invasion.
It was Christmas 1981 when I got one of these games. Grandstand,
a foreign compan (read full article) |
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