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Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) Comparing Target and Wal-Mart: 8 of 21

Target and Wal-Mart have been competing in the industrial world for years. Both very popular stores, there are many reasons people think that Target is much better than Wal-Mart. Most employees are paid minimum wage and are discouraged of working full time, so little it makes other companies employees go on strike. Wal-Mart ...
Entertainment > Characters & Personalities Guide to the characters of Family Guy: 5 of 12

In the fake, yet highly detailed city of Quahog in the state of Rhode Island, a happy family with very realistic qualities along with ridiculously strange features that lives on Spooner St. goes on strange, funny, and sometimes stupid adventures. The main characters consist of: Peter-The fat Irish American Catholic with the ...
Entertainment > Music (Other) Rock music festivals: 3 of 7

The Mile High Music Festival took place in Commerce City, Colorado and was a huge event that stretched from Saturday, July 18, 2009 to Sunday, the next day. It was a popular event that many people attended to see their favorite bands such as The Fray, a light rock band from Colorado with hit songs like "How to Save a Life" a...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Consoles & Accessories How to download music to a PSP: 1 of 2

Putting music on a Sony PSP is a very easy and quick task. All you need is a computer, PSP, a Memory Stick Pro Duo, and a mini USB cable that allows you to connect your PSP to one side and connect a computer on the other. Obviously you will need to find music in an mp3 format (the same type the IPOD uses). An mp3 can be anyt...
Hobbies & Games > Board Games Board game reviews: Battleball: 1 of 2

When Battle Ball first came out a few years ago I was probably seven or eight years old. It looked so fun to me because at that point the games that I played when I was three, four, five years old bored me and the fact it was a futuristic version of football. It looked so exciting! I had to get it! With my interests, there w...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Vahalla Knights (PSP): 1 of 1

I have always thought Vahalla Knights for the PSP looked like a cool PSP game. Unfortunately, it has always been too high of a price for me, until it went down a bit. I bought it and started playing at home. There were quite a few things good and quite a few things bad. Right off the bat, I realized how good the graphics wer...
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games How to choose a race and class in Dungeons and Dragons: 7 of 13

Choosing your race and class (mostly class) is probably the most important part of making a character. How do you know if you should be a defender of the group, a striker to deal damage, or a supporter to make others stronger? That's what you need to do on your own. If you follow the instructions in the players handbook, it ...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP): 4 of 7

God of War has been a very pricey game for the PSP for quite a long time now. I've only heard good things about it and very good reviews along with ratings. When it dropped in price I immediately bought it used for the $17.99. I just couldn't wait to open it up, pop it into my PSP and play it. I was so excited that I finally...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Silent Hill: Origins (PSP): 2 of 3

The series of Silent Hill proves to be a very frightening game. The game first came out on the Sony Playstation 2 and was a big hit. There are several games of Silent Hill on many gaming consoles like the XBOX 360, WII, and the PSP. The PSP version of Silent Hill: Origins was actually quite satisfying in my opinion. It was a...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community The best simulation games ever: 5 of 6

The only two simulation video games that deserve "The Best" are Roller Coaster Tycoon and The Sims. Roller Coaster Tycoon is personally my favorite simulation game because I love the thrill of running an amusement park while trying to keep everyone happy, all while you're trying to achieve a goal in a certain amount of time!...