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As we near the holiday season you are sure to hear a lot about halo 3 whether you are a video gamer or not. From the halo 3 game, to halo 3 toys to halo 3 ring tones, consumers will be bombarded with advertising messages intended to get you to part with your hard earned money. So what is all the hype about?

If you are the owner of the original Xbox, you are undoubtedly familiar with the original halo and its successful sequel halo 2. The halo series began in 2001 as the killer app for the original Xbox console. halo, often considered the most influential first person shooter of all time has sold over 5 million copies and halo 2 has sold more then 9 million copies. The halo series has inspired a loyal following of fans who have spent countless hours on Xbox live, Microsofts online multiplayer service.

The halo series is an epic science fiction game with an engrossing story line enhanced by artfully designed cut scenes within the game. The story focuses on a human super soldier called Master Chief and the battle against the alien army called the Covenant in a futuristic universe.

The original series was known for its stunning graphics and absorbing game play. With the increased power of the Xbox 360, halo 3 promises exceptional improvements with high definition visuals while continuing its powerful storyline. With all of the hype, there will be millions of new halo players and experienced halo players playing online. Strangers will become friends online playing halo 3.

Every once in a while a video game comes out that becomes part of pop culture appealing to a broad spectrum of the population. halo 3 will appeal to young adult professionals who grew up playing the original halo as well as to school aged teenagers impressed by the pristine graphics and multiple guns that they can use for bragging rights among their friends. New gamers will get caught up in the hype and purchase the game out of curiosity and use it as a game to show off their new home theater systems.

halo 3 is out at the end of September. It will be released in a regular version, a limited edition version and a legendary version.

If you are a parent of a school aged child with an Xbox 360 you are sure to be bombarded with pleas for you to buy the new game so that your child can be a part of the excitement at school. It is important to note that Halo 3 is rated M for mature, intended for audiences of 17 years old or older according to the ESRB ratings.

Will Halo 3 live up to the hype? only time will tell, but it is sure to cause a stir, especially as we enter the holiday season.

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I want to discuss Stranglehold. With all the attention going to halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, and madden 2008, Stranglehold is one of those games going under the radar. Stranglehold is a game that is a sequel to the gritty action movie hard Boiled. If anyone has seen the movie hard Boiled, they know that it is an action packed film with amazing gunfire fights.

Stranglehold appears to be no exception to that rule. Chow Yun-Fat reprises his role as inspector Tequila, (no I am not fabricating; that really is his name) and nothing seems to stand in his way from defeating his foes. The demo that came out recently was respectable. In the demo, player will be in control of Tequila as he shoots through the streets of Hong kong. In a nutshell, virtually everything in the movie is available in the game.

For example, slow motion bullet time is incessantly utilized in the game. There are many occurrences where you can jump on a cart and shoot your enemies as the cart rolls towards them. You will also be able to jump on a railing and run/slide down to eradicate opponents. There were some mini-games in the demo that entailed dodging bullets (ala Neo from The Matrix). With a game that has flabbergasting action, the only conspicuous flaw was the camera angles. Midway needs to resolve this problem as soon as possible.

My first reaction when I saw this game was max payne on steroids. If Stranglehold is even half as adequate as max payne, then it is definitely worth playing. Stranglehold is slated for an August release date for the PC and xbox 360 and a September release date for the PlayStation 3.

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Looking for a place you can buy video games for less than the price of new? Buying used video games can save you up to half-off the regular price which means you can now buy twice as many games!

Whether you have a Playstation, xbox, gamecube or any other video game system, chances are you can find quality used video games for a lot less than the cost of new. There are online video game stores that sell used games at ,discounted prices. One store I know of has over 4000 popular game titles.

There are a few different ways you can play your favorite video games and still save big money. One way is to buy used games and another is to rent video games.

When you rent a game from an online store you get to keep the game for as long as you want for a small monthly price. After you've played the game for awhile, you have the option of sending it back and then choosing another game to be sent to you. just like getting DVDs sent in the mail, you can rent and buy video games thru the mail.

A big advantage to renting video games is that you have the option of purchasing the game for up-to-half off the price of new. There's no risk in getting a bum game, or one you don't like, because you've already had a chance to test and play it for 1, 2, even 3 weeks or more.

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Recently, two co-workers of mine were discussing their weight loss efforts and part of that conversation stuck with me. One of them said, "It sure is a lot harder to lose weight than it is to gain it." The other one answered, "Yeah, thats because gaining weight is fun." I laughed with them, because there is some truth to that statement.

Yes, it can be fun to eat with abandonment and not think about whether what you are eating is healthy or not; it is only the consequences that are painful. Examples of shorter term consequences are pain in your stomach, indigestion, and sluggishness. The longer term consequences are high blood pressure, heart disease, and shortness of breath. Seeing your appearance change for the worse is painful too. Focusing on these consequences is key to developing self-discipline.

Discipline is necessary to achieve your weight loss goals and any goal that you want to achieve in life. after all, you dont have to employ discipline to do those things that you enjoy. For example, I wouldnt have to discipline myself to eat chocolate bars because I enjoy them, however I do have to discipline myself to limit them in my life. How do I do it? Discipline requires two skills: Desire and diversion.

Desire means that you have to want the goal that your discipline will help you achieve more than anything. For example, I wanted to lose weight and get healthy more than I wanted the chocolate bars. Each time I desired the chocolate bar, I had to remind myself of the alternate goal and make it real and vivid. I had to see myself with that goal already achieved and experience the pleasure of it. I had to make that pleasure more intense than the pleasure I imagined I would receive from eating the chocolate bar.

The second skill is diversion, which is simply engaging in an activity that diverted my attention away from the undesirable activity. In the chocolate bar example, I had to either give myself something that I would enjoy eating that was healthier for me or perform an alternate activity that would help me better meet my needs. For example, if I was angry, eating a chocolate bar would not help me, but taking a long walk to cool off likely would.

My co-worker was right: For many of us, losing weight is harder than gaining it. But we need to remind ourselves that, although it is harder to lose weight, it is not impossible. It is also worth the effort. Then we use our key of discipline to help us achieve what we want. It is the only way to get the body that we deserve.

A Registered Nurse for many years, Kimberly Floyd battled obesity for much of her adult life. She achieved her ideal weight and has written a new book entitled 'Moneywise Weight Loss' which teaches others how to lose weight and save money--at the same time.

Kim has written articles for the georgia Nurses Association publication and nursing Spectrum online. now a technical writer, she has written training programs for corporate clients, including IBM, U.S. Bank, and Cingular.

Kim also teaches an online course called 'Goodbye to Shy'. This course is distributed to over 1100 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and Australia through Thomson Learning. An accomplished speaker and trainer, she delivers presentations on health-related topics to enthusiastic audiences.

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