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Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped!

2012-02-11T12:37:00.000-06:00

Ahh the good old days. I still remember the times when I was younger, staying up nights on end to beat the next level and advance further in Crash Bandicoot 3. This was probably the one of the first and most memorable games I played as a kid. This game seemed impossibly hard when I was younger, even though I beat it several times. Now that I look back on it, Crash Bandicoot was in fact a pretty difficult series.

The Crash Bandicoot Trilogy follows the main character Crash and his sister Coco on numerous adventures to save the world from enslavement by the evil Dr.Neo Cortex. The third installment in the Crash Bandicoot series takes this world saving adventure a step further by adding time travel, and requiring the player to travel back into several different time periods to collect crystals before the enemy forces do.

This platform game proved a big hit and sold 5.7 million units world wide, making it the seventh best selling Playstation game of all time. Today you can also find releases of Crash Bandicoot available in the Playstation Store. The legend of the platform game lives on today, despite being released about 14 years ago.

If you are looking for a cheap game that you can pick up at your local Gamestop, but still get a good play and story out of, then look no further than Crash Bandicoot. I would recommend this game to ANYONE of all ages for its amazing gameplay, story line, graphics, and playability.

Rant On Education System

2012-02-04T22:38:00.002-06:00

One topic that has been on my mind a lot lately, as it is with most teenagers at some point, What is the point of school?

We have been told from the very beginning of our first years of our education that if you did well and got good grades you would be able to advance more and more up the hierarchy of education until you got to the top and graduated, then you could be whatever you wanted and make millions of dollars.

These are the unrealistic dreams that our education system is implanting into students. When in fact, all the knowledge you could ever possibly need to know plus more is available online or amongst the volumes of a library. Education was very important hundreds of years ago, but in today's advancing digital age it is just becoming an expensive resume addition.

I strongly agree that elementary, junior, and senior school should be required no questions asked, as they help establish some sort of academic anchor in our life. Besides, would you want a country filled with imbeciles. I just think its unfair that some people are prevented from getting a decent job because they can't afford to go to obtain a higher level of education.

More and more people are leaving top notch schools with degrees, but unable to land jobs because of their large amounts of student loan debt. I think that the government should do a much better job creating loan programs for our students. Its sad to see people go to school and graduate having the potential to be a very successful lawyer, doctor, politician, etc. but are held back solely by financial reasons.

The future of our education system is in the hands of the government, what I mean by this is that if higher education doesn't become more affordable for the average American family, then the education system will tumble into a downfall like it is starting to already. We will start to see teachers lose their jobs, schools shut down, education budgets get smaller,valuable academic programs get cut, strikes, etc.

I along with a majority of people agree that education is vital, but I believe that there is a much more effective and cheaper way of allowing people to get the higher education they need.

Please leave your thoughts on the education system in the US or your country!

Buddha in Your Backpack By: Franz Metcalf

2012-01-29T07:25:00.001-06:00

Buddha in Your Backpack is a well written book, in the sense that the author does a great job capturing the attention of its easily distracted teenage audience, and conveying the Buddhist message in a clear and concise manner. Each part about living through the teachings of the Buddha are split into sort and easily manageable parts, that aren't too intimidating for the teenage social butterfly.

Franz Metcalf has made this book much more of use to teenagers by connecting with them, knowing their background and providing his own personal experiences alongside the Buddhist oriented advice, "I write these words knowing that more than half of my readers come from broken families." Pg 64 on Divorce. " Many teens I've talked with mentioned brothers and sisters as a problem,especially if a sibling seems somehow favored over them." Siblings Pg.69 It is quite evident that he has taken his audience into deep consideration for this book, like a good author should do.

The author is overall very appealing to the audience through the appropriate us of humor, comprehensible language, and just plain straight forward no-nonsense when it comes to serious topics like drugs or sex.

As a teenager myself, I can say that enjoy this snap to reality feel that this book presents. I personally believe that this is one of the best "self help" books available, providing quality advice for teenagers on topics like school, friends, drama, family issues, meditation, and simple knowledge on Buddhism and the Buddha.

Regardless of your religious beliefs or lack thereof, I really think this book can help establish a system of strong morals into the lives of us teenagers. Teenagers in this world are becoming more and more influenced by violent video games, social media, television, etc. and I feel that this book does a well rounded job opening the eyes of teens through the teachings of the Buddha.

Overall regardless of age, race, religion, gender, etc. I believe that we as a society could progress forward through the selfless teachings of the Buddha, and I don't think Franz Metcalf could have been any more clear about these teachings in his book Buddha in Your Backpack.

Rating: 10/10

Personal Blog

2012-01-28T20:27:00.001-06:00

As you all know, this site is specifically about reviews and coverage of books, movies, video games, television, and other forms of media related content. In fact, I have a whole load of book reviews coming up for your guys, one of them will be released tomorrow 2/29/2012.

On top of this website, no I WILL NOT STOP, I will be starting a personal blog about me and my life. I f you would like to visit my personal blog Click Here!

Raven By: Tim Reiterman

2012-01-16T10:21:00.000-06:00

Raven: The Untold Story of Rev. Jim Jones and His People is a very detailed and informative book on the life and death of the infamous Rev. Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple.
This book, despite its 688 page length, really captivates the reader with its enthralling detail on Jim Jones's lonely and never satisfied life. Raven provides the reader with all the information they could ever wish to know about him and his cult.
One interesting fact I found about Jim Jones in this book, was his strong yearning for friendship and command over people. He even went so far as shooting his dad's .22 caliber at his friend because he didn't want him to leave. Controlling, I know!

This is one of the very few books where I can honestly say that I left with everything I ever wanted to know, AND more! It is quite evident that Tim Reiterman went through copious amounts of research and interviews to come out with the great volume. Any information you need on Jim Jones & The Peoples Temple can be found in this book alone.

One thing that could discourage the possible reader is definitely the length of Raven. It took me a total of a month of vigorous, close to non stop reading to finish this 688 page mammoth. If you don't have the time, then I encourage you to stay away from this one, as the peculiar habits of Jim Jones and his people will soon distract you and turn into a, "No stopping until I finish", read-a-thon!

Overall the choice is up to you, but from a the word of a history buff I would definitely recommend this informative and interestingly twisted book that follows in detail the lives of Jim and his church, leading up to the death of 909 members in the jungle of Guyana.

Swagbucks

2011-12-10T08:49:00.001-06:00

There are many sites and programs all across the web that offer "points" for using their specific search engine,filling out surveys,taking polls,etc. The points you earn from these tasks can then be redeemed to earn actually prizes. It seems to good to be true,and 99% of the time it is.

One site I have found and you may have heard of,is Swagbucks. This seems to be the most legit out of all the various reward sites out there. Swagbucks features numerous different ways to rack up points toward items.

I almost feel like a kid at the local arcade,trying to save up for the best new thing out there.

The prizes on Swagbucks are actually decent too, there is everything from posters and notepads,to HD plasma TVs.

While I could go on forever on the pros and cons of Swagbucks,I will leave it up to you to decide if this site is for you.

One thing I will mention is that it takes quite a while to gain points,I have been using Swagbucks daily for 6 months and have earned close to 2,000 points.

In the end,if you use it right,Swagbucks could be a great investment in time.

Do you use Swagbucks or any services similar to it?

To sign up for free,Click Here!

4 Uses for Evernote

2011-12-10T07:34:00.001-06:00

Recently I have started using Evernote to keep track of all my research information, school work,blogging, hold a to-do list,and much more. Personally I love the wonderful seamless sync across all platforms. For example,the notes I take on my computer will be ready for me as soon as I get on my Android smartphone,and vice versa.

Evernote is a great way to stay organized and have all of your documents there when you need it.

Below I made a list of some ways that you could use Evernote that might help you in day to day life.

1.Blogging

I love using Evernote for blogging because I can keep and work on all my posts, instead of in a junked up blogging platform editing box.

If you blog a lot,then it wouldn't surprise me at all if you have already taken advantage of Evernote's great organization and seamless sync features.

2. Ideas

We all are randomly graced with brilliant ideas every now and again,but sadly become distracted and forget them. With Evernote you can head to your computer or smartphone and jot down a quick note or a voice recording.

Evernote has helped save me from losing potential blog post ideas.

3. School

If you are a student in school,I honestly think you will have the biggest gain out of Evernote because face it,we need organization.

Its great to get in the habit of typing up all your school work on Evernote, then print it off. That way if you lose an assignment or need to revise it,you have it stored on Evernote ready to be fixed. Besides,who doesn't love reading through your old 9th grade history reports,am I right?

4.Writing

This is very similar to blogging,but if you are writing a book it is great to keep all of your information in one centralized hub. Thats great if you like writing by hand,but what if that particular notebook gets lost,your in deep do do now.

I hope you enjoyed this list of everyday uses for Evernote. Of course there are many ways you could use Evernote,the possibilities are endless.

If you use Evernote,then what do you use it for the most?

Modern Warfare 3 launch as biggest opening "across all forms of entertainment,"

2011-11-17T20:14:00.001-06:00

Last week's launch of the Call of Duty: Elite subscription service may have been marred by technical problems, but the accompanying debut of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 suffered no such setbacks. Activision today touted the multiplatform military shooter as the biggest launch ever (in terms of sales) "across all forms of entertainment," with a five-day worldwide sell-through of $775 million.

Modern Warfare 3 takes aim at more sales records.

That total was enough to wrest the title from the previous five-day record holder, last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops. The Cold War-era installment of the series netted $650 million in its opening stretch, dethroning its own predecessor, 2009's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. That title brought ina $550 million haul at retailers worldwide in its first five days on sale. Additionally, Activision said Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling North American game launch of all time for five of its retail partners: Amazon.com, GameStop, Best Buy, Target, and Wal-Mart.

Modern Warfare 3 proved to be a juggernaut beyond brick-and-mortar retailers, as the game's online component also posted new records. Activision and Microsoft said the Xbox 360 version of the game saw 3.3 million players log more than 7 million multiplayer hours in the game's first day on sale, besting the 2.6 million players and 5.9 million multiplayer hours Black Ops managed a year before. Modern Warfare 3 also set a concurrent player record on Xbox Live, with 3.3 million players online simultaneously on launch day.

Sony did not release PlayStation Network statistics for the game, but SCEA president and CEO Jack Tretton did say the launch had been "hugely successful" on Sony's platform.

Modern Warfare 3 Developer Pleads for Better Metascores, Discovers That’s a Stupid Idea

2011-11-17T20:09:00.000-06:00

Why someone from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 developer Sledgehammer would consider its fan-voted Metacritic score worth a get-out-the-vote tweet is utterly beyond me. It is by far the most polarizing title among gaming's annual releases, so a user score of 1.7 is probably to be expected, given how much gaming's ~~snobs~~ cognoscenti despise all that it stands for. Besides, who gives a shit what kind of user-voted Metascore a game pulls? Is that really a publisher or studio's measure of success now?

But Glen Schofield of Sledgehammer Games poked that snake anyway. Noticing the game had a 1.7 user score on Xbox 360 earlier this week, he put out a call to his followers to counteract the slew of 0s users were giving it. "If u like MW3 go 2 Metacritic.com & help our user score," Schofield tweeted in a message now erased, says Industry Gamers. "It's suspiciously low. Be honest but help if u agree."

WHAT. HOW DARE HE. Schofield was "immediately attacked," says Industry Gamers, and accused of fomenting "unfair boosting" of his game's review score. The review score that doesn't count. The review score that was, what, "fairly" bombed by 0 scores including this learned piece of artistic criticism:

omg xD diss gaem is soooooo baaaddd!!!! i cae'nt beeleave how mach too many diss gaem cost xP. aneone woo buy diss gaem is st00pid! XDXDXDXD srsly aall thse gaems aar the safme!! n00bs! XD :3

Khan Academy

2011-11-07T16:14:00.001-06:00

Are you struggling in school? Do you cease to understand the concepts in your math class,but don't have enough money for a tutor? Then check out Khan Academy.
Khan Academy is a free serviced started in 2006 by MIT graduate, Salman Khan.

On Khan Academy you can get assistance in everything from Basic Addition, all the way to Calculus. With tons of free video tutorials, practice problems, and real worksheets, your sure to understand any math concept.

Steam

2011-11-03T18:24:00.000-05:00

If you are a video gamer out there,then you need to check out the Steam network. If you have not heard of it already,it is a network online where you can play popular games with other people from across the globe.
Almost every computer game you could ever think of is available for purchase at a reasonable price on Steam,usually discounted from the regular store price. There are also several featured free to play games,one of the most popular and my personal favorite,Team Fortress 2.
Steam is a fast and relatively small sized client,that can open up your access to several hundred games and assorted media. If you are a big time gamer,then I would definitely recommend Steam for the download of your games,not only for the cheap pricing,but for fast download and ease of access.

What are your thoughts on Steam?

Epic Rap Battles of History

2011-11-02T18:35:00.000-05:00

Possibly the greatest rap videos to ever grace the video sharing community of YouTube,are the "Epic Rap Battles of History".
These videos are just outright hilarious,I couldn't stop watching them until I had seen every one. The people that put all the time and effort in to making these videos are truly talented. Being a huge history nerd,I love the incorporation of history into a cursing,passionate,upbeat rap!
One of my personal favorites is the Albert Einstein vs Stephen Hawking rap. You just have to see for yourself.
Each of their videos average about 10 million views per video,the more popular ones reaching into the 30 millions. All of these views are deserved too,as you can tell a lot of hard work is put into each rap.

Be sure to check out the raps for yourself,by Clicking Here!

Update 10/27/11

2011-10-27T19:08:00.000-05:00

I have realized that the team at Bohrium Bloggers have become very occupied over the past couple of weeks,and I apologize.We are all very busy with school,extra curricular activities,band,church,etc. I will try my best to continue blogging,this blog will NEVER stop. Regardless of how long its been since the last post,always know there will be more to come.
London is currently involved in the production of a movie,The Legend of Olwood,which you can find on his YouTube channel by clicking here. I,Tyler,am very involved with band and blogging.Mixed with school work,this becomes very hectic for both of us. I also have started doing video game commentary along with my vlogs.If you are interested in that,you can Click Here!
Thank you so much for your understanding that we are very busy people. I will try my best to write more in depth posts frequently.