Saturday, October 29, 2011

Nintendo

As a consumer of electronics these babies are gonna have to come down just a little bit more. 

From the Technabob blog:

Nintendo Braces for First Annual Loss in Three Decades, Points to 3DS and Yen as Cause

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:15 AM PDT

Nintendo is having a hard time for the first time in 30-years – as it eyes its first annual loss. The net loss is estimated to be about $264 million for the year that will end in March. Last year, the company made about that much in profit. The reason for the falling profits is not surprising.

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS adoption has been very poor and much worse than anticipated by Nintendo. Even after theprice cut, Nintendo is unable to sell sufficient quantities of the console. That is no surprise, considering the console launched before there was anything close to a robust game library available, and general market interest in 3D technology has been questionable at best.

The other problem for Nintendo is that the Japanese Yen is rising compared to other currencies. With the Yen worth more than other currencies, money made overseas is worth less on the books in Japan. Nintendo had a 52.4 billion Yen foreign exchange loss in the first half of the fiscal year.

[via Bloomberg]


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Starbucks breakfast sandwiches



I think I am hungry. Must go make/eat food. 

Anyway Starbucks had this yummy looking breakfast treats I must try someday. They sound delish. 


 
 Bacon & Gouda Artisan Breakfast Sandwich
What's breakfast without bacon? Applewood smoked bacon, aged Gouda and egg are nestled perfectly in an oven-toasted Artisan roll. It's a delectable take on breakfast that will keep you going all morning long.
 Sausage & Cheddar Classic Breakfast Sandwich
We do this iconic sandwich right – a Southern-style sausage patty and egg are topped with aged Cheddar on a perfectly toasted English muffin.
 
   
 Ham & Cheddar Artisan Breakfast Sandwich
Hickory smoked ham and egg embrace under a layer of melted, aged Cheddar – all between an oven-toasted Artisan roll. Breakfast has never tasted so good.
 Veggie & Monterey Jack Artisan Breakfast Sandwich
Who needs meat when you have the bold tastes of fire roasted red and green peppers and onions baked into a scrumptious egg frittata and then topped with Monterey Jack cheese?
 



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Quote of the day

No shit! And a whole lot of other words. 

Quotes of the Day

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The word             skepticism would     be in order at this time."
LEON PANETTA,
U.S. Defense Secretary, casting doubt on talks aimed at persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear program. 


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Christmas ideas

Great christmas ideas from the Smockity Frock blogs friend. 

Homemade Christmas Gifts

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:10 PM PDT

CLICK HERE for up to the minute daily updates on how we are dealing with our layoff.

Are you looking for some ideas for homemade Christmas gifts?

The Happy Housewife has you covered. She has a full 100 days dedicated to different homemade gift ideas!

She even featured myhomemade lotion bar tutorial recently.

Did you know she is one of my close friends? Seriously! I know her phone number and her sister and brother. We are like that. (crossing fingers) You could not find a sweeter, more generous friend if you tried!

And I only wish I had half the brains she does! Whenever she posts something ingenious like 100 homemade gifts, I always slap my forehead and think, "DOH! Why didn't think of that???" She's a genius, I tell you!

That's why I think you should all go over there right this minute and check out all the great ideas she has forhomemade Christmas gifts. You are bound to find at least half a dozen ideas you can use!

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Halloween music

Oh crap I had a whole post on this then my mail crashed. 
Oh well I will add to it later. 
Dang ghosts. 

From the Disney parks blog:

Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Chilling, Thrilling Disney CD Picks

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 07:30 AM PDT

The Haunted Mansion Attraction Soundtrack

The Haunted Mansion Attraction Soundtrack

What you get: A complete soundtrack "ride-through" of The Haunted Mansion attraction that runs over 13 minutes (oooh!); isolated music tracks of Buddy Baker's groovy graveyard music (my fave), the Graveyard Band and Happy Haunts; never-before-released organ music takes, a fully orchestrated "Phantom Manor Suite" by Joel McNeely that includes "Grim Grinning Ghosts" and more.

Why it's cool: This is the real thing, starring the original Ghost Host, Paul Frees, the organ music performed by legendary Hollywood theater musician Gaylord Carter, fantastic sound quality and rare tracks, all courtesy of the masterful Walt Disney Records Producer/Historian Randy Thornton.

The Story & Song From The Haunted Mansion

The Story & Song From The Haunted Mansion

What you get: A delightfully campy, vintage Disneyland Records "Storyteller" dramatization that follows "two teenagers coming home from a date" and find themselves in the "living nightmare" of the mysterious mansion, a separate track of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" and an 11-page booklet illustrated by Imagineer Collin Campbell. The CD also allows you to download the magnificent artwork from the book.

Why it's cool: It features a who's-who of Hollywood voice actors and singers: Yes, that's Ron Howard as Mike! Robie Lester (voice of Jessica in the Rankin/Bass special, "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town") plays Karen, Thurl Ravenscroft (voice for one of the graveyard ghost busts) is the narrator; and Peter Renaday (Henry at Country Bear Jamboree) plays the Ghost Host, with an interesting "doubled" effect. It includes fabled details like the raven and the Hatbox Ghost PLUS a bonus track with a condensed attraction soundtrack.

Magic Kingdom Park Event Party Music

Magic Kingdom Park Event Party Music

What you get: The HalloWishes fireworks show soundtrack and Boo to You! Halloween Parade music from Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom Park, plus music from the Disney's Pirate and Princess Party of days past.

Why it's cool: Loads of great tunes – from "Pink Elephants on Parade" and "Poor Unfortunate Souls" to "This is Halloween" and "The Skeleton Dance" – are included, plus some sound memories from an event that we can no longer experience except through its wonderful music. There should be more CDs with the excellent music from so many of the fine entertainment offerings throughout Walt Disney World Resort. I'm glad this one exists.

For information on purchasing select Disney merchandise items, call Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Merchandise Guest Services at 1-877-560-6477 or send an email to 
merchandiseguestservices@disney.go.com.

Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House

Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House

What you get: A remastered version of the landmark 1963 Disneyland Records album containing dozens of collected sounds grouped by category, and ten short stories in which a narrator sets up the situation and the sounds take over.

Why it's cool: This best selling 1963 album is the granddaddy of all creepy sound effects collections, much imitated but never equaled. Laura Olsher (Mrs. Cratchit in Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol) narrates the stories in an ominous manner that is loads of fun to imitate (try it!). Disney Legend Jimmy MacDonald compiled the sound effects, drawing on the vast Disney Studios library. If you know your Disney movies, you'll recognize the screaming ghouls from Lonesome Ghosts, the hunting dogs from Mary Poppins and much more.

This album can be downloaded on iTunes.

Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Chilling, Thrilling Disney CD Picks by Greg Ehrbar: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog


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Ghost Adventures

I like this show and wanted to watch it yesterday but forgot. 
I am attaching a post from a blog I read - Shescribes. 
It's interesting to read other peoples views and see that maybe what they are showing isn't exactly the way things are.

I have not read or heard anything about the place. I will do that and make my own opinion. Like she said take everything you read or see with a grain of salt.      

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:21 PM PDT

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My family just finished watching tonight's episode of the showGhost Adventure that was shot on location at Letchworth Village in Haverstraw, New York. For the record it's "Have-er-straw", not "Hay-ver-straw" like it was pronounced on the show.

We were super excited when we heard that a show was filmed at Letchworth. My daughter heard that Ghost Hunters from the SyFy Channel were the ones that shot on location. We are huge Ghost Hunter fans. We have been watching the show for many years. We were disappointed to hear it wasn't Ghost Hunters but a show on the Travel Channel we have never heard of before calledGhost Adventures

After watching the show tonightwe feel that the show did Letchworth Village a injustice. We feel like the show portrayed Letchworth Village more like theVillage of the Damned rather then what it really is – a series of beautiful, decaying buildings that might house the sad spirits of the people who once lived there. It is NOT an evil place!

 

My family has walked the grounds of Letworth Village many times. We never enter any of the buildings because it's against the law. You are allowed to walk the grounds during the day, but not at night. The local Police patrol the area often (and I suspect aftertonight show they will do it even more frequently). They will not hesitate to arrest trespassers. Especially considering over the past few years teens have set fires to some of the buildings.

Part of Letchworth Village was turned into a Middle School and Junior High School. It is illegal to trespass on their grounds. In fact they have gates that are closed to keep people out.

The buildings are NOT safe either. I heard there is asbestos in the buildings too. I wouldn't be surprised if they also contained lead paint since they were built long before lead paint was found to make people sick.

I know they interviewed a lady who onced worked there and a couple who have explored the grounds on numerous occasions. What they failed to do was interview people who walk the grounds regularly. Letchworth is a popular location for people to take their dogs for a walk or a leisurely morning stroll.

My family, including my husband and children, have walked the grounds of Letchworth many times and have never experienced anything "evil". We've heard strange sounds, oddly enough coming from the building the men spent the night in on the show.

We have walked close to the buildings, even peeking into windows from time to time, and have never experienced anything that would make a afraid to be there. Personally I always feel very sad when I am there. Overwhelmingly sad. I don't know if I feel sad for the residents who suffered there and who were abandoned by their families. Or I feel sad because the buildings at Letchworth are beautiful and left to rot.

I did find it amusing that the one fellow they interviewed on the show had a spirit follow him home (or at least he/she came through on his car radio). We had a spirit follow us home two years ago. In fact I mentioned that in the post I wrote about Letchworth last night BEFORE the show aired.

The spirit that followed us home was not malicious or evil. We sensed the it was a child because the things he/she would do around our home were playful. It only lasted for about three weeks then it stopped.

 

My family believes in ghosts and spirits. We had some unusual things happen over the years, but never anything that would make us fearful. We believe the spirits are simply beloved family members coming to pay us a visit. Our son was especially sensitive to spirits when he was a toddler. He told me that my mother (he called her Nanny) passed away about 20 minutes BEFORE I received the phone call from my father that my mom had passed away. There is more to the story (she visited him a couple of more times after she passed on… I'll leave that for another post).

My point is that we believe in ghosts and spirits and what lingers around Letchworth Village are NOT evil like the show made viewers believe they are.

Our concern is that the show is going to make people flock to Letchworth Village seeking evil spirits. If you want to come and see the beautiful architecture of the stone buildings that still remain, by all means, please do. Just please don't come to Letchworth Village thinking that you are going to stumble upon demons and evil entities.

My family has a rule when we visit Letchworth Village – RESPECT. We respect the grounds. We respect the buildings. We respect the random artifacts that we come across and most especially we respect the residents that once lived there. If you visit we hope that you will do that same. Feel free to speak to the spirits that remain. Say "hello" and wish them a good day. They were people once too, just like you and I.

We are sorry that Ghost Adventures portrayed Letchworth Village in a bad way. We understand that they needed to have drama and spooky effects to sell the show, but they could have done it in a less menacing way.

If you would like to learn more about Letchworth Village simply Google it. You'll find a lot of websites that talk about the location. Always remember to take what you read with a grain of salt. Not everything you read is the truth.

If you would like to read more about my thoughts on Letchworth Village, or look at some more photos that I took there, you are welcome to read my other post,http://www.shescribes.com/2011/10/letchworth-village-sad-decay-or-haunted-homestead.html.

FYI… if you love photography, Letchworth Village is a wonderful place to photograph. And if Ghost Hunters wants to come and do an investigation PLEASE DO! I'd love to meet you guys. :-)





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