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Jacobs’ friends call him the dream king. For years Jacob has always had dreams that have fascinated his friends. As usual Jacobs’ friends were waiting patiently for his bus to arrive at school. Today,they were betting what his latest dream would be about. They were so excited when his bus finally arrived. All of them ran over to him. Jacob,hurry up and tell us your latest dream. I will in 1 minute let me get in the building.

All of you are going to love this dream. It is about 2 archenemies a superhero named Night Piercer and a villain named Spike-Man. As I was falling asleep last night, a villain broke into our school He was smashing computers,busting windows, throwing desks and chairs,emptying files, ripping books and papers,and defacing the walls with permanent markers. I was determined to have him arrested. I knew when I called 911 I would have to give them a detailed description. I viewed the video a few times and I noticed 2 things. He was on the tall side. I knew the operator would need more details.

She would need something that would distinguish him from everyone else. Well Jacob,did something stand out? Not at 1st so I watched the video again. That was when I noticed he had Spike-Man written across his shirt. I paused it and then I noticed there was something strange about his hands. I backed the video up again and froze 4 pictures side by side. I got my answer he attached spikes to the end of his fingers and thumbs. The next thing I did was call 911.

I was able to give the operator a detailed description of the villain. The policemen were here within 5 minutes. You are not going to believe what happened next. What tell us! The next thing I knew SM had seriously wounded all 5 of the policemen. I ran to my locker to get my cell phone to call 911 again. Two ambulances came immediately, and the policemen were taken to the emergency room. Now, I was nervous and scared.

Suddenly, someone flew through the window. I could see he was very tall. Again, I looked at the video and froze a series of pictures. That was when I noticed he had Night Piercer written across his shirt. I magnified one of the pictures and I saw something in his left hand and there was something attached to his head. I froze another series of pictures and magnified them and I got my answer. NP had a golf club in his left hand and 2 horns attached to his head.

That is when the battle between The NP and The SM began. The first thing SM did was sucker punch NP. Well SM may have gotten the first punch but NP got the next 10 and won the fight. I started to laugh at SM. I was thrilled that NP won.

Guess what… for some reason I thought NP and Nick were the same person. I also started to wonder if SM and Chris were the same person. Chris interrupted….Jacob, why is Nick the superhero ? Chris, it is a dream don’t take it so personally. Anyway,I started to put the puzzle together. I did not have time to figure it out because NP and SM were fighting again.This time the first punch was from NP. I was excited but SM was stunned. I could just tell this was going to be a great battle. Next, NP rammed his horns into SM; SM countered it with a punch to the chest. When this happened NP’s veins popped out and he was furious. Then NP punched SM 8 times. SM was pretty messed up. Oh well! Now, NP was on a roll, he threw 5 steel balls in the air and hit them with his golf club, all 5 steel balls went through SMs’ body. SM tried to fly away but that was not happening. SM needed medical attention but I did not care. I was cheering when NP put a sudden stop on the terror SM was causing. NP had saved the day!!

Hey Jacob, can you do a quick Q and A session? Yes! Tell us about NP powers. Ok…. NP had the power to throw people up to 300ft. and can fly up to 100mph. He can also throw steel balls completely through his enemies bodies at 110mph. He is also capable of ramming his enemies with his horns and hitting people with his golf club. Wow! Don’t you think it would be cool if we could travel with NP? Yes,it would be an adventure. However, NP is a superhero in my dreams.The bell rang… I promise we can continue the q and a tomorrow and who knows maybe I will have another dream to share!

Tags: Arts & Entertainment by Richard Guzman
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The Playstation Portable (PSP) has been out for a while now and is a great handheld system. It can do more than play games, though people who have one use it mostly for gaming

You can actually download games from the Internet to your PSP, but it is hard to find a website that offers downloads for the games that you want. Here are some tips on how to download games onto your PSP.

The firmware of your PSP is like its operating system. You might have to downgrade your PSP firmware in order to play some games – version 1.0 and 1.5 of the firmware made it easy to play downloaded games on your PSP.

If you want to check your firmware version, just go into the system settings and select the system information tab. Your firmware version will be displayed.

Playing movies and music on your PSP is very simple in any circumstance – you just have to download them and make sure the files are PSP compatible. Most good PSP game download sites offer movie, music and software downloads as well as games.

You can also download games for older systems like SNES, NES and more to your PSP from these sites which is a bonus. They show you how to download emulators for your PSP and start running old system game ROMs on it.

There are lots of sites out there which offer PSP downloads, but you need to make sure you get a good one. A lot of the time you might be downloading games from their sites but adware and viruses might be coming to your computer with them.

There are some great sites that offer PSP downloads though – check out the video above for more information on my favorite. No viruses or adware, and every game for PSP you could ever want!

Tags: Games by Dan Beam
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There is any number of reasons for a business to have a Loonie Times mascot in this day and age. Even if a company doesn’t do television advertising or a whole lot of public appearances, a mascot could be the one thing that sets them apart from the competition and thereby increases the potential for creating new sources of revenue by bringing in new customers.

Why Go Custom

Some companies choose the same old tired, ordinary, run of the mill representations that have already been done to death, and then they wonder why the additional investment of adding a mascot into their forms of advertising doesn’t pay very many dividends.

What they are failing to realize, is that using the same exact type of mascot that every other business in their industries uses won’t set their business apart at all. So by choosing the same type of mascot that everyone else has chosen, you run the risk of not getting noticed at all or, worse yet, having your business getting confused with one of your competitors.

To attract both the most and the right kind of attention you need a cleverly thought out and completely original mascot to represent your company – something that offers a perfect illustration of the product or service that you provide, but that has never been done before.

How to go about it

You don’t need to be a professional artist or design major to put the perfect plan of attack for developing your mascot together, but you will need to have a very clear idea of what you are looking for and you’ll need to be able to clearly express your vision to someone that can put it together.

You’ll need to know “what” your mascot is; is it an animal, vegetable, mineral or some strange combination of the three. You’ll have to know what size, shape and color he or she will be, as well as how you are going to connect the new creation to the particular product or service that your company provides.

Remember that once you have your cleverly developed and completely original custom mascot in a position of representing your company to the public, that your business will be permanently associated with the created character, so this is certainly not a decision that should be entered into too lightly. Quite the contrary, in fact, – a great deal of thought, planning and preparation should go into the development of your custom mascot.

Developing and implementing a custom mascot into your company’s advertising campaign could very well pay dividends far beyond the work and monetary investment that it took to create it.

With potentially hundreds and hundreds of businesses out there competing for the exact same customers, a mascot painted brilliantly on the side of your building, emblazoned across a twenty foot billboard, or jumping from the pages of the phone book could very well be the reason that your company gets picked over a competitors.

Companies spend millions and millions of dollars a year on advertising campaigns that may or may not work to get them noticed, but the creation of your custom mascot would be a one time investment that could pay dividends for as long as your company’s doors are open. It could get your company noticed by new customers, and if you’ve got the quality service to go along with it, a good custom mascot design will make it easier for your company to get recognized and remembered.

When considering how many potential customers are out there and how much your competitors are paying for nearly futile types of advertising – it should seem like the creation of a custom mascot could be the greatest investment that your company could make.

Tags: Arts & Entertainment by A Nutt
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For the millions of fans of One Tree Hill, the thought of getting to watch One Tree Hill episodes online is most certainly exciting. This technological advancement means that you will never miss an episode again. So really, there is no need for you to turn down an invitation for a late night party just because you do not want to miss an episode of One Tree Hill.

One Tree Hill episodes can be watched online, and that means you can do that anywhere you are as long as there is an internet connection. You can watch the shows you may have missed in the comfort of your own home, and the best thing about it is that you can watch them again and again.

There are many sites that would enable you to watch One Tree Hill episodes online. This TV show is so popular that there are plenty of sites that offer to make the service available to you. These sites are generally classified according to free and paid sites.

Free sites, of course, as the term suggests, do not require you to pay any amount before you can watch One Tree Hill episodes online. Naturally, such sites may be more appealing to you under the circumstances. There are many disadvantages of using free sites, however, and you must be aware of them so you can take the necessary precautions.

A huge disadvantage of free sites is that they often contain viruses and the malicious spyware and adware that can infect your PC when you download the episodes. It is possible for your system to crash and such can cause a major dent in your pocket if you have to get them repaired.

Besides these rather unwelcome visitors to your system, free sites usually have limited downloads and the quality of the download is way below standard, and these factors can make your watching One Tree Hill episodes online frustrating.

If you believe you deserve a lot more than that, then you should settle for the other option: paid sites. Paid sites have subscription fees that you have to settle depending on the plans available. There may be monthly plans, yearly plans, and there may even be options for you to pay a one-time fee and this can entitle you to have unlimited downloads in return. If you think you will be making a lot of downloads, then this last option is best suited to your needs.

In my site, I have discussed of several ways for you to watch One Tree Hill episodes online.

Tags: Arts & Entertainment by Davion Wong
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Wedding receptions and wedding Ceremonies are a wonderful part of our lives. They allow us to come together to meet family and friends and celebrate new beginnings. Wedding receptions are also important parts of wedding planning because they usually involve serving a meal to the guests and providing them with some form of entertainment at the reception.

Wedding receptions are expensive affairs and can set you back a pretty penny. However, most brides have their heart set on an all out wedding reception.

Making sure that the entertainment for the wedding reception is very important. Wedding receptions are a once in a lifetime event a chance to celebrate the joining together of two lives and two families. They are an opportunity to reflect on all those that have had an influence in the lives of the Bride and Groom.

Wedding receptions are decorated with balloons to create loving, cherished and lasting memories for the bride and groom. Balloon decoration will accent the head table, dance floor, cake table and other important areas throughout the venue.

Wedding receptions are filled with all of the magical touches that gladden the heart. Every special event is different but Wedding Receptions are almost universally more than just time for dancing and fun. It is a time to acknowledge special family, friends and relationships. That is why choosing the right entertainment is so important.

Entertainment and music at a wedding can be something easily not given enough attention. But just as the flowers, dress, and location are crucial to setting the tone. Music and entertainment also means a performance either by musicians and singers, solo or group. A pianist playing your favourite music while the guests enjoy the delectable food can be very soothing.

Remember, if a guest or a family member gets a bad meal or a watered down drink, they will be the only one who knows. If a DJ or group plays the wrong tunes or if a singer during your ceremony performs badly, everyone knows.

Choosing a wedding reception venue can be a daunting procedure, as popular venues tend to get booked up quickly, so view likely venues well in advance. In fact it is not uncommon to find that a couple feel pressured into selecting any available time slot and not really getting the wedding reception that they first envisaged.

Remember that the places you choose to visit have most likely hosted many wedding receptions before yours, and they present suggestions that you havent thought about. It is perfectly okay to not have all the answers immediately, and many reception sites will gladly let you take their information so you can spend time considering what they have to offer.

If you are going to spend some time after the ceremony having photographs taken, allow for this in your schedule and make sure your guests will be comfortable at the reception venue while they wait for you to arrive. Remember if you decide to hire a hall instead that it is licensed to serve alcohol.

The hall may not have facilities to prepare or cook food, ensure your caterer visits the venue and has a plan of action if such is the case.

Tags: Arts & Entertainment by Anthony Goldswaine
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