Call of Duty is a war game that has, for the most part been made my Infinity Ward. The only Call of Duty game besides Black Ops that wasn't made by Infinity ward was World at War. World at War was made by Treyarch. And now Black Ops, the most recent Call of Duty game, is also made by Treyarch. Overall, Infinity Ward has done a much better job at making their games.
Many people were skeptical about purchasing this game because many thought that World at War was a relatively horrible game, and since Black Ops was to be made by the same company, they almost didn't want to take the chance of buying a horrible game. The only reason people liked World at War was because they had a multiplayer game known as Nazi Zombies.
In the new game Black Ops, I feel that they finally got it right. The game is much more enjoyable then World at War. The online play is significantly more fun. Also they decided to once again include the game Nazi Zombies. This was a big deciding factor for me, on whether I planned to buy the game or not. I bought it the night that it came out. I don't play it religiously, but I do play it from time to time. It is still just as fun for me now, as it was when I first bought it. If you're looking for a good war game that you can play with your friends, Call of Duty Black Ops is the way to go!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Blog Entry 6-Mixed Martial Arts
Recently there has been a big uprise in people joining the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). The largest corporation that supports this sport is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). This company, owned by Dana White, has become a multi-million, if not billion dollar company.
When you consider that they charge $44.99 for every pay per view they sell. It's no wonder how the company is so successful in producing revenue. Many people have said that MMA is going to be as big or bigger than boxing. With more, and more people becoming fans everyday it's no wonder why people think it is "the next boxing". What could be better than having the worlds best fighters in one organization competing for titles in all sorts of weight categories?
Some of the most impressive fighters in the UFC are BJ Penn-Lightweight, Georges St. Pierre-Welterweight, Anderson Silva-Middleweight, Mauricio Rua-Light Heavyweight, and Cain Valesquez-Heavyweight. These men are all champions in their weight division. My personal favorite is Anderson Silva. His stand-up fighting skills are absolutely incredible, and his ground game is "second to none". He could very well be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. I believe that he is my favorite because of his personality. He has a relatively relaxed attitude until you get on his bad side. I enjoy watching him fight because he makes it look so easy. Dana White throws some of the best middleweights in the world, at Silva and simply nobody stands a chance. He's ridiculously fast, and has the best conditioning hands down.
I am a huge fan of MMA fighting. Since I wrestled in high school, naturally I gave it a try on an amateur level. I'm no Mui-Tai kick boxer, so my stand-up game is not too impressive. But I do have a decent ground-game. And since 90% of fights end up on the ground, I like my odds. I haven't actually fought yet, but I plan to after I get back into the gym to start training and get back in shape.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Blog Entry 5-FOUR Loko Banned
Four Loko is a highly caffeinated, high alcohol, malt beverage that has become extremely popular among young drinkers. While working at City Brewery this past summer, I was able to find out some of the effects of this alcoholic-energy drink. The combination of high alcohol and high caffeine result in an overly potent beverage. Which makes it relatively easy to get extremely intoxicated without drinking an absurd amount.
The "big thing" to do at many colleges now is to try the Four Loko Challenge. This challenge is to drink 4 Four Loko's in 4 hours without passing out. When you consider that the drink has a 12% alcohol percentage. At 23.5 ounces per can, this makes each can comparable to 6 light beers. As you may know, alcohol is known as a "downer". This means that it makes you drowsy. Caffeine on the other hand is known as an "upper". As you probably know, caffeine has been known to be used to keep people awake. The combination of using a "downer" and an "upper" at the same time results in a delay of intoxication. When you mix alcohol and caffeine, it causes a person to have high energy while becoming intoxicated. So a person will not reach their highest point of intoxication until the caffeine wears off. Caffeine is also known for giving "crashes". When a person "crashes" they become drowsy. So when someone hits this point in their night, they're not only drowsy from the alcohol, but also even more drowsy because of their "crash". When someone combines this feeling, with that of alcohol intoxication, that person feels even more intoxicated than they normally would. Which is why it has been banned.
Young people have a hard time managing their alcohol consumption. they just don't know when to stop. This makes having this drink available a giant problem. There have been multiple recorded deaths from alcohol poisoning because of the use of Four Loko. The ban states that no stores are allowed to carry, and no breweries are allowed to produce this drink. Now, that doesn't mean that this drink is illegal to consume. So people have been buying and stock piling this drink. So it looks like Four still isn't out of business.... Yet.
The "big thing" to do at many colleges now is to try the Four Loko Challenge. This challenge is to drink 4 Four Loko's in 4 hours without passing out. When you consider that the drink has a 12% alcohol percentage. At 23.5 ounces per can, this makes each can comparable to 6 light beers. As you may know, alcohol is known as a "downer". This means that it makes you drowsy. Caffeine on the other hand is known as an "upper". As you probably know, caffeine has been known to be used to keep people awake. The combination of using a "downer" and an "upper" at the same time results in a delay of intoxication. When you mix alcohol and caffeine, it causes a person to have high energy while becoming intoxicated. So a person will not reach their highest point of intoxication until the caffeine wears off. Caffeine is also known for giving "crashes". When a person "crashes" they become drowsy. So when someone hits this point in their night, they're not only drowsy from the alcohol, but also even more drowsy because of their "crash". When someone combines this feeling, with that of alcohol intoxication, that person feels even more intoxicated than they normally would. Which is why it has been banned.
Young people have a hard time managing their alcohol consumption. they just don't know when to stop. This makes having this drink available a giant problem. There have been multiple recorded deaths from alcohol poisoning because of the use of Four Loko. The ban states that no stores are allowed to carry, and no breweries are allowed to produce this drink. Now, that doesn't mean that this drink is illegal to consume. So people have been buying and stock piling this drink. So it looks like Four still isn't out of business.... Yet.
Blog Revision
Since the Bear Stearns incident on Wall Street, the job market has been pretty terrible. Finding a decent job in this economy is nearly impossible. Many should consider themselves extremely lucky to have a job during this "recession".
One the effects of the Bear Stearns accident, besides the job market plummeting was the reduction of how much the United States currency is actually worth. While we all know that the "value of a dollar" has changed quite a bit over the years, we are now seeing just how "worthless" it is becoming. There was a time when a person could buy a gallon of gas for less than a dollar. Now days, a dollar won't even get you a bottle of soda. I think that it is very apparent that we have no control over the "worth" of our George Washington dollar bills.
The morning after the tumble on wall street, $2-per-share sales were going out for the re-build of Bear Stearns. Many people believe/believed that this was the most significant loss in financial history. Many people have compared this "recession" to that of the one we encountered in the 1970's. There was a very similar plane of events that followed the stock market crashes in both situations. Stocks were being sold for "dirt cheap". People were in a panic. They didn't believe that their banks could be trusted. So as a result, many people started pulling their money out of the banks as soon as they could because they didn't want their financial records to be lost. This reduction in amount of money available to people naturally resulted in a great deal of work loss. Less work means less jobs, and therefore brings me to my next point.
Going into the field of architecture, I can only imagine how tough it is going to be to get a steady job. In the past few years, there haven't been an extreme amount of buildings built. In a local standpoint, many drafters and architects have been having a rough time finding work in the La Crosse area. TCI says that they haven't had many large commercial buildings, or residential homes being designed. They have had quite a few additions to the companies and people that have benefited from these tough economic times.
This makes me wonder if the job market will pick up by the time I am out of school. The way it has been going, it doesn't look like it is going to pick up much. After the last 2 years, architects in the area say that it is just now starting to pick up. Since I have another 4 years at UW-Milwaukee, I hope that by the time I am done with school, that the economy is in a much better condition, so that people start building more, and architectural firms are hiring more and more drafters.
One the effects of the Bear Stearns accident, besides the job market plummeting was the reduction of how much the United States currency is actually worth. While we all know that the "value of a dollar" has changed quite a bit over the years, we are now seeing just how "worthless" it is becoming. There was a time when a person could buy a gallon of gas for less than a dollar. Now days, a dollar won't even get you a bottle of soda. I think that it is very apparent that we have no control over the "worth" of our George Washington dollar bills.
The morning after the tumble on wall street, $2-per-share sales were going out for the re-build of Bear Stearns. Many people believe/believed that this was the most significant loss in financial history. Many people have compared this "recession" to that of the one we encountered in the 1970's. There was a very similar plane of events that followed the stock market crashes in both situations. Stocks were being sold for "dirt cheap". People were in a panic. They didn't believe that their banks could be trusted. So as a result, many people started pulling their money out of the banks as soon as they could because they didn't want their financial records to be lost. This reduction in amount of money available to people naturally resulted in a great deal of work loss. Less work means less jobs, and therefore brings me to my next point.
Going into the field of architecture, I can only imagine how tough it is going to be to get a steady job. In the past few years, there haven't been an extreme amount of buildings built. In a local standpoint, many drafters and architects have been having a rough time finding work in the La Crosse area. TCI says that they haven't had many large commercial buildings, or residential homes being designed. They have had quite a few additions to the companies and people that have benefited from these tough economic times.
This makes me wonder if the job market will pick up by the time I am out of school. The way it has been going, it doesn't look like it is going to pick up much. After the last 2 years, architects in the area say that it is just now starting to pick up. Since I have another 4 years at UW-Milwaukee, I hope that by the time I am done with school, that the economy is in a much better condition, so that people start building more, and architectural firms are hiring more and more drafters.
Blog Entry 4-Inception
The new movie Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has been a big hit all over the United States. A movie that took over $160,000,000 to make, made over $62,000,000 over the first weekend, and grossed over $292,000,000. While I won't tell you what the movie is about, I will still tell you a little about the movie.
To the people that had the opportunity to enjoy this movie will be glad to know that the movie officially came out on DVD and Blu-Ray this past Tuesday. This makes this particular movie the perfect "stocking stuffer" for the holidays.
While many people found the movie somewhat confusing. I must agree that it was relatively hard to understand. It required your undivided attention. If you were able to pay attention the whole time and follow the story, most people were able to understand it. I understood it perfectly well. But now that it is available for purchase, more people can experience the movie at home and have the opportunity to understand parts that weren't so clear in theaters. As for me, I have already purchased the movie and can honestly say that I enjoy it just as much as the first time I saw it.
To the people that had the opportunity to enjoy this movie will be glad to know that the movie officially came out on DVD and Blu-Ray this past Tuesday. This makes this particular movie the perfect "stocking stuffer" for the holidays.
While many people found the movie somewhat confusing. I must agree that it was relatively hard to understand. It required your undivided attention. If you were able to pay attention the whole time and follow the story, most people were able to understand it. I understood it perfectly well. But now that it is available for purchase, more people can experience the movie at home and have the opportunity to understand parts that weren't so clear in theaters. As for me, I have already purchased the movie and can honestly say that I enjoy it just as much as the first time I saw it.
Blog Entry 3-Job Market
Since the Bear Sterns incident on Wall Street, the job market has been pretty terrible. Finding a decent job in this economy is nearly impossible. Many should consider themselves extremely lucky to have a job during this "recession".
Going into the field of architecture, I can only imagine how tough it is going to be to get a steady job. In the past few years, there haven't been an extreme amount of buildings built. Many drafters and architects have been having a rough time finding work in the La Crosse area. TCI says that they haven't had many large commercial buildings, or residential homes being designed. They have had quite a few additions to the companies and people that have benefited from these tough economic times.
This makes me wonder if the job market will pick up by the time I am out of school. The way it has been going, it doesn't look like it is going to pick up much. After the last 2 years, architects in the area say that it is just now starting to pick up. Since I have another 4 years at UW-Milwaukee, I hope that by the time I am done with school, that the economy is in a much better condition, so that people start building more, and architectural firms are hiring more and more drafters.
Going into the field of architecture, I can only imagine how tough it is going to be to get a steady job. In the past few years, there haven't been an extreme amount of buildings built. Many drafters and architects have been having a rough time finding work in the La Crosse area. TCI says that they haven't had many large commercial buildings, or residential homes being designed. They have had quite a few additions to the companies and people that have benefited from these tough economic times.
This makes me wonder if the job market will pick up by the time I am out of school. The way it has been going, it doesn't look like it is going to pick up much. After the last 2 years, architects in the area say that it is just now starting to pick up. Since I have another 4 years at UW-Milwaukee, I hope that by the time I am done with school, that the economy is in a much better condition, so that people start building more, and architectural firms are hiring more and more drafters.
Blog Entry 2-Recent Weather
As many people have probably noticed, the last few weeks has severely had a change in weather patterns. The La Crosse area went from relatively seasonal weather, to extreme cold and large amounts of snow. Weather changes like this cause someone like me to ask myself "Is global warming real?" Whether it is, or isn't real, something is seriously causing the weather change.
From what I remember from last year, we didn't have any snow that stayed on the ground until weeks after Christmas. And now, all of a sudden we're having below-zero temperatures, and mass amounts of snow. The La Crosse area accumulated about 18 inches of snow withing 48 hours. Which is amazing when you consider that we have probably gotten more snow within 48 hours this year, then we did the entire winter of 2009/10.
Since I participate in the immensely enjoyable activity known as snowboarding, I benefited from this snowfall. On the other hand, many people do not appreciate the snow as much as I do. It made it practically impossible to make it to work. But again on the other hand, it supplied more time to enjoy with ones' family.
From what I remember from last year, we didn't have any snow that stayed on the ground until weeks after Christmas. And now, all of a sudden we're having below-zero temperatures, and mass amounts of snow. The La Crosse area accumulated about 18 inches of snow withing 48 hours. Which is amazing when you consider that we have probably gotten more snow within 48 hours this year, then we did the entire winter of 2009/10.
Since I participate in the immensely enjoyable activity known as snowboarding, I benefited from this snowfall. On the other hand, many people do not appreciate the snow as much as I do. It made it practically impossible to make it to work. But again on the other hand, it supplied more time to enjoy with ones' family.
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