[QUOTE="Victorious_Fize"][QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

And lol at secular dictators, they are radical Muslims. Most of the Muslims (who are moderate ones and not radical) would like to over throw their tyrants.

ShadowMoses900

You honestly think that all the good Muslims like living under the boot of a radical Muslim dictator? There is a difference between Moderate Muslim (which are the majoirty) and radical Muslims, unfortunately in the ME the radical Muslims are the ones who usually have the power.

Arab dictators like Assad, Hussein, and Gaddafi are very different from "radical", violent non-state actors like Osama Bin Laden, Mullah Omar, and Zarqawi. The former are not radical Muslims, but simply use (or used) brute force to stay in power. The fact that they may profess to Islam does not change the fact that they are not interested in hardcore Sharia or having any kind of fundamentalist regime. Really, they hate each other.

Learn more about the massive rift between how these two groups operate and the tactics that they use before you make such statements.

Techincally, the recession ended almost 3 years ago. We're not back to where we were before the crash, but this is not a recession situation.

we are too lazy to find shows we like, or are not amused by the shows that are on. Im bored just thinking about the afternoon tv shows, damn wii60_3

I personally have a short attention span, and thus I have found watching relatively short shows (some as short as a few minutes) on YouTube to be even better than watching longer productions on TV. The fact that the Internet is such a flexible place to deliver content of all lengths, genres, and purposes has made me feel that TV is an expensive and inflexible alternative, and simply not viable for me.

Note: When I say "TV", I mean both the appliance and the concept of continuously streamed content from networks on said appliance.

I ask this question as someone who, for the most part, has stopped watching TV on a regular basis. I've managed to get by on just using the Internet and my numerous computing devices. I have all my consoles either put away or hooked up to my PC monitor and I more or less watch no new shows.

I know there are plenty who love the experience of watching shows and programs on a large and high definition screen with continuously streamed video and audio feeds, but there seems to be a growing movement towards further integration of computing and networking devices. Many shows for instance can now be watched online and there are plenty of tuning devices to allow you to watch streams through a computer (which can also be used in conjunction with said large, HD screen).

How has your viewing experience (or lack thereof) changed over time? And where do you see it as a whole going?

Sounds like a book about the Holiday Inn.

Blue-Sky

Change it to "The Twilight Vacancy", and we can draw alternative comparisons between the Twilight book series and a Twilight Zone "episode" involving vacancies at a hotel.

[QUOTE="jetpower3"]

So no magic or fantasy?

GreySeal9

I don't think so. I remember hey saying that she only has one fantasy series in her and that another fantasy series would always be second best to Harry. Or something to that effect.

It seems that she has become so associated with Harry Potter it would be difficult for her to flesh out her image. And honestly, this book doesn't sound nearly as imaginative or interesting.

So no magic or fantasy?

Ah, Wars.

Yeah, I agree. It's horribly simple.

Retail stores in general are a pretty low margin industry. You would need large volume or low costs (or good cost management). I can't vouch for video game stores in particular, but I do know that they are also at increasing risk of becoming obsolete or somewhat irrelevant (downloadable content, for instance).

It might also factor where you live. Large chains are dominant where I live (NYC metropolitan area), and the electronic retail industry over here is going through really tough times and consolidation.

Capital gains tax reverts to 20% and qualified dividend treatment disappears next year if no additional action is taken. Why don't you just be patient and not plunge into anything rash? This is a paltry amount of money anyway.