Posts Tagged Father And Son

Coolest Toy

Posted by on Thursday, 3 December, 2009

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In the article, we have gathered some of the coolest toys available on this planet. We are not sure if some of these are exclusively for your kids because i can definitely imagine some fathers playing with the fun gadgets but maybe these toys will bring father and son together more often. How cool is that?
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Since winter holidays are coming, what better recreation (other than shopping) is there except for playing in the snow and with the snow? Introducing, the Snowball Blaster. It’s like playing paintball except you don’t need special equipment (just some good old winter clothes), you won’t get paint all over yourself and you don’t have to go any further than your own back yard. There are 3 special chambers where you have to put some snow in. after that, you have to pull back the firing mechanism which looks like a sling shot and locate your next target (which can be up to 50 feet away).  The bad part is that you only have 3 special chambers to put the snow in so after 3 shots you have to load your gun again with some more snow. Other than that, it’s family fun for everyone. By the way, we forgot to mention, it’s only going to cost you $30. So, dad, get one for yourself when you’re buying one for your son.

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We know that the age of three you’re really not supposed to buy your kid a sports car but what if you he could stay at the wheel and you could drive it? If you are looking for a more expensive gift, feast you eyes upon the Remote Control Ride On sports car. It supports a maximum of 45 lbs. and the top speed it can reach is… 3 miles per hour. You see? The child is perfectly safe. Especially since you are in charge with the remote control, you control all the driving, including the direction. It may be fun to steer your kid around the park of a sunny day. It sure beats pushing that swing of his around. It will run for 2 hours after you have charged it 10 hours.

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If your child is more of a whizz kid rather than your average i-want-to-play-in-the-yard-or-I’ll-cry-all-day type of child, then he will get along just fine with Brian the Brain. Brian was born in 2007 and he is a small robot (which looks like a brain). What makes him so special? Well, Brian knows The Concise encyclopedia from Britannica so that means he is pretty smart and we know you want your kid to be around smart people (or robots in this case). You kid can talk to him and using voice recognition, he will respond in consequence. He will also make friendly conversation with your kid and ask questions like what does your child like or dislike. He uses the responses your child gives and even uses them to tell jokes. Brian has a database where you can store telephone numbers and if you connect him to a phone jack, he can act as a phone operator and dial a certain number only with the child’s voice command. There is also an attached keyboard to operate Brian “manually”.  He will keep your kid entertained for hours by playing lots of games which are both fun and educative. Brian knows memory games, word games and he can even play trivia games. How smart can that be? He can tell your kid several trivia facts.  It has a digital clock, an integrated speaker and even a MP3 player jack. There is also a keyboard if you even want to communicate with Brian by text. I think $120 is a good investment considering that Brian the Brain is going to keep the child inside the house where it’s safe and not only is he going to keep your kid off the streets and out of trouble, but he will also teach him some pretty useful things.

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If your child is into some serious James Bond activity, than you can be sure he is hiding many secrets that will put the world at peril if they fell in hands of the enemy. No worries, we bring you the Laser Beam Alarm Vault. Your files and secrets are now safe because it takes a special code and a fingerprint to get this thing open. It also has laser light that detect motion. If the laser connection is broken or you enter the wrong code, the alarm will go off (trust me, you wouldn’t want that to happen). The keypad for entering the code is in a secret panel so it’s going to be a bit difficult to mess with your son’s secret documents. Come to think of it, where was this gadget when I wanted to keep my diary away from my mom?

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I don’t know about you, but I’ve always wanted a tattoo. There are two main reasons why I didn’t get one. The first one would be the pain and the second one is the fact that it is permanent and what if I get bored? This is why the Tattoo Maker kit is by far one of the coolest toys I have ever seen. Not only is this going to satisfy the children’s hunger for getting tattooed but you can make sure that it will come off when he takes a bath in the evening. This is nothing more than a pen that uses soft and pulsating action to draw images on your child’s skin.

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We guarantee it comes off when you wash. The fun gadget also some with some cool stencils to give your kid and his friends some super models to choose from. It is absolutely safe and there is no chance he will feel any pain (perhaps a slight tickle). It will cost you $189 if you buy it from Amazon but it’s a small price to pay to make your kid happy and to make sure he does not got any permanent marks or drawings all over his body.


What To Do When Starting Your Own Business

Posted by on Thursday, 24 September, 2009

Roy and his son Max had been taking preliminary steps to start their own business for many years and finally the time seemed right to forge ahead. Both father and son loved being around anything pertaining to cars, SUV’s and trucks and had decided that nothing could be a better fit than combining their love of vehicles and the means to make a living from it. The key focus would be a heavy emphasis on providing off road parts a selection of makes and brands. Also a well liked product would be pro comp tires for all terrain sports vehicles. Roy and Max had spent several years contemplating the opening of their store and had tried hard to take the appropriate measures to guarantee success with their new venture. They felt confident that they were not going into ownership blindly but would have the grounding needed to meet the challenge. Some tips they found usefulA number of guidelines they found practical when starting their new business include the following:
1. Obtain a working knowledge of the products to be sold. Once buyers are shopping for a product they often have many questions and the more knowledge the salesman has at his fingertips the easier the sale is accomplished. Customers who leave satisfied will have good things to say about that business and will suggest it based on the customer service they received. Word of mouth remains the best advertising possible and it’s a certainty that people will talk about the good, and unfortunately the bad, shopping experiences they have encountered.
2. Seek to find a quality site to open a retail store, one that is easily accessible from the interstate and offers clean and safe surroundings is ideal. This is a place where the business owner will be spending lots of time so it will benefit him as well as his customer base to pay particular attention to the location. A pleasant environment will catch the interest of customers as well, so attention should be focused on good lighting and spotless housecleaning to provide a welcoming environment to all who enter the store.
3. Make a good business plan and take pains to pay attention to detail. A business plan is essential to present to the bank when applying for financing for a beginning business enterprise. In addition, it’s also a good compass for where the business owner is right now and where he wants to go and most importantly, the means by which he can attain that end. Employing this excellent means will help the potential owner by forcing him to have figures and ideas on paper as a wonderful reference and guide. When tempted to turn away from his blueprint, an owner only has to consult his business plan to remind him of his original intentions and hoped for results from his business.
4. Adequate insurance is a necessity prior to ever opening a retail store. Not only is there always the danger of fire, theft or vandalism but a person may perhaps be hurt at your place of business and you would be legally responsible. |A consultation with a qualified|Meeting with a competent} insurance agent about the type and amount of insurance coverage needed is a beneficial move by a potential business owner.


Disney reveals plot and title for new Tron movie

Posted by on Friday, 10 July, 2009

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A sequel for cult movie Tron was rumored to be in preparation for years now, and today Walt Disney Pictures has finally revealed a few tidbits of information about the reboot of the “virtual reality film”. It will simply be called Tron (and not Tron 2, Tron 2.0 or “Tr2n”) and we’ll be able to see some footage very soon.

Disney said they will show a 3D clip from the movie during the Comic-Con in San Diego on July 23. The poster above is from the first movie, which was made back in 1982 (and has aged pretty well).

This is the official synopsis for the Tron reboot:

“TRON is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.”

Via Sci-Fi Scoop