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Wandering Willows: A Casual Adventure Game

Have you fixed your hot air balloon yet? Wandering Willows is a fun casual adventure game where you can interact with a variety of characters and fulfill a bounty of quests in order to fix your balloon and go home! Are you stuck? Need a game hint? Lo...

City Building Casual Downloadable Games

City building casual games are fantastic games for the strategy and time management gamer. Each level is its own little puzzle. Typically, using a limited amount of resources and real estate, you need to figure out the right combination of buildings...

Computer Games 

Fish Tycoon Strategies

This lens is a central page for all of the best Fish Tycoon resources on the web. It will provide you with basic, non-spoiler hints so you can start playing quickly and with minimal frustration. This page also has some major spoilers to get you out o...

Recipes for Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients

Chocolatier 2 is a fantastic game for the budding entrepreneur. You're given control of a chocolate factory, and it's your job to take out the competitors and lead your company to victory. This lens contains all of the chocolate recipes used in the g...

Plant Tycoon Strategies

This lens is an aggregation of the best Plant Tycoon resources on the web. It will provide you with basic, non-spoiler hints to help you play the game with minimal frustration as well as major spoilers to get you out of rough spots. WARNING: This len...

Spore: Game Hints and Strategies

Do you need a few Spore hints and strategies? Designed by Will Wright, Spore dares to tackle evolution. Starting as a cell, can you survive and conquer space yourself? Perhaps you're already an expert at playing Spore. Consider leaving your mark here...

Diner Dash Downloadable Games and More!

Are you a huge fan of time management casual games like Diner Dash? Diner Dash, a downloadable game with peppy Flo and her popular restaurant, gave us hours of entertainment as we worked to help her serve all her customers and make her tips. Now, you...

City Building Casual Downloadable Games

City building casual games are fantastic games for the strategy and time management gamer. Each level is its own little puzzle. Typically, using a limited amount of resources and real estate, you need to figure out the right combination of buildings...

Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst Game Hints

There's no doubt about it. Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst is one of the most popular downloadable hidden object games. Come immerse yourself in puzzles and sleuth around for clues regarding the Ravenhearst manor. Can you solve all the puzzles? Can y...

Tycoon-Themed Downloadable Games

Think you're savvy enough to run a business? These Tycoon-themed downloadable games will be great for you! You can be an ice cream tycoon, own a fish store, or even run your own movie theater. Will you get rich or go broke? Don't forget that you have...

Wandering Willows: A Casual Adventure Game

Have you fixed your hot air balloon yet? Wandering Willows is a fun casual adventure game where you can interact with a variety of characters and fulfill a bounty of quests in order to fix your balloon and go home! Are you stuck? Need a game hint? Lo...

Virtual Families: A Real-Time Casual Simulation Game

Virtual Families is a new game being released by Last Day of Work. Not familiar with LDW? They are the creators who brought you the awesome games Fish Tycoon, Plant Tycoon, and the Virtual Villagers series. In Virtual Families, you control the fate o...

City Building Casual Downloadable Games

City building casual games are fantastic games for the strategy and time management gamer. Each level is its own little puzzle. Typically, using a limited amount of resources and real estate, you need to figure out the right combination of buildings...

California Missions Portal Page 

California Missions - History and Resources

If you live in California and you are a 4th grade student, 4th grade teacher, or a 4th grade parent, this website is your starting point for the California missions research and model project. In this lens, you will find tips for doing research and f...

Billiards and Artistic Pool 

Pool and Billiard Trick Shots

This lens is a collection of trick shot links and resources along with commentary and observations about trick shots, pool, billiards, and snooker in general. Included are upcoming tournaments, trick shot videos, and tutorial links. If you're a begi...

Tim Chin

Based in Boston, MA, this up-and-coming trick shot artist is currently ranked 20th in the world, an impressive feat in his young 3 year career as an artistic pool professional. In addition to competing, he spends a lot of time interacting with fans (...

Pool Trick Shots Video Showcase

Many people play pool, but not many people can do jaw-dropping trick shots on the pool table. This showcase is a display of the best artistic pool videos out there by both professionals and amateurs! Image used with permission of Trick Shot Tim.

10 Billiard Trick Shots to WOW Your Friends

So you can play 9-ball, so you can play 8-ball, so you can play 1-pocket. So what? Can you make the pool balls defy the laws of physics with every stroke? Can you impress people with mind-boggling moves? Maybe it's time to pick up a few tricks and hu...

Books about Pool 

Books for the Pool Player: Biographies

You don't know pool until you know something about the life of a pool player. In this lens, you'll find some of the bestselling biographies of personalities in the world of billiards. Some are light reading, some will put you into the dark world of h...

Books for the Pool Player: Novels

Have some time to kill but have no access to a pool table? Here are some bestselling billiards novels to help you pass the time. These easy reads will take your imagination to all the corners of the dark world of hustling and more. They are sure to p...

Graphic Design 

Helvetica Movie and Typeface

Movie: Documentary film by Gary Hustwit. Released in the US on September 12, 2007. A feature film about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture all held together by the typeface Helvetica and featuring interviews with some of the greate...

Lella Vignelli

Lella Vignelli is one half of the Modernist Design power-couple. Massimo Vignelli and Lella Vignelli may be the ultimate designers of all time. They have designed virtually everything from maps and logos to furniture and tableware. Their artistic sty...

Massimo Vignelli

Massimo Vignelli is one half of the Modernist Design power-couple. Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli may be the ultimate designers of all time. They have designed virtually everything from maps and logos to furniture and tableware. Their artistic s...

Geek Lenses 

Slide Rules Rule!

Are you an engineer? Okay, cool, so you have a slide rule, right? Wait, what? No slide rule? How can you call yourself an engineer then? A scientist? I mean, don't you LOVE logarithms? And trigonometric functions? And order of magnitude has always be...

Get Your Own XO Laptop

Although the first Give 1 Get 1 promotion concluded at the end of 2007, it's still possible to get your own XO today. Amazon will be running the G1G1 promotion for 2008, and you can get yourself an XO laptop for Christmas! Get the laptop for yourself...

RubikCubism - Rubik's Cube Art

Rubikcubism, or Rubikubism, is art made from Rubik's cubes. More specifically, it refers to a mosaic style where each small colored square on the face of a Rubik's cube represents one pixel. This style is generally believed to be originated by a Fren...

Nikon Digital SLR Series

The Nikon D-Series, the digital SLR camera series, has a camera for everyone. Cameras aren't cheap, though, but you can find pretty much all of these models on eBay. This lens lets you have an easy way to monitor auctions of all of these cameras. You...

HP-10C Series Voyager Calculators

The HP-10C "Voyager" series of calculators have been around since the 1980s and even today, are considered high quality calculators. Buy an HP-10C, HP-11C, HP-12C, HP-15C, or HP-16C today. All models have been discontinued except for the HP-12C, an...

Puzzle Championships 

2008 US Puzzle Championship

The 2008 US Puzzle Championship was held on June 14, 2008. Although the test is over, you can still try the problems out yourself. Simply download the test file (Password: gc9yj2) and give it a shot. I'm in the process of covering every single proble...

KenKen Strategies: How To Solve The Number Puzzle

KenKen is a Japanese number puzzle that has been around since 2004 but only recently went mainstream in the US. Have you tried this sudoku / killer sudoku / kakuro number puzzle yet? This puzzle comes in several different sizes and each puzzle presen...

US Puzzle Championship Resources

The US Puzzle Championship occurs once a year, typically in early summer or late spring. It is an open competition and the winner is invited to join the US Team for the World Championship in the fall. This lens is designed to help newer puzzlers or i...

Bocce Ball 

Buy Novelty Bocce Balls

Don't limit yourself to the regular red and green bocce (or bocci or boccie) ball sets. There are many different varieties in ball design and having an unusual set of bocce balls is sure to set you apart. This lens offers just some of the unique bocc...

How to Buy a Bocce Ball Set

Lots of people are big fans of playing bocce (also spelled as bocci or boccie), but if you go into a sporting store, you'll probably find a couple different bocce ball sets. With such limited selection, is the right one for you even available? Howeve...

Bocce Leagues in the United States

This lens is a directory of recreational bocce leagues in the United States. The list strives to be complete and is open for any bocce league in the US to submit their information for this index. Join a bocce league! Meet new friends and have a great...

Board Games 

Monopoly: 1935 Commemorative Edition

Since its creation in 1935, there have been hundreds, possibly thousands, of editions of Monopoly from the classic board to themed boards to local boards. However, in all of the versions every made, there is one edition that stands above the rest: th...

Bohnanza! A Family Card Game

This family card game is all about being the best bean farmer there is. Wheel and deal, trade your cards, negotiate your way to getting what you want. Give this game a try. Everyone who tries it loves it! This German game by Uwe Rosenberg is released...

Collectibles 

Chinese Zodiac Beanie Babies

The Chinese Zodiac Beanie Babies first came out in August 2000. Of course, because Ty Beanie Babies are designed to be collector's items, these beanie babies were retired in 2001. It's been a long time since these beanie babies first came out, but th...

Pillsbury Doughboy Collectibles

The Pillsbury Doughboy is a world-renown, lovable, giggling friend of anyone who bakes out of the Poppin' Fresh can. Over the last 40 or so years, the Pillsbury Doughboy has been portrayed in hundreds of different forms and today, vintage collectible...

Chinese Snuff Bottles - Beautiful Miniature Art

Snuff bottles have long history for the Chinese. While they began as a practical bottle to carry snuff in, they eventually evolved into complex and beautiful works of art to convey taste, style, and status. This lens will introduce you to Chinese snu...

Chinese Ethnic Minority Dolls

China is home to 56 official ethnic groups of which the Han is the 92% majority. The remaining 55 ethnic minorities distinguish themselves with their own languages, religions, dress, music, and customs. These beautiful dolls celebrate the unique dres...

Harry Potter 

Books by John Granger, Hogwarts Professor

John Granger is an authority on all things Harry Potter. His in-depth literary analysis of the themes and imagery presented in J.K. Rowling's acclaimed Harry Potter series brings another perspective of the books to life. If you are serious reader, es...

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

The newest book for the Harry Potter series is here! A copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard was given to Hermione by Professor Dumbledore in Book 7, Deathly Hallows. Muggles are rarely given a chance to touch such an artifact from the wizarding world...

Miscellaneous Lenses 

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition is the stuff of legend. On this lens, you'll find the current winners, a brief history of the competition, and how you can join the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Can you stomach it? Im...

Reactor Sport Watches

Reactor Sport Watches are performance sport watches that will always serve you well. These watches are durable and classy, designed by a company that cares both about he functionality and the aesthetics. Find men's and women's Reactor Sport Watches h...

Green Power Your Home

Have you noticed your utility bills have gone up some 30% over the past five years?* You can do something about this! You can follow some simple steps to make your home run on renewable energy like solar and wind. You can even learn to run your car o...

Starbucks and Clover

On March 19, 2008, Starbucks announced it will acquire Coffee Equipment Company and its Clover technology. It is part of CEO Howard Schultz's strategy to bring Starbucks back to its roots: delivering the best coffee experience to customers. Now, is...

Save Money! Rent Books!

Save thousands of dollars by renting books. Rent an unlimited number of books from the comfort of your home. Books and audiobooks are delivered right to your door with NO SHIPPING FEES. Keep the books for as long as you like with NO LATE FEES. When...

Refurbished Discount KitchenAid Appliances

You'll save money, and you'll still be getting the high quality Kitchenaid products you want. All refurbished products from the Kitchenaid Factory Outlet store come with a warranty so there's no need to worry. Buying from the Outlet Store will give y...

Golf Gift Baskets

Thinking about getting a gift for your best-friend-but-also-golfer? It would be great to give him or her a golf related gift so you can acknowledge their passion for golf, but you also want to personalize it with your own touch. Why not consider a go...