Xbox Live still down for Maintenance

As Major Nelson noted this week, Xbox Live would be seeing some downtime earlier this morning. The service is still offline, however, creating panic in many a shut-in, school skipping seventh grader, and news writers with nothing to do before going to their full time job.

Until the service is online, we suggest you go outside and enjoy the sunlight (or snow if you’re in the west.) Perhaps eating a fine pizza/ chicken wing/ 2 litre coke luncheon in front of your grease-stained desktop, if that’s your bag. Or you could, you know, play some single player stuff and stack up some Achievements. Check back in a couple hours, Live should be online by then.

The Midsummer Fire Festival Guides Is Here

This entry is about one of the many neat things that have come along with this festival celebrating the arrival of Summer in the northern hemisphere ( Midsummer Fire Festival Guides ).

How To Use This Special Event To Powerlevel Your Lowbies

Any level of player can use some of the magic of this festival to gain a 10% premium to the experience they gain killing mobs, for a full hour! You can easily use this to help power your lower level toons through levels a bit faster - but make use of it now before this bonus is removed!

How do you do it?

After a few moments of having the ribbon attached, your character will start to spin around and around in a squatted position with its arms extended, with the ribbon still attached. You can still run around, jump, do whatever, while this is going on, and it won’t disrupt it unless you go out of range of the Ribbon Pole.

Once you’ve been spinning for a little bit, you should be able to see a buff applied to your toon, displayed to the left of your minimap with the other buffs! Unfortunately, this buff is removed upon death, so be careful - but charge up whenever you’re in a city! Midsummer Fire Festival Guides. As I am sure you all know by now, whether it be through WoW Insider or logging into the game and seeing it firsthand, the Midsummer Fire Festival Guides went live this morning (June 21st) and will remain so until July 4th. The holiday has received a full revamp since last year, and has quite a few new rewards and quests. Some of those rewards have pretty hefty prices attached to them in the form of Burning Blossoms, and are a little intimidating. I sat down early this morning to figure out how many Blossoms I needed for what I wanted on just my main, and the total came to just slightly over 1,100. Ouch!

Surprisingly, it isn't nearly as bad as it sounds. A simple tour of Azeroth can net you hundreds of Blossoms, and the Festival offers many other options, too. If you're looking for a little help or guidance in your quest for holiday treats, WoW Insider is here for you! Midsummer Fire Festival Guides.

* Where to begin - Just starting your Midsummer adventures? Find out where the quests are to be found!
* A Thief's Reward - Sneak into enemy territory, be handsomely rewarded.
* Desecrating the Flames - Sneak near enemy territory, be handsomely rewarded. Includes a list of all of the fires in Azeroth and Outland.
* Incense for the Summer Scorchlings - Take a moment out of your day to honor the spirits of summer.
* Torch Tossing - Your first step toward becoming a master fire juggler!
* Torch Catching - Your second and final step toward becoming a master fire juggler.
* Unusual Activity - The Twilight's Hammer is up to something, but what? Epic revelations (and loot) await you!
* Bonfire buffs - Honoring the flames before you go out to level or grind can bring some pretty nice rewards.
* Ribbon dancing - Not level 70 yet? Find out how engaging in a bit of Midsummer revelry can change that for you.

Midsummer Fire Festival Guides

The Norwegian Lundehund Puffin Dog

Norwegian Lundehund has six toes on each foot, can shut the ears to protect against dust and moisture. It is jointed at the nape of the neck, which enables it to bend its head right down onto its back (180°). Also it has a very moveable shoulder-joint, so the forelegs can be moved out at right angles to the sides. Much like looking at a bear rug.

This dog hunted the Puffin bird, a penguin like bird, mostly found in the northern parts of Norway.

This is Norway's oldest purebred dog. Some people think it survived the last ice age. A descendent of the primeval dog - Canis Forus. They were noted as early as 1432 by Italian fisherman.

physical traits: agile,
hair type: rough, dense, close lying outercoat, soft undercoat
personality/ temperament: alert, lively, intelligent, active, faithful, cheerful, gentle, mischievous, cunning, willful, dominant.
maintenance/special needs: exercise, regular grooming, strict consistent discipline
nicknames: Norsk Lundehund, Norwegian Puffin Dog, Puffin Hound, Puffin Dog
origination: Norway
bred for: hunting puffin bird
identifying traits:
ideal for: companionship, family, city or country life, watchdog, outdoors, cooler climates
of interest:
good with kids? yes
life expectancy: 12 yrs
of interest: has six functional toes on paws to grip when climbing, cartilage of ears fold over to protect from dust, dirt, moisture and freezing rain, joint at nape of neck bends head backward 180 degrees, moveable shoulder joints allow forelegs to move out to sides
kennel clubs: fci-(Nordic Hunting Dog Group), uk- Norwegian Lundehund (hound dog group), ukc-(Northern breed dog group)

Addicting Games Showdown: Alien Showdown

Addicting Games Showdown
Category: Shooting Games
Rating: 4 / 10
Plays: 81458
Tags: Coming soon..

Description: Invade and destroy the alien creatures by shooting them and throwing grenades into they breeding nests.
Instructions: The ugly aliens suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of human beings in their last encounter but the threat of their possible retaliation cannot be sidelined. The human army has decided to eliminate these evil creatures for good to establish everlasting peace on the earth.

You have been selected for this challenging mission to invade the alien territory and terminate them completely. Also you have to destroy their breeding nests so that the alien species becomes extinct.

You are equipped with machine guns, shotguns and grenades to confront them. Collect the health and ammo packs as they will keep you going strong. Shoot all the aliens and blast their nests using grenades to proceed to the next terrain. Addicting Games Showdown

Controls:

Move Around Arrow Keys
Aim Mouse
Shoot Left Click
Throw Grenade Ctrl Key

Source http://www.freeaddictinggames.com/game/alien-showdown/

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