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Oh yes my friends it seems that a new Tak game is headed for Nintendo Wii. Using all new “parkour” style of gameplay, players will be running on walls, sliding down poles, and swinging on vines to navigate action-packed levels. I love the Tak games (In-fact my girlfriend introduced them to me hah.) and i have always been a fan of rich 3d environments, so when i first heard this was for the Wii and ps2 i was a bit upset. The Wii is fun and all but the game if produced for the 360 or ps3 would have been awesome looking im sure, however with a little thought its easy to see that the Wii/ps2 combo was picked for the pure demographic of users. it would have been a bad financial decision to avoid the Wii for this game. With a core demo of Nickelodeon kids….where better to go?

• Publisher: THQ
• Developer: THQ
• Release Date: October 20 2008
  
• Genre: Adventure
• Number of Players: 2
• ESRB Rating: R/P

Plot:

Inadvertently releasing four giant Grosstrosities from a mysterious crystal from the Spoiled Shrine, Tak must reconstruct the shattered crystal and trap the four Giant Grosstrosities before they run amuck in his lush jungle home. Help the acrobatic Tak slide and swing his way to restoring the crystal with the power of Juju magic by unlocking a new spell after each boss battle.

Great game for the kids!

Dadforce Approved!

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Dad Force Research: Shaving 101, The best way to clear your mug.

I, for one, am a man of thick, stubborn facial hair and after spending a ridiculous amount of money on disposable razors, vibrating razors, and razors with 25,201 blades I have decided its in my best interest (and possibly yours) to do some research on shaving like a pro.

So after researching and trying multiple techniques I have come to the conclusion that the below system works best for me. However, feel free to make use of the shaving tips and technique links at the end of this post to experiment and see what works for you!

To get the perfect shave:

Step 1. Hot Water

Warmth and hot water are an important part of a great shave. I find the best time to shave is during or right after a hot shower. When your facial hair heats up  and absorbs water the muscles become relaxed and the hair becomes smoother and easier to cut resulting in a much better shaving experience. The wetter and warmer the better!

Step 2. The Cream and Applying it

Experiment with all types of cream and find out what works best for you. I find that on myself, the best option was the Gillette Tough Beard Gel available just about anywhere. How you put on your cream is up to you but I recommend a good brush, this is key. It makes sure all of your hair follicles are standing up and massaged to shaving greatness.

Step 3. Shaving

Always use a sharp blade and change it at least once a week, If you have a Chewbacca onslaught of facial hair bursting out of your face every five minutes or so like I do…razors wont last long. I use the Gillette Mach 3 Razor.

Step 5. Cleanse and Cool

I don’t use after shave or creams, I splash on only cool water. This is really a personal preference but be sure to check out the other articles below for some great after shave tips.

Note: Always clean behind your ear lobes, shaving cream lurks back there like an accident lawyer at the emergency room.

So there’s my take on shaving, now try these others!

The Art of Shaving

Style.com: The Perfect Shave

The Grooming Lounge: 5 Steps to a Better Shave

About.com: 7 Tips for Getting the Best Shaving Results

Gillette.com Problems & Solutions

Some Useful Shaving Videos:

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“When the unimpressive Acura Sports Car Concept debuted at the Detroit auto show in January, most thought it was a glimpse at the next-generation Acura NSX. Since then, Honda has been silent about its upcoming V10 supercar. Not anymore.

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I love thrill rides. LOVE them. So this shall be the first installment of posts with the category of “Coaster Profile” where I will upload a video of myself riding and some stats and a Dad Force rating.

Coaster Profile: Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure (NJ)

Kingda Ka is definitely one of my favorite coasters to date, and the force behind launching 0-125 or so MPH in fewer than 4 seconds is just insane.

Dad Force Rating: 8.9

Kingda Ka Stats

• Type of coaster: Hydraulic launch rocket coaster
• Height: 456 feet (tallest in the world in 2005)
• Top speed: 128 mph (fastest in the world in 2005)
• Location: Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey
• Coaster elements: 456-foot tall top hat tower, with 90-degree ascent and descent
• 129-foot second hill designed to provide free-floating airtime.

Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, New Jersey 08527)

Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.

I recommend this ride to anyone over 54 inches with the guts to do it!
Two Seats per row make this an excellent dad/child experience

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New generation dad cars

Before you all post comments about my choices not being minivans and explorers, note that as a new generation father I pride myself on customizing and safety. I have built and designed 3 of my own cars, and aided in the build of around 23 that belong to friends.

The Rules:

1. No two doors.
2. Nothing over $45k.
3. Must be available in the U.S.A.
4. Must be Dad Force Approved.

These are my top picks for new gen dads and are only numbered by my personal taste.

1

Lexus is300

2001-2005

Used: $11,300 - $22,100

MPG 18/25

• 2,997 cc 3 liters in-line 6 front engine with 86 mm bore, 86 mm stroke, 10.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder 2JZ-GE
• Premium unleaded fuel 91
• Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 25 and EPA city (mpg): 18
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 17.5 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank
• Power: 160 kW , 215 HP SAE @ 5,800 rpm; 218 ft lb , 296 Nm @ 3,800 rpm

2

Acura TL

2008

MSRP: $33,725-$38,425

MPG: 18/26

• 3,210 cc 3.2 liters V 6 front engine with 89 mm bore, 86 mm stroke, 11 compression ratio, overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder J32A3
• Premium unleaded fuel 91
• Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 29 and EPA city (mpg): 20
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 17.1 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank
• Power: 192 kW , 258 HP SAE @ 6,200 rpm; 233 ft lb , 316 Nm @ 5,000 rpm

3

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

2008
MSRP $32,990 - $38,290

MPG: 16/22

• Turbo
• 1,998 cc 2.0 liters in-line 4 front engine with 86.0 mm bore, 86.0 mm stroke, 10.0 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder 4B11T
• Premium unleaded fuel 91
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 14.5 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 12.1
• Power: 217 kW , 291 HP SAE @ 6,500 rpm; 300 ft lb , 407 Nm @ 4,400 rpm

4

BMW 328i Series Sedan

2008

MSRP $32,700 - $41,200

MPG: 18/28

• 2,996 cc 3.0 liters in-line 6 front engine with 85.0 mm bore, 88.0 mm stroke, 10.7 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder N52
• Premium unleaded fuel 91
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 16.1 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 13.4
• Power: 172 kW , 230 HP SAE @ 6,500 rpm; 200 ft lb , 271 Nm @ 2,750 rpm

5

Subaru Impreza WRX STI Sedan

2008

MSRP $34,995

MPG: 17/23

• Turbo
• 2,457 cc 2.5 liters horizontal 4 front engine with 99.5 mm bore, 79.0 mm stroke, 8.2 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder EJ255
• Premium unleaded fuel 91
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 16.9 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 14.1
• Power: 227 kW , 305 HP SAE @ 6,000 rpm; 290 ft lb , 393 Nm @ 4,000 rpm

6

Cadillac CTS

2009

MSRP $34,780 - $38,980

MPG: 17/26

• 3,564 cc 3.6 liters V 6 front engine with 94.0 mm bore, 85.6 mm stroke, 10.2 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder LY7
• Unleaded fuel 87
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 18.0 gallon main unleaded fuel tank 15.0
• Power: 196 kW , 263 HP SAE @ 6,200 rpm; 253 ft lb , 343 Nm @ 3,100 rpm

7

Volkswagen GTI 4-door

2008-2009

MSRP $23,230 - $27,465

MPG: 21/31

• Turbo
• 1,984 cc 2.0 liters in-line 4 front engine with 82.5 mm bore, 92.8 mm stroke, 9.6 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder CCTA-CBFA
• Premium unleaded fuel 91
• Gasoline direct injection fuel system
• 14.5 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 12.1
• Power: 149 kW , 200 HP SAE @ 5,100 rpm; 206 ft lb , 280 Nm @ 1,700 rpm

8

Infiniti G35 Sedan

2008

MSRP $32,250 - $34,750

MPG: 17/24

• 3,498 cc 3.5 liters V 6 front engine with 95.5 mm bore, 81.4 mm stroke, 10.6 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder VQ35
• Premium unleaded fuel 91
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 20.0 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 16.7
• Power: 228 kW , 306 HP SAE @ 6,800 rpm; 268 ft lb , 363 Nm @ 5,200 rpm

9

Mazdaspeed 3

2008

MSRP $23,090

MPG: 18/26

• Turbo
• 2,260 cc 2.3 liters in-line 4 front engine with 87.5 mm bore, 94.0 mm stroke, 9.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder L3T
• Premium unleaded fuel 91
• Gasoline direct injection fuel system
• 14.5 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 12.1
• Power: 196 kW , 263 HP SAE @ 5,500 rpm; 280 ft lb , 380 Nm @ 3,000 rpm

10

Honda Civic SI Mugen Sedan

2008

MSRP $29,500 if you can find one of 1000

MPG: 21/29

Note: Stats to the Mugen SI Were Unavailable at the time of writing this the base Civic SI Coupe was used in place.

• 1,998 cc 2.0 liters in-line 4 front engine with 86.0 mm bore, 86.0 mm stroke, 11.0 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder
• Premium unleaded fuel 91
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 13.2 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 11.0
• Power: 147 kW , 197 HP SAE @ 7,800 rpm; 139 ft lb , 188 Nm @ 6,100 rpm

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Do your kids play  Lego Star Wars as much as my two nephews do? Well if your child has a Nintendo DS and loves Star Wars here is the perfect gift! The Star Wars Lightsaber Stylus! You can get them in two variety’s: Boring and Light Up. Don’t worry dad…it wont really nuke off your kids hand.

Head to Technabob for his take on the subject!

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New James Bond flick Quantum of Solace Release set for 7 November 2008 (USA)

Trailer:

I, like many, am a huge James Bond fan and this one looks killer already. Bond girls, an Astin Martin, and explosions!? What else could you ask for?

The movie features:

	Daniel Craig	as	James Bond

and many more!

According to MovieWeb.com

“Quantum of Solace” continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (Daniel Craig) in “Casino Royale.”

Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr White (Jesper Christensen) who reveals the organisation which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world’s most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (Joaquin Cosio). Using his associates in the organisation, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene’s sinister plan and stop his organization. “

Would I recommend this movie for your kids? NO!
Would I recommend this film for dads? YES

What would I recommend for a dad and child movie?

Disney’s Finding Nemo (2003)

A father-son underwater adventure featuring Nemo, a boy clownfish, stolen from his coral reef home. His timid father must then travel to Sydney, and search Sydney Harbour find Nemo.

Dad Force Delta Bonding Rating: 9.2

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One of the best gifts i received for Christmas this year was a gift certificate to Robot Galaxy. The concept behind Robot Galaxy is basically like a build-a-bear shop for guys (Don’t say that to them they hate it!.) I traveled through the “Ship” aka Store in Freehold NJ  and constructed my robot with the arms and weapons i chose then finally went to Saturn and gave him life.

The out come? - I loved it. I can only imagine this for a child!
Robot Galaxy - Do it.

Some words form the website:

“Empowering the Creative Potential of Kids Everywhere…

In 2006, entrepreneur Oliver Mitchell, a father of five, founded ROBOTGALAXY™ to fill a personal need: he wanted a wholesome activity for his son. Mitchell partnered

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One fine day, in the late summer last year, I was visiting my older brother and my nephew.  Beings that Transformers just came out and I wanted to see it (for the fourth time) I asked my nephew if he would like to partake in the magic.  We headed to the movie theater and about half way there I looked down and noticed my nephew was not walking, no… he was rolling!  It turns out my nephew was wearing the latest kid craze, Heelys.

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Dane cook is by far one of my favorite comedians along side of George Carlin (R.I.P) :-(  Check out this hilarious video on one of his scarring experiences with his father! - Dadforce

From Dane:

“i hope im like my dad in many ways except for one, something that my dad did, it warped my brain for years, changed the coarse of my life. my dad used to wear a robe, i dont know if your dads wore robes? but heres what drove me banana sandwich about this robe, ok? he had one robe ONE ROBE, not a bunch of robes ‘oh dad your wearin that one?’ oh NO, one robe. and he wore it everyday, and heres the thing in my family that we hated about the robe, first of all it came down to here, yeah, it was like a cocktail dress/robe it was so old, it wasnt even made of fabric it was made of like wheat and items he found in korea that he fashioned together, the belt was a dead snake, my dad was wearing this robe one day ill never forget this, i was just a little guy, a little chap, ill never forget, were layin on the couch together, its one saturday morning, me and my dad, he finally looked over at me and says ‘hey little guy, hey there little tiger, how you doin over there?’ and i said ‘im good dad, im good, its good to see you’ and he said ‘its good to see you there bucko, its good to see you, how you feelin this morning? you feel good? you gettin a little hungry? i said ‘yeah, im hungry, i want, i think i want something in my belly.’ he says ‘well what are you thinkin about? what are you cravin? what do you want me to get for ya?’ i say ‘uuummm… i maybe get some cereal’ and just so you guys know, i had a very ichy eye when i was younger, yes i did, we had cats and i think the dander fucked up my eye, so this was very ichy, dont be concerned it was like a hive on my lid, doesnt matter, so my dad goes ‘im gonna go uh get you some cereal’ and then just the way he went to get off the couch,the robe opened like a show was about to begin, and he wasnt wearing any underwear on this day, and i saw everything, and before this day i had never seen anything but my own set up, ya know”

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