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		<description><![CDATA[Carbohydrates are compounds made up of sugars. Carbohydrates are classified by their number of sugar units: monosaccharides (such as glucose and fructose), disaccharides (such as sucrose and lactose), oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides (such as starch, glycogen, and cellulose).
[edit]Substances that support metabolism
Fat has an energy content of 9 kcal/g (~37.7 kJ/g); proteins and carbohydrates 4 kcal/g (~16.7 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Carbohydrates are compounds made up of sugars. Carbohydrates are classified by their number of sugar units: monosaccharides (such as glucose and fructose), disaccharides (such as sucrose and lactose), oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides (such as starch, glycogen, and cellulose).
<p>[edit]Substances that support metabolism
<p>Fat has an energy content of 9 kcal/g (~37.7 kJ/g); proteins and carbohydrates 4 kcal/g (~16.7 kJ/g). Ethanol (grain alcohol) has an energy content of 7 kcal/g (~29.3 kJ/g).[citation needed]
<p>1.1Substances that provide energy
<p> This article or section is missing citations or needs footnotes.
<p>A nutrient is a substance used in an organism&#8217;s metabolism which must be taken in from the  <a href="http://www.buy-eq2-plat.com/cheap-Cabal-Alz.html">Cabal ALZ </a>  environment. Non-autotrophic organisms typically acquire nutrients by the  <a href="http://www.quper.com/game-wow.html">Cheap WOW Gold</a>  ingestion of foods. Methods for nutrient intake vary, with animals and protists having an internal digestive system, while plants digest nutrients externally and then ingested.
<p>6External links
<p>Contents
<p>1.2Substances that support metabolism
<p>2Nutrients and plants
<p>[edit]Substances that provide energy
<p>Vitamins are organic compounds essential to the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-9Dragons">9Dragons Gold</a>  body. They usually act as coenzymes or cofactors for various proteins in the  <a href="http://www.buy-eq2-plat.com/cheap-WOW-Gold.html">World of Warcraft Gold </a>  body.
<p>Dietary minerals are generally trace elements, salts, or ions such as copper and iron. Some of these minerals are essential to human metabolism.
<p>Using inline citations helps guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies. (June 2007)
<p>Fats consist of a glycerin molecule with three fatty acids attached. Fatty acids are unbranched hydrocarbon chains, connected by single bonds alone (saturated fatty acids) or by both double and single bonds (unsaturated fatty acids). Fats are needed to keep cell membranes functioning properly, to insulate body organs against shock, to keep body temperature stable, and to maintain healthy skin and hair. the  <a href="http://wow-eu.igxe.com/">WOW Gold Europe</a>  body does not manufacture certain fatty acids (termed essential fatty acids) and the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-Rose_Online">Rose Zuly</a>  diet must supply these.
<p>See healthy diet for information on the  <a href="http://tabularasa.igxe.com/">Tabula Rasa Credits</a>  role of nutrients in human nutrition.
<p>Main article: Nutrition
<p>1Types of human nutrients
<p>Proteins are organic compounds that consists of the  <a href="http://ro.wow-gold-buy.com/">RO Gold</a>  amino acids joined by peptide bonds. the  <a href="http://www.quper.com/game-ffxi.html">FFXI Gil</a>  body cannot manufacture some of the  <a href="http://www.hotcdkey.com/RF-Online.html">RF CDKey</a>  amino acids (termed essential amino acids); the  <a href="http://www.allcdkey.com/The-Matrix-Online.html">MXO CDKey</a>  diet must supply these. In nutrition, proteins are broken down through digestion by proteases back into free amino acids.
<p>[edit]Types of human nutrients
<p>Organic nutrients include carbohydrates, fats, proteins (or their building blocks, amino acids), and vitamins. Inorganic chemical compounds such as minerals; water and oxygen may also be considered nutrients. A nutrient is essential to an organism if it cannot be synthesized by the  <a href="http://outsourcing.cfwindow.com/Why-Outsource-to-China.html">outsourcing china </a>  organism in sufficient quantities and must be obtained from an external source. Nutrients needed in relatively large quantities are called macronutrients and those needed in relatively small quantities are called micronutrients.
<p>5See also
<p>Macronutrients are defined in several different ways.
<p>4References
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<p>The classes of chemical compounds humans consume in the  <a href="http://fiesta.igxe.com/">Fiesta Gold</a>  largest quantities and which provide bulk energy are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Water and atmospheric oxygen also must be consumed in large quantities, but are not always considered &#8220;food&#8221; or &#8220;nutrients&#8221;.
<p>Water is an essential nutrient and is the  <a href="http://www.allcdkey.com/Eve-Online-US-Only.html">EVE Time Card</a>  solvent in which all the  <a href="http://www.buy-eq2-plat.com/cheap-9DRAGONS-Gold.html">9Dragons Gold</a>  chemical reactions of life take place.
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<p>From Wikipedia, the  <a href="http://flyff.wow-gold-buy.com/">Flyff Gold</a>  free encyclopedia
<p>The remaining vitamins, minerals, or elements, are called micronutrients because they are required in relatively small quantities.
<p>Nutrient
<p>3Essential and non-essential nutrients
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On September 20, 2007, SCEI launched the  <a href="http://www.lotro-gold-buy.com/Fiesta-Silver-buy.html">Fiesta Silver</a>  PlayStation Store (PC) for the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-9Dragons">9 Dragons Gold</a>  PSP, an online shopping service similar to the  <a href="http://eq2.igxe.com/">EQ2 Gold</a>  PlayStation Store for the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-Vanguard_SOH">Vanguard-SOH Gold</a>  Playstation 3. the  <a href="http://www.allcdkey.com/Star-Wars-Galaxies.html">SWG CD Key</a>  service was first only available in Japan. It was later launched in Taiwan and Hong Kong on November 21, 2007, and in Europe on November 22, 2007.
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<p>Some titles for the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-Twelve-Sky">Twelve Sky Gold</a>  PSP support a feature dubbed &#8220;gamesharing,&#8221; which facilitates a limited set of multi player features between two PSPs with only one copy of the  <a href="http://cov.igxe.com/">City of Villains Infamy</a>  game UMD. A reduced version of the  <a href="http://rf.igxe.com/">RF Gold</a>  game being shared is transferred to the  <a href="http://perfectworld.wow-gold-buy.com/">Perfect World Coin</a>  PSP without a UMD via the  <a href="http://eve.wow-gold-buy.com/">EVE ISK</a>  PSP&#8217;s Wi-Fi connection, whereupon it is loaded into RAM and runs.
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<p>Main article: PlayStation Portable homebrew
<p>RSS feeds
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<p>Gamesharing
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		<description><![CDATA[[edit]Subfields
1Definition
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Imaging: studies image acquisition or image editing
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4.3Other subfields
Animation: studies with ways to represent and manipulate motion
The subfield of animation studies descriptions for surfaces (and other phenomena) that move or deform over time. Historically most interest in this area has been focused on parametric and data-driven models, but in recent years physical simulation has experienced [...]]]></description>
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<p>1Definition
<p>12External links
<p>Imaging: studies image acquisition or image editing
<p>11References
<p>4.3Other subfields
<p>Animation: studies with ways to represent and manipulate motion
<p>The subfield of animation studies descriptions for surfaces (and other phenomena) that move or deform over time. Historically most interest in this area has been focused on parametric and data-driven models, but in recent years physical simulation has experienced a renaissance due to the  <a href="http://archlord.igxe.com/">Cheap Archlord Gold</a>  growing computational capacity of modern machines.
<p>8.1Academia
<p>Computer graphics broadly studies the  <a href="http://runescape.ffxi-gil.net/">Cheap RS Gold</a>  manipulation of visual and geometric information using computational techniques. Computer graphics as an academic discipline focuses on the  <a href="http://www.hotcdkey.com/RF-Online.html">RF CD Keys</a>  mathematical and computational foundations of image generation and processing rather than purely aesthetic issues.
<p>Digital geometry processing - surface reconstruction, simplification, fairing, mesh repair, parameterization, remeshing, mesh generation, surface compression, and surface editing all fall under this heading.[3][4][5]
<p>8.2Industry
<p>4.1Transport
<p>3.1Subfields
<p>From Wikipedia, the  <a href="http://vanguard_soh.ffxi-gil.net/">Vanguard Gold</a>  free encyclopedia
<p>Point-based graphics - a recent field which focuses on points as the  <a href="http://top.wow-gold-buy.com/">Tales of Pirates Money</a>  fundamental representation of surfaces.
<p>Geometry: studies ways to represent and process surfaces
<p>[edit]Definition
<p>10See also
<p>9Notable researchers in computer graphics
<p>The Utah teapotContents
<p>Out-of-core mesh processing - another recent field which focuses on mesh datasets that do not fit in main memory.
<p>[edit]Animation
<p>Computer graphics is a sub-field of computer science and is concerned with digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. Although the  <a href="http://www.eve-isk-buy.com/EQ2-Gold-cheap.html">EQ2 Gold</a>  term often refers to three-dimensional computer graphics, it also encompasses two-dimensional graphics and image processing. Computer graphics is often differentiated from the  <a href="http://potbs.ffxi-gil.net/">PotBS Doubloon</a>  field of visualization, although the  <a href="http://ddo.wow-gold-buy.com/">Buy DDO Gold</a>  two have many similarities.
<p>Computer graphics
<p>Constructive solid geometry - Process by which complicated objects are modelled with implicit geometric objects and boolean operations
<p>8Computer graphics research groups
<p>3Animation
<p>[edit]Geometry
<p>5History
<p>4.2Scattering
<p>Subdivision surfaces
<p>2Geometry
<p>2.1Subfields
<p>For the  <a href="http://daoc.igxe.com/">Buy DAOC Plat</a>  journal by ACM SIGGRAPH, see Computer Graphics (Publication).
<p>7Connected studies
<p>The subfield of geometry studies the  <a href="http://imvu.wow-gold-buy.com/">Cheap IMVU Credits</a>  representation of three-dimensional objects in a discrete digital setting. Because the  <a href="http://lotro.wow-gold-buy.com/">LOTR Gold</a>  appearance of an object depends largely on the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-AO">AO Credits</a>  exterior of the  <a href="http://www.lotro-gold-buy.com/VC-SilverCoin-buy.html">VC Coin</a>  object, boundary representations are most common in computer graphics. Two dimensional surfaces are a good analogy for the  <a href="http://www.eve-isk-buy.com/LastChaos-Gold-cheap.html">Last Chaos Gold</a>  objects most often used in graphics, though quite often these objects are non-manifold. Since surfaces are not finite, a discrete digital approximation is required: polygonal meshes (and to a lesser extent subdivision surfaces) are by far the  <a href="http://www.lotro-gold-buy.com/EQ2-Gold-buy.html">EverQuest2 Gold</a>  most common representation, although point-based representations have been gaining some popularity in recent years (see the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-VC">VC Coin</a>  Symposium on Point-Based Graphics, for instance). These representations are Lagrangian, meaning the  <a href="http://sealonline.wow-gold-buy.com/">Seal Online Cegel</a>  spatial locations of the  <a href="http://lotro-eu.ffxi-gil.net/">LOTRO Europe Gold</a>  samples are independent. In recent years, however, Eulerian surface descriptions (i.e., where spatial samples are fixed) such as level sets have been developed into a useful representation for deforming surfaces which undergo many topological changes (with fluids being the  <a href="http://ms.igxe.com/">Maple Story Mesos</a>  most notable example[1]).
<p>Rendering: studies algorithms to reproduce light transport
<p>This article is about the  <a href="http://perfectworld.igxe.com/">Perfect World Gold</a>  scientific discipline of computer graphics. For a more general information on computer graphics and applications, see 2D computer graphics and 3D computer graphics.
<p>4Rendering
<p>6Applications
<p>A broad classification of major subfields in computer graphics might be:
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<p>&#8220;We are excited to expand our pioneering research in this area. An increasing amount of time and money is being spent in virtual economies, but many basic questions still remain unanswered,&#8221; says Marko Turpeinen, director of HIIT&#8217;s Network Society research program, the  <a href="http://vanguard_soh.ffxi-gil.net/">Cheap Vanguard Gold</a>  project&#8217;s home.
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Although Lemberg did not make the  source code for War2xEd public, he did publish the  complete Warcraft II map file format, which led to a wealth of new tools, including a Macintosh version of the  tool called PudMaster. More importantly, Blizzard began to use War2xEd internally, and it influenced them to bundle a feature-rich editor with their immensely popular game StarCraft.  the  next important breakthrough came when Alexander Cech and Lemberg broke the  encryption used in the  base game data files. Cech went on to create a program called Wardraft, which allowed users to browse and modify the  contents of the  game data files, allowing comprehensive modifications. the  spawn of extensive alterations became known as &#8220;Total Conversions&#8221;, and a great many projects were in motion for a good long while. 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For example, a footman would say, &#8220;don&#8217;t you have a kingdom to run?&#8221; or &#8220;are you still touching me?&#8221; These phrases differed in the  game&#8217;s demo for the  Footman and Grunt units, and were mostly indignations to purchase the  full version. Clicking on a non-playable critter such as a sheep enough times causes it to blow up. If the  disk for Beyond the  Dark Portal is inserted into a CD player, the  orchestrated music from the  game can be played. In addition, there is a bonus 13th track called &#8220;I&#8217;m a Medieval Man&#8221; which features remixed sound bites from the  first game. the  track is also available in-game by typing &#8220;disco&#8221; as a cheat. this however gives you the  status cheater when you finish that mission. &#8220;Medieval Man&#8221; is also a cheat code in StarCraft to obtain all unit upgrades for free or in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness to play the  song as background music. Also, in StarCraft, if one clicks on an observer while playing as the  Protoss, a clip of the  song will be played. the  song is also a reference to the  Command &amp; Conquer song &#8220;Mechanical Man&#8221;.[citation needed] the  script that was used in the  book positioned in the  background screen while the  player was informed about mission objectives is Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, but the  language in which it is written is English. the  text contains a small section of a game story text, mentioning how the  Orcish hordes entered the  forests of Lordaeron. Warcraft II&#8217;s soundtrack has been released in MP3 format by Blizzard[2]  [edit]Online play  Screen shot of game play.Although the  Battle.net Edition wasn&#8217;t released until 1999, online play was widespread from the  game&#8217;s release using IPX Emulators such as Kali. Warcraft II (along with Command &amp; Conquer) was one of the  first Real-time strategy games to be played widely online, and spawned several leagues, including the  International Warcraft League (IWL) and singles and teams ladders on Case&#8217;s Ladder.  the  Mac release allowed multiplayer games over TCP/IP. the  IRC channel MacWarCraft served as a gathering place for online play, before Battle.net was created. There was also a popular league created by the  Macintosh community, that provided a ranking system and helped players find opponents, called MaG League (short for Macintosh Gaming League).  When the  Battle.net edition was released, a new meter of play speeds was added, including a turbo-like speed called &#8220;Fastest&#8221; that became popular with some players, while traditional players gamed on &#8220;Even Faster&#8221; speed. Despite the  old age of the  game, play continues on Battle.net today, along with a significant community on server.war2.ru servers.  For LAN (home) multi play, tools such as DOSBox can be used to emulate IPX or direct serial connections over TCP/IP.   [edit]Ports Tides of Darkness and Beyond the  Dark Portal were released together for Sega Saturn and PlayStation under the  title Warcraft II: the  Dark Saga in 1997 by Electronic Arts.  There was also a reverse engineered free software game engine called Freecraft, which allowed users to import the  actual game data from Warcraft II and play the  game on different platforms and with additional features like queuing unit production, finding idle workers, an improved AI and network connectivity for up to 16 players. In addition to being compatible with Warcraft II, it could also be used with a set of artwork and scenarios made by the  Freecraft Media Project (FcMP). 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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>January 21 - Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast)
<p>July 25 - Klonoa 2: Lunatea&#8217;s Veil (PS2)
<p>December 3 - Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)
<p>PSP PlayStation Portable
<p>November 12 - Empire Earth (PC)
<p>December — Panasonic&#8217;s Q multimedia console
<p>October 30 - Civilization III (PC)
<p>Mac Apple Macintosh personal computer
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<p>June 29 - Final Fantasy Chronicles (PS1)
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<p>November 14 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)
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<p>Activision acquires Treyarch Invention LLC
<p>September 9 - Advance Wars (GBA)
<p>November 1 - Dragon Warrior VII (PS1)
<p>3rd place: Roger Mogle ($5,000)
<p>PS2 PlayStation 2
<p>October 17 - Devil May Cry (PS2)
<p>December 12 - Max Payne (Xbox)
<p>September 18 - Red Faction (PC)
<p>October 22 - Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)
<p>Sega of America Inc. v. Kmart Corporation; Sega sues Kmart over an unpaid debt of over USD$2 million dollars
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<p>November 5 - SSX Tricky (PS2, GC, Xbox)
<p>November 14 - Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox)
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<p>November 23 — GamePark releases the  <a href="http://www.aimoo.com  ">Free Message Boards</a>  GP32 (GamePark 32) wireless-multiplayer multimedia handheld console in South Korea
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<p>July 23 - Max Payne (PC)
<p>March 13 - Onimusha: Warlords (PS2)
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<p>March 25 - Black &amp; White (PC)
<p>November 18 - Super Monkey Ball (GC)
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<p>July 19 - Final Fantasy X (Japan) (PS2)
<p>Midway Games announces that it will no longer manufacture arcade games
<p>June 18 - Twisted Metal: Black (PS2)
<p>Uri Geller v. Nintendo; Geller sues Nintendo over his resemblance to a Pokémon character. the  <a href="http://www.hotcdkey.com/Game-Card-6589.html">Lineage 2 Game Card</a>  suit is dismissed.
<p>Game Developers Conference hosts the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-SRO">SilkRoad Gold </a>  1st annual Game Developers Choice Awards
<p>2nd annual Sega Dreamcast Championships (featuring the  <a href="http://www.online-game-store.com">world of warcraft gold</a>  Crazy Taxi 2 video game)
<p>November 20 - FreQuency (PS2)
<p>July 10 - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2)
<p>November 11 - Golden Sun (GBA)
<p>June 10 - Super Mario Advance (GBA)
<p>September 30 - Ico (PS2)
<p>September 24 - Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast)
<p>November 20 - Return to Castle Wolfenstein (PC)
<p>GB Game Boy
<p>June 22 - Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (PC)
<p>November 17 - Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (GC)
<p>October 28 - Tony Hawk&#8217;s Pro Skater 3 (PS2)
<p>Events
<p>Indrema in April closes and its L600 Entertainment System multimedia home console is never released.
<p>June 18 - Sonic Adventure 2 (Sega Dreamcast)
<p>December 3 - Pikmin (GC)
<p>Sony cooperates with AOL to incorporate Internet features with the  <a href="http://rf.wow-gold-buy.com/">RF Online Currency</a>  PlayStation 2 console; which include a browser, email, and instant messaging capabilities
<p>July - IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 2nd annual Executive Summit
<p>BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) hosts the  <a href="http://www.eve-isk-buy.com/LastChaos-Gold-cheap.html">Last Chaos Gold</a>  4th annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for multimedia technologies; 15 of 21 awards go to video games
<p>NDS Nintendo DS
<p>May 22 - Red Faction (PS2)
<p>November 15 - Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)
<p>December 4 - Jak and Daxter: the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-Rose_Online">Rose Online Zuly</a>  Precursor Legacy (PS2)
<p>November 9 - Project Gotham Racing (Xbox)
<p>December 6 - Max Payne (PS2)
<p>North American release dates:
<p>GCN Nintendo GameCube
<p>December 20 - Final Fantasy X (North America) (PS2)
<p>[edit]Business
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<p>February 5 - Paper Mario (N64)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WoW has become increasingly referenced in popular culture as a result of the  <a href="http://ro.igxe.com/">Ragnarok Online Zeny</a>  game&#8217;s popularity. One example is the  <a href="http://ffxi.wow-gold-buy.com/">Buy FFXI Gil</a>  Emmy Award winning South Park episode &#8220;Make Love, Not Warcraft.&#8221; [69] In the  <a href="http://wow.igxe.com">cheap wow gold</a>  Louisville World Series of Video Games competition, <a href="http://www.igxe.com">World of Warcraft</a> was a featured game.[70]WoW itself also contains references to pop culture within the  <a href="http://www.allcdkey.com/ArchLord.html">Archlord CD Keys </a>  game.[71] the  <a href="http://www.quper.com/game-wow_eu.html">Buy WOW Gold</a>  game has even made the  <a href="http://aoc.ffxi-gil.net/">AoC Gold</a>  jump into advertising for unrelated products, such as Toyota trucks.[72] In late 2007, a series of television commercials for the  <a href="http://www.eve-isk-buy.com/DDO-Platinum-cheap.html">Dungeons and Dragons Online Platinum</a>  game began airing featuring pop culture celebrities such as Mr. T, William Shatner, and Verne Troyer discussing the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-Tabula-Rasa">Tabula Rasa Credit </a>  virtues of the  <a href="http://cov.wow-gold-buy.com/">Buy City of Villains Infamy</a>  character classes they play in the  <a href="http://wow.igxe.com">wow gold</a>  game.
<p>^World of Warcraft for PC Review from gamespot.com Retrieved on 2006-01-16.
<p>^ Brandon Boyer (2007-11-14). Vivendi Q3 Sales Up 19%, WoW Userbase Hits 9.3m. Gamasutra. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
<p>^ Tal Blevins. &#8220;GC 2006: Warcraft Movie Update&#8221;, IGN, 2006-08-24. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
<p>^Blizzard\&#8217;s WoW User Interface Customization tool download.
<p>^WoW &#8211;&gt; Awards(English). Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
<p>In May 2006, production company Legendary Pictures acquired film rights to adapt Warcraft for the  <a href="http://www.buy-eq2-plat.com/cheap-EQ-PP.Platinum.html">EQ Gold</a>  big screen with the  <a href="http://www.quper.com/game-wow_eu.html">Buy WOW Gold</a>  game&#8217;s publisher, Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard had originally considered hiring a scribe for the  <a href="http://www.wowgold247.com/EVE-ISK.html">EVE ISK</a>  film adaptation before teaming up with Legendary Pictures.[74] the  <a href="http://lineage2.igxe.com">L2 Adena</a>  companies plan to create a film that would not follow one specific Warcraft game&#8217;s storyline, but would still take place in the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-Lineage">Lineage 1 Adena</a>  fantasy universe.[75] According to Blizzard&#8217;s Chief Operating Officer Paul Sams, the  <a href="http://www.eve-isk-buy.com/LastChaos-Gold-cheap.html">Cheap Last Chaos Gold</a>  film&#8217;s budget would be over $100 million.[76]
<p>^ Arena facts taken from http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/arena/index.xml
<p>^Classes in World of Warcraft at official US site. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
<p>Warcraft: the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-Shadow-of-Legend">Shadow of Legend Gold</a>  Roleplaying Game
<p>^ Leigh Alexander (2008-01-22). World Of Warcraft Hits 10 Million Subscribers. Gamasutra. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
<p>^ Brandon Sheffield; Jolene Spry. &#8220;H&amp;G: Blizzard\&#8217;s Pardo Talks WoW Film&#8221;, GamaSutra.com, 2007-06-28. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
<p>^Gamespot World of Warcraft Review(English). Gamespot. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
<p>^Interview: Jeff Kaplan on World of Warcraft Expansion, New York Times
<p>^Buyers\&#8217; Guide. WoW China (2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-21.
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment (2006). Roleplaying Policy. World of Warcraft In-Game Support Knowledge Base. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2006-10-27.
<p>^Wine application notes for WoW.
<p>^Blizzard fan artwork web page.
<p>^World of Warcraft #1. Wildstorm Comics.
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<p>^&#8221;World of Warcraft surpasses 8 million subscribers worldwide&#8221;, Blizzard Entertainment press release, January 11, 2007.
<p>^&#8221;Face Melting&#8221; WoW forum reference.
<p>^A WoW Forum Post About Leeroy Jenkins.
<p>^Blizzard (11). WORLD OF WARCRAFT® SURPASSES 8 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS WORLDWIDE (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-05-16. “World of Warcraft has become the  <a href="http://www.eve-isk-buy.com/LOTRO-Gold-cheap.html">LOTRO Gold</a>  most popular MMORPG around the  <a href="http://wyd.ffxi-gil.net/">WYD Gold</a>  world.”
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<p>^ &#8220;China imposes online gaming curbs&#8221;, BBC, 25 August 2005.
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment (2006). World of Warcraft. Online Store. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.
<p>In November 2007, DC Comics published the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-WOW_EU">WOW Gold </a>  first issue of the  <a href="http://www.quper.com/game-wow_eu.html">Cheap WOW Gold</a>  ongoing <a href="http://www.igxe.com">World of Warcraft</a> comic under their Wildstorm imprint.[73]
<p>^ Pamela McClintock; Ben Fritz. &#8220;Brave new \&#8217;World\&#8217;&#8221;, Variety, 2006-05-08. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
<p>^http://worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/voicechat.html bottom part of the  <a href="http://www.8cdkey.com">cdkey</a>  page
<p>^Roleplaying Policy (2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
<p>^www.thewsvg.com/news/112.
<p>Gold farming
<p>^ &#8220;MMOG Active Subscriptions 21.0&#8243;, MMOGCHART.COM, June 29, 2006.
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment (2006). General FAQ. World of Warcraft Game Guide. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment (2005). World of Warcraft Community Site - Check your inbox for the  <a href="http://archlord.igxe.com/">Cheap Archlord Gold</a>  Recruit-A-Friend e-mail! Retrieved March 6, 2006.
<p>In August 2007, at BlizzCon, it was unveiled that the  <a href="http://www.wowgold247.com/">Buy WOW Gold</a>  film will aim for a projected 2009 release. It was also revealed that the  <a href="http://www.wowgold247.com/GO-Gold.html">Buy Gaia Gold</a>  movie will take place from an Alliance perspective and will be geared towards a PG-13 audience, with a storyline set one year before the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-Tales-of-Pirates">Tales of Pirates Coin</a>  beginning of the  <a href="http://cov.wow-gold-buy.com/">Buy City of Villains Infamy</a>  World of Warcraft storyline. As of this time no director or cast are yet associated with its development. Thomas Tull stated that, &#8220;It’s not so much a quest movie. It’s more of a war movie.&#8221;[79]
<p>BlizzCon
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment. In-Game Events. WorldofWarcraft.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-21.
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<p>^ Brandon Sheffield; Brandon Boyer. &#8220;H&amp;G: Tull Talks World of Warcraft Film&#8221;, GamaSutra.com, 2007-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
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<p>^GigaOM: Inside <a href="http://wow.igxe.com">World of Warcraft Gold</a> Farm, Future of Work by Wagner James Au, retrieved 2007-01-13
<p>^ Trebek, Alex (Host). (2005). Jeopardy! [Television series]. California, US: NBC.
<p>^ &#8220;Censorship reaches internet skeletons&#8221;, Gulfnews, 03 July 2007.
<p>^Leeroy Jenkins!!! sound clip mod.
<p>^www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=59697.
<p>^Blizzard Entertainment announces World Of Warcraft European street date – February 11, 2005. Blizzard Entertainment (2005-02-02). Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
<p>^Billing Guide. WoW Blizzard Korea (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-17.
<p>^Pop-culture references. WoWWiki. Retrieved on 2007-09-21.
<p>^ Massimilla, Bethany (2006-02-27). Welcome to the  <a href="http://top.ffxi-gil.net/">Tales of Pirates Gold</a>  World of Queuecraft(English). Freeplay. CNET Networks, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-09-27.
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<p>^Technology FAQ. World of Warcraft Game Guide. Blizzard Entertainment (2006). Archived from the  <a href="http://www.eve-isk-buy.com/EVE-ISK-cheap.html">EVE Online ISK</a>  original on 2004-11-13. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
<p>^PsychCentral - John M. Grohol, Psy.D., August 10, 2006.
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<p>WoW has inspired a board game produced by Fantasy Flight Games, as well as a trading card game produced by Upper Deck Entertainment.
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<p>^Official WoW forum, thread on 2.3 patch issue for Win98/Me, post # 271 (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
<p>^IGN:World of Warcraft Review(English). IGN Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
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<p>^World of Warcraft comic strip site.
<p>^Technology F.A.Q.. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
<p>^ Paul Hayes. &#8220;Warcraft Movie Chronicles: \&#8217;WoW\&#8217; Film at BlizzCon 2007&#8243;, Movie Chronicles, 2007-08-05. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
<p>^ Jenkins, Leeroy (Starring). (2005). Leeroy Jenkins [Promotional video]. Pals 4 Life.
<p>^ Borys Kit. &#8220;Legendary enters world of \&#8217;Warcraft\&#8217;&#8221;, the  <a href="http://daoc.wow-gold-buy.com/">Buy DAOC Plat</a>  Hollywood Reporter, 2006-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment. Instancing. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment. Party Roles. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
<p>^GigaOM Top 10 Most Popular MMOs.
<p>^WoW Basic Info on ItemsBlizzard Entertainment. Retrieved 19-09-07.
<p>^World of Warcraft Preview - Page 2. GameSpy. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
<p>Leeroy Jenkins, a popular WoW meme
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment (2006). Paid Character Transfer FAQ. World of Warcraft Billing Support. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.
<p>^Ars Technica interview with Dr. Orzack, 8/9/2006.
<p>^ Excluding expansion packs and the  <a href="http://www.bygamer.com/buy-PotBS_US">PotBS Gold</a>  canceled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the  <a href="http://cov.wow-gold-buy.com/">COV Infamy</a>  Clans.
<p>^Blizzard Entertainment (2007-01-11). Terms of Use(English). Retrieved on 2007-01-18. “Section 9, Changes to &#8230; the  <a href="http://www.flashlightcool.com/">Flashlight</a>  Program”
<p>^ a b Blizzard Entertainment (2006). Paid Character Transfer FAQ. World of Warcraft Europe Game Guide. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.
<p>^http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/arena/index.xml bottom part of the  <a href="http://www.hotcdkey.com/CDKEY-US-6884.html">Vanguard-SOH CD Key</a>  page
<p>^Blizzard Entertainment® announces World Of Warcraft Korean Release Date – January 18, 2005. Blizzard Entertainment (2005-01-24). Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment (2006). Characters FAQ. World of Warcraft Game Guide. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2006-09-06.
<p>^&#8221;World of Warcraft Client Patch 1.9.3 (2006-02-07)&#8221; patch notes.
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<p>^ Tom McNamara (2005-10-05). World of Warcraft RP PvP - Checking out the  <a href="http://www.wowgold247.com/SNW-Vis.html">Sword of the New World Vis</a>  new flavor of roleplaying. Huzzah!. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
<p>^World of Warcraft Armory.
<p>^<a href="http://wow.igxe.com">World of Warcraft Gold</a> Farmer Study by GamerPrice and Sheffield University, retrieved 2007-01-26
<p>^What level/class do I need to get a Tacoma in \&#8217;WoW\&#8217;?. Cnet (2007-11-08). Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
<p>^Payment Options. Blizzard Entertainment (2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
<p>^G4 - Feature - World of WarCraft from G4TV.com Retrieved on 2006-01-16.
<p>^Blizzard Entertainment announces World of Warcraft.
<p>References
<p>^http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6951918.stm
<p>Impact on popular culture
<p>^ Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (2006-10-02). &#8220;SOUTH PARK CELEBRATES 10 GROUNDBREAKING SEASONS!!!&#8221;. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
<p>^World of Warcraft surpasses 9 million subscribers worldwide. Blizzard Entertainment press release, July 24, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
<p>^ a b c d e Wrath of the  <a href="http://ao.igxe.com/">Anarchy Online Credits</a>  Lich King - Official Site.
<p>^World of Warcraft: the  <a href="http://www.buy-eq2-plat.com/cheap-WOW_EU-Gold.html">World of Warcraft EU Gold</a>  Burning Crusade continues record-breaking sales pace. Blizzard Entertainment. March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
<p>^ a b c d Blizzard Entertainment (2006). General FAQ. World of Warcraft Europe Game Guide. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.
<p>^ &#8220;Expert: 40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted&#8221;, TwitchGuru, 8 August 2006.
<p>^ a b ECTS 2001:World of Warcraft. Gamespot. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
<p>^World of Warcraft Preview - Page 6. GameSpy. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
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<p>May 17-May 20 — Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) takes place in Los Angeles, California. Four hundred exhibiting companies and 70,000 industry professionals representing 79 countries attended. Next-generation systems from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft were unveiled.
<p>June 13 — Kirby: Canvas Curse (NDS)
<p>March 7–March 11 — Game Developers Conference:
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<p>January 17 — Electronic Arts and ESPN announced a 15-year partnership that would give EA access to ESPN&#8217;s broadcast, print and online content.
<p>January 6 — French publisher Titus Interactive, owner of Interplay Entertainment, is declared bankrupt after being in receivership since October 2004.
<p>February 24 — Tekken 5 (PS2)
<p>January 11 — Resident Evil 4 (GCN)
<p>March 29 — Dynasty Warriors 5 (PS2)
<p>August 17 —Madden NFL 06 (PC)
<p>September 13 — EverQuest II: Desert Of Flames (PC)
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<p>November 15 — Condemned: Criminal Origins (Xbox 360)
<p>March 14 — Donkey Kong Jungle BeatGC
<p>November 22 — Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
<p>Microsoft keynote speech by Robert J. Bach, chief Xbox officer and senior vice president, Home and Entertainment Division at Microsoft.
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<p>September 20 — Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox)
<p>October 17 — F.E.A.R. (PC)
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<p>March 22 — Lumines (PlayStation Portable)
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<p>May 23 — WarioWare: Twisted! (GBA)
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<p>November 7 — Kameo: Elements of Power (Xbox 360)
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<p>November 15 — WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 (PS2)
<p>September 16 — September 18 — Tokyo Game Show takes place at Makuhari Messe. One hundred-thirty companies are expected to show with 1,429 booths.
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<p>April 12 — Jade Empire (Xbox)
<p>[edit]Trends
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<p>October 11 — Serious Sam II (PC, Xbox)
<p>March 21 — TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (GCN, PS2, Xbox)
<p>November 22 — Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox 360 is released.
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<p>July - IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 6th annual Executive Summit.
<p>February — Troika Games defunct after being unable to get contracts for development work.
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<p>February 22 — Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
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