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Online gamers can spend years becoming millionaires in a virtual universe - but it means nothing in the real world. Until now, that is.

A cash card has been launched in the real world which lets players spend money accrued in their web game.

The card, from the creators of popular sci-fi game ‘Project Entropia’, can be used at ATMs worldwide.

Ten Project Entropia Dollars equal one real dollar - so a gamer left with 1,000 PED’s after buying a new lazer cannon could withdraw $100.

In most multi-player online role-playing games, such as World of Warcraft, spending real money to buy virtual things is deeply frowned upon.

But Entropia, which has about 400,000 players, is based on the premise that items have real-world value.

One player, Jon Jacobs, sold almost everything he owned in the real world to buy a space station in the game for $100,000. By selling flats and storefronts to other gamers and by imposing taxes, he is now making $12,000 a month.

“We’re bridging the gap between virtual reality and reality. The ATM system is a crucial and significant element in the true monetisation of virtual currency, by supporting instant and convenient conversion to real cash,” says Jan Welter, MindArk CEO. “MindArk is changing the online gaming and virtual community landscape by introducing a real cash economy that offers validity and secure monitoring of one’s funds.”

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eBay Gift Certificates – The Gift Solution Suitable for Everyone

We all know one. There is at least one in every family, and one in every circle of friends. There is even one in every office! There is always that one person that you know who is absolutely impossible to buy a gift for! These people either have everything, or want nothing. They don’t drop hints at all, and when asked, they simply say that they don’t know, they don’t care, or they don’t want anything.

Well, now you can buy a gift for that person. The solution lies in an eBay gift certificate! This will allow your loved one to essentially buy anything that they want, in a very exciting way. eBay gift certificates can easily be purchased through paypal, in varying amounts.

There are things that you should point out to the gift recipient, however. For instance, eBay gift certificates do expire. eBay gift certificates will not be accepted for all auctions either – they can only be redeemed for those auctions that accept Paypal as a form of payment. Other than that, your loved one should not have any problems redeeming their eBay gift certificate!

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The golf professionals do have something that they agree on. If you do not keep your balance during the entire swing, it is not possible to have a good stroke. It sounds simple to keep your balance, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, it is impossible to have good balance when you are so tense that you are “white knuckling” the club, your entire body is stiff, and you are trying to hit the ball too hard.

When you are just starting to play golf, you are frequently warned to not hit the ball too hard. Energy that is focused will make the ball go much further than a hard swing that does not make contact with the ball at the club’s center. When you are well balanced, you are more free to hit the ball correctly.
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