Mustang

The Ford Mustang is a pillar of American automotive lore, and the car that brought sporting dash and styling at a price almost anyone could afford, with an asking price of $2,368.00. Named after the P-51 Mustang fighter plane, The Ford Mustang was introduced to the American market on 17 April, 1964 at New York’s World’s Fair. Featured in several movies and long running television shows like Charlie’s Angels, and Bullitt, the Mustang remains Ford's oldest nameplate currently in production and the most successful automobile launch since the Model A. Ford's original sales forecasts projected less than 100,000 units for the first year, but in its first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were sold. The Mustang is the only original pony car that has remained in production without interruption after four decades of development and revision. I chose the Mustang as an Icon because it continues to capture the spirit and look of the original, making it one of the most popular cars ever produced in the world and one of the most beloved cars in American automobile history. When anyone hears and sees a Mustang they are looking at a piece of American history.

24

Since its first airing on November 6, 2001, the television show 24 is the longest running espionage series in television history, behind the original Mission Impossible. 24 is presented in real time, with each season depicting a 24-hour period in the life of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland, who works with the United States government as it fights domestic threats. Jack Bauer, formerly with the Counter Terrorist Unit, try’s to safeguard the nation from terrorist threats. The show also follows the actions of other former CTU agents, government officials and terrorists associated with the plot. The first six seasons of the show were all based in Los Angeles and recently, Washington D.C..

Season 7 features a private military company in the vein of Blackwater called "Starkwood" which seeks to acquire bio-weapons after testing them in the fictional African nation of Sangala. CTU is often compromised by moles and double agents working with terrorists. Many other agents have been accused of being turncoats. One of Season 7's major subplots was about a massive breach in U.S. Government, where well over fifty individuals were hired by war criminal General Juma. I started watching 24 in season 3 after hearing my friends rave about the program. I rented the first two seasons and in one night, I ended up watching them all. I couldn't waite to see the next episode..it was that exciting and riviting.

Xbox 360

Since its release a few years ago, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has grown into one of the best selling game consoles of all time, and for good reason. Combining an excellent game selection with state of the art audio and visuals, there's little wonder why.

The Xbox 360 gaming console was released on November 22, 2005, in the United States, Mexico and Canada; December 2, 2005, in Europe and December 10, 2005, in Japan. It was later launched in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, and Russia. In its first year on the market, the system launched in 36 countries, more countries than any console has launched in a single year.

Xbox Live continues to transform and unite Xbox game communities worldwide, with a presence in 24 countries with more than 2 million on-line members. As the first and only global, unified online console games service, Xbox Live offers world-class games, intelligent matchmaking, tournaments, unique programming and integration with Xbox.com. Falling into to peer presure from several people at work who play on line, I purchased an Xbox system two years ago. My wife has hated me since. I'm like a kid again, playing hours with friends on live games. Halo 3 and Call of Duty-Worlds at War, are the two games I play the most. It's great entertainment for the kids, especially the old one.