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Scholarships are one of the best forms of financial aid. We've included this section to introduce you to some of the best major scholarships available today. Some of these programs are in here because they're extremely generous. Some of them pay everything a student needs for all four years of college, or toward a graduate degree, even living expenses and allowances. Some include the costs of studying in other countries, including air fare. Other programs are listed in here because they provide millions of dollars in scholarships distributed to hundreds or thousands of students all across the country. Some of these are undergraduate scholarships, others are for grad school. Some are for members of minority groups. Many are need based, but some are awarded strictly on merit, without regard for the student's financial situation. These are truly some of America's best major scholarships. Take a look for yourself, and you'll see just how committed this country is to seeing that its young people get college educations. And if you see one here that you think you qualify for, go for it! Every one of these major scholarships will be awarded to somebody; it might as well be you. Good luck!
Coca Cola Scholarships
Established in 1986, The Coca Cola Scholars Foundation awards over three million dollars a year in scholarships for high school seniors . Students from all public and private high schools in the US are eligible to apply, all scholarships are paid out over four years. The Coca Cola Scholarships are not based on financial need. Students are evaluated in four areas-leadership, community service, academic achievement, and employment (although lack of an employment history doesn't disqualify a student).
The Coca Cola Scholar Foundation also has a separate scholarship program for students attending two year colleges. These awards are for $1000, and you must be nominated by the college. For more information on both these programs, go to www.coca-colascholars.org.
National Merit Scholarship
If you're a high school junior planning on attending college, you should make arrangements to take the Preliminary SAT/Nation Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQ). This test is given on a nationwide basis to over a million high school juniors, and the 50,000 students with the top scores are automatically entered into consideration for several different kinds of scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. 8200 of them will be awarded scholarships after several steps in a selection process. Many of the scholarships are in the amount of $2500, but there are several different kinds, and one of them is a program where many colleges give full scholarships to National Merit Scholarship Finalists who designate the college as their first choice. Financial need is not a consideration. Altogether, National Merit Scholarship winners will receive over 33 million dollars in aid this year. To learn more about the program, and how to apply, go to www.nationalmerit.org
Fulbright Scholarships
Did you know there are even scholarships for people who've already earned a PhD degree? It's true. The Fulbright Scholars Program was created in 1946, after Senator J. William Fulbright suggested that the US government sponsor scholarships for Americans to lecture and do research in foreign countries, in order to "promote mutual understanding between the people of America and the people of other countries". These days, the Fulbright Program awards well over 100 million dollars a year to send both Americans abroad, and to bring foreign scholars to this country. As many as 800 Americans a year are selected to be sent all over the globe in any number of projects. The Fulbright awards come with very generous stipends, and winners are often able to bring their families along to experience several months in a different country and culture. As you can imagine, the competition for Fulbright Scholarships is very stiff, and the process is very selective, but if you've got a PhD and the idea of spending time abroad learning and teaching intrigues you, you can get more information at www.cies.org
Florida Bright Future Scholarship
Are you a high school senior in Florida? If so, depending on your grade point average and other factors, you may be eligible for free tuition for all four years at a Florida college or university. The Florida Bright Future Scholarship program is funded by lottery proceeds, and is intended to encourage Florida high school seniors to get a college degree at one of Florida's many public and private colleges and universities. Depending on your grades, your test scores, and your record of community service, if you attend a Florida public university, the state will give you a Florida Academic Scholar Award and pay all of your tuition, plus $300 a semester in lab fees, and $300 a semester for various expenses.
If you don't qualify for that, there are other awards available-the Florida Medallion Scholar Award pays for 75% of tuition at a public institution, and up to $300 per semester in lab fees. Should you prefer to attend a private Florida university, you'll receive either 100% or 75% of the average tuition for a public college, depending on which program you're in. This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a college education at very little cost! To learn more, go to http://www.firn.edu
Wal-Mart Scholarships
Wal-Mart has scholarships? Yes, not only can you find almost everything you need for your everyday life at Wal-Mart, but the world's largest retailer also awards millions and millions of dollars in scholarships every year, and the amount is growing all the time. Sam Walton, the late founder of the Wal-Mart chain, believed in giving back to the community. The Walton family has continued Sam's legacy of philanthropy, and now awards over 45 million dollars in scholarships to American college students every year.
And these scholarships are not only for Wal-Mart employees. Wal-Mart and the Walton family certainly do fund lots of scholarships for Wal-Mart associates, and sons and daughters of associates, but in addition, they also provide Sam Walton Community scholarships for the general public who aren't employed by their stores. These scholarships are in the amount of one thousand dollars, and are available to high school seniors who don't work at Wal-Mart, and aren't immediate family to anyone who does. GED holders are also eligible in some cases. You must be a US citizen, or have had permanent legal resident status for at least one year. The scholarship does require a grade point average of at least 2.5, and applicants must have taken either the SAT or the ACT. And financial need must be demonstrated to be eligible for a Sam Walton Community Scholarship.
For Wal-Mart employees, the company has even more generous scholarships available. If you're a Wal-Mart associate who's a high school senior (or in some cases a GED holder), and you've worked for the company for at least a year by the application deadline of January 20, you should consider applying for the Wal-Mart Associate Scholarship, which is for $2000 per year. Financial need must be demonstrated, and you must score at least an 18 on the ACT, or 800 on the SAT.
Another program for Wal-Mart associates is the Higher Reach Scholarship. This is for Wal-Mart employees who have graduated from high school more than a year ago, and is targeted toward older students. GED holders are also eligible in some cases. Again, you must have been employed there at least one year by the application deadline, and you must be able to demonstrate financial need. There is no GPA requirement, but you must have met or exceeded expectations on your most recent employee evaluation. This program has gotten even better-until recently, the Higher Reach Scholarship could only be applied toward undergraduate study at a college or university, but you may now use it to pursue graduate study, or technical skills at accredited institutions. And at $2000 per year, this award could go a long way toward paying for your education.
Finally, for sons and daughters of full-time Wal-Mart employees, there's the Walton Family Foundation Scholarship. One hundred and fifty of these are awarded annually, and they're for $10,000 spread over four years. They're intended for high school seniors, or GED holders, and applicants must show financial need, and have earned a 22 on the ACT or 1030 on the SAT.To learn more about the tens of millions of scholarship dollars provided by Wal-Mart, and information on how to apply, visit http://www.walmartfoundation.org
Rhodes Scholarships
What is the most prestigious scholarship in the entire world? Almost everyone would say, hands down, the Rhodes Scholarship. This coveted post graduate scholarship has been awarded to thousands of Americans over the years since 1902, including many who went on to become writers and artists, and leaders of government and industry. Past winners include Supreme Court Justice David Souter, presidential adviser and news show host George Stephanopoulos, and actor/musician Kris Kristofferson. Cecil Rhodes was a Briton who bequeathed the bulk of his wealth to be used for furthering the education of young people in Britain's former colonies. All Rhodes Scholars, as the winners of the scholarships are known, study at Oxford University, the oldest and most prestigious university in England.The Rhodes Scholarships are very generous, paying for tuition, room and board, books, living expenses, and an allowance, for two full years of graduate study at Oxford University. Winners are selected on the basis of intellectual ability, physical ability, moral character, and leadership potential. While many Rhodes Scholars have been college athletes, that level of athletic skill is not an absolute requirement-only that you be in excellent physical shape and have demonstrated some success at a sport.The competition for Rhodes Scholarships is fierce, and the standards are very selective. Only around 30 scholarships are awarded to American each year. But the rewards are high, and being known as a Rhodes Scholar for the rest of your life is an extremely rare honor. If you're an excellent student with good character, athletic talent, and leadership ability, and you're interested in doing post graduate study at Oxford University, you should certainly consider applying for a Rhodes Scholarship. You can find out much more about the qualities the Rhodes Trust is looking for, and the application procedures, at http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
Target Scholarships
We're all familiar with Target stores, and their colorful advertising. But did you know that Target is one of America's biggest scholarship providers? It's true-Target awards six hundred $1000 scholarships, and one $25,000 scholarship, every year. They're trying to encourage and reward community service and volunteerism, so those two things play a big factor in selecting recipients. Target looks at total hours volunteered, leadership roles played in the community and volunteer groups when awarding the scholarships. An essay on volunteering is required as part of the application. And don't worry if your grades aren't that hot-the minimum grade point average required is 2.0, or a C. This is an excellent opportunity for students all over America-Target employees and family members of employees are not eligible for the Target All-Around Scholarships, but pretty much anyone else age 24 and under is eligible. So if you've volunteered in your community in the past, you should certainly consider applying for the Target All-Around Scholarship. You can find out how to apply, and read all the rules and requirements at http://target.com/
Bill Gates Scholarships
You may have heard that Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, provides college scholarships. He certainly does-to the tune of $50 million a year. He administers them through the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, and you can find out more about them in our section on Gates Millennium Scholarships.
Georgia Hope Scholarships
Are you a legal resident of the state of Georgia? If so, then you're in luck, because Georgia has a very generous program to encourage Georgians to acquire a college degree or technical certificate. It's called Helping Outstanding Students Educationally, or the HOPE program, and it's one of the best financial aid packages offered by any state,. There are two kinds of aid-HOPE grants, and HOPE scholarships.HOPE grants are for Georgia residents attending technical schools offering certificates or two year diplomas within Georgia. There is no grade point average requirement, and you can even attend part time, as long as you're making satisfactory academic progress. The grant covers tuition, most mandatory fees, and provides a $100 book allowance every quarter.HOPE scholarships are for Georgia residents enrolled in four year colleges and universities within Georgia. If you've graduated from a Georgia high school, since 1993, and had a 3.0 grade point average, you're eligible for a HOPE scholarship for all four years of college. For persons who graduated from a Georgia high school prior to 1993, the rules are little different. Basically, you're not eligible your first year of college, but once you've maintained a 3.0 GPA in the first quarter after your first 45 credit hours, you're eligible. And you can't already possess a four year degree, or have 190 or more quarter hours of previous college credit. The HOPE scholarship, for both recent and older high school graduates is just as generous as the HOPE grant, covering tuition, most mandatory fees, and a $100 book allowance each quarter. And, like the grant, you don't have to be enrolled full time to take advantage of the scholarship. And as long as you're making satisfactory academic progress, and maintain a 3.0 GPA, the scholarship can be renewed every year. But you do have to reapply every year. To learn more about the HOPE grants and scholarships, and how to apply, visit their website: http://www.gsfc.org/HOPE
Gates Millennium Scholarships
"The best and the brightest students shouldn't be denied access to higher education simply because they can't afford it." -Bill Gates. Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft Corporation, and one of the world's richest men. He and his wife created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fund worthwhile projects for those in need, both here in America and around the world. One of their main projects is the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, which provides one billion dollars in financial assistance to disadvantaged minority students in America who need help to earn a college education. The GMSP is primarily administered by the United Negro College Fund, although members of all minority groups, not just African-Americans, are eligible to apply. Other administering organizations are the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the American Indian Graduate Center Scholars, and the Organization of Chinese American.
The Millennium Scholarship is very generous, providing tuition for all four years of college. In addition, recipients of Millennium Scholarships who've graduated can apply for further financial assistance from GMSP to pursue graduate degrees in the fields of education, library science, math, science, and engineering. One thousand students a year are chosen for these coveted scholarships. The basic criteria for eligibility are that the student must be a US citizen, or a legal permanent residence, with a 3.3 grade point average or better, and must meet federal Pell Grant requirements for financial aid, with a strong record of community service and/or extra-curricular activities. You'll need someone to nominate you, and also someone to use as a reference. You can find out more, and how to apply, at the GMSP website: www.gmsp.org
Tylenol Scholarships
Are you interested in a career in health care? Then consider applying for a Tylenol Scholarship. Tylenol, the maker of popular pain reliever, wants to encourage students interested in studying for health related careers. Tylenol gives out ten $10,000 scholarships, and 150 $1000 scholarships. Financial need is not a consideration, and applicants are judged bases on their academic achievements and their leadership abilities. For more information and instructions for applying, go to www.tylenol.com
Horatio Alger Scholarships
The Horatio Alger Foundation is an excellent source of college scholarships. As of this year, they award over 1100 scholarships to students in sixteen states, with seven more states scheduled to begin taking part in 2006. 2005 participating states are Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington DC its metro Virginia and Maryland communities, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Idaho, and California.The majority of scholarships are in the amount of $2500, but some of them are for higher amounts, including $7000 in the state of Louisiana. Louisiana, Idaho, Iowa and Montana have restrictions on which colleges you may use the scholarship at- usually in their own state- but the other states do not.The Horatio Alger Foundation is named after the famed 19th century novelist whose books told the stories of young boys overcoming poverty and adversity by hard work and determination. The foundation wants to foster these qualities, so the scholarships are awarded to students who have a financial need, and have overcome personal hardships of one sort or another. Applicants must be a high school senior, have a 2.0 grade point average or higher, be involved in community activities, and come from families that make less than $50,000 a year. Homeschoolers are welcome to apply. For more information on the Horatio Alger Scholarships and how to apply, visit their website at www.horatioalger.com.
Truman Scholarships
Are you a public spirited undergraduate student who'd like to positively impact your community, your country, and the world by working in government, education, a public interest group, or non profit organization? If so, you should definitely consider applying for a Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Truman Scholarships provide up to $30,000 toward a graduate degree such as a law degree, a doctorate, or masters degrees in such fields as Public Policy, Public Health, Education, Social Work, and International Affairs.Seventy Truman Scholarships are awarded every year, and are only open to college juniors or third year seniors. Persons who have already earned a college degree are not eligible. Anyone awarded a scholarship must agree to spend three of their first seven years after obtaining their graduate degree working in some field of public service, or will be required to pay the scholarship back. The Truman Scholarship Foundation is looking for applicants who've shown an interest and aptitude for public service in several ways:Achieved high grades in a rigorous academic program Participated in student government and other college activities Taken part in community service and volunteer activities Demonstrated their leadership potential. Read widely on a variety of topics. Have identified a social concern or problem Taken courses related to the public interest career Taken part in one or more political campaigns.If you possess these qualities, and you're interested in obtaining a graduate degree toward a career in public service, you should by all means apply for a Truman Scholarship. The award not only provides $30,000 toward a degree, but recipients also receive assistance with career counseling, internship placement, graduate school admissions, and professional development. Truman Scholars are also invited to participate in exclusive programs such as Truman Scholar Leadership Week, The Summer Institute, The Truman Fellows Program, and the Public Service Law Conference.The application deadline is in February of your junior year, and all finalists will undergo a rigorous interview before final selections are made. It's a great honor to be chosen for a Truman Scholarship, and many Truman Scholars go on to work in elite institutions working for change in America and the world. You can read more about the scholarships and how to apply at their website: www.truman.gov.
Marshall Scholarships
Are you a college senior, or a recent college undergraduate, interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the United Kingdom? If so, then you should definitely look into applying for a Marshall Scholarship, which is open to American citizens, with a bachelor's degree from an American college or university awarded after April 2003, and at least a 3.7 grade point average, who have never studied in the UK. The Marshall Scholarship was created in 1953 by the British government as a way of saying thanks to the people of the United States for their generosity in funding the Marshall Program, which helped rebuild Europe after the devastation of the second World War. As of this writing, forty scholarships are awarded every year, in the amount of approximately twenty thousand British pounds (around $34,000) each. They cover tuition, room and board, living expenses, books, fees associated with writing a thesis, and airfare from and to the United States.
The scholarships may be used for pursuing a graduate degree at well over one hundred universities and art schools in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, including such prestigious institutions as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London, and Edinburgh. One factor to consider when applying is that, because of the desirability and prestige of studying at Oxford, London, and Cambridge, applicants selecting other colleges and universities as their first choice will almost certainly improve their chances of being awarded a scholarship. Applications are only accepted online, and the cutoff date is usually early October of your senior undergraduate year. You can find out all about the Marshall Scholarship, and how to apply, at their website: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/
Morehead Scholarships
The John Motley Morehead Foundation provided scholarships for outstanding high school students to enable them to create "extraordinary lives". And that's exactly what Morehead Scholars do. Students selected receive a four year scholarship to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. No ordinary scholarship, a Morehead scholarship covers tuition, room and board, a laptop computer, books, fees, travel, laundry, supplies, and spending money for all four years of their undergraduate education.One of the most important benefits of this extremely generous scholarship is the annual Summer Enrichment Program, again fully funded, which gives Morehead Scholars a wide range of choices for training their bodies and minds, and expanding their intellectual and personal horizons, and exploring career options in depth. The freshman year Summer Enrichment Program is held the summer before the student enters college, and helps prepare students for the challenges of college by enabling them to overcome obstacles, learn to be part of a team, and build extraordinary self confidence. Students can choose from over fifty outdoors programs all over America, including mountaineering, kayaking, canoeing, backpacking, and many, many more. The sophomore SEP enables students to give back to their community and the world by spending eight to ten weeks performing public services for the less fortunate, all across the globe, in their choice of a multitude of projects. The junior year SEP lets students combine their academic studies with their personal interest to design a summer long project that sends them all over the world exploring new cultures and following their own dreams. The senior year SEP is an internship with some of America's top companies or non profit organizations, and includes personal mentoring by top executives.
The Morehead Scholarship is truly a one of a kind, world class opportunity for college students to gain an extraordinary education, experience new cultures and world travel, and learn to become leaders, all without spending a penny of their own money. Morehead Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit, not financial need, and, as you might expect, the Morehead Foundation is highly selective when awarding these scholarships.Who may apply? Any North Carolina high school student is eligible, and may be nominated by your school or you may apply directly. Students from selected high schools in thirty eight other states, and the District of Columbia, are also eligible to apply. You can find a list of eligible schools at www.moreheadfoundation.org. Successful applicants will have a record of high academic achievement, combined with an outstanding record of community service. To learn more about The Morehead Scholarship, and how to apply, see their website at http://www.moreheadfoundation.org


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Revised and Expanded Long List of Old School Games and Clones
The following is the first revised and expanded version of the list of major old school fantasy RPGs and retroclones for Microlite74 Version 3.0. I'd added many of the games listed in comments on the original post a few days ago. (Some were omitted because I did not think they fit this list or, in a couple of cases, did not know enough about the game to be sure it was a good fit) I haven't found a better/more complete list on the Internet than this one, but I'm still looking to improve it. If you know of any I'm missing or wish to advocate for any of the ones mentioned in comments to the previous post, please comment. Thank you!
Old School Games and Retro-Clones
August 15, 2011 at 6:27 PM -
Free version of LOTFP is here: http://www.lotfp.com/RPG/uploads/downloads/GrindhouseRulesMagicFree.zip
August 15, 2011 at 7:17 PM -
@Joe: I wasn't aware of that free copy. I just downloaded it (twice). Unfortunately it seems to have font problems which make parts of the book unreadable. It gets a "cannot extract embedded font error" in Acrobat Reader.
June 1, 2012 at 9:46 AM -
You should definitely add Goodman Games' Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG and the Swords & Wizardry variant called Crypts & Things. There's also the Delving Deeper clone that Brave Halfling is getting close to releasing. Thanks for creating a very comprehensive list here!


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My, What Big Ears You Have: Georgie Henley's Lucy shares a secret with James McAvoy's fawn in 'The Chronicles of Narnia.'
Lion Down
'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe'critter mayhem in a Christian land far, far away
By Richard von Busack
WILL The Chronicles of Narnia make as big a fiscal noise as The Lord of the Rings? It should do well. There are tons of people who will pay $9 to see a lion get crucified.
Before haggling over the details, note what the new franchise-to-be is missing: sex, in a word. And it was sex, partially, that gave that three-film epic its tensile strength: the hot glances between Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler (and between Sean Astin and Elijah Wood, one supposes).
The Chronicles of Narnia's biggest name is Tilda Swinton, gorgeously evil in a black-contact-lenses role as Jadis the White Witch. But that is only one grand performance. Each Lord of the Rings installment featured several.
Moreover, the Ring series was more morally complex. In Middle-earth, even goodness could turn on youas, for example, when Cate Blanchett's Galadriel got a wicked shock off the cursed ring: she was so divine, she thought she was grounded.
Implied in Peter Jackson's trilogy was the idea of the terrible force of guilt and how corrosive it could be: it drove poor Gollum crazier than Peter Lorre.
But based as it is on the works of a tedious old proselytizing Christian such as C.S. Lewis, the Narnia series is pro-guilty conscience. Take sweeties from an evil queen, kill a lion. It's the law.
Narnia Nostalgia
I am an ex-child who loved the Narnia books. I even had a cat named Aslan, who sadly lacked the recuperative powers of his namesake. Still, book one of the series, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, seemed like a slow starter.
Lucy goes to Narnia, stops for tea, falls asleep and has to return to convince her brothers and sister to come join her. They stall. Then two of them go back, having failed to convince their elders.
Even as a child, I realized I didn't have an eternity to live and that the show really ought to get on the road. It seemed all the more slowpoke later when reading The Lord of the Rings, which drops you into Middle-earth like a paratrooper. Here's your mapin you go.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tries to start with a grabbera poorly animated sequence about the blitz in World War II, explaining why the four children are relocated to the country away from the bombardment.
A good 20 minutes go by until the characters are where they need to be, all four of them. The magic world of Narnia is under the grip of eternal winter, by command of a royal White Witch. Queen Jadis is frosty with evil: she's crowned with a coronet of ice and has pale frost-bitten eyelashes. Swinton is a slender woman, and so she's costumed in a conical brace, like the broad end of a funnel, to make her look strong around the shoulders.
Of all things, Jadis fears the "sons of Adam and daughters of Eve" the most. Using hot chocolate and candy, she buys off young Edmund (Skander Keynes). Director Andrew Adamson gives no explanation for why he might be so susceptible. With rationing in World War II making candy and chocolate scarce, it would be tempting to sell all for Turkish delight.
Thus the boy betrays his sister's friend Mr. Tumnus the Faun (James McAvoy, made up to look a little like Matthew Barney in Cremaster 4). Edmond is kidnapped, but the other three children have a helpful pair of guardians: talking Cockney beavers. (Mr. Beaver is voiced by the usually scary Ray Winstone.)
Trailer-Park Amazon
There are a few unmixed pleasures in The Chronicles of Narnia. Swinton, who looks like a trailer-park Amazon in Broken Flowers, is even more stern and suffused with cold power here.
She is especially frightening in her last guise. The narrow corners of Jadis' eyes are daubed with blood-red war paint as she heads off to battle in a war chariot drawn by polar bears.
The sequence of the children trooping into the depths of a long-forgotten wardrobe, the fur coats around them yielding to a snowy pine forest, raises a stir of childish delight. All other armoires ever since have seemed so disappointing.
Another reliable treat is the performance by Georgie Henley as Lucy, the littlest girl in the Pevensie family. She is an unaffected child actorone of those little girls who show how graceful they can be by never worrying if they're cute or not.
But for me, the sight of doughty Mr. Beaver in a little suit of chain mail is the chief pleasure. Beaver wins extra points for referring to Aslan as "the top geezer." It's an old-time Disney pleasure to see the homely chaffing between him and Mrs. Beaver (as opposed to the too-modern scrimmage of chimerical creatures at the end).
Beavers are possibly earth's most underrated animal. Have you seen the Canadian documentary Beavers in IMAX? It's so cute it makes March of the Penguins look like a pile of puke, to steal a line from that ol' glasswipe Moe Szyslak.
Plotwise, the film is simple and uninflected; it's a long march to join Aslan the Lion (voiced by Liam Neeson), who leads the resistance against the witch and her 100-year-long winter. Under Aslan's example, Peter (William Moseley), the eldest, gets the strength to be a king.
The final battle is a huge Lord of the Rings-style Götterdämmerung. But unlike Jackson, director Adamson doesn't temper the violence with unexpected scope and humor. Who would have thought the director of the Shrek series could make something so essentially unfunny?
True, this battle features the highest grade of computer animation. It is fought underneath a sky as clear and turquoise-blue as a New Mexico noon. No sloppy rush-work animation is hiding under half-light.
But as the tigers leap on leopards, and minotaurs on centaurs, it all becomes exhausting and downright painful: creatures dying to establish the primacy of man.
Having to explain why it's especially unedifying to watch an animal suffer is fairly lunatic, but lunacy is the frequent movie watcher's lot.
There is a terrible self-preserving faculty in humanity that kicks in when witnessing someone else being injured. We solace ourselves with a selfish thought: If a human being is hurt, he or she must have done something to deserve it. (Thus the popularity of the expression "He was in the wrong place at the wrong time." If "he" was in the wrong place where he didn't belong, "I" was in the right place, because I'm a smarter and better person.)
When an animal is injured or hurt before our eyes, one can't reach for this irrational sense of justice. Creatures that live in an eternal present must suffer so much worse than humans. We humans can conceive of the pain coming to an end or look for a remedy or escape. And the realistically animated animals, sentient as they are, look like ordinary unsentient animals.
From Paganism to Christianity
The Chronicles of Narnia goes south when Aslan the lion king is taken away for mistreatment by the White Witch. Here the epic's diverting animalistic paganism leads to Christian lorea disappointment now as it was for me 40 years ago.
And it is hardly buried Christianity that is flaunted here; Aslan's ordeal and rise, the establishment of Peter (get it?) as his representative, the healing bloodlike fluid in a heart-shaped glasseven Sunday school dropouts can't fail to get the picture.
Adam Gopnik wrote about this metaphor of Aslan as Jesus in his recent piece on Lewis in The New Yorker. Gopnik argued that a humble donkey would be a better symbol for Jesus. In such an animal story, the lowest of the animal "lowerarchy" (to use a Lewis word) can triumph over the kings of this world.
Lewis was a devout Anglican, and in his view the church was intertwined with the state. In Narnia, Aslan represents the righteousness of England and the righteousness of Jesus made one. The lion is a symbol that is attractive to those Christiansespecially evangelical conservativeswho would rather see their church as a conquering, avenging faith than as a humble long-suffering one.
Watching The Chronicles of Narnia, those who prefer to keep religion out of their escapism might recall Kurt Kasznar's line from Casino Royale: "I didn't come here to be devoured by symbols of imperialism."
Oddly, though, Aslanbeing the Resurrection and the Lionis a symbol that works onscreen better than Gopnik could have anticipated.
Golden-maned and sad-faced, he is led off to bear the weight of Edmund's sins. It's like a Renaissance painting: Jesus as the most beautiful creature alive, led off to be mistreated by the foulest monsters. And waiting for Aslan at the altar are a menagerie of ogres, cyclopses and vampires, worthy of Goya's Black Paintings.
But then the symbol breaks down under the weight of cinematic realism. When the great lion is bound and humiliated, what we're seeing is not quite Jesus and not quite the mystical lion king Aslan.
It's too literal: What we're really seeing is an animal being mistreated. Although the lion is a computerized simulacrum, although the moral lesson is supposed to be edifying, it's hard not to come out of The Chronicles of Narnia without a sense of bitterness. The barbarism in a supposedly gentle faith always seems to reveal itself under the harsh light of a film projector.
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There seems to be a general consensus in the "2006 Suggestion Box" thread that we as a fishing community should devote more of our time and energy to instilling our passion in our youth. I am wondering if there is an opportunity to leverage our relationship with the Big Brother organization and take it to another level. I envision a list of anglers around the country/world that would be willing to take a single pair out fishing for a day. I don't know if there are liability concerns but it might be worth investigating. I think this could be as simple as posting a quick request in a section of the forum that a kid would like to go fishing if someone could spare the time. Whada ya think?
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GREAT idea!
You know where my mind is on this topic, let's roll with it.
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I'd love to do this if I had a boat, but there's very little shore fishing to be found near me.
I have a kid to teach how to fish in a few years though. My daughter is getting bigger every day!
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In the past my most effective efforts at this has been fishing with rubber-legged poppers for sunfish as a first venue. Everything is very visual, there is action, and it's easy to hold their attention. About half the time I have been able to elevate the game to try to get the largemouths that are seen hanging around / cruising. This ups the ante and if the kids are into it you can tell. Some will forget about the kibbies entirely seeking the holy grail others would rather have more action, this is an individual thing. After showing him the whole routine I once left my son to his own devices with a popper and a 6wt as I walked to structure break seeking a trout. He was doing well hooking and releasing pumkinseeds when suddenly I look back and his rod is bent to the hilt! I look out to the shallows and it turns out a coromorant has got his sunfish in it's mouth while he is pulling as hard as could be to get it back. He was not at all intimidated by the bird which eventually stood up on it's hind legs with wings flared to try to scare him off. NO way - my son had a determined look and had that rod bent to the hilt as if he was in a tug of war over a toy. The bird finally got the fish but what a riot. Another successful strategy is the one we take for Big Brother Day on Monomoy. The area is captivating in it's own right so even when the fish play hard to get it's an experience and the wonderful letters and emails we get from the kids prove that even when the fish were being difficult. A boat certainly is not necessary, in fact it's much easier to take kids on shore usually. If you lack shore access nearby, arrange something on a beach area in spring or fall before/after swimming season; or else give a day to the Big Brothers, Boy Scouts, or any group I am sure they would be glad we did.
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I've looked into the Big Brothers program before but they require a HUGE time commitment. You can't do any one-time things. You have to sign up for a minimum of one year and I think it's every other weekend. I can understand why, they don't want kids to get attached to somebody that's not committed to it.
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You must have missed this. We do this every year!
(Feel free to join us this summer) http://www.flyfishingforum.com/flyta...hlight=Brother
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Bands still use MySpace? Love this band, going to listen.
lost interest after undoing ruins.
Album is Sick. The Fuck IT Period.
This is actually really good... Savor the Kill is awesome.
Man & Swine fucking rules
hope it's up to par with deliver us
havent really listened to these guys after undoing ruin, maybe later tonight i'll check this out
much better than the eternal return
don't know why so many people quit on them after undoing ruin, cuz that one and deliver us were the band's best. liking this a lot more than the eternal return but i haven't gotten all the way through yet.
not sure about it. initial thoughts were average, but it is better than eternal return.
i didnt give TER much attention, so ill be doing that and listening to this. its good so far.
silent, i do agree that undoing ruin was their "pussiest" album haha, but in spite of the straying from their original sound they had some really good songs on it. for me though, deliver us is still easily their best. i think they've figured out how to go along without kris norris anymore, though their recent stuff still is lacking norris' style, which is pretty noticeable, especially on the solos. but gotdamn, love as a weapon is a quality song
kind of like this better than the eternal return.
didn't really deliver much, idk i guess i've grown out of this band
well check this out eventually. might review if no one else does. band is usually solid.
I won't enjoy writing this review
The Eternal Return is probably my favorite album of all time. About to listen to this, if they can top it I'll be in ecstacy.
if they can top it I'll be in ecstacy.
It's a good album, but ever since they released Deliver Us I've been a bit disappointed with the albums that followed. This is good, and so was The Eternal Return... but the riffs and solos on Deliver Us were just amazing. I keep hoping they'll go back to writing songs like that but it never ends up happening. And where's the epic guitar solo on this album?!?! The solo's in Tunguska and The Tides both blew my mind, but there isn't a stand out eargasm inducing solo on this album. Makes me sad.
Deliver Us is good sure, but it just doesn't have that same angry and heavy sound that makes TER so good. It's like with Deliver us they'd begun to lose all the speed and energy of their early albums, and with The Eternal Return it came back better than ever.
this is the first melo-death album in a while to perk my interests
Undoing Ruin sucked guys. Have a feeling this will be a 3-3.5 just like The Eternal Return was. Will listen eventually.
yes yes yes. listening now.
I'll listen to this tomorrow to tired right now.
Hooray for cliche intro, so pumped
Gotta say, I'm impressed with John' vocals on this one. He's always been one of my favorites, but some of the stuff he tried on this album is pretty awesome. I didn't think anyone could pull off a scream that manages to sound melodic enough to almost sound like singing, but he does it pretty well.
After one listen I definitely like it, especially more than TER. They aren't gonna top Deliver Us, but there is some great stuff on here. What's with all the Undoing Ruin hate here? People are saying that was their "pussiest" release but Deliver Us was certainly softer as an album. Demons, Ethereal Drain, and Paradox were softer than anything on UR with the exception of the interludes. The production on UR is quite a bit more abrasive as well. But anyways, album needs some time to grow for sure. I definitely see myself spinning this a lot in the future tho.
I can't listen to this for a while cuz my computer's sound is all messed up, is it thrashy at all like Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation?
is it thrashy at all like Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation? No. It has its thrashy moments but overall it's not at all like Sadist Nation. Seems like a more melodic version of The Eternal Return.
3 songs in and really digging this. much better than The Eternal Return.
Can't get into the vocals. Sorry.
I think his phlegmy roar is what makes the band
eternal return is their best. The Tides is their best song. The rest of the album is close tho.
Album rapes.
album is going to get 18 to life.
Nah, straight to the chair syn
this is up there with deliver us for their best album
This is my opinion, blablabla. That is all.
Observer coming in with a scathing 1.5 review calling it now
This grew on me a lot. It's actually pretty close to Deliver Us; it may not be as technical but it's got a lot of other stuff going for it.
On first listen, really, really good.
listening to this on campus son glad I brought my headphones today
they've never really structured a song like "Savor The Kill" before
this is really growing on me. i like it
If you look at the album cover from a distance, it looks like forever alone guy.
Not ready to give final rating, but so far I really like the sound/direction of the album. Was hoping that the rest of the album would more closely follow along similar lines of Savor the Kill though. Can't wait to see them later this month...!
Couldn't get into these guys after Eternal Return.:/
Severed Into Separates is so damn catchy
Listened to a few songs, sounds pretty good.
somebody should write a review. I'm too lazy though
mine will be up this weekend
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There will be 12 finalists that each receive the $50,000. I don't know about the rounds after the auditions.
I really liked that stall thingy. How great would that be. I want one now, and hope this thing goes far, or she gets to produce that thing.
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Nobody liked my therapy buddy? I thought he was kind of cute, probably not marketable on a large scale though. I agree with everyone about the toilet stall door holder. I would definately buy one!! I also liked the football catching device.
The emphasis on the wig pad was for women having chemo. She failed to stress it will work for anyone who wears head gear in heat. She has a second chance to go for it.
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The door clip is a good idea for privacy but not security. Anybody on the outside and reach up and take it off. However, very good when you have little kids in the stall with you.
Note to self: Never name any invention "_____ Buddy".
I'm wondering how many of these "I've spent all I have and I'm living in my car" really do? An exaggeration perhaps to get the $50,000? Do they realize the money is to go to developing and improving and not for personal use?
I loved the look on the faces of the judges when Tear Gas Kid announced his invention. Hmmm . . . do we reward a kid who's inventing weapons?
Larry's website describes his role on "American Inventor" as the "truth teller". I believe he's put there to be the Simon Cowell and is taking his job too seriously. (I doubt the guy is even an inventor in the true sense of the word, since he doesn't seem able to identify a single invention you or I might know about.)
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Objective: SWBAT demonstrate different methods of listening to reading and utilize the technology in the classroom in order to do so. Student Objective: I can listen to reading to help me become a better reader.
Children, come to our classroom rug. Whispering: I have something special planned. (Then I take my finger and move my lips to sound as if I am talking underwater.) I have a surprise for them and you will need to listen carefully to figure out the secret. (The secret is that I will be introducing them to various types of technology and devices to Listen to Reading, but I do not reveal that so easily.)
How was I able to catch your attention? (Hopefully, someone mentions my voice.) A voice can make things sound very interesting, funny or mysterious. A voice can let you know things if you listen to the way it is saying something, too. I have a secret which I will reveal to you through a few riddles. Listen to my voice to give you some clues. However, there is one rule. You may not blurt out an answer, but instead must "blow" the answer into their hands. When I say, "release", you can open your hand and shout out your ideas. I use this technique often with my class because it gives many of the children the think time they need, allows everyone to guess their answer, and everyone feels included.
Here are the riddles that I use: "What is made from paper, but has a spine?" (a book) "What has a voice, but makes no sound unless we help it?" (a story) "What takes a story and can give it life?" (a computer) "What tells a story, but has no mouth?" (any of the audio devices that I have in my class for this purpose).
I let the children think aloud and then share their ideas with their friends while I get my tote bag of devices out and prepare to introduce the children to the Daily Five adapted "Listening to Reading".
Listening skills are an important part of literacy. As children grow, they learn through listening. Vocabulary, comprehension, and oral language skills develop as children listen to those around them, and these skills are the basis of reading and other literacy skills. Comprehension skills develop when adults read stories to children. Understanding the story requires listening. Adults can help children develop listening comprehension by asking questions about the story as they read to check how well children understand what is read. How well children understand what they hear is important. Listening comprehension correlates well with later reading comprehension skills.
I unpack my bag and as I do so, I repeat my riddles: "What is made from paper, but has a spine?" and I pull a book from my bag. "What has a voice, but makes no sound unless we help it?" I take out one of my wordless picture books, like Good Dog, Carl, where we make up the words in our heads to tell the story. I take out my laptop and show a story that has been animated and then repeat, "What takes a story and can give it life?" Lastly, I reach into my bag and pull out the Leap-Pads, "Walkman" and V-Tech devices and say, "What tells a story, but has no mouth?" Then I demonstrate how each of these things has a "voice". How can these "toys" could help you in school? When we talk about becoming better readers we can say that these tools can help us listen-to-reading.
Let's talk about the special care that this equipment would need, and how you would go about getting help if you needed it, especially if I was working with a group. Here is my star light. If the light is on, you may not interrupt me, but instead place their name stick (craft sticks with children's names written on them) in my apple cup to show me that they need my help. While you wait for my help, you can read a book. If one of the listening devices needs new batteries, you need to place it in the "Repair Station", and either find a different device or read a book, because I will not be able to fix that until later.
Speaking of things needing batteries, how can we help the batteries to last longer? Look at how I turn this piece of equipment on and off. See the way in which to plug in the headphones? When we are doing our listen-to-reading activities, this should be a fairly quiet work time, unless the children decide to talk with headphones on their heads. Children always talk louder when the headphones are on their ears because they can not hear their own voices well. Make sure to take off the headphones if you want to say something to someone.
I would like you to think about some good and some bad ways to listen to reading. I will write these ideas down on an I-chart that states Good Ways/Bad Ways to Listen to reading . Who would like to start? Does your idea go on the good listening or bad listening side of our chart? Let's read the chart once through before I let you explore the new equipment.
I randomly choose children to pick out the device that they would like to try, and we work and listen for ten minutes.
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We revisit our chart and decide if there is anything that needs to be changed, removed, or added to make it a better tool for us to use to learn during Listening to Reading time. I ask the children about what they thought about this time and what tool they would like to use the next time. I have also added a Listening Center Sign to go through the steps of how to use the center.
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