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Jimquisition: The Beautiful Irony of PC Gaming
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Hmm, come to think of it...
This is the first jimquisition I have been able to watch, and I actually laughed!
If all of your content was like this, I would be a fan!
And now I really want to play that EYE game or whatever it was called he was talking about.
And it is very true that the PCs strongest punch isn't graphics, but the creative minds of the people making them.
The irony of the irony is that people play PC games for the versatility.
Not to mention, the more precise aiming, the often better community, the usually free support, the mods, the console commands, the constantly discounted games, the occasional game given away for free, sometimes the steep difficulty curve, the dedicated servers, the still available LAN, the fact that all I have to do to go from gaming to the web is hit alt+tab, and last but not least, the feeling I get when I put together a kick ass rig myself (doesn't apply to everyone).
Aside from that, yep PC gaming and console gaming are exactly the same.
You go on about EYE having average graphics, but it honestly looks good in the visual department.
See, PC gamers just cant make a damn post about their platform without spraying elitist bullshit all over the place. Jim should make an episode about that too.
You what's even more ironic than the irony of PC gaming? The fact that I am a console gamer. Have you checked my profile? You'll find a XBL account and no Steam account. How's that for some irony?
I would say something about Jims video BUT I don't want to get BANNED.
Just a note: There was NO "Windows 93"!
Ooo, thanks for the heads-up. I shall definitely keep an eye open. :) I need a new rig soon anyway - this one I'm on is utter rubbish. It's just a poorly built machine. Hopefully once I start getting more money come in, I can pick up something with more bite.
Always check Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, and Walmart (believe it or not) for sales. Refurbished systems from Amazon and Dell are also places to look. I have a refurbished alienware m11x I got from Newegg for 500, and it runs great aside from the infamous hinge issue (and I'll be getting that fixed soon)
Oh, so many giggles to be had, so little time - Nice one, Jim! And well made points too
Also, furthermore - Damn, I want that sword...
Does the fact that my computer refuses to run Amnesia mean that it's a piece of crap?
Yes? Yes? That's what I thought.
PC gamer first and foremost, and graphics are just about the last thing I care about. In fact the obsession with graphics is what has turned me OFF of consoles. If you want to make amazing graphics, MAKE A MOVIE! A game is something to be PLAYED, not WATCHED, and controls and mechanics should always come first.
I'm a PC gamer because the PC is unsurpassed in the variety and precision of available user interface devices (I'm convinced anyone that can tolerate playing FPS on a tiny nub in a plastic cage has never given the mouse an honest try), and its support of user generated content and individual customization.
Am I the only person who actually noticed that it was playing Jesters of the Moon from FF9 in the background?
B-b-b-b-but if you praise PC gaming, it obviously makes you a PC elitist.
See, this is why I would consider buying a few PC games.
That whole graphics are better and the mouse is superior arguments are stupid and I don't CARE, but those points I could get behind.
Wow, the mole's still out of his hole? After 19 episodes?
jim, do not talk about amnesia being a not very graphically intense game. i bought it during the halloween sale and MY PC CANNOT RUN IT. i admit my pc isnt the best, but i figure if it could do shadow of chernobyl, it should do amnesia. but nope. so shut it jim. yes i am bitter thank you
Depending on the hardware you're looking to support, a PSU with lower wattage but good efficiency will do the trick just fine.
What an odd Zombie thread to rise...
Anyway below 500W is fine for 90% of middrange single GPU setups, i said that number because i have found it hard to find good quality PSUs below the 500W mark. A friend of mine was recently sold a PC with an ultra cheap 340w PSU in it. Whilst that seems enough to run a lower/mid level GPU it had HUGE stability problems and eventually blew up all together.
The PSU is one of those things you shouldn't really cheap-out on and if you are going for a power hungry card like the older or newer double slot cards like the 48xxx, Nvidia 5xxs or even the old 8800GTX.
I think that whether or not PC gaming is expensive depends on your starting point. I was fortunate enough to have a budget desktop with decent RAM (4 GB) and a 3.0 GHz CPU. All I had to do was upgrade the PSU and the GPU in order to play most games. However, most people are stuck with laptops that, despite having decent specs, can't handle the heat of even mild gaming.
However, PC games are unequivocally cheaper. If my PC will run it, I'm buying it for PC, which means that virtually all of my games are for PC, barring console exclusives (esp. Japanese games).
EDIT: I did not mean to necro a thread. The video popped up in a sidebar or something and I (wrongfully) assumed that it was current. Apologies for that.
'I'm always playing Doom'
Jim, it took me a while, but I officially love you now.
I love how everyone keeps mentioning Minecraft. While yes, it doesn't have the greatest graphics in the world, my 2009 laptop lags out when playing it on every single lowest setting possible.
While I am building a newer desktop one piece at a time. My consoles see more play time. But its not just my PS3. My N64 gets a good workout, My Gamecube, Wii, NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis. There may be no equal to computer gaming and its capacity for emulation and modding. But seriously. There's no better feeling than to beat an old video game, un-modded, no save files. Just you, that square sharp edged controller with a stiff D-pab and 4 buttons.
I always did wonder why those women in White Cocktail Dresses were shooting at me.
first thing i do in games is to set all graphics to minimum. gameplay will always be theo nly thing that matters to me. i been playing 90s games for the last 6 months anyway. and im a pc exclusinve gamer.
and well there is always the mouse argument. because its not like controllers have anything that comes even close. but i guess you didnt want to take the easy way.
Civilization is a funny beast. 1-3 could be run on your hamster wheel. they ran on anything.
Fuck me.. Cameo's word up joke made me roll on the floor..
Great stuff Jim.
i'm extremely surprised that anyone at all remembers void, +1 internets to Jim
Love the video, I hate when people talk about graphics to be mandatory and the only reason to play on PC. I ran Crysis when it came out on a computer that was 3 years past the last modification, which was a video card with 3D visuals, cuz a Tazmania game I got from a newspaper gift wouldn't run without it.
Just cause they can. By the way, is EYE worth it?
Have to agree on the graphics; most of my favorite games are very dated & a few are even flash or java based.
For me, the allure of PC gaming is mouse & keyboard. Wouldn't dislike gamepads so much if they used soft rubber buttons instead of hard plastic, but that doesn't help the clawhand I develop from just holding them, especially since I can play upwards of 8-11 hours on some days.
When consoles were more restrained in what they could do, mods, MMOs, backwards compatibility, indie library, & internet access used to be part of the PC preference package.
I would play a console that let me hook up a backlit keyboard & mouse.
Well, Source is starting to run into problems, but yeah. They deliberately made Source modular so they can keep upgrading it over time. That's why it still looks nice, despite it's "age."
And if we're dating engines by their oldest components, Source still has a few bits and pieces from the original Quake engine from 1996.
Hell, you can still run most games passably on Low using Intel HD4000.
Personally, I like gaming on PC because it's actually more cost effective for me. The hardware cost is fairly quickly compensated by the fact that GameStop seems to be allergic to sales of more than %15 off.
Yeah, Minecraft's a bit of a bitch when it comes to optimization. Mostly it's a side effect of it being built in Java, which is more or less functionally an emulator when it comes to gaming. This is mostly because Java's easy to work in (it solves the different configuration problem because, internally, every system running it is the same), and they weren't expecting the game to explode like it did. The performance would be MUCH better if they had made it in an actual game engine. It says a lot when people running a minecraft-inspired mod in Gmod can get better performance than with the actual game.
Though I suppose Java's ease of use is also partially responsible for the giant list of mods.
There are certainly way too many graphics whores on the internet, but I don't think it's fair to say the majority are. If that were the case, high-end video cards would sell much better than the midrange stuff, which is not the case.
Millions still play TF2, a game from 2007. CounterStrike 1.6 still has a dedicated following. The old adage of "every time you mention Deus Ex(a game from 1999), someone reinstalls it" still holds fairly true, and the emulation scene for retro gaming is still massive. Additionally, Indie games are THRIVING on PC, despite them usually not having the most technically advanced visuals.
The reason mid-range stuff sells better is because there is no reason to have high end stuff unless your future-proofing. i can buy a mid-range card and play every game currently released on high setting on it on a above 1080p resolution. Only people who go for 4k or fanatics of PC tinkering buy the highest end stuff, and well people who buy a high end PC and then run it for 6-7 years. Thats why even graphic whores buy mid-range stuff. there are no purpose on going higher as graphics are limited by consoles.
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The Facebook webpage "Owenton - KY Elementary School" has received a lot of attention from News-Herald readers and I would like to thank the paper and supporters.
There are two additional pages I have recently created: Owenton - KY High School" and "Owen County - KY High School."
These are works in progress, which will be more interesting when the pages are visited regularly, people make comments, and share their school photos online. Many articles and pictures from the News-Herald have been used.
The Corinth Rural Fire Board and Volunteer Fire Department have received a $100,000 FEMA grant for the purchase of a new 2,000 gallon water transport truck. The new equipment should be in the fleet within the next 45 days.
In addition, the above groups are working with Grant County Fiscal Court in preparation of a $200,000 grant to construct a new six bay firehouse. The building will have one bay devoted to house an ambulance to serve local area residents.
On behalf of Corinth Community Worship Center, we would like to say thank you for the opportunity to serve Owen County.
Our youth group picked up 10 miles of trash that stretched from the county line on Hwy. 330 to the bridge by Duncan Hill.
This was a learning experience for our youth in being responsible and not littering, and they also learned how important it was to work together as a team.
We take pride in knowing that our roads are clean and that we could be a part of it.
The recent events in Oklahoma have shown the spirit of the community residents.
When people lose their home and are hurt or missing, people rush to the scene and send money or supplies to help strangers. Watching on TV and the Internet, you see how people turn bad into good. The need for the community to be resilient is an ongoing subject throughout disasters. Planning for natural and man-made disasters is on the Internet and TV. You see plans for what items you should have ready in case of disaster and where you should go.
The Kentucky Sheriffs' Boys and Girls Ranch would like to send a very special thank you to Owen County Sheriff Zemer Hammond for working so diligently and continuing his efforts to raise money for needy children in Kentucky. Most recently, Sheriff Hammond was instrumental in obtaining a very nice donation from a local contributor.
Recently I overheard a local gentleman advise his friend not to allow his children to "go too far to the left or too far to the right, but instead keep them in the middle."
That, my friends, is what has happened in our country. Not willing to offend anyone we have become lukewarm middle of the road Christians.
Christ has a few words to say about lukewarm Christianity. "So, then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth." (Revelation 3:16)
We are proud to announce that we have set a date for our 14th annual Charlie Satterwhite Memorial Golf Shamble. This year's tournament will take place on Saturday, April 6, at Fairway Golf Course in Wheatley. Your participation over these past 11 years has been greatly appreciated. Your efforts have allowed us to raise over $110,000 for our two charitable organizations.
In recent months we have heard a lot about the right to keep and bear arms. What is our duty as Christian Americans in regard to this important matter?
We know that everyone has been really concerned about school safety since the Newtown tragedy. Be assured that OCES is continuously thinking about our students' safety. Owen County Elementary School practices emergency situations throughout the year.
When our SBDM committee last met, the committee agreed on the modification of a few procedures that stood out as concerns. Below, we have bulleted the changes or modifications that will be implemented as of Feb. 1.
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Competing in the steeplechase for just the second time in his career, Wabash All-American Kevin McCarthy won the event at Saturday's Rhodes College Track and Field Invitational. His time of 9:21.06 was nearly three seconds faster than the NCAA provisional qualifying time for nationals.
McCarthy (right) was one of several Little Giants to produce top results at the meet in Memphis, Tennessee. Senior Seth Einterz won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:03.97. John Haley added a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash, crossing the finish line in 49.61 in the only sub-50 second time out of 26 competitors in the event. Charles Smothers posted the fastest time in the 100-meter dash, winning in 11.25. Vann Hunt was ninth out of 35 total runners in the 100.
Jake Waterman, a two-time indoor track and field All-American, won the 800-meter run by more than two seconds. The sophomore finished the race in 1:54.65.
The 400-meter relay team of Austin Hodges, Sean Hildebrand, Hunt, and Smothers finished second with a time of 43.50.
The remainder of the Wabash track and field squad competed at the Cedarville University Yellow Jacket Outdoor Open Saturday afternoon. Daniel Ambrosio captured first place at that meet in the javelin throw with a mark of 53.60 meters (175 feet, 10 inches). Trevor Young added a second place finish in the pole vault, clearing 4.55 meters (14 feet, 11 inches) to help the Little Giants finish third in the final team standings.
Billy Rosson finished third in the 400-meter hurdles at the meet, crossing the finish line in 58.05. Matt Scheller finished fourth in the shot put with a mark of 13.65 meters (44 feet, 9.50 inches). John Bogucki took fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.35 seconds. Patrick Posthauer was sixth overall (16.82).
Donavan White finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:51.18. Alex Moseman was fifth in the hammer throw by posting a distance of 44.76 meters (146 feet, 10 inches). Scheller finished in sixth place (43.70 meters; 143 feet, 4 inches). Devin Kelley took fifth place in discus (40.38 meters; 132 feet, 6 inches), with teammate Joel Beier finishing sixth (38.50 meters; 126 feet, 4 inches).
Wabash scored a total of 76 points at the meet. Cedarville won with a total of 203.33 points, followed by Heidleberg with 90 points.
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A Newport News, Va., federal jury has found Jeffrey Charles guilty for conspiring with his daughter and son-in-law to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Charles was found guilty of one count of conspiracy, three counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns and one count of filing a false tax return.
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New crop of satirical news sites blur the line
When news came through that former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was to join news network Al Jazeera, it's easy to see why it interested The Washington Post. Al Jazeera had just announced it would launch an American operation, and Palin had worked extensively with Fox News.
Problem was, this wasn't ''news'' at all. It was a manufactured story from satirical website The Daily Currant. But Post contributor Suzi Parker ran with it and the inglorious correction sits atop the online article to this day.
Fake news sites are proliferating. Empire Sports, National Report, The News Nerd and Mediamass are among the names you probably won't recognise but could seem credible to a casual and unsuspecting audience. The brands sound innocuous and, in today's rapid-fire online media landscape, reliable enough to be used as a source.
For legal purposes, the websites identify themselves as satirical, but often in surreptitious ways. Perform a Google search for 'The Daily Currant' and it proudly bills itself "The Global Satirical Newspaper of Record". But follow a link directly to an article and you will see no such disclaimer.
Proprietors of these sites may be seeking to emulate the success of The Onion, the standard-bearer in satirical news. Founded in 1988, it grew from a college-town rag to a national juggernaut headquartered in Chicago. Its bread-and-butter format is instantly recognisable: a banal, everyday act written up as a breaking news story. Some items deviate from this template but the joke is almost always made clear in the headline.
But content on the imitation sites typically spans a spectrum of crediblity. Current celebrity stories on The News Nerd stretch from the immediately believable ("Solange in Fist Fight With Jay-Z After Hair Insults") to the far-fetched ("Patti Labelle Arrested After Fist Fight With Aretha Franklin").
Over at The Daily Currant, recent stories tell of Barack Obama offering a $US700 billion bailout for the Veterans Administration, and China contracting the NYPD to advise on repressing protests.
At least part of the criticism of these satirical sites is highly subjective: that they're simply not funny enough. Politico media blogger Dylan Byers accused Daily Currant headlines and articles of lacking the sort of humour which made The Onion clearly identifiable as satire.
"Almost no one mistakes The Onion for a real news organisation," Byers wrote. "That's not just because it has greater brand recognition. It's because their stories make readers laugh."
That argument is partly accepted by 'Currant' founder, Daniel Barkeley. "We write articles that seem more real than articles you might see in the The Onion," he told Slate last year. Barkeley was reported as having only one colleague at that time, and the site still produces just one story every few days.
But it makes money - New Republic reported the site could bring in up to $US130,000 a year in ad revenue, with smaller competitors like Mediamass and Huzzlers' earning around the $US40,000 mark.
The 'Currant' scored another recent success when its tale of New York Times economics columnist Paul Krugman filing for bankruptcy got picked up by The Boston Globe and then Breitbart, a political news website. The article claimed Krugman had spent $US84,000 in a single month on "rare Portuguese wines and 19th-century English cloth".
The stories are often believable enough to fool experienced but time-poor editors and journalists. But they can also appear on major news websites - potentially even The Sydney Morning Herald - courtesy of automatic processes that promote sponsored content.
The Globe is a respected US broadsheet, with around 200,000 paid subscribers and 23 Pulitzer prizes under its belt. In the Krugman case, the satirical story appeared deep in the recesses of the Globe's website, Boston.com, having arrived from a "third party vendor".
"We never knew it was there till we heard about it from outside," Globe editor Brian McGrory told The Washington Post. Before it was taken down, the Boston.com article referenced its source as Austrian finance magazine Format, which in turn cited The 'Currant'.
Dr Peter Chen, senior lecturer in media politics at the University of Sydney, notes there is a long tradition of satirical newspapers in print. "In Queensland where I grew up there was one called The Bug," he said. "People have been pranking newspapers since newspapers were created."
But Dr Chen also argues the online space has led to a proliferation of misinformation that thrives on the reduced resources of traditional newsrooms.
"Under the well-funded robust model back in the day, that was probably less likely to occur," he said.
Dr Fiona Martin, senior lecturer in online media, said regulation of these sites is not feasible and "people now have to be very aware of how to verify information that they find online".
And fake news doesn't necessarily need the endorsement of a major media brand to gain traction. A 2008 'Currant' piece titled "Todd Akin Claims Breastmilk Cures Homosexuality" was recommended more than 43,000 times on Facebook and 3400 times on Twitter. Barkeley claims the UK Guardian contacted him, asking for the video.
This is also a reflection of the way we consume and share media online. A recent study by the US Media Insight Project found six in 10 people do little more than read news headlines. And what about the stories we post to Twitter or Facebook? No, we don't read them either. Tony Haile, CEO of traffic analyst Chartbeat, revealed earlier this year: "We've found effectively no correlation between social shares and people actually reading."
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Gone to the dogs - In December 2013, Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po seized on a satirical Weibo post (China's version of Facebook) suggesting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had his uncle executed by feeding him to a pack of dogs. It was later picked up by Singapore's The Straits Times. The report, needless to say, was baseless.
Museum of Muslim culture - In October 2013, Fox News anchor Anna Kooiman had to apologise after she gave legs to a 'National Report' satire piece claiming Barack Obama offered to fund a museum of Muslim culture out of his own pocket during the US government shutdown.
The Hitler Diaries - In 1983, German magazine Stern claimed to have unearthed Adolf Hitler's personal diaries from 1932 to 1945. Less than two weeks after the mag announced the discovery to extreme interest, forensics experts denounced it a forgery.


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Mr. Crackerz wrote:With pitching, you must keep Lopez (1.45 ERA as giant), Rodriguez (0.70), Romo, and Wilson. Those are the untouchables in relief. Remember, Bumgardener will be a reliever as well, so that makes 5. I believe the giants will use a 4 man rotation versus the typical three we see in the playoffs. Lincicum, Cain, Sanchez, Zito (my preferred order). That right there makes 9 players.
Now the tricky part. If the team chooses to bring 11 pitchers, it must decide the final two relievers. Santiago Castilla has played well with the team, so i would elect to have him there. Now the final spot. If the team needs another lefty (it already has 2 in lopez and bum.), it has the choice of the inconsistant Affeldt or Runzler, who is playing decent. If they want another righthander, they can choose Ray or Mota. Of those four, I would take the gamble on Affeldt IF he is healthy. He hasn't been all year, so i am a bit skeptical. But if they do a bullpen session and he looks fine, then i want him to make the roster.
However, this relief is so strong, i wouldn't be shock if Bochy pulls a 10 man pitching rotation for the division series (as its only 5 games), and chooses to bring 11 pitchers for the other 2 series. Having the extra batter can be useful in a shorter series.
I think we're on the same page Crackerz, I would take Affeldt over Runzler. So Ramirez, Lopez, Affeldt, Casilla, Romo, Wilson. I'd put Zito as long relief in the pen. I don't think Bochy will do a 3 man staff, through all the playoffs. If Bumgarner is rotated in and out of starting rotation, he may go to long relief. If you go 12 man, then you'll have to eliminate 2 players from these position players: Rowand, Ross, Schierholz, Isshikawa, Fountenot or Renterria.


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I'm currently working on testing out various aspects of my army, hammering out the parts that don't work or are OP. Today I tested out a new unit I'm planning to deploy, the SuperColonel (name might need some work). They're basically officers with a few extra traits tossed on. This battle features 4 of them, 2 spec=d out for CQC, 2 for ranged combat. The goal was to create a strong unit to build a squad around, but not have it be too strong.
CC statline:
Officer armor, move, and skill.
CC Weapons Master: +1d6 to armor, use, and damage rolls in CC. +1d6 range when throwing objects. May dual wield heavy weapons as if they were hand weapons.
Shock Troop: +2 to skill, armor, and damage when rolling for CC or Charge. -2 to skill when rolling for ranged attack.
Have-at-You: receive no skill penalties when using the parry-riposte combination.
Ranged Statline:
Officer armor, move, and skill.
Ranged Weapons Master: +1d4 to armor, use, and damage rolls with ranged weapons. May dual wield long range weapons as if they were pistols.
Sniper: +2 Bonus to Skill and Damage when rolling for Ranged Combat. -2 to Skill when rolling for Close Combat.
Bull's-Eye: ignores cover modifiers produced by buildings and/or terrain as long as any part of the target is visible; not usable against Stealthy units.
I deployed my stormtroopers army in a compact formation, while my opponent (who we'll call Bob), deployed his force over a large area. He was planning on looking my army in CC while his ranged units picked off my guys, a tactic I expected, and planned to counter by engaging his CC troops with most of my army and using my ranged SuperColonel and a few other troops to keep his ranged units busy.
Turn 1:
I won the roll-off, and moved first.
My blue armored colonel picked off one of Bob's troops, the rest of the army moved up, but saw no action.
Bob's turn:
Bob gunned down one of my troopers, evening the score.
A score that I promptly unevened, as one of my troopers picked off a CC trooper who tried to flank me.
A crit wiped out one of my troopers, the only one carrying a charging weapon.
My armored hammer soldier managed to parry the strike sent his way.
Turn 2:
Hammer guy avenged my other trooper, and a axe-wielding trooper tried and failed to bring down another one of Bob's men.
Another one of Bob's men is gunned down by the SuperColonel.
Bob's turn
My axe-trooper goes down.
Along with another soldier, as Bob's SuperColonel gets his first kill, shrugging of missed and weak shots from my own troops.
Turn 3:
Concentrated fire from my SuperColonel and another troopers brings down Bob's Colonel, eliminating the biggest threat on the right flank. Fortunately, my Colonel's armor and heavy shield were tough enough to withstand the response fire from Bob's colonel during the shootout.
My other SuperColonel takes down the last CC troopers.
Bob's turn:
A chainsword wielding clone manages to parry Bob's strike, while another soldier behind him misses yet again. Bob's 2nd to last gunner tried to take some pressure off the colonel, but was gunned down by response fire (not shown).
Turn 4:
My three gunner attempt to pick off Bob's remaining shooter, but 2 miss and the last round round is stopped by the gunners armor.
Bob's SuperColonel, alone and unsupported, is hacked apart by mine.
Bob's turn:
Bob's solo surviving fig took a shot at my hammer trooper, but the soldier's armor saved him (not shown).
Turn 5&6
my army charged forward to try and end the last fig's life. every shot fired at the guy missed, along with the one round Bob's trooper fired at me.
Surviving a point-blank gunshot, hammer guy finished off the last enemy.
The SuperColonels performed excellently, but they they still whiffed attacks on occasion and were fairly easy to bring down, so I feel that despite their offensive power they remain balanced. I might tinker with their stats a little more in the future (maybe adding in the shield bash skill from IVHorseman's bonus rules), but for now I'm satisfied with them.


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Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) is an ex-military leader who despite a slightly murky past has scored significant support in his bid to oust P1resident Ernest Koroma at the polls.
The 48-year-old presidential candidate is seen as somewhat aloof but describes himself as "cool and charismatic", crediting himself with leading Sierra Leone to democracy during its troubled years of conflict.
Maada Bio was among group of young soldiers led by 25-year-old Valentine Strasser who in 1992 ousted Joseph Momoh's repressive regime, blamed with creating the conditions which led to the outbreak of the war a year earlier.
In 1996, as divisions rose within the junta, Bio staged a palace coup, ousting Strasser and winning kudos from the international community for relinquishing power to the democratically-elected government of Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.
Bio's detractors say his reputation was tarnished by events such as the 1992 massacre of 26 alleged coup plotters by the junta he was part of.
But the married father of four who describes himself as "mild mannered and soft-spoken" claims he helped turn the country around.
"Although he has a slightly murky past a lot of Sierra Leoneans generally believe he was a fundamental figure in the transfer to democracy," said analyst Jonathan Bhalla of the London-based Africa Research Institute.
Observers say Bio's support has been underestimated.
In September 2011 while conducting a tour of the country, tens of thousands poured out in his support.
In the southern city of Bo, his visit prompted clashes with supporters of his Koroma's All People's Congress (APC) who stoned his convoy, a government inquiry found, prompting riots in which one was killed and 23 wounded including Bio himself who was hit with a rock to the head.
"Bio has significant support, mainly from the traditional strongholds of his party in the south and east of the country but also in the large urban areas of Freetown, Makeni and Kono," said Lansana Gberie, author of 'A Dirty War in West Africa'.
The SLPP's 'New Direction for Sierra Leone' manifesto seeks to establish a special youth development fund, investment in quality education, universal health insurance and to reduce the country's heavy reliance on foreign aid.
"Where President Koroma fails to act to end corruption in this country, I shall act," he vows.
He also wants to give women 30 percent representation in government.
Bio was born in 1964 in the Bonthe District. He joined the army, graduating in 1987 and later served in the west African bloc ECOWAS Peacekeeping Force (ECOMOG) in neighbouring Liberia.
After the 1992 coup he served as minister of information and broadcasting.
Following the transition to democracy in 1996 he left the country and earned a masters degree from the School of International Service at the American University in Washington in the United States.
According to his website Bio has the "youth, coolness, charisma, vibrancy, education, experience and hindsight to wrestle the presidency from the APC in 2012". - Sapa-AFP


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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Tuesday Links
A few pieces from Racialicious:
Seal and Heidi Klum have a vow renewal ceremony. The theme? White trash. Is it racist?
Confession: I watched all of the first season of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Now Paramount Pictures and director M. Night Shyamalan are working on movie based on the series, and they don't seem to like the idea of having Asian leading characters (more from Racialicious and Racebending).
The Princess and the Frog and the Critical Gaze [Essay]: Great gathering of thoughts about Disney's upcoming film featuring the first (and possibly only) black princess.
From elle, phd:
Nativism 2.0: A woman on a student visa is accused trying to cheat the system so she can have her baby in America.
From Shakesville:
Possibly the oldest known sculpture of the human form is that of a full-figured female, carved from 35,000-year-old mammorth ivory. BBC headline called it a "grotesque vision of the female form" until they later changed the heading.
From Oddee (via Feministing):
Sexist vintage advertisements. This is a new fascination of mine. I am starting a collection to show how advertising has evolved (or not) over the years.
How about you, readers? Been writing anything interesting?
15 comments:
- Michael said...
the first one: white trash =/= racist. It's terribly, terribly classist, though.
- May 19, 2009 at 4:27 PM
That statue IS grotesque. How is it not? It's disgustingly exaggerated in every way, and is not a realistic or even physically possible portrayal of anything even remotely human.
- May 19, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- Amelia said...
I don't really agree. The human body can take on many, many forms, so to say that it can not possibly portray a human body, I think, is narrow-minded. But it is important to remember that this is a very old find, which means that the human hands that carved it did not have the same technical capabilities present in humans today.
- May 19, 2009 at 4:54 PM
The genitalia is massive, if it existed, it would be able to accommodate an object the size of perhaps two human legs.
It is not narrow-minded to claim that something physically impossible is, in fact, physically impossible.
You should look a bit closer at it's details.
It is an old find, and honestly not much more than a curiosity of early humanity. I wouldn't place a lot of value on such an object, at least not from an educational standpoint.
- May 19, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- Amelia said...
Anonymous: It's art. No one claimed for it to be a tool to teach human anatomy.
- May 19, 2009 at 7:47 PM
- Amelia said...
Also, I must not be seeing what you are because nothing seems disproportionate to me. If we keep in mind that it is art, and that the whole figure is full, then...what's the problem?
- May 19, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Maybe it's art. Who knows what it is? One can't really ask the sculptor.
Everything on it is disproportionate.
The breasts point in opposite directions whilst defying gravity, also having a size more than quadruple the figure's head.
The shoulders are broader than an NFL linebacker, the hips are placed somewhere above and behind where they'd actually be on a human, appearing to be above the navel region, and what appears to be the vagina starts at around the knees, and proceeds upwards into the stomach.
It's fairly disturbing to look at, frankly. Creeps me out.
- May 20, 2009 at 2:48 AM
- lindsay said...
Grotesque depends on one's opinion... what you find grotesque could be vastly different from what I find grotesque. Besides, it's 35k thousand years old and perhaps they had a different standard of beauty than we do now. I'd hope so, actually because modern western standards of beauty are virtually unattainable.
- May 20, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- Amelia said...
Not to mention, being thin by the modern Western standards would mean that humans at that time would probably not live long...
- May 20, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Besides, it's 35k thousand years old and perhaps they had a different standard of beauty than we do now.That's a little disingenuous. They wouldn't have had a "standard of beauty" for something completely physically impossible.
That, and early humans probably were spending more time getting killed by nature than they were sitting around and eating. I don't figure too many of them were morbidly obese. Obesity didn't really enter the picture until we stopped being nomadic, and settled into cities.
I'd hope so, actually because modern western standards of beauty are virtually unattainable.How so? Do you mean "not being obese"?
Not to mention, being thin by the modern Western standards would mean that humans at that time would probably not live long...I can assure you, they weren't obese. Like I said, I highly doubt they had access to enough food to become obese, let alone the safety, time, and comfort to do so.
If anything, they probably varied from scrawny and malnourished (for the unsuccessful hunters) to lean-ish and muscular for the more successful.
- May 20, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- Amelia said...
Focus, focus.
Beauty standards and their relation to this 35m year old carving...umm. If we can agree that it is a carving of a human, that is enough. And the fact that it can be interpreted as being similar to what would be considered in modern Western societies a "full-figured" woman, is enough.
- May 20, 2009 at 11:12 PM
My point is, such a thing would not have existed. There would be no fat women back then. Nor fat men. Nor fat anyone.
FYI, I don't consider what would be (if that figure is accurate) morbid obesity to be "full figured". That would be a 450+ pound person if they existed. Which is beyond simply being overweight or "full figured". It's completely morbidly obese.
Even still, my point was there can't be a "beauty standard" for something that wouldn't have existed. As I said, humans didn't start becoming fat until we were afforded the luxury to not have to fight for our survival on a daily basis.
- May 21, 2009 at 9:34 AM
- Amelia said...
Anon: I think you have made your point, because you keep saying the same things over and over.
And it doesn't really matter if an "obese" person could not have existed on the diet available/in the lifestyles at that time because, as I have said before, it is art. Artists have created images of unicorns. Does that mean they are prancing around our parks, in a full, splendid reality? Not necessarily.
Also, it's great how you seem to be able to decide the dimensions that this carving would have taken if it were a real person...umm...what? Again, it is art.
Now come off it. You've made your same statements repeatedly. This isn't getting anywhere.
- May 21, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Amelia said...
Also, I would like to state that I am deeply disturbed when people say that because the human figure (whether it would have been possible at the time the carving or not) depicted is large, it is grotesque. And that somehow because this figure isn't very very slim, with "normal" (aka thin) features, it is somehow physically impossible.
So much fat hate. It's kind of disgusting.
- May 21, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Amelia said...
Anonymous has succeeded in making it clear that they want this conversation to be about morbid obesity and how it is "OMG BAAAAD", and trying to decipher exactly how a body would look if it were transformed from this piece of ART (lolwhat?) instead of keeping the conversation of the carving in one of the links...so their comments are now being rejected, per our updated comment policy regarding anonymous comments.
Just a note, because I have a feeling that this commenter is going to go on a "STOP SILENCING MEEEEE!" rant because I will not post their last comment.
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Anyone else some what nervous about how Jack's game will be when he finally returns? I'm thinking in terms of follow on injuries and that he has lost a whole season in a crucial time of his development. Lord knows Ramsey was looking promising but has looked utter s.hite since his return from a serious injury.
I understand you don't lose your ability over night, but it's just a worry I think. The plus side is he has age on his side and is definitely not going to the Olympics now.
its got nothing to do with his injury its all about his confidence
ramsey isnt playing badly becasue of his injury, he wasnt playing badly at the start of the season, he wasnt playing badly alonside jack at the end of last season
a lot has been lumped on his shoulders that he wasnt ready for is all, so doubts have started to set in
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People seem to have forgotten Ramseys mentor killed himself.
Dare say Gary Speeds death (RIP) hasn't helped.
dare I say it the very ill advised decision to make Ramsey the captain of wales had an aggravating effect to Garry Speed's (R.I.P.) already hyper-stresed life status.
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In case you missed it, there's been a development in the California debate over same-sex marriage: an open letter from the archbishop of San Francisco appealing for both sides to be more tolerant of each other. The money quote:
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It's not just that Akira Kurosawa's 1950 "Rashomon" brought Japanese film to the west; or that it introduced to us the young, rising Toshiro Mifune; or that its title has become the universal shorthand for the uncertainty of the truth, as seen through different eyes. It's also that it's a great movie that suggests new possibilities each time you watch it. Ergo, it's a film that is more worthy to own on disc than most movies, which are only good for a few viewings. I return to it every few years; even with simply one set of eyes, I've managed to see it in many different ways, sometimes incompatible with each other.
It's story is brief and simple: nine or 10 centuries ago, a thief (Mifune) waylays a samurai (Masayuki Mori) and his wife (Machiko Kyo), ties up the man, has sex with the wife, and is arrested; the samurai is killed. But the way this straightforward tale is conveyed to us is anything but simple. We get the story in bits and pieces at the thief's trial; everyone involved testifies; and all have their own versions of what happened.
Criterion released a very good DVD of "Rashomon" about 10 years ago; the new Blu-ray and DVD are both steps up, thanks to restoration work done since then. The Blu-ray is, not surprisingly, much sharper and more detailed. The sound is OK and will probably never be better than OK. All the extras from 2002 are repeated: a terrific audio commentary by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie; 12 minutes of excerpts from "The World of Kazuo Miyagawa," a documentary on "Rashomon's" cinematographer; and a six-minute introduction/interview with Robert Altman. The grand jewel of the newly added material is a detailed 68-minute documentary about the film's making and reception.
"Rashomon" (Criterion, Blu-ray, $39.95; DVD, $29.95)
ANDY KLEIN is the film critic for Marquee. He can also be heard on "FilmWeek" on KPCC-FM (89.3).


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Malaysia's sexiest man — photos
February 3, 2013 at 12:24 pm 17 comments
Really lah, The Star so bad one. Got nice, handsome picture of Dr Chua Soi Lek also the newspaper don't want to print.
Yesterday Dr Chua distributed Mandarin oranges for the coming Chinese New Year.
The poor fella had to tweet the photos himself. But his Twitter only got 16,000 followers wor. Whereas the Star Media Group got 5.63 million viewers neh.
If only The Star will publish his photos – aiyah, after all, the paper can publish Hannah Yeoh's photo yesterday what – then millions of readers will see that Dr Chua got so much sex appeal, mah.
And after that guarantee women sure vote MCA one. Men also maybe vote MCA 'cos they admire him lor.
See that cheeky grin. Even sweet young things look so thrilled to take photo with him.
Funny ya, why the MCA paper don't like give Dr Chua place, ah?
Two days ago I already blog that The Star big promo for Guan Eng and DAP — give long list Open House. MCA got Open House too you know, and PM some more promise to attend but stupid paper don't want to tell us earlier.
MCA got to own self tell through Facebook. Sad.
This Dr Chua one red hot chilli pepper, betul tak?
Actually you know, Uncle Kit jealous of him. That why Uncle Kit say all bad things in his blog (see Lim Kit Siang blog):
Uncle Kit yesterday write that Dr Chua now "increasing irrelevance" (ya lor, even The Star give the same impression like as if the MCA president not good enough to go into their high class paper).
Uncle Kit also say Dr Chua now so "hysterical" that
"he has to publicly plead for MCA members to give 'claps and applauses' to his speeches and those of other MCA leaders at MCA public functions like the recent MCA 'mega dinners' held all over the country".
Well, if Dr Chua not even relevant to his own newspaper, then how lah?
According to Uncle Kit, our Dr Chua is "really pathetic".
Kit Siang say that Dr Chua now complaining that if the audience no clap, that's mean they also no confidence in MCA. Well, The Star always clapping for DAP also what.
Dunno meh? Charity Begins At Home. Dr Chua, ask lah your paper to clap for you first.
Then some more Uncle Kit want to compare and say that in his 47 years of political work, he don't need to beg people to clap for him. But I know the real reason why he grumble so much.
Obvious lah, Lim Kit Siang jealous because Chua Soi Lek look younger and sexier. So Kit Siang must boast that old people clap his boring speeches.
He jealous because young girls crowding around Dr Chua and want Dr Chua's autograph. Don't believe, you look the photo again. Not yet Valentine's Day but already pretty girl give Dr Chua red roses wor.
Uncle Kit no fight lah. Even his Brylcreem son also not sexy like Dr Chua.
See the difference: Guan Eng give flowers to Ah Soh but Dr Chua receive flowers from leng lui.
Only thing is why The Star paper always like to put DAP people's pictures but never put MCA people's pictures one. I think it's because MCA people don't go to church. So Star people don't like.
Entry filed under: Gunting Dalam Lipatan. Tags: Chua Soi Lek, Lim Kit Siang, MCA parti dinosaur pupus, The Star.
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but Uncle Kit also has Chong Eng, Janice Lee, Hannah Yeoh, Teo Nie Ching, Teresa Kok. not enough ?
one thing I must say. Uncle Kit needs to visit the gym. Look at The Doctor. he is very fit. Uncle Kit needs to ask The Doctor for advice. like what to eat, what exercise he he he ! Uncle Kit not free ?
oops sorry. I forgot, the elections are near. Uncle Kit has to do a lot of campaigning. but without a fit body, a fit mind, how to campaign ? oh ya I forgot too. Uncle Kit has Facebook and Twitter. and his own personal blog. L O L !
Before GE13 the bintang newspaper do wat dey wanna do, yes, ? After GE13 the bintang newspaper will overhaul their editorial teams, bet on it! Why ? If the bintang team are not team players, they get booted out, wanna bet, not by MCA but by BN.
Lets be real. newspaper circulation is not controlled by the bintang company, but by the masses who buys it. So if the tokong can practice censorship so does the masses after the GE13. A veil threat , you 'd say, its how the company perceive things after the election.
Don't blame others if the bintang publication don't practice tranparency, and by the way rubbish about reporters without borders, bintang does not does practice it anyway. Good Luck. We know how to pay gratitude's when the times comes, backstabber!
Why not ask Chua Soi Lek to contest against Kit Siang in Johor?
Until now Soi Lek still no response…
LOL, careful Helen, you may end up permanently speaking that kind of english like me. Anyway, how la Guan Eng want to be sexy, naughty a bit also already kena hantam with flying ashtray ;-)
Hahaha. — Helen
Dear Unker Kit,
I always find you fascinating, not in the 'oh wowww!' kind but more to 'ohno, you didn't'. Everyday, the moment you open your eyes, you mock, you bash, you trash-talk BN; makes me wonder whether you also dream of BN night after nights. I don't know about you but I think it must be tiring to carry vendetta for a long time – and looking at your age, it sounds like forever.
Unker Kit – when you look in the mirror, whose face is it that look back at you? Is it Chua, Najib, Tun M or the whole BN? I hardly see you smile, is it because you lose the capacity to smile or you have forgotten how to? What is it about power and revenge that turns you into a cold, almost-heartless person?
Unker Kit – you play your chinese card well. You screamed bitch and plays up on the chinese being a victim, you riled up the chinese for a cause which is you – for that I applaud you for making the chinese your bitches. But, is that the legacy you want to leave behind?
One day, these bitches will wake up and go 'waittaminute.. you not the boss of me!' by then, they'll remember you as that insane old man consumed by hatred and power that has done nothing throughout his political years for the betterment of their lives. Ask the new generation of that country south of JB, about Kuan Yew and you will understand.
Unker Kit, you should do a sincere reflections of your life, though it is seductive, don't turn to another Nero. You worth and is much more better than that!
Kit siang would not want to risk competing in Johor in constituents with sizable Malay voters.
Helen, not fair la you compare Dr Chua with Kit Siang. Better you compare Dr.Chua with the Pakatan Prime Monster designate. Young men also give him flowers.
CSL complexion is subtle and coy to his enemies, not like the rock hewn features of ,LKS, while LGE is oily like an eel.
Vladimir Putin is scrambling to the phone to call CSL to learn more about CSL's fitness regime. Must be damn jealous now
Hey, no joke, he's really a good looker.
Especially his LOOK!!!!
You like his LOOK?
Even seven time Mr Universe is nowhere compared to him!!!!!
Look at the fire in his eyes and the broad shoulders!
And the tiny waist!!!
He can easily carry at least one SYT on each one of his shoulders!
Even more perhaps!
No wonder the SYTs around him are swooning and waiting to do a fellatio on him.
Anyway, where are you?
Aren't you supposed to be his greatest fan?
How come you are missing?
Or have you been banished to the COLD ROOM!!!
The Star journalists who support DAP are the real shit of the profession.
These dumbo journalists will be dead ducks, whoever wins the PRU13.
CSL has a challenger in the "sexy" department. Check out Wong Chun Wai's arms-crossed, legs apart complete with a nonchalant look on page 4 of the Star today. For my money, CSL's the man.
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NASA Unit Putting Major Resources into Computational Nanotechnology
by Lew Phelps
NASA's Ames Research Center is becoming a significant force in computational molecular nanotechnology.
Al Globus of MRJ Inc. and Creon Levit of NASA, both at NASA's Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation Systems Division (NAS), lead this effort. NAS is NASA's primary supercomputer center. "NASA is putting significant resources into nanotechnology research," Globus says. "Some forms of nanotechnology appear to have enormous potential to improve aerospace and computer systems. Computational nanotechnology--the design and simulation of programmable molecular machines--is crucial to progress."
Globus and Levit were originally inspired to enter the field when computational nanotechnologist Ralph Merkle of Xerox Corp.'s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) spoke on the topic at NAS on May 9, 1996. Merkle lent Globus a copy of Eric Drexler's Nanosystems. He immediately saw the potential for making very strong materials needed in aerospace applications. Merkle has worked closely with Globus and Levit since then and is impressed with the progress NAS has been making. "The NASA project is one of the most significant centers for research in computational nanotechnology in the world. Their research is making pivotal contributions to the development of molecular manufacturing," Merkle says.
Earlier this year Globus organized a workshop on computational nanotechnology (see the web version of Foresight Update 25). Since then Globus and his colleagues have been active on several fronts:
Globus sees real merit in a fullerene-based approach to nanotechnology. "Fullerenes are being made in the laboratory every day; they're even available in bulk quantity through commercial sources. So as we find ways to create components such as gears using fullerenes and synthetic chemistry procedures, we might be able to assemble capable nanomachines more easily than through other routes. Instead of building a car by gluing tiny bits of rubber together to form a tire, we'd have the whole tire ready to put on the assembly line. We might be able to prefabricate components that would be relatively easy to assemble into a complex machine."
NASA has recognized NASA Ames as NASA's Information Center of Excellence. This means the organization has been designated as the primary site for computational efforts. Its supercomputer capability arose from work in fluid dynamics. About a year ago, Globus and his colleagues noticed the benefits of merging that capability with the world-class computational chemists also working at NASA. Given NASA's charter as an organization that undertakes long term research with high risk, a move into computational nanotechnology seemed natural.
Not surprisingly, the payoff Globus most desires is enhanced ability to colonize space. For example, sufficiently strong cable would allow creation of an "orbital tower" --basically a long cable suspended from a geosynchronous satellite to the ground. Made from steel, such a cable would be one meter in diameter at sea level but 10 kilometers or so in diameter at its geosynchronous orbital end. That clearly is infeasible. A cable made from vastly stronger diamondoid materials, however, could be made only 22 meters wide at the "top." Sufficient carbon could be extracted from a single kilometer-diameter carbonaceous asteroid to provide all needed raw material, he calculates.
Globus and his colleagues have created a substantial World Wide Web presence discussing the broad space travel applications and more focused nanotechnological issues. It includes links to the Web-based conference. See Web Watch on page 9 of this issue of Foresight Update for details.
Rice Reports Major Advance in Creating Carbon Nanotubes
Researchers at Rice University, led by chemistry and physics professor Richard E. Smalley, have reported advances in creation of "ropes" of single-wall nanotubes, as described in Chemical and Engineering News (July 29, 1996), and commented upon in Nature (382: 207 1996). The work was published in Science (273: 483-487 1996) and a web version is available at Prof. Smalley's web site. Smalley's group has optimized a synthetic method of producing single-wall nanotubes using two different laser pulses to vaporize a graphite/metal composite rod inside a flow tube heated to 1200° C. in an oven. The metal, a 50/50 mixture of cobalt and nickel, catalyzes 70% to 90% of the carbon to form single-wall (10,10) nanotubes with a uniform diameter of 13.8Å. These "buckytubes" grew and agglomerated in the gas phase and were deposited on a cooled surface in the form of a felt mat.
"The most remarkable thing about these nanotubes is that they are in the form of ropes," of 100 to 500 nanotubes packed "precisely like toothpicks in a box," Smalley told C&EN. Single ropes have been measured to be nearly as electrically conductive as copper. The carbon (10,10) nanotube is predicted by theorists to be metallic and have optimal stiffness.
Near-term applications of the carbon nanotubes include use of a single nanotube as the tip of an atomic force microscope, Smalley said. Moreover, he's expecting his or some other lab to produce centimeter lengths of metallic nanotubes this year--only a short step from producing continuous lengths that can be wound in a spool.
Smalley's nanotubes have two major characteristics in common with structures for molecular nanotechnology: lateral scale and stiffness. Interest within the research and business communities in stiff carbon-based structures with nanometer scale critical dimensions (similar to structures that will eventually be desirable for molecular machinery) is likely to draw more R&D funding into nanotechnology-related research.
Senior Associates Gathering, Ten-Year Dinner Set Jointly
This year's Senior Associates Gathering promises more information--and more fun--than even its most successful predecessors. A separate but parallel Foresight Tenth Anniversary Reception and Dinner will celebrate a decade of success and growth of the organization. The events will be held October 18-20 in Palo Alto.
The Senior Associates Gathering is open to all Senior Associates--those who pledge donations at various levels from $250 to $5,000 a year for five years--including those who join the Senior Associates before the Gathering. Anyone interested can contact the Foresight Institute office for more information (and also see the accompanying box).
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Sunday's sessions concentrate on communication of nanotechnology concepts and taking action:
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On Tuesday, June 15, child advocates from Brunswick County traveled to the North Carolina General Assembly as part of Smart Start's statewide Tuesdays for Tots initiative.
Smart Start is North Carolina's early childhood leadership network dedicated to assuring that every child reaches his or her potential and is prepared for success in a global community.
The constituents met with the Brunswick County legislative delegation and asked members to "hold the line" and continue to invest in young children in Brunswick County.
Wilmington Area Woodturners Association (WAWA) is an organization of woodturners from counties throughout southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. Seventeen members of WAWA came together to develop, design and build the chapter's second entry in the Chapter Collaborative Challenge, shown and judged at the AAW National Conference June 17-20.
Several Brunswick residents are members of the group.
Past South Brunswick Islands Rotarian President Denny Jordan expressed an interest in developing a meaningful international project and this resulted in a partnership between the Rotary Club of Belmopan, Belize, and the South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club.
With the combined efforts of SBI Rotarians Maribeth Achterberg, Dan Lynes, Toni Titone and Jen Vanasse, matching grant money from Rotary District 7730 and the Rotary Foundation, as well as a donation from the Belmopan Rotary Club, a SBI donation of $500 was leveraged to $10,000 of support for the Equity House.
Comfort Socks had an event on Saturday, June 19, at the Shallotte Crossing Shopping Center.
With the help from the Shallotte and Tri-Beach fire departments, firefighters gave children a tour of the trucks, passed out hats and spoke about safety in homes.
Comfort Socks had bubbles, candy and other items for children. Coupons to Angelo's Italian Restaurant were handed out for each package of socks donated to Comfort Socks.
The Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWD) at Brunswick Community College offers short-term programs and classes for self-improvement, cultural enrichment, and academic achievement geared toward adults seeking skills for employment, intellectual stimulation, community involvement, and social interaction.
Many small business courses are free due to funding from a Small Business Center grant. For a full schedule of classes, including online courses, go to: www.brunswickcc.edu. Call 755-7378 to register.
A 7-year-old girl has shown a sincere interest in music and wants to take piano lessons.
A 6-year-old boy, who is legally blind, just broke his eyeglasses while playing ball at recess and needs a new pair immediately.
A child wants to join the Scouts; another wants to play soccer and still another would benefit from therapeutic summer camp.
Unfortunately, many of the youth associated with foster care and child protective services in Brunswick County do not have family resources to meet these kinds of needs.
For the past three years, Communities in Schools (CIS) has been reaching out to the Spanish speaking community with tools to help parents build parenting, life and family skills.
"Working with an interpreter, we follow The Incredible Years program, which we use in the English classes," explains Courtney Milliken, parenting educator. "The participants discuss topics such as praise, limit setting, and when to ignore misbehavior. Role-playing and interactive games make the lessons fun and easy to incorporate into real world parenting situations."
On Wednesday, June 8, students, faculty and families of the eighth-grade class at Shallotte Middle School celebrated the achievements of a successful year at its annual awards day.
Bolivia Elementary has announced awards to the following recipients:
A Honor Roll
Ricky Berry, McKenzie Blake, Brianna Purtell, Alysaa Creech, Joanne Kaley, Anna Shelton, Kelsey Simmons, Noah Bullard, VyHeem Holmes, Zoe Kain, Taylor Stanley, Hannah Frink, Hannah Helms, Haiden Jones, Lexi Kopp, Kerrington Maggard, Jelonnie Smith, Whitney Walls, Adrienne Walton, Alexis Brogan, Priscilla Hess, Christopher McDuffie, Sydney McDuffie, Bryce Miller, Gracie Sellers, Nolan Watson, Naveena Priestley, Dalton Sellers.
A/B Honor Roll
Winners of the Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) 2010 Scholarship Highway Program are Anna Fairfax of Chadbourn and Rebecca Sidelinger of Shallotte.
The BEMC Scholarship Highway Program awards two scholarships of $5,000 to high school seniors, one each from Brunswick and Columbus counties.
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