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The stately Lodge at Skytop is the centerpiece of the resort. Built in the Dutch Colonial style, it began as a retreat for the recreation and enjoyment of Skytop's original members and guests. With a magnificent fieldstone facade, the Lodge is mistaken by many first time guests as the hotel in "The Shining," Stephen King's popular book and movie.
It stands as a beautifully maintained tribute of a bygone era and features 125 guest rooms and suites in three configurations. Each is uniquely furnished in English country-style designs, as well as charming accents like plaid wools and pillow shams. The inviting wrap-around porch provides guests with splendid views of the Pocono Mountains and Skytop's 75-acre lake.
The Inn at Skytop is reminiscent of a European ski chalet using the same mountain stone as the main lodge, with exposed beam ceilings and rich woods, while the work of local artists accents the walls. Guest rooms have private porches that provide views of the golf course and the surrounding mountains. Each room is spacious and modern, offering guests king-size beds dressed in plush comforters, wireless Internet access, gas fireplaces, Jacuzzi tubs and more. The 18 guest rooms have 300 count linens and custom cherry wood desks.
Food is serious business at Skytop, and guests are treated to gourmet dining from morning to night. Executive Chef Stevan Sundberg has been at Skytop for 25 years and sometimes oversees as many as 2,200 meals on a Saturday.
Conveniently located in northeast Pennsylvania, only 90 miles from the hustle and bustle of New York City, Skytop offers urbanites the chance to experience a tranquil, fun-filled vacation at one of the most luxurious family resorts in the entire eastern U.S.


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League of Honor nods deadline approaching
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- Published on 12 April 2014
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The deadline to nominate candidates for the 2014 Franklin County School's League of Honor is fast approaching. This is the 12th year for the program, which honors outstanding graduates and employees of the Franklin County Schools.
The deadline is May 1. For information on the nomination process, see the April 10 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.

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"In the Blood" (Touchstone), by Lisa Unger
Lisa Unger's novels all explore the theme of family and how it shapes people's lives. Her latest, "In the Blood," examines the life of Lana Granger, a person with many secrets.
Granger appears to be running away from a traumatic event in her past. She's found college life to be rewarding, and is about to graduate. She needs extra money, and learns of an opportunity to baby-sit a young boy named Luke (who has secrets of his own). The two of them hit it off, and Granger looks forward to spending her afternoons with him.
When her best friend, Beck, disappears, the police suspect Granger since she was the last one to see him alive. As the authorities dig deeper, they discover Granger lied about her alibi, and that she has connections to a dead body found a year earlier.
What the police don't understand is that Granger cannot tell the truth about what happened on either of those occasions. The lies have been flowing so constantly they have become truth.
And then Luke begins to show signs of hostility.
Nothing is what it seems as Unger pulls off some beautiful surprises in this intriguing thriller. Once the final page of "In the Blood" is turned, readers will flip through the novel to see if they can uncover how Unger masterfully told the tale.
Book Corner: 'In the Blood' is intriguing thriller
"In the Blood" (Touchstone), by Lisa Unger


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The Amsterdam based creative agency Brilliant after Breakfast launches the virtual exhibition 'Paint Job' in which the renowned Rijksmuseum gets hijacked. Visitors will be able to scan paintings with their smart phones using the Layar Reality Browser app. As a result a virtual layer appears on top of the physical painting.
Experiencing art in a new way
The increased digitalisation of creativity offers possibilities for the art world and the way art is perceived. We like to raise questions and 'Paint Job' is the first step towards answering these questions. How can we bridge the gap between ancient works of art and modern day society? How can we make historical works relevant in the current context? What is copyright in 2012 and what about remix-creativity? What is the relation between public and institute in the light of increased digital creativity?


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Prabhas all set for a CameoJune 27, 2017 11:51
Super stylish actor Prabhas is now an international star after the release of Baahubali. The actor is occupied with back to back films and he has been knocked with many interesting offers from all the languages. Prabhas seemed not in a hurry and is preparing himself for his next movie Saaho which will be made on a massive budget. Sujeeth will direct the movie and the shoot of the film started recently. Prabhas is shedding weight for the film and he is expected to join the film's shoot from July. The actor is even rumoured to have signed couple of Hindi movies which will start next year.
The latest update says that Prabhas will be seen in a cameo in a Bollywood movie which has been titled Khamoshi. Prabhudeva, Tamannaah and Bhumika Chawla are the lead actors in the film which is currently under shoot. The movie is said to be the remake of Tamil blockbuster Kolaiyuthir Kaalam and Tamannaah is said to have been essaying the lead role. Prabhas will be seen in a guest role which drives the film and enhances the plot. The actor gave his nod for the film however an official confirmation is awaited. Vashu Bhagnani and Deepshika Deshmukh are producing the movie which will hit the screens early next year.


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Post and discuss your thoughts!  - How interesting: [url]http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15131[/url] I want to start doing that. - [i]Snorrrrzzzllle[/i] - Do you have to be crazy to be briliant? I want to be a contemporary artist but I reckon you gotta have a great imagination - some of the most briliant minds are just insane. Albert Einstein? [img]http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/ad081167b0887560be0fb9a75101af2c.jpg[/img] [size=85]What did he discover again?[/size] - I want to be insane - in a GOOD way! - Winter weather is visiting. Finally. I need purple skinnies! hahahah
I think of forum is really dieing. I don't know what it is but there just aren't as many posts going in the last few days, may week even. Do you guys notice it too? Have you found new fourms or been busy? Are topics just aren't as interesting anymore? Why are things as quiet as they are?
I don't know... a lot of the key people here have been visiting less and less. TT and Wini seem to be coming less, we never see Phantom anymore, Derekcollectbone isn't really around, Cap'n Jake stopped posting. Same goes for a lot of the new members. It's really quiet around here.
Phantom went home on vacation, and he's a boy, and boys are weird. Tiggles is on vacation in Maryland. I can't answer for Teetles. Me, I've got a 30 foot by 16 foot garden I'm planting and it's been too busy at work for me to spend much time online. I do stop in and do my moderator-y stuff to keep y'all safe from the freaks and voidoids. Things ebb and flow and no one knows why; the moon was waning, now it's waxing, maybe it'll get busy again. I am always available for pm'ing if someone needs me.
[quote="156curses"] - How interesting: [url]http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15131[/url] I want to start doing that.[/quote] That made me sad that he died. But it was neat: you could go anywhere with that: a haiku a day, a doodle a day, anything. [quote]Do you have to be crazy to be briliant? [/quote] I believe most brilliant people are crazy, but not all crazy people are brilliant. It seems to depend on what star your light falls on [quote]Albert Einstein? What did he discover again?[/quote] Energy equals Mass times the speed of light to the second power. As well as other things. What are purple skinnies????
purple skinny jeans! I'm home now, back in the glorious state of mine.
It's a bit intimidating to post on a board that is constantly being updated. There is always just so much to read that I have to sit down for an hour to make sure I've read everything. I just don't have as much time as I used to for posting and responding. Plus my internet is the shits right now so I can't go online easily, and I have to re-load pages almost every time I open a new one. and such and such. i'm not going anywhere though, just can't be on as frequently as I would like.
[quote="156curses"] - How interesting: [url]http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15131[/url] I want to start doing that. [/quote] This is a great idea, kind of reminds me of this: [youtube] I really want to start doing something like this as well. If anything as a way to look back on my life and remember, on a day to day basis, how I felt, what I did, who I knew/saw, etc etc.
Yeah, exactly. Wini mentioned a few creative ways you could it too, not just in a photo but a little drawing and such. Today I drew a picture of something that made me laugh but I'm not sure how long I could keep doing it ('cause I have other things that take time up in my day and drawing takes some time to do..) In that video you can see him get older. Imagine if he kept this up till he was like, 80 or something.
Yeah it'd be wicked. Imagine watching yourself grow old in a few minutes. I think it would be really interesting to see a timelapse like that of someone going through puberty or from the age of like 13-23 or something. I'm sure most people's would be pretty awesomely interesting.
that would be incredibly interesting. I more try to write every day and it's fun to see the developement of that but it is far different when you're talking about actually seeing yourself. It's like a visual journal. I think I might do that.
I think I might do that too. I feel a bit inspired. Commitment is something I'm working on getting better at... Only thing I seem to be committed to these days is digging my own grave by smoking 1/2-1 pack a day. Bleck
that's no good, skully. I've been pretty great at commiting though it is something i've always struggled with. Everyday (besides doing the daily, take care of my son stuff) I play the piano and guitar at least a half hour. I'm pretty happy about that.
That's good, I wish I still had instruments to play but I had to sell my two guitars to pay rent a while back. I really want a new keyboard and I've been wanting to get a mixer and tables to mess around with and maybe DJ some parties. I really think artistic expression on a daily basis is one of the most life-enriching things one can do.
I agree with that very much. My life was pretty empty before that. I hope you get to get some kind of musical instrument back in the near future!
OHK!!! Just watched Flash Delirium video by MGMT! DISTURBED! [size=85]... I hate those puppets![/size]
-Hhhhang on!! What exactly does 'hipster' mean?!
What does hipster mean? I think of it as a derogatory term for someone overly concerned with and involved in popular culture, usually a strain of popular culture which is semi-mainstream, purportedly marginalized, strictly defined and obeyed and fully adoptable (as if you could buy the whole shebang in a box). What's the context?
Well, a hipster is, in my definition, someone who pays lots of money too look like they're disheveled and homeless, has more than 1 record and doesn't own a turntable, sucks Pitchforks sac for every album they rate over 8, and talks endlessly about music and pop culture that they actually know nothing about.
I'm thinking a hipster is someone that tries to act as obscure as possible in order to fit it, while simultaneously saying they're trying NOT to fit in. Also when Grizz mentioned the record thingie, that reminded me I really, really need to buy a turntable Oh and also the Flash Delirium video I loved, no matter how freakydeaky it was! I love MGMT's new icy surfing sound, it's soooo gewd. o.o
It's only a good purchase if you're going to use it often. Heed this warning or live with regret.
[quote="winilula"] What's the context?[/quote] [quote="Grizzlllyyyy"] You got me into Foals, curses. When I saw their video I was like HIPSTERRRRRRSSSSS. But that doesn't mean that them being giant hipsters doesn't make me love them more. [/quote] I think I went insulting my own band in the thread I made for them in music. I read somewhere it was posers. I THOUGHT YOU MEANT HIPSTER LIKE, [i]Coooooool people![/i]... hahahahaah gosh, I am so confused!
Just the clothing style. There are hipster clothes and hipster 'tudes, and you definitely only want the clothes end of the bargain.
well, the people that are sincerely that way (collect vinyl yet don't have a record player yet because they don't have the money, wear flannel and have a stylishly 'dirty' appearance, like reading pitchfork), I don't consider them hipsters.
we all poop.
It's just the thought that you're better than everybody because of your tastes (SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FOR EVERY PERSON). It grinds my gears.
[quote="KidGrizzly"]It's just the thought that you're better than everybody because of your tastes .[/quote] I like it when those thoughts stay in people's heads and don't come out of their mouths. But when they do, I just think, you poop. Just like me! And the Queen! And a bear! ha ha! Neener-neener.
I'm up to 255 posts. Thats quite a bit. I didn't even notice. I want money to buy marshmellows. I can't be bothered with my philosophy work on 'personhood'. I'll babble onto pages when I get home on what it means to be a person and the types of relationships. I want to hippie dance like MGMT!!! (youtube it) The orb
Oh yeah I saw that! "You know those guys with white hair, white beards and like a backpack..." God Andrew and Ben are funny.
i wear plaid, listen to indie, drink, smoke, take pictures, collect records although I have no player, make movies, stalk the internet, drive a car and go to music festivals. i'm pretty indie. but I love it. i kindof hate the term, because there are so many of them out there.... but i love the style hipster indie hesh kids have.
I think some of the styles are really cool, and I am inclined to wearing some myself. LP's are cool to collect for the bigger version album art, I guess. And if you ever get a turntable you're prepared.
they also sometimes come with posters and are magical to look at. I could qualify as a hipster in many ways, but I can't say that I really am one. I kind of hate that term because of it's negative connotations. I don't know, I tend to not hate people unless they deserve to be in jail, so it really bothers me to judge anyone, even if they are what some people consider 'insincere' or 'just trying to be cool'. I feel like I should say this, because deep down, I get really offended when the term hipster, or any 'group' of people are described in a negative way (except rapists, ect.). So I if I act out or sound offended or pissy or whatever, that is why. I hope you guys got what I was saying there.
I understand. It's just the pretension of the "hipster" that really bothers me. The whole "You've probably never heard of them." persona is really unattractive to me.
Self-questioning, questions about self, talk talk, it's all talk. Arguments. Agreements. Answers. Babble. Burble. Banter. Bicker. Brou-ha-ha. Chatter. chit-chat chit-chat chit-chat. In my mind, you have two options. You can act on your anger and sit on them and tell them they are frakking losers and are giving you a reason to get pissed off and so now they must EAT YOUR RAGE SANDWICH. This can be useful and cathartic! Or you can be witty and deflective and silly. Tell them you like porpoises. Or bird lips. Tell them you have a photographic collection of metro tickets torn into exact mathematical proportions that align you with Venus. woowooowooooooo  Both options have merit. Don't ignore how they make you feel though, or play it down. It's not like it's going to go away. Explore it.
That confused me Wini.  http://jonsi.com/news/jonsi-covers-mgmt verrrryyy cool! Jonsi is awesome. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id= ... autoplay=1 Correction: Jonsi is amaazing! I love the setting he has created here. Along with seeing AC live to see Jonsi live would be incredible.
My thought: I always thought it was weird how the same language can have different vernaculars. Like how North Americans say 'the Movies' vs. how Australians and Brits say 'the Cinema'.
I know they call soda 'pop' in Illinois. I'm not sure where else. What do you guys call soda?
I call it soda sometimes. But mostly in Canada everyone calls it pop. Sometimes I call it soda pop. I think in Australia/UK they call it fizzy drink, am I right?
In australia we say 'soft drink'.. and say cinema or movies - but more generally movies.
Tomorrow, I am entering a talent show at my school doing freestyle drums. It isn't mandatory to watch, but all my friends (plus some random spectators) and maybe Noah Look-alike are going to be there. I'm so scared that I'm going to drop a stick or mess up or something.
don't stop believingggg! Just have some confidence and know that you can do it, I know you can!
Oh god I hope so.
YOU CAN DOOO EEET GRIZZLES!
Oh yeah, It didn't go too bad. All my friends were there, and Noah Look-alike came for the second half, and there were high fives all around after. I might get into the last round, we shall see. And now my thought is WHY ARE MY TRUSTY HEADPHONES STARTING TO SHORT OUT!? ;_;
Yayy good work grizzles. I hope you make it t the last round.
[quote="KidGrizzly"] And now my thought is WHY ARE MY TRUSTY HEADPHONES STARTING TO SHORT OUT!? ;_;[/quote] Did you wear them in the shower?
No sir. But the wire is disconnecting at the jack, and so my left headphone is cutting out unless it's in the right position.
I really like Song For Dan Treacy from MGMT! Loving it right now. So groovey. The whole album is fucking brilliant! I really don't like all these vegetable soups mums been making lately - they're kinda force feeding it to me everynight by making nothing eles but it - goodness!  I have to paint a big picture for art within the next two weeks. I'm freaking out! I have to buy a canvas and a bunch of water colours (which I have never used before but am interested in using) and I have to figure out how to paint the scene of a train with a few people sitting in it and I haven't got many pictures to refer to and I am really worried I will stuff the whole thing up! And they're displaying it in the library when its done! AHHH! If anyone has pictures you've taken when you were inside a train could you post/send it to me so I have some sort of skeleton image I may be able to paint. It would really help a lot.  last thought for now: I'm not sure drinking on a friday and going to work on saturday at 11am is a good idea... We shall see. hahaha. I've never had a hangover. I think. The first time I drank I hadn't eaten all day (cause I don't eat all that much jajaja) and the morning after I was at a record store and my fingers were all fumbling and one guy even asked if he could help me!? I think I was still tipsy or something.. I don't know. But I've planned things for tomorrow and saturday so hopefully getting to work should go well!
I hope things do work out for you!! I have no train pictures, I am sorry. And I agree with the MGMT comment. This album is so much better than their first! Song for Dan Treacy is fantastic! But, honestly, I really hate how the first song starts out. It's probably my least favorite song on the album.
You mean the surfy sort of bass guitar melody before Andrew sings the first lyric? Cause its a bit in your face? I have to disagree with you on that one, I really love Its Working. Its like preparing you for the rest of the album with some of the lyrics he sings. Is it just me or does Siberian Breaks remind you of Plink Floyd? This song is in a way, very straight forward, compared to their other stuff. Though it shifts between quite a 4 or 5 different melodies, it reminds me of Pink Floyd. I've only ever seen the movie The Wall, so thats all the music I've heard, but I kinda get that vibe from it... specially the first melody in the song.
you're right, it is a bit Pink Floyd-y. I think the biggest band they remind me of though, is Led Zeppelin. They are no where near as good, as epic, of course, but his vocals have that going on at times. It's not because it's in your face; that it's working intro. I love in your face music! I haven't quite put my finger on why I don't like it. The whole song is my least favorite on the album. I'm not entirely sure why.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—For the first time in her standout career, junior outfielder Kristina Bove (Medford, Mass.) has been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All Region Team, the NFCA announced over the weekend.
Bove, who was named to the Little East Conference Second Team last week, earned a spot on the NFCA Division III All New England Third Team. With the award, Bove becomes the second Beacon in program history to be recognized by the NFCA-joined by three-time All Region honoree Sue Killilea ('13).
She was one of 10 Little East Conference players to be named to the New England All Region teams.
In 36 games this season, Bove set new career-highs in batting average (.396), on-base percentage (.470), slugging percentage (.485), hits (40), runs (14) and runs batted in (16). A year after being named to the Little East Conference Second Team, the Beacons' starting left-fielder finished in the top ten in the LEC in batting average and on-base percentage, while belting nine doubles and stealing six bases in six attempts.
She stepped her game up significantly in conference contests, as Bove hit .400 in 14 conference contests, with 18 hits, five doubles and nine RBI.
A year after recording one of the Beacons' longest hitting streaks of the year at seven games, Bove posted a 10-game hitting streak in early April in which she hit .576 (15-for-26) and helped the team go 5-5 during the stretch.


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Name: Doreen
Gender: female
Age: 30
Location: Memphis
I think I have a spanking fetish. I say I think I do, because I never tried it. But I want to. I think my partner would be up for it, but I have yet to ask her. I thought I'd ask you first. What are your thoughts about spanking?
If you've been a bad girl, Doreen, then I think you definitely need a spanking. Have you been naughty, Doreen? Precisely how naughty have you been, Doreen? Everyone here at Dr Dick Sex Advice wants to know!
Spanking is a very popular fetish, one that can be enjoyed with or without sex. At the same time, spanking can be risky if you entrust the task to someone who doesn't know what they are doing. Of course, it's not particularly difficult to learn the basics. So just for you, wayward Doreen, I'm gonna offer a brief sexual enrichment tutorial on erotic spanking. YEAH!
Usually one's hand or a paddle of some sort is used for spanking. This is different from whipping and flogging, which are much more advanced techniques than your garden-variety spanking. We'll leave these techniques for another time.
There are two musts in this kind of power play: 1) The spanker must always inquire about the health of the spankee before the play begins. 2) Both participants must always agree on a safe word before the play begins. A safe word is a code word that the spankee will use as she is reaching a physical, emotional or moral boundary, or for when she wants the spanker to stop the play.
The safe word will be a word that spankee would not ordinarily use during the play, like "pickles." This extraordinary word allows the spankee to scream "no, stop", "please, don't" etc. as much as they want without really meaning it, and still have a way to stop the play when necessary.
If you actually get around to enticing your partner to join you for a little spanking entertainment, make sure the first adventure is fun for all. I suggest that the spanking be part of a role-play scenario that you and your GF develop together. Your partner may need lots of positive reinforcement, particularly if she reluctant to join you in your kink. Keep telling her how much fun you'll both have in the role-play. For example, you could be the naughty schoolgirl and your partner could be the stern headmistress. Really get into your roles; you'll both need to dress the part, of course. You — sexy short pleated Catholic schoolgirl skirt, anklets and trashy high-heels. She — the domineering dyke teacher in a drab, no-nonsense grey suit and sensible shoes. Get the picture?
The headmistress calls you into her office for a corrective interview. She needs to teach you a lesson. She puts you over her knee. She'll do lots of bottom rubbing first, while she's lecturing you on your bad behavior. As she gets into it, you know she'll be getting turned on too. "It will be a shame to spank this beautiful bottom of yours," she'll coo. "This is going to hurt me as much as it hurts you!"…sort of deal. She'll finger your pretty panties, but won't remove them. She'll start spanking very gently at first. Light taps on the fleshy part of your ass cheeks. If you want more, start wiggling into the spanking. Remember to stay in character. "No, Miss. Diesel, that hurts, please don't touch me there! Grind into her lap. Your body language will communicate your desire for her to continue and possibly intensify the spanking.
To insure the comfort of your partner, set some ground rules for your first play session. Don't ask her for bare-bottom spanking until she readily indicates her willingness to do so. If your partner is a feminist dyke, this whole spanking thing may go against the grain for her. Remind her this is fantasy role-playing; not real life.
The more you get into your roles, the more likely she'll get into her roles — Catholic schoolgirl/Sr. Mary Holywater, slutty patient/naughty nurse — you get the idea. The more you please her, the better she'll please you.
You'll want to reward your partner for her participation. After the first session take her to dinner. Ask her for her for her reactions. What could you have done to make the scenario more pleasurable for her? Talk about your reactions. Tell her how much you appreciated her participation. Talk about the scenario and how well she did. Tell her what you liked most about the spanking itself. If you sense that she's content with events thus far, you could plan for more.
Set aside a couple of role-play evenings in the coming weeks. If she continues to be open and receptive, you can add more and more spanking, different implements, a ruler, a hairbrush, a paddle. If you want spankings on other parts of your body, tits, pussy and the like introduce those slowly. The intensity of the spanking needs to be adjusted to more sensitive parts of the anatomy. Make sure there's lots of feedback happening before and after each play session.
Spanking is a full-fledged fetish with loads of spanking associated erotica. It goes from mild to wild. Do some exploring together your GF. Check out some erotica, magazines, or videos. You'd probably do well to stick to the girl-on-girl stuff at first. Some, if not all, of the boy-on-girl stuff may be off-putting to your partner's lesbiterian sensibilities. Always talk about spanking in a positive way as something that is fun and enjoyable for both of you. Remember to also attend to your partner's fantasies and the things that turn her on too.
Like I said at the beginning, spanking is a stand-alone fetish, it may be a part of full-on sex, or it may be just a bonding thing between you two naughty bitches.
In the end, introducing your partner to your kink is one of those — "Give To Get" things. Be attentive to her. Make sure she knows she's the most special person in your life. The more satisfied she is; the more she'll be open to pleasing you.
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Review: The Resilience Imperative: Cooperative Transitions to a Steady State Economy
by Jon Walker
What I love most about this book is the feeling you get that there is hope: solutions to environmental, social and financial crises do exist, they have been tried and tested all over the planet and all we have to do is get on with it.
The book is remarkable from several points of view. The extent and the depth of knowledge on which the arguments are based is truly impressive: it provides a history of money and corporations and co-operatives and land trusts from all over planet – emphasising the initiatives which have worked and survived and those which have been crushed by authoritative regimes.
Much of this needs to be common knowledge, for example, many successful banks which charged low-cost fees rather than interest were simply rendered illegal by their governments; booming cooperative movements were destroyed in Italy in 1921 (8,000 coops), in Germany in 1933 (4.5 million members) and Russia in 1918 (26,000 coops).
As the history unfolds it becomes clear that many of the kinds of institutions I had assumed were just out-performed by the corporations and banks were never given a chance. In reality, those in power just got rid of them. But there are many survivors – like the JAK bank in Sweden (which doesn't charge interest) and the Cooperative Group in the UK – both of which continue to flourish.
The conclusions derived from this and several other innovations in the book are unavoidable: interest free banking does work and slashes the costs of borrowing, community land trusts are growing and enable far cheaper housing than freehold land schemes, cooperatives continue to grow and employ more people than all the multi-nationals put together. There are better co-operative economy ways to do almost everything: we don't have to destroy our eco-systems and economics can be re-designed to benefit everyone.
The book is packed with inspiration – on local food, energy, housing, farming and, weaving all of this together, a better way of dealing with money. Perhaps the most impressive achievement is the way that the authors manage to hold all these elements together and demonstrate that resilience requires changes in all aspects of our lives. They show we need to change basic attitudes to almost everything, and to create a new set of values where well-being and eco-system health are more important than a set of numbers in your digital bank account. And, as the title suggests, a policy change away from economic growth as the primary objective to a resilient, sustainable way of living is fundamental.
The answers are everywhere. We can build houses which require almost no heating, we can feed ourselves with predominantly local foods, we can use the sun and wind and tides to generate energy, we can create communities which live in balance with their environment. The big questions still remain unanswered, however. Can we turn away from the current paradigm and begin to put all these ideas into practice for everyone, rather than see them working just in isolated pockets of resilience?
The authors argue their case at several levels but, for me, a constant thread is the need to reform the money-system; this stands out as a pre-requisite for broad-based change. As long as the majority of humanity is trapped into massive debt repayment, the possibilities for change will remain muted.
The solutions emerge clearly. We need access to debt-free money, we need access to commonly-held land, we need cooperative businesses which are designed for the benefit of the people who work or use them, we need regional solutions. And we need everyone to play their part in the transformation: a resilient society will only emerge from the efforts of resilient individuals and families. Functioning participatory democracy is needed at all levels from the work-place to the community to local government right up to the global. The authors are clear that international organisations like the farmers federation, La Via Campesina, are of crucial importance in building global alternatives to the current economic systems controlled by corporations and unelected bodies like the WTO.
So what if we all decided to live like this? The authors lead us gently through the consequences for the (very average) Hartwick family. For several of the proven innovations they provide us detailed calculations that they bring down to the household level to show the achievable dollar and cent savings. For example, the combined savings for an average household like the Hartwick's in Canada over 25 years would be $363,000 if fee based financing, community land trust and basic energy conservation measures were applied. For the Hartwicks, a middle class family on average income, this translates into 12,095 hours of work at their wage level; imagine, this saving of almost 500 working hours per year. If one then adds back in the increased cost of paying a fair price for organic food over that time period, one would be better off to the tune of $286,969 plus have time left over to raise some food. Less debt means less pressure to grow, thus one could help save the planet and also save significant cash.
In many ways the books feels like a (nonviolent) call-to-arms: everything is collapsing around us, solutions exist and have been shown to work, and as governments seem completely incapable of doing anything, it really is down to the rest of us to stand up and be counted. So get this book and read it slowly – there is a huge amount to inwardly digest – and then decide what you're going to do.
To misquote a previous work proposing radical change: all we have to lose are our economic chains and the threat of catastrophic climate collapse.
Jon Walker has worked in the UK co-operative sector since the 1970s, setting up and co-managing shops, warehouses, small-scale manufacturing coops, and most recently a community owned green grocer. He is also a member of the local Transition Town which is working to establish a local food economy, and finding ways to make with the local housing stock more energy efficient. He also lectures and publishes on the application of systems theory to co-operative organisational issues: his current book written with Angela Espinosa "A complexity approach to sustainability" examines the application of the Viable Systems model to the creation of a sustainable world from the individual to the global.
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Modern Paint, which dates to 1926 New Rochelle, continues to expand across the region. Its eighth store will open Wednesday, May 17 in Bedford Hills.
The father/daughter duo behind it -- lifelong New Ro residents Elliot and Laurie Kracko -- have been expanding like crazy since forming The Modern Paint Group in April 2015.
Within 90 days of first joining forces -- Elliot had owned the store since 2009 with another partner but Laurie bought out the partner in 2015 -- the two have expanded to seven additional locations in Katonah, Lewisboro, Ardsley, and a second store in New Rochelle.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Not An Angel
She only had 4 days of school this week and couldn't even get one green face. At least there were no reds, but she very easily could've been marked red on any of the days.
This is my 'angel's week at school:
Hit another student
Not paying attention in class
Ran into woods at recess
Sticking tongue out at other students; not listening
The first thing she tells me when she gets off the bus is that she 'been bad' or had 'a bad day' or 'got a red face' (although this week it was all yellow faces). Most of the time she can tell me exactly what she did, the reason she didn't get a happy face. But when I ask her the 'why' of it ... why did you hit someone else? Did they get in your face? Take something from you? What provoked it? She usually can't tell me, or doesn't have the words to tell me.
It's frustrating not knowing why she does some of the things she does.
See? It's not all sunshine and tulips in Holland.
It's yellow and red faces.
It's being 'bad.'
It's not making the right choices.
It's not keeping hands to yourself.
It's running away to places you're not supposed to go.
It's sitting in time-out every day after school.
Imagine that. She sounds more like any number of typical kids getting in trouble at school.
Welcome to Holland indeed.
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- Bea, OT said...
I've worked in the school district as an OT and sometimes there are really good reasons why an angel will act up...change in schedule, new student, frustrated by new challenges, unable to articulate these frustrations, etc. Yet sometimes it seems like testing boundaries. Sometimes it's just hard to figure out.
I'm sure you'll figure it out together! Hang in there!
- ckbrylliant said...
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for posting about this. So often I hear about 'how happy' kids with Down Syndrome are ALL of the time. That may be the case with some but not around here lately. We are definately in the terrible two's, early, and there is A LOT of screaming in frustration by all of us. We are learning and learning quickly. Lack of words and the ability to communicate is so hard for any two year old, let alone one without words. We are learning how to cope and how to work through this without yelling and frustration. So thank you, I needed this!
- Becca said...
This is an EXCELLENT post, Michelle!! So, so true. Samantha will never tell us "why" either for stuff. There's apparently an app for kids with Autism and Ds that has social stories invoving "Wh" questions. I'm looking into getting that for Sammi.
- To Love Endlessly said...
oh what?!? she's not always happy? no way!! I get that ALL the time, I'm sure we all do. Thanks for the great post on "keepin" it real :-)
- Roo's Mom said...
So far this year we've seen great improvement in behavior overall, but there are still tons of not so good days. Roo often gives herself away because she does what I call an "OCD rant" (hope that doesn't sound offensive!).She'll repeat over and over something she did that was naughty all the way home!She'll say "be nice to Katie" "don't push Emma" or something like that repeatedly so I know exactly what she has been doing. At least that gives me an opportunity to discuss it with her, but I sure wish we'd see progress in interpersonal relations!
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Yea, it is called being a child and always trying to figure out the every day and what is "expected" :) that is a challenge for every child and yes, every child has their "up days and down days:) Yes frustrating for parents and Kayla is experiencing "typical" behaviors and etc. Yep, she is a child :) love Mom
- Ms. Kathleen said...
We had reports like this with my eldest son and found out later he was being bullied - Just an FYI to keep an eye/ear out. So, many times he was defending himself the best he could. Teachers in no way can see or hear everything that goes on. Bea has listed some great ideas as well.
Other than the FYI - yep, she sounds like a normal girl :)
- Cindy said...
It's more normal than people think!
Beth also struggles with 'why'. Even today at 27, when I ask her why she did something or why she acted a certain way, she can't really tell me. I've tried to explain the meaning of the word why, tried to ask the question a different way.... but it's hard!
Here's hopin' for more green faces in Holland! :)
- Not a Perfect Mom said...
I always joke we didn't get that model...
the happy well behaved loves every baby with Down Syndrome...
Brooke is sassy, naughty, opinionated, and not likely to warm up to strangers...
breaking stereotypes every day...and I love it...
and now I see what her future in school is like...
- The Munck Family said...
Yep...I'm in an area of Holland right now too and it ain't all tulips!
It's called huffy attitude, cutting looks, and being 13! Yep, puberty! Long gone are the hugs and smiles 24/7...welcome teens!
It to shall pass and the tulips in Holland will bloom again...after I get rid of some weeds;)
Typical, yep that's what I would say!


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I always look a fright. No matter how carefully I get dressed, I always end up looking crumpled and baggy and I don't know how I manage it.
I've turned my mind to this because I've been thinking recently about the future and daring to consider all the clothes I packed away last June. And I can't help but remember with a slow, blinking awareness that despite my blurry remembrance of my thin self being terribly glamorous - that I always looked a fright.
I generally blame it on my mouth. My mouth is enormous and my teeth are big and square, like a set you might find champing on a bit just before the 3.40 at Newmarket, and there's one sticking-out snaggle one that I'm spending months and a small fortune trying to correct.
And I always forget about my ginormous mouth and when I laugh I don't got "titter titter" like I think girls are suppose to laugh - I go "Waha ha ha hack hack hack hack" and look like I'm about to swallow the room like the bit in The Little Mermaid when Ursula creates a swirly vortext in the water that sucks in all the ships. Then I have a coughing fit.
I think it's also because I've got quite big boobs. I mean, we're not talking Lola Ferrari, but neither are we talking a discreet handful. And when you've got big boobs, no matter how thin the rest of you is, you're always going to look a bit fat and sloppy if you're not careful. I often wish I was a different shape so that I could wear things for flat-chested people - chic little dresses and t-shirts with high necks or floaty baggy things. But I end up looking like an overstuffed sofa. With wonky teeth.
Angelina Jolie has the same problem as me - one of the few things we have in common, I'll wager -: but we both certainly have giant gobs and indiscreet bosoms. It's why she's lost all that weight, to get some ballast off her front and off her mouth. But it won't work!!! They'll still be there getting in the way no matter how much weight you lose, dear. Not that I think Angelina Jolie looks a fright, or anything.
Anyway, it's why I always wear the same thing - jeans and a top with some kind of v-neck thing to it. And I really ought to just get over it and realise that's what I look best in and stop buying flapper dresses and high-neck t-shirts. The truth is that jeans and a v-necky top are my secret weapons in my war not to look a fright.
A secret weapon in the war against actual fatness rather than perceived boob-created fatness is the gratin.
You can turn almost any scary vegetable that you'd really rather not eat (but you have to replace carbs with something, damnit) into something totally palatable by covering it in cream and giving it a crispy top.
The wetter the vegetable, the less likely it is to want to be gratinated. So, aubergine, tomato, courgette, spinach etc, aren't that wild about it, although it does work. But broccoli, fennel, leek, cauliflower, squash love it. Although - having said spinach, you can of course steam it and then add it to another veg and gratinate the whole lot together.
Generally, I would do a gratin with a white sauce. But no matter how good you are at making a white sauce (and I am probably one of the best in the country. No, seriously) it's a bit of a faff. So instead of making the white sauce, you can just cover the whole thing in a lot of cream, butter, salt and cheese and scatter breadcrumbs over the top. It's totally low-carb - let's not split hairs about the breadcrumbs shall we? - and totally cheerful.
Cauliflower gratin, for 4
1 cauliflower
about 170ml cream (double or single, up to you) and you could use more if you felt like it
3 large handfuls of cheese
- mix and match the cheese as it is available to you. You can absolutely use cheddar for the whole thing, it's just that it will taste a lot of cheddar. You could also use blue cheese and cheddar, or gruyere and parmesan or anything you like, as long as there's plenty of it.
2 slices of bread
1 clove garlic or some garlic oil
some parsley if you have it
about 50g butter
some olive oil
Preheat your oven to 180C and butter whatever dish you want to have your gratin in. You might have some butter left over from doing this - that's fine.
1 Break up the cauliflower and steam or boil until it is soft. Steaming takes about 12 minutes, boiling less long. If you were doing the cauli in a white sauce, you don't have to cook it for as long, because when you finish it off in the oven, it will continue to cook. But without a white sauce, the cauli won't do any more cooking, so you need to get it as soft as you want it in the first instance.
2 In a food processor, whizz up the bread, parsley, a big pinch of salt and a few twists of pepper, and your garlic clove or slug of garlic oil. If you wanted to add some chilli, you could.
3 Once the cauli is cooked and soft put it in a large pan and bash it about a bit so that there aren't any massive great tree trunks. Then pour over your cream and chuck in any leftover butter from buttering the gratin dish. Now add about 2/3 of whatever cheese you're using and give it all a stir until it's melty. It strikes me now that a tiny splash of truffle oil might be nice here. What do you think? Throw it in if it seems a good idea. Season all this with salt and pepper. This is an occasion to use white pepper, if you have bought some for something else and are now wondering how the hell to use it up.
4 Turn all this out into your gratin dish and sprinkle over your breadcrumbs and press down. Then cover this with the remaining cheese. Add more cheese if you feel like it. Dot with butter and stick in the oven for about 20 minutes or until the top looks yummy.
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Award-winning journalist Michael Buerk and leading historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes return to ITV for a brand new series of Britain's Secret Treasures.
In episode two, we find out more about some erotic Roman figures, a banking crisis from the ancient world and a lost medal is returned to its rightful owners.
In episode three, Bettany Hughes finds out more about a beautiful 18th century ring with a tragic story and Russell Grant explores horoscopes, Roman-style.
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You don't know me, but I wanted to write you a letter.
My family and I are from Southern California, but we were visiting Utah last week for Thanksgiving. Last Sunday night we were trying to drive from Salt Lake to Park City, where we were staying with friends. A snow storm had blown in and the highway had several inches of snow by the time we made our way up the hill to Park City. The snow plows had not yet made their way to our stretch of highway and quickly we realized we were in trouble. Our California tires were no match for the snow and of course we didn't have chains. We were following in the tire tracks of a big semi for a while, and so we were making progress up Parley's Summit, but then our semi got stuck and we quickly came to a stop. Once stopped we couldn't get the car moving again. There were cars all around us who were also getting stuck. If you didn't have four wheel drive or some really good snow tires, you were out of luck. We thought we would have to wait a few hours until the snow plows came through and then have someone tow us into the plowed path. It was getting late, and our kids were tired and ready for bed.
You might wonder why I am telling you this story, but at this point your son Ben came to our rescue. He was driving behind us in a red pick up truck and when my husband got out to see how badly we were stuck, he asked if we needed help. Your son tried to give our bumper a push but we just got stuck again, the tires spinning and spinning. He could have just driven around us and been on his way like the hundreds of other cars, but your son pulled his truck in front of ours and grabbed a strap out of the back and tied our front bumber to the back of his truck. And then he pulled us ever so slowly up to the summit. Once we got to the top, he untied the strap (we were worried about braking on our way downhill and didn't want to slide into his truck). But then he offered to follow us all the way down the hill to our exit in Park City, to make sure we didn't get stuck again.
And so I wanted to write and tell you about your son, and the kindness he showed my family. I'm guessing, in typical teenage fashion, that he didn't tell you what had happened that night. I'm betting he just came home and mentioned the storm in passing on his way to the fridge to grab a snack.
But I wanted to make sure you knew, and to thank you for raising the type of boy who would stop to help a stranger, even when it delayed his drive home by an hour or so on a dark and snowy night. My family and I are so grateful.
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AAA games sell on having a manly man with insane body firing a gun at some foreigners.
Change that to a woman and you either lose sales (Unthinkable) or turn her into a T&A (See Japan).
This won't change soon, and it's not just to do with a female protagonist. While nearly all visual media follows the same path, games would kill their own audience changing.
To actually address this problem, we'd need to address society and find out why it needs "Alpha Dog Gang Culture" front and centre in all it's media.
Generalizations are useful if they describe something to a significant degree to be useful (in this case the economics of game making). Publishers are not ignorant people. They've studied sales figures, focus groups, etc. to come up with what they believe their customers want. And by and large people want material they can relate to.
I assume you're making the point that there should be more situations where women interact with each other? Why is that important?
Well, I am a guy, and I like playing female characters, because it's something different. It's sort-of a new point of view.
Oh, and thank you. I agree.
It's important because if you ask:
THANK YOU GEEZE. That exact sentiment is one I've desperately wondered about. Does it actually raise sales? Really? Can't they just have no default Shepard or Hawke?
It's worth noting that there isn't even, ala Mass Effect, a 'default to male' Hawke in DA2. You choose gender and class before anything else and you can't just say "default please". The male Hawke is no more 'canonical' than the female one, judging by the game.
So why the HECK have we got to have this huge marketing campaign built around tough rugged dude?
Edit: Also,
I don't doubt the truth of this, which is sad as hell. But the thing is this: AAA films don't sell on having a manly man with insane body firing guns at foreign dudes. Sure, some do, but a long way from all or even most. Why the heck is gaming so resistant?
(And for my money? Part of it is a self-perpetuating cycle. We have only white men on the covers. Funnily enough, white men like 'em. So they make more games with white men in 'em. And onward and onward. Until there's a determined effort to break this cycle, it will stay this way, and only the industry side can make that push.)
Apart from
which is a valid point, the rest of it isn't our fight.
Interesting fact: Bioware discovered(spied) the number of players picking the female Shep in Mass Effect was insignificant. More than 9 out of 10 picked the male lead, despite the general concensus that the female voice-over was superior. The female lead is something gamers rarely want apparently.
Here´s a parallel for Shamus:
Likewise, if the ladies want more female leads and better female characters in general let them be vocal about it and not expect guys to do it for them. It´s insulting.
Here's an idea - just a thought: stop caring about gender.
Since when does one's chromozones matter?
Every time you cry out for a character with or without a penis, it sounds more like 'sex is important to me. I see everyone as a gender. Your sexual organs are important.'
I don't even think a Bioware game (or any game with a blank character) could encourage diversity. I mean, there really isn't anything about Shepard in the "Mass Effect" games that make him stand out as an individual character unless the player commands him to that action. S/he is merely a robot/vehicle for the player in that game world, picking the witty one-liners the player decides appropriate for that situation. This is just something I've been thinking about based upon Moviebob's article on "blank characters" rant on how blank characters are not allowing us to escape well (versus a fleshed-out character), but this is just my opinion.
I find it interesting how you react to sexual pandering of women, Shamus. I'm a heterosexual male too and I often find a lot of the sex-object women in video games, Anime, Mangas, or comics to be annoying--and this is coming from a person that enjoyed playing "tongue-in-cheek" games like "Bonetown." I can definitely see why you would be offended by how these developers think sex would attract you, since I usually step away from games that just "shove in" 12-year-old sex dreams as a means to make the player feel better.
You run the risk of confusing depth with breadth (a common gamer problem).
Ripley's character depth comes from examining one conflict in detail (her fear of the alien creatures versus her desire to protect Newt), rather than spreading out her character over multiple disconnected traits. Admittedly some of the detail in her motivation is in a scene only present in the Special Edition, where Ripley is told that her own daughter, who she remembers as being roughly the same age as Newt, has grown old and died whilst Ripley was in cryosleep. Her drive to protect Newt is more than just Woman = Mother, it comes from her own loss, and it's that which allows her to truly overcome the trauma of her first encounter with the aliens.
Depth isn't about having lots of surface, it's about examining motivations in detail, supporting those motivations with personal events which are likely to give rise to them, and then following through believably on those motivations.
If you try to reduce "depth" to simple sentences you will miss the very detail which grants it in the first place.
I always thought that if was ever to make any kind of intellectual property I was going to use the underlined method.
Other that that, all I can say for Shamus' article is that I fully agree with it.
Is Batman a real person?
Moving on. I think developers tend to add this stuff, not to pander, but because they personally like it. Games built purely on sexual fan service just don't sell very well, that has been demonstrated many times. If they did, we would be on at least Rumbles Roses 5 by now, and Dead or Alive: Island Something Something 7. Game developers tend to add sexiness because they personally like it.
Why ask these questions? I would like to put forward The Human Centipede btw.
Nice idealistic article here, and I'm sure the world will be a better place with more diversity in videogame protagonists. But it's simply a fact that the vast majority of 'hardcore' AAA titles is played by white young males, and it's another fact that adding the option of a female or coloured protaginist costs money. And since only a small part of those minorities will keep themselves from buying a game because they can't play as someone similar to themselves, that money is better spend elsewhere.
If you (and me) want a solution to this, we'd better start lobbying for government subsidies. As long as big gamedevelopers aim to make as much money as possible (and there is nothing wrong with that), trying to convince them to do otherwise won't be very fruitful.
I think this is more an issue about making decent characters. In the motivation poster on the first page, only a few of those are characters with personalities. Alan Wake, Nico Bellic, and Big Boss. Every other one could be the same character model.
There is something meaningful in their appearance. Big Boss is Kurt Russel in Escape from New York. Alan Wake is Stephen King.
The problem comes with some game philosophies espousing the idea that a player avatar cannot have a meaningful personality without encroaching on the player's 'immersion' and 'identification', and this causes designers to fill their games with these cookie cutter personas, which are merely vehicles for whatever excuse of a plot there is, to showcase the game mechanics. A big problem is that most white American men see themselves as tabula rasa, and thus characters, if they are defined, are defined by characteristics other than their appearance. This means we have a bunch of guys who look the same, with different characteristics. Oh, Nathan Drake is sarcastic, Dante has a dark past, Marcus Fenix has...a doo-rag. It's not enough.
First of all great article. But this seems like a little too much:
These games allow you to play as any gender or race, which in effect provides the diversity which other games lack. A lack which was the general topic of this article.
I am sure one could make games which allow for even more diversity then these games by Bioware, but currently these games are one of the more diverse when it comes to the main character. It seems a bit harsh to only give Bioware "points" for being pretty well in compliance with the article as a whole. Not to mention to take those points away for the box-cover character not being a minority. (Come on man. You sound a bit like you know who)
Yeah I saw that. Doesn't change my initial reaction.
Shamus, I think you're a great writer, and I've enjoyed reading you for a while, but I think you're really off base here. One of the issues is that games tend to have little room for "diverse" viewpoints, since they tend to show soldiers who are overwhelmingly white 20-30 something guys (with a moderate black population). http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110308/ap_on_re_us/us_military_diversity .
The other reason is that most games are heavy action flicks. Women are slower, weaker and less durable than men, making them either unrealistically identical to men, or angering female gamers even more by being the "weak" option.
Well done games will use this to make the characters more interesting. I'll use the Resident Evil example. In the original Resident Evil, you could play as either Chris or Jill. Chris was stronger, more durable, and faster. Jill had lockpicks and more flexibility with her route. Both felt fun (Jill was the easier path by a bit), and it was a great game. Resident Evil 3 stayed with it. When you had to play as Carlos you were stronger and faster than Jill, but Jill was still the main character, even when Carlos clears out a route for her.
On the other hand, in RE5, Sheva's only distinguishing characteristic is that she's a black lefty (left-handed, I'm not going politics) that wears skimpy clothing. She is otherwise identical to the bruiser Chris, making the characters much less interesting.
Also, Persians are Caucasians too, Shamus. They may have on average different features, but their average skin coloration isn't much darker than the average American.
I find the idea that, as a white male, I only want to play as a white male to be extremely offensive. When given the choice, I will play as anything but a white male.
I have the same thing, especially with games with a fantasy setting. But don't forget that there is a big difference between games where you specifically want to be someone else and games where you want to pretend that it is you who is saving the world. Let's say, the difference between Uncharted (even though the guy is awfully white and male) and Legend of Zelda.
[citation needed]. Really. Back up a claim like that plox.
Half-life 2,[insert RPG with customizable character here], [insert any 2D/3D fighting game here].
I do find it strange how few main characters there are that are female. Also I can't believe how few characters of different racial backgrounds there are. You get the rare black supporting character and that is about it. This situation does somewhat mirror the movie industry decades ago in terms of diversity.
Off Topic: If you are reading this Shamus.(which I doubt that you are) How did you like inFAMOUS?I go to your site frequently and usually agree with your thoughts about games and the games industry, but I am curious about what you think about one of my favorite games.
The term player character came from the original Dungeons and Dragons. It's as close to an official term as you'll get.
As to my thoughts on the article:
She was a medic, right?
This is assuming she was wearing a distinguishing mark like the Red Cross, though. If she was in a uniform like everyone else and wore no distinguishing marks then she shouldn't have been court martialed.
Actually upon thinking about it some more, I think the story is more complicated than you're making out here, so I can't really be sure of anything.
I won't dispute that, but it's also a term not widely used, even within the PnP roleplaying community. And as I said, across the far wider spectrum of the internet, where people are used to PC to refer to a "personal computer", PC as player character is a bit obscure.
Anyway, enough of this. I wasn't trying to get into an argument with anyone, I just didn't realize the OP (that's "original poster" haha) that I replied was referring to his "player character".
The canon Exile (KotOR II) is female.
In the context of fiction? Absolutely.
Actually, I play a Night Elf female in WoW.
Because men just don't attract me, and I like looking at eye candy a lot more than at a ridiculously bulging musclebound caveman. Oh no, how mysoginist! Actually I don't think there is any difference in the amount of asskicking a character can do based on gender.
But at least it gives you another reason to develop games with female leads. Because most men like to look at women.
So? Doesn't make the stupid canon male Revan any more right. They made the Exile female simply to appease all the fans of female Revan, and failed completely.
And I actually think the Exile's story works better if he's male. Kreia acts more like a mother would towards a son than a daughter.
Unfortunately, that doesn't really work. Society has seen fit to acknowledge and address a power inequality in the portrayal of gender in games and the community has seen fit to address it. You usually can't just simply undo movements like this. Once an unequal power relationship is address it and becomes a rallying cry it will not be ignored until it is seen as "solved." On top of that, ignoring the problem won't solve it either. If we don't address this topic then the issue of bad characterization will continue uninhibited and to many that is unacceptable. Social norms like the largely white male protagonist reproduce themselves in society over time and letting them do so will mean that they will continue indefinitely until some other social pressure enforces something else. People are trying to hider that reproduction of the norm and create a new norm. I personally think this is a worthy cause and I know that nothing is going to change until it is actively addressed. Sitting idly by does not make you gender neutral in your thinking, it makes you a passive recipient of a genderist power divide. If you got the short end of the stick on the relationship by being a woman then simply accepting it means accepting a lower position in gaming while others have a sort of male privilege and more representation simply because of their y chromosome. What needs to be done is an equalization of power. My only concern is that we must keep in mind to not go to far and become genderist the other way by trying to make women superior but instead address the equation in a way that seeks to give both sides equality. [/soap box]
I agree with you about the Exile, 100% I just thought it was worth pointing out, especially if, as you say the Exile was written specifically because of Revanette fans.
I'm of two minds on Revan a number of things are better with female Revan: Jolee, Malak's resentment towards Revan and torture of Bastilla, Carth, trope subversion with female Revan as the Revanchist etc. On the other hand, the Bastilla arc with a male is better.
Disagree here. It would of been silly to let a female compete in the arena seeing as the Legion has a "get back into the Kitchen" attitude towards them. I don't think it is fair to fault the game for being coherent in portraying the various soceities that populate it's world.
Honestly though don't people write what they know? It's not like they are actively being prejudiced but they are drawing grom their own expereinces. While I could imagine what life is like for an Iranian women I doubt my picture would be wholly accurate. I think the answer is to have more females in the creative process of games then it is to force men to design female character* as that would have a problem of making them see it as a choure and thus not do the character justice.
*I know there are some men and women who are incredibly good about getting beyond what they know. Fair play to them and I think that's great but it is silly IMHO to expect everyone to be that good.
Sod the main character! How about we concentrate on just getting the game mechanics right and making something fun to play no matter who is the lead.
Saying that I like having the generic male tough guy character as then I know where I stand with the game and what to expect.
So A party of Pc's is a party of my characters? That really doesn't roll of the tongue to well.
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Today's high school students are paying more attention than ever to the green practices of the colleges to which they apply. But, in an editorial for USA Today, Lewis & Clark President Barry Glassner questions whether colleges are doing enough to "couple action with real academics" when it comes to sustainability.
As an example of a successful pairing, Glassner references Lewis & Clark's Juniper residence hall, where students lived trash-free for two weeks. The project wasn't just about reducing waste. As Glassner explains, the students "published their research questions and the insights gleaned from the experiment on their blog, offering knowledge to the campus as a kind of analogue to the produce coming from our campus garden." Learn more about the project in a recent Oregonian profile.
Glassner hopes this combination of action and learning becomes the norm across the country.
"We need to encourage students to take rigorous courses to inform their sustainability pursuits, to undertake research to ground their efforts at composting or energy-conservation or greenhouse gas reduction in complex understandings of context and consequences," Glassner writes. "We need to challenge them to think through the likely efficacy of whatever environmentally related project they are considering. Only then will students have an experience with sustainability deserving of the term 'higher education.'"


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(CNN) -- It may not have been a great game until after the lights went out and came back up, but the Super Bowl showdown Sunday night created quite a few memorable moments on the field and off, even before kickoff.
There were powerful performances, including a much buzzed-about halftime show by superstar Beyonce.
But there was also a lack of electricity in the stadium and in some of the commercials.
And San Francisco 49ers fans are sure to get emotional over that last play they ran on offense, when two players met in the end zone and, despite interference, the referee did not call a penalty.
Here are the five moments you can expect your coworkers to talk about Monday morning.
Grrrl Power
The men may have duked it out during the game, but when it came to the non-football entertainment at the Superdome, women ruled the day.
First up was Jennifer Hudson with a stirring rendition of "America the Beautiful." The choir backing her was composed of students from Sandy Hook Elementary, the Connecticut school where 20 students and six school staff were shot dead in December.
Players on the sidelines and fans in the stands wiped away tears.
"Our wish is to demonstrate to America and the world that 'We are Sandy Hook and We Choose Love,'" the choir said in a statement.
Next, Alicia Keys belted out the "Star-Spangled Banner" as the children, in white polo shirts with green ribbons pinned to them, stood with their hands on their hearts.
"It's football. But I just cried," tweeted actor Brian Baumgartner about the Sandy Hook performance.
The big show, however, came once the 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens got through the first half.
Welcome, Beyonce.
For 12 minutes, she rocked the stage clad in above-the-knee black stiletto boots and a leather minidress.
Powered by an all-female backing band, there was little doubt Beyonce sang live -- unlike during President Barack Obama's inauguration last month where she admitted singing along with a prerecorded track.
And as if that wasn't enough girl power for the night, Beyonce was joined by her Destiny's Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
"Watching the #SuperBowl with family & friends. @Beyonce was phenomenal! I am so proud of her! -mo," tweeted none other than the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.
She wasn't the only one. Beyonce's performance generated 5.5 million tweets!
Lack of power
For the first two quarters, the Ravens seemed unstoppable, steamrolling the 49ers and building a 28-6 lead.
But then, half the lights in the Superdome went black.
Monitoring equipment sensed an abnormality in the building's electrical system and cut power to some sectors to isolate the issue. Power utility Entergy said the problem was a "customer issue."
The NFL released a statement saying it was "investigating." The power company said it was not to blame and that electricity in the rest of the city was fine.
The outage left players, coaches and fans to wait, wait and wait some more.
Social media lit up.
After 35 minutes, when the lights slowly went back on, so did San Francisco -- prompting many to wonder if the break in play played to the 49ers advantage.
Running back Frank Gore felt differently.
"You have to wait. Football is a game of adjustments. The elements don't matter," he told NFL.com. "I've been saying it all year, the elements don't matter in football. You've just got to learn how to make adjustments."
The real MVP?
Quarterbacks often get the glory in the Super Bowl, but wide receiver Jacoby Jones had a strong case for Most Valuable Player. He lost out to Joe Flacco.
Jones scored on two of the most incredible plays in Super Bowl history, including a record 108-yard kickoff return. It took him just 11 seconds on the clock to slice through the 49ers coverage team.
"Jacoby's been a blessing to this team," said Ravens coach John Harbaugh. "We're grateful to have him on this team."
Jones, who grew up in New Orleans, also caught a 56-yard touchdown pass -- his only reception. He fell, got up, decked a defender and sprinted at an angle toward the goal line, beating two 49ers into the end zone.
"Everybody dreams of scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl. But two of 'em? That's what's up!" Jones told NOLA.com. "It was always a goal to win a Super Bowl. To come home and do it, that's the icing on the cake."
Jones is definitely the MVP for some Baltimoreans who bought furniture this weekend at a Baltimore store.
The Baltimore Sun reported Gardiners Furniture promised to wipe out the charges for anything purchased on Saturday or Sunday if the Ravens returned a kick for a touchdown to start a half.
Probably seemed like a good bet at the time.
Grading the ads
Some of the Super Bowl commercials -- 30 second ads that cost upward of $4 million -- made us weep for different reasons.
There were quite a few that played on our sentiment, from Budweiser's "Brotherhood" to Jeep's Oprah-narrated "America Will Be Whole Again" to Dodge's ode, "Farmer."
Then there was the racy GoDaddy ad that made us want to cry, burn our eyes out and have the Men in Black wipe out our memories.
In it, model Bar Refaeli shares a long kiss with a red-cheeked "nerd" that prompted its own hashtag: #NoDaddy.
"Oh my gosh those kissing noises," tweeted Chicago college student Grace Barnes.
A no-call to rue
Niners fans will tell you they were robbed of a possible win when referees failed to call a penalty.
In the final quarter, San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick attempted a pass to the Niners' Michael Crabtree in the end zone.
What happened next depends on who's doing the talking.
Niners' fans will say Smith deliberately interfered with Crabtree, making it impossible to catch the ball.
Ravens' fans will say it doesn't matter, the ball was too high for Crabtree to catch.
Niners' fans will say a penalty call should have given the team a first down and a great chance to take the lead with less than two minutes left in the game.
Ravens' fans will say the ball was uncatchable -- that it sailed way over Crabtree's head.
But if you ask New England wide receiver Donte Stallworth, there should have been a penalty flag, even if the ball seemed like it was too high to catch.
"For all y'all saying that ball was uncatchable for Crabtree in the endzone... DUH!! Because dude held thee sh*t outta him..." he tweeted.
Crabtree told Yahoo Sports it was "a missed call."
"I don't want to talk about it," he said. "I don't want to think about it."
That's OK, the 49ers fans will likely do it for him.
CNN's Chelsea J. Carter contributed to this report.
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Those of you that follow the blog should remember the 3D Vision stereoscopic 3D test system with water cooling that I've built. In the meantime I've been upgrading the test PC a bit by bit, but since it is based on a bit older platform already I decided to do some testing with the recently announced Intel Sandy Bridge platform. The 3D test computer currently used an Asus P55 Sabertooth motherboard together with an Intel Core i5 750 processor overclocked to run at 4 GHz 24/7, together with dual GeForce GTX 580 video cards in SLI setup. So I've got two more recent high-end motherboards from Asus for testing that are based on the new platform and use the P67 chipset – Asus P67 Sabertooth and the P67 Maximus IV Extreme and an Intel Core i5 2500K processor with unlocked multiplier (for overclocking of course). The goal of this test is to reach five gigahertz by overclocking the processor and measure the performance of the new Intel Sandy Bridge platform versus the older one that I'm currently using. As you can expect the tests would be related to gaming in stereo 3D mode and comparing the framerates with both platforms and the different motherboards to see if the upgrade is worth it or not.
With all of the above said, I should also mention that currently upgrading to a Sandy Bridge platform may not be the best choice, considering that not long ago Intel has officially announced a bug in the chipset that can potentially cause SATA 2 performance degradation over time. As a result of that announcement there was a big recall of potentially affected motherboards, but that is not something that can stop an enthusiast, especially when there is still some time before the motherboards using the revised chipset can be available on the market again. So even if you get an Intel Sandy Bridge motherboard now, you can avoid using the affected SATA 2 ports and get it replaced when the revised versions become available on the market in march/april. But as an enthusiast I'm not willing to wait for a few months for the revised chipsets, so I prefer to get the platform now and test it and if needs replacing the warranty can cover that when the revised models are available later this year. So stay tuned for some results of the tests soon… ;)