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The South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference will again have to settle for less than a full roster of teams for the 2012-13 season.
Arkansas will be back after being hit with ACHA sanctions related to player eligibility on the eve of post-season play.
But two other clubs won't be along for the ride. Kentucky, which competes at the DII level, will again play an independent schedule.
Louisiana State is the other non-player in 2012-13. SECHC commissioner Kenny (Sarge) Day said the Baton Rouge-based club, which sat out last season, simply does not have enough players to ice a team.
"All of the original student-athletes who started the program have graduated and moved on, and the team was unsuccessful in recruiting new players to fill the void," Day said.
Complicating LSU's situation, the club had experienced issues with its home rink and received minimal support from the university, according to Day.
Elsewhere in the SECHC, Mississippi State, which has played before some of the ACHA DIII South Region's largest crowds, in Tupelo, Miss., still must acquire a head coach.
Gone is Paul Thornton, a U. S. Air Force officer, who has been reassigned to a base in Minnesota.
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The Dirty Dirty: Soulja Boy Tries To Clean Up His Facebook Rant
Yesterday I told you about [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Soulja Boy[/lastfm] making racist and homophobic comments on his Facebook page, hating on his haters. Well now he's claiming that his page was hacked by "administrators on my account that no longer work with me." He also told TMZ he's "upset that I am being labeled as a racist and homophobic person." Yeah, I knew he was going to pull out the Lysol and try to clean this one up!
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Kanye West is also trying to clean up a rumor about himself. He and Mary-Kate Olsen are denying that they ever hooked up! MK's rep said even though she did attend Yeezy's birthday party last week, the didn't kiss, telling GossipCop.com, "There is no truth to the story whatsoever."
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Timberlake[/lastfm] Partakes In The "Herbal Essence"
If you've heard that Justin Timberlake partakes in a little herbal essence, there is some truth to it! JT says he likes hitting the green when he hits the green to play golf. He told Playboy magazine, "The only thing pot does for me is it gets me to stop thinking. sometimes I have a brain that needs to be turned off. Some people are just better high." Puff, puff pass!
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Lil Wayne musta been smoking that gooooooood, because he's got big dreams! Weezy wants to be the first rapper to have a long-running, nightly gig in Las Vegas. He told MTV, "I believe that later on down the line, I can do Vegas. I can be the first hip hop artist to do Vegas every night. That's plan."
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Brandy[/lastfm] Is Officially Diva
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In Part one of Foods for Healthy Hair, I left off with sweet potatoes, walnuts and omega fatty acids–but no list of healthy foods for hair and beyond would be complete without these foods listed below!
Now, eggs are controversial; from people claiming that eating eggs will kill you to those who claim that its merits are unfounded. But I am here to say, the incredible edible egg is just that–incredible! Eggs are a great source of protein, iron, zinc, sulfur and selenium; and the most important of those is the iron, which helps the blood carry oxygen to the hair follicle, helping to reduce hair loss.
Eggs are a perfect hair growing breakfast. And as an extra bonus, they will energize your morning like no other food.
Between the iron, beta carotene, folate, and vitamin C, spinach keeps the scalp and follicles healthy and the blood circulating! Spinach is great in smoothies and juices because you get all nutrients without that bossy spinach flavor; it's completely undetectable for those with an aversion to green things!
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I said in Part one that I was going to share with you just how far my hair has come since I began eating for hair health. I measured my hair length on January 3rd and it was 1/4 inch in length. In the name of full disclosure, I must tell you that in addition to eating the right foods, I have also switched from cotton pillow cases to silk ones, as cotton contributes to length loss. I have also been covering my hair up when I go out to protect it from the elements such as wind, cold and sunlight.
So just how much length have my efforts gotten me? 3/4 of an inch!
Although this may seem like nothing, the average of hair growth in a month is between 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch–and in a month and a half's time, I blew that average out of the water. Needless to say, whatever I'm doing is working!
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Farm to Table & Beyond is a comprehensive curriculum that teaches students about the different components of the global food system and how parts of the system interact with and influence each other. The curriculum is divided into six units. The first unit is taken from the Growing Food curriculum and introduces the students to food science. Students investigate corn (and corn products) and grapes, and make grape juice. The second unit looks at the systems of getting food from a farm to the table, including food manufacturing, packaging and transporting. The third unit focuses closer on how food changes as it goes from farm to table, looking at food processing and preserving, such as drying, salting and pickling. In the fourth unit, students look at the environmental impacts of food and the food system, such as pollution. The fifth unit discusses methods to reduce food-related waste. The sixth and final unit serves as a review and focuses on using the information from the first five units to make ecologically sound food choices.
The curriculum is designed to promote student exploration and inquiry. Throughout the modules, students are challenged to ask questions and theorize the answers. Educators are encouraged to set up full class and small group discussions, and have students present their work to the class. Students keep journals called LiFE Logs, reflecting on what they learned and answering open-ended questions. This method, used in this and other LiFE curricula, is called QuESTA: Questioning, Experimenting, Searching, Theorizing, and Applying to life.
This diverse curriculum includes a variety of learning experiences and activities to help students explore the answers to scientific questions. Creative methods of learning are used to engage students including timelines, learning stations, the jigsaw method (cooperative learning), and relating to the curriculum to current events and other subjects. Educators are encouraged to help students create a farm to table expo to share what they are learning with other students and classes, and ideas are provided for science projects and experiments that could be used for the expo.
It would be helpful for an educator to have a background in science education or agriculture, but not required as background information and teacher notes are provided for each of the lessons. Lessons should be reviewed thoroughly before being taught. All activities require advance preparation. Most lessons do not require additional materials, outside what is generally found in the classroom. Lesson time is not provided for any of the lessons.
There are a variety of lesson resources, readings, experiments and activities to support each of the lessons and their objectives. Sample class discussions are provided for the educator, and background information on new concepts is provided for both the educator and the student, separately. Student pages, which are designed to be copied for use as handouts are provided. Several student pages include basic, often humorous illustrations to help promote student understanding and make the page more engaging. Student pages also include some charts and graphic representations. Some lessons include basic recipes (nutrition information for recipes is not included). It would be helpful to have student handouts and materials on a CD or in an electronic format for ease in duplicating. Student progress can be assessed with completed activity sheets and logs. There is also a pre-assessment (lesson 4) and post-assessment (lesson 30) included.
This curriculum is designed for students in grades 5 or 6 and includes a matrix that maps Farm to Table & Beyond to the National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Lessons and activities could be also be used in social studies, cooking and home economics classes. It is designed to be completed in a series in its entirety, but different lessons and activities could be used on their own with some modification.
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25th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala – Awards Presentation. Meryl Streep and Margo Martindale
By ROBERT W. WELKOS
It's no mirage.
After a quarter-century, and some early struggles, the Palm Springs International Film Festival has seen its visibility and star quotient rise significantly by tapping into Hollywood's hotly contested movie awards season.
The festival's success—it now draws about 130,000 attendees—has come without a lucrative television deal for its black-tie gala similar to ones enjoyed by the Golden Globes and the Critics' Choice Awards.
The festival was the brainchild of the late Palm Springs Mayor Sonny Bono, who rose to stardom as half of the pop singing duo Sonny and Cher and later became a U.S. congressman representing the Coachella Valley. Bono died in a 1998 skiing accident.
Harold Matzner, a local businessman and philanthropist who was a close friend and tennis partner of Bono's, eventually took over the financially struggling festival and improved its bottom line.
A patron of the arts, Matzner not only chairs the film festival but also chairs the McCallum Theatre, is vice president on the board of trustees at the Palm Springs Art Museum, and his other philanthropic efforts include Desert AIDS Project, Stroke Recovery Center, Temple Isaiah and Animal Samaritans. He owns Spencer's restaurant in Palm Springs.
Matzner has credited the late Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen for helping him get Hollywood studios to send movie stars being mentioned for the Oscars to be honored at the Palm Springs festival's black-tie gala. Chasen was murdered in 2010 in a drive-by shooting in Beverly Hills as she drove her black Mercedes-Benz and police concluded it was a random attack carried out by a transient riding a bike.
Matzner chairs the tax-exempt organization behind the festival—the Palm Springs International Film Society.
The film society's Form 990 tax returns that are filed annually with the IRS show that the nonprofit has achieved success as the film festival has become more popular.
The tax filings show that:
*The film festival had more than $26 million in total support from fiscal years 2005-06 to 2012-13.
*Revenues totaled $3.9million and expenses totaled $3.3 million in fiscal 2012-13.
*No grants were listed from fiscal 2009-10 to 2012-13.
*Chairman Matzner and other board members received no compensation for their work on the festival.
*The nonprofit paid Spencer's restaurant $117,525 for catering and use of its facilities in fiscal 2012-13 and $113,912 in fiscal 2011-12.
*The nonprofit paid Wessman Development Co. $89,896 and $90,638 for the same [...]
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Some positivity about Jennifer Lawrence for a change
Maybe I'm nuts, but it seems to me that everyone is out to get Jennifer Lawrence these days, and I'm not sure why. She's an incredibly talented young actress, reportedly a nice person, and has good taste in the projects she chooses to work on, so what gives? Especially this past year with her Supporting Actress candidacy for American Hustle, it became the sort of situation where it appeared that the world would end if she won a second Oscar. It makes no sense to me, but I figured I'd take this opportunity to praise her a bit and turn the tide back towards respect for the Academy Award winning thespian.
It was only a few short years ago that Lawrence was being heralded for her breakthrough work in Winter's Bone. That first Academy Award nomination she received for that film led to her winning two years ago for Silver Linings Playbook, and suddenly she was an "it" girl, combined of course with the success of The Hunger Games franchise. That led to celebrity, but remember, it all started with her talent, even in supporting roles in independent films like The Beaver and Like Crazy. Many seem to forget, but she established herself as one of the top young actresses in the business well before she seemed to conquer Hollywood.
American Hustle seemed to turn the tide for some reason. Maybe it was because the flick itself didn't turn people on in the same way that her prior movie with David O. Russell did, but she went from a beloved superstar to a superstar that many seemed to love to bash. It boggles my mind. Am I missing something here? To me, she's not overexposed or wearing out her welcome. On the flip side, she's only first getting into a groove, so the best should still be yet to come from Lawrence.
Going forward, people are already licking their chops about her upcoming performance in Serena and a potential new collaboration with Russell, but I just don't get it. More than once I've come across criticism of her that has nothing to do with her talent as an actress. Isn't that what counts? Maybe I'm nuts, but that's what I like to focus on. That's just me though.
In summation, I think Lawrence is a fine young woman and deserves some more respect than she's been getting. I try to keep a positive outlook [...]
No one at the box office this weekend seemed to be a 'Nymphomaniac'
Happy Sunday once again everyone, here I am with the weekly box office report for you fine folks out there. Leading the way in a pretty significant landslide this weekend was the presumed franchise starter Divergent, which debuted with a very strong $50 million at the box office. At number two we had the relatively weak debut of the family sequel Muppets Most Wanted, which could only pull in $16.5 million. Number three was last week's number one Mr. Peabody & Sherman, which took in another $11.7 million from you all. The other new release in the top ten was the religious film God is Dead, which came out of nowhere to amass an $8.5 million cume. Among the independent/limited releases, we had okay debuts for the comedy Cheap Thrills and the documentary Jordorowsky's Dune, while the anticipated theatrical release of Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac Part One was rather underwhelming. Apparently audiences wanted to watch that particular film at home on VOD as opposed to in a theater with strangers. Make of that what you will…
I'm fairly surprised that Muppets Most Wanted and Nymphomaniac Part One didn't do better, while Divergent did about what I expected and God is Dead came out of nowhere (it wasn't screened for critics, so I wasn't invited to a screening and I don't make a habit of seeking out these sort of flicks). Among the titles that opened well, the former basically assures that the next two books in the series will be coming to theaters near you, while the latter potentially could lead to a bigger opening for Noah next week, though folks looking for a similar experience there will be in for a surprise. In regard to the two that underwhelmed, the former ran into some resistance due to a few other kid-centric titles being out as well, so it wasn't a must see movie. As for the latter, it was never going to be a crossover success, but I'm sure it had hopes of being an art house smash, and that clearly isn't the case. Maybe Part Two will somehow do better in a few weeks?
Among the notable holdovers in theaters, we again have to discuss Wes Anderson's movie for sure. The Grand Budapest Hotel expanded to about 300 theaters and moved up to number seven this week with $6.7 million. That's some strong continued success there. Also worth mentioning besides [...]
Thinking Out Loud: Who Could/Should Direct Ghostbusters III?
For this weekend's edition of Thinking Out Loud, I only really have one topic in mind, and it's on the direction of the Ghostbusters franchise. With the recent passing of Harold Ramis and the even more recent announcement that Ivan Reitman won't be directing the in development sequel/reboot, I've been thinking about who might be best suited for the job. Bill Murray already is almost assuredly not going to be involved and Dan Aykroyd mostly is helping shape the script and will be a supporting player at best, so this is an opportunity to take the concept in a potentially new direction…
If I were in charge of offering the job to whatever filmmakers I desired, these would be the six (or technically eight, but you'll see what I mean in a moment) that I'd be wining and dining. The half dozen different choices represent some unique takes on the material, but I think they'd all be successful candidates:
-Judd Apatow – For a few years now I've secretly hoped that at the very least Apatow would help produce a Ghostbusters movie. His stable of friends/actors seem perfectly suited to become wisecracking paranormal exterminators. You could have any combination of Jay Baruchel, Michael Cera, James Franco (maybe), Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, and Martin Starr in the roles, and that's a solid recipe for comedy in my eyes. Apatow probably isn't too interested in this gig, but I really wish he would be.
-Joe Cornish – I may not have loved Attack the Block, but in some ways Cornish's film is almost a calling card for this type of studio project. He could make a rather unique mark. I'd think that he'd be a less likely pick because of his relative lack of experience, but if Godzilla turns out to be a big success, I could see Cornish following in the footsteps of Gareth Edwards and getting a big franchise to play with.
-Duncan Jones – A darker choice to be sure, but anyone who follows Jones on Twitter knows that he has a sense of humor as well. He's certainly elevate the franchise and make it a real legitimate "film" as opposed to a comedy tent pole, but isn't everything supposed to be darker and grittier anyway? He's another less than likely candidate, but I'd hope that his name is at least floated about.
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Could a Best Picture nominee launch from Cannes this year?
In the pretty near future, the lineup for the 2014 Cannes Film Festival will be announced. We already know that potential Oscar player Grace of Monaco will be there, but what else could debut at Cannes and then potentially appeal to Academy members? This particular festival isn't nearly as awards season centric as the New York or Toronto Film Festivals are (or the Telluride Film Festival, for that matter), but we always get a contender or two to discuss. Last year we had Blue is the Warmest Color debut, while future nominees like The Great Beauty, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Nebraska unspooled as well. That got me thinking about what this year's slate could have inside of it for prognosticators like myself to chew on…
Below you'll find five titles that I think could have a chance at turning the heads of voters, provided of course that they play at the fest. I've opted to focus on American movies just because those are the ones that the Academy tends to focus in on themselves, though of course there are exceptions from time to time like Amour. Still, big time contenders (and even the occasional Best Picture winner like No Country for Old Men) tend to be english language outings. Anyway, now I'll dive in and speculate about five likely Cannes titles that could have a chance to woo members of the Academy.
1. Birdman – There's a chance that this comedy from Alejandro González Iñárritu could be too offbeat for Oscar voters, but they've gone out on dramatic limbs with him before, so if this tale of a washed up actor doesn't get too weird for them, there are tons of nomination opportunities. This could also be the role that nabs Michael Keaton his first Academy Award nomination too, so there's that. This one could either get shut out or be a huge player, but it's potentially the most likely to transition to awards season attention. We'll see if it actually debuts at Cannes, but I think it's highly likely that it will.
2. Magic in the Moonlight – Another highly likely title for the fest, Woody Allen's next movie is set in France, so that only makes it even more apt for a slot. That being said, of late Allen has basically seen every other film of his become Oscar players, so this could be the off year for him. Still, it's likely [...]
Big and Bleak 'Noah' Draws Strong Reviews
The reviews are trickling in on "Noah," director Darron Aronofsky's Biblical epic adventure starring Russell Crowe in the title role, and the critics, so far, are suitably impressed.
"Aronofky Goes Big and Bleak," reads the headline on the Film School Rejects website.
"A lot of Noah is so dark that you wonder how a big studio let a director get away with making it, and it's not just specific moments I'm talking about here," writes reviewer Nathan Adams. "There's a tension that runs through the whole film about who you should be rooting for, or it it's even possible to root for anyone in this situation. Noah goes to such dark places over the course of the movie that it's impossible to keep relating to him as a protagonist (sometimes to the point of comedy, intentional or otherwise) ,and it becomes necessary for the narrative to switch its viewpoint from character to character. There are moments of mass death so casually presented that they almost feel mindless, and then they get followed up by character beats so focused that they almost chastise you for getting caught up in the spectacle and forgetting to remain compassionate."
He goes on to write: "Noah is the sort of movie that takes multiple viewings and a little bit of time to fully digest."
Variety's Scott Foundas writes: "Aronofsky's uneven but undeniably bold, personal, visually extravagant take on the Old Testament tale will surely polarize critics and audiences while riding a high sea of curiosity to strong initial worldwide B.O."
Foundas describes the depiction of the character Noah in the film as "neither the Marvel-sized savior suggested by the poster nor the 'environmentalist wacko' prophesied by some test-screening Cassandras, but rather a humble servant driven to the edge of madness in his effort to do the Lord's bidding."
Steven D. Greydanus, whose review appears in the National Catholic Register, writes: "For a lifelong Bible geek and lover of movie-making and storytelling like me, Noah is a rare gift: a blend of epic spectacle, startling character drama and creative reworking of Scripture and other ancient Jewish and rabbinic writings. It's a movie with much to look at, much to think about and much to feel; a movie to argue about and argue with."
He adds: "It's certainly not the picture-book story that most of us grow up with, all cheerful ark-building, adorable animals and a gravely pious, white-bearded protagonist."
Todd McCarthy, reviewing the film [...]
Lionsgate Extends Deal with Grindstone
Lionsgate, whose recent success has been fueled by "The Hunger Games" franchise, has extended its long-term relationship with Grindstone Entertainment by signing new multi-year agreements with Grindstone President and CEO Barry Brooker and principal Stan Wertlieb, it was announced Thursday.
Grindstone's films include the thrillers "Empire State," starring Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, and "Frozen Ground," starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack.
"They are an important part of the Lionsgate family and a key component of our slate," Lionsgate Co-COO and Motion Picture Group President Steve Beeks. "We expect them to continue to serve as a reliable source of profitable films featuring world-class talent in the years to come and, as they continue to evolve as a label, we look forward to elevating our Grindstone relationship to the next level."
Rooney Mara: Angry Fans Protest Tiger Lily Casting
It seems that some film fans are upset over Warner Bros.' decision to cast Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily in a new version of the Peter Pan story.
More than 5,000 people have so far signed a petition calling for a Native American actor to be handed the role, according to Britain's the Guardian.
"This casting choice is particularly shameful for a children's movie," the newspaper quotes the petition as stating. "Telling children their role models must all be white is unacceptable."
Mara reportedly beat out Lupita Nyong'o, the Mexican-Kenyan star who won a best supporting actress Oscar for "12 Years a Slave," and Adele Exarchopoulous of France, whose performance in "Blue is the Warmest Color" was widely acclaimed, the newspaper reports.
Hugh Jackman is also set to star in the Peter Pan film. Directed by Joe Wright, the film is expected to be released in July, 2015, the Guardian adds.
Shanghai's $2.4 billion "DreamCenter" to Open in 2017
In a sign of Hollywood's expanding ties with China, DreamWorks Animation and Chinese partners Thursday unveiled their $2.4 billion "DreamCenter," an entertainment complex in Shanghai that is set to open in 2017.
The complex will contain a 500-seat IMAX cinema with international film festivals and red carpet events in mind, bars, restaurants and performance venues, according to the companies.
A "Dream Avenue" theater district modeled on London's West End and New York City's Broadway will also be part of the complex, according to the Associated Press.
The 40-acre site includes eight outdoor events plazas.
The project is led by "Kung Fu Panda" and "Shrek" maker DreamWorks Animation, Chinese investment fund CMC Capital Partners, whose owners include state-owned companies, and Hong Kong developer Lan Kwai Fong, according to the AP.
"This will become the world's third great urban center of entertainment and arts alongside New York's Broadway and London's West End," DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told a news conference, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Oscars®: Alfonso Cuaron – Which director/screenplay winner is most likely to win again?
After looking at which of the four acting winners would be the most likely to make it back to the Academy Awards telecast and emerge victorious a second time, I figured that it wouldn't hurt to take a look at the other three major Oscar winners…the Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Screenplay winners. They were all first timers, with two of the three writer-directors as well. Alfonso Cuarón parlayed his first Director citation into a win for Gravity, while filmmaker Spike Jonze (who's been nominated in the Director category before) managed a win in Original Screenplay for Her, and scribe John Ridley saw his first ever nomination turn into an Adapted Screenplay win for 12 Years a Slave. All are now entering potentially fruitful stages of their careers, so who's going to be back?
Most likely has got to be Cuarón, since he's already such a highly respected figure. Part of the reason he won Best Director and caused the split between that category and Best Picture was due to the love for him, or else it's very possible that Steve McQueen would have emerged victorious and prevented the split. Gravity on the whole might not have even been as big a contender. Whatever project that this filmmaker chooses next will almost immediately be considered an Oscar frontrunner, and more or less rightfully so. He's definitely earned that distinction at this point in his career.
Next I'd say Jonze, who finally was able to entice voters to do more than just nominate him. They've long appreciated his work, but this was the first time that they really out and out loved it. Her was only ever so slightly more accessible than his prior movies, but it just hit them in the heart and got him not only a nod for his first solo screenplay, but a win too. The next stage will be to try and turn his next Director nom into a win, and while he's a unique enough filmmaker that you can never bank on what he's going to try next, I'd say he certainly has it in him to craft another winner in the near future.
Finally, Ridley is very much an X factor, since it just all depends on which sorts of projects he pursues next. Could a permanent move behind the camera to direct be next? He's directed before and has a Jimi Hendrix biopic [...]


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In the battle to beat cancer, everyone is looking the elusive silver bullet. In this case, the bullet may actually be made of gold, and it has been developed by a 16-year-old. Indian-born Arjun Nair has been awarded a $5,000 prize from the Ottawa headquarters of the National Research Council of Canada for his work as part of the 2013 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC). Using the experimental method of Photothermal therapy (PTT), the nanobullet he devised would inject cancer-killing gold particles to seek out and destroy the harmful cells.
By advancing PTT technology, Nair was looking to find a way to treat cancer without having to blanket the body with radiation or harmful chemicals. After entering the body, gold particles accumulate on tumors. When bathed in laser light, they heat up, destroying the areas to which they have attached.
For the past several years, Nair worked under the mentorship of David Cramb at the University of Calgary. His current challenge is to find a way to weaken cancer cells targeted by PPT. He has singled out the antibiotic 17-AAG to attack the cell's defenses in the form of heat shock proteins and has done tests on live tissue cultures. Animal subjects could not be far off in the future.
"I've entered science competitions since Grade 5. I really enjoy taking my ideas and making them happen in real life," said Nair in a press release. In good company with other high school students who have made strides in cancer research, this ingenious student shows a promising future in developing groundbreaking cancer treatment.
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foxmind May 8, 2013 at 8:44 pm
Congratulations to Arjun, but the Idea has already been discovered and executed & the human trials phase will start soon
,the original founder of this idea is the Egyptian American Professor Mostafa El-Sayed at Georgia Tech.
Prof:Mostafa and his team have been running experiments for years now and the results are very promising, maybe very soon we\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ll hear the breaking news that all types of cancer are finally (CURABLE).
drm2g April 29, 2013 at 9:34 pm
The statement: "…everyone is looking the elusive silver bullet." is a completely unfounded assumption and has no place in supposedly factual reporting. While I applaud the work highlighted, there are over 400 known cancer cures already, many thoroughly documented. To expect a cure supported by mainstream channels is amazingly naive.
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Han, T.P.J. and Hill, A. and Gallagher, Hugh Gerald and Jaque, F. (2002) Optical properties of WO3 doped congruent LiNbO3 crystals. Chemical Physics Letters, 364 (2002). 323 -327. ISSN 0009-2614Full text not available in this repository. (Request a copy from the Strathclyde author)
The dependence of the optical absorption band edge, ordinary and extraordinary refractive index, powder second harmonic generation and the non-linear coefficient, d33, of congruent LiNbO3 crystals doped withWO 3 are reported. It has been found that the referred parameters show a clear singularity for a concentration in the range of 1.5-2%. In comparison withprevious works on congruent LiNbO3 crystals doped withdivalent and trivalent ions a charge compensation mechanism is proposed to explain the role of the cation. The experimental data of no and ne are described by a generalised Sellmeier equation considering the different ions sites in the sample.
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I/P Engine, Inc. v. AOL, Inc. et al
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MOTION to Expedite Plaintiff I/P Engine's Motion to Shorten Google's Time to Respond to I/P Engine's Motion to Compel Defendant Google, Inc.'s Custodial Document Production by I/P Engine, Inc.. (Sherwood, Jeffrey)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA NORFOLK DIVISION __________________________________________ ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) AOL, INC. et al., ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) I/P ENGINE, INC., Civ. Action No. 2:11-cv-512 PLAINTIFF I/P ENGINE'S MOTION TO SHORTEN GOOGLE'S TIME TO RESPOND TO I/P ENGINE'S MOTION TO COMPEL DEFENDANT GOOGLE INC.'S CUSTODIAL DOCUMENT PRODUCTION Plaintiff I/P Engine, Inc. ("I/P Engine") moves to shorten Google's time to respond to I/P Engine's Motion to Compel Defendant Google Inc.'s Custodial Document Production. I/P Engine, Inc. ("I/P Engine") served its initial document requests upon Defendant Google Inc. ("Google") more than six months ago, on November 7, 2011. On April 9, 2012, Google for the first time identified a target date for the production of those documents: June 15, 2012 – more than eight months after service of I/P Engine's document requests. Google's delays, and its proposed production date, are unreasonable, reflect a disregard for discovery procedures in this judicial district, and create tremendous prejudice for I/P Engine. I/P Engine's Motion to Compel requests relief from the Court to address these delays and time is of the essence. In an effort to expedite the briefing process for I/P Engine's Motion to Compel and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff I/P Engine's Motion to Shorten Google's Time to Respond to I/P Engine's Motion to Compel, I/P Engine DSMDB-3049035v1 respectfully requests this Court require Google to respond to I/P Engine's Motion to Compel on or before April 18, 2012. Dated: April 11, 2012 By: /s/ Jeffrey K. Sherwood Donald C. Schultz (Virginia Bar No. 30531) W. Ryan Snow (Virginia Bar No. 47423) CRENSHAW, WARE & MARTIN PLC 150 West Main Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Telephone: (757) 623-3000 Facsimile: (757) 623-5735 Jeffrey K. Sherwood (Virginia Bar No. 19222) Frank C. Cimino, Jr. Kenneth W. Brothers DeAnna Allen Charles J. Monterio, Jr. DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP 1825 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 420-2200 Facsimile: (202) 420-2201 Counsel for Plaintiff I/P Engine, Inc. 2 DSMDB-3049035v1 CERTIFICATE OF GOOD FAITH In accordance with Local Rule 37(E), I certify that counsel conferred in good faith to resolve this dispute prior to the filing of the present Motion. Counsel's meet-and-confer efforts are set forth in I/P Engine's accompanying memorandum. Counsel, in good faith, tried to reach out to Google's counsel by leaving two phone messages and sending one email over the past two days. Google's counsel has not yet responded. /s/Kenneth W. Brothers Kenneth W. Brothers 3 DSMDB-3049035v1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 11th day of April, 2012, the foregoing PLAINTIFF I/P ENGINE'S MOTION TO SHORTEN GOOGLE'S TIME TO RESPOND TO I/P ENGINE'S MOTION TO COMPEL DEFENDANT GOOGLE INC.'S CUSTODIAL DOCUMENT PRODUCTION, was served via the Court's CM/ECF system, on the following: Stephen Edward Noona Kaufman & Canoles, P.C. 150 W Main St Suite 2100 Norfolk, VA 23510 firstname.lastname@example.com David Bilsker David Perlson Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com Robert L. Burns Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Two Freedom Square 11955 Freedom Drive Reston, VA 20190 firstname.lastname@example.com Cortney S. Alexander Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP 3500 SunTrust Plaza 303 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, GA 94111 email@example.com /s/ Jeffrey K. Sherwood 4 DSMDB-3049035v1


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The Next Generation.
By Daniel McAleer. While it seems inconceivable that the likes of Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal can go on forever, particularly the latter two, lets take a look at some of the next generation of players who could become the flag-bearers for men's tennis when the unimaginable does eventually become a reality. Kei Nishikori: The … [Read more...]
Australian Open – Great Women's Champions
David Cox looks at some of the greatest female Australian Open champions in the Open era. Margaret Court Court won 11 Australian Open singles titles in all, an incredible haul which will almost certainly never be bettered and although seven of those came before the Open Era, she continued her success after turning professional. Court triumphed from 1969-1971, sweeping the majors in … [Read more...]
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Artis Zoo, AmsterdamFor those who like animals, the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam is an amazing place to spend a beautiful day in! You really feel like you're in an oasis of peace at the heart of the city. At Artis Zoo, one can easily relax and only hear the animals living there, which are up to 700 species!


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Payal Arora PhD
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Biographical Note
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication. My expertise lies in social informatics, digital leisure, new media spaces/cultures, edutainment and IT for international development. I have research experience in both the private and public sector on award-winning and grant-funded projects including the Kellogg sponsored speech-recognition literacy software for Hispanic immigrant youth in New York, the World Bank Development MarketPlace and HP funded project on karaoke edutainment television content in rural India and the National Health Foundation grant on the impact of technologically-mediated arts experiences on mental health post 9/11. I earned my doctorate in Language, Literacy and Technology from Columbia University, Teachers College in New York, a Master's degree in International Policy from Harvard University, and a Teaching Certificate from the University of Cambridge.
My work has been published in several scholarly journals including Current Sociology, Media Culture & Society, British Journal of Educational Technology, The Information Society, Information Communication and Society and the like. My paper on digitalization of medical information in rural India won the 2010 Best Paper Award in Social Informatics by the American Society for Information Science and Technology. My first book, Dot Com Mantra: Social Computing in the Central Himalayas (Ashgate, UK, 2010) entails an exploration of how people in remote Himalayas learn to use computers and the Internet and construct knowledge through interfacing with new media spaces. My second and upcoming book, Leisure Geographies of Web 2.0: A Historical and Comparative Analysis (Science, Technology & Society Series, Routledge, UK), investigates social network sites from a transnational perspective and compares it to comparable material public space. It makes the case of how online/offline contemporary public and leisure space are becoming more commercialized, privatized and globalized. This book project has won the EUR fellowship grant for 2012-2014. I am currently a full member of The Netherlands School of Communication Research (NeSCOR) and am on several boards including the Global Media Journal, The South Asian Media, Arts & Culture Research Center in University of North Texas, Global Education Greenhouse Inc. and The World Women Global Council in New York.
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Dr. Aseem Inam
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The primary purpose of this seminar is to enable students to craft approaches to so-called "First World"/ "Third World" city comparisons that are theoretically sophisticated, methodologically rigorous, contextually grounded, and significantly beneficial. Since there exists very little literature and very few projects which compare "First World" and "Third World" cities in a sophisticated and genuinely useful manner, the seminar is structured around a series of readings, case studies, and discussions to assist students in becoming mindful of the potential and pitfalls of comparative analysis, the types of data, the methods of analysis, and the urban issues or sectors which may benefit the most from such approaches. The course is designed to be interdisciplinary and interactive, and is geared towards masters and doctoral students.
Inam, Aseem. 11.941 Learning by Comparison: First World/Third World Cities, Fall 2008. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/urban-studies-and-planning/11-941-learning-by-comparison-first-world-third-world-cities-fall-2008 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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Raincoat from a cute waterproof fabric that I found on Etsy.
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Stefan Stenudd
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I'm a Swedish writer and aikido instructor, 6 dan Aikikai Shihan, former Vice Chairman of the International Aikido Federation. I've practiced aikido since 1972. I also teach the sword art iaido. Here's my budo bio.
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by Stefan Stenudd. The aikibatto sword and staff exercises for aikido students explained, with practical and spiritual aspects of the sword arts, equipment for training, and more. Click the image to see the book at Amazon.
Qi Energy
Increase your life energy, by Stefan Stenudd. The life energy qi (also chi or ki), with exercises on how to awaken, increase, and use it. Click the image to see the book at Amazon.
Aikido Attacks
Kogeki, the Attack Techniques in Aikido.
Of course, in aikido training the actual aikido techniqe is done by tori, the defender (also called nage), while the attack of the uke is merely a service so that tori can train. Therefore, it is quite common in aikido training that both partners focus almost completely on the tori role, and neglect that of the uke.
Such a way of training is unfortunate in so many ways. Mainly, one's focus soon becomes blurred also in the tori role, and without increasingly advanced attacks it is impossible to advance in one's aikido. We need to be more skilled as attackers, to be able to teach ourselves and each other higher skills in the defense.
I do not primarily mean the self defense aspect, but the way (do) of aikido. When attacks get more precise, focused and sophisticated, then they stimulate the refinement of one's aikido, and one's understanding of its nature. When you show just as much care about your uke role, as you do about your tori role, then it will truly be aikido.
The attack form katadori, from a seminar in the Czech Republic.
Below, I present the most common attack techniques (kogeki or kogekiho) in aikido, and say something about what I try to think about when training them. I don't try to be complete. For example, kicks and some rare and odd grips are missing, as well as armed attacks. I may add them later. What is included, though, I hope you find of some interest.
In the photos, I do the attacks, and Tomas Ohlsson at my dojo Enighet in Malmö, is the tori.
You find an edited and expanded version of all this in my book Attacks in Aikido.
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Boston Lyric Opera Opera 101: Mozart and an introduction to Idomeneo
Presented by Boston Lyric Opera at Old South Church, Boston
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The ruling Congress on the other hand felt that the issue of Mizo nationalism would not bear any fruit.
"MNF is trying to misguide the masses. It is talking of Mizo nationalism, but the fact is that its members themselves had surrendered in 1986 due to infighting in their own ranks. When the surrender took place only a handful of people turned out," campaign head of Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee David M Thangliana told PTI.
MNF rubbished Congress' claims and said the surrender was in order to keep the movement over ground.
The MNF-led MDA is also trying to revive the sentiments of the people on its other demands for economic sovereignty and Zo reunification.
Another poll issue in this predominantly Christian state is reportedly a tilak sported by chief minister Lal Thanhawla while attending a programme in another state.
Photographs of Lal Thanhawla sporting a tilak and attending pujas appeared in a local newspaper and MDA accused him and Congress of hurting the sentiments of the Christian dominant Mizoram society.
MNF even took out processions here to protest the chief minister's alleged practice of another religion.
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The divorce between Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal(U) and a few days of change in residence for Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad – from 10, Circular Road in Patna to the Ranchi jail in Jharkhand – have totally changed the game that is played in Bihar.
Angry with the SP, convinced that the Congress is a losing proposition, unsure of AAP's ability to win, and fearful that Mayawati may ally with the BJP in the future, Muslims have a difficult choice.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post4942899479012355323..comments2014-11-27T03:40:01.183-05:00Comments on RPG Blog II: Thoughts On Pushing The EnvelopeZachary Houghtonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-71832974806232527942009-09-02T13:44:18.468-04:002009-09-02T13:44:18.468-04:00(Aargh, hit 'send' before meaning to.) In...(Aargh, hit 'send' before meaning to.)

In this regard, the so-called 'OSR' and 'indie' RPG cliques have commercial/cultural problems and opportunities in common, but they're separated by a pretty big difference of opinion on the best use of table time...Wallyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-34075134313633289352009-09-02T13:42:48.340-04:002009-09-02T13:42:48.340-04:00As a hobby we need more adventures that deal with ...As a hobby we need more adventures that deal with adult themes in a mature way without resorting to 'Adult Content'.

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There are a large number of mature, articulate players out there who want adventures that challenge them without reverting to soft porn.

This is an excellent comment. It's also a stinging implicit criticism of D&D itself (among RPGs), though I assume that's not intended.

The Forge folks might be silly, but they're invested in games that evoke and enforce 'adult themes' at the mechanical level; D&D simply doesn't do anything remotely like this. Modern 'indie' RPGs are often written, near as I can tell, partly as rejections not of 'sword and sorcery' genre fluff, but of the approach to storytelling and drama that's built into D&D and its descendants.Wallyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-37089369149888304272009-09-02T13:37:29.464-04:002009-09-02T13:37:29.464-04:00I'm no prude, and adult relationships and situ...I'm no prude, and adult relationships and situations certainly have a place in gaming, but far too often the characters just end up playing out the storyteller's personal shallow fantasies; it's like being caught up in an early Wonder Woman comic.

On the other hand, substitute 'violent' for 'sexual' in your complaint and you have a legitimate criticism of nearly every D&D adventure ever written.Wallyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-18764062594977852822009-09-02T06:42:52.169-04:002009-09-02T06:42:52.169-04:00Interesting discussion, but can anyone tell me who...Interesting discussion, but can anyone tell me who this Ron Edwards guy is and how he is involved in the debate?Stargazerhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-34500400496378376682009-09-01T17:54:21.440-04:002009-09-01T17:54:21.440-04:00Well, we all have our different reasons. :)Well, we all have our different reasons. :)Zachary The Firsthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-65595452751840597162009-09-01T17:38:47.529-04:002009-09-01T17:38:47.529-04:00I gotta say I like to keep my games away from adul...I gotta say I like to keep my games away from adult content for one reason only. If you ever heard Rob (Bat in the Attic) pretend to be a seductive woman that would cause you nightmares only HP Lovecraft could write about. brrrrTim Shortshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-43264921514033737542009-09-01T16:04:10.516-04:002009-09-01T16:04:10.516-04:00In my gaming history, the titillation and the porn...In my gaming history, the titillation and the pornographic material all came at the beginning, when we were a bunch of nerdy and spassy 13-year old boys (the Rod of Red-Hot Ramming comes to mind). As I grew older, that stuff became less interesting. So it really isn't a case of Victorian values, but just not all that interested in gaming that stuff.

I do think there is a place for it if everybody at the table is cool with it. And I do like a bit of a hardcore edge in my sword & sorcery for sure.WalkerPhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-53318010978431331382009-09-01T16:03:29.872-04:002009-09-01T16:03:29.872-04:00@Chris Tregenza: Bravo! Now all we need to do is...@Chris Tregenza: Bravo! Now all we need to do is meet that need and infinite riches are ours...

As to the opinions expressed by Ron, it's interesting to note that article was also pitching his own product. :-/

How much weight that opinion has is down to us - by presenting alternatives to the 'received' wisdom everyone gets to play.satyrehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-72952853890836274252009-09-01T14:15:58.008-04:002009-09-01T14:15:58.008-04:00@Jason: Nice thoughts, man. Thanks for sharing! ...@Jason: Nice thoughts, man. Thanks for sharing!

@Rob: I agree. Good for him if he's got a game out that does what he wants. But Ron Edwards' problem is that he's been projecting what Ron Edwards wants and what Ron Edwards has experienced on everyone else in the hobby for a long time now.Zachary The Firsthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-53355746663692193312009-09-01T13:41:06.792-04:002009-09-01T13:41:06.792-04:00I am a "big tent" advocate and think tha...I am a "big tent" advocate and think that D&D and the OSR can cover a broad range of sub-genres without us having to step on each other's toes.

As for Ron Edwards he was being a troll and a twit in his editorial. The problem isn't what he likes but rather he is extrapolating that to the rest of us. In addition making a mountain out of a molehill stating that there is active censorship going on.

He doesn't get (and other people as well) that we are a decentralized bunch who happen to running in roughly in the same direction using roughly the same set of rules.

He doesn't get that the McKinney's put out the expurgated edition at people's request not by the dictate of a higher authority.

If his editorial's tone was more about what he prefers then it wouldn't be a piece of troll writing. There is nothing wrong with the sub genre he describes and more power to him when he gets his product out.

It doesn't interest me as I like my fantasy dark, gritty, somewhat realistic in terms of combat, and healthy dollop of magic.Rob Conleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-12132018907397226512009-09-01T12:59:01.283-04:002009-09-01T12:59:01.283-04:00I feel fortunate to have very rarely run into a GM...I feel fortunate to have very rarely run into a GM that thought it was "awesome" to throw a bunch of sex into his games, but those few times have been terribly forgettable. I'm no prude, and adult relationships and situations certainly have a place in gaming, but far too often the characters just end up playing out the storyteller's personal shallow fantasies; it's like being caught up in an early Wonder Woman comic.

I think you push convention by putting a little reality into the fantasy game, which can certainly include the occasional naked lady, but is more about placing characters in positions to make difficult decisions. In our real lives, our choices are rarely so cut and dry as, "Do I save the town by slaying the dragon, or do I just forget it and go home?" It seems that usually the heroes happily kill the villain, only to never hear of that incident again, but that certainly isn't how things work in any world grounded in reality. The same goes for directors who place a character in a situation where he has to "get with" his prize NPC (for whom he probably has an awkward, seedy character sketch), who then achieves whatever goal and then moves on like nothing had ever happened, while fellow players try to forget it. I fail to see how that is a mature approach to gaming.

My advice is always to give the player characters free reign to do as they like, but don't forget that their decisions have consequences. With weight placed on character actions, I think it enhances the game and adds a tinge of reality that cuts down on the Disney factor, while not forcing in awkward situations to fill some need for "adult" material.Jason Richardshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-12748696533333392692009-09-01T11:13:34.104-04:002009-09-01T11:13:34.104-04:00@Chris: Most importantly, I'm saying those "Victor...@Chris: Most importantly, I'm saying those "Victorian Societal Values" have a place in D&D, as does the abrogation of those values. To disdain one for the sake of the other is to ignore a vital piece of the hobby's legacy and future.Zachary The Firsthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-55062493716637441462009-09-01T11:08:29.631-04:002009-09-01T11:08:29.631-04:00@Chris: I'm sure they do. And I think there are ...@Chris: I'm sure they do. And I think there are outlets for it, just as there are for products that are less mature theme-oriented.

People should be free to follow their creative leanings. We just need to remember there's nothing wrong or limiting with people taking precautions as they see fit (or to request those precautions, whether or not they are honored) to ensure their games remain youth or family-friendly.Zachary The Firsthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-21444604606034247762009-09-01T10:56:46.110-04:002009-09-01T10:56:46.110-04:00There are two different aspects of this debate. T...There are two different aspects of this debate.

There is 'Adult Content' by which we mean semi-pornographic or fully pornographic material that is there for titillation.

And there is 'Adult Themed' by which we mean material that deals with ideas and concepts not suitable for a younger audiance.

The difference between the two is important.

An adventure about young women being enslaved for a demon prince can have 'Adult Content' with lush descriptions and dodgy line drawings.

Or the same adventure can be 'Adult Themed' and look at how people might cope with the 'reality' of the situation and even draw parallels with modern prostitution.

As a hobby we need more adventures that deal with adult themes in a mature way without resorting to 'Adult Content'.

The mainstream games companies tend to focus on the PG market and shy away anything controversial and for as long as the hobby does this, it will never be taken seriously. Imagine how seriously cinema would be treated as an art form if all the movies ever made were Disney films.

There are a large number of mature, articulate players out there who want adventures that challenge them without reverting to soft porn.Chris Tregenzahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702508936667404812.post-10310682796638736912009-09-01T10:15:59.882-04:002009-09-01T10:15:59.882-04:00I find it disappointing that after all these years...I find it disappointing that after all these years Ron Edwards greatest achievement is pissing people off and stirring the proverbial feces with his brand of gamer elitism.

The bottom line is that an epic tale of heroism against PG villains can be just as fun and entertaining as a romp through the XXX Abyss, except it applies to a wider audience.

Especially the demographic that will be tomorrow's gamers, our children. So if we ignore the side steeped in so-called "Victorian societal values" we are only hurting the hobby.Mad Brewhttp://email@example.com