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Knights of Mayhem - Live Jousting Reality Show
Submitted by DC on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 01:10.

Hello SWA Community,

We just discovered a show on National Geographic channel - "Knights of Mayhem".  It's a reality show about a bunch of guys who are trying to professionalize real live jousting.

New episodes air Tuesday nights at 9pm EST.

You can get lots more info, and see video clips, here:


Might be worth checking out if you have an interest in this kind of thing...
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My summer of Dungeons & Dragons
Submitted by DC on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 21:31.

Another Salon.com article.

Byline:
"I was a scared kid with a sick mom. But I finally found the courage I needed -- and it came with polyhedral dice"

Link:
My summer of Dungeons & Dragons
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How D&D Changed My Life
Submitted by DC on Wed, 03/09/2011 - 21:44.

Interesting web article from a guy who was selling his book at the past TotalCon.

How Dungeons & Dragons Changed My Life
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Star Fleet Battles Open Community
Submitted by DC on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 22:11.

Some of you might know that our annual convention, Council of Five Nations, hosts the largest face-to-face Star Fleet Battles tournament in the whole wide world. We get players from all around the Northeast, and every year we get a few from beyond (Australia, Canada, Iowa & California have been represented the past few years).

The SWA also sponsors a separate, sub-domain web site, the Star Fleet Battles Open Community. This is a place for the SFB community to come together and discuss all the Star Fleet Universe (SFU) games like Star Fleet Battles, Federation Commander, Federation & Empire, Star Fleet Battle Force, and some others. We even discuss some non-SFU games like Squadron Strike.

If these kinds of games are of interest to you, please click on the link above and check out the Star Fleet Battles Open Community site.
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Atmospheric Science
Submitted by DC on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 12:56.

My father, Roger J. Cheng, is a retired Atmospheric Science researcher. He spent almost all of his career at ASRC, the Atmospheric Science Research Center, affiliated with SUNY-Albany.

He has put a lot of work into cataloging the highlights of his atmospheric science research and his career on a web site.

http://www.rogerjcheng.com - The Micro-World in the Atmosphere

Feel free to check it out.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Submitted by DC on Fri, 06/04/2010 - 23:18.

I just saw the original 1954 version of this movie on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

Even though the special effects can't hold a candle to what Hollywood does today, I gotta say, this movie has lost nothing over the years. For me at least, it holds all the wonder that it did when I originally saw it almost forty years ago.

Be sure to check it out if you haven't done so.
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Stop Wasting Money
Submitted by DC on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 12:36.

Warren Redlich is one of members of the Board of Directors of the SWA.  A few of you might also know that he's a declared candidate in this year's election for Governor of New York.

He recently gave a speech at a political rally.  Warren talks about the main theme of his campaign - Stop Wasting Money.  For those of you interested (it's pretty amusing), here's a YouTube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYvXdaD9y8s

If you're even more interested, here is the link for the Warren Redlich for Governor campaign web site:

http://wredlich.com/ny/

Enjoy.
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Historians Reassess Battle of Agincourt
Submitted by DC on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 17:32.

From the New York Times, Saturday, Oct 24th, 2009

Historians Reassess Battle of Agincourt
By JAMES GLANZ
Some historians are doubting the Battle of Agincourt's status as perhaps the greatest military victory against overwhelming odds, while also drawing some modern comparisons.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/world/europe/25agincourt.html?th&emc=t...
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Two settle lawsuits over Dungeons & Dragons handbook
Submitted by DC on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 21:22.

From Salon.com, and news wire stories:

Oct 16th, 2009 | SEATTLE -- Two of eight people accused in lawsuits of illegally distributing Dungeons & Dragons handbooks over the Internet have settled, and the maker of the pioneering role-playing game is seeking a default judgment against a third.

Full story:

http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/business/2009/10/16/D9BCHHL80_us_dungeons_...
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Movie Warning!
Submitted by DC on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 19:39.

Beware!

There is a movie called _In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale_.

This is a bad, bad movie. I guess it is based on a computer game?

It is worse than something a bunch of unskilled gamer dudes would make with their home video camera and a copy of iMovie on a slow Mac. The special effects are only sub-mediocre, but the script is embarrassingly bad.

Strangely, there are a lot of "big" name stars in it.
Jason Stathan is the hero.
Claire Forlani is his wife.
Burt Reynolds is the King.
... and more.
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