| Video Game Delays Are A Slap In The Face
Game delays are like the physical equivalent to being slapped in the face and being offered an ice pack two months after the fact. Well not a slap to the face, maybe just a punch to the stomach. Game developers in their infinite wisdom and kindly nature find it in their best interest to get the gaming public overwhelmingly excited about an upcoming game and then move the date of its release so far-off in the future that you lose any hope of playing that game before your next birthday.
Developers may even postpone a title's release so far in the future that you might not see yourself playing video games at that time, but rather raising your grandchildren. Maybe that's an exaggeration, but different developers have a variety of different reasons for delaying games - some of them are good reasons, some are bad reasons and some are reasons the public at large may never understand.
Moms want alternatives to "bad" dolls
Moms are hunting through toy aisles for more wholesome-looking dolls, concerned that the scantily clad Bratz dolls with their Party Palaces and Magic Make-up Studios are sending their daughters the wrong message about how they should dress and act. .
Simple fun with simple toys
Guitar Hero blasts a Lynyrd Skynyrd riff on the Xbox. Infant gyms in psychedelic plastic flash and beep and play "Yankee Doodle." Diego has a talking rescue centre. Santa's elves must be getting more than their share of headaches at the workshop these days, judging from the sensory overload induced by this season's hot toys. But amid the din of Bratz handbag-boomboxes, crashing Transformers and the chirping of the High School Musical crowd, there's a peaceful oasis forming in toyland. A small but growing group of toymakers and parents is harkening back to a time when toys were more about the wonder of kids than the wonders of technology. At The Toy Space in Toronto, owner Randal Lee stocks toys made with all-natural and sustainable materials like reclaimable rubberwood, organic textiles and vegetable dye.
New families added to holiday adoption list
Families continue to be added to the list of those available for adoption in the Holiday Family Adoption Program. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty. It's easy to "adopt" a family. You can contact The Daily Reporter Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 262-6610 and let us know the number of the family you wish to "adopt." Then the fun begins. You can shop for items on the wish list, wrap them up and drop them off at one of two drop off days; Saturday, December 8 or Saturday, December 15 from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon on both days. The collection location will be the 4-H Exhibit Building at the Clay County Fairgrounds.
(From the last 12 hours)
Artists of River Town meet Nov. 27, 6 p.m. at the Oroville Library, Mitchell and Lincoln streets. All invited. Attendees are asked to bring a piece of art to share. There will be a slide show by Rex Burress. Call 534-7690. Sewerage Commission - Oroville Region meets Nov. 28, 5 p.m. at 2880 South 5th Ave. Oroville Republican Women Federated meet Nov. 28, 11:30 a.m. at South Feather Water and Power Co., 2310 Oro Quincy Hwy. Lunch is $7. Marianne Haydon, president of Ca. Republican Women Federated will be speaker and new officers for 2008 will be installed. Retired Teachers of Oroville and South Butte County meet Dec. 5, 11:30 a.m. at the Cornucopia. This is the annual Christmas party featuring Vera Mae Robinson and Mariam Compton. All retired teachers and their guests are invited to attend.
New families added to holiday adoption list
Families continue to be added to the list of those available for adoption in the Holiday Family Adoption Program. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty. It's easy to "adopt" a family. You can contact The Daily Reporter Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 262-6610 and let us know the number of the family you wish to "adopt." Then the fun begins. You can shop for items on the wish list, wrap them up and drop them off at one of two drop off days; Saturday, December 8 or Saturday, December 15 from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon on both days. The collection location will be the 4-H Exhibit Building at the Clay County Fairgrounds.
Augusta Lynx Weekly
Augusta, GA - The Augusta Lynx took five out of a possible eight points this week and moved up three spots in the ECHL's South Division Standings to 4th place with four games this past week. The Lynx stayed perfect at home with a thrilling 4-3 win over the 1st place Texas Wildcatters this past Tuesday. That was followed by a three-game road trip to Mississippi to face the SeaWolves. The Lynx posted their first shutout of the year on Thursday, winning 4-0 as #35 JP Levasseur recorded his first pro shutout with 27 saves. Friday, the Lynx lost a lead with :04 seconds remaining in the 3rd period and fell in a shootout, 6-5. Saturday despite a 42-19 shots advantage, the Lynx fell 3-1 to Mississippi. #19 Aaron Slattengren and #9 Louis Goulet lead the team with 16 points a piece. The Lynx face-off in Pensacola against the Ice Pilots on Tuesday before returning home to face the Mississippi SeaWolves on Friday, November 30th.
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