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saturday sept 202003 23- economist snnsuritribune plugged in to fun chcdlenge tfeoiuter programming leads teenagers to videogame by patrick mangion staff writer parents may want to think twice when insisting their children put down the mouse and slip on their sneakers after all a career in the highly lucrative computer video game mdustrymaybeatstake for j three newmarket teenagers hours spent in dreary baserheritsj hunched over a key board their eyes entranced on computer screens is more an investment in their future than idle down time besides math and computer science courses are a snap for high school whizzes dean yeats 16 steve whitmore 16 and 15- yearold jason jackson with little homework and no parttime job as of yet there is ample time to work on orius an ambitious video game the three hopejto complete before- gradiia- they expect to go their sepa rate ways at the onset of the post- secondary studies jason plans to pursue video game design deam wants to incorporate his love of music with technology and steve is still torn between a penchant for creative writing and computer science for now with one medieval adventure game already under their belts the group has begun the tedious work of coding arid debugging a their own video game- i love the challenge of pro gramming jason said v teenage video game designers from below steve whitmore deanyeats and jason jackson staff photomike barrett its all trial and error steve added the first game they designed called interwar is oh par with nintendo games of 10 years ago in it players must find their way through a medieval world complete with obstacles while acquiring various weapons and 1 transportation along the way the game fits on a floppy disk heeding a paltry 1500 lines of programming orius on the other hand may take as much as 50000 lines and so far the guys have 2500 lines to show for about a month of after school work thats not to say they dont have big plans for their latest creation y dont expect to see orius lining jthemselves of department and electronic stores anytime soon but eventually it may be included with a vast network of online role playinggames v i want to put it out there for other people to play dean said see company page 24 christina spence crafts corner s3 is no lye almond vniuasg this is one of my favorite soap recipes since its not only very easy to create but everyone who has eveiry received a bar has just loved it using a method called melt andpqurb soapmaking you make soap by melting down premade soap and adding luxurious ingredients to create something special in a future i column well also discuss how to make soap from scratch ingredients makes one bar 18 cup 25 ml ground almonds 4 02 plain soap base available at craft stores or use a 4oz bar of plain soap i4cup50 ml distilled water 1 tablespoon 15 ml sweet almond oil 610 drops vanilla 610 drops almond extract grate the soap or chop into tiny pieces using a very sharp knife j 9 in a heavy saucepan bring the water tpa bojl then reduce heat to a simmer add the bits of soap and stir gently until you hayeja nice smooth soap mixture remove the pah from the heat and add the ground almonds almond oil vanilla and the almond extract stiruritil well blended 3 spoon the liquid soap mixture into a mold and let set for at least two days before using see supply page 24 join mayor don cousens foan exciting evening of deliciousfood with wines conhplimentin each course and music with roger abbott of royal canadian air farce as our master of ceremonies 9500 per person supporting the arts and culture in our community today will enrich the lives of our youth tomorrow gall 905305show 7469 to reserve your seats today corporate tables are also available ir information contact lesley domirilco at 9059468072 1 11 evenintfof october 17 2003 angus glen golf course 10080 kennedy road e maiiwiarri theatre fr performing an rzixxgijs