Whataboutadam is a 17 year old teenage YouTube vlogger from Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Adam's videos include series called "Ask Adam" and "Challenge Adam".
His videos range from giving a tour of his bedroom-to-Attempting Gymnastics at Thorpe Park -to- writing a letter to his body -to- eating Lucky Charms.
Whataboutadam has had over 760,000 veiws on all of his videos and tens of thousands of comments on his videos. He has over 10,000 subscribers. and has also been featured 3 times on youtube
Media appearances
Adam has been involved with the media in a couple of ways.
He got interveiwed in the Culture magazine section of the Sunday Times.
He also got to take part & be a presenter in a programme run by a section of the BBC called Blast (which is for teenagers who are intrested in being in the Arts/media industry)
He took part in a BBC Radio 1 area called "exam hell" where he had to vlog about his GCSEs and how he coped with the stress of it.
And he has been interveiwed a few times on Radio 1
And he is currenly having some involvment with Channel4 Talent.
Adam's videos include series called "Ask Adam" and "Challenge Adam".
His videos range from giving a tour of his bedroom-to-Attempting Gymnastics at Thorpe Park -to- writing a letter to his body -to- eating Lucky Charms.
Whataboutadam has had over 760,000 veiws on all of his videos and tens of thousands of comments on his videos. He has over 10,000 subscribers. and has also been featured 3 times on youtube
Media appearances
Adam has been involved with the media in a couple of ways.
He got interveiwed in the Culture magazine section of the Sunday Times.
He also got to take part & be a presenter in a programme run by a section of the BBC called Blast (which is for teenagers who are intrested in being in the Arts/media industry)
He took part in a BBC Radio 1 area called "exam hell" where he had to vlog about his GCSEs and how he coped with the stress of it.
And he has been interveiwed a few times on Radio 1
And he is currenly having some involvment with Channel4 Talent.
Chobe is a slang term for one who lacks in experience. It can have derogatory connotations, but is mostly used for descriptive purposes, without any true value judgment. The word has a stronger resemblance to "newb" compared to "noob" in that it is not as derogatory as the latter but has stronger negative connotations associated with it than the former. Usually someone designated as a chobe has a general knowledge that they are lacking in experience. This is directly contrasted with pure "noobs," those that think they are very skilled when in fact they are not.
Origin
The Korean term chobo (초보) has roughly the same connotations as "newbie," and has been popularized in the English speaking world via the presence of large numbers of South Koreans in some online gaming communities. The antonym of chobo is gosu (ê³ ìˆ˜). The word "chobe" is a single-syllable truncation of chobo which takes on a different meaning.
One origin of "chobe" can be traced back to Lloyd House at the Caltech in the fall of 2007. Other origins have not yet been documented.
Alternative Forms
The main alternative spelling of "chobe" is the adjective form: "chobes."
The adjective form mainly appears in phrases such as:
"That was pretty chobes." - when referring to a "newb" action.
"It's pretty chobes up in here." - referring to an environment filled with chobe.
Meanings and Usage
Two major uses of chobe and its alternative chobes are when regarding male-female relationships and games. However, the meaning of chobe can be widespread and is not limited to online games or internet communities at all and thus is different from derivations of "newb" and "chobo."
Example 1 - Glomming
"Glomming" refers to a practice commonly performed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) by men desiring female companionship. Due to the lopsided demographics (70% male, 30% female), one finds a dearth of women at Caltech. Thus, several men tend to court a woman at once. So, glomming refers to the practice of several men hooking onto (not literally) to one woman.
This situation mainly arises from the usually lack of interpersonal and female relationship experience attributed to the males. Since real world, glomming does not occur anywhere near as frequently, one would refer to a glomming situation as "chobes." However, due to the intrinsic introverted nature of much of the population, this lack of experience cannot be avoided and therefore the situation must occur. The word "chobe" fits perfectly for this situation since "newb" and "noob" have much stronger online gaming associations. Since it is exceedingly difficult to ignore the fact that there is actually only one female present in the group and all the males are surrounding her, the males usually have a basic idea of what they are doing, yet they do it regardless. That is chobes.
Example 2 - Gaming Usage
Another example to refine the usage of chobe can be described using the popular RTS known as StarCraft. Due to the game being almost a decade old, it is extremely rare to find players who have not played the game before. In this regard, they are not strictly "newbies" or "newbs." However, their skills at the game may have also deteriorated over time. When such a player makes an error in their gameplay, they are considered a chobe. This is because the player may actually realize they have made a serious error. This gives a chobe massive potential to increase skills while a "noob" does not have the same potential.
Example 3 - Widespread Usage
The more widespread usage of chobe is still being implemented. An example of this usage could be an attempt to a math derivation or calculation for a homework / set. If an algebraic mistake is both made AND caught, then the person will be considered a chobe. This is contrasted to a "newb" who has not learned enough material to even obtain the solution or a "noob" who has the material but simply fails at math.
Origin
The Korean term chobo (초보) has roughly the same connotations as "newbie," and has been popularized in the English speaking world via the presence of large numbers of South Koreans in some online gaming communities. The antonym of chobo is gosu (ê³ ìˆ˜). The word "chobe" is a single-syllable truncation of chobo which takes on a different meaning.
One origin of "chobe" can be traced back to Lloyd House at the Caltech in the fall of 2007. Other origins have not yet been documented.
Alternative Forms
The main alternative spelling of "chobe" is the adjective form: "chobes."
The adjective form mainly appears in phrases such as:
"That was pretty chobes." - when referring to a "newb" action.
"It's pretty chobes up in here." - referring to an environment filled with chobe.
Meanings and Usage
Two major uses of chobe and its alternative chobes are when regarding male-female relationships and games. However, the meaning of chobe can be widespread and is not limited to online games or internet communities at all and thus is different from derivations of "newb" and "chobo."
Example 1 - Glomming
"Glomming" refers to a practice commonly performed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) by men desiring female companionship. Due to the lopsided demographics (70% male, 30% female), one finds a dearth of women at Caltech. Thus, several men tend to court a woman at once. So, glomming refers to the practice of several men hooking onto (not literally) to one woman.
This situation mainly arises from the usually lack of interpersonal and female relationship experience attributed to the males. Since real world, glomming does not occur anywhere near as frequently, one would refer to a glomming situation as "chobes." However, due to the intrinsic introverted nature of much of the population, this lack of experience cannot be avoided and therefore the situation must occur. The word "chobe" fits perfectly for this situation since "newb" and "noob" have much stronger online gaming associations. Since it is exceedingly difficult to ignore the fact that there is actually only one female present in the group and all the males are surrounding her, the males usually have a basic idea of what they are doing, yet they do it regardless. That is chobes.
Example 2 - Gaming Usage
Another example to refine the usage of chobe can be described using the popular RTS known as StarCraft. Due to the game being almost a decade old, it is extremely rare to find players who have not played the game before. In this regard, they are not strictly "newbies" or "newbs." However, their skills at the game may have also deteriorated over time. When such a player makes an error in their gameplay, they are considered a chobe. This is because the player may actually realize they have made a serious error. This gives a chobe massive potential to increase skills while a "noob" does not have the same potential.
Example 3 - Widespread Usage
The more widespread usage of chobe is still being implemented. An example of this usage could be an attempt to a math derivation or calculation for a homework / set. If an algebraic mistake is both made AND caught, then the person will be considered a chobe. This is contrasted to a "newb" who has not learned enough material to even obtain the solution or a "noob" who has the material but simply fails at math.
Hanoi, Vietnam is a tourist attraction with a quite large amount of hotels. The list below contains most notable hotels and suites in Hanoi.
Five-star Hotels
* Sofitel Metropole - French historic hotel, rewarded as the second most beautiful hotel in Asia
* Hilton Hanoi Opera - under Hilton Corporation
* Hanoi Daewoo Hotel - under Korean Daewoo Corporation
* Melia Hanoi - under Spanish Sol Melia
* Sheraton Hanoi - under Sheraton
* Hanoi Horison Hotel
* Nikko Hanoi Hotel - under Japanese Nikko
* Sofitel Plaza
* Sedona Suites
* Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower - under construction, 70 story hotel building
* Hanoi Riviera Hotel
* Hanoi Plaza
in Italics are under construction
Four-star Hotels
* Fortuna Hotel - Singaporean style
* Sunway Hotel
* Lake Side Hotel - West Lake location
* Guoman Ha Noi
* Somerset Grand Hanoi
* Bao Son Hotel
Five-star Hotels
* Sofitel Metropole - French historic hotel, rewarded as the second most beautiful hotel in Asia
* Hilton Hanoi Opera - under Hilton Corporation
* Hanoi Daewoo Hotel - under Korean Daewoo Corporation
* Melia Hanoi - under Spanish Sol Melia
* Sheraton Hanoi - under Sheraton
* Hanoi Horison Hotel
* Nikko Hanoi Hotel - under Japanese Nikko
* Sofitel Plaza
* Sedona Suites
* Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower - under construction, 70 story hotel building
* Hanoi Riviera Hotel
* Hanoi Plaza
in Italics are under construction
Four-star Hotels
* Fortuna Hotel - Singaporean style
* Sunway Hotel
* Lake Side Hotel - West Lake location
* Guoman Ha Noi
* Somerset Grand Hanoi
* Bao Son Hotel
Philip D. Douglass, is a graduate of Washington and Lee University (B.A.—Sociology), Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.—New Testament) and St. Louis University (Ph.D.—Educational Theory). Upon graduation from seminary in 1974 he served as an associate pastor in a Presbyterian Church—United States congregation in Alexandria, Virginia area for five years ministering in youth work and evangelism.
In 1979 he began planting churches for the Presbyterian Church in America in the Washington, DC area. From 1979 until 1986 he was the organizing pastor for the "mother church" in Gainesville, Virginia and two "daughter churches" in Manassas, Virginia and Warrenton, Virginia.
From 1981 until 1986 he served as the chairman of the Mission to North America Committee of the DelMarVa Presbytery (which included the metropolitan areas of Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland and Wilmington, Delaware). Through his leadership the committee planted six additional churches in the Washington area, three in the Baltimore area and one in the Wilmington area.
In August 1986 he was appointed to the position of Professor of Church Planting, Growth and Renewal at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He is presently serving as the Rosalie Outlaw Cassels Professor of Evangelism and Church Planting. In that position he teaches courses in church planting theology and methodology, leadership development, evangelism and assimilation, discipleship, spiritual formation, conflict management and development of small groups in the church. In addition he has successfully served as the organizing pastor of two new churches in the St. Louis area, training students as churches were being planted. From 1992 to 1997 he served as the Director of the Doctor of Ministry program for the Seminary. He has served a term as president of the Association of Doctor of Ministry Education, a professional organization for D.Min. Directors of the 105 member seminaries across North America. In addition, he was appointed in 1995 as chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Covenant Seminary.
Douglass has served on the PCA General Assembly Committee of Mission to North America for 20 years with special involvement in Anglo and Multi-cultural church planting. He has served five years as chairman of the MNA Committee. In addition, he developed the PCA's organization of the Midwest Regional church planting efforts and supervised that ministry from June 1989 to January 1991. He has been involved in the development of the PCA’s Church Planter Assessment Center and has served as an Assessor on several occasions. He initiated and participates in the Readiness for Church Planting Training program, an annual assessment of potential church planter couples and individuals among the students at Covenant Seminary that then encourages those qualified student couples to focus on being trained for PCA church planting. In 1988 he was a founding member of Presbyterian Missions International, which sends Covenant Seminary's international students home to their native countries to plant churches. He served two years on the board as President. In March, 2008 his first book is to be published under the title of "What is Your Church's Personality? Discovering and Developing the Ministry Style of Your Church"
From 1996 to 2002 he served on weekends in the position of Pastor at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Wildwood, Missouri. He recruited and trained over ten Covenant Seminary students as he led the church through the process of renewal.
In September 1995 he was awarded the Ph.D. degree at St. Louis University in the School of Education. His dissertation topic was, The Effect of Mentoring Behaviors and Leadership Styles upon Church Planters in the Presbyterian Church in America. This study conclusively proved the necessity of church planters being mentored as they begin their first church if they are expected to bring the church to self-support within three years of the first worship service.
He is also the founder and the primary consultant at Douglass & Associates, a consultancy that assists churches.
Personal Life
Douglass has been married to Rebecca Love Douglass since 1972. They have four children and four grandchildren.
In 1979 he began planting churches for the Presbyterian Church in America in the Washington, DC area. From 1979 until 1986 he was the organizing pastor for the "mother church" in Gainesville, Virginia and two "daughter churches" in Manassas, Virginia and Warrenton, Virginia.
From 1981 until 1986 he served as the chairman of the Mission to North America Committee of the DelMarVa Presbytery (which included the metropolitan areas of Washington, DC; Baltimore, Maryland and Wilmington, Delaware). Through his leadership the committee planted six additional churches in the Washington area, three in the Baltimore area and one in the Wilmington area.
In August 1986 he was appointed to the position of Professor of Church Planting, Growth and Renewal at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He is presently serving as the Rosalie Outlaw Cassels Professor of Evangelism and Church Planting. In that position he teaches courses in church planting theology and methodology, leadership development, evangelism and assimilation, discipleship, spiritual formation, conflict management and development of small groups in the church. In addition he has successfully served as the organizing pastor of two new churches in the St. Louis area, training students as churches were being planted. From 1992 to 1997 he served as the Director of the Doctor of Ministry program for the Seminary. He has served a term as president of the Association of Doctor of Ministry Education, a professional organization for D.Min. Directors of the 105 member seminaries across North America. In addition, he was appointed in 1995 as chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Covenant Seminary.
Douglass has served on the PCA General Assembly Committee of Mission to North America for 20 years with special involvement in Anglo and Multi-cultural church planting. He has served five years as chairman of the MNA Committee. In addition, he developed the PCA's organization of the Midwest Regional church planting efforts and supervised that ministry from June 1989 to January 1991. He has been involved in the development of the PCA’s Church Planter Assessment Center and has served as an Assessor on several occasions. He initiated and participates in the Readiness for Church Planting Training program, an annual assessment of potential church planter couples and individuals among the students at Covenant Seminary that then encourages those qualified student couples to focus on being trained for PCA church planting. In 1988 he was a founding member of Presbyterian Missions International, which sends Covenant Seminary's international students home to their native countries to plant churches. He served two years on the board as President. In March, 2008 his first book is to be published under the title of "What is Your Church's Personality? Discovering and Developing the Ministry Style of Your Church"
From 1996 to 2002 he served on weekends in the position of Pastor at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Wildwood, Missouri. He recruited and trained over ten Covenant Seminary students as he led the church through the process of renewal.
In September 1995 he was awarded the Ph.D. degree at St. Louis University in the School of Education. His dissertation topic was, The Effect of Mentoring Behaviors and Leadership Styles upon Church Planters in the Presbyterian Church in America. This study conclusively proved the necessity of church planters being mentored as they begin their first church if they are expected to bring the church to self-support within three years of the first worship service.
He is also the founder and the primary consultant at Douglass & Associates, a consultancy that assists churches.
Personal Life
Douglass has been married to Rebecca Love Douglass since 1972. They have four children and four grandchildren.