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Anyway, thanks for the comments! I'm here with chapter 12! I hope you all enjoy it!
Lost in a Dream, Chapter 12
I woke up Sunday morning in the arms of my beautiful boyfriend, Brayden. He was already awake, smiling at me when my eyes met his. I smiled in return and he said softly, You know youre really cute when you sleep, right?
I felt a warmth rush to my cheeks at the compliment and whispered, Im just so happy in your arms!
Youre cute when you blush, too, He started, still quiet, and when you smile. Youve got this one dimple that makes you look adorable!
I just giggled and heard a groan from in the room. I must have had a sudden look of panic cross my face, because Brayden looked at me and said, Shh, its okay. Its just Kevin on the futon.
Fuuuuck! Kevin said from below. Where am I? He asked softly. I took that opportunity to climb down from bed.
Good morning, sunshine! I said, We had to bring you here last night, because there was no way we were getting you upstairs without someone getting hurt. Brayden climbed out of bed, too, and then we left to go to the bathroom.
Ugh, he said when we came back, groaning and holding his head between his head and sitting up on the futon, thanks for everything last night. Was I trouble? He asked, concerned.
No, not in the least. Only trouble was how much bigger you were than the rest of us. Good thing for Aiden, though. would have been a struggle without another football player there!
Aiden was with you guys? He asked, confused.
No, he was with you. And you promised him Braydens futon to sleep on.
Shit. Where did he end up? Kevin asked, concerned.
I grinned and said, Where you were supposed to be, of course!
Oh? Kevin said, Well, Im going to go bury my head in darkness for the rest of the day. Ill see you guys later if it goes away.
Brayden laughed and said, Just take some painkillers and drink as much water as you can! Youll live!
Oh my gosh! I said as a surprise hit me, Brayden! We dont have class tomorrow!
No shit, Sherlock, Jason said as he, Brayden, Kelsey, and I sat on the futon in his room, Did you seriously forget about a three-day weekend?
After that week? Yes! I said, I really didnt look ahead at all.
Well, tomorrow is the first Monday in September, wasnt that enough of a warning flag to you? Kelsey said, laughing.
Quit makin fun of me! I said, pouting, I really didnt realize it!
We continued bantering back and forth until we heard a knock coming from across the hall. I leaned forward and saw Lukas was standing at my door and said, Lukas! Were hangin out over here for a little while.
Lukas walked over to Jasons room and smiled before saying, Did you guys know Aiden just left Evan and Kevins room, grinning like a fool?
I smiled to myself as I heard Kelsey say, Aiden? Aiden who?
The football stud. He said to her before looking at me. He peered at me as he awaited a response. Well, Matt? Youre grinning like a fool, too! What do you know?! He begged.
You know I was Kevins driver last night, right? I said as he nodded, Well, Aiden was with him when I picked him up. Kevin had promised him the futon thats no longer in his room, so I said he could still stay on it since it was in my room.
Okay, so, why was he in Evans room? He asked impatiently.
Im getting to that, hold your horses! I said, Kevin was completely out of it and we had little chance of getting him up the stairs in one piece. Evan happened to be down there and agreed that Aiden could stay in Kevins bed.
Lukas chuckled and said, So thats why Kevins up in my room clutching his forehead. Why was Aiden grinning earlier? Do you know?
I dont know, per say, but I have a feeling. I said, thinking back to last night, He hit on me last night, but I told him that Brayden already had my heart. I also said that I knew someone he might like, and that happened to be when Evan came out and said he could sleep up in Kevins bed. I smiled, and then thought back to his comment about Kevin, Wait, why is Kevin in your room? I asked, confused.
He didnt say! He seemed to be satisfied with the answers, so he thanked me for the information and walked out. See ya later, guys!
Kelsey almost immediately turned to me and said, Aiden hit on you? She said, seemingly impressed.
Yup. My hearts already taken, though! I said as I clutched Braydens hand and held it up for all to see. I looked at him and smiled and he smiled back.
Brayden and I were back in my room when I got a text from Evan. I opened my phone and saw that his message said, . That was it. I had an idea why he might be text-smiling, but one can never be sure. I responded by saying that Brayden and I were in my room if he wanted to come by.
He must have been on his way there already, because it seemed like seconds after I shut my phone when he knocked on my door and walked in. I got up to greet him and he gave me a hugged me tight and said, Thank you, Matt!
I looked at him and smiled as he released me, What?! Youre acting like I got you a BMW for Christmas!
He giggled and replied, For Aiden, of course.
You agreed for him to sleep in your room, I just suggested it!
Yeah, well, you didnt say he flirted with you! He replied, quickly.
I giggled and said, Okay, maybe I left that part out. So?
So what? Evan said, grinning.
Brayden replied before I got chance, Sew buttons on your underwear. What happened?! He asked, impatiently.
We talked all night. He said, smiling, We went to bed around five and didnt wake up until Kevin knocked. Apparently he forgot his keys in the room, last night, by the way.
Smooth move, Kevin. I muttered, shaking my head, Anything else we should know about Aiden?
Hes taking me out to dinner tonight! He said, excitedly, And then were going to rent a movie and watch it. He wanted me to ask if you two if you were up for the movie, so, are you up for it? He said and looked on, excited.
I looked to Brayden to see what he thought. I smiled to show my approval, and he nodded his head rapidly and said, Definitely! When and where?
His place, Evan said, Ill text you the time and address later, so keep your evening clear!
Roger that, captain, I said, saluting, well be ready!
Oh! Evan said, stopping before he left, One more thing. My parents are going to be in town tomorrow. Can you join us for lunch or something?
I was speechless. His parents? My parents? I looked for an answer out of Brayden even though he probably wouldnt be there. He nodded and smiled at me. I- I dont know what Id say. I stammered as turned back to Evan, suddenly overcome with emotion. Y-yes. I said nervously.
Fantastic! Well have some fun with it, too. Evan said as a sly grin crept across his face. They didnt tell us about each other, after all! Then, he told me about his plan to freak his parents out a little. I have to say, its nearly cruel! Id have to practice my best poker face between now and lunch, tomorrow, though.
After Evan left, I looked at Brayden and smiled. You know, weve only been on one date, and it was a meal in the school cafeteria... I said, trailing off as I suggested the possibility of a big date.
Youre right! He said, Do you wanna play dress-up and go on a proper date, then?
Yeah, I do, I said as I smiled and asked, where do you wanna go?
Dont you worry about that, Ill get it all ready! You just smile and continue to look pretty! He said, kissing me softly on the lips.
Brayden took me to the nicest restaurant in town. That wasnt saying much since the population of the town practically doubles when school is in session, but it was still good food. I was half expecting something to happen since we were affectionate in public for the first time, but nothing came about. I happened to see that Aiden and Evan were there as well, but we decided to leave them alone. They already had their meal, so Brayden bought them a dessert for the waiter to deliver to them anonymously. I saw Evan start to look around, so I brought my attention back to Brayden and our date.
Before long, I noticed Evan and Aiden were gone and it was getting pretty quiet in the restaurant. Brayden and I had already finished our meal and dessert. He paid and we left to go back to the dorm and change. When we walked in the front door, we were holding hands and I was beaming. The girl working the front desk smiled at us and said, Aww, you guys look so cute together! I blushed, and Brayden smiled and thanked her. I simply couldnt believe we were lucky enough not to run into any bigots.
Once we walked into the room, I got a text from Evan. It gave Aidens address and asked when we could be there. So, I said, looking to Brayden, how long should I say? Fifteen minutes?
Nah, you could say less than ten. We dont have to change that much. I still want to be able to show you off! He said as I blushed again. Damn, hes good at that!
Aidens apartment was in a part of town that Id never been to, so we had to pay extra attention to find the street he lived on. Once we found the street, we found the apartment complex and then his apartment building. Evan came to the door of the building, let us in, and then showed us to Aidens apartment. We all sat with our respective dates while we watched some romantic comedy. I didnt really care what it was, I was just enjoying the company of my friends.
This evening was awesome. Aiden really seemed to care for Evan and us as his friends. I had a really good time hanging out with them, and by midnight, everyone seemed to be tiring out. Brayden suggested we hit the road, so he and I got up to leave. I didnt know what Evans plan was, but it was up to him to ask if he wasnt going to stay. As we left, they waved and told us to have a good night, so we wished the same to them.
On the way out, I had this weird feeling in my stomach. The area wasnt very well lit and I was very glad I had a hand to hold on to. I tightened my grip and felt Brayden do the same. Once we were in my car and on our way home, Brayden said, Man, I wouldnt want to walk back from their alone at night.
Me neither, Brayden, me neither. I said as I shook my head. It gave me the chills!
When we walked into the dorm, it was quiet. The lights were mostly off and the front desk was already closed for the night. The hallway lights were off, too, and when we got to my door, I could see that Jasons light was still on. When I opened my room, Jasons door opened and he said, Matt, your brother called.
I immediately looked at him, confused and said, My brother called you? Why?
He didnt say why. He just said you need to call him back as soon as possible.
Okay, I said, confused and concerned and pulled my phone off. Crap, batterys dead. How long ago did he call? I said as I plugged my phone in.
Not long, 15 minutes tops. He said. The way he looked at me meant he was concerned, too.
I kept my phone plugged in and called my brother. He picked up almost instantly, saying Matt! Whereve you been?!
Sorry, Bryan, I was at a friends place and my phone died. Whats up? I said, trying to maintain my composure.
Uh.. M-Matt, he stammered, Mom and dad ... they w-were hit ... b-by a drunk driver.
What?! I exclaimed softly as tears welled in my eyes, A-are... Are they... I started to say as a lump grew in my throat, Are they going to be okay? Tears were already falling out of my eyes and I could see the concerned look on Jasons and Braydens faces.
The doctor said they were in critical condition. He said softly, Matt, its ... its not looking good.
Bryan, I started as I sniffled and took a big gulp, Ill be there in 45 minutes. I-Is... I started, but couldnt finish without taking a deep breath. Is that going to be enough time?
I-I dont know. He said as he took a deep breath, B-be careful, Matt! I love you. Thats something hed never said to me.
Bryan, Ill be extra careful. I love you too. I said as I sniffled and hung up. To be fair, I hadnt said it much to him. We never got along the greatest as kids, but we were still brothers.
I immediately found the phone charger for my car in my desk and started to put my shoes on when Brayden spoke up. Matt, Im so sorry. He said as he pulled me into a tight hug, Ill take you. I cant let you drive by yourself like this.
Before we left, Jason stopped us and pulled me into a bear hug of his own. Matt, I cant even imagine, but please be strong for them. Take care of yourself! He said as he released me and Brayden to leave. I felt bad for not saying anything, but I think he understood that I wouldnt have been able to say much. I waved good bye, and Brayden and I started the longest 45-minutes of my life.
To be continued...


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Aburame Shino (S) - Page 21
Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Aburame Shino (S)
Still as mysterious and secretive as ever, Shino has improved greatly over the years, learning and practicing with his loyal bugs. With his new found mastery, Shino can disable enemies even harder while slowly waiting for his bugs to erupt from their bodies and destroy them.Requirement to unlock: Mission: The Konoha Man of Mystery
Insect Swarm
Shino sends out wave of his insect army at one enemy, dealing 15 affliction damage to them for 3 turns. The following 3 turns, that enemy will be invulnerable to all friendly skills and during this time this skill will be replaced by 'Insect Consumption'.
Cooldown: 2
Chakra required:
Classes: Affliction, Ranged, Unique, Action
Insect Barricade
The following turn, the first new harmful skill used on himself or one ally will be countered, 'Parasitic Giant Beetle Infestation' will be placed on the countered enemy and then activated. If this skill does not counter an enemy, Shino will gain 1 Bloodline chakra. This skill is invisible.
Cooldown: 2
Chakra required:
Classes: Affliction, Unique, Instant
Parasitic Giant Beetle Infestation
Shino infects one enemy with a small bug. 3 turns after this skill has been used, the bug bursts out, dealing 25 damage to them and activating all other copies of this skill on that enemy. This skill is invisible.
Cooldown: None
Chakra required:
Classes: Affliction, Melee, Unique, Instant
Insect Cocoon
This skill makes Shino(s) invulnerable for one turn.
Cooldown: 4
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Unique, Instant
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Cheerios Returns to the Track with RCR No. 31, Burton in '13
by Official Release On Wed, Oct. 31, 2012
WELCOME, N.C. (October 31, 2012) – General Mills®' iconic Cheerios® brand will be returning to the track in 2013 in partnership with Richard Childress Racing as the primary sponsor for six races and as a major associate sponsor for the rest of the season with the No. 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team and driver Jeff Burton.
America's No.1 cereal franchise will bring its fan-favorite yellow and black paint scheme to the following races in 2013: Phoenix International Raceway (March 3), Bristol Motor Speedway (March 17), Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 26), Dover International Speedway (June 2), Michigan International Speedway (August 18) and New Hampshire Motor Speedway (September 22).
"We are excited to continue our partnership with RCR and Jeff Burton in 2013. As a successful professional athlete committed to health and fitness, and an honest, hard-working husband and father, Jeff lives out the values that Cheerios represents" said Meredith Tutterow, Associate Marketing Director, Cheerios. "We know that Jeff is committed to winning and we look forward to seeing him in Victory Lane."
General Mills, with roots as a NASCAR sponsor for more than 15 years, began its partnership with RCR in 2008 with Cheerios brand as primary sponsor of the No. 33 Sprint Cup Series team. The program moved to the No. 31 team as a co-primary sponsor for the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season.
"General Mills, through its Cheerios brand and others, including Wheaties®, has been a great partner over the years so we're proud to continue that relationship in 2013 with Jeff Burton and the No. 31 Chevrolet team," said Richard Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. "Cheerios has been a family favorite for over 70 years and is one of the most iconic and trusted brands in America. We look forward to a successful 2013 season with Cheerios and the No. 31 team."
About Cheerios
Cheerios, America's No.1 cereal franchise, debuted in 1941 as Cheerioats. The nation's first ready-to-eat oat cereal has since become one of the most trusted and recognized brands in America. In fact, one of every eight boxes of cereal sold in America is a box of Cheerios. General Mills' popular franchise includes Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, Multi Grain Cheerios, Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter, Chocolate Cheerios, Frosted Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Cinnamon Burst Cheerios, Fruity Cheerios, Dulce de Leche Cheerios, Yogurt Burst Cheerios, and Banana Nut Cheerios.
About Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing (www.rcrracing.com) has earned more than 200 victories and 14 championships, including six in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with the legendary Dale Earnhardt. RCR was the first organization to win championships in the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series. Its current Sprint Cup Series lineup includes Paul Menard (No. 27 Menards Chevrolet), Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Budweiser/Rheem/Jimmy John's Chevrolet) and Jeff Burton (No. 31 Caterpillar/Wheaties/BB&T Chevrolet). Its Nationwide Series program includes Elliott Sadler (No. 2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet), 2011 Camping World Truck Series champion Austin Dillon (No. 3 AdvoCare/American Ethanol/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) and Harvick/Menard/Brendan Gaughan/Max Papis/Ty Dillon (No. 33 South Point Hotel & Casino/Menards/Hunt Brothers Pizza/Armour Brands/Fast Fixin'/ Chevrolet). Harvick/Tim George Jr./Gaughan (No. 2 Applebee's/South Point Hotel & Casino/Kroger/Tide Chevrolet), Joey Coulter (No. 22 RCR/Armour Brands/Husky Liners/OneMain Financial Chevrolet) and 2011 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards champion Ty Dillon (No.3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) compete in the 2012 Camping World Truck Series season.


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Agora is a Web-based, threaded discussion tool, similar to Usenet newsgroups. Agora remembers each user's preferences, and allows threaded, unread-only browsing. It offers the ability to manage several different groups, with different themes, forums, and administrators for each group. Agora offers a basic Web-based ICQ client, as well as a Web-based notes system.
IMIRC is an AOL Instant Messenger to IRC gateway. It connects to an IRC network as an IRC server, so it requires a local ircd to run. IMIRC creates nicknames for AIM users as they sign on, and converts HTML codes, which are used by AIM for formatting, to IRC's control code equivalents. Please note that you must either have your own working IRC server or you must find someone willing to let you link to theirs.
Ari's Yahoo Client is a compact, easy-to-use, text-based client for Yahoo! Messenger, based on yahoolib as distributed with GTKYahoo. Ari's Yahoo Client supports displaying your buddy list with the status of each person on it, displaying incoming messages from any Yahoo! ID, and sending messages to any Yahoo! ID (whether or not it is on your buddy list).
Babylon Java Chat is a client and server combo that allows groups to chat and draw over any TCP/IP connection. The client can be run either as a standalone Java application or as an applet launched from a WWW document. It features public and private chatting and drawing, email, file transfers, chat rooms, instant and answering-machine style messaging, and console paging. The drawing canvas enables users to draw freehand, or to create lines, rectangles, ovals, or fonted text, or to paste images from files.
The Bahamut IRCD is based on the EFNet Hybrid IRCD and has many additional features primarily designed for the DALnet IRC network. Its features include very high performance, compatibility with Solaris, BSD and Linux and a high level of stability under very high load, as well as many improvements over the original EFNet code. Bahamut is not compatible with Dreamforge as of version 1.2.0.
bbs100 is a BBS in the style of DOC and/or YAWC. DOC is a style that remotely resembles Citadel. What's special about bbs100, is that it's a single process daemon that handles all connections at once, while consuming very low cpu resources ( < 1%). It can handle over a thousand simultaneous users. It is highly customizable, is easy to setup, and has many configurable features. bbs100 is almost a must-have for people that want to run a DOC-style BBS.
Beonex Communicator is Mozilla polished for end users. It contains Navigator, Mailnews, Composer, and ChatZilla. Navigator has support for key web standards and a convenient interface. For example, it eases searching the Internet, similar to Apple's Sherlock on Macintosh. The Bookmark Manager can deal with huge collections of bookmarks and allows you to overview and sort them while you are surfing. If you want, you can track the latest headlines or webcams using the Sidebar. The Mailnews client supports multiple IMAP, POP3 and/or news accounts for each user, so you can download and manage all your email from various accounts in one place and store them on your computer or the server. Beonex puts a strong emphasis on security, privacy, and netiquette, to protect the private or confidential information on your computer and to encourage fairness.


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Upton introduced in Atlanta after signing deal
By Mark Bowman /11/29/12 5:48 PM ET
ATLANTA -- When B.J. Upton arrived at Turner Field for what was essentially a recruiting visit on Nov. 15, he did not know what to expect. This was Upton's first venture into the world of free agency, and the Rays had been the only organization he had known since being drafted at the age of 17.
Over the course of the three-plus hours that followed, Braves general manager Frank Wren, manager Fredi Gonzalez and former manager Bobby Cox produced the kind of hospitable atmosphere that provided Upton reason to believe he wanted to call Atlanta his new home for the foreseeable future.
"These guys got me," Upton said. "There is no other way to put it. They had me when I came here. I left here and I felt really good about it."
Two weeks after that influential visit, the mild-mannered and soft-spoken Upton returned to Atlanta to sign the largest contract the Braves have provided a free agent.
Wren and Gonzalez were among the members of the Braves organization who were seen smiling on Thursday afternoon when Upton signed his five-year, $75.25 million deal. His average annual salary of $15.05 million eclipses the $15 million salary Derek Lowe gained after signing a four-year, $60 million contract with Atlanta in January 2009.
"This was our key addition," Wren said. "We really wanted to get a center fielder that could defend like we're accustomed to having. Then the additional dynamic of having 28 home runs from the center-field position we think really improves our ballclub."
When the Braves were looking for an outfielder before the 2011 Trade Deadline, they inquired about Upton and quickly realized the Rays were not willing to trade him. This led Wren to trade for the Astros' Michael Bourn, who served as Atlanta's speedy center fielder and leadoff hitter over the past season and a half.
Given the choice to enter into a long-term agreement with either Upton or Bourn this winter, the Braves quickly set their sights on the 28-year-old Upton, a five-tool outfielder who possesses the rare combination of speed and power.
Bourn's status as a plus defender and elite basestealer has come courtesy of his speedy legs. The Braves had some concerns about the value the soon-to-be-30-year-old outfielder could provide near the end of a long-term contract.
With Upton, they felt it was easier to project what he might provide through the length of this five-year deal.
"[Signing Upton] continues what we've been trying to accomplish, which is to get younger and more athletic and able to play the game the way it's being played today," Wren said. "He brings a great defensive dimension and also power to the center-field position."
While Upton has the ability to replace some of the defensive contributions Bourn made, the Braves will now attempt to find a left fielder who can handle the leadoff role previously filled by Bourn.
"We feel like we can find that or create [a leadoff hitter]," Wren said. "But to find someone of Upton's caliber who can hit 20-30 home runs, that's a different dimension. We feel that can really add to our offense and make our offense deeper."
With Upton, the Braves get the right-handed power hitter they were seeking to add to a lineup that already includes left-handed sluggers Freddie Freeman, Brian McCann and Jason Heyward.
"I thought last year, a couple times we got behind the eight ball being so left-handed dominant, especially late in the game when they were bringing in specialty relievers," Gonzalez said. "Now having some right-handed guys, it's going to be a plus for us."
Upton batted .246 with a career-high 28 homers and a .752 OPS in 146 games with Tampa Bay in 2012. He also recorded a career-high 169 strikeouts and posted an alarming .298 on-base percentage.
While the strikeout total is high, it was not much different than the total Bourn compiled (155) in the leadoff spot. Upton's tendency to swing and miss was at least accompanied with occasional power.
With Rays third baseman Evan Longoria sidelined much of this past season, Upton put some added pressure on himself and feels he hurt himself by attempting to tinker too much with his swing.
"You have to learn a lot in this game," Upton said. "You learn something new every year. That was one of the things that I learned -- even though things are not going as well, there might not be anything wrong with you. Sometimes I think I read too much into that. At least I know that now."
Upton arrived at the big league level at the tender age of 19 in 2004. He returned for some time in '06, and then combined to hit .286 with 33 homers and a .836 OPS during the '07 and '08 seasons.
When Upton hit seven home runs in the postseason while helping the Rays reach the 2008 World Series, it appeared that he was on the road to superstardom. But during the four seasons that have followed, he has hit .242 with a .316 on-base percentage and a .420 slugging percentage.
"We think he hasn't peaked yet," Wren said. "We think there is still more in there. Now that he is surrounded by hopefully a deeper lineup, we believe we will see more of that come out. He's a good player."
At the same time, the Braves feel Upton is a genuine good guy who will prove to be an asset both on and off the field. Wren said he "was blown away" by the maturity and knowledge that Upton showed during their meeting at Turner Field two weeks ago.
"Nobody has said anything bad about him, and the clubhouse guys know everything," Gonzalez said. "They had great reviews."
Upton understands that some fans have already labeled him as being lazy because of a few incidents. He was removed from a pair of games in 2008 for not hustling, and his effort was questioned before he and Longoria argued in the dugout two years ago.
Upton accepts these incidents as part of his past and looks forward to his new future in Atlanta.
"The guys that I've been in the clubhouse with, the guys who I've played with and who know me, they know what I'm all about," Upton said.


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Lemay Library
When Washington College dedicated the J. A. Leo Lemay Library of Early Americana on Friday, April 29, it honored a distinguished historian whose diverse collection of books on American history and culture will now help inspire new generations of scholars' work on the American founding era. This remarkable library of more than 1,500 books was amassed over a lifetime by distinguished scholar J.A. Leo Lemay, and recently donated to Washington College by his wife, Ann.Now housed at the college's Patrick Henry Fellows' Residence, the collection serves the rotating residents of the home, accomplished historians and writers completing residencies at Washington College under the auspices of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience.On a sunny April afternoon, more than 50 of Lemay's colleagues, family, and friends, including his wife, Ann joined Washington College faculty at a celebratory reception at the Fellows' Residence.


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Psensor is a graphical hardware temperature monitor for Linux. It can monitor temperatures of the different hardware sensors (motherboard and CPU using lm-sensors), hard disk drives (hddtemp/libatasmart), and ATI/Nvidia GPUs. The fan can also be monitored (lm-sensors). Psensor is designed to be simple and easy to use.
ComponentJS is a stand-alone library for JavaScript, providing a run-time component system for hierarchically structuring the user interface (UI) dialogs of complex HTML5-based rich clients (aka single-page-apps) under maximum applied Separation of Concerns (SoC) architecture principle, through optional Model, View and Controller component roles, with sophisticated hierarchical Event, Service, Hook, Model, Socket and Property mechanisms, and fully independent and agnostic of the particular UI widget toolkit.
ZedLog is a robust cross-platform input logging tool (A.K.A., a key logger). It is based on a flexible data logging system which makes it easy to get the required data. It features logging of all keyboard and mouse events, a replay simulation tool, logging to a file, and hiding in the background.
WSChat is a simple Web chat system that uses PHP Websockets server code and a Javascript client HTML5 API to create a system similar to IRC for live interactive Internet text messaging between users via Web interface. It supports system domains, channels (with various modes), private messaging, and many other features. System data is stored in an SQLite database. It can easily be improved to make a powerful chat system.
Vermis is an issue tracker and project management tool for software developers and project managers. It has been created for improving quality of code, efficiency, and speed of development. Designed as a standard Web application, it can be used on almost any platform and hosting service, including Windows, Linux, and more.
Pito is a set of C++0x header libraries to facilitate writing system call interceptor libraries based on LD_PRELOAD wrappers. The program "pito" is also provided for loading Unix commands with such wrappers. This system is capable of passing command line arguments to loaded plugins for easy configuration. Pito is supplied with a powerful system call sandbox library to prevent modifications to supplied filesystem locations and a system call logging library.
Extracts useful information (title, bitrate, playtime, etc.) from MP3s and more.
A backend for the Core Five file manager.


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When Cindy Edwards and Lynn Easler had the idea to start a quilting class at Hendersonville First Baptist Church, it was about ensuring the survival of a lost art.
It was about teaching a younger generation a hobby from a bygone era.
As time passed, however, the quilts became less a hobby and more a mission. It wasn't intentional in the beginning. It just sort of happened, Edwards said.
What formed was Memory Makers Quilt Ministry.
The group began getting requests for quilts from the community and elsewhere and even began responding to disasters. Quilts made their way to tornado disaster areas in Murphy as well as in Joplin, Mo., and Mountain City, Tenn.
It was the trip to Mountain City in 2011, however, that convinced the quilt makers that what they were doing was a ministry.
Armed with quilts and cookies, members of the group boarded a church van and made their way to the disaster area. They saw firsthand the difference their quilts made.
After that trip, Memory Makers was contacted by Samaritan's Purse. The international relief nonprofit witnessed the group's work in Mountain City and requested quilts for its Hearts for Children program.
"That led us to believe God wanted us to do something with our quilts," Edwards said. The quilts now go to WCCA's Head Start Program, Samaritan's Purse, Broyhill Orphanage, an orphanage in Kirov, Russia, the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, disaster victims, hospices and soldiers returning home. Every newborn baby at First Baptist receives a quilt as well. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday to work on projects. On the third Saturday of each month, Edwards introduces a new block design for the entire group to work on for ministry quilts. On the second Friday of each month, the group gets together and works on a block design of their choice for ministry quilts.
No prior knowledge of quilting is needed to join the group. New quilters will be taught how to design and quilt, Edwards said.
Noreen Entwistle, an Edneyville resident, found out about the ministry from a friend. She had some quilting knowledge but wasn't an expert. She came to her first event two weeks ago and was happy that she came.
The impact on the community is overwhelming, she said.
"I was amazed," Entwistle said. "I really was."
The ministry is driven by donations. Every year, Memory Makers has two fundraisers. One is a craft fair at the North Carolina Apple Festival. The second is a cookie sale at the craft fair at Rugby Middle School in December.
All of the materials members use are donated. There is a room filled with shelves loaded down with colorful, patterned materials.
T hegroupstartedwith no money, and in the last year alone, an anonymous donor gave them $10,000 for a high-end quilting machine.
"I've got to tell you, it melts my heart," Edwards said. "It's all God's work."
When she has the initial idea for a class, she was expecting the group to make a few quilts per year. In the past five years, the makers have averaged nearly 100 per year. It's a growing ministry, Edwards said, and that's a blessing, with the needs that continue to roll in.
"We try to give to any need," she said. "It doesn't matter who it is or where it goes."
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Memory Makers create quilts, share God's love
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"It is an honor for the council to recognize this year's distinguished group of CEOs Who 'Get It'," said Janet Froetscher, National Safety Council president and CEO. "The strong example these leaders have set in living the journey and protecting their employees is something we hope all business leaders will follow."
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What some currently see as the most distressing assault on their dignity is first lady Michelle Obama with her fight against childhood obesity.Bacon. Great name. No seriously.
"I'm really appalled at the first lady's campaign. I think it will do more harm than good," says Linda Bacon, author of "Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight." "I applaud her for some of the specific programs, but when it's done in the name of obesity, it's going to backfire on her."
Bacon was one of about a dozen researchers and authors who signed a letter to Obama voicing concern that her emphasis on weight was stigmatizing a population rather than dealing with the broader health issues. "I think it's great for kids to have a better connection to their food," Bacon says.
A grand and lustrous name. And if you thought a joke was in order, you should be ashamed of yourself... of your mind. Not your body, of course. Love your glorious, ample body.
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But by focusing on weight, "you're teaching kids that they did something wrong to get the body they have."Givhan has the access to extract a response from Michelle Obama. The questions I'd ask: How can you talk about taking personal responsibility when what people hear is blame? If people are saying they feel good about themselves, do you really want to make them feel bad? Even those of us who don't favor inspiring self-esteem all the time want to know why you want to tear people down in the effort to get them to do something they'll probably never be able to do very well? But Michelle Obama is someone who's big on promoting self-esteem, so she's got a particularly difficult problem achieving coherence. You can't just be for everything that's good. Everyone must feel good and be virtuous. How does that work?
The women do not dismiss decades of scientific research on obesity, but they are distrustful of the conclusions as well as the methodology. They know they exercise; they feel healthy. One young woman shared that she was a vegan and has always been a big girl. Mostly, however, they argue that everyone should eat better and move more -- not just the overweight. So why point a finger at fat people?
I assume Givhan will get back to us with the First Lady's response. Until then, let's speculate. I predict she'll go on about her garden and how delicious vegetables can be: If only these women would taste vegetables — really taste her most excellent vegetables — then they will love eating right and all the incoherence will melt away. You can love yourself, love your body, love all your food and eat right and be healthy — feel healthy and be healthy. Of course, that's emphatically not true, but one feels so pretty saying it. And that is what we want — to feel pretty.


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The 2012 report can be found on Norfolk Southern's environmental website, www.nssustainability.com. It highlights advances made in the five years since the company launched a sustainability program with the goals of achieving industry leadership in fuel conservation, emissions reduction, efficient energy use, recycling, use of renewable materials and environmental partnerships.
"I am pleased with the progress we have made and the plans we have for strengthening connections with our people, communities, customers, investors and all those who have a stake in Norfolk Southern's success," noted CEO Wick Moorman. "In five years, we've made a good start. We pledge our long-term commitment to corporate responsibility in sustainability practices and to the principle that environmental stewardship is essential to Norfolk Southern's business success."
The report details initiatives involving social responsibility, economic performance and environmental conservation. Among other highlights, the railroad reports reaching nearly 60 percent of a five-year goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Norfolk Southern set a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 10 percent per revenue ton-mile of freight between 2009 and 2014. By the end of 2011, the railroad had reduced emissions by 5.9 percent per revenue ton-mile. The report outlines strategies the railroad has adopted to reduce emissions, including use of technologies and computer-based systems to improve network operating efficiencies and the fuel economy of its locomotive fleet, the company's largest source of carbon emissions.
The report also updates progress on Norfolk Southern's $5.6 million Trees and Trains program, an initiative launched in June 2011 with partner GreenTrees to reforest 10,000 acres in the Mississippi Delta. As part of a broader plan to reduce potential environmental impacts of its railroad operations, Norfolk Southern is working with private-sector partners to sustain longleaf pine forest ecosystems and to restore American chestnut trees to their native range through planting initiatives at former coal mine sites.


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It's ironic that NBC's most original sitcom in years is a remake, but who cares? The Office is a daring, unflinching take on very American workplace tensions.Time Full Review
Luckily for NBC, which bought the rights to the British comedy, only a relatively small number of viewers in the United States have seen the BBC version. Those happy few should try to erase every trace from their brains -- Eternal Sunshine of the Digital Cable Mind -- because the NBC series, though it pales in comparison, is still funnier than any other new network sitcom.The New York Times Full Review
The good news is that it doesn't stink. The even better news is that it's clever and sophisticated and immediately outclasses most of the comedies currently on network television -- not that the bar is set to breathtaking heights. [24 Mar 2005, p.D01]San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times Full Review
The good news for fans — and neophytes — is that the new sitcom is clever and insular, capturing all the drudgery, awkwardness, and rivalry of cubicle living. ... Ultimately, though, The Office lacks the aching subtlety of the BBC version.Entertainment Weekly Full Review
The Office, although derivative, is also bracingly fresh and funny. Not that it's likely to be a breakaway hit, or even a modest one, when paired on Tuesdays with the under-appreciated, ratings-impaired "Scrubs." [20 Mar 2005, p.3]Dallas Morning News Full Review
Not an unqualified success, but it is eminently watchable. What's more, it does the near-impossible: It doesn't make the viewer forget the original, but it actually inspires affection, instead of cries of "sacrilege!" from this rabid "Office" fan.Chicago Tribune Full Review
Devotees are probably poised to dismiss the adaptation out of hand, but I found enough funny business here to overcome my sales resistance.People Weekly Full Review
The new version isn't as painfully, profoundly funny as the original. But that's as it should be. American audiences don't necessarily want to cringe when they sit down for a sitcom. This is why "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is a cult hit, and not a hit hit. [23 Mar 2005, p.59]Chicago Sun-Times Full Review
What NBC has managed to do with The Office is make something true to the original while expanding on the vision and completely avoiding the dour stupidity of the current American sitcom. That, in case you haven't figured it out yet, is nearly miraculous.San Francisco Chronicle Full Review
While Carell is sometimes guilty of overselling his character's eccentricities, his exuberance is offset by a laidback cast - including John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Rainn Wilson (of "Six Feet Under") - whose deadpan reactions to their boss make for some of this show's best moments. [24 Mar 2005, p.130]New York Post Full Review
To be sure, The Office is an acquired taste and sometimes a challenge to watch. Still, it's at least a worthy follow-up to the original, and it attempts to plot its own course in future episodes. [23 Mar 2005, p.E-1]Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Full Review
After disliking the show initially, I've now seen the first three episodes, and I've come around. Despite its flaws, The Office is a smart, subversive change from most TV comedy. With so many trite and predictable -- and generally unfunny -- sitcoms around, one that's different deserves a chance. Or two or three. [24 Mar 2005, p.F8]St. Louis Post-Dispatch Full Review
The Office is less breezy and more warped than almost any sitcom on the American networks. For viewers accustomed to shiny, happy escapism, NBC's The Office speaks a new comic language of glum realism. Like the original, which was co-created by Stephen Merchant and the show's star, Ricky Gervais, it is a queasy portrait of corporate depression, characters who rarely smile, and bleak irony. It is funny, but slowly and painfully so.Boston Globe Full Review
There's a great TV show out there called The Office...This just isn't it...Instead, what NBC is offering tonight is a passable imitation of a miles-better British original -- a brilliant faux-documentary starring Ricky Gervais that has attracted a small but devoted fan base from its BBC America run.USA Today Full Review
NBC's Office is as smart - and the office workers appear as well-cast - as the BBC's "Office", and there is no laugh track - huge pluses. Still, viewers who have not been exposed previously to "The Office" will like this more than those who have. [24 Mar 2005, p.01]Houston Chronicle Full Review
It ain't bad. Unnecessary, maybe. Why watch the road-show version when you can rent the DVD of the original? But not bad. [20 Mar 2005, p.1E]Arizona Republic Full Review
Largely faithful in tone to the BBC series, which concentrates on the maddening banality of workplace-as-microcosm, NBC's Office still fails to score a direct hit, settling instead for an amusing approximation.Washington Post Full Review
The supporting cast, especially Jenna Fischer as the pretty but timid receptionist ("I don't think it's many girls' dream to be a receptionist") and Rainn Wilson as an obsessive, humorless drone, helps keep the pencils sharp when boss Scott gets too unfunny in his attempts to create an easygoing office atmosphere. [24 Mar 2005, p.D01]Philadelphia Inquirer Full Review
Carell's Scott may emerge as one of those characters viewers dearly love to hate, but the guess here is that he's too over the top - much more so than Gervais' character was - to be appreciated in doses this large. He'd be more effective as a secondary character - think Danny DeVito's immortally despicable Louie DePalma in "Taxi." [24 Mar 2005, p.B33]Newsday Full Review
The well-traveled Carell is a very talented guy, from "The Daily Show" to "Anchorman," but understatement and restraint are hardly his forte. As a consequence, he plays Michael bigger, and therefore harder to endure, than Gervais did --- a fine line that's significant in such a delicately balanced comedy. [24 Mar 2005]Variety Full Review
The Office has its moments, but it's just too loud and too clumsy...Like the original, the American The Office tries to pull off the most difficult comedy stunt of them all: getting laughs at the expense of a fellow who thinks he's funny but is pathetically, awkwardly, embarrassingly unfunny...The execution is less confident and less successful, more Spike Jones than Mozart. [21 Mar 2005]San Diego Union-Tribune Full Review
Somehow executive producer Greg Daniels (``The Simpsons,'' ``King of the Hill'') and his cast must win over new fans while not pissing off the old fans. [23 Mar 2005, p.42]Boston Herald Full Review
Just when you think The Office is working, it starts to crumble. You reach a point of giving up on it, and then suddenly it pulls you back. The thing defies concrete evaluation because it could go either way. [24 Mar 2005, p.D1]Seattle Post-Intelligencer Full Review
"Six Feet Under's" Rainn Wilson, in fact, is so weirdly compelling as Scott's hierarchy-obsessed assistant that he just might make the whole exercise worthwhile. [24 Mar 2005, p.36]Philadelphia Daily News Full Review
Instead of life-affirming laughter, we get an occasional ironic chuckle in NBC's version of The Office. It's a comedy that offers only escape instead of insight into our workaday lives. [24 Mar 2005, p.1E]Baltimore Sun Full Review
The best moments belong to Jenna Fischer as the receptionist and John Krasinski as a sales rep. Both are low-key charmers. They deserve a better boss and a better show. [21 Mar 2005]Orlando Sentinel Full Review
The devices are in place, and there's intelligent writing, but here the approach feels a bit tired, like a better version of those commercials set in offices, where the drabness of corporate life is mocked to sell some shiny new gadget, or to make you feel superior to it all. [23 Mar 2005, p.E1]Los Angeles Times Full Review
On its own, NBC's The Office is different, but it is neither daring nor funny; it's hard to imagine people taking enough of a liking to the characters to keep returning. And compared to the BBC version, in which every portrayal of those four key character types is utterly perfect, NBC's version is so diluted there's little left but muddy water. [23 Mar 2005, p.91]New York Daily News Full Review
This comedy is set in a paper-supply sales office where people seem to work hardest at finding ways to kill time. I must say that it was an extremely realistic presentation: While watching the program, I kept looking at the clock and longing for it to be over so I could go home. [24 Mar 2005, p.E6]Kansas City Star Full Review
Carell doesn't capture the weird charm, the subtlety and the vulnerability -- and the show doesn't have any of those...Frankly, it's sometimes so painful to watch you can just imagine remotes clicking all across the country. [24 Mar 2005]Deseret News Full Review


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Saturday, October 01, 2011
Michigan vs. Minnesota Open Thread
Michigan starts Big Ten play today against Minnesota in the showdown for The Little Brown Jug. Leave us your thoughts, comments and musings about that game and all the other CFB action today.
Special thanks to Mikoyan for today's Open Thread pic-slash-wallpaper!
29 comments:
- wingedhelmet said...
"Ok. I guess we're playing for keeps now. I guess the kidding around is pretty much over, huh?"
"It's the gopher[s] mwah ha aah ha haha aaaaaaa!"
B10 Opener for Brady Hoke and crew.
- October 01, 2011 5:06 AM
- Tom C said...
paid the extra to get the BTN and am set to go!
- October 01, 2011 9:06 AM
- wingedhelmet said...
@Tom C ...no BTN available in the Chesapeake Bay area so I have to find a stream or listen to the radio.
Enjoy the game and GO BLUE!
- October 01, 2011 11:41 AM
- Andy said...
Just saw we were wearing numbers on the helmets today. Looks very cool.
- October 01, 2011 11:43 AM
- wingedhelmet said...
I will never get tired of seeing the Band playing the Victors!
It is Great to be a Michigan Wolverine!
- October 01, 2011 11:57 AM
- wingedhelmet said...
I am "abcessed" with Denard's new found accuracy.
- October 01, 2011 12:23 PM
- Caring Hands Glass Art, Fine Jewelry and Gemstones said...
HAIL! Love to see such perfection! We just need this team to show up for Sparty, Nebraska and that team from Ohio! GO BLUE!
- October 01, 2011 12:52 PM
- Andrew said...
GO BLUE! It has been awhile; it is good to see a Defense & Offensive. Feels good.
Go Blue
- October 01, 2011 1:17 PM
- Yost said...
This is simply... beautiful
- October 01, 2011 1:29 PM
- wingedhelmet said...
Offense - check.
Defense - check.
Field Goal - check.
Welcome back MICHIGAN!
- October 01, 2011 1:29 PM
- Yost said...
I forgot what these games were like. LOVE THEM
- October 01, 2011 1:39 PM
- wingedhelmet said...
@Yost I am with you brother. I don't want to get ahead of myself, but it is clear that there is improvement in every phase of the game. I love this. I especially love the 0.
- October 01, 2011 1:45 PM
- Rigby said...
Nice to see Devin Gardner coming in to get some significant time.
- October 01, 2011 2:23 PM
- Mikoyan said...
My Eagles are not looking that good
- October 01, 2011 2:23 PM
- wingedhelmet said...
OMG..2 Count em two FIELD GOALS in one game.
- October 01, 2011 2:29 PM
- Andrew said...
field goal unit comes on & it is not like oh shit...here we go..
you gotta like the execution & taking care of the ball.
- October 01, 2011 2:41 PM
- wingedhelmet said...
@Jimmy Carter..says the Field Goal crisis of confidence is history.
3 Field Goals..
- October 01, 2011 2:50 PM
- Yost said...
LOL, Winged.
- October 01, 2011 2:59 PM
- wingedhelmet said...
Oh my..oh my..Rich Rod says he thinks hirinng GERG was a turning point in his opportunity to eat the cookies.
- October 01, 2011 3:06 PM
- TitleIX said...
Just a reminder about "jug security"
- October 01, 2011 4:10 PM
- TitleIX said...
We now have football coaches. The better these kids look the worse RR and his crew seem.
The new formation with Gardner under center and Denard in the backfield will be brutal on defenses!
Denard looked better in the pocket today and worked his progressions. Although the wind might have kept him from overthrowing...
The O line looked good, and I now want a number 18 jersey...Countess...beautiful!
Yes, sports fans, a great opportunity for some new looks, building confidence, and getting the youngins some playing time.
Happy Happy, Joy Joy!
- October 01, 2011 4:17 PM
- Caring Hands Glass Art, Fine Jewelry and Gemstones said...
Wow, Sparty and that team from Ohio......Look TERRIBLE!
- October 01, 2011 5:24 PM
- phil said...
Talk about a friendly town. I just drove past Luke Fickell's house and a bunch of Ohio State fans are loading up all his furniture into a moving van. I'd say he is moving to a nicer neighborhood but a banner on the van says, "Mexico or bust!"
- October 01, 2011 5:50 PM
- Yost said...
LOL, Phil. Might have to steal that one for MZone Twitter
Naturally, w/ only 140 characters, you get no credit.
- October 01, 2011 7:08 PM
- GoBlueBob said...
The day started off cool and wet but the weather improved and it turned out to be a great day. Hammm came up from Ohio and tailgated with us and I think his group enjoyed it. The team looked very good but I am not sure how much of it was how bad Minnesota was but at least Michigan did what they had to. It will be nice to have an away game finally and get a rest from the tailgate prep and clean up. Got the Tigers baseball game to watch tonight and several good football games.
- October 01, 2011 7:20 PM
- Ramona said...
Can I say... wow!!! It is all falling into place!!
It feels like fall used to be, blue sky, gold leaves, band playing, football saturday... and leadership from the coaching staff.. it is showing in the scoring, the defense and the lack of penalties...
- October 01, 2011 9:07 PM
- Jim said...
Don't know what this game says about us (Minnesota was aweful), but it was fun to watch. Like Coach Hoke more all the time.
- October 01, 2011 9:31 PM
- Mikoyan said...
Oh yeah Eastern had a live eagle at the game toady. Michigan should do something similar, it would be awesome.
- October 02, 2011 12:18 AM
- Yost said...
Jim, I agree, they are bad. But I concur re: Hoke.
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Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Kankuro (S)
In the last couple years Kankuro(s) has become a Jounin and has created a new puppet. He is now able to harness three puppets at once and is a more versatile combatant. Original Design: Yaseen16Requirement to unlock: Mission: The Aspiring Puppet Master
Kuroari Trap
Kankuro(s) uses his puppet Kuroari to trap an enemy, countering any offensive skill they use for 1 turn. If countered that enemy will take 100% more damage from Karasu Knives the following turn. This skill is invisible until triggered.
Cooldown: 2
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Ranged, Action
Karasu Knives
Kankuro(s) uses Karasu's poisoned knives to attack an enemy dealing 20 damage to them and that enemy will take 10 affliction damage the following turn.*
Cooldown: 1
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Ranged, Instant, Affliction*
Sanshouo Shield
Kankuro uses Sanshouo to block enemy attacks. For 3 turns Kankuro(s) and his allies gain 25% damage reduction and are immune to affliction damage. This skill becomes Salamander Puppet when used.
Cooldown: 3
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Classes: Physical, Action
Puppet Distraction
This skill makes Kankuro(s) invulnerable for 1 turn.
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Diablo 3 requires a constant connection to the internet to be played. Get disconnected, and the game will drop back to the title screen and remain unplayable until it can connect again. So don't plan to take Diablo III with you on long flights or anywhere else you won't have access to the Net. The move doesn't come as much surprise as developer Blizzard Entertainment took the same approach with Starcraft 2. Nevertheless, for a game many people play solo, and potentially on their laptops in all manner of on-the-go situations, Diablo 3's connection requirement poses some potentially frustrating limitations.
Blizzard's Rob Pardo explained that Diablo 3 requires a constant connection because all characters are stored on Blizzard's Battle.net servers. This setup allows Blizzard to authenticate all characters and items, adding of protection against player fraud and duplication of items. This latter point becomes particularly important with the (just announced) advent of real money auctions for items in Diablo III.
Pardo went into some additional details about the Battle.net improvements planned for Diablo 3. Finding friends and getting together with them to play received the most attention. Diablo 3 incorporates cross game chat, allowing players to talk with their friends playing Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft. It also ushers in a new persistent party system for keeping groups together.
It will be easy to hop into games with your friends using a quick join function, and Diablo 3 supports dynamic co-op, allowing people to come and go. To help with matching players up compatible partners, Diablo III has a new banner system. The banners will change to reflect a player's accomplishments. So before jumping in to join someone you'll know what you're getting in to. They also serve the handy function of teleporting anyone who joins a game in progress directly to the banner holder. No longer will you have to immediately ask for a town portal.
Many of these new Battle.Net features will be available during the beta test which is expected to begin soon. For more on the what to expect when it arrives, see our Diablo III hands-on preview.


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The same band rocks the nation on 2011's Enhanced Methods Of Interrogation too!
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The Audacity Of Hype by Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School Of Medicine
1. I have said it before, and I'll say it again, as loud as I can, Jello Biafra has been more accurate than that Nostradomos fellow. And a lot smarter, too. That being said, his new album, "The Audacity Of Hype" is nothing short of amazing. I like this album, a lot. In fact, I love it. He went back to his "Dead Kennedys" roots with his new band, "The Guantanamo School Of Medicine" and the result is an album almost as great as "Plastic Surgery Disasters," my favorite DKs album. The music here is surfy/creepy/heavy, and the lyrics are dead on. The tune, "Electronic Plantation," is so cool, so original, and so right on. The whole album does not preach to the converted as later DK albums and spoken word albums and Lard did. It brings up NEW ideas that are so fucking smart. Right on, Jello! I'd have to say this IS the best Punk Rock album on the new century. Fast, Furious, and super funny and sick and clever. Get this. Now.
2. It's worth repeating. Get the new Jello Biafra album."- George Tabb, MaximumRocknRoll
"First things first, a big "Fuck Yeah" goes out to Jello Biafra for NOT
doing something that fans of The Dead Kennedy's would be totally alienated
by. No Spoken word, or silly lounge music here. Jello has left the standup
to Henry and delivered a kick ass punk rock record, that aside from the
annoying song lengths, is just as good if not better than anything the
DK's did in their hey day. That's Right. I said it.
The band - comprised of of Ralph Spight on guitar and keyboards, Billy
Gould on bass, Kimo Ball on guitar, and John Weis on drums - is damn
good, and pulls off the obviously intentional DK style in a much more
polished and precise manner that still has plenty of dirt under its nails.
From the production end, this album sounds perfect on everything I have
played it on. The songs are great, and the packaging (I'm such a sucker
for a nice product) is cool, with great art and a nice foldout color
poster. Lyrically the album is everything you would expect from Mr.
Biafra, wherein he tackles an array of political issues that the country
has faced over the last decade. As far as delivering a good performance
vocally, Jello's voice hasn't lost anything. His immortal flamboyant sneer
and dramatic vibrato is as intact today as it was when he recorded "Too
Drunk To Fuck." I think the nicest thing I can say about this record is
that not only will it appeal to the older DK fans, but it has the
potential to open a window to the past for the kids of this generation."- Jersey Beat
"The band's twin guitar attack retains some of the space-punk overtones and spy-music-on-meth chaos of Dead Kennedys while adding a healthy dose of Detroit style proto-punk, flavored with Weiss' industrial excursions into metal percussion.
Topically, the album explores how our forced Iraqnophobia and Homeland Insecurity continues to feed lawlessness at the top ("The Terror Of Tiny Town") vs. a runaway police state and class war towards the bottom ("Three Strikes," "Electronic Plantation" (originally done by the No WTO Combo, Jello's one-off collaboration with Krist Novelselic (Nirvana) & Kim Thayil (Soundgarden). "Clean As A Thistle" becomes more timely every day as "Family Values" blowhards from Sanford to Berlusconi get caught in sinful trysts, while album closer "I Won't Give Up" offers an age of Obama anthem on how change comes from agitation from below, not from glamour and sound bites from the top.
Thirty years on, Jello Biafra has made an album that solidifies and expands his uncompromising vision and updates it for the new century, with a powerhouse band that promises to be a terrifying live machine!"- altsounds
"It would seem as if hanging around extreme musicians such as Napalm Death has finally rubbed off on political thorn/punk rock legend Jello Biafra. Where much of his work over the past decade has been relegated to commentary CDs and the occasional forgettable song that could never dream of living up to his storied career, that tide is about to shift with Audacity Of Hype. Yes, this is outright hype but for once with an otherwise untouchable artist such as this ― who do you know that ever pans a Biafra outing? ― it's entirely justified. Energised, spirited and rather aggressive, the album boasts a guttural rock'n'roll basis reminiscent of classic Dead Kennedys tunes such as "California Uber Alles" and "Too Drunk To Fuck" without ever trying to be that. It's clearly just the same inspiration barging forth. Even Biafra sounds possessed, pointed and not annoying for the first time in ages. Grinding and expedient, intelligent and furious, this album spells good times for Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine."- Exclaim
"The artwork is unreal on this. I was sent the CD and I probably spent at least half an hour reading through all of the insert notes, and marveling over the drawings which parody Shepard Fairey's "Hope" drawing of the President. Due to the instantly recognizable style of Biafra's vocals, it's hard not to compare this to the DEAD KENNEDYs, and that's fine since we all could probably use a jolt of acerbic surf punk with gnashing percussion and the political fervor, fight, and intellect that has been swept aside for so long."- Pastepunk
"Biafra's extremely unique musical vocabulary is firing on all cylinders here, and his backing band, the Guantanamo School Of Medicine (most notably featuring Billy Gould of Faith No More) blasts through nine songs with an intensity that is nonexistent on a lot of newer hardcore-punk records, making songs like "Clean As A Thistle" highly enjoyable, regardless of the outdated lyrical content. When Biafra tackles current issues on the anti-consumerist "Strength Thru Shopping" and the cow-punk/metal anthem "I Won't Give Up", he occasionally spits out couplets like, "We stopped Vietnam, got civil rights and new deals 'cause we kept a blowtorch up their ass," that make the listener feel genuinely empowered and ready to rise up and fight the hypocrisy that lies ahead of us."- Alternative Press
"Meet brand new rock band Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine. OK, so they're not "new" in terms of needing introductions - you may have heard of this Biafra guy before - but "The Audacity of Hype" is the group's debut full-length. Despite his dabbling with other bands over the years, such as the Melvins, this is the first project that Biafra's helmed solo. And, let's be honest, whenever someone considered to be a legend of sorts makes a return, there's always some well deserved trepidation. Why ruin the image, the memory and the music of a great band with a new attempt? It goes without saying that the Dead Kennedys will be the ruler by which this new project is measured.
With all that said, Biafra's band - Ralph Spight, Kimo Ball, Jon Weiss and Billy Gould - really make this album. Their high energy rock is believable and not merely a background for Biafra's vocals. Biting guitar riffs with the edge of Dick Dale on steroids make it pretty difficult to forget the Dead Kennedys. Amped up and ready to go, tracks like "Clean As A Thistle" tear by before "Three Strikes" takes on a raging Western gunslinger sound.
Any caution with which you approach "The Audacity of Hype" is, luckily, unnecessary. Sure, it's partly same story/different day and, sure, it's no Dead Kennedys, but who said it would be? Biafra and company churn out a record that sounds tight, packs a punch and delivers the kicking attitude you've come to expect from the outspoken frontman. Also, brownie points should be award for Shepard Fairey's contribution of the album cover."- Plugin Music


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Clonezilla is a partition or disk cloning tool similar to Symantec Ghost. It saves and restores only blocks in use on the hard drive if the file system is supported. For unsupported file systems, dd is used instead. It has been used to clone a 5 GB system to 40 clients in about 10 minutes.
Star is a very fast, POSIX-compliant tar archiver, maintained for more than 30 years. It saves many files together into a single tape or disk archive, and can restore individual files from the archive. It includes command line interfaces for the "tar", "Sun-Tar", "cpio", "pax", and "gnutar" command-line syntax. It includes a FIFO for speed, a pattern matcher, multi-volume support, the ability to archive sparse files and ACLs, the ability to archive extended file flags, automatic archive format detection, automatic byte order recognition, automatic archive compression/decompression, remote archives, and special features that allow star to be used for full and incremental backups. It includes the only known platform independent "rmt" server program.
Areca is a file backup system that supports data compression (zip / zip64 format) and encryption, incremental backups, FTP/SFTP file transfer, delta storage mode, and many other features. It includes a transaction mechanism, which guarantees the integrity of your backups. Two user interfaces are available: a command-line interface (useful for backup automation) and a graphical user interface (useful for backup administration).
PeaZip is a cross-platform file archiver utility that provides a unified portable GUI for many open source technologies like 7-Zip, FreeArc, PAQ, UPX, etc. Creates 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, *PAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, WIM, XZ, and ZIP files. It extracts more than 150 archive types: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF, ZIPX, and more. Features of PeaZip include extracting, creating, and converting multiple archives at once, creating self-extracting archives, split/join files, strong encryption with two factor authentication, an encrypted password manager, secure deletion, find duplicate files, calculate hashes, and export job definitions as scripts.
G4L is a hard disk and partition imaging and cloning tool. The created images are optionally compressed, and they can be stored on a local hard drive or transferred to an anonymous FTP server. A drive can be cloned using the "Click'n'Clone" function. G4L supports file splitting if the local filesystem does not support writing files larger than 2GB. The included kernel supports ATA, serial-ATA, and SCSI drives. Common network cards are supported. It is packaged as a bootable CD image with an ncurses GUI for easy use.
Dar is a shell command that makes backup of a directory tree and files. Its features include splitting archives over several files, DVD, CD, ZIP, or floppies, compression, full or differential backups, strong encryption, proper saving and restoration of hard links, extended attributes, file forks, Door inodes, and sparse files, remote backup using pipes and external commands (such as ssh), and rearrangement of the "slices" of an existing archive. It can run commands between slices, before and after saving some defined files or directories (for a proper database backup, for example), and quickly retrieve individual files from differential and full backups. Several external GUIs exist as alternatives to its CLI interface, like kdar, DarGUI, SaraB, etc.
storeBackup is a backup utility that stores files on other disks. It's able to compress data, and recognize copying and moving of files and directories (deduplication), and unifies the advantages of traditional full and incremental backups. It can handle big image files with block-wise changes efficiently. Depending on its contents, every file is stored only once on disk. Tools for analyzing backup data and restoring are provided. Once archived, files are accessible by mounting file systems (locally, or via Samba or NFS). It is easy to install and configure. Additional features are backup consistency checking, offline backups, and replication of backups.
KBACKUP is intended for handling of backups no matter whether they reside on disk or tape or even in files. As most other backup programs available today are either confusing the user with lots of long command line options, or user friendly but not powerful at all, the aim behind writing KBACKUP was to provide a user friendly yet powerful backup program. It is also intended to be kept compatible to existing and well proven archive formats, so you can restore your archives even if you should not have KBACKUP around anymore.
BackupEDGE provides live system backup and restoration and includes the RecoverEDGE Crash Recovery package. By using this tool, you can create emergency recovery diskettes to rebuild your system in the case of a catastrophic hardware failure. RecoverEDGE handles the details of reconstructing your FDisk, divvy, and/or slice tables, rebuilding your filesystems, and restoring your data, even if your hard drive size and / or geometry has changed. RecoverEDGE uses your live system backups, so there's no need to shut down your system in order to protect it.
An Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer.
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The aim of ADF MAGE-ML Tool is to provide a module for converting ADF files (a tab delimited file representing microarray design layout) into MAGE-ML format, and for generating an ADF from an array design described in MAGE-ML format. The module is build upon the ADF specifications and using MAGE-Stk APIs (Java). MIAME-compliance checking, a logging system, and integration of LifeScience Identifier (LSID) specifications are key components of the module. The module can be used via the command line or a graphical user interface.
AGM Build is a molecular builder and conformational editor. It can be used for interactive model preparation for molecular dynamics simulations, including association of atom types and partial charges. It features geometry editing, lattice building, building of chain molecules (e.g. proteins), chains with predetermined conformations, and charges and atom types according to selected Force Field.
APBS is a software package for the numerical solution of the Poisson-Boltzmann equation (PBE), one of the most popular continuum models for describing electrostatic interactions between molecular solutes in salty, aqueous media. Continuum electrostatics plays an important role in several areas of biomolecular simulation, including simulation of diffusional processes to determine ligand-protein and protein-protein binding kinetics, implicit solvent molecular dynamics of biomolecules, solvation and binding energy calculations to determine ligand-protein and protein-protein equilibrium binding constants and aid in rational drug design, and biomolecular titration studies.
Analyze ECGs is a graphical data analysis tool for use on analog input DAQ data, such as that of RTLab. It is useful for opening the '.nds' file format produced by RTLab's data acquisition program, DAQSystem (it can also open regular ASCII files). Aside from being a general-purpose multichannel analog data editing tool, it also contains custom features useful for analyzing cardiac data. However, it can be used for editing/viewing general-purpose data as well. Additionally, this program can convert '.nds' files to ASCII format data.
AntFlow builds upon Apache Ant to provide a new approach to simplifying system automation that uses pipelines of hot folders chained together to perform a given task. Using XML, it associates an automated task such as data transfer, encryption, or XML processing with a directory on the local system. Whenever a file is copied or written into the hot folder, the associated task is executed and the file is moved to the next hot folder in the pipeline for further processing.
Arka provides a nice GUI for the gp package of command-line utilities for manipulation and display of DNA/RNA/protein sequences, the WU-BLAST and FASTA program families, and additional graphical tools for various aspects of sequence analysis (e.g., GC plots and 3D graphs). It provides editable and saveable windows for standard input, output and error, and a dialog for any command-line program with specifications in a configuration file.
Artemis is a DNA sequence viewer and annotation tool that allows visualization of sequence features and the results of analyses within the context of the sequence, and its six-frame translation. It can read and write complete EMBL and GENBANK database entries or sequence in FASTA or raw format. Extra sequence features can be in EMBL, GENBANK, or GFF format.
Asymptopia Flashcard System uses Motif and LaTeX to produce, manage, and use attractively formatted flashcards. You load some or all of your "collections" and set the timer for pop-up frequency. The GUI interface and "Collection Manager" make creating and modifying flashcards as simple as pushing a single button. A knowledge of LaTeX is only required when entering special symbols.
A camera app for Android.
A command-line network analysis workbench.


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BLAZES raged, homes were destroyed, scores of animals were killed and alleged arsonists were detained.
It was bad. But Wednesday could have been so much worse.
After heading to bed on Tuesday night as unbearably hot, gusty winds fanned more than 120 bushfires across NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, Australians could have easily woken to scenes of utter devastation.
Instead, they awoke to something of a miracle: fires had raged and properties were lost, but fears of the full-scale catastrophe everyone had dreaded did not materialise.
However, flames had still managed to scorch an extraordinary 131,000 hectares of land in regional NSW and 9500 hectares in northern Victoria.
Major fires burned near Yass, in south-western NSW, Sussex Inlet, on the state's south coast, Lithgow, near the iconic Blue Mountains and to the south, near Cooma. Victorian crews worked to contain a grassfire that overnight had claimed homes, including a historic homestead, near Ballarat.
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell said the state was far from out of the woods but suggested months of planning and preparation might have helped avert a virtual Armageddon. The increasingly important role of social media was also credited for getting important information to those who needed it most.
Fairfax Regional Media spent the day sharing compelling stories, pictures and video of the fires and the chaos left in their wake. This information remains below. However, for the latest fire and safety warnings, please use the links to your relevant fire agency at the top and bottom of this page.
1.45pm update: An emergency warning has been issued for a fast-moving grassfire at Wallan, north of Melbourne.
The fire has already impacted Rowes Lane, and is expected to impact Old Sydney Road and Wallan-Darraweit Road within one hour.
1.20pm update: Speaking from the fireground near Yass today, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell said the fire was still a threat.
"This fire is still alive… it is threatening homes… and there are some very nervous people in this district," he said.
Mr O'Farrell said the fire may have killed 10,000 sheep, delivering a $1 million blow to landholders.
The state government is consulting their federal counterparts about natural disaster declarations, which would make financial assistance available to landholders who have suffered serious losses.
NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said the Yass fire was one of 30 around the state still burning out of control.
"There is a very real threat to this fire to more properties, to more of the community, subject to the weather conditions today," he said.
"We've seen significant agricultural losses already tallied up - thousands of hectares of pastures and crop - and stock in the thousands likely to be lost, not to mention the thousands of kilometres of fences."
Mr Fitzsimmons said the NSW RFS website had recorded 2.3 million page views over the last 24 hours. Some 30,000 Bushfire Survival Plans had also been downloaded, he said.
Deans Gap Fire: Fire has a 44km perimeter & is 3,800ha. Work being done on containment lines. Princess Hwy remains closed atm. #nswfires— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) January 8, 2013
1.15pm update: A property has been destroyed by the Yarrabin fire in the Cooma Monaro area. It appears the property, possibly a cottage or weekender, was destroyed by yesterday's fire. The RFS has assessment teams in the fire affected areas and have fortunately found no confirmed property loss at Jugiong as first thought.
1pm update: A community meeting will be held in Numeralla, in southern NSW, for residents in the impacted by the Yarrabin fire. Areas impacted include Numeralla, Countegany, Warrens Corner Road and Tuross Road.
The fire is burning in the Kybeyan Valley and is continuing to threaten properties today.
The meeting will be held at 2pm at the Numeralla town hall.
Meantime, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has toured areas devastated by a bushfire near Yass.
That fire is continuing to burn today 11 kilometres west of Yass, with fire crews undertaking property protection along Childowla Road.
Properties in the Ferndale, Sunnyside, Spring Vale, Wattle Valley, Yowerweema, Katandee, Euralia and Billa Burra Burra areas are advised that the fire may impact within the next two to six hours.
12.20pm update: More than 50 firefighters from the NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire & Rescue NSW, assisted by three bull dozers and three helicopters, are working to contain a fire that has burnt out more than 40 hectare fire burning in an easterly direction between Lithgow and Scenic Hill.
Embers may be blown ahead of the fire, creating spot fires. These spot fires may threaten your home earlier than the predicted main fire front.
The Bells Line of Road is currently open between Lithgow and Clarence.
Elsewhere in NSW, there's good news, with the Sand Hill fire - near Bungendore - downgraded to the lowest RFS warning level. The Kings Highway remains closed between Braidwood and Bungendore.
In Victoria, the CFA will hold a community meeting tonight to provide an update on the Kentbruck-Portland Nelson Road bushfire.
The meeting will be held at Gorae West in the Mt Richmond Hall, (next door to the Gorae West Fire Station) at 7.00pm.
Cooler conditions have caused the fire to slow, allowing firefighters the opportunity to begin to bring the fire under control.
11.40am update: The Princes Highway has now reopened at Wandandian, after it was closed yesterday by the Dean's Gap fire.
A reduced speed limit of 60km/h is in place with traffic affected in both directions. Motorists are advised to expect significant delays.
Turpentine, Wandean and Twelve Mile Roads remain closed.
There may be intermittent closures of the Princes Highway as the day continues.
11.15am update: After 24 hours of intense firefighting, RFS crews have contained a bushfire that threatened the town of Tarcutta, near Wagga Wagga.
The blaze has been contained to 1600 hectares.
10.15am update: Photos now up from the Bungendore blaze, which continues to close the Kings Highway today. Click the photo to view the full gallery.
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9.15am update: Australia's bushfire crisis is getting coverage far and wide, it seems - Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield has tweeted these shots of the blazes, taken from the International Space Station. No indication of which exact fires, unfortunately.
Photos: CHRIS HADFIELD/NASA
9.10am update: Several fires continue to burn out of control around Tasmania today, despite cooler conditions and some rain.
The Forcett fire, which has burnt more than 22000 hectares, continues to pose the biggest threat, with a Watch and Act warning current for people in the Kellevie, Bream Creek, Eaglehawk Neck, Pirates Bay, Doo Town, Old Jetty Road and Blowhole Road areas.
Fires at Curries River and Holwell, in the north, Mathinna in the north-east and Montumana in the north-west also continue to burn, although there is no threat to life or property.
8.50am update: Some amazing and moving photos from bushfires around Australia, including this one of the Chepstowe fire near Ballarat from The Age photographer Justin McManus. Click the photo to see the full gallery.
7.30am update: NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has announced he will visit fire-ravaged areas near Yass, Wagga Wagga and Harden this morning.
Fire crews are this morning battling to contain a fire at Lithgow, in the central tablelands.
One helicopter and several bulldozers have been deployed to the area to try and stop the fire front, which is at this stage moving rapidly up towards the old air strip that runs adjacent to the Bells Line Of Road. As a result, Bells Line Of Road is closed.
7.10am update: Of the 11 fires burning in Tasmania, only the Forcett fire is rated Watch and Act, with the 22,420 hectare blaze still out of control.
6.40am update: Residents near Ballarat face an anxious wait today, after a large fire tore through Chepstowe, destroying at least two and possibly up to 20 homes.
Elsewhere, cooler conditions and light rain in some areas has allowed containment work to be undertaken on many fires.
All fires in Victoria are currently at advice level.
6.15am update: All fires in NSW are classified Watch and Act or lower this morning, after a southerly change gave firefighters a welcome reprieve in the early hours.
The southerly change has brought cooler conditions however, the threat to property will remain.
The Princes Highway remains closed at Bendalong Road in the south and Wandean Road in the north. It is too late for people to leave the area.
Near Yass, a grass/scrub fire is burning south of Bookham and Bowning, in the Carrolls Ridge and Black Range Road areas.
Fire crews are undertaking property protection along Childowla Road Talmoa and Sutton Range Road Carrolls Ridge, at various remote rural properties.
The fire has crossed Burrinjuck Road and Black Range road with both roads closed.
The fire is likely to move towards the Dangelong, Numeralla and Countegany areas throughout today, under predicted weather conditions. People in these areas should stay aware of the fire activity.
The Tarcutta fire, which threatened properties yesterday, continues to do so today, with isolated rural properties to the north west of Tarcutta township along the Mates Gully Road still under threat from this fire.
The Sand Hills fire, east of Bungendore in the state's south, continued to burn in the area of the Kings Highway near Timber Hills Road as of 2am.
At the fire front with NSW Rural Fire Service volunteers as they struggle to prevent an out of control blaze cutting the main highway between Canberra and the coast.
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Six of the seven area high school baseball teams earned spots in the playoffs, which begin today for one team and Friday for the other five teams.
Four area teams will be playing at home in the first round, led by the three area teams that earned top seeds: West Henderson (19-3), the No. 1 3-A seed from the WNC Athletic Conference, Hendersonville (16-5), the top 1-A seed from the Western Highlands Conference and Polk County (14-8), the No. 1 2-A seed from the WHC.
The Falcons will be hosting the Northwestern No. 3 seed, St. Stephens (12-9), at 6:30 p.m. Friday in 3-A action. The other area team in the 3-A ranks is East Henderson (12-11), the second seed from the WNCAC. The Eagles will be entertaining the Northwestern No. 2 seed, Fred T. Foard (11-13), at 7 p.m. Friday.
The WHC champion Bearcats will be taking on wild-card entry North Wilkes (5-17) in the first round of the 1-A playoffs at 5 p.m. Friday at The Den.
The other area 1-A team in action in the first round is Rosman (11-10), the Big Smoky Mountain Conference No. 4 seed. The Tigers will travel to the Little Smoky Mountain Conference's top seed, Hiwassee Dam (17-5) for a 4:30 p.m. game today.
In 2-A action, the Wolverines will be hosting Bunker Hill (13-10), the Catawba Valley Conference's No. 3 seed, at 7 p.m. Friday. The other area 2-A team in action will be Brevard (9-13), the WNCAC's No. 3 seed. The Blue Devils will be on the road at the Southern Piedmont No. 1 seed West Lincoln (21-5) for a 7 p.m. game on Friday.
Winners of the first round will advance to Tuesday's second round.
Click here for the baseball pairings.
Four area teams make softball playoffs
Four of the area's seven high school softball teams earn spots in the state playoffs, which begin today and Friday.
Two area squads earned No. 2 seeds and will be home in Friday's first round. Leading the way are the Brevard Lady Blue Devils (18-3), the No. 2 2-A seed from the WNC Athletic Conference.
The Devils had their best season ever after winning just five games a year ago, and they will be hosting Chase (11-5), the No. 2 seed from the South Mountain Athletic Conference, at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
The North Henderson Lady Knights also had another strong season as they also ended up with 18 wins to finish at 18-8. They also played in the high-competitive WNC Athletic Conference and finished with the league's No. 3 2-A seed. They will be on the road at the Southern Piedmont top seed, North Lincoln (17-4), at 7 p.m. Friday.
The other area team that will be home on Friday is West Henderson (10-9), the No. 2 3-A seed from the WNCAC. The Lady Falcons will take on St. Stephens (14-7), the Northwestern No. 2 seed, at 5 p.m. Friday.
Rosman was the only other area team to make the playoffs, earning the fifth and final seed from the Smoky Mountain Conference. The Lady Tigers (5-14) will be facing the SMC's No. 2 seed, Hiwassee Dam (17-5), at 4:30 p.m. today in the first round of the 1-A playoffs.
All first-round winners will advance to Tuesday's second round.
Click here for the softball pairings.
NCHSAA releases prep baseball, softball playoff pairings
Six of the seven area high school baseball teams earned spots in the playoffs, which begin today for one team and Friday for the other five teams.


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New rules put spin on international scouting
Sometimes, the scouts sit directly behind home plate. Most often, they gather -- stopwatch in one hand and a clipboard in the other -- behind the batting cage or down the first- or third-base lines. A few scouts roam the outfield, sharing it with the prospects to get a better look. Some scouts hide in plain sight. Others scour the back roads of the Caribbean to hunt for undiscovered players. One of the worst kept secrets inside the game of international scouting is every big league scout's desire to find the next "guy" in Latin America, sign him at age 16 and put the teen into their club's academy before the competition can beat them to it. Inside this circle of scouts, a "guy" is slang for a good prospect. He's usually big -- almost always at least six feet tall and close to 200 pounds -- and he's definitely athletic. He's often a right-handed power pitcher, a country-strong corner outfielder or a slick-fielding shortstop or center fielder who can run and has some pop in his bat. Gustavo Cabrera, ranked No. 1 on MLB.com's International Prospect list, is a "guy" everyone knew about last summer. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound outfielder signed with the Giants for a $1.3 million bonus on July 2 to kick off the international signing period. He could be a big leaguer one day. Ronny Carvajal, ranked no. 14, is a prospect the Rangers believe in, and that's why they signed the outfielder in December when other clubs passed on him. At 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds, Carvajal has the physique and some of the tools scouts are looking for, but what he represents might be just as significant: Carvajal is one of the new faces of the evolving scouting and signing system in Latin America. The movement made headlines last year when new rules restricted the amount of money a team could spend on the international market. Some believe those new rules, combined with prospects being evaluated in games against their peers, is helping to even out the market, somewhat similar to the way the new spending guidelines impacted the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. Scouting through the traditional tryout format, which dates to the 1970s, is still a key part of the international game. The quest to find the right prospect for an organization hasn't much changed in the last 40 years. However, the methods and circumstances that determine who fits the criteria is evolving. Just ask Carvajal and the Rangers. In 2011, the Rangers signed two players and set a record for the highest international amateur bonus when they paid Nomar Mazara $4.95 million, and later singed Ronald Guzman for $3.45 million. The club signed teenage outfielder Jairo Beras for $4.5 million in February before the new guidelines were instituted, but Major League Baseball suspended the teen for a year because of a dispute over his age. Those types of paydays appear to be over. Carvajal signed with Texas for $80,000. In accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each team was allotted $2.9 million to spend on the international market starting July 2, 2012, without penalty. Exceptions -- such as a team's six highest signing bonuses of $50,000 or less and players signed for $7,500 or less -- do not count against the spending cap. This July's international signing period works in a similar way and the amount clubs are allowed to spend will be based largely on its record in the 2012 season. The pools for each team will range from an estimated $4.9 million (for the lowest winning percentage) to $1.8 million (for the highest winning percentage). Clubs will also be allowed to trade pool money. "[The new system] has the same effect of the Draft without naming it a draft, and obviously teams don't have the ability to pick in a certain round on the international market like they do for amateurs in the United States," said Brian Mejia, co-founder of the Dominican Prospect League. "If scouts are out there working, it is fair for everybody because the worst team gets the most money. ... If you compare it to the Draft, it's fair because it's about evening talent amongst teams." Additionally, the growth of leagues like the Dominican Prospect League, International Prospect League and Major League Baseball's Prospect League, which provide a neutral environment for prospects, have also helped to shape the baseball landscape in the Dominican Republic by allowing scouts to evaluate under game conditions. "The idea is not to devalue the player, but to get a truer gauge of who a player is," said Joel Araujo, manager of Latin American game development for MLB. "It is about giving the club best chance at evaluating a player and seeing who is who. The more games the better." It's unclear how many offers Carvajal had on July 2, or if his trainer, who also serves as his agent, miscalculated his player's value on the market. Scouts also wonder if Carvajal was hurt a bit because he struggled against live pitching and had a high amount of swings and misses during games, which are now an important part of the scouting process. A frustrated Carvajal almost quit playing the sport altogether before signing with Texas. "The top guy will set the market, but the middle tier is tough for trainers to figure out what they should be asking for," Araujo said. "And before you know it, the market has moved and it drops drastically after July 2. When negotiating, the trainers go off of history, and there was no history because last year was a transition year. Next year will also be a transition year with the new restrictions as well." Several players have already signed. According to MLB.com's analysis, more than 400 international prospects from Australia, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Taiwan and Venezuela have signed with Major League teams since the most recent international signing period began. The Mets gave Ahmed Rosario the highest bonus at $1.75 million, followed by Jose Castillo, who signed with the Rays for $1.55 million and Juan Paniagua, who signed with the Cubs for $1.5 million. In all, 10 players signed for at least $1 million and 62 players signed for more than $250,000. The average signing bonus for players was $283,000 -- excluding exceptions. "As far as a class and how it compared to other years, it was a solid 'average'," Mejia said. "The abilities were not as outstanding as the previous years, but in an open market without the restraint of $2.9 million, I can see them getting more money. There was also more information out there for teams and more strategic play than before because teams had a better feel about the money their competition had and what they were doing with it." The Rays have spent the most money on the international market since July 2, $3.7 million on 22 players. Overall, half the teams have spent more than $2 million. "It's all been positive," Araujo said. "It's always a good thing when you can get a clear evaluation of a player and sign him. There are also a lot of guys are still signing." In addition to Carvajal, recent signings include pitcher Alex Reyes, who signed with the Cardinals for $950,000, and outfield prospect Geraldy Martinez, who signed with the Brewers for $50,000. "Ronny is a good kid and his goal is to prove everyone wrong," Mejia said. "One of the lessons here is that trainers have to really evaluate a player's talent before declining substantial money. When all 30 teams have multiple evaluations and have an offer of 'X,' you can't ask for 'Y' and always expect to get it in this new climate."