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Howie Kendrick is rumored to be one of the players demanded by Florida in exchange for Miguel Cabrera.
Au · try · ism [aw – tree – iz – uhm] –noun 1. Failure to stick to a long-term plan. 2. Overpaying for aging free agents. 3. Trading one or more top prospects to acquire a famous or well-liked ballplayer. [Origin: 1961-1996]
The Angels head for the winter meetings in Nashville apparently bent on making the same mistakes that inflicted four decades of futility on their long-suffering fans.
Gene Autry, the team's first owner, was a country singer and serial Western actor who bought the American League's expansion franchise in Los Angeles scheduled to begin play in 1961. He'd gone to the December 1960 winter meetings in St. Louis intent on acquiring the radio rights from whomever got the franchise, but left town with the franchise in his pocket.
Autry's public persona kept him popular with Angels fandom while the team failed to achieve any long-term success. He'd invest in "name" players who would attract paying customers even though they were beyond their best years.
After eleven seasons of futility, Autry lured Harry Dalton to Anaheim to build a productive farm system. Dalton had built a powerhouse Baltimore Orioles machine that contended almost every year from the late 1960s and far past his tenure into the early 1980s. After joining the Orioles in 1954, he worked his way up the organizational ladder including a stint as director of the farm system. When GM Lee MacPhail departed in 1965, Dalton succeeded him. During his tenure, the Orioles went to the World Series in 1966, 1969, 1970, and 1971. His first trade was to acquire outfielder Frank Robinson from Cincinnati in exchange for pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun. Robinson is now in the Hall of Fame.
Dalton inherited from MacPhail a fertile farm system. In Anaheim, the cupboard was bare, so he methodically went about building the foundation for a productive minor league system. Dalton was patient, but Autry was not, as the parent club suffered through one of the worst eras in its history. After players won the right to take their free agency, Autry redirected his investments from player development into free agent acquisition. The Angels signed "stars" such as Joe Rudi, Bobby Grich and Don Baylor — the latter two former Baltimore Orioles who'd come up in their system under Dalton — but injuries and flops kept the Angels from post-season competition.
So after the 1977 season, Autry fired Dalton and brought in Buzzie Bavasi, a former Dodgers and Padres executive. Bavasi began trading off young talent to acquire "name" players. Some of those trades turned out to be pretty good moves, such as acquiring Rod Carew from the Twins for Brad Havens, Paul Hartzell, Dave Engle and Ken Landreaux. He also signed more free agent "name" players such as Reggie Jackson. While the Angels got close in 1979, 1982 and 1986, they could never get over the hump into the World Series. Meanwhile, as Autry's money went into "names," the farm system slowly withered. In some years, they had as few as four minor league teams. When the "names" faded by the late 1980s, there was nothing left in the pipeline, and the Angels began a ten-year era of mediocrity.
Autry entered his 80s and the front-office mantra became "Win one for the Cowboy," so more short-sighted decisions led to feel-good trades that swapped young talent for fading "names." In 1982, they traded young outfield prospect Tom Brunansky to the Twins for veteran reliever Doug Corbett. In 1991, they traded young outfield prospect Dante Bichette for veteran outfielder Dave Parker. In 1992, they traded young pitcher Jim Abbott to the Yankees for Russ Springer, Jerry Nielsen and J.T. Snow. In 1996, his best years behind him, the Angels reacquired Abbott for Bill Simas, Andrew Lorraine, John Snyder and McKay Christensen. Fading veterans such as Fernando Valenzuela, Eddie Murray and Cecil Fielder were signed more as marquee attractions than for any substantive contributions they might make.
The Walt Disney Company acquired the Angels franchise in May 1996, but on the baseball side Autry's people remained. Bill Bavasi, Buzzie's son, became GM in January 1994 and kept the "country club" atmosphere that prevailed under Autry. Disney was more concerned with keeping the Angels in Anaheim than running the ballclub, so Bavasi was left to his own devices working within budget constraints that were left over from Autry's last years when his wife was in charge trying to protect the dwindling family assets.
A decade later, Arte Moreno, the Angels' third owner, heads for the winter meetings in Nashville with new general manager Tony Reagins in tow. Moreno is starting to show signs of Autryism.
Last week, the Angels signed free-agent outfielder Torii Hunter to a five-year $90 million contract. Even Hunter himself said the Angels overpaid, telling the media he would have signed for less.
But the more prominent symptom of Autryism is the apparent willingness to ship off a good chunk of the fertile farm system to Florida for Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera. Rumors are no more than that, so media reports of specific names should be treated skeptically, but Moreno himself has stated the Angels twice had a deal done with the Marlins, only to have Florida try to raise the ante by taking bids from other teams. The Angels have also reportedly inquired about Twins' lefty Johan Santana, who can be a free agent after 2008.
The names most prominently mentioned are catcher Jeff Mathis, second baseman Howie Kendrick, third baseman Brandon Wood, pitcher Nick Adenhart, and outfielder Reggie Willits. No one can predict the future (not even the statheads who claim otherwise), and at age 25 next April Cabrera will be poised to enter his prime. But the Angels would be flushing the cream of their crop for one player, hoping that Cabrera doesn't suffer a freakish injury as did Mo Vaughn in his 1999 Angels debut. Cabrera goes to arbitration this winter and will certainly improve on his 2007 salary of $7.4 million, but the nightmare scenario is that he takes his free agency after 2009 and the Angels will have had nothing but an expensive two-year rental. To keep him will probably require something like a seven-year $150 million package.
Meanwhile, all that young talent will be performing quite cheaply for the Marlins, who used that model to win world championships in 1997 and 2003. And money that the Angels could have invested in scouting and player development will be going to Hunter, Cabrera, and the inevitable contract extension for Vlad Guerrero.
Sure, the Angels will continue to contend for the next few years, and might even win more world titles. But when those aging players retire or no longer produce, there won't be any talent left in the system because the Angels failed to properly invest in and protect their future. It could be 1987-1994 all over again. As those of us who went to sparsely attended Angels games in that era recall, the fickle fans will move on and the franchise will decline once more into mediocrity.
Media reports claim native Floridians Howie Kendrick and Jeff Mathis are already part of the Cabrera deal. I hope the fans clamoring for this trade will remember this when they see those two kids representing the National League in All-Star Games for many years to come.
UPDATE 3:45 PM PST — Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports the Angels "offered top young hitter Howie Kendrick, young catcher Jeff Mathis, one of two coveted young pitchers — Nick Adenhart or Ervin Santana — plus an additional pitcher prospect described as a "mid-level" talent" for Miguel Cabrera.
That's not just overkill, that's Autryism.
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The deals the Angels are making are hopefully making them a better team. This is different imo than the Autry era. Back then the team was signing or trading for players that were like 36-38 years old in most cases. The guys we are getting now are 32 at the oldest. And i dont feel the organization is giving up on the farm by trading for Cabrera. They are using it as a tool to make trades. Stephen, i believe even you have said in the past that the benefits of having a strong farm was to build from within to replenish the major league team, or to give them the ability to use the farm to be able to make trades to improve the team.
Also at this time i feel the organization seems weak in the upper level of the farm AA and AAA, so they now have the nucleus to compete for 2-3 years until the talent rich A leagues replenish the AA and AAA. The reason the upper levels are depleted is because of so many players have moved to the major league roster in the last 2-3 seasons and also due to many players electing their 6 year free agency to look for a chance to play with teams with less depth. So i dont feel the Angels are in any way abandoning their philosophy to build from within. They are combining the farm, trades, and free agency to fill holes in the Angel roster.
Another great post, Stephen. I've been an Angel fan since 1962 and I ABSOLUTELY agree with your definition of Autryism. I remember those years of ineptitude and desperation to "win one for the cowboy" all too well.
Many "name" players made it known late in their careers that they wouldn't mind playing for such a generous owner in that "country club" environment. And it was exciting to spend the off-seasons anticipating the next "name" acquisition, but winning the World Series was just a distant dream.
The best thing to happen to this organization was the hiring of Bill Stoneman and subsequently Mike Scioscia. FINALLY there is the stability and direction that comes with long-term planning.
Now there is a new owner that has, so far, apparently not pushed to change course. But if the rumors are true, they may be about to trade a big, long-term loss for a small, short-term gain.
I really like the Cabrera/Garland deal. You never have too much quality pitching and I have no doubt that Aybar is ready to carry the load, with some backup from Izturis. Aybar can be a better #2 hitter than Cabrera…good bat control, switch-hitter with better speed.
It seems they did overpay for Hunter, although he is a solid professional and they can use his leadership with Cabrera gone. And, although it's been denied, I have to think Hunter's sudden acquisition is insurance in light of Matthews' situation.
To envision Miguel Cabrera as the Opening Day third baseman certainly is exciting and makes me want the season to start tomorrow. He is the missing cornerstone that should catapult this team to the next level…for a couple of years. And that's assuming he doesn't suddenly grab his hamstring running to first base or take a fastball on his hand or wrist. Then they will be facing a bloated payroll and a severely weakend farm system from which to draw. That is the scenario that Mr. Moreno has said he wants to avoid.
If the Marlins are offering Cabrera because they feel they can't pay him, that would seem to mean that they are willing take a reasonable offer that would work for both teams. But according to a couple of GM's, that's not the case. It sounds like they want to trade one expensive, proven talent for lots of inexpensive, proven talent.
It seems the Dodgers have smartly walked away and the Giants also have…or will. But the Angels appear to remain in the picture, for some strange reason.
Of the names most prominently mentioned, Kendrick alone is too much to give up. Adenhart and Mathis together are too much.
Either the rumors are WAY off, or there are signs of desperation in the organization.
I'm hoping for the former.
I just added an update from Sports Illustrated reporting the Angels offered Kendrick, Mathis, either Santana or Adenhart, and a "mid-level prospect" for Cabrera.
Anyone still want to argue in favor of this trade?! That's just nuts.
Not to beat a dead horse, but I'm trying to put myself in Mr. Moreno's shoes a bit here. The only scenario where I can see this madness ultimately making some kind of sense is the following:
Having seen that Boston has adopted a "win-at-all-cost" posture (to heck with profitability), Mr. Moreno has decided to make the 25 man roster as competitive as possible, make a serious run at the World Series and then put the team up for sale.
I think he is a true fan of baseball, but he may have found it to be undesireable as a business venture. So he has installed a GM that is more willing to do as he's told, rather than suggesting better options.
Maybe non-baseball issues like the Anaheim City Council's lawsuit and the "dark cloud" of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in MLB have soured him on baseball as a business.
I know this may sound far-fetched and it's all pure speculation on my part, but there just has to more involved here than meets the eye. From everything I read about him, Mr. Moreno is a very savvy businessman, but this proposed trade is a real head scratcher. I thought the Angels were finally on the right track.
I hope the rumors are grossly inaccurate.
Is there a pill or something to combat Autryism? I really hate the thought of going back to the way things were before this decade, yet it appears the seeds are near to being sown. Santa, how could you let me down like this??
The only thing that may save us is the ineptitude of Dodgers management and what must be their growing desire to make a splash with the media. They may ride to our rescue with such a ridiculous offer the Marlins say "yes."
How sad for all of us. We have to root for the Dodgers to win this one.
Maybe "aamares" is not so far off but maybe the bigger picture that we are not seeing is a new TV network with global marketing centered around Vladdy and Miguel?
As for the trade that is seeming more and more inevitable, I think the club is being short-sighted at best, but unfortunately, other than beer prices, they don't really listen to their fans, do they?
The Angels just signed a 10-year pact with FSN last season to broadcast 150 games/season. Although I'm sure there is an out-clause, I doubt Arte would have made that kind of a commitment with a sports network right on the horizon.
Miguel Cabrera is an unbelievable hitter, at an remarkably young age. He could have huge value, and put up huge numbers if the Angels locked him up long term. That being said, I don't know why they are tolerating these knuckleheads from Florida. There doesn't appear to be anyone else even considering this deal, so why are the Angels willingly upping there offer? I hope they have the good sense and confidence to push a little harder. I fear Arte is trying to battle for headlines (instead of players) in LA newspapers.
Stephen, great post with the Autryism Years and very ironic, as just a few days ago, I finally found my Angel's scrapbook I had kept from various years.
Allow me to give my take on the Angels and team policy in the late 70's.
I have clippings from the 1977 issues of the Sporting News involving the team and the March 5, 1977 front page has a great colour photo of Joe Rudi, Don Baylor and Bobby Grich ( caption with their hands in saddlebags ) with this cover photo description….." Caught raiding the saddlebags of ex-comboy star Gene Autry are expensive newcomers Joe Rudi, Don Baylor and Bobby Grich. The three new Angels were among the highest-priced free agents signed during the winter. ".
November 1976 was the beginning of free agency signings and I recall how exciting it was for me then to have the team acquire some " big bats ". Also, I soon realized that each big name signing in the late 70's and early 80's meant the Angels were giving up draft picks and that fact, along with the trading of younger up-coming talent from the farm system, created a bare cupboard in the ensuing years……..a double axed sword effect.
Let me point out the opening day position line-up for 1982…..Bob Boone ( catch ), Rod Carew( 1B ), Bobby Grich (2B ), Doug Decinces (3B ), Rick Burleson ( SS ), Brian Downing ( LF ), Fred Lynn ( CF ), Reggie Jackson ( RF ), and Don Baylor, the DH. It could certainly be said, an all star at each position…..but not one home grown talent. I often thought the Angel management at the time felt a need to compete with the Dodgers, using marquee name players.
However, there was no guarantee of a Championship and after being close in some of the years back then, after 1986 ( took me awhile to get over the pain of the series loss vs. the Red Sox ), the Angels were left with many players past their prime and few younger talented players for replacement.
Stephen, I like to add a couple of my favourite names to your list of good young home grown players, traded away for veterans…..SS Dickie Thon ( to Houston for ? Ken Forsch and 1B / DH Willie Mays Aikens ( hey, gotta love the name ) for Fred Patek, yikes. I think Tom Brunansky for Doug Corbett and the trade of Dante Bichette for Dave Parker were simply brutal.
I am really having mixed emotions with the present rumour of unloading so much young talent for Florida's Miguel Cabrera, especially Howie Kendrick. Although, as the old saying goes that one must give up talent to get in return, let's point to the Nov.24,2005 trade between Boston and Florida, the principles being Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell ( who was a throw in ) to Boston for among others, SS Hanley Ramirez ( in 2007, .332 avg., 29HR, 81 RBI, 51 SB's ) and Anibal Sanchez ( in 2007, a 10-3 record with a no-hitter on Sept.06 ).
Needless to say, Boston would not have won this year without the contributions of Beckett and Lowell for sure but they gave up some great young talent in that trade with the Marlins.
I like what the Angels have done this past week or so and if they can add without too much substraction, all the better……hopefully we can keep Howie.
You guys who worry to much in the past, need to see that this a new era in Angel Baseball. We have maybe the best organization in this country. You have the owner who is willing do anything to WIN….People I said Win. Not many out there except the teams in the East (Boston & NY)have that luxury. So with that in place you also have stability in the coaching department, Mike Sciocia. Which in no doubt one of the elite managers around the league. We also have a player name "Vlady Daddy", who is not getting younger. We need to make this deal happen to get this man several rings with Tori who is a proven hitter and glove. We have the Picthing staff intact. Those of you who cried that the Angels need a third baseman and a so call big bat. Well he is available folks. I do agree you don't give up the farm. But if it means Howie, so be it. I know Howie will be an all-star and a Batting champion for many years to come, but not now. We need to win now!!!
I don't see the Angels going back to their hay days as a weak team. We have the fans base growing more each year we are contending. Fans want winners. Dodgers are fading away and becoming the second team in L.A. Make the deal, we will be in the next world series in 08′, 09′, ….
Thank you, Detroit!
Thank you, Santa!
Now I have to relive the whole thing with J. Santana and, maybe, M. Tejada. I still say let the kids play.
Hmm, maybe something can be worked out around Jered Weaver. Face it, he'll be trade bait soon with Boras representing him.
Let Weaver go.
He's a head case to be just like his brother and will want more money than Johan Santana in a few years.
Remember how hard it was to sign Weaver the first time.
Weaver, Rivera, Saunders and Aybar for Johan Santana is my bet. Heck, switch out Adenhart or Willits or Morales.
Just not Kendrick or Wood.
My guess it is a done deal already, except the Twins need to decide who they will take if Kendrick and Wood are not part of the deal.
Well, it looks like reality has finally set in. Thank you Angel Management! (although we'll probably never know if the rumors were true and accurate)
Now, a trade for Santana or Tejada/Bedard would make much more sense. A package that does not include Kendrick, Wood or Adenhart would be best. Given the depth at starting pitching and outfielders (and a catcher, if necessary, with Bobby Wilson coming on in AAA), I would think something significant could be done to further improve the team.
News has surfaced that Cabrera is working out hard and getting into the best shape of his short career. I say good for him and his new team. If he suddenly becomes the next ARod and hits 50 hr's and drives in 150 runs, I still would not have liked the trade. Depth is what makes this team go.
Injuries are always an issue in a 162-game season. Giving up 4 very good (possibly great) players for one superstar would have been somewhat reckless, in my opinion.
Thanks to whomever nixed this.


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In Texas, the health services department gathers claims data from hospitals by law—providers can be fined as much as $10,000 if they don't hand it over. But the department isn't a so-called "covered entity" as defined by HIPAA. So, the state isn't covered under the HIPAA privacy rule if it does anything that would be a violation if performed by a data-providing hospital…
…The state knows the public-use data file is vulnerable. A user's manual (PDF) contains this caveat: "It may be possible in rare instances, through complex analysis and with outside information, to ascertain from the PUDF the identity of individual patients. Considerable harm could result if this were done."

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'Round the Towns
Preston Ramon Cruz, 27, of Jalapa, Nicaragua, is spending 13 months at the Dave and Rita Wilson home at Ridgeview Farms in rural Preston, as part of the University of Minnesota�s MAST (Minnesota Agricultural Student Trainee) program. The mission of MAST is to "improve global understanding by providing educational and cultural enrichment through international exchange."
Cruz is the first Nicaraguan to participate in the MAST program. His duties at Ridgeview Farms include working in all phases of the 600-sow farrow to finish operation.
Cruz spent eight years of his boyhood in a United Nations refugee camp in Honduras during the Nicaraguan Contra war of the 1980�s. Two of his older brothers lost their lives in the conflict. An English teacher by profession, Cruz met Dave and Rita Wilson while they were on a medical/construction mission to Jalapa.
Cruz says that he enjoys the small town friendliness of the people in Fillmore County, and likened it to the area of Nicaragua where he is from. About the impending cold weather, Cruz says that some local people are trying to scare him. "I have never seen snow before," he says, "but Rita has assured me that there is a lot of beauty in winter."
Spring Valley: Spring Valley residents were notified last week, by outgoing city administrator Mike Bubany, that more land may need to be condemned by the city to construct a recreational trail to the City Farm. Earlier this year, the city council, at Bubany�s recommendation, condemned 6/100�s of an acre for the trail, believing that construction could then proceed.
Now, it appears that one of the landowners along the route never actually signed a purchase option for their property. In taking responsibility for the oversight, Bubany wrote that, "certain public officials in this town knew of the lacking option all along and for whatever reasons did not care to mention it even though it would have prevented this mess."
Bubany told the Journal last week, that the amount of land in question is 8/10�s of an acre and it is his understanding that the landowner "will not sign an option".
"If the city wants to proceed with the trail route, they will have to consider condemning this land as well," Bubany said.
Bubany�s replacement will be current city clerk/treasurer Deb Zimmer, who will serve as interim city administrator on a three-month trial basis. Bubany pointed out that he gave his notice of resignation last June, and that the current situation is totally unrelated to his departure.
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Eichstadt said that the board is watching to see the outcome of pending legislation in Washington, which would require that all gasoline be blended with 10% ethanol.
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The Preston plant currently has a workforce of 25 employees.
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The Houston Fire Department was assisted by the Rushford and Caledonia fire departments. "We had our hands full," Folz said, "and it certainly was a benefit to have the manpower and equipment of the Caledonia and Rushford departments. We�re very grateful for their help."
Folz said that the Jumbecks have already applied for a building permit to get their business back in operation.


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|Herobrine is frequently referred to by Mojang, 4J Studios, the Minecraft Wiki and the Minecraft Forums. However, Herobrine has never appeared in Minecraft itself.
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Herobrine(Pronunciation) is the subject of a community-made "creepy-pasta" (creepy story). He is one of the major community icons of Minecraft. Herobrine has not been present in any version of Minecraft.
"Canon" of Herobrine is widely regarded as the first image/story ever posted about Herobrine, as well as the Brocraft stream. Anything posted after these two events are considered as fanmade adaptions/variations.
- 1 Is Herobrine in Minecraft?
- 2 Origins and popularity
- 3 Pronunciation
- 4 What Herobrine is
- 5 Appearance
- 6 Movement
- 7 Interaction within Minecraft
- 8 Variations
- 9 Future update
- 10 Cameos
- 11 Mojang reactions
- 12 Trivia
- 13 See also
- 14 Herobrine livestream reference
- 15 References
Is Herobrine in Minecraft?
Herobrine is not in Minecraft.
There are no references to him at all in the source code, and there is no code to allow for any entity to act like Herobrine. There is no level terrain code to generate redstone torches, 2x2 tunnels or elaborate dungeons with traps.
There is no possible way Herobrine can ever exist in any unmodded clients or servers. Any claims that he is in Minecraft are completely false. Any appearances he may have are caused by mods being installed.
All signs of Herobrine, like trees with no leaves, random glowstone towers, suspicious messages on signs, etc. are either glitches, formatted naturally, or placed by another player to mislead you.
The Minecraft Wiki and Forums do not partake in any viral Herobrine hoax. Any deletion of Herobrine-related comments or stories are purely because Herobrine does not exist, and the stories are either fictional, with an intent to mislead others, or the result of users playing mods installed on their game without their knowledge.
Origins and popularity
From the original creepy-pasta, Herobrine creates random constructions, such as sand pyramids in oceans and long 2×2 tunnels. He also cuts off all the leaves from trees.
Herobrine first appeared in a single image detailing an encounter. It was posted on the 4chan's /v/ board, and gained very little attention. It stated how Herobrine had appeared in someone's single-player game, littering the map with various pyramids and tunnels. It is the first media to name him as Herobrine.
It was only later that Herobrine grew in popularity, when the Brocraft streamer "Copeland" photoshopped Herobrine into several screenshots to show to his chat. He had recently taken a liking to the story, and wished to be a part of it. After getting largely good reactions, he decided to stage a hoax. He has explained exactly how that took place in an email.[1]
Copeland had played through the world as a normal lets-player would, deliberately avoiding the work-in-progress room he had set up for the hoax. Herobrine was introduced to the stream here (at 20:45). He is confirmed to be a retextured painting. Copeland then screamed and ran out of the room, promptly ending the stream.
Copeland pretended to be shaken up in the chat, and later posted a message onto the forums, linking to the video to spread it around, in the hope to get similar reactions.
After a while, Copeland removed the painting and reverted to normal textures. He proceeded to stream further, pretending to be scared. He announced that he would delete the world to never meet Herobrine again.
Later on, Patimuss made a video showing Herobrine in a user-made lava field. This Herobrine was free-standing, unlike the previous video. Due to this, it is likely he was a retextured door. The livestream went down after Patimuss ran away and saved his game, only to resume ten minutes later, where Herobrine had disappeared.
Later on, during the second stream, Patimuss can be heard talking to his wife, stating he was trolling. This flooded the livestream chat with outrage. He then faked a game crash. Copeland disliked that Patimuss outed Herobrine as a fake.
It is unknown when exactly it happened in relation to Patimuss's video, but Copeland then posted links in chat, leading to http://ghostinthestream.net/him.html. This is likely where the nickname "Him" originated from. The page features Steve's face, but with real, frantically rolling eyes in the place of his block eyes, modified to be completely black.
Below the face, there are a jumble of characters and letters. after removing all non-alphabet characters, the following message is revealed:
|It has been reported that some victims of torture, during the act, would retreat into a fantasy world from which they could not WAKE UP. In this catatonic state, the victim lived in a world just like their normal one, except they weren't being tortured. The only way that they realized they needed to WAKE UP was a note they found in their fantasy world. It would tell them about their condition, and tell them to WAKE UP. Even then, it would often take months until they were ready to discard their fantasy world and PLEASE WAKE UP.
The message keeps telling the viewer to "wake up", implying they're living in a fantasy world, and this text hidden in the page is their "note". The above text is from another creepypasta, entitled "Wake Up".
The stream proceeded later with no further Herobrine sightings. Copeland continued to adamantly state Herobrine was real for about a year onwards. The wiki asked Copeland several questions regarding the event, which are located here.
Since the stream, there has been a huge increase in his popularity, propelling Herobrine to meme status, and making him an icon of the community. There are several mods, animations, pieces of artwork and constructions of Herobrine that have been created.
Herobrine has two distinct pronunciations, suspected to be because of pronunciation differences between America and Europe.
It is speculated that most Europeans would pronounce the word as "hero brine", brine being salt-saturated water.
While it is speculated that most Americans would pronounce the name as "Hiro brin". Both e's are pronounced differently, with the first e being pronounced as an i, and the last e being silent.
The "European" version is seen as canon, mainly because the Brocraft team pronounced him as such in their livestream, and because Herobrine himself, canonically, is Swedish.
Further study into what specifically has caused these pronunciation differences is in progress. To help, please see the talk page.
What Herobrine is
Herobrine is Notch's dead brother, somehow embedded into Minecraft. While this is the "canon", this is also completely false in reality, as Notch has no brother.
Ghost aside, there are two plausible canon theories remaining.
Herobrine shows a lot of characteristics of being a form of virus, such as manipulating game worlds, deleting threads and sending messages through the Minecraft Forums. Perhaps also hacking into Notch's email and Twitter to reply on his own existence. Or, Herobrine is simply a figment of the users imagination. All users the user talked to, including Notch's email reply, could simply be the creation of the player's mind. This would also explain Notch's rejection of the canon, as showing the story is all in the user's head.
Herobrine is near-certainly inspired by Slenderman, who is also the inspiration behind Endermen.
The most popular theories among users is that Herobrine is a ghost. Other theories can involve him being a higher being, a demon, a bad omen, or the suggestions in the canonical explanation. However, most of these are written as if Minecraft itself is reality, rather than from the player controlling the avatar within the game. Herobrine canonically has not appeared in real life, and remains confined to technology.
Herobrine is a human entity, with exactly the same skin as "Steve". However Herobrine has bright white eyes that glow in the darkness, as if they are a light source.
Herobrine can sometimes be seen holding tools, such as pickaxes. This stems from the widespread community belief that Herobrine was a miner. Usually, his hands are empty.
Herobrine is often portrayed by the community as a dead miner, killed long before the player's arrival. His appearance, however, does not suggest either of these are the case. But with Minecraft's abandoned mineshafts and strongholds, as well as mining being a large part of the game, the game itself has shaped public perception of the character to suit this persona.
Herobrine is said to have the ability to run in Minecraft. This is indicated by the original source. The Brocraft stream portrays him as almost always stood up straight, with arms to his sides, watching the player. He is not seen to physically move within the Brocraft stream, but he moves location during the stream. It is unknown if Herobrine can swim, use minecarts, boats or Nether portals. Like most ghosts, it is likely he simply has no use for most methods of transportation.
Much like angered Endermen, Herobrine is widely believed to move via teleportation. Nearly all of the community actually reject the canon, describing him as running.
Herobrine cannot fly, and no variation states this as "canonical". However, he appears to be able to glide. Which is to say, moving in directions without physically moving, while not moving upwards. This is usually evident in retreating back into fog.
Herobrine is often portrayed with his head crooked or twitching. This is likely due to him being seen moreso as a virus/creepy entity in Minecraft, rather than a ghost.
Interaction within Minecraft
Herobrine is able to build and destroy in Minecraft. The original image states the player found long 2x2 tunnels, small pyramids in the middle of the ocean and trees with no leaves. The full extent of Herobrine's building capacity is unknown, but the given examples indicate Herobrine has awareness of shape, and can differentiate materials from each other.
Herobrine seems to solely target human players. He did not seem to interact with any other mobs nearby in the Brocraft stream, some of which were spiders and zombies. His canonical relation to further mobs added since he appeared is a complete mystery. His interactions with other mobs is not mentioned in the original image. While there is a chicken present in the image, Herobrine does not seem interested in it at all, and is solely focused on the player.
Herobrine has, on occasion, interacted with other mobs. He is sometimes able to take control of passive animals, and revive/spawn undead mobs.
Herobrine seems able to drastically change his environments with no viable source of resources to do so. Most expansions to his abilities involves cobblestone placing, dungeon building, using redstone torches and setting traps. He exhibits all the symptoms of a Creative player in the game.
Herobrine seems unable to enter the Nether, or the End.
Herobrine's intentions vary, but they usually fall under two categories. One variation is based on pure community interpritation, while the other, based on the canon.
In the Stalker variation, he stalks the player, disappearing if approached. This variation is derived from his origins.
In the Vengeful variation, he tries to ensnare the player in traps, presumably to steal their items. He waits for people to enter his dungeons, then either seals them inside, or teleports behind them, presumably killing them. Some rarer variations of this particular version says he breaks the player's creations, and steals their items from chests. This variation is likely inspired by griefers and trolls.
Future update
Notch posted on Twitter about the subject of Herobrine, early in his popularity boost.
|RavenBurga Is "he" a real entity ingame or is it just a successful_troll.swf?
|Notch It's not real. =) But it might be soon!
This confirmed there was no Herobrine, but suggested Notch planned to add him at a later date.
At MineCon 2010, Notch confirmed Herobrine will be in the game, probably in a "seecret friday update".
Due to increased drama surrounding the Herobrine page, a wiki administrator asked Notch over IRC if Herobrine would be added:
|12:25 Kizzycocoa [...] is there any confirmation on his upcoming existence in MC?
|12:27 Notch i have no plans of adding herobrine as is, but I do like the rumors, haha
This shows Notch has decided against adding Herobrine. However, the fact that "as is" suggested that something like Herobrine may be added, fuelling beliefs he will be added even further. So, once again, the same user asked for clarification:
|8:09 AM Oct 20th Kizzycocoa [...] the entire community is getting frustrated by the hero-spam
|8:56 AM Oct 20th Notch i have no plans of adding herobrine.[2]
Current stance on Herobrine
As Minecraft passed on from Notch to Jeb, the chance of Herobrine appearing in an update was unclear. On the 22nd of August, Dinnerbone, current joint developer of Minecraft, tweeted:
|We have no plans at all to add herobrine. I doubt this will ever change.
|—Dinnerbone on Herobrine[3]
This confirms that Herobrine will never see an official release in Minecraft, and that any claims of "finding" Herobrine in vanilla Minecraft in future updates are completely unfounded.
Mojang media appearances
Herobrine has appeared in official Mojang images as an in-joke.
His first appearance in official Mojang images started with the Wedding Weekend, in which he was just behind Notch's Minecraft character. His second appearance was in the Minecon header, where, yet again, Herobrine was just behind Notch.
Herobrine also appeared in the the official Minecon trailer, created by Hatfilms, at 3:11. However, as users were asked to submit their skins to appear in the trailer, this is likely not intentional.
Herobrine was also spotted at the Xbox section of Minecon. He was on the board, behind the Xbox stations. During Minecon's closing, a user named Zaralith won the Herobrine statue by answering the give-away question "How many Fable games are there?" correctly.
Some users point to this as proof of his future addition. However, there is no proof he is being portrayed for anything other than baiting fans.
Herobrine also appeared in Minecraft's Facebook page, the image being the Cover Photo. It is notable to state the image was created by the fan for a competition, with the theme of "summer picnic", hence his inclusion may not be fully intentional.
Herobrine was first stated to have been removed in Beta 1.6.6. This was a joke, referring to Notch partially removing the human mob's essential code, making it unspawnable within Minecraft. An ulterior motive was to troll the community, as this was around the time Herobrine had gained mematic status within the community.
Below is a table showing every version Herobrine has been "removed" in to-date.
|Beta 1.6.6
|Removal of essential Human code
|Beta 1.7
|Beta 1.7_01
|Beta 1.8 (Adventure Update)
|1.0.0 (Full Release)
|Only noted on the Tumblr version of the changelog, viewed through the launcher.
|Removal of all "ghost entities". Changelog entry read: "Removed all ghost entities under the command of Lord Herobrine".
|Only noted on the Tumblr version of the changelog, viewed through the launcher.
|Only noted on the Tumblr version of the changelog, viewed through the launcher.
|Only noted on the Tumblr version of the changelog, viewed through the launcher.
Herobrine has not been "removed" in any snapshot version to date.
Xbox changelogs
In the July Xbox update, Herobrine was removed from the Xbox version of Minecraft for the first time. It is very likely that 4J Studios, the developers behind the Xbox version, will continue this long-running inside joke.
Xbox 360
On the Xbox 360, Herobrine is mentioned on one of the splash messages.[4]
Herobrine is part of a skin pack, released on the Xbox 360.[Screenshot needed]
Because of this skin addition, "sightings" have risen drastically. However, all Herobrines on the Xbox are simply players, using the Herobrine skin. Herobrine then made another appearance in the 3rd skin pack for the Xbox version, where a "Zombie Herobrine" skin is available.
In the latest up date for the game Scrolls, 0.103.0, Herobrine being removed was in the change log miscellaneous section.[5]
Mojang reactions
Mojang has, albeit rarely, shared their views on Herobrine.
|The Herobrine stuff is awesome and kind of scary at the same time. It really shows how little control a content producer has over the content.
I've publicly told people there's never been any such thing as Herobrine, and that I don't have any dead brothers, and that letting too many animals die in lava is a fool proof way to summon him but that you don't need to be afraid of him. He only means well, he's looking out for you, trying to warn you of the dangers you can't see. There certainly are NO physical manifestations of Herobrine that will sneak out of your computer if you leave Minecraft running at night, looming over you as you sleep with his pale eyes inches away from your face, as he tries to shout at you to wake up. Sometimes you wake up with a jolt, and he's gone, and all that lingers is the memory and faint echo of his wordless screaming. Of course it was just a dream. There's no way a morally dubious ghost with a god complex could at any point decide to haunt the children who play my game "for their own good", as there is NO SUCH THING. etc etc
|—Notch on Herobrine[6]
|Getting loads of tweets and emails about Herobrine again. I don't have a dead brother, and he never was in the game. Not real. Never was.
|—Notch on Herobrine[7]
|Also herobrine is not real please stop asking argh
|—Notch on Herobrine[8]
|It was fun to see the brocraft stream with herobrine back in the day, was well done. But then it's been overused & worn out.
|—Ezchili on Herobrine[9]
|Ok ok. To be honest, there has never existed a Herobrine. It was just a rumor started by some douche and then someone probably created a mod.
|—Kappische on Herobrine[10]
When asked if he would like to update his stance, Kappische replied:
|yes..but he is watching me!
|—Kappische on Herobrine[11]
|Herobrine has, and always will be, our friend.
|—Mollstam on Herobrine[12]
|He has never existed.. Quote me if you want..
|—JahKob on Herobrine[13]
|I don't always have an opinion about Herobrine, but when I do, it tends to end up on a wiki.
|—Carnalizer on Herobrine[14]
|I don't have an opinion.
|—Carnalizer on Herobrine[15]
|I can't comment on that, he might be watching...
|—EvilSeph on Herobrine (Via IRC)
|I removed him already 3 times.
|—Shoghicp on Herobrine (from a livestream)
Note: Minecraft Wiki is looking for more responses from Mojangsters that have not already been quoted. Please post links to these on the talk page.
- When asked about audio player implementation in the wiki, and limits of what could be uploaded, C418 replied to Herobrine claims relating to disc 11. He stated that he cannot say a lot about 11, but that it is not anything to do with Herobrine.
- There is a user called Herobrine registered on the Minecraft servers. The account is a full account (meaning they have bought Minecraft after registering). The owner of the account is unknown. They have not visited any of the Minecons using the Herobrine username, due to their lack of a cape.
See also
- First Herobrine thread on Minecraft Forums: (archive) (original)
Herobrine livestream reference
The Herobrine livesteam was located here. Regrettably, it was deleted. We are unable to locate any existing copy or recording of the stream.
Copeland and the Brocraft founder have both stated that they do not have a backup copy of this stream. We are reaching out to any users who may have recorded this stream for personal use, to share the footage for future generations of Minecraft fans.
- ↑ Copeland's recount of the herobrine hoax
- ↑ https://twitter.com/notch/status/27871748827
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/238278012632707072
- ↑ File:Xbox Herobrine splash.jpeg
- ↑ https://scrolls.com/2013/08/scrolls-changelog-0-103-0-super-friendly-edition
- ↑ http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/qqenq/minceraft_a_post_mortem/c3zmd7n
- ↑ https://twitter.com/notch/status/206375074608054273
- ↑ http://notch.net/2014/06/literally-worse-than-ea/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ezchili/status/220633988623118336
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Kappische/status/109153949017313280
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Kappische/status/199831382942429184
- ↑ https://twitter.com/mollstam/status/199621775632506880
- ↑ https://twitter.com/JahKob/status/201053763451105280
- ↑ https://twitter.com/carnalizer/status/199879138687983616
- ↑ https://twitter.com/carnalizer/status/199891201472733184
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Following a pair of dominating wins, the Lehigh women's lacrosse team was honored with three Patriot League weekly awards, as announced on Monday. Sophomore Megan Kelly was named Offensive Player of the Week, senior Lauren Dykstra garnered Midfielder of the Week and junior Leigh Ann Torcivia received Defensive Player of the Week. The Mountain Hawks are coming off two straight wins - over Temple (18-6) and Lafayette (18-9) - to improve to 6-4 on the season and 2-1 in league play.
Kelly earns her first-career weekly award after posting a career-high four goals in back-to-back games. She finished the week with nine points behind eight goals and an assist. The Mendham, N.J. native began on Thursday at Temple by tying career-highs with four goals and five points. She then posted four more at archrival Lafayette, two coming in each half. Kelly has helped anchor a strong Mountain Hawks' offense, which has averaged a league-leading 15 goals per game. Overall, they have reached double figures in all but one game while eclipsing 15 on six occasions. For the season, Kelly is fourth on the team with 30 points behind 23 goals and seven assists.
Dykstra's award is her fourth of the season and second midfield honor. She is now up to 17 career weekly awards - Offensive (7), Rookie (5), Defensive (3) and Midfielder (2). Also a Mendham native, Dykstra was outstanding at both ends of the field last week, registering nine goals, three assists, nine groundballs, four draw controls and four caused turnovers over the two games.
After two goals and two assists at Temple on Thursday, Dykstra had a monster performance at Lafayette Sunday, posting a season-high seven goals and eight points. Her first three goals came in a short span of 3:10 to give Lehigh an 8-1 advantage with 13:21 remaining. Dykstra also had a season-high six groundballs along with three draw controls and three caused turnovers.
Dykstra was one of the team's top defensive players as well, marking Temple's Karly Cohen to one point on Thursday, this after Cohen scored four goals in her previous outing against Towson. Dykstra then held Lafayette's leading scorer (Ana White) to only a single assist on Sunday.
For her season, Dykstra leads the Mountain Hawks with 54 points behind 43 goals and 11 assists. Her 4.3 goals and 5.4 points per game are good for second in the nation. She has already scored five or more goals in six games this season (and 20 in her career) while recording 43 career hat tricks. Dykstra has registered at least one point in all 62 of her career games and has scored a goal in 61 of them. She owns a 42-game goal streak overall, tops in the Patriot League and among the best in the nation.
Junior Leigh Ann Torcivia earned her third-career weekly honor after garnering Defensive Player of the Week twice last year. The junior was stellar all over the field, especially on defense where she helped spearhead a group that allowed only 15 goals in two games. Torcivia also recorded 10 groundballs and eight draw controls while causing two turnovers. Not only did she register a game-high five groundballs and five groundballs at Temple, but she also helped keep the Owls scoreless for three long stretches of 13:21, 17:44 then 13:27. Torcivia followed that up with five more groundballs and three draw controls on Sunday at Lafayette. For the season, Torcivia leads the team with 29 draw controls and is third with 20 groundballs.
Also recognized on Monday was freshman goalkeeper Alexandra Fitzpatrick, who was among the honorable mention honorees. Fitzpatrick enjoyed a sensational week, posting a .606 save percentage, including stopping 16-of-22 in Thursday's 18-6 win over Temple. The 16 saves marked the most by any Lehigh player since Kelsey Ferris made 18 on Mar. 21, 2008 against Canisius.
Lehigh returns to the Ulrich Sports Complex for a three-game homestand to wrap up its regular season home slate. The Mountain Hawks begin by hosting Patriot League rival American on Saturday in the team's Pink Zone Game in support of breast cancer awareness. Opening draw is slated for 3 p.m.
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Report: Vt. fourth-graders slipping in science
MONTPELIER Fourth-graders are falling behind in science, according to a report released Thursday by the state Agency of Education.
The agency released scores from the science section of the New England Common Assessment Program, which was administered in May to students in grades 4, 8 and 11.
Students were scored on a scale of one to four, with a score of three indicating the student is proficient in science. According to the report, 47 percent of fourth graders were proficient or better, a six-point drop compared to scores in 2012.
However, Vermont was not alone in seeing falling scores for fourth-graders. New Hampshire and Rhode Island, which also use the NECAP to measure their students proficiency, both saw large drops in their fourth-graders scores.
Michael Hock, director of educational assessment for the Vermont agency, pointed to a specific portion of the science test that appears to have been particularly difficult.
The inquiry section requires students to apply the scientific processes to a real-life, hands-on investigation, Hock said. Students also need to use the language of science to report their findings and conclusions. The agency will continue to encourage an inquiry approach to teaching science in the classroom, with special emphasis on how science instruction needs to interact with English language arts.
The results indicate some schools are better at teaching science, or at least better at preparing their students for the test. At Woodstock Elementary, 75 percent of fourth-graders were proficient or better. Sixty-nine percent of fourth-graders at Thatcher Brook Primary in Waterbury scored proficient or better.
Rutland Town fourth-graders did twice as well as those in Rutland City. Sixty-one percent of Rutland Town Schools fourth graders were proficient or better, compared to 26 percent at the citys Rutland Intermediate School.
Like Rutland, students in Barre Town scored higher than those in the city, but both scored lower than the state average. Forty percent of fourth-graders at Barre Town Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 31 percent of Barre City Elementary students.
Montpelier students scored better than those in East Montpelier, with 47 percent of Union Elementary fourth-graders scoring proficient or better, compared to 42 percent at East Montpelier Elementary.
Scores for 11th-graders also dropped across the state, though not nearly as dramatically as the fourth-graders. Thirty-one percent of 11th-graders scored proficient or better, a 2-point drop compared to 2012.
In Rutland County, scores ranged from a high of 33 percent at Proctor Junior-Senior High School to a low of 12 percent of 11th-graders scoring proficient or better at Poultney High School.
Rutland High Schools 11th-graders came in at the statewide average of 31 percent.
Montpelier High Schools 11th-graders scored higher than those at U-32 in East Montpelier, with 53 percent of MHS students scoring proficient or better, compared to 36 percent at U-32.
On a positive note, relatively speaking, 32 percent of the states eighth-grade students scored proficient or better, a 2-percent improvement compared to 2012. In Rutland, 38 percent of eighth-graders at Rutland Town School were proficient or better, compared to 20 percent of eighth graders at Rutland Middle School.
Barre Towns eighth-graders scored slightly better than those in Barre City, 21 percent versus 19 percent. Forty percent of U-32s eighth-graders were proficient or better, compared to 35 percent at Main Street Middle School in Montpelier.
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CNJ staff photo, Sharna Johnson Escapee Michael England was captured Monday morning at an apartment complex in the 500 block of Pile Street.
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Escapee Michael England was captured in Clovis around 11:30 a.m. Monday morning.
Curry County Undersheriff Wesley Waller said England was caught without incident in the 500 block of Pile Street.
Acting on a tip, Clovis police responded to an apartment complex where they found England hiding behind a bed, a press release said.
England, 29, is the sixth escaped inmate to be captured from the Aug. 24 escape of eight men from the Curry County Adult Detention Center.
The inmates climbed water pipes inside a wall at the jail and cut a hole in the roof, police said.
England was being held at the jail on a charge of tampering with evidence in connection with a 2007 homicide.
His capture comes nine days after his childhood friend Larry McClendon was apprehended Oct. 4 in Amarillo. Law enforcement have said they believe the two fled the jail together. McClendon is charged with murder in the 2007 homicide.
Last week, England contacted authorities and attempted to negotiate a surrender.
He said he would turn himself in if charges were dropped against his mother and if two drug trafficking charges against his brother were dismissed and money seized by police during his brother's arrest returned to his family.
District Attorney Matt Chandler said Friday his office would not negotiate with England.
Edward Salas, 21, and Louis Chavez, 18, remain at large.
Salas is a convicted murderer and was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 shooting of a 10-year-old Clovis boy.
Chavez was in jail on charges of aggravated burglary, larceny, criminal damage to property, receiving or disposing of stolen property, tampering with evidence and extreme cruelty to animals.
Three additional people — Asha Curry, 27, Robin Kirven, 37, and Samantha Wallace, 19 — were arrested Monday at the Pile Street apartment, charged with harboring and aiding a fugitive, according to a press release from the sheriff's office.
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Festive Fruit and Nut Rice-Gundersen Lutheran 500 Club
Festive Fruit and Nut Rice
Serves 5
Getting started Equipment you will need: medium saucepan, cutting board/knife, spoon, large skillet Do right away when you get home: Action steps 1 & 2
1 cup long grain white or brown rice
3/4 cup onion
1 medium tomato
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 tsp. black pepper
Salt to taste
1. Cook rice according to package directions (omitting oil and salt). Set aside.
2. Meanwhile, chop onion and tomato. Chop garlic into fine pieces. Slice apricots into thin strips.
3. Toast nuts in a large skillet over medium heat, shaking the pan frequently until nuts are golden brown. Add oil, onion, and garlic and cook about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato and cook until most of the liquid evaporates.
4. Add cooked rice, apricots, and remaining ingredients to skillet. Stir over low heat until combined. Serve warm.
Suggested Side Items: Easy Chicken Marsala (November 29th, 2011 recipe) and green beans
Tips: Using brown rice will increase the fiber content of the recipe. Pine nuts come from seeds nestled deep in the leaves of the pine cone. They add a unique flavor to foods. Look for them among the other types of nuts in the baking aisle.
Shopping list: Long grain white or brown rice Pine nuts Onion Dried apricots Raisins Tomato (medium)
Check for: Garlic (1 clove) Black pepper Olive oil Salt
Copyright 2012 by WKBT News8000. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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May 6, 2010--North Central College junior Shanon Hankin is receiving the Marie Mackenzie and Mary M. Quilty Memorial Scholarship from the Naperville Garden Club for the 2010-2011 academic year.
The scholarship assists an academically well-qualified student who is majoring in biology. In addition to her major in biology, Hankin carries a double minor in chemistry and environmental studies.
A Naperville resident and graduate of Naperville North High School, Hankin was selected by the College's biology faculty to receive the $2,000 award. During the previous academic year, 2009-2010, she received a $1,000 scholarship, also from the Naperville Garden Club.
Founded in 1861, North Central College is an independent, comprehensive college of the liberal arts and sciences that offers more than 55 undergraduate majors and graduate programming in six areas. Located in Naperville, Ill., North Central is recognized as one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report, which cites it as one of the top six schools in the Midwest for "Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching"; as "a college for high-achieving students" by Peterson's Competitive Colleges; and as one of "America's Best Colleges" by Forbes.
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Lace bugs are very small insects, about 1/8 inch long, that cause considerable damage to the foliage of ornamental shrubs and trees. Adults are characterized by sculptured wings and hood giving them a lacy appearance from which they derive their common name (Fig. 1). Most adults have some dark markings on the wings and hood although some are nearly transparent. The immature stage or nymphs are spiny and generally black.
Most lace bugs are quite host-specific. Our most common lace bugs and their hosts are: Azalea Lace Bug, primarily a pest of azaleas; Rhododendron Lace Bug, found on rhododendron, mountain laurel, and azalea; Hawthorn Lace Bug, a pest of cotoneaster, hawthorn, quince, and pyracantha; Sycamore Lace Bug, found primarily on sycamores, but occasionally on ash, hickory, and mulberry as well.
Symptoms of damage are chlorotic or yellowish blotches on the upper leaf surface (Fig. 2.). Severe damage can cause the entire leaf surface to take on a yellow or bronze coloration. The damage is similar to that caused by spider mites. A sure way to differentiate the two pests is to look at the underside of the leaves. Lace bugs always feed on the underside of the leaf. The lower leaf surface will be covered with shiny, black spots of excrement, egg fragments, and cast skins. These diagnostic signs will be present even if the insects have left the leaf. Heavy populations can severely weaken a tree or shrub making it more susceptible to other problems.
All four lace bugs have at least two generations in South Carolina. The Azalea and Rhododendron Lace Bugs overwinter as eggs inserted into leaf veins or cemented to the leaves with a brown, crusty material. The nymphs hatch during February and March and many adults are present by April and May. The adults lay eggs and a second generation occurs in July and August. A complete generation takes from 35-45 days. Sycamore and Hawthorn Lace Bugs differ in that they overwinter as adults on the host in bark crevices, branch crotches, or other protected areas. In the spring, adults lay eggs on the young leaves. Again there are a spring and a late summer generation. During the late summer generation, especially, both nymphs and adults may be found together.
Lace bugs have several natural enemies that feed on them. These include lacewings, assassin bugs, spiders, and predaceous mites. However, when lace bug populations get out of hand using chemical controls is necessary. Always READ THE LABEL CAREFULLY since some of these chemicals are not safe to use on all plants. Incorrect usage can severely damage the foliage or even kill the plant. Whenever spraying a shrub infested with lace bugs remember that they feed only on the underside of the leaves. This means that the spray must be directed to the underside of the leaves to achieve satisfactory control. A second application in 7-10 days may be needed to kill late hatching nymphs or adults that migrate to the shrub from adjacent areas.
Consult your local County Extension Agent for additional help.


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PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 6, 2011) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has earned initial accreditation of its undergraduate business degree program from AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The Department of Business, Management and Accounting in the School of Business and Technology is UMES' 26th academic program to earn the peer-review credential. Educators and business leaders agree students in accredited business schools are viewed as well-prepared job candidates when they graduate.
"I am happy and proud that we have gained this accreditation," President Thelma B. Thompson said. "Many of us have worked hard for over five years to achieve this accreditation. I am particularly proud because the AASCB accreditation is challenging to say the least, but we achieved this goal."
"I thank the faculty and staff who believed this was possible and worked towards it. Graduating from an accredited business program will make a huge difference for our students as they seek employment," Thompson said.
Nick Wiggins, a senior finance major from Littleton, Colo., said "it's a prideful thing. You need the support of a great business school. Without that, you're sort of on your own."
UMES joins an elite group of institutions that has achieved accreditation from AACSB International. Only 620 schools of business – fewer than 5% worldwide – have earned this hallmark of excellence in management education.
"We warmly congratulate UMES and the Department of Business, Management and Accounting, Dean Ayodele Alade, and welcome them into the AACSB family of internationally accredited business schools," said John J. Fernandes, AACSB International's president and chief executive officer.
"AACSB accreditation represents the highest achievement for an educational institution and its college of business. The dean, faculty, directors and administrative staff of UMES are to be commended for their dedication and commitment to continuous improvement, and for their role in earning initial accreditation," Fernandes said.
Alade called pursuit of accreditation a "great and coveted achievement" by a team of "hard-working faculty, staff, and chair of the Department of Business, Management and Accounting and the Dean's office. We thank all the members of the University administration for their support believing that the goal was achievable."
"I am humbled by this experience," Alade said, "and my gratitude goes to all who helped make this achievement a dream come true."
To achieve accreditation, the school must develop and implement a plan to satisfy 21 quality standards addressing faculty qualification, strategic management of resources, faculty and student interaction, as well as a commitment to continuous improvement and achievement of learning goals in degree programs.
During the accreditation process, UMES was visited and evaluated by business school deans with detailed knowledge of management education, who applied accreditation standards widely-accepted in the education community.
"Accreditation of the programs in the UMES School of Business and Technology is a very significant accomplishment and provides immediate, elite credibility to the department and the university," said Thomas L. Trice IV of Salisbury, a Certified Public Accountant and UMES Board of Visitors member.
"Congratulations to the leadership and faculty for this well-deserved recognition," Trice said. "This accreditation also speaks to the special leadership that Dr. Thelma Thompson has provided over the past eight years as she has focused on creating academic excellence in her tenure as president."
UMES is Maryland's eighth university to earn accreditation.
"On behalf of the students, faculty and staff of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management, I congratulate (UMES) on achieving this milestone in your quest for excellence," said Dr. Otis A. Thomas, dean of Morgan State University's business school. "Being accredited by AACSB International is a testimony to your commitment to continuous improvement and high quality management education."
The UMES business department began in 1958 with one program in business administration. As UMES and the department grew, more bachelor's degree programs were added, including accounting, business administration with concentrations in finance and marketing and business education. Approximately 400 students today are enrolled in the Department of Business, Management and Accounting.
UMES' achievement will be recognized later this month at the AACSB International Conference and Annual Meeting in New York.
"It's going to draw a lot more students to UMES," Wiggins predicted.


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Chicago, IL (January 1, 2013) – APICS The Association for Operations Management, the global leader and premier source of the body of knowledge in supply chain and operations management today announced the 2013 APICS Board of Directors.
The 2013 APICS Chair, Robert D. Boyle, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, CPA, and the members of the board look forward to a year of APICS leading the marketplace by providing the finest educational training, world-class certifications, and comprehensive resources to an international network of accomplished supply chain and operations management professionals.
2013 APICS Board of Directors
Robert D. Boyle, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, CPA, Chair of the Board
Jason E. Wheeler, CPIM, CSCP, Chair‐Elect
Dana C. Riess, CPIM, CPA, CFM, CMA, Secretary‐Treasurer
Luis A. Barcón, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP
Tim Becker
William E. Bickert
Norman L. Carmichael, CPIM, CSCP
Bintong Chen, PhD
Sonia Daviaud
Alan G. Dunn, CPIM
Paul D. Howatt
Diego G. Ibarra
Vadim G. Kapustin
Gerald L. Kilty, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP
Merri L. Rich, CPIM
Colin M. Seftel, CFPIM, CSCP
Tammy M. Williams, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP
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A world-famous instrument synonymous with Hawaiian culture, this is the four-stringed ukulele and instructional DVD that teaches beginners to become proficient players. At 21" long, it is a standard length ukulelethe original size of the instrument that grew in popularity in Hawaii after it was introduced by 19th-century Portuguese settlers. Crafted with a solid linden top, neck, back, and sides, with a rosewood bridge, it is tuned as a soprano ukulele to G-C-E-A using nylon strings. The slender rosewood fingerboard and nickel frets provide easy handling and chording while the tuning pegs tune smoothly and accurately. Ralph "King of the Ukulele" Shaw instructs beginners how to tune, strum, and perform basic chords, then demonstrates how to play in jig time and perform rolls, triplets, and syncopated split strokes. Includes chord chart and soft-sided storage case. 21" L x 6 1/2" W x 2 1/2" D. (1 3/4 lbs.)
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