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What was supposed to be an act of inspiration -- a Super Bowl ad featuring pop music star Justin Bieber and rock veteran Ozzy Osbourne -- turned into a vehicle of desperation for Best Buy.
The 30-second segment, purchased for the 2011 Super Bowl, would serve as a splashy debut for Best Buy's "Guaranteed Buyback" program, an incentive plan for consumers to upgrade their electronics. But Best Buy was behind schedule with its software, and the big game was fast approaching. So the world's largest consumer electronics retailer sought help from a small California firm, TechForward, according to court documents.
"Best Buy was under the gun and needed a way to organize," according to a court filing by TechForward.
By all appearances, the buyback program's kickoff was a success. The Super Bowl spot garnered the attention of millions and critical praise, many amused by Osbourne's quizzical line, "What's a Bieber?"
But the kickoff was preceded by months of misdeeds and broken promises, according to TechForward. The firm accused Best Buy of stealing its proprietary software designs and dumping it two months into the project, which cost a potential payout of $20 million per year. A California jury awarded TechForward $22 million in damages in November.
Trade secret disputes are common in the business world, where corporate intelligence gathering is a way of life, experts say. And often, the disputes occur between a large company and an upstart with an innovative idea. But the TechForward-Best Buy battle was unique because the little guy prevailed, said Sharon Sandeen, a professor at Hamline University School of Law who specializes in trade secret issues.
"There are not many small companies that can afford to pursue ... litigation," Sandeen said. "The key here is that TechForward had a confidentiality agreement with Best Buy."
In a brief seeking the punitive award, attorneys for TechForward wrote, "Best Buy's conduct fell woefully short of basic standards of decency." The presiding judge agreed, tacking on $5 million in punitive damages against Best Buy.
Best Buy argued there was no financial harm to TechForward because it was a small firm that had operated five years without being profitable. Best Buy also asserted that none of its officers authorized the use of TechForward's trade secrets, and if trade secrets were misappropriated, it was done at a lower staff level.
"We disagree with the size of the award given the facts of the case, and intend to challenge the verdict through all means, including appeal," Best Buy spokeswoman Paula Baldwin said in a statement to the Star Tribune. The company declined to comment further.
Despite the promising start, Best Buy's buyback program eventually fizzled, and the company began to shutter it 14 months after the Super Bowl ad hit the airwaves.
By September 2010, Best Buy already was committed to a $30 million advertising campaign centered around the 2011 Super Bowl, TechForward said in court documents.
Best Buy's Super Bowl ad would be its first during the big game. The company paid $3 million for the spot. Production costs, including the appearance of Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne, likely added $2 million, industry experts estimated.
"It can make a lot of sense if a retailer has a footprint nationally to justify it," said Mike Caguin, chief creative officer for the Minneapolis agency Colle+McVoy. "You have 111 million viewers and the majority of them are within driving distance of a Best Buy. Being on that stage speaks volumes to consumers. It says this is a brand that is here to stay."
The marketing push was designed to promote the "Guaranteed Buyback," in which consumers could return certain electronic items and receive credit based on how long the items were used. The concept was supposed to be an incentive for consumers to upgrade when a new generation of a product was unveiled.
The issue for Best Buy was getting the mechanics in place to coincide with its Super Bowl promotions, TechForward said in court filings.
"Best Buy had a problem," TechForward's attorneys wrote. "Though it had committed to a national launch ... Best Buy knew that it would not be able to accomplish that task on its own in time for the Super Bowl."
TechForward already had developed software to calculate buyback values for electronic goods like cellphones and televisions. One Best Buy executive told TechForward that it "could be a couple of years" before Best Buy had something comparable to the California company, TechForward said in court documents.
With a promise of confidentiality, Best Buy asked TechForward to share its proprietary designs to keep the project rolling. "After Best Buy had taken all it needed from TechForward, it cut TechForward loose without warning at a meeting on Oct. 19, 2010," the company claimed.
TechForward's founders, Jade Van Doren and Marc Lebovitz, did not respond to requests for comment; neither did a representative of First Round Capital, a venture capital group that invested in TechForward.
Sandeen, the law professor, said it is not unusual for large companies to cannibalize the intellectual property rights of smaller companies. In many cases, the big companies assume that the smaller ones will not have the legal resources to fight.
"I don't think large companies want to go out and rip off the intellectual property rights of small companies, but they are more likely to be disrespectful of those rights," Sandeen said.
In this case, TechForward's investors financed the lawsuit with their own funds, even as TechForward struggled financially.
For Best Buy, the courtroom defeat compounds the failure of the buyback program, which company executives thought would earn "tons of cash," according to court documents. Indeed, TechForward said Best Buy promised the firm that it would earn up to $20 million a year through its partnership with the retailer.
Such was not the case.
In its brief seeking to limit punitive damages, Best Buy said the program "was a disastrous loss" and was phased out in 2012. The company declined to characterize those losses.
TechForward struggled after it lost the Best Buy account and was sold earlier this year for an undisclosed amount. According to Best Buy, the judgment gave TechForward something it couldn't attain on its own.
"The jury has made TechForward a highly profitable entity, a result that TechForward was never able to achieve in the marketplace," Best Buy said in a court filing. "TechForward never turned a profit and sustained itself through the largess of its investors."
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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School girls' lacrosse team on Tuesday rode a big first half to its third straight one-sided win, 12-4, over visiting Essex.
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ADDISON COUNTY — As reported cases of the swine influenza cropped up around the country, Vermont remained unaffected at midweek by the airborne, contagious disease that reached epidemic proportions in Mexico. Still, local and state officials said they were on the lookout for the disease should it spread, and one local high school stepped up precautions after a student trip returned from south of the border last week.
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The strange and murderous journey of Abdel Basset al-Megrahi has finally come to a destination, at least according to his brother. The Lockerbie bomber died in his bed this weekend of cancer almost three years after a sleazy deal with the British government sent him back to Libya:
The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people has died, his brother said on Sunday. He was 59.
Abdel Basset al-Megrahi died at home after a long battle with cancer. His health had deteriorated quickly, his brother Abdulhakim told Reuters on Sunday.
Megrahi had a status unusual in Libya the past two years. At first he lived under the protection of Moammar Qaddafi, whose son publicly celebrated Megrahi's release despite an agreement with the British government to keep the return more low-key. After a NATO bombardment initially led by the US allowed rebels to overthrow Qaddafi, we asked for Megrahi's extradition. Despite Megrahi's connection to the old regime, the new regime refused to extradite Megrahi for his murders, most of which victimized Americans.
In the end, Megrahi only served eleven days for each of the murdered victims in the Lockerbie bombing. The Scottish and British governments granted Megrahi a compassionate release with an explanation that he only had weeks to live. That was in the late summer of 2009. At that time, the UK was negotiating oil contracts with Qaddafi, which made the "compassionate release" appear a lot more like "mercenary release." The release violated an agreement to extradite Megrahi to the US if and when the UK decided to release him.
Megrahi has gone on to his final judgment. We still need an accounting for the violation of that agreement and the appeasement involved in Megrahi's release.


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Our Prophet (saas) stated, "My ummah will divide into seventy-three sects. And all of them will belong to Hell except for one (which will belong to Paradise): the one that will follow the path on which I walk and my Companions walk" (al-Tirmidhi). This hadith carries a special importance today, as it guides the believers.
If we look at human history, we see that when the words of Allah's (swt) messengers were ignored, the result was always pain, privation, and failure. So long as Muslims do not fully adhere to the Qur'an and the Sunnah, which shows how to apply the Qur'an to one's life, the Islamic world will have failures and helplessness. In order not to be among those whose faces will turn black and bitter on the Day of Judgment, but among those whose faces will gaze full of light upon our Lord, Muslims have to follow the Qur'an and the path taken by the Messenger of Allah (saas).
Prophet Muhammad (saas) said that our time, called the "End Times," will be a period when, at first, corruption will prevail. However, after that time will come the days of blessed tidings. He described this period as one during which Islamic morality will be widespread and Islam's beauties will be dispersed throughout the world. The fact that the Islamic world is currently going through a difficult time is nothing but an indication that we are on the brink of those days of blessed tidings. The hadiths and accounts of the End Times, which is an important matter in the Ahl al-Sunnah's creed, and the events to take place at that time all point at today.


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Hägar the Horrible broke all records when it was launched on Feb. 4, 1973, becoming the fastest growing comic strip ever.
The strip was created by Hi and Lois artist Dik Browne in his basement art studio/laundry room in Connecticut. The strip's title was the family nickname for Dik Browne, and the characters were loosely based on Dik's family and friends.
The little red-bearded Viking has appeared in advertisements for IBM, Mug Root Beer, Skol Ale and in the opening titles for the TV show "Caroline in the City," which starred actress Lea Thompson as a successful female cartoonist. Hagar has appeared on his own CBS special and is featured in Universal's Islands of Adventure: Toon Lagoon theme park.
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Helga is Hagar's demanding wife. Dressed always in her horned helmet, she is a true Valkyrie, besting the beleaguered Hagar in battles on the home front. While Hagar may instill terror in the outside world, it's Helga who "wears the skins" in the family. Although she is more than a match for her sword-bearing ruffian husband, she also has a tender side. Helga is a devoted wife and mother, often doing what's best for her family whether they want it or not.
Hagar and Helga's beautiful daughter and an old maid of 16. Not overly bright, she is, nonetheless, enduringly sweet. Her metallic blouse would ward off most suitors, but her love for Lute continues unabated.
A poet and troubadour who can neither rhyme nor sing. Fortunately, Honi is so much in love that she really can't tell the difference.
Hagar's brilliant son, and a mystery to his father. Industrious, clean and studious, Hamlet would rather read than pillage, or make a daisy chain than take up chain mail. Introspective and serious, Hamlet is plagued by Hernia, the local tomboy, who thinks he's dreamy.
He's everything a Viking shouldn't be: not too bright, but very gentle. Totally without chin or aggression, Lucky Eddie makes the perfect foil for Hagar. He may be the only man in history to be knocked out by a slowly descending rainbow.
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Everyone knows Acura is about luxury. "But to enthusiasts," John Davis begins, "that brand also stands for speed." Well, not so much anymore. But back in 1997, it sure as hell did, as this clip from MotorWeek undoubtedly proves.
Submitted for the approval of Mr. Davis are the Acura NSX-T and the Integra Type-R. The former is, in my humble opinion, the greatest Japanese car of all time; the latter is one we recently declared the best front-wheel-drive car ever. Both represent opposite ends of the Acura price spectrum, but both are obscenely awesome in their own unique ways.
"Rarely have there been two more speed-oriented machines at a single brand," Mr. Davis says. And he's right.
This clip is great but it's also tough to watch. It's really hard not to pine for both of these cars today. If you had to pick just one, which would you go with?
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Genealogy Center staff members are always answering the question, "Why genealogy in Fort Wayne?" So we thought a little bit of how our collection came to be in order. But the idea of having the largest genealogy collection in a public library did not spring into someone's mind as a single idea, and it took a number of steps to build what we know today.
Less than a decade after the dedication of the Carnegie Library on West Wayne Street, the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution asked for, and was granted, space on the library's shelves for copies of the society's lineage books and other research material. Later, the chapter was encouraged to donate family or biographical histories to the DAR shelves, eventually building to about 400 volumes.
Another facet of the Center's history involves two men, a station wagon and lots of road trips. During the 1930s and 1940s, library director Rex Potterf, and employee Fred Reynolds roamed the highways of the Midwest, visiting used book stores and estate sales, buying used books to stock the library. Among the fiction, general interest and children's books were many family and county historical sources. But the actual formation of the Genealogy Department waited until Reynolds became Library Director, when the local DAR began encouraging the library to "do something for genealogists." Reynolds responded by opening the Indiana History and Genealogy Room on January 3, 1961. The decades that followed saw the collection grow not only by donations and purchases, but also in untraditional methods. These methods included the photocopy exchange programs with researchers and other libraries, and arrangements such as the one with R.L. Polk & Company which supplied copies of the city directories the company published.
Of course, there is a great deal more to the history of the Collection in Dawne Slater-Putt's Beyond Books: Allen County's Public Library History, 1895-1995, from which this information has been taken, and future posts will provide snippets, but we in Fort Wayne are very proud of how all of the little pieces came together to create our facility. Far beyond a shelf and a station wagon, the Genealogy Center now accepts electronic files and indexes, and digitizes family Bible records, photographs, and military records for the various databases the Center's webpage hosts. We've come so far in less than fifty years. Stay tuned for what comes next!


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Launched in 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 has been a trusted operating platform for millions of small businesses. However, on July 14, 2015, Microsoft will terminate its support for the operating system. Today, Gartner estimates that eight million small and mid-sized businesses have yet to migrate to an updated system, with approximately 20 percent of those businesses expected to miss the upcoming cut-off date.
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Authors Taking More Active Role Picking Audio Book Narrators
Novelists are accustomed to having total creative control over how their characters act, think and talk. So it can be jarring for writers to listen to an audio narration of their work and hear characters who sound nothing like they imagined.
"Even if the person is really good, it's never the voice that you hear in your head," said mystery writer Harlan Coben, who's never quite warmed to audio portrayals of his character Myron Bolitar, a former sports agent turned sleuth. "I would listen and think, 'This isn't Myron.'"
Karin Slaughter, whose bestselling crime series takes place in Georgia and stars a pediatrician and coroner named Sara Linton, says several narrators have mangled her character's subtle regional accent. She calls some of the performances "cringe-worthy."


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San Diego — Fitness facility owners are focusing on building communities for their members, according to results from the IDEA Fitness Programs and Equipment Survey. The 13th annual survey also finds that although new pieces of equipment and group exercise formats are popular in clubs, the old standbys are holding strong in popularity as well.
Echoing the trend of building community within clubs, 58 percent of respondents reported offering small-group personal training, up from 44 percent last year. Forty-three percent of fitness managers say creating a fun environment is a key focus, and two-thirds expect this focus to continue to grow. Many of the surveyed IDEA members, who are fitness facility operators, managers or fitness professionals, mentioned that social activity groups, such as walking or running clubs, and organized group activities help strengthen client retention.
For the first time, the survey asked respondents to report the gender makeup of their memberships. According to the survey, the average IDEA member facility was heavily female (65.5 percent), compared to male (34.5 percent).
Since 1990, personal training has been listed as the most popular type of programming, and it still is, with 89 percent of respondents offering it in their facilities. Personal training for youths 18 years old and younger was offered by 63 percent of respondents, and 36 percent of respondents offered children's fitness programs. Classes for seniors rose from 39 percent to 51 percent.
Long-time mind/body favorites, Pilates (offered by 68 percent of the respondents) and yoga (61 percent) continued to climb in popularity. The average number of classes per week offered was 10.
Nutrition services also grew in popularity. More than half of survey respondents said they offer nutrition assessment and coaching, compared to 44 percent last year.
About 70 percent of fitness-only and multipurpose health clubs reported offering traditional aerobics, and 67 percent offer step aerobics. The survey found that newer formats, such as indoor boot camp, indoor cycling, core-conditioning and stability ball-based programs, increased as well. Dance classes also were more popular, with 40 percent offering them in 2008, compared to just 20 percent in last year's survey.
Regarding exercise equipment, the survey found small and versatile equipment to be the most popular. Ninety-four percent of respondents said they have resistance tubing or bands, while 87 percent have barbells and/or dumbbells. Stability balls and weighted bars were offered by 88 percent and 70 percent of respondents, respectively. Although elliptical trainers have been around for years, 61 percent of respondents said this equipment area still has room for growth.
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The President beat more than his Republican rival, he also took down Justin Bieber.
Bieber Fever has been swept into the dustbin of history.
In just 22 minutes, President Obama's Nov. 6 re-election tweet trounced pop star Justin Bieber's former record for most shared tweet of all time. Obama's tweet now holds the record, by a wide margin, for most retweeted tweet. As of this morning, the post has been shared more than 645,000 times--beating Bieber's old record of more than 200,000.
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Political and government Twitter accounts continue to prove themselves as a valuable tool for connecting with citizens. See our profile of the women behind NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover's tweets and how they came close to "Bieber level" when announcing the rover's successful landing last August.
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Tackling tax fraud and evasion in the EU – frequently asked questions
Why has the Commission put forward a Communication on concrete ways to tackle tax evasion and fraud in EU?
In the current economic climate, Member States need every euro that they are due for fiscal consolidation and to rebuild their economies. Member States have, in some cases, almost reached the limit in the expenditure they can cut and taxes they can raise, while honest tax-payers must carry the burden of austerity. Meanwhile, substantial amounts of euros are lost from public finances due to tax evasion and avoidance, with the shadow economy estimated to be around one fifth of GDP on average (€2 trillion).
More clearly needs to be done to protect Member States' revenues and improve their tax collection capacities. In the March 2012 EU Council conclusions, Member States asked the Commission "to rapidly develop concrete ways to improve the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion, including in relation to third countries and to report by June 2012". The European Parliament also echoed the call for urgent action in this area in a resolution in April 2012.
Therefore, the Commission has undertaken a review of the measures currently in place, to see how they can be improved and intensified. It has also developed ideas of new initiatives that could help in the fight against fraud and evasion. The aim is to create a stronger, more coordinated approach to tackling tax evasion, aggressive financial and tax jurisdictions, and unfair tax competition.
Why is EU coordination in this area so important?
A strong unified stance is essential in tackling tax evasion and fraud when part of a Single Market, given the fact that cross-border differences are usually exploited in these activities. An EU approach ensures:
What is the scale of tax evasion and fraud in the EU?
Given the very nature of tax evasion and fraud, it is very difficult to put a precise figure on them. Nonetheless, the size of the shadow economy is estimated to be nearly one fifth of GDP on average across Member States, representing nearly €2 trillion in total.. Some studies estimate the level of tax evasion and avoidance in Europe to be around €1 trillion, and recent reports also suggest that tens of billions of euros are off-shore, unreported and untaxed.
Does the Communication address the problem of tax avoidance by companies and wealthy individuals?
Yes. The Communication specifically refers to the need for action to tackle the intentional exploitation of difference in tax systems which undermine Member States' tax rules and lead to the loss of revenues.
The Code of Conduct on Business Taxation is already an important instrument in this regard, with Member States committed to key principles and refraining from introducing measures that would allow harmful tax competition. The Commission is currently looking at how the Code can be further strengthened, and has started work to have its principles applied by key international partners.
The work that has been started to tackle double non-taxation (which allows aggressive tax planners to exploit loopholes between Member States' systems) will also be important in dealing with tax avoidance.
What measures are already in place in the EU to tackle tax evasion and fraud?
Over the past few years, the EU has pursued a very active policy on good governance in taxation at EU level, and internationally. Some examples of important measures are:
What does the Communication say needs to be done to strengthen the efficiency of current EU measures?
First and foremost, the proposal to strengthen the EU Savings Directive should be agreed by Member States. This would significantly enhance the capacity to prevent tax evasion by closing loopholes in the current legislation that are being exploited by tax evaders. Likewise, Member States should rapidly agree on the mandates which would allow the Commission to negotiate stronger savings tax agreements with Switzerland, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Monaco and Andorra. (see MEMO/12/353). Eurofisc will be extended to cover direct, as well as indirect, taxes, while the Communication also calls on Member States to make better use of the administrative cooperation measures that have been adopted in recent years.
What new measures at EU level are set out in the Communication?
The Communication sets out a series of new measures that will be introduced, or should be further explored, to improve the EU approach to fighting evasion and fraud. These fall broadly into three main categories:
Improving information exchange
Automatic exchange of information should be promoted wherever useful. In order for the information that is exchanged to be pertinent and ready for immediate use, it is important to improve the identification of taxpayers. In this context, the Commission will analyse the idea of a cross-border EU tax identification number, while Member States should give greater mutual access to relevant parts of each other's databases.
Improving compliance
Tax compliance can be improved by providing taxpayers with better information on EU and national tax rules. The Communication mentions several tools that could facilitate this, including a single Tax Webportal with information on all taxes, for all taxpayers. There should also be measures – at national and EU level – to encourage tax compliance. The Commission will develop a taxpayers' charter, in the spirit of Corporate Social Responsibility.
Strong deterrent measures are also an important part of the fight against evasion and fraud. In this context, the Communication suggests the possibility of common minimum rules and sanctions for certain types of tax offences. In the next few weeks, the Commission will propose criminal law measures to protect the EU's financial interests against fraud.
Tackling evasion and fraud trends
Quickly identifying new trends and schemes in tax fraud and evasion is crucial to effectively stamp out this activity. In addition to extending Eurofisc and its Early Warning System to cover direct taxes (see above), the Commission will also propose a Quick Reaction Mechanism for VAT fraud. Teams of auditors focussed specifically on cross-border tax fraud are also suggested. Before the end of 2012, the Commission will come forward with a strategy to tackle aggressive tax planning in the EU. It will also examine ways to improve access to information on money flows through off-shore bank accounts.
What should be done at national level to combat tax evasion and fraud?
Within the framework of the 2012 European Semester (see IP/12/697), the Commission has recommended to the Eurozone as a whole, and to 10 Member States specifically, to improve their administrative capacity to collect taxes and tackle tax evasion. These recommendations should be reflected in national reforms. The Commission will monitor the progress in this area, and also provide technical assistance to Member States in enhancing their administrative capacity and tax compliance.
What improvements could be made in relations with non-EU countries as part of the fight against evasion and fraud?
It is important to push international partners to apply equivalent measures to the EU's high good governance standards. Member States should swiftly agree on the renegotiation mandate for savings agreements with Switzerland, Lichtenstein, San Marino, Monaco and Andorra (see above), while savings agreements with relevant dependent and associated territories should also be updated.
Shared interests and objectives should become the basis for closer trans-Atlantic cooperation and further cooperation with international organisations in eliminating tax evasion.
A common EU stance against tax havens should be reinforced. Before the end of 2012, the Commission will present a set of measures and tools for coordinated action, broadly based on the "carrot and stick" approach to tax havens and a more unified stance against uncooperative jurisdictions.
What is the timing for delivering on the ideas set out in the Communication?
The Commission will start work immediately on developing the ideas set out in the Communication. Some proposals will be presented already in the next month or so (e.g. quick reaction mechanism for VAT fraud), while work will continue in areas where it is already underway (e.g. providing technical assistance to certain Member States, pushing for agreement on the revised Savings Directive and mandates etc).
Before the end of 2012, the Commission will present an Action Plan on fighting fraud and evasion together with its initiative on tax havens and aggressive tax planning.
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BATON ROUGE — Anxiety over the transformation of LSU's offense since a loss to Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl and the hiring of new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron ranged between slowly percolating and a full boil.
BATON ROUGE — Anxiety over the transformation of LSU's offense since a loss to Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl and the hiring of new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron ranged between slowly percolating and a full boil.
But the exodus of seven starters, including the entire defensive line, and the audition process to fill those roles might be just as vital during Saturday's L Club Spring Game at Tiger Stadium.
Just how much fans filtering into the West stands will be able to glean, though, is still incomplete with three projected starters sitting and not donning white jerseys.
On Thursday, LSU coach Les Miles confirmed defensive end Jermauria Rasco, free safety Ronald Martin and cornerback Jalen Mills will be held out with undisclosed injuries.
"There's a couple first-team guys that are nicked and aren't going to play," Miles said.
Martin suffered what Miles labeled a "weight-room injury" and missed last week's scrimmage, while Rasco and Mills are out after undergoing minor shoulder surgery and will not be back on the field until fall camp.
It succinctly put to rest notions of evaluating of how Rasco will replace NFL-bound junior Barkevious Mingo on the left end, and whether Martin's solid production translates into a facsimile of All-American Eric Reid.
But five weeks of practices revealed a relatively orderly process of transition for defensive coordinator John Chavis' crew.
In the middle of the line, Ego Ferguson and Anthony Johnson seemed at ease, while Rasco's production seemingly tabbed him at one end spot. Coming off a torn anterior cruciate ligament, Jordan Allen has operated as a solid technician in a battle with Danielle Hunter for the right end spot — one poised to carry into August.
"Those guys might not have taken as many snaps, but I feel like those guys are veterans," senior linebacker Lamin Barrow said.
So Barrow doesn't have to get complex with his main point ahead of suiting up this weekend.
"Every time we go on the field, treat it like a game day," Barrow said. "Treat it like it will be the last game you ever play. They've already started developing that mindset."
The linebacker corps has been staid, too. Junior D.J. Welter appears to have a tight grip in the middle, while the experiment with moving Barrow from the weakside was mere tinkering. And Tahj Jones, who returned from an academic suspension against Clemson, could be on the strong side.
Senior Craig Loston returns at strong safety, while Jalen Collins could slide into Tharold Simon's place at right corner and Mills on the other side.
Put simply, the new cogs are installed. It's just a matter of ensuring there's no spits and coughs when the engine is turned over.
"A lot of people are anxious and worried, and we can sense that," Barrow said. "We lost a lot of guys, some very talented guys who are going to be drafted in early rounds. At the same time, we've got some young guys that are just as good or might be better. A lot of people are going to be surprised."


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CHARLOTTE (AP) � Dave Gettleman got his dream job. Now comes the tough part.
Carolina's new general manager will spend the next few weeks evaluating the Panthers� roster in depth and finding ways to trim at least $16 million of fat from the team's salary cap.
The 61-year-old Gettleman, who joined the Panthers from the New York Giants last week, inherited a team that currently has $136 million committed to 2013 salaries, significantly over the NFL's projected salary cap of $120 million per team.
That means Gettleman faces tough decisions in regard to big-ticket players like cornerback Chris Gamble, linebacker Jon Beason, running back DeAngelo Williams and offensive tackle Jordan Gross, as well as several mid-range salary players who start like offensive lineman Geoff Hangartner, safety Haruki Nakamura and defensive tackle Ron Edwards.
Gettleman, who was introduced at a press conference on Tuesday, said his head has been spinning since he was hired last week and he hasn't had a chance to evaluate the roster. He said he wasn't prepared to comment on individual players.
�The first thing you have to do is properly evaluate your team,� Gettleman said of the forthcoming evaluation process. �You have to do it unemotionally. You have to do it objectively. But that's on my agenda.�
When Gettleman begins breaking down the numbers he'll find a Carolina team that has $63.25 million in salary cap space committed to six players � defensive end Charles Johnson ($13 million), Gross ($11.7 million), Gamble ($10.9 million), center Ryan Kalil ($9.95 million), Beason ($9.5 million), and Williams ($8.2 million).
Quarterback Cam Newton ($6 million), receiver Steve Smith ($5.75 million) and tight end Greg Olsen ($5.7 million) account for an additional $17.5 million in cap space.
So essentially two-thirds � or $80 million � of the team's salary cap is slated to go to nine players.
The cap problems stem from the summer of 2011 when Panthers owner Jerry Richardson emerged from the NFL lockout with an open wallet, handing out more than $100 million in guaranteed money to seven of the team's free agents who were set to hit the free agent market.
It was an interesting decision to keep all of those players considering the Panthers were coming off a 2-14 season.
The contracts, which negotiated by former GM Marty Hurney, included such large signing bonuses it would actually cost the Panthers more under this year's cap to cut players like Johnson, Kalil and safety Charles Godfrey than to keep them.
Cutting Gamble would offer the Panthers the biggest cap savings.
The former first-round pick is in the final year of his contract and the Panthers could save $7 million by cutting him.
Gross� salary cap figure is the second-highest on the team and the Panthers could save $6.7 million if they parted ways with the 10-year veteran. However, Gross is considered a valuable member of the offensive line and in charge of protecting Newton's blindside, so restructuring his deal might be an option.
Beason has been to three Pro Bowls for the Panthers but his future remains a question mark given the emergence of rookie Luke Kuechly, who led the NFL in tackles this season. However, Beason's guaranteed base salary and prorated signing bonus would offer minimal cap savings, so he too could be up for a restructure.
Carolina's decision to make a long-term commitment to Jonathan Stewart this past offseason raised questions about Williams� future at running back.
But since he's due $9.6 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons the only way to create cap space would be to wait until after June 1 and split the remainder of his prorated signing bonus over two seasons. That would offer the Panthers $3.4 million in cap savings this year, although Williams would still count $4.8 million in each of the next two seasons.
The Panthers could save an additional $6.4 million by cutting Edwards, Hangartner, Nakamura and offensive lineman Garry Williams.
The reality is there aren't many easy answers for the Panthers.
Gettleman said it's too early to know what he and his staff will do to get under the cap. Gettleman said going forward the most important thing is to put the proper value on the player.
�You get into trouble when you overpay,� Gettleman said. �The litmus test on the cap is if the ink is dry and you're not happy, then you made a mistake. That's basically it.�
The decisions will be made with input from the entire pro personnel staff, but Gettleman will have ultimate say in who stays and who goes.
�We'll sit down, discuss the issue, make sure we ask the right questions so that we'll get the right answers and then we'll make decisions,� Gettleman said. �If it's a situation where I have to make a unilateral decision, that's a part of the gig. That's my job. That's what Mr. Richardson has hired me to do.�


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Progress Software has released its OpenEdge application development platform in its version 11 release. Hoping to target what the company somewhat generically labeled "operationally responsive" enterprise market with "business-process enabled software applications", the latest version has been honed to offer a multi-tenant database, multiple cloud deployment options, and extended platform support for mobile devices.
While Progress appears happy to position its no doubt diligently engineered products with what might be quite generalized market relevance, this latest platform is at least positioned to be compliant with concerns relating to return on investment (ROI), total cost of ownership (TCO), and security.
While many companies operating in the Business Process Management (BPM) space clearly find it hard to tangibly distill their software down to real-world command-line centric developer deployment levels, Progress is not alone in preferring to discuss "big picture" platform diversity messages. Whether this is because vendors in this category prefer to play for "share of voice" in front of the more board-level members of their customer base, or whether they have taken their eye off the coder's core requirements, is difficult to gauge.
The OpenEdge 11 release has multi-tenancy built into the database and physically separates data storage, providing greater security and control for cloud deployments. Colleen Smith, VP of platforms and integration at Progress Software, has been quoted as saying that, "Using the latest OpenEdge platform, our ISV partners can develop dynamic solutions that incorporate business process and integration capabilities across multiple platforms and devices in a secure manner. Whether deployed on-premise or in the cloud using the Progress Arcade portal, we offer a single, integrated, development platform that provides significant cost savings."
Progress says that in order to boost productivity and empower continuous process improvement, the Progress Savvion BPM platform has been fully integrated into OpenEdge 11. The full integration of BPM into an application development platform is highlighted as another feature of potential interest to IT developers and ISV partners alike.
At this time, the hunt for contemporary businesses with "operational unresponsiveness" continues…


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There are a million variables in a live, three-hour television show, a million things that can go wrong that producers can't control. Will the lines go down, will the prompter break, will the actors hit their marks, read their lines, show up sober? One of the few things you can control is the production packages that are made in advance.
An odd thing about the Oscars the other night is that the things a producer can't control seem to have gone pretty well, and the things they can control didn't.
The James Bond segment, for instance, was heavily hyped—watch our tribute to 007!—and surely in the can a week before the show. But no one seems to have thought it through. It was witless—literally without wit—and stupid. The Bond franchise isn't about things exploding. It's not about the predictable and clichéd pyrotechnics we're all forced to endure now during the previews every time we go to the movies. But that's what the whole series was reduced to, loud sounds and exploding cars. The charm of the James Bond movies, the reason they've had a following for half a century, is in the character and personality of the hero, in the dialogue, in the relationship between the various Bonds and the various M's. It was in the affection we all felt for the old set pieces in the espionage laboratory, and Bond's fabulously hokey pickup lines and wry summations.
The second production piece to fail from lameness was the "In Memoriam" segment. You're supposed to be trying to capture something about essence or excellence when you have a few minutes to note the end of a life. Quick pictures, lachrymose music and faux respect aren't enough. The segment was not only without wit or pleasure, it was without life. And a celebration of the dead without a proper sense of liveliness is wrong.
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David Carr of the New York Times noted that the experience of watching the Oscars has changed with social media, and this year I found that to be true. For the first time I found myself scrolling down on Twitter as I watched, and laughing out loud at the observations of people I follow. Twitter, which is very public, feels private. (That's why politicians get in trouble on it, they forget.) TV, which is very public, seems public. Snottiness comes off differently in each sphere. On Twitter it feels rebellious and transgressive, on TV it seems heavy-handed and crass. Host Seth McFarlane, whose self confidence doesn't quite tip into poise, did seem crass when he said things that would have been merrily retweeted on Twitter if he'd said them there.
I suppose part of this is the hosting legacy of Ricky Gervais. But Rick Gervais, while creepy as you know if you ever followed him on Twitter, is also at his best wickedly funny, and only said rude things about big stars like Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Also he made two of the best television comedies ever, the insufficiently lauded "Extras" and BBC's original "The Office." So I guess you'd say he'd at least earned the right to be a snot. Unearned cynicism is uninteresting.
Our culture did a great disservice to artists, writers and comics when it decided to let down all walls and boundaries. It left them nothing to push against. It leaves them just sinking deeper in the mire.
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One thing that could not be controlled, and must have been the subject of a lot of backstage anxiety, was the great moment of the night. In fact it was one of the greatest moments in the history of the televised Oscars.
That was when all the stars of "Les Misérables" took the stage and sang a complicated and demanding medley, and did it movingly, expertly, in beautiful voice. Hugh Jackman with his dignity and presence, Ann Hathaway with her glamour and poignant face, Eddie Redmayne with his almost opera-level voice and ability to be the character he's playing, Samantha Barks, Amanda Seyfriend, and Russell Crowe bringing his gravelly Javertness—it was all so earnest, self-respecting and rousing.
It said something important. It said: Hollywood is a place, it exists, people gather in it and work in it, and the place has a product and the product is talent. It said: It's not all abstract and unreal, movie stars can actually do things, they're not just the result of choices made in the editing room, they can sing and show discipline and engagement. As entertainers should.
The crowd didn't seem to me to understand how good this was, and good for them. They stood and applauded but not with a great whoosh, or great fervor. But if there were more moments like that, people would like and respect Hollywood more.


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According to an Associated Press report, Exxon Mobil has finally paid its debt to the State of Alabama. Exxon paid $121.5 million as a result of the lawsuit brought by the State of Alabama over natural gas royalties. The case had been tried twice to two different juries and appealed twice to the Supreme Court of Alabama. Both twelve member juries unanimously ruled in favor of Alabama, and the final judgment was for $3.6 billion dollars, but the Supreme Court of Alabama reduced the verdict to $51.9 million.
After the reduction, the Supreme Court of Alabama remanded the case back to the Montgomery Circuit Court for a determination of the interest accrued during the appeal. Judge Tracy McCooey made the final determination as to the amount. The attorney for the State, Jere Beasley, argued that the amount should be $20 million more, and that issue is reserved for appeal.


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- Comet Pan-STARRS will swing into view over the Northern Hemisphere beginning March 7
- It will stay close to the horizon, so you'll need to get away from trees and buildings to see it
- Comet ISON will pass by this year, but scientist is skeptical of "Comet of Century" predictions
First a meteor exploded over Russia, followed closely by an asteroid fly-by. Now, two comets are expected to put on a naked-eye spectacle for sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere.
Up first is Comet Pan-STARRS, which gets its funky name from the telescope credited with discovering it in June 2001: the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System in Hawaii.
The comet is already visible through telescopes in the Southern Hemisphere, and it should swing into view over the Northern Hemisphere beginning around March 8.
It's hard to predict exactly how bright Pan-STARRS will be, but you should be able to see it without binoculars or telescopes, said Don Yeomans of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program. It should be about as bright as the stars in the Big Dipper.
"There is a chance that it will be a little brighter than this, but likewise, it might not get quite that bright," said Karl Battams of the Naval Research Lab.
Part of the brightness will depend on how close Pan-STARRS gets to the sun. Comets are made up of water, ice, dust and other elements and minerals, all loosely packed together, Battams said. As a comet gets closer to the sun, the sun's heat causes these elements to melt, spewing out dust and gas in a brilliant tail.
"The closer it gets, the more intense the radiation and the more elements will be melted," he said.
Pan-STARRS is expected to get fairly close to the sun. That's bad news for the comet, but it could be a boon for sky watchers if the comet is brighter and easier to see.
Pan-STARRS also could fall apart and fizzle. But if it survives its sunbath, we should be able to see it low on the horizon in the western sky for a couple of weeks, Battams said.
"About half an hour after sunset would be a good time for people take a look," he said.
Here are some key dates:
March 5: Pan-STARRS will be closest to Earth;
March 10: The comet will pass closest to the sun;
March 12 and 13: The best dates to look for Pan-STARRS; it should emerge in the western sunset sky not far from the crescent moon.
Battams has these viewing tips:
1) Safety first: Don't try to look at the comet until the sun sets. Do not look at the sun using regular binoculars or telescopes. Ever! You'll burn up your eyes.
2) Comet Pan-STARRS will stay close to the horizon, so you'll need to get away from trees and buildings.
3) Look carefully! The sky will still be bright at dusk, which can make it hard to spot comets.
4) If the skies are clear, and you are away from city light pollution, you may be able to see the comet with your bare eyes. If not, use binoculars.
5) If you can't escape the city, try using binoculars.
Second chance to catch a comet
If your quest to see the first comet doesn't pan out -- get it? (OK, that's bad) -- we might get to see a better comet later in 2013: Comet ISON.
ISON was discovered by Russian astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok in September 2012. It's named after their night-sky survey program, the International Scientific Optical Network.
Some early comet prognosticators -- and reporters -- have tagged ISON "the Comet of Century." But Yeomans isn't buying it just yet. He remembers being duped by another comet with that same moniker. In 1973, Kohoutek was hyped, too, and it fizzled.
"Predicting the behavior of comets is like predicting the behavior of cats -- can't really be done," he said.
So here is the hype on ISON: On November 28, it is expected to dive into the sun's atmosphere. If it survives, it might glow as brightly as the moon and be briefly visible in daylight. Its tail might stretch far across the night sky.
Battams is optimistic, but he said we won't know until late summer what to expect from ISON.
"I'll be surprised if we don't have a bright comet this fall and/or winter, but it's still just too early to speculate," he said.
So, like Pan-STARRS, ISON's fate will be decided by the sun. It could burn brightly and earn that "Comet of the Century" title; it could melt or it could just break apart.
Scientists say neither comet poses any threat to Earth, but if both comets hold together, sky watchers will get a rare treat: two comets, both bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, in one year.
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BELMONT � Belmont Abbey College�s women�s soccer team won on Monday to advance to the Conference Carolinas tournament semifinals for the 17th straight season.
On Thursday at 2 p.m. at home against Limestone, the Lady Crusaders will be pursuing an eighth straight finals appearance.
And, after Monday�s 4-0 victory over Converse, Abbey coach Mike Lynch is happy his team regained some of the winning ways it had lost late in the season.
�What was important to me was that we got our momentum back a little bit,� said Lynch, whose team lost three of its last five regular season games. �We were confident in our play today. In championship play, you want everybody to bring their �A� game. We were pretty close to that today.�
After Meghan Philip scored on the first of Kristin Foster�s three assists 23 minutes into the game, Ananda Gebreyesus scored twice (both on Foster assists) in a three-minute stretch early in the second half to end any doubt about the outcome.
Simone Melvin tallied the final goal in the 89th minute.
The Abbey (10-9), which is seeded second in the eight-team tournament, outshot the visiting Valkyries (7-10-20 by a 25-2 margin and had 15 corner kicks to four for Converse.
Still, Lynch felt Converse had some early opportunities that could�ve caused some anxiety � and is hopeful those near-misses will motivate his team in the future.
�They could�ve had a couple of goals early,� Lynch said. �So we have to shore up some stuff.�
Keeper Hannah Kohls, defender Alana Ryczek and midfielders Jillian Lang and Madison Sully led the shutout, which was the Lady Crusaders� seventh of the year and sixth against league opposition.
Among those shutouts was a 3-0 victory at Limestone on Sept. 15 in the regular season meeting with the Saints.
Limestone advanced to Thursday�s semifinal with a 2-1 home overtime victory over Mount Olive.
�They had a very good, fast forward and a very good center midfielder,� Lynch said of Limestone. �I think it�s going to come down to our stopping that forward and neutralizing that midfielder.�
Richard Walker: 704-869-1841; twitter.com/JRWalk22
2012 Conference Carolinas tournament
Monday�s quarterfinals
Lees-McRae 3, King 0
Pfeiffer 2, Queens 1 (OT)
Limestone 2, Mount Olive 1 (OT)
Belmont Abbey 4, Converse 0
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Shrivel squarks loudly at the sight of Cadogan.
"Cadogan! Cadogan!" It gives Cadrius an effectional peck before taking to the air off the fallen Paladins shoulders and landing on Cadogan's head.
Cadogan smiles lightly and reaches up to give his bird companion a little scratch on the neck.
"Thank you, Cadrius." Cadogan words towards where he envisions Cadrius, unfortunately Cadrius has already moved to Itches body.
"Cadogan!" Shirvel squaks before pecking Cadogan on the head repeatably untill Cadogan nearly swipes the bird off in his frenzied defense against the birds persisting pecking.
"Quiet bird! Before I weave a spell to seal your trap for a day - no two!" Cadogan empty thread is enough to make the bird quietly retreat to Cadogan's shoulder where it sits quietly rubbing itself against Cadogan's cheek.
"Pyre?" Cadogan repeats after Cadrius. "What? Who? Cadrius Who?" Cadogan persists in questioning the darkness around him trying to locate the Fallen Paladin by shifting his head left and right and listening. Unaware yet that one of their number had fallen, albeit a stranger to Cadogan.
Sucking up Air since 1984.
Twisting red flame reflects in cold grey eyes, as if she were burning on the inside; her face hidden behind the armor of her veil. Those eyes stare at the pyre, unblinking, with the acrid aroma of burning flesh in her throat, almost thankful for her broken nose and her diminished sense of smell. It throbbed with her pulse, as did the hidden slash beneath her bracer and the hundred other aches and pains of this days slaughter yet the deepest wounds were those to her spirit.
A twinge of unease spasms through her stomach as she approaches the others; Itches is not with them. Indeed, she cannot hear his voice, that constant source of annoyance is gone. She hears the strain as Cadrius speaks, unable to make out the words but painfully aware of the emotion. He hurries off and she can see the hollow expressions on the faces that suddenly turn toward her.
She holds Maeko's gaze while her feet continue to move forward. The monk meets her stare, does not blink, does not look away and she knows that Itches is dead. Shade is the one that drops her eyes, not willing to examine the source of the emotions churning in her gut and her mind. She moves up beside Cadrius as he leans over the crushed body of the lovestruck aristocrat.
Nobody can protect anybody in this world.
It was the brutal truth, and the one that she was beginning to recognize. Itches had been simply been young, optimistic, and in love and he had died for it. Not just for it, but because of it. Another wall went up around her heart; it was cold, maybe, and lonely that way but safer than the alternative. She shed no tear, could barely associate this shattered husk with the young man and his carefree attitude. When Cadrius calls for wood, she moves off soundlessly to oblige.
As she watches the flames consume his body, sees the smoke waft away with all that is left of him, she can't help but wonder when it will be her turn. Somewhere, deep down, she had hoped that he would prosper, that he might get to live the life she had once dreamed about. She'd hoped she was wrong about the world. Those hopes were drifting away with the black cloud of his funeral. When they were gone she walked the lonely fortress of her soul, staring but not seeing, until his ashes were as cold as the stony places in her heart.
Maeko stands near the pyre. Shade has come too, dark emotions churning deep,under her eyes; disbelief, sadness...guilt?
This world is illusion, thinks the nun,Why should we feel sadness if one of our number now experiences the truth?
And yet, here it is: the longing, the guilt because the innocent among us is no more. May he be reborn higher on the Wheel!
She stands there, murmuring the Sutra of the Western Paradise for the young nobles repose. Fingers counting verses on her prayer beads,body still like a statue in the occasional waft from the pyre, until even she can believe that the tears in her eyes come from the smoke.
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Cadrius watches the tendrils of smoke spiral upward into the air as the pyre blazes. It drives back the cold and the man's skin is warmed and is given the only comfort he could receive from the death of the nobleman. A gift? Perhaps. Another twinge of grief strikes the fallen paladin as he remembers how he had made a silent vow to protect itches despite the fact he was an incredible fool.
What had happened? He was half-buried under the rubble with a dead gnoll nearby. It was a small way from the battle sight. He remembers finding a few pieces of the crossbow and fractured side of the gnoll's head. A grim smile comes to his lips, perhaps itches wasn't as useless as he made others believe.
"A romantic deserves a funeral among the stars," he says to no one in particular but wanting to voice his reason for choosing a pyre.
One lonely tear creeps from the corner of one eye and slowly moves down his cheek rapidly picking up momentum as it hurdles to his jaw and drops to the earth below.
Why him and not me?
He looks up to the night sky and sees the stars shining unmoved by one more lover delivered into their embrace. He closes his eyes again and feels the heat of the pyre washing over him. Opening his mouth he begins to sing, a low bass voice echoing around the woods amidst the crackle of the fire.
"I swear the happiest day of my life,
You know the happiest day of my life,
was the day the I died.
Can you feel the cold tonight?
It sets in but it's all right.
Darkness falls, I'm letting go.
All alone but I feel just fine.
You know the happiest day of my life,
I know the happiest day of my life,
I swear the happiest day of my life,
was the day that I died.
Can you feel the cold tonight?
It sets in but it's all right.
Darkness falls, I'm letting go.
All alone but I feel just fine.
Did I live it right?
I hope I lived it right,
I know I lived it right."
As the song concludes he closes his eyes and bows his head, an action all too familiar to him. He clenches his right fist and presses it against his chest, over his heart, and whispers, "If Lily new what you have done, she would be proud. Go with the Light, lad."
I only hope you are in a better place now.
He turns his head to the side, his eyes shining from both the tears in them and the light from the fire, and says, "Let us go, the town cannot be far."
He lights a large stick from the pyre and gathers up as much of their gear that he can carry before setting off down the path and into the darkness once more.
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As she listens to the lamentation of Cadrius, looks into the ragged emotion displayed in his eyes, Shade wonders why she doesn't mourn for Itches the way he does. Even Maeko's eyes, normally so controlled, reflect something akin to sadness.
She knows the truth: emotion is what got Itches killed in the first place. Better to let it go than to let it destroy you. In a way, his death made her stronger; it reinforced her perception that she'd made the right choices, made her feel better about her own emptiness. It needed to be that way since the alternative was death.
Lily will not be proud. Lily will be sad, and then Lily will be dead too.
Truth, that was all. She was willing to tell herself the truth, even if the others didn't see it. She can feel the chill shadows pressing up behind her, stark contrast to the heat of the pyre and she found the cold more comforting than the warmth.
Cadrius picks up as much gear as he can carry before walking off; she selects as much as she can without slowing herself down and starts off after him. The further she gets from the fire the better she feels about herself. Soon she has passed the others, scouting the trail just ahead of the torchlight.
Cadogan stands idle, he can hear the burning embers but not see them. He barely knew the now dead half-elf but life is a challenge for those who seek it. Cadogan collects his equipment and afixes his Component pouch to his belt, tucking his well worn morning star into his belt he jerks and then decides not to put sharp spikes so close to his body again.
Finally picking up a Seeing stick, he hears Maeko in the distance.
"Miss, please. I would like to make use of myself. Select something for me to carry and I will." He asks her quietly.
Sucking up Air since 1984.
" Of course, oder brother" come in answer Maeko's quiet voice.
Cadogan hears rummaging, then her slightly hesitating accent again, while she guides his arms through a backpack's straps, careful not to touch his bare skin.
" Here, How are your wounds, brother? If you need some healing, I ave a spare potion".
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Cadogan pushes the potion back into Maeko's hands and reaches into his backpack, after a few moments he withdraws two potions and drinks them down.
"Lucky they where still there, perhaps they didn't get time to empty my bag." Cadogan thinks outloud and Shrival responders. "Lucky!"
His wounds heal over but not fully leaving some scar tissue and brusing here and there. But Cadogan is thankful, he remembers when last he was injured so badly. It was a Wyvern outside of a city very early in his adventuring life.
As they travel Cadogan continues to fidget with the strange cube which was retrieved but gives up after a few hours of trying to do something only to be at it again later.
On their arrival in the town Cadogan asks Maeko to help him find a quiet place to sit.
Sucking up Air since 1984.
The weary band presses on as long as their aching bodies will respond before settling down for the evening. They tend to their wounds as best they can and set about the business of dinner, chewing more out of habit than any enjoyment of the tough journey bread and salted meat in their packs. There is little talk around the campfire that night; perhaps the flames remind them too much of the passing of one of their own, perhaps they are filled with thoughts of their own mortality.
Thankfully, the night is uneventful and they rise somewhat refreshed though some pains will take longer to fade than others. It is hard to say what thoughts run through each mind; the shining righteousness of evil vanquished, the dark caverns of self-loathing, the still waters of inner harmony, the bloody light of a new dawn, or the warm wind of change. Whatever they might be, they remain uniquely individual. Though fate has pushed them together they have not yet learned to lean on one another. In a way, their trust is as fragile as the light frost that covers the ground in the pre-dawn gloom.
The day passes with only a brief rest and a meager meal before they press on, anxious now to reach their destination. Their exertions are rewarded as the sun begins to sink in the west. From the heights they can see the frontier town beneath them; sizable but rustic. It is ringed with a palisade and a few watchtowers, with gates on each of it's four sides.
Declaring themselves at the gate, they are allowed passage into the town with little more than a gate tax and a few words of caution. The dusty street is relatively empty and lights shine from within several buildings. There is a large, inviting inn just down the street.
How many deaths shall serve to break at last
This heritage which wraps me in the grey
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From here on out, I will no longer distribute packages through Rapidshare, which some people didn't like, and will exclusively use the PPA repository. I will regularly build development packages of HandBrake with both the GTK and QT4 GUIs (the CLI version will also be included with the GTK package).
To access my PPA repository through apt (so updates happen properly and so forth), hop on a terminal and type:
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Save and close, then type:#Filthy Pants PPA
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/hunter-kaller/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/hunter-kaller/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
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2011 (Sophomore): First team All-Ivy League ... Finished second in the country in assists per game, setting school single-season assist record (17 in 17 games) ... Led team in assists and second on team in points (5-17-27) ... Ended season sixth on Yale's career assists list (24) ... Tied career high with six points (2-2-6) in 9-1 win vs. Sacred Heart Sept. 18 ... Had career-high four assists in 7-0 win vs. Brown Nov. 5, helping Yale clinch a share of the Ivy League title ... Scored game-winning goal in 2-1 win at Penn Oct. 23, Yale's only one-goal win in league games (five other league wins were by a combined 22 goals) ... Started all 17 games for the second straight season ... Earned Major Y.
2010 (Freshman): NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree … Second team All-Ivy League ... Started all 17 games ... Led team in points (23) and tied for team lead in goals (eight) ... Second in Ivy League in assists and assists per game (17 in 17 games, 1.00 assists per game) ... Tied for third in Ivy League in points (5-17-27) ... Fifth in the Ivy League in points per game (5-17-27 in 17 games, 1.59 points per game) ... Tied for fifth in Ivy League with a pair of game-winning goals ... Had six points (2-2-6) in first career game.
USA Field Hockey: Competed for North team at 2012 USA Field Hockey National Championship ... Selected for USFHA National Futures Championship in 2008 and 2009.
High School: All-area and all-state 2009 … Team captain and led team with 22 goals and 14 assists as a senior … Team was State Sectional Champions in 2009 … All-conference and all-county 2007-2009 … Team MVP 2007 … Team Dedication/Desire/Determination Award 2006 … Also played lacrosse.
Club Team: Played for The Edge … Won three National Outdoor Championships … Won two National Indoor Championships.
Notes: Has participated in Girl Scouts for 11 years, receiving ultimate Gold Award in 2009 … Father played baseball for Monmouth.
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I have no problems making elevators but I am having difficulty having multiple platforms and triggers. Changing the tags obviously doesn't work because the elevator or platform entities only respond to trigger_tag 1 so the first trigger I hit activates every platform ent in the level. Does anybody know how to lock individual triggers to their intended platform only and no others?
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nevermind I got it, haha deceptively simple.
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First thing that morning, Ryan and his girlfriend Jessica took the Stanley Cup to the local police station, and then headed over to Body Tuning, the gym at which Ryan works out during the summer.
By 1:00PM, the Stanley Cup was in the Shannons' backyard, continuing the celebration. Although inclement weather threatened the party, it didn't dampen Shannon's spirit. "Nothing's going to ruin my day today!"
A trip to New York City was next in order, and at 6:30, Ryan, his girlfriend and assorted friends took the Stanley Cup and climbed onto the train for the trip to the metropolis. The conductors, while taking tickets, asked what was in the big case, and were mesmerized by word that it contained the Stanley Cup. As the train pulled into New York, the announcement through the cars echoed, "Grand Central Station next and last stop. And take care of that Cup, boys!"
Through the streets of New York City Ryan went. He and his entourage ended up at the Arena Nightclub, located in the heart of Times Square. The multi-level club is incredible. More than 500 people bought a wristband that allowed them to party with the Stanley Cup and enjoy the open bar, with proceeds going to charity.
While celebrating, Ryan took Jessica up onto a balcony that overlooks the dancefloor. "I'd just like to make an announcement," he began. Expecting to hear how grateful he was to be part of a Stanley Cup champion in Anaheim, guests instead were shocked when Ryan said, "I just want to ask Jessica if she'll marry me," and proceeded to drop to one knee. Tears streaming down her cheeks, Jessica smiled and said, "Yes!" Ryan then slipped an engagement ring onto her finger.
The celebration, at first to commemorate Ryan Shannon's Stanley Cup championship, now took on a new meaning, and the newly-engaged couple partied until 2:30 the next morning.
George attended prestigious Delbarton, a private, all-male Roman Catholic prep school. The Senior Garden is an exclusive area within Delbarton where freshmen are not allowed (or tolerated), and if found having snuck into the area, the older students throw the freshmen into the fountain. Parros took great pride in toasting the Ducks' victory with a gulp of champagne in the Senior Garden.
"Come on, guys," summoned George, motioning to his Dad Jim, mother Lynn, brother Jeff and girlfriend Tiffany. "We have to have lunch at Cluck-U Chicken!"
The smiles were immense as the Stanley Cup sat at a table in the Cluck, surrounded by 'cluckwiches' and 'wingers' as well as a variety of sauces, including Atomic, Nuclear, Traditional Death and 911.
Afterwards, Parros carried the Stanley Cup into the locker room and engaged in a game of Beer Pong. Each side places a cup of beer on their side of the ping pong table (George used the Stanley Cup), and the intention is to attempt to knock the ball into the cup (or THE Cup!).
With the fun continuing, George and his family took the Stanley Cup by private plane to the family farm in Washington, Pennsylvania, a city just outside Pittsburgh. Several hundred were on hand for a pig roast that featured the presence of the Stanley Cup.
George devised a plan to get the Stanley Cup into the barn so that the celebration could be a little more private. He smuggled the Cup through the house, down into the cellar, through a long, dark tunnel that extended past the back of the house and ended in the barn. Ten people, carefully selected, were waiting for George to arrive so that they could party with the Stanley Cup. The barn was filled with hay and bats, not so carefully selected, that would flutter by occasionally, scaring the cluck out of George and his friends. It wasn't long before most of the people at the pig roast had converged on the barn to see why there were extraneous hoops and hollers emanating from the supposedly empty structure.
At 2:30, a giant bonfire added a golden glint to one side of the Stanley Cup. The Parros party concluded at 4:45.
As if there isn't enough pressure on a young player to be participating in his first-ever Stanley Cup playoffs, Mark Hartigan had the further burden of knowing his mother had suffered a relapse in her battle with cancer. Mark's Mom, Debbie, died during the Ducks' successful path to the Stanley Cup, and Mark flew home to be with his family during the first round of the playoffs. Although he spent only six games with Anaheim during the regular season, and added one more in the playoffs, Hartigan was next to celebrate with the Stanley Cup, taking it to Fort McMurray, Alberta on Saturday, August 25.
First stop was the firehall, followed by a visit to Robert Vargo at Alberta Motors, the area's largest General Motors dealership. Mark visited patients at the hospital, then stopped at the Dugout Coffee House and Youth Centre. Finally, Hartigan carried the Stanley Cup into the Thickwood Arena to show those on hand. A ball hockey tournament was in full swing, so Mark offered a photo of the winning team with the Stanley Cup, which promptly turned up the tempo several additional notches.
To wind down a busy but wonderful day, the bus took the Hartigan party back to Colin's home to settle into an all-night party for family and friends. Although the celebrating was special, the most extraordinary moments may have been a reflective time when Mark and his family took time to study the engraved names on the Stanley Cup Taylor, Morenz, Broda, Howe, Richard, Mahovlich, Orr, Clarke, Dryden knowing full well that within weeks, the name 'Hartigan' was going to be added to the Stanley Cup's legacy.
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