Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Sky-Pirates, Monsters and Corruption! Oh my!

Somehow...

Somehow we recovered from what people like to call the Apocalypse. Modern technology is useless now, not that much of it remains. Most of the cities are now barren ruins, skyscrapers now nothing more than piles of rubble. Nothing grows in the cities, any of them; the land the cities were on is now dead and dry.

Storms ravage the world, some places never see a day without a violent storm with unearthly green lightning that leaves green flames in its wake.

Here in Middrath we only see two seasons of the year. Summer and winter, both lasting for half a year; both can be as deadly as each other.

Monsters roam freely, eating unwary travellers or any livestock they come across. Some devour our crops and orchards. Bandits, Sky-pirates, and the power hungry prey on those who are merely trying to make themselves a living. Life, isn?t anything like it used to be.

Industrial Monarchy sanctioned scientists do experiments on the monsters that are caught alive, bounty hunters are paid handsomely to bring in the beasts alive. The less wounds they have, the more money they are paid as a bonus.

Engineers have been working on Steam technology to allow us to have lighting, running water and basic transport once again. Airships are a common sight in the sky now, of course only the rich have them.

There?s one exception.

The Sky-pirates stole a large airship a few years ago now, they altered it for their own means and renamed it Skyhowl. The large, black dirigible is home to the scum of society who like nothing more than to make our lives a misery. It?s rumoured they berth in the Cape of Storms. A large overhang in the west that?s home to almost constant storms, apparently they have made their home there - no one has ever lived to tell the tale of where exactly they live.

Welcome to Sky-Pirates, Monsters and Corruption! Oh my!

This is a sandbox-style roleplay with an underlying story that revolves around the monsters that traverse the land, the corruption that lurks in the government that rules the world and the criminals that prey on the weak. Will there be rebellion? Will the monsters keep wiping out small towns in the remote regions? Will the criminals who dwell in The Over Hang take everything people own for themselves?

Only you can decide!

Any race is available for play, if you can imagine it; you can play it.

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Monday, March 25, 2013

Marines release names of 3 killed in Quantico shooting

By Becky Bratu and Matthew DeLuca, NBC News

The Marine Corps Saturday released the names of the three Marines who died in a shooting Thursday night at a base in Quantico, Va.

"We send our prayers and condolences to the families, fellow Marines and friends of the Marines who were lost in this tragic incident," Col. David W. Maxwell, base commander, said in a statement. "Our priority is to take care of and support all of those who are affected by this loss."

A relationship dispute is believed to have been the cause of the shooting. Military officials said Friday that a Marine, identified on Saturday as Sgt. Eusebrio Lopez, opened fire on two of his comrades before shooting himself.


Lopez, 25, of Pacifica, Calif., was a tactics instructor at the school. He joined the Marine Corps in May 2006 and was promoted to his current rank in July 2011. Lopez had served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Sara Castromata, 19, of Oakley, Calif., served as a warehouse clerk. She joined the Marine Corps in December 2011, and was promoted to her current rank in February 2013.

Cpl. Jacob Wooley, 23, of Guntown, Miss., was a field radio operator. He joined the Marine Corps in February 2010 and was promoted to his current rank in July 2012. Wooley was ?loud and hilarious,? according to a classmate, and had thought about becoming a preacher, The Washington Post reported.

?All the young people loved him and thought of him as a fine person. I guess he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, is what it sounds like," his great-aunt, Jean Luker, told the Post.

The names of the victims were withheld for 24 hours following the notification of the last next of kin. The last relative was notified before 10 p.m. on Friday, base spokesman Lt. Agustin Solivan told NBC News in an email on Saturday.

The incident remains under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

Military police and Prince William County, Va., sheriffs responded at about 10:30 p.m. local time on Thursday after reports that shots had been fired, Maxwell said at a press conference on Friday.

Responders found one victim dead on the scene, a Marine official said on Friday. Two more bodies were later found when authorities entered the barracks.

?This is a truly tragic loss again for the Marine Corps, which has had a number of tragic losses in the last couple of weeks,? Maxwell said.

A message on the base?s Facebook page cautioned residents to stay inside their homes with their doors locked as the situation developed on Thursday evening. An emergency alert system was also used to notify base personnel.

The base returned to normal operations at 2:30 a.m., Maxwell said on Friday.

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Friday, March 15, 2013

HTC One $100 trade-in deal extended to April 4th

HTC One trade in promo

Not overly impressed with Samsung's latest offering? HTC is here for you. The deal that started last month has been extended -- buy an HTC One and get a $100 Visa gift card when send in your old smartphone. All you have to do is sign up online by the new deadline to qualify for the deal. After you register with HTC by April 4th, just send your HTC One proof of purchase and old phone in to HTC to claim your $100 Visa card. Easy money.

HTC says the extension is due to "overwhelming response" from fans, but we suspect the reported delay in shipments of the phone might also be a factor.

No doubt there were a lot of people waiting for the Galaxy S4 announcement before signing up for any manufacturer promotions. The competition between these two phones is going to be fierce, and a free 100 big ones from HTC is going to make the choice that much more interesting.

More: Complete HTC One preview, HTC One forums



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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Xi3 starts Piston pre-orders: buy an early Steambox for under $1,000

Xi3 starts Piston preorders buy a protoSteambox for under $1,000

While Xi3's Piston may only be a Steambox through its software optimization, that still leaves us with a milestone on our hands now that the system is available for pre-orders: it's the first Valve-blessed PC on sale. If you're willing to set aside just under $1,000 ($900 during SXSW), you can claim a Big Picture-friendly mini PC with an embedded, 3.2GHz version of AMD's quad-core A10 in addition to 8GB of RAM and a 128GB solid-state drive. There's no mention of the conventional spinning storage referenced at CES. Expansion is limited to larger-capacity SSDs, although that's not surprising when the entire computer is smaller than a GeForce GTX Titan. The real jolt will be the launch timing. Xi3 won't have Pistons shipping until around the holidays, which could leave some of us hunting for less-than-official (if considerably larger) substitutes for the full Steam experience.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

PFT: Flacco's cap number low in '13? |? 'Fitting' deal

Joe FlaccoAP

Instead of devoting nearly $15 million to quarterback Joe Flacco as the non-exclusive franchise player (and risking losing him) or more than $19 million as the exclusive franchise player, the new deal signed by Flacco counts for only $6.8 million against the 2013 salary cap.

Which means that the Ravens have much more flexibility when it comes to keeping or signing other players.

?I know we have a lot of good players on the team, and I love to play with those guys so hopefully it works out very good for the organization and we can keep as many people as we need,? Flacco said Monday, via the Baltimore Sun.? ?That?s all I really know. . . .? When you get to a point where you?re happy with it, then it?s all about saying, ?All right I?m good.?? Now let?s take care of the rest of the guys.?

So what do the Ravens do?

They don?t have many unrestricted free agents, but nearly all of them are big names.? Linebacker Paul Kruger, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, cornerback Cary Williams, tackle Bryant McKinnie, and defensive tackle Ma?ake Kemoeatu are all unrestricted.

The restricted free agents are tight end Dennis Pitta, tight end Ed Dickson, and defensive lineman Arthur Jones.? Keeping each of them for another year will be less expensive, and it will come with the ability to match any offers received elsewhere.? (Besides, the restricted free agent market has dried up in recent years.)

It could be harder to keep the unrestricted free agents.? Safety Ed Reed has said he wants to stay, but he?s going to want to be paid.? Before he?ll take whatever the Ravens will offer, he?ll need to see what else is out there, like Ray Lewis did four years ago.? (And there continues to be a belief that the Pats and coach Bill Belichick will make a play for Reed.)

As to the two linebackers and Williams, there?s a growing belief that former Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano will come after one or more of them, given that Pagano?s current team, the Colts, has more than $40 million in cap space.

In the end, the Ravens may decide that, even though the Flacco deal gives them plenty of cap space, it?s not worth overspending.? If the Ravens decide to hold their cap space, they can carry it over to 2014 and beyond.

Actually, that could be the best option.? Given that Flacco?s cap number shoots to $29 million in 2016, it?s smarter to bank it for the future than to waste it now on players who want more than they objectively deserve.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/flaccos-cap-numbers-stay-low-in-2013-and-2014/related/

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Pope's new clothes? Check. Tailor rolls out robes

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Pope's new clothes? Check. Tailor rolls out robes
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Papal shoes and a white skull cap are seen beneath three sets of papal outfits - small, medium and large sizes - which will be sent to the Vatican for the new pope, are displayed in the Gammarelli tailor shop window, in Rome, Monday, March 4, 2013. For over a half century the Gammarelli family has produced the pope robes in three different sizes that are delivered before the conclave meets, in order to fit the newly elected popes. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Papal shoes and a white skull cap are seen beneath three sets of papal outfits - small, medium and large sizes - which will be sent to the Vatican for the new pope, are displayed in the Gammarelli tailor shop window, in Rome, Monday, March 4, 2013. For over a half century the Gammarelli family has produced the pope robes in three different sizes that are delivered before the conclave meets, in order to fit the newly elected popes. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Three sets of papal outfits - small, medium and large sizes - which will be sent to the Vatican for the new pope, are displayed in the window of the tailoring shop Gammarelli, in Rome, Monday, March 4, 2013. For over a half century the Gammarelli family has produced the pope robes in three different sizes that are delivered before the conclave meets, in order to fit the newly elected popes. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Shop owner Lorenzo Gammarelli walks by the shop window where three sets of papal outfits - small, medium and large sizes - which will be sent to the Vatican for the new pope, are displayed, in Rome, Monday, March 4, 2013. For over a half century the Gammarelli family has produced the pope robes in three different sizes that are delivered before the conclave meets, in order to fit the newly elected popes. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

TV crews film Gammarelli tailoring shop window where three sets of papal outfits - small, medium and large sizes - which will be sent to the Vatican for the new pope, are displayed, in Rome, Monday, March 4, 2013. For over a half century the Gammarelli family has produced the pope robes in three different sizes that are delivered before the conclave meets, in order to fit the newly elected popes. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Shop owner Lorenzo Gammarelli, pulls out sun shades over his shop window where three sets of papal outfits - small, medium and large sizes - which will be sent to the Vatican for the new pope, are displayed, in Rome, Monday, March 4, 2013. For over a half century the Gammarelli family has produced the pope robes in three different sizes that are delivered before the conclave meets, in order to fit the newly elected popes. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

(AP) ? White cassock? Check. White skullcap? Check. Red shoes? Check.

Cardinals haven't even begun meeting in the Sistine Chapel yet to elect the new pope but the family-owned Gammarelli tailor shop that has dressed popes for two centuries is ready.

Gammarelli's on Monday displayed three sets of white vestments ? small, medium and large ? to be shipped to the Vatican for the new pope following Benedict XVI's resignation last week.

"We need to deliver these three garments before the conclave starts because obviously we cannot enter inside the conclave once it started," tailor Lorenzo Gammarelli said Monday.

A white silk "zucchetto," or skullcap, lay on a bed of red cloth in the window, as did a white sash with golden fringes and a pair of red leather shoes.

Tucked behind the Pantheon in downtown Rome, the Gammarelli shop has served scores of cardinals and popes since 1798. Pope Pius XII was an exception: he used his family tailor.

The display of the robes was one of the first tangible signs that a new pope will soon be elected, given the unusual circumstances that have surrounded the resignation of Benedict XVI.

"It's always like the first time for me," said tailor Teresa Palombini. "It's a wonderful feeling and then I wonder who will wear these clothes, who will be the next one?"

Associated Press

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