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It's the new year, time to look at what we hope the next year will bring. Which brings us to this article by a campaigner in The Congo. In which he asks that Apple makes an iPhone from conflict free minerals.
That's why I'm asking Apple to make an iPhone made with conflict-free minerals from the Congo by this time next year. Apple has been an industry leader in both supply chain management and making corporate social responsibility a priority. In the past two years, Apple has taken great strides to source minerals responsibly and control their supply chain.
Apple is perfectly positioned to be the first company to create a Congo conflict-free phone, using minerals from Congo that further stability and economic development and don't use slave labor or fund mass atrocities.
I believe that other Apple customers want what I want: the world's first conflict-free iPhone. That's why I launched a campaign on Change.org asking Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, to commit to making an iPhone with conflict-free minerals from the Congo by Christmas 2013. In the five weeks since I launched my campaign, nearly 50,000 people from more than 75 countries have signed on in support.
Now I've had my runs ins with the Enough Project and Global Witness in these pages earlier this year but I do, absolutely, support this little campaign. For slightly complicated reasons.
Note that what is being asked is not that an iPhone be made from just any old not conflict minerals. That's actually very easy and is the way that all iPhones are made right now. No one in Apple's supply chain (indeed, no one in anyone's supply chain, at least so far as is known) buys any minerals at all from the conflict areas. For the campaign to make sure no one buys minerals from the militias has been successful. The only problem being that it's been successful by making sure that no one buys any minerals from the whole area, militia mined or not militia mined, leaving tens of thousands of miners and their families destitute.
What is actually being asked is that Apple build iPhones from minerals from these areas (quite rightly too, the miners would appreciate having a job, an income, being able to eat etc) but make sure that they only use not militia mined minerals.
At the moment that is actually impossible. For the system, the detailed paperwork, the rules on how to prove that your minerals are not militia mined, they're not ready yet. The Dodd Frank system just doesn't work yet: but everyone has to use that Dodd Frank system which isn't working yet if they are to buy any minerals from the area.
So, what is actually being asked is that Apple put its weight behind making the system work. Getting them to point out that just passing a law isn't enough, indeed it's worse than useless it's positively harmful. It's necessary to get, hopefully by next Tuesday afternoon, the system in place so that people can actually obey Dodd Frank and thus distinguish between conflict and non-conflict minerals from the DRC. That way the miners can get back to work, their families can eat and the world will be a better place.
And for that reason I fully support this idea and would hope that you do too. You can sign the petition here.
This isn't about trying to repeal Dodd Frank, it's not about letting the militias off nor is it trying to sweep the problems under the carpet. What it is about is trying to make the very foolish current situation less foolish. We've a law saying that everyone buying DRC material must prove that they are not militia mined. But the system mandated to so prove doesn't exist as yet. So let's get Apple on the case and kicking a few butts so that we actually get the system we need in place shall we?
You know, the system that should have been designed before the law was passed?


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It's been our tradition (which is kind of ironic) to try something new every year at Corn College. In 2013, Farm Journal is offering a brand-new event, Corn College Grad School. By farmer request, this event will not be hosted in conjunction with any sponsors, so more time will be spent in the classroom and in the field.
This event is limited to only 100 farmers, which will provide for more hands-on opportunities. Also, by the nature of the event, it'll be a more intense learning environment. We are asking that farmers who have previously attended a Corn College event register for Grad School—this event will build on what you've already learned about the Systems Approach.
Corn College Grad School
Tuesday, July 23; Heyworth, IL
And here's the full list of summer events:
Corn College Consultant/Retailer Session
Monday, July 15, 2013; Heyworth, IL
Corn College Advanced One-Day Session
Tuesday, July 16, 2013; Heyworth, IL
Corn College Advanced Two-Day Session
Wednesday & Thursday, July 17-18, 2013; Heyworth, IL
Corn College Constultant/Retailer Session (with bonus Soybean Sessions!)
Monday, July 29, 2013; Coldwater, MI
Soybean College
Tuesday, July 30, 2013; Coldwater, MI
Corn College Fundamentals
Wednesday, July 31 - Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013; Coldwater, MI

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Deere-Hitachi to add 340 jobs in Kernersville
Deere-Hitachi will expand its operations in Kernersville and add 340 jobs by 2016.
Gov. Bev Perdue made the announcement Friday at the excavator plant, which currently employs about 700.
The average wage for the jobs will be about $42,100 a year plus benefits. That's near Forsyth County's average annual wage of $42,588.
Along with adding the jobs, the company plans to invest $97 million in the plant in return for getting incentives that could total millions of dollars.
More information on the company and job opportunities can be found at dhkernersville.com.
Deere-Hitachi is a partnership created in 1988 between Japan's Hitachi Construction Machinery and U.S.-based Deere & Co. The plant makes Hitachi and Deere-branded excavators for the Americas.
The company was awarded a state Job Development Investment Grant that could mean as much as $3.5 million in benefits over nine years. It also received a grant of up to $510,000 from the state's One North Carolina Fund.
Forsyth County commissioners last week approved more than $1 million in incentives. Deere-Hitachi would have to add at least 340 full-time jobs paying at least $40,000 a year in five years to land the benefits.
Deere-Hitachi had been shopping for tax breaks and other incentives from government officials as it weighed expanding in North Carolina or moving the work to Japan.


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Buffalo Hit by Epidemic of People Crashing Into Buildings
Something is rotten in the state of New York. Specifically, upstate. People in the Buffalo area keep crashing their cars into buildings, and nobody can explain it.
According to a tally by local news station WVIB, about 17 cars have pummeled into storefronts since August. They even built a handy map and gallery to keep track of all of them. Amherst, NY, has started to enact regulations that would require barriers in front of restaurants to protect from careening cars.
Some of the crashes have been tragic, like when two young men were killed when a car smashed into a grocery store last Saturday, probably due to speeding. Others are pretty harmless, with a lot of people accidentally stepping on the gas instead of the brakes, like when this senior citizen drove through the window of a Wendy's.
Public radio station WBFO talked to a couple experts in storefront crashes (they exist), who confirmed the spate was out of the ordinary.
Locals are clearly a little freaked out. We've been getting nearly-daily email updates from residents on the ever-increasing number of crashes; one commenter on Buffalo's local Topix forum offers darkly, "Something is suspect about these scenarios and reasons…"


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For Seniors: View E-Mail Messages on iPad 2
You can send and receive e-mail messages on your iPad using Mail. After you receive e-mail, you can view each message and read its contents. Staying in touch via e-mail is a great way to use your iPad.
1Tap the Mail app icon, located in the Dock on the Home screen.
A red circle on the icon indicates the number of unread e-mails in your Inbox.
2If you're holding the iPad in portrait orientation, tap the Inbox button to display the Inbox.
The contents of the Inbox is displayed. If you see the Mailboxes panel, then choose which Inbox (e-mail account) to display. Click All Inboxes to display everything.
Note that in landscape orientation, the Mailboxes/Inbox panel is always displayed, but in portrait orientation you display it by clicking the Inbox button.
3Tap a message to read it.
The message contents is displayed. E-mail messages you haven't read are marked with a blue circle in your Inbox. After you read a message, the blue circle disappears. You can mark a read message as unread, to help remind you to read it again later. With a message open, tap the Mark As Unread link on the right side.
4If you need to scroll to see the entire message, just place your finger on the screen and flick upward to scroll down.
You scroll to view any part of the message that's not currently displayed on-screen. To display as much of a message as possible, tap the Hide link on the right-hand side. This hides the address details. To redisplay them, tap the Details link that appears.
To stop your iPad from receiving e-mail temporarily, use the Fetch New Data control of Mail in iPad Settings.


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by CHRISTINE RICCIARDI –Housingwire.com
The House Financial Services Committee is set to vote on eight bills Tuesday proposed by Republicans in an effort to wind down the government-sponsored enterprisesFannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Members of the House of Representatives introduced the eight bills last week, which cover issues such as GSE executive compensation, fair housing goals, new GSE activity and business, and portfolio caps.
One bill in particular introduced by Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) hits a hot button issue on whether or not Fannie and Freddie should be exempt from the risk-retention standards of a qualified residential mortgage. According to Garrett's bill, H.R. 1223 or the GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act, GSE securities would not be exempt from the risk-retention requirements of Dodd-Frank.
Regulators have proposed an initial mortgage risk-retention plan, which requires banks and lenders to keep skin in the game unless a borrower makes a 20% down payment.
Edward DeMarco mollified lawmakers after the bill was introduced last week, acknowledging that the GSEs already hold 100% of the risk and should therefore be exempt. But Washington think tank MF Global said Monday that risk-retention could be a positive avenue for Fannie and Freddie.
The 5% risk-retention requirement for the GSEs would decrease the supply of mortgage-backed securities in the market but would not increase the cost of capital advantage Fannie and Freddie have compared to the big banks due to government backing, MFGlobal said.
"A 5% risk-retention requirement would simply ensure those (GSE) portfolios do not disappear," MF Global said. "This same funding advantage helps Fannie and Freddie in the securitization business as they can finance their inventory with low cost funds. Risk-retention requirements do not end this funding advantage."
MFGlobal remains cautious, however, as it said a 20% down payment exemption could indirectly hurt the private mortgage insurance sector. Mortgage insurance providers make their living on loans sold to Fannie and Freddie with less than a 20% down payment, according to MF Global.
Some of the legislative options could curtail these sales, the think tank said.
"That means less business for the mortgage insurers unless the private-label issuers decide to adopt similar mortgage insurance requirements," said MF Global. "We note that the MI providers are not the target of his fight. They are just bystanders caught in the legislative crossfire."
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China's quarter point rate hike had the grains lower in the overnight session. Throughout the day grains came off their lows and finished higher in the new crop months. December corn finished 2 ½ cents higher, November soybeans 11 ½ cents higher, and December wheat 15 ½ cents higher.
Anti-inflationary measures by China were enough to scare the market early, but they were quickly forgotten by mid morning. Also today was another round of heavy bear spreading as Goldman continues their roll. This prompted the back months to trade higher by the settlement. Outside markets were nothing special; equities continue to make new highs for the move and crude oil had another setback.
For grains, wheat led the way higher. Much of the strength was due to concerns over the Chinese wheat crop. The UN's food and agriculture organization commented today on the dry Chinese weather and that it could affect up to 5.16 million hectors may be affected (out of 14 million hectors). Wheat is making new contract highs on the headlines.
Tomorrow morning the USDA WASDE report will be released at 7:30 AM. The average analyst estimates for corn, beans, and wheat carryout are as follows:
Estimate Range
Corn 736 645-795
Soybeans 135 105-150
Wheat 810 751-889
There is a potential to see a decrease in US and world corn carryout expectations in this report. For US carryout, stronger ethanol production may be the number one reason for this. For world carryover, the decrease would likely come from a lowered Argentine corn production. The last USDA report projects Argentine production at 23.5 MMTs, we could easily see that reduced by 2 Million from the weather problems they have had. Brazilian production is expected to remain strong.
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Senator: Federal gov has 'no role' in funding police departments
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has blocked reauthorization of the 15-year-old Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant that has supplied 1M vests to officers
By Laurel White
Medill News Service
WASHINGTON — A program that has supplied more than 1 million bulletproof vests to police departments around the country is facing a holdup on Capitol Hill.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has blocked reauthorization of the 15-year-old Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant, arguing that the federal government has "no role" in funding local police departments.
But Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the program, said at a hearing Wednesday that "the law enforcement community has spoken with a single voice on this issue. They understand the unfortunate reality that life-saving vests can be extremely expensive, particularly for smaller jurisdictions, and that they can wear out too soon."
Local police officials testified that the vests, which on average cost between $800 and $1,000 apiece, can be life-saving tools in a dangerous job.
Ann Carrizales, an officer with the police department in Stafford, Texas, was shot in the face and chest during a routine traffic stop last October.
"I remember the muzzle flash, looking directly at the weapon and taking a mental note of its caliber, and then there were his eyes," Carrizales told the senators Wednesday. "I will never forget his eyes."
Carrizales testified that while she feels fortunate to work for a department that provides officers with the equipment they need, others "are forced to choose between what is most important to officer safety and how much money to put into ensuring their officer's safety."
Since 1999, the federal government has spent $375 million to reimburse more than 13,000 local law enforcement agencies to help pay the costs of more 1 million bulletproof vests, according to the Department of Justice, which runs the program. It estimates that the vests saved the lives at least 33 law enforcement and corrections officers in fiscal year 2012.
"I have heard of and known numerous (Fort Worth Police Department) officers who have avoided serious injury because of the ballistic vests they carry," Sgt. Raymond Bush, a department spokesman, said in an interview. "Their importance cannot be overstated."
Terry Grisham, executive administrator for the Tarrant County, Texas, Sheriff's Department, told the panel that funding for equipment is a "challenge."
Despite submitting hundreds of applications, many large police departments didn't receive federal funding for vests in 2013. Larger agencies, characterized as serving populations of more than 100,000, are not as high a priority for the grant program as smaller departments.
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Should your requirement be for TV other than Freeview or Sky, then we can help. Perhaps you are keen to keep up with news in another country, or are looking to learn another language. There are many European TV channels many of them Free To Air (FTA) which are available from various different satellites.
These are just an example of European TV channels available, should you require television of another language, which is not listed above, please feel free to call our office, and we will be glad to help.
Get your European TV installation in Bracknell from 1st Aerials. We can even assist with the purchase of the correct equipment from Satellite dish, LNB to a suitable receiver for the channels required.
For European TV channels you will require a satellite dish to be installed on the property. You may already have a sky dish? As most European channels are transmitted from different satellites another dish is required. You will also need another receiver capable of decoding the signal. Some of the new receivers will also enable HD, and the facility to record one channel whilst watching another.
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There's only one thing I'm wondering though...I suspect that that much larger weregoyle that Aleksi killed might have been a stage or two ahead of the others as far as their "evolution" goes. I'm interested in seeing just how long it takes them.
WEREGOYLE is evolving!?
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According to DJSP Enterprises Inc.'s 6k filing
On November 2, 2010, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of DJSP Enterprises , Inc. (the "Company" or the "Registrant" ) appointed Jewett, Schwartz, Wolfe & Associates ("Jewett") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately. Jewett served as the independent registered public accounting firm of Chardan 2008 China Acquisition Corp. ("Chardan") for the periods prior to the closing on the Business Combination (as defined below). Chardan changed its name to DJSP Enterprises, Inc. on January 15, 2010 in connection with the closing of the Business Combination.On October 27 , 2010, the Company was notified that effective October 27 , 2010, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm ("McGladrey"), resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company.
© 2010-19 FORECLOSURE FRAUD | by DinSFLA. All rights reserved.The terminations come two days after mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac severed ties with the firm. "There's been a substantial reduction in staff, it started happening over the past few weeks and many employees received notice today," said Jeffrey Tew, a lawyer representing the Stern firm.


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Whether true or just a bit of wishful folklore, champagne was reportedly first cooked up by the French Benedictine monk Pierre Perignon (c. 1638-1715). When Dom Perignon first tasted his concoction, he is reported to have said, "Come quickly, I am drinking the stars!"
These many years later, nothing says Happy New Year quite like sparkling wine. But you don't have to serve the vintage that bears Dom Perignon's name to have an experience worthy of seeing stars.
It can be a daunting prospect to determine what really is great to serve at a party or give as a gift. So, b asked three well-regarded wine aficionados to give their take on the best that is out there on the market, with prices for all budgets. Our expert panel is composed of Laurie Forster of Easton, the self-styled "Wine Coach" and author of "The Sipping Point"; Nelson Carey, owner of the Belvedere Square wine bar Grand Cru, who also teaches wine-appreciation courses at Roland Park Country School; and Rita Blackwell, president and co-founder of Timonium-based Wine Express, which creates intimate in-home wine tastings and other events.
Under $15
Laurie Forster: Mont-Marcal Brut Reserva (Spain). Cava and champagne have many things in common — they are both a blend of three grape varieties, and both use the traditional Methode Champenoise to create their bubbles. Costing only a fraction of what most French champagnes sell for, this sparkler is very reasonably priced. $13.
Rita Blackwell: Voga Sparkling Pinot Grigio (Italy). A cool sparkler for a reasonable price. This is a fun, festive and hip sparkling wine for anyone at your holiday party. $14.99.
Under $25
Forster: Nicolas Feuillatte Blue Label Brut NV (France). Once a legend on the New York party scene, Nicholas Feuilatte inherited a vineyard and created sparklers for friends like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The emphasis on red grapes in the blend creates a champagne with flavors of apple and pear. Great with fresh shucked oysters. $22.99.
Nelson Carey: Eudald Cava (Spain). Very dry and elegant with the balance and complexity of wines more than twice the price. This wine is the shining star of Cava, Spain's generous contribution to the world of sparkling wine. $18.
Blackwell: Ceci Tre di Terre Extra Dry (Italy). I soooooo love this wine. It is truly one of my all time go-to sparklers. The Malvasia grape gives floral notes to the wine and flavors of orange zest; the pinot nero grape and sauvignon blanc gives structure and balance. Fantastic when paired with light cheeses, seafood and spicy dishes. $21.99.
Under $50
Forster: Schramberg Blanc de Blancs 2006 (Napa). This is credited with being the first American winery to make a chardonnay-based sparkling wine [Blanc de blancs denotes the use of only chardonnay grapes] and also the first American sparkler to be served at an official White House event. Elegant and dry, it is a perfect paring for all things seafood. $43.
Carey: Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs 2008 (Napa). This blanc de blancs is made from 100 percent chardonnay. It is bone dry, lemony and the best wine I can think of for oysters on the half. From one of Napa's pioneering wineries that makes what I believe to be one of America's finest sparkling wines. $43.
Blackwell: Maxime Godet (France). Premier Cru Champagne NV. This wine has a special place not only on my palate but in my heart. This is a voluptuous champagne, with freshly toasted aromas of yeast and hazelnut. A very classy champagne to sip at your festive holiday celebrations. $49.
Under $75
Forster: Bollinger Brut Champagne (France). One sip of this and you will know why Lilly Bollinger said, "I only drink champagne when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory." A complex, but superb champagne. $69.
Carey: Pierre Peters Cuvee de Reserve Grand Cru (France). Another blanc de blancs, all chardonnay, but lighter and more ethereal than the Schramsberg with a beautiful biscuit dough aroma. One of the greatest trends in wine these days is the appreciation for "grower" champagnes, e.g., champagnes from the grapes grown on the property of the estate and not sourced from anywhere else, which gives the winery complete control when it comes to quality. $63.
Blackwell: Laurent Perrier NV Brut Rose Champagne (France). This is a luscious rose that is said to be the best in the world. I love it for its deep pink salmon color and the very tiny bubbles that dance so slightly across your tongue, providing just the right amount of tickle. This champagne is bright and fresh yet full-bodied with elegant notes of raspberries, strawberries and black cherries. $68.99.
Under $100
Forster: Billecart Salmon Rose NV (France). Forget whatever you think you know about pink champagne. This elegant rose, made mostly from Grand Cru vineyards, is salmon-colored with flavors of strawberry and citrus, as well as floral hints. Sipping this pink sparkler with chocolate-covered strawberries is guaranteed to make for a memorable experience. $89.99.
Blackwell. Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2000 (France). This is a champagne that James Bond drinks in his movies. It is an exquisite champagne that makes one feel very special. It is complex, with wonderful flavors that offer floral notes, orange citrus, a touch of vanilla and warm roasted hazelnut with just the slightest touch of spice. If you are willing to splurge, this would be the "it" champagne. $96.
Whether true or just a bit of wishful folklore, champagne was reportedly first cooked up by the French Benedictine monk Pierre Perignon (c. 1638-1715). When Dom Perignon first tasted his concoction, he is reported to have said, "Come quickly, I am drinking the stars!"


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The magic of the muppets is that they're 'real', or as real as puppetry gets. Still, even when the Muppets could have easily gone CGI, they stuck to their roots. That doesn't mean everything in the new Muppets movie was old school though. Even muppets need the magic of the movies.
Don't worry! THERE ARE NO CG MUPPETS. I REPEAT, THERE ARE NO CG MUPPETS. It's the other effects that got some treatment done (which is totally unsurprising and expected) but this video gives you a peak behind the silver screen. The team from Look Effects used Nvidia Quadro GPUs to tweak certain frames and add certain lifelike animation to the movie. It's still the Muppets but better. [NVIDIA]


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Pinkeye (or conjunctivitis) is an inflammation of the white part of the eye and the inner eyelids. It can be caused by allergies, irritating substances, or infection from a virus or bacteria.
Some kinds of pinkeye go away on their own, but others require treatment with antibiotics. When pinkeye is caused by an infection, it can be spread easily from person to person.
Wash hands well and often, especially after touching eyes. Don't allow sharing of washcloths, towels, and pillowcases. Talk to your doctor if itchy, watery, or red eyes are a frequent problem — allergies might be the cause.
If certain household things seem to irritate the eyes, try:
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Date reviewed: April 2014
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'True Detective' References Boost 'The King in Yellow' Book
How did an obscure collection of supernatural short stories from 1895 become an Amazon bestseller seemingly overnight? Well, Matthew McConaughey doesn't hurt.
HBO's "True Detective," which stars Mr. McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as detectives investigating a ritualistic murder, has a distinctive literary bent. The show's writer, novelist Nic Pizzolatto, has sewn steady references to "The King in Yellow," a collection of short stories by Robert Chambers, into the show's early episodes. From verbatim quotes to a motif of black stars, the links have already been obsessively chronicled by fans.
Yesterday on Amazon, "The King in Yellow," shot up 71% over 24 hours to number seven on Amazon's bestselling books list. The paperback version was published by Amazon's CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform in September, 2013, and the company has seen the book on the Kindle bestseller list.


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Vector Sequencer : Rev 2 Layout & Updated Feature List
First, the updated layout (Image below):
- Added a USB B jack (for easy MIDI input from small keyboards)
- Dropped one trigger jack, made the 3 remaining jacks bi-directional.
- Better button layout and coloring
- Dropped the 3.5 mm TRS MIDI In Jack.
A few general stats:
- The unit is 42 hp wide.
- It is quite shallow -- approx 25mm (including power pins, but not the connector).
- I don't have an exact number on power consumption, but with 2 OLED displays, power draw from the +12V rail will be on the high side. For comparison: The ER301 Sound Computer has a similar display setup and (according to modulargrid.net) draws up to 300mA on +12V rail. Also, the Vector Sequencer will have a USB A jack, which must provide power to whatever is connected to it.
- The module only draws power from the +12V and -12V rails — it does not use the +5V rail at all.
Price-wise, I reported "Around 700US" at NAMM. I will not know for sure until I have a quote for the front panel and a few other items, but I expect the final retail price to be somewhere between 700 and 800, with early buyers getting a small discount. The first production round will be allocated primarily to pre-sales, with dealer availability soon after that.
Everything updated since NAMM 2017:
- The OLED displays now have custom fonts and use double-buffering for smoother updates.
- The firmware now supports 8 independent sequencer parts -- which is the natural maximum for this hardware, based both on the nature of the UI (8 knobs) and the available memory on the CPU.
- Each part also has 2 sub-sequencers, with parameter modulation.
- The structure of Pattern Presets, Banks, and Scenes has been worked out and mostly implemented. (more on that below)
- The SD card now works for storing/loading project files and preferences.
- The USB B jack has been tested both for class-compliant MIDI and MSC (mass-storage) operation, but has not been fully integrated into the sequencing functions for MIDI I/O.
- Output routing for both CV and MIDI outputs is now assignable.
- Prefs : there's now a proper preferences section for global settings like tempo, key, scale, etc.
- There's a new sequencing section: Chance Ops.
- There have been a slew of internal changes related to how the sequencer code interacts with the hardware (buttons, encoders etc.). All of which is very important to implement, but not very exicting to list here. Ditto for a number of decisions regarding parts and assembly -- not very exicting to report (I'm using knobs from Selco), but still both important and somewhat time intensive.
- The single biggest milestone since NAMM is the design of a new hardware revison. We received prototypes last week and are in the process of "bringing them up". The basic design is the same, but there are some important I/O changes and improvements:
- A new, much more accurate 2-channel Pitch DAC.
- The 3.5 mm TRS MIDI In jack has been replaced with a USB A jack.
- The two sets of uni-directional Run/Clock trigger jacks have been replaced with 3 bi-directional jacks for Run, Clock and Reset.
- The per-step LEDs have been moved about 2 mm closer to the OLED displays for better visiblity when the module is mounted in a skiff.
- The buttons in the 'keyboard' (below the main encoders) have been simplified a bit, and now support one full octave (12 semitones).
- What was initially a 'trigger expander' connection with 8 triggers has been massively expanded to include 4 sets of Pitch, Gate and Velocity outs, 8 triggers, MIDI I/O (on DIN jacks) and DIN Sync I/O. These inputs/outputs will be made available on a separate 12hp module.
Features (as of 2 Sept 2017):
Multiple Parts:
The the Vector Sequencer supports 8 independent parts. Each part includes a flexible note-based step sequencer and two CV-based sub-sequencers. The note sequencer generates pitch, gate, and velocity values that can be output as CV or MIDI. The plan is to support polyphonic parts both for drum programming and for chords, but that has not been implemented yet. In both cases, those alternate modes would only be supported on one or two parts -- i.e. part 7 could be set to chord mode, part 8 to drums. The current sequence length is 16 steps, which will be extended to at least 32 steps, possibly 64.
Sequencing Features:
Almost all of the sequencing features from Numerology's MonoNote sequencing module are present:
- Pitch editing (with built-in scale quatization)
- Gate time (with Tie)
- Velocity (a.k.a. variable accent)
- Step Length (in musical divisions)
- Ratchet (up to 4 divides)
- Skip & Mute
- Select : You can select multiple steps, then use the 9th encoder to edit all those steps at once.
- Four different rate modes: Musical divisions, Beat Percent, Speed, Fractional Rates from 1/1 to 16/16.
- Start Step and Length controls
- Hard Sync (reset the sequence every N beats).
- Direction controls: Fwd, Bwd, Two pendulum modes, and Random.
- Octave and Semitone offset controls.
Chance Operations:
This is a big expansion of the Probability and Random Jump functions in Numerology's Note Sequencers. Here you can pick one chance operation for each sequencer step, and a probability that the operation will occur.
There are currently 7 categories of operations with 59 total variants:
- Mute, Un-Mute
- Skip, Un-Skip
- Jump : Backwards, Forwards, Any Direction, or any of the first 16 steps.
- Accent : Low, Medium, High
- Gate : A bit longer, much longer, Tie
- Divide : by 2, 3, or 4
- Pitch : Up, Down, Any, Or a specific semitone -- all to a max range of +/- an octave.
There is also a 'bar' setting that can be used to limit the chance op to certain bars: even, odd, 3rd, 4th and 8th. This option very handy for setting up drum fills.
Sequence Operations:
These operations act on a sequence as a whole, and are triggered by holding the Shift button and pressing some other button. Shift + any of the
main editing modes (Pitch, Gate, Velocity, Step Len, etc) 'normalizes' those parameters. For example, Shift+Pitch sets all pitches to the base pitch
for the given key, Shift+Gate sets all gate times to zero (muted). Shift+Pattern duplicates a pattern into an empty pattern slot. Shift+C2 — the rightmost
button on the keyboard, clears the entire sequence. Other operations will be added as noted on the latest front panel mockup.
Internal Modulation:
There are two sub-sequencers per Part, each is simpler than the main sequencer (8 steps only, direction and rate control), but they can be used to modulate various parameters on the main sequencer. The current list of target parameters is:
- Semitone Offset
- Octave Offset
- Sequencer Rate
- Sequencer Direction
- Start Step
- Sequence Length
Outputs and Flexible Routing:
The Vector Sequencer has two sets of built-in CV outputs for Pitch, Gate, and Velocity, as well as two MIDI Outputs on 3.5mm TRS connectors and (with the new hardware revision) two USB ports (A and B). Each output can be set to listen to any of the 8 internal parts. This includes setting the functions for the run, clock and reset jacks, which can be used for sync in, sync out, or gate triggers for parts. For instance, the following is a configuration that I frequenty test with, and is easy to setup:
- Part 1 -> Pitch1/Gate1/Velocity1
- Part 2 -> Pitch2/Gate2/Velocity2
- Part 3 -> Trigger the Run Jack
- Part 4 -> Trigger the Clock Jack
- Parts 5 & 6 -> MIDI Out 1
- Parts 7 & 8 -> MIDI Out 2
Output Expansion:
An expansion unit with significantly more I/O is planned. The current design includes:
- 4 complete sets of CV outputs for Pitch, Gate and Velocity.
- Two MIDI outputs with 5-pin DIN jacks.
- DIN Sync Out.
- A switchable DIN Sync In/Out.
- 8 Trigger CVs.
This 12 hp expansion module is currently in the design phase. It's outputs would have the same flexible routing options as the onboard I/O.
There is a preferences section for setting global parameters (tempo, swing, sync, etc), editing part names and setting up signal routings for the outputs.
Patterns, Banks, Scenes and Projects:
Each sequencer has access to 20 pattern locations per bank. There is room for two banks in memory at once. The number of available pattern locations per bank would drop with longer sequences. Each pattern stores all settings associated with a sequence, including chance operation and the sub-sequencers. There is a grid-based Pattern page where all the patterns for a single Part can be seen and triggered. Patterns can be easily duplicated (Shift+Pattern) into an empty pattern slot.
There is a Scene mode, which also has a grid-based UI. This mode displays the current patterns for all parts at once -- each Part gets a column. There are 30 scene locations, which store the chosen pattern for each part, and the mute status of that part.
A project file stores all of the preferences, scene and pattern banks for all parts into a single file on the SD Card.
Of the big items not yet done, here is a list of the most important 'must have' items.
On the hardware side:
- Finish 'bringing up' and testing the REV 2 hardware.
- Finish the design of the expansion board, and verify a prototype works properly with the sequencer.
- Finalize and order a proper front panel.
On the firmware side:
- Finish the USB implementation (host and device modes).
- Implement a Bootloader mode (for Firmware updates)
- Sync In and Out (both DIN and MIDI).
- Implement "Bank B" pattern presets.
- Implement operations for managing projects (New, Save As, etc.)
- A number of miscellanous features related to sequencing, sequence recording, modulation and so on.
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Putting this image alongside the earlier one there are a number of refinements.
For the top row of buttons it looks like just changes to the text legends, Vel/Aux -> Accent, Ratchet -> Divisions, etc.
There seem to be more changes to the bottom buttons. I think it looks better. The keyboard is more obvious, and I think its a good idea moving the Save and Load buttons out of the keyboard to the group on the left.
And I like the larger text for the note values in the displays. :-)
What's the significance of the red squares/circles/diamonds under the white keys ?
Also, the button colors are more consistent -- Black for "operations", Blue for Part/Pattern, Yellow for "settings", etc.
Even with that impressive list of features, I've managed to find some things ..
Step Repeat (not ratcheting, but repeating, as on the Metropolis). Again, up to 8 would be nice.
Good to see 2 pendulum modes, presumably inclusive and exclusive ?
Love the Chance ops. A bit Numerology, a bit BSP and a bit Elektron. :-)
Regarding the panel, the square and rectangular items top left. Are they 2 USB sockets, or is the rect one the SD card ? If both USB, where's the SD card slot ? If the SD card is to be used for saving user data, it needs to be accessible, on the panel. Or are you seeing it more as an internal hard drive, with USB being the way to xfer data to/from a computer ?
Very excited by this project -- can't stop salivating. :-)
BTW, put me down for an expander.
to make sure it will work over the up to 6 channels of Pitch CV it will generate w/ the expander.
a bit on that. I definitely see the need for it at slower tempos, but I have to respect the very hard data rate limits regarding
MIDI, as well as some practical ones with analog envelope generators.
nearly the same as the one in the MonoNote.
Oh, and on the Vector, you can skip all steps, including the start and end step thats coming in N5 too.
Or a Launchpad but I dont know yet if Ill have CPU and memory to load the full launchpad mapping perhaps just for
drums. Anyway, youll also be able to use it to charge your phone too per USB spec, it provides 5V power and not via
the 5V Euro rail, it has an internal power supply for 5 and 3.3 V the later is for the CPU .
The square is for USB B, Device mode. Youll be able to switch the thing over to Disk/Controller mode wherein it will make
the (rear PCB mounted) SD Card available as a drive on your Mac/PC a.k.a. USB MSC. That mode will also implement
the Numerology Controller mode i.e. act like a very smart Performance Controller for Numerology. That provides you
with a workflow something like this:
- Jam standalone for a while.
- Hook the Vector up to your Mac in D/C mode, load the standalone project in N4 for tweaking/editing. Use the Vector as your
controller, and a handy MIDI/CV interface.
- Save the N4 modified project back to the Vectors SD card, unplug, go out for a laptop-free gig.
About the rear-mounted SD Card: I know folks dont like that setup, but when the design started (2-3 years ago), the part that folks are using
now for front-mounted micro SD Cards on Eurorack was not well known. I was told a front-panel SD card would require
a separate PC board, ribbon cable, etc. i.e. a significantly higher final price and more risk of physical damage.
Even with the now well-known micro SD card part, I prefer the SD card on the back no adapters to fiddle with, no chance
of mis-placing the card, etc. Think of it this way: 8GB built-in flash storage.
had other requests for as much CV as possible, and I ran into a couple cases last weekend at Knobcon
where it would have been really handy. At one point the Vector was sending clock to 8 different destinations .
Regarding ratcheting ..
Thanks for answering my other questions and clearing up the USB and SD Card situation. All sounds good.
Any vids from Knobcon ? I couldn't find any on YouTube.
Wow, this is shaping up to be something great! A couple questions:
How many notes of polyphony are you aiming to support?
Can you sequence midi cc values?
As for CC out, the current monophonic sequencer has room for a couple extra 'aux' tracks -- like the MonoNote, and yes, sending those as CCs makes sense.
But, a big caveat: Although the firmware is designed to support both polyphonic sequencing and MIDI CC generation, neither of those items are on the required list for an initial release. Likely they would both come soon after the initial release is finalized.
I am so excited for this.
"- Jam standalone for a while.
- Hook the Vector up to your Mac in D/C mode, load the standalone project in N4 for tweaking/editing. Use the Vector as your
controller, and a handy MIDI/CV interface.
- Save the N4 modified project back to the Vectors SD card, unplug, go out for a laptop-free gig."
This piece is the game changer from my perspective for this sequencer. There are a handful of good eurorack sequencers but none of them have a simple to and from the computer workflow. I already love sequencing in Numerology, even if I arrange in Ableton I still use Numerology VST for anything that isn't direct keyboard or controller input.
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At the recent SCG Open Series in Dallas, Glenn Jones asked a few players if they thought any of the Gatecrash cards were going to Eternal formats. You can find their answers here.
In case you are actively trying to avoid clicking links, these were their answers: no, no, "innocent-looking cards can turn out to be mistakes," no. Well, as it turns out, John Dale Beety had a pretty good answer.
Undercity Informer is a pretty innocent-looking card. So is Balustrade Spy.
Clearly, when these cards were being designed and developed by the fine folks at Wizards of the Coast, they were not designing them for Legacy. However, here we are, exploiting loopholes with nearly every Magic: The Gathering card ever created at our disposal.
What good is a mill card in Legacy? Is this some sort of sick anti-Goblin Charbelcher tech? Nope. Think outside the box. What happens if we target ourselves instead? And what happens if we don't have any lands in our deck?
Oops, all spells!
That's right: we get to mill our entire deck! In Legacy, milling your entire deck is a kill on the spot if you so desire. It's why Hermit Druid is banned and Cephalid Illusionist is better than Cephalid Shrine. After milling your entire library, the cleanest kill is returning three Narcomoeba, sacrificing them to Dread Return and returning an Angel of Glory's Rise. The Angel will return an Azami, Lady of Scrolls and a Laboratory Maniac, both of which are Human Wizards. This gives you the ability to draw a card and win the game on the spot. There are other Dread Return combinations (involving The Mimeoplasm mostly), but none fewer than three creatures.
Wait, did you say we don't get to play any lands? That's quite a big deal! Aren't they your favorite card type, Adam? How are we going to cast our spells? Well, I have a friend that isn't a big fan of lands. His name is Michael Augustine.
While Goblin Charbelcher decks have long used a single land in their deck in order to play four Land Grant, Mike Augustine has played a Goblin Charbelcher deck with zero lands for a long time. Mike is an expert in Recross the Pathsmanship, and he recently played a zero-land deck to a Top 32 finish at the SCG Legacy Open in Columbus.
Creatures (12)
Spells (48)
Yes, you read that correctly. Zero. Lands.
Recross the Paths is another obscure card and is the reason this deck plays no lands. With no lands in it, Recross the Paths allows you to stack your deck. You can kill with only the top two cards (or three mana and the top card) in this deck. (The basic stack is LED, Probe, Mediate, LED, LED, LED, Probe, Charbelcher in case you were wondering; this might come up later...)
If you would like to see the Recross the Paths kill in action, I highly recommend watching this.
And if you don't want to watch this in action, you must not like fun!
One evening during my stream, we were talking about Recross the Path and Gatecrash spoilers, among other things. In the chat was Legacy Superstar Jason Abong (of Super Mario fame), and boy did he have a doozy for us. He posted a Legacy decklist with Undercity Informer as I was skimming past it while reviewing cards. Balustrade Spy had not been spoiled yet, but Jason already had a deck built. Stealing from his blog, Jason's list looked like this the day Undercity Informer was spoiled.
Creatures (21)
Spells (39)
Obviously, Balustrade Spy made its way into this deck the second it was spoiled, but I'd like to give credit to Jason for creating the first version of this deck (and for being pretty awesome in general!).
Why Undercity Informer and Balustrade Spy? The primary reason is to avoid situations where you have to pass the turn once or twice in order to draw the top cards of your library. For a same turn kill, Recross the Paths requires an additional two cyclers (or three mana and a cycler). This effectively adds to the number of cards you need to for a kill. Undercity Informer and Balustrade Spy kill instantly. Four mana + either one of these cards + no lands in deck = one game win.
Let's build the deck, shall we?
0 Lands (!)
This is important, as our deck does not function with even a single land. If we did something along the lines of four Land Grant and a Bayou, we would not win any games where we did not draw one of these.
4 Balustrade Spy
4 Undercity Informer
If you are allowed to play eight copies of a one-card combo, I would recommend it.
4 Narcomoeba
1 Dread Return
1 Angel of Glory's Rise
1 Azami, Lady of Scrolls
1 Laboratory Maniac
2 Cabal Therapy
0 Phantasmagorian
The kill. While technically you only have to play three Narcomoebas, I feel it's wise to avoid situations where it is awkward to draw one. If you happen to draw one of your kill cards, you can Cabal Therapy yourself to get it into the graveyard. If you draw two of them, you will likely need to cast Balustrade Spy in order to provide a fifth creature to Dread Return + Therapy yourself twice. There are definitely some corner cases that could be discussed here, but I don't consider them terribly important. If you are deathly afraid of drawing your combo pieces, I recommend Phantasmagorian instead of Cabal Therapy, but Cabal Therapy actually has some use as protection for your combo. Whatever you do, you cannot imprint any of the singletons on...
Well, our combo involves playing a black card, and we can't have lands in our deck. These are the cards that can make a black mana on turn 1.
4 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Elvish Spirit Guide
4 Summoner's Pact
Eight cards aren't enough to make some starting mana, so we'll have to play the other ways to generate our first mana as well. Summoner's Pact functions almost exclusively as an Elvish Spirit Guide, but you have to get to four mana without lands somehow. Unfortunately for us, our combo cards cost black mana, and we need a way to change these into black mana.
In addition to making your deck smaller, Manamorphose is pretty good at correcting your colors of mana. In this case, turning Spirit Guide mana into black mana. Wild Cantor is more speculative, but with Summoner's Pact in the deck, I don't see a good reason not to try one out. By virtue of costing one and only needing to convert one mana, Wild Cantor is much better than Burning-Tree Emissary. I could see cutting Wild Cantor if it underperforms, but I can't say the same for Manamorphose. Manamorphose is likely one of the better cards in the deck.
While we have 20 cards that produce starting mana, we still have to get to four mana on turn 1. That's where these cards help out. Basically, if you're only going to play one turn, you can't wait until turn 4 to draw your fourth mana source. You need it in your hand right away. Dark Ritual is by far the best accelerant in the deck, as it provides two extra mana. Cabal Ritual will almost never reach threshold because simply aren't enough cards that go to the graveyard.
There might be some merit here. Considering that your kills cost 3B, this turns two into three and is likely an acceptable accelerator. It's at one for now, but it's entirely possible that more could be correct. There aren't many places where Grim Monolith is all that different from Cabal Ritual, truth be told.
0 Lion's Eye Diamond (main, at least)
0 Infernal Tutor
Basically, both cards are worthless without the other. You will often draw one of your kill cards to make Infernal Tutor not hellbent, and without Infernal Tutor, Lion's Eye Diamond doesn't really make mana for anything other than the one-mana activation cost on Undercity Informer.
This is basically a bad version of one of your primary kill cards. With twelve cyclers, finding one of your eight cards that kill people is not an issue (you end up with two or more far more than you end up with zero). This could be used as a Wild Cantor (by fetching Bayou), but in general, it's not that exciting. Two mana is so much when you don't get untap steps.
4 Street Wraith
4 Gitaxian Probe
These make the deck smaller and really help out with our sideboard plan. Gitaxian Probe also helps Cabal Therapy should you have the luxury to cast one on your opponent. Street Wraith being black for Chrome Mox actually helps out quite a bit, although additional copies of Spy/Informer are generally the first cards under the Mox. There is a real cost to these cards in that they make your mulligan decisions more ambiguous. It can be tough needing to find something specific with a cycler, but I think it's the best way to find things to play.
0 Phyrexian Walker
0 Shield Sphere
0 Mox Opal
0 Culling the Weak
0 Cruel Bargain
I expect it. Also, consider yourself unfollowed on Twitter.
This is potentially a huge addition. Sometimes I get the feeling that if this deck can support a full four copies of Pact of Negation (perhaps by cutting the Street Wraiths), it can become a true monster. Right now I don't feel the deck is robust enough to get turn 1 wins reliably to cut even a free cycler such as Street Wraith.
0 Serum Powder
0 Diminishing Returns
0 Spoils of the Vault
This leaves our maindeck at the following:
Creatures (28)
Spells (32)
This is likely the deck featuring the highest percentage of turn 1 kills in the format. This is a good thing considering that that's what we've built our deck to do! I don't have any hard statistics, but based on some goldfishing by Jason, Michael, and myself, I would estimate somewhere between 35 and 40% of the time you can kill your opponent on turn 1, provided that the opponents are incapable of spoiling our fun. This may not seem like it is good enough, but every extra turn you can wait is another card, which increases your chances drastically. Some decks don't provide relevant interaction on turn 1 (or turn 2, or ever if you are Cedric Phillips).
To the sideboard!
Truth be told, you should probably not sideboard all that much. You are incredibly weak to graveyard hate, so that's important to address. That being said, I'm not sure how I want to build the sideboard to be honest. Instead, I will present a few different directions you can take it.
15 Islands
11 Atogs and 4 Friends
A Sealed Return to Ravnica Booster
Those are three perfectly legit options. Not sideboarding puts pressure on your opponent to have a card from a fairly narrow range of cards but leaves you powerless against them. There is some decent math in support of Charbelcher decks not sideboarding.
Basically, there is little you want to do to tweak your deck. There simply aren't cards that you want to bring in to power through things. Your core engine is too important to water down with reactive cards in my opinion. If you are interested in a purely anti-hate sideboard, which I cannot recommend, I might suggest something like this:
3 Pact of Negation
4 Unmask
4 Leyline of Sanctity
4 Chain of Vapor
You'd probably be siding out your Gitaxian Probes and Street Wraiths for these cards. The Chain of Vapors in particular seem difficult to cast, but there are problem permanents you need to remove, including but not limited to an active Deathrite Shaman and Leyline of the Void. Pact and Unmask are for Force of Will and other counterspells as well as Surgical Extraction. Leyline of Sanctity is for discard spells. In reality, I would never register this sideboard.
4 Goblin Charbelcher
4 Spoils of the Vault
4 Lion's Eye Diamond
3 Pact of Negation
With this sideboard transformation, you'll take out four Balustrade Spy, three Undercity Informer, four Narcomoeba, one Dread Return, one Angel of Glory's Rise, one Laboratory Maniac, and one Azami, Lady of Scrolls. It's unfortunate that you leave in an Undercity Informer, but you're hoping you can imprint it on Chrome Mox or it will stay out of your hand. Basically, you are trying to get to seven mana. Lion's Eye Diamond is crucial for this because it is incredibly difficult to get to seven mana without three of it coming from LED.
You also get Pact of Negation as an additional protection card, so you can sometimes afford to wait a little bit against some decks. Spoils of the Vault is a card that can kill you on the spot, but you desperately need a Tutor for one of your combo pieces. This is essentially the same deck as the maindeck, but instead of trying to find four mana and one card you play eight copies of, you are trying to find four mana and two cards you play four copies each of, except that you get four very sketchy Tutors and three free counterspells instead of eight dead cards.
Authors Warning: Nobody actually understands this next section. Feel free to skip it.
4 Doomsday
1 Shelldock Isle
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Recross the Paths
1 Infernal Contract (potentially Meditate)
1 Goblin Charbelcher
3 Lion's Eye Diamond
Now we're going off the deep end. This sideboard is just like the previous transformational sideboard except that you keep the Laboratory Maniac and can side out all of the Informers. I will admit to being a complete amateur with Doomsday. The true professionals cast five Burning Wishes and make some convoluted loops so that they can get Tendrils of Agony. I will do no such thing. Here are the three sequences you can do with this sideboard (that I know of):
- If you have two cyclers and Doomsday: stack Lion's Eye Diamond, Gitaxian Probe, Manamorphose, Manamorphose, Laboratory Maniac. Cycle to draw the top two cards. Play LED, then Probe, cracking LED in response. Cycle to the bottom of your deck, then cast Laboratory Maniac. If you can draw a card right away, sweet. If not, hope they don't have a removal spell! This is probably the least likely of Doomsday scenarios.
- If you have nothing but a Doomsday, stack Shelldock Isle, Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, and three Lotus Petal: draw a card (preferably by cycling, but maybe through your draw step). Play the Shelldock Isle, putting Emrakul under it. Next turn, play a Lotus Petal to activate the Shelldock Isle, giving you an extra turn. This kill is incredibly vulnerable to lots of things, but at least they are mostly different than the things we normally care about. Karakas, Wasteland, any mill card such as Thought Scour (we only have two attacks with Emrakul), and a flying block and six other permanents are all things we cannot beat.
- If you have a cycler, one mana and a LED (or four mana and a cycler) with your Doomsday: stack Infernal Contract, Lotus Petal, Lotus Petal, Laboratory Maniac, and a cycler. Use your cycler, cracking LED in response to make black mana to cast Infernal Contract and draw the last four cards. Using the one mana from before, cast the Laboratory Maniac with the Petals, and then cycle for the win. If you have Just a LED + cycler, you can pass the turn with Maniac in play just by getting three Petals.
- Finally, the Recross the Paths stack. If you can cast Recross the Paths, your basic pile is LED, cycler, Infernal Contract, LED, LED, Lotus Petal, cycler, Goblin Charbelcher. You need to draw the top two cards either by having a LED in play or having an extra cycler or two in hand.
There you have it, Magic: The Gathering as Richard Garfield himself intended. I'd like to thank all the people that helped me with this, including but not limited to Jason Abong, Michael Augustine, Ari Lax, and AJ Kerrigan.
Truth be told, I'm not sure how good this deck is. It's clearly a huge glass cannon, but the number of cards that successfully interact with it is incredibly small, especially when we are on the play. I will probably stick to trying to make ten copies of Tendrils of Agony for the time being, but I find decks like this to be fascinating exercises on how you can push the limits of rather unassuming cards. Decks like this can be powerful, but I worry about things like this. If this is actually format defining, then bans are probably needed in the near future. After all, Hermit Druid is banned! I don't think this deck will define Legacy, but you can't make something broken if you don't try. Hopefully this article has been helpful, even if only as a deckbuilding exercise.
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Adam Prosak
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National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden provided this statement by email to McClatchy after the Obama administration was urged this week to reveal the legal foundations of its drone targeting:
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CONCORD - The very�iron lantern and battered drum that called Colonial patriots to Concord and Lexington on April 19, 1775 greet visitors to "The Shot Heard Round the World,�� a powerfully engaging exhibition at the Concord Museum.
Infusing the familiar tale of our nation�s bloody birth pains with gunfire and fresh life, curator David Wood and militaria expert Joel Bohy have organized the show around an hour-by-hour chronology of those historic events that carry along visitors as if they were there.
Standing between the lantern used to send�Paul Revere on his famous ride and the drum 16-year-old William Diamond beat to summon militia to Lexington Common, Wood said he�d spent "a very long time�� developing fresh ways to present the events�not as singular incidents, but as developing acts of complex historical forces working themselves out over the course of a monumental day that changed human history.
"Though a great deal has been written about April 19, it is still the case that some details of the action that day are found only in the surviving artifacts,�� said Wood. "Through this exhibition, we hope not just to assemble these relics but also to reexamine them for the evidence they may contain about the events of that day.��
Visitors will see 65�objects that have taken on the power of American relics - muskets and powder horns, swords and blood-stained equipment � carried by Minutemen, Colonial militia and British regulars throughout the daylong battle that ranged from Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy � present day Arlington � and Cambridge that sparked the armed conflict that freed the 13 Colonies from Great Britain and created the United States of America.
They�ll see commonplace objects, wooden spoons, military shovels, and a mirror from militia Capt. David Brown�s Concord house, likely smashed by an angry British soldier. And they�ll see the bloodstained silk hatband of one of the first Minutemen killed at the North Bridge
Just as importantly,�they will see handwritten reports and letters from principal figures, including Revere, John Hancock and John Hosmer, that provide revealing details about Colonials� preparations and intentions to provoke the British regulars they expected to confront in Concord and Lexington.
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The organizers have configured the gallery so visitors who enter from the left will follow events starting from the prior day, April 18, at 10 p.m. when British General Thomas Gage coordinated plans to seize colonial arms supplies and�Revere prepared to spread the alarm.
Throughout the show, separate alcoves are marked with a time, place and theme provides a context for the objects on display.
For example, in the section designated "Lexington, April 19, midnight � 5 p.m., Captain John Parker�s statement, "I ordered the militia to meet on the common,�� has been printed in red in a font resembling old handwriting to convey a sense of authenticity.
An expert in weaponry, Bohy described several muskets on display that had been carried into battle that day as powerful, modern arms that fired large-caliber rounds that could seriously wound or kill a man at 50 to 100 yards.
"So much animosity had been building up over the years between the British and Colonials, it only took a spark to set it off,�� he said.
Visitors can view on adjacent walls a pair of remarkable artifacts of two Acton Minutemen killed in the early action at the North Bridge, Hosmer�s powder horn and Capt. Isaac Davis�s sword that broke when he fell down.
For a history buff, for an American, these objects evoke the power of relics, once born by ordinary men whose deaths elevate them into a pantheon of martyrs.
Many visitors will discover people and stories that bring American history alive in exciting ways.
Made just a month after the battle, Amos Doolittle�s engraved and colored prints render scenes in Concord and Lexington with equal amounts of�historical accuracy and patriotic drama.
A letter from an unnamed British officer, who attacked the home of Colonial Jason Russell, notes three English fatalities and matter-of-factly stated: "We soon got into the house & I counted 11 Yankies dead in it.��
At a time people are dying in the streets of Ukraine, Syria and Tibet for the right to govern themselves, this exhibit is a timely reminder of the�sacrifices made in freedom�s name at the birth of the United States.
When Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote "Concord Hymn�� 62 years later for the dedication of the Battle Monument in 1837, there must have been people in the crowd who had witnessed "the embattled farmers (who) ... fired the shot heard round the world.��
More than two centuries later, this exhibit brings alive that day and those citizens who fought and died with thrilling reverence.
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"The Shot Heard Around The World: April 19, 1775��
WHEN: Through Sept. 21
WHERE: Concord Museum, 200 Lexington Road, Concord
INFO: 978-369-9763; ww.concordmuseum.org
Concord Museum reexamines events of April 19, 1775
CONCORD - The very�iron lantern and battered drum that called Colonial patriots to Concord and Lexington on April 19, 1775 greet visitors to "The Shot Heard Round the World,�� a powerfully engaging exhibition at the Concord Museum.


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