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"The reports of Junk Reanimator's death are greatly exaggerated."
–Mark "Slice In" Twain, as he flipped a Garruk Relentless off of a freshly played Scavenging Ooze
Last week I wrote an article about Junk Reanimator. The recurring theme of that article was the idea that Junk Reanimator isn't dead, that Scavenging Ooze hasn't destroyed the deck, and that it can still compete with the top decks in a field awash with Jund.
I was completely serious, yet I figured that people wouldn't really believe me. I've been championing the deck for a long time, and I was certain that many people dismissed my words last week as the tired ramblings of a fanatic. I was that old guy who didn't realize the Cold War was over and wouldn't stop ranting about how we needed to defend ourselves against the Russians. People would just smile and nod as they dismissed me as someone who was out of touch with reality.
"BBD loves Junk Reanimator. Poor guy. The deck isn't good, but he just can't give it up. Maybe eventually he'll be emotionally strong enough to move on."
Many other articles have noted that Junk Reanimator is dead. Not only have they stated that, but it's basically become assumed knowledge that Junk Reanimator is dead. Nobody is even saying "Junk Reanimator is probably dead." They are simply proclaiming it as such, as though it's fact.
As I was testing the deck for the Invitational, I could sense that even some of my testing partners felt like I was wasting time on a dead archetype. In fact, I ended up being the only person from our group to play Reanimator.
At the Invitational in Somerset, New Jersey, I set out to prove everyone wrong.
I knew the Invitational field was going to be full of Jund Midrange and U/W/R Flash decks. Jund is simply the most prevalent deck in the format right now, and rightfully so. It has a well-rounded strategy, and a lot of decks struggle to keep pace with its plethora of removal and two for ones.
U/W/R Flash is the kind of deck Invitational players love playing regardless of whether or not it's well positioned. I knew that some of the best players in the tournament would be playing the deck purely based on their play style. Furthermore, William Jensen recently put up a strong performance en route to a Top 8 finish the week before at the Open in Richmond, so I figured anyone on the fence about U/W/R Flash would take that as an indicator to play it.
I built my list for Junk Reanimator with the idea of beating those two decks in mind.
"I love it when you call him Big Poppa."
–Notorius B.I.G., as he returned an Obzedat to play
Step number one in the quest to defeat Jund Midrange and U/W/R Flash was to include two copies of Obzedat, Ghost Council in the maindeck. This card happens to excel against both archetypes. In fact, it's so good against both decks that I would go as far as to say it's the single best card in both matchups. Obzedat can be weak against other decks, such as all the R/G aggressive lists, but the ability of him to steal game 1 against these two popular archetypes made him an easy maindeck inclusion.
Both U/W/R Flash and Jund Midrange are certainly capable of killing him. U/W/R Flash has Turn/Burn as well as Azorius Charm or Warleader's Helix (along with a block) if Obzedat decides to get frisky and tangle in the red zone. Jund has Putrefy and Tragic Slip to knock him out, and they can also just block him with Thragtusk or Huntmaster of the Fells if needed.
Can they do it again after you Unburial Rites him back into play? That's the magic question, and the answer is typically no. The first Obzedat isn't always enough to get them, but the second and third definitely are.
The fourth Obzedat usually isn't too shabby either. Nobody expects the fourth Obzedat. Mess them up with the fourth Obzedat.
Obzedat is also just randomly good a lot of the time against a variety of decks. If you ever cast him on a relatively empty board in any matchup at any time, the game ends shortly thereafter. One of the main attractions to playing Jund Midrange is that it typically beats the crap out of random decks, and Obzedat fills much of that same role.
"Give em the Demon."
–Rene Descartes, as he cast Unburial Rites targeting Shadowborn Demon
Shadowborn Demon is really the only card from M14 that ended up making an impact on my deck for the Invitational. I ended up playing just a single copy, as I knew I wanted two copies of Obzedat maindeck and there was no way I was playing fewer than four Thragtusks. There is only so much room for five-drops in the deck. With that being said, it was a very powerful effect, and I won numerous games by recurring and reusing Shadowborn Demon until they couldn't take any more.
"Two Rites don't make a wrong."
–Conventional Wisdom
When it was all said and done, I arrived at the following list:
Creatures (22)
- 2 Angel of Serenity
- 3 Arbor Elf
- 3 Avacyn's Pilgrim
- 1 Elvish Mystic
- 2 Fiend Hunter
- 4 Restoration Angel
- 1 Shadowborn Demon
- 4 Thragtusk
- 2 Obzedat, Ghost Council
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (23)
Spells (13)
- 2 Acidic Slime
- 1 Fiend Hunter
- 3 Sin Collector
- 2 Tree of Redemption
- 2 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Golgari Charm
- 2 Profit
- 1 Putrefy
- 1 Garruk Relentless
Chris VanMeter was surprised when I told him that I wasn't going to be playing Trostani, Selesnya's Voice in my sideboard for the Invitational. I found that too often I was losing before I had a chance to really make use of Trostani, and frequently I was placed in an awkward spot where I had to make a tough decision of whether or not to block with Trostani. If I block, then I open myself up to get blown out by a Ghor-Clan Rampager, but if I don't block, then I open myself up to be at too low of a life for Trostani to make a real difference.
The day before the tournament, CVM suggested Tree of Redemption. I immediately knew that was exactly the card I wanted.
Tree fixes the problem Trostani has by allowing me to profitably block any creature, even Boros Reckoner, without opening myself up to a blowout from Ghor-Clan Rampager. Tree is also very good at combating Burning Earth. You can cast a few spells to let your life total get low and then use Tree of Redemption to put it back at thirteen. With Restoration Angel, you can then reset the Tree to a 0/13 and offer yourself another couple of spells before you need to reset again.
Tree is also pretty resilient to cards like Act of Treeson.
Golgari Charm and Profit // Loss double up as powerful spells to fight both the W/B Human deck and Junk Aristocrats. Profit // Loss is more devastating in those matchups since I have a number of creatures that die to my own Golgari Charms. Charm makes up for that by being cheaper to cast and having other applications. Against decks like Esper Control and U/W/R Flash, you can use it to kill a Rest in Peace or counter a Supreme Verdict. Against decks like Bant Hexproof, you can use it to kill an Invisible Stalker and an Avacyn's Pilgrim or blow up a Spectral Flight.
It's also one of the few cards in the format that can remove both a Firefist Striker and a Burning Earth.
The Invitational: Standard
The Invitational began with Standard. For the first time in a long time, I was disappointed that my byes came in Standard and not in Legacy. I was very happy with my Standard deck and figured it was good for at least a 6-2 finish if not better. On the other hand, I was nervous about my Legacy deck and felt like the success of my tournament was going to hinge entirely on how well it performed.
After my byes, I was walking toward the pairing board for round 3 when I heard an announcement over the loudspeaker:
"Feature matches for this round . . . at Sorin, Brad Nelson versus Brian Braun-Duin."
I feel like this would be the proper point in the article to note how lucky it was for me to get three byes in the Invitational.
In all seriousness, though, this round was anything but a bye. Not only was Brad playing Junk Aristocrats, a very close but slightly unfavorable matchup, but he is also a master at playing the deck and a master at playing the deck against Junk Reanimator especially.
I would have rather have faced anyone else in the tournament playing that deck.
Our match was covered live. Game 1 was an interesting game that really showcased the power of both of our decks. Brad was stuck on three lands, stranding the Garruk Relentless in his hand, but despite that a Cartel Aristocrat, a few Doomed Travelers and a bunch of Lingering Souls was enough by itself to keep me playing defensively and holding out for the long game.
Eventually, I was able to grind down all of his Spirits with the help of two copies of Unburial Rites along with a Thragtusk, Restoration Angel, and Shadowborn Demon. I had a lot of different lines of play I could take, including sitting on Gavony Township with my own Lingering Souls tokens to outclass his, but I figured the only way I was going to lose was if he played a Blood Artist or two, so I traded as often as I could and kept my life total padded to prepare for the worst.
In game 2, Brad mulled to six and kept a land-heavy hand. He ended up losing in the traditional way that deck loses: by flooding out and running out of threats.
I felt lucky to escape round 3 with a victory. Things could only get easier from here, I felt.
"Round 4 feature matches . . . at Karn, Brian Braun-Duin versus Gerry Thompson."
I thought things were supposed to get easier? Did nobody pay attention to what I just said?
Gerry and I have a history of meeting in almost every major tournament we've played in together. I have a history of never beating him. These two things don't mix particularly well for my own personal tournament success.
Gerry was on U/W/R Flash, a matchup I consider to be very favorable for prepared Junk Reanimator players. I had three Sin Collectors and two Acidic Slimes in my sideboard to complement the two Obzedats in the maindeck. I felt if there was ever a time for me to break the curse, this was it.
With that being said, Gerry is also a master of U/W/R Flash, and much like Brad Nelson with Junk Aristocrats, Gerry was the person I least wanted to face playing that deck.
I promptly lost game 1 despite resolving an Obzedat.
Promptly likely isn't the right word since Gerry had to go through about 57 cards before he finally finished me off, but it definitely felt bad to resolve my trump card in the matchup and still lose anyway. I had to convince myself not to fall into the mental trap that I was going to lose yet again to Gerry. The matchup is very favorable post-board. I could easily win both sideboard games.
Game 2 was a similarly lopsided affair in my favor. Just like that, we were off to game 3.
I had about the best draw my deck can muster in the matchup, and Gerry missed his fourth land drop. When he passed on turn 4 without a land, I basically knew this was it. Slimes and Obzedat did the rest.
Curse broken.
While I hated that I had to play two good friends early in the tournament, I certainly felt good knowing that I was 4-0 after the Standard portion and had already played against two of the best players in the room.
The Invitational: Legacy
"I haven't failed; I've just lost 10,000 sanctioned matches of Magic."
–Thomas Edison, as he checked off the drop box on the match slip
Up until the day before the tournament, I was settled on playing Punishing Fire Jund. I expected a lot of players in this event to play decks like Esper Deathblade and Shardless BUG, and I wanted to play a deck that preys on those two decks. Punishing Fire seemed like the best way to beat them.
I also spent a decent amount of time testing Storm. It was an archetype I figured no one would ever put me on playing, yet I felt like it's a very good deck. Even when playing Esper Deathblade with Force of Will, Meddling Mage, and Thoughtseize, I still struggled to beat Storm. I had a lot of hate. It just didn't feel like enough.
The issue was that I wasn't skilled enough yet with Storm to really trust myself playing it in a tournament. I needed more time to master the deck and ensure that I wouldn't just be throwing away matches I could win.
The day before the tournament, I switched from Jund to Esper Deathblade. I wasn't beating the deck nearly as consistently as I wanted to with Jund, and if I couldn't even beat Esper Deathblade consistently with Jund, then why was I playing Jund at all? Jund has an even worse combo matchup than Esper Deathblade does.
When all else failed, I decided to stick with what I knew. I didn't feel comfortable enough with Storm yet to trust the fate of my Invitational in its hands.
As fate would have it, my Invitational would still rest partially in Storm's hands.
"Round 5 feature matches . . . at Garruk, Adam Prosak versus Brian Braun-Duin"
There are no easy rounds.
Adam Prosak was playing, you guessed it, Storm. We split the first two games. In the third game, he began with a Ponder, keeping the three cards. My turn 1 Thoughtseize revealed a hand full of rituals and a Tendrils of Agony. I felt that making him discard the Tendrils of Agony would be a mistake if he had access to Infernal Tutor since it would let him go hellbent. Instead I took a ritual and passed it back to him.
He untapped and cast two Dark Rituals and the Ad Nauseam he'd hidden on top of his deck. Roughly twenty cards later, he played a bunch of Lion's Eye's Diamonds and Lotus Petals, and counting to ten was pretty academic afterwards. I was dead regardless of what card I took with Thoughtseize.
I was stuck looking at the Force of Will I was holding without a blue card to pitch to it. So close.
Storm. A degenerate combo deck. I lose game 1, win game 2, and lose game 3.
Round 6: I get paired against Carrie Oliver playing Dredge. A degenerate combo deck. I lose game 1, win game 2, and lose game 3.
Round 7: Belcher. A degenerate combo deck. I lose game 1, win game 2, and lose game 3.
Just like that, I'm sitting at 4-3 and fighting for my tournament life in the last round.
Round 8: Punishing Fire Jund.
In a delicious twist of fate, I lose the final round to Punishing Fire Jund, the deck I was planning on playing all along. I picked a bad deck for Legacy, and I got Punished for my choice over and over again. Literally.
4-4. Failure to day 2.
The Standard Open
Over 950 players played in the Standard Open on Saturday, making it by far the largest Open ever. It was an eleven-round marathon, much closer to a Grand Prix than a typical Open. I played the exact same list I played in the Invitational. My Standard deck was not to blame for my failure to day two, and I felt pretty happy with most of my card choices. I saw no reason to change anything.
In the Mythic Madness packs each player was given at the event, I opened a Dark Confidant. Greatness at the cost of my entire Saturday.
In game 1 of round 2 of the tournament, my opponent led with a turn 2 Domri Rade on the play. He also had a Scavenging Ooze and a Burning Earth. I managed to win that game and the match.
After that, I told a friend of mine that I was going to Top 8 this tournament. We still had about six tournaments' worth of rounds left to play, but I knew it was going to happen. Things were going my way. I felt confident, I had opened a Confidant, and I knew I was playing one of the best decks in the room. It was the right mix of variables needed for success, and it was one of those situations where you simply knew you were going to succeed.
In the third game of round 7, my opponent had a Hellrider and two Mutavaults in play. I was at four life. He untapped, drew a card, and cast Ash Zealot, leaving him with one card in hand. If that other card is a land, he can activate both Mutavaults and kill me with Hellrider triggers. If it's a burn spell, I'm dead. If it's any creature, I'm dead the following turn after he chump blocks my lethal Thragtusk.
Instead, he drew one of his two copies of Burning Earth, the only card in his deck that doesn't kill me. I go on to win the nailbiter match and advance to 7-0. Even the top of my opponent's deck was cooperating with me.
In round 10 at 8-1, I intentionally drew with friend and fellow writer Justin Parnell. We decided that if we drew with each other this round, we would both have a chance to Top 8 the event by winning the last round. Playing it out ensured that only one of us could Top 8.
We both won round 11. Unfortunately, Justin's tiebreakers didn't pan out, and he ended up finishing in ninth place for the ultimate dagger. As happy as I was to Top 8, it was disappointing to know that Justin and I both were able to win our match, making our decision to draw work out, and yet he didn't Top 8 anyway.
I ended up in fifth place, which meant that I was paired in the quarterfinals against William "Huey" Jensen's G/W Elves deck with him on the play. Not only was this a very bad matchup for me, but it was piloted by a Hall of Fame-caliber player in Huey. I knew it would be an uphill battle.
Having played a lot of games against this deck since a number of Roanoke players were considering playing a similar deck for the Invitational, I knew that game 1 was basically unwinnable outside of an early Angel of Serenity. In game 1 against Huey, my opening hand had a mana dork, a Mulch, a Grisly Salvage, and an Unburial Rites. I basically had every tool I needed to win the game; I just needed to hit an Angel of Serenity off of one of my dig spells. Unfortunately, I bricked and lost pretty quickly to a Kalonian Hydra that went Roast Beef.
Suddenly I was feeling fairly deHydrated.
For game 2, I sided out my Thragtusks, Obzedats, and Lingering Souls. Trying to grind through Hydras and Craterhoofs didn't strike me as the optimal strategy. I brought in Acidic Slimes and every removal spell in my repertoire. My plan in post-board games was to kill everything he played and then try to stifle his mana with Garruk Relentless and Acidic Slime. It seemed like a flimsy plan, but I felt like it was the only shot I had. Acidic Slime also has the benefit of trading with a Hydra or a Wolfir Silverheart, something Thragtusk cannot boast.
In game 2, I had another good opening hand. It had a few mana accelerants and an early removal spell to keep him from a super-explosive start. Sadly, a Grisly Salvage failed to yield anything exciting to go with the two Unburial Rites in my hand, and I was left to a fate worse than death. I became one of the lakes of tomorrow as I flooded out and got pancaked by a Craterhoof Behemoth.
Being squashed under a Craterhoof is fairly . . . depressing.
Despite that, fifth place isn't too bad for a deck that's dead. I had Scavenging Ooze cast against me in game 1 five or six times in the eleven rounds. I played Jund Midrange four times. I went 4-0 against it and only dropped a single game. Is Scavenging Ooze really the death sentence for Junk Reanimator, or is just another bump in the road? I think you know where I stand.
The Legacy Open
The Legacy Open may not have been nearly 1,000 players, but it was no slouch in the size department either. It was also the largest Legacy Open ever and happened to be bigger than many Standard Opens at over 500 players.
There was no way I was going to play Esper Deathblade again for this event unless I couldn't acquire the cards to play anything else.
Esper Deathblade is a deck past its prime. It's dead, at least for now. I'm sure as Legacy ebbs and flows Esper Deathblade will rise back to prominence at some point, but for now everyone is prepared to beat it. If my result from the Invitational is any indicator, not only are they prepared to beat it, but they are beating it.
Thankfully, Gerry let me borrow his Shardless BUG deck. He wouldn't be needing it, as he would be battling in the Top 8 of yet another Invitational.
I have to say that Shardless BUG was awesome. It felt good to be battling with Force of Will in the maindeck again. I played against combo decks in five of the first six rounds and went 4-1 against them, including winning two game 1s against Dredge thanks in large part to being able to counter their important spells.
I had a pretty interesting scenario come up in a round against Omni-Tell. I won game 1 and was involved in a long game 2 that I was clearly ahead in. I had an active Liliana, and I knew every card in his hand except two. He tapped out to cast a Show and Tell that I knew about. He also had a known Omniscience in hand that he would assuredly put into play. I had a Force of Will, but I decided to let the Show and Tell resolve anyway.
My plan was to put in a lethal Tarmogoyf and then use Golgari Charm to destroy his Omniscience in response to whatever spell he cast, likely an Enter the Infinite. Then I can use my Force of Will to counter his Enter the Infinite and leave him with no resources and dead on board. Even if he has a Force of Will to counter my Force on his Enter the Infinite, then he's still tapped out with no Omniscience in play and will still lose the following turn.
That line seemed stronger to me than countering the Show and Tell and leaving myself dead to him drawing another copy of the card the next turn.
There was one catch though. I forgot about one minor detail. Omni-Tell also plays a lone copy of Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. One of my opponent's last two draw steps happened to be that Emrakul. He put in Omniscience and then cast that Emrakul. Uh oh.
I couldn't believe how I had thrown the game away. In a last-ditch act of desperation, I figured I should just go ahead and Golgari Charm his Omniscience in response anyway. I mean, why not?
He took that moment to Pact of Negation my Golgari Charm. He only had three lands in play. My opponent's comment when casting the card basically summed it up. "I think I just lost the game." I hadn't seen that much back-to-back punting since the Cleveland Browns last played the Kansas City Chiefs.
Pact of Negation resolves. Emrakul's "take an extra turn" trigger resolves. I believe you may have upkeep effects?
I ended up losing my win-and-in round to Justin Uppal in the Shardless BUG mirror on camera. This was an exciting yet ultimately very frustrating match. Going into the round, Justin informed me that he had beaten the mirror twice already. He noted that whenever he needed to draw a specific card he would find it on top of his deck waiting for him.
That basically sums up how our match played out. He crushed me game 1, having the perfect answer to everything I played.
Game 2 started out alright but began to slip away from me. In a play that neither of us initially noticed, he Maelstrom Pulsed my Jace, the Mind Sculptor, which resulted in his own Jace also dying. It was an interaction that neither of us had ever seen before since dueling Jaces is a new thing. Despite mentioning it in my article about Legacy a few weeks ago, I completely missed it.
It was a pretty giant mistake, but it was one that I could easily see myself or anyone else making until we become accustomed to the new rules. The fact that I didn't immediately notice just goes to show that I probably would have done the same thing in his shoes.
CVM thankfully pointed it out to the table judge. That resulted in me receiving a warning for failing to remember that my opponent's Jace should have been dead, and the game continued on. While I understand the point of this ruling, it still seems a bit absurd and backward that I get a warning because my opponent didn't properly resolve his spell, leaving him with a planeswalker in play that I can't beat. "If you keep missing game actions that result in your opponent's advantage, then you'll get a game loss, buddy!"
That accidental mistake gave me a chance in the game that I otherwise didn't have since there was no way I could ever beat the Jace he had in play.
Justin then proved his earlier statement to be true, as he drew his third and final Jace the following turn to twist the knife in my hopes for a back-to-back Top 8 appearance.
I ended up drawing the last round to finish in the Top 32.
While this was the worst finish I've had in an Invitational in a long time, I felt pretty happy about my weekend as a whole. I was able to Top 8 the Standard Open and prove that Junk Reanimator is no fluke. I was able to find a deck in Legacy that is both good and that I enjoy playing.
I also played an absurd amount of Magic on the weekend. Six matches on Friday, eleven on Saturday, and eleven on Sunday means that I played a full 28 total matches. That's about as much as two full Grand Prix compacted into half the time.
It left me drained. It also left me hungry for more. Magic is like a Hydra. You play in one event, and it leaves you wanting to play in two more. And as my Top 8 against Huey proved, I am still working on the solution to beating Hydras.
Thanks for reading.
Brian Braun-Duin
@BraunDuinIt on Twitter
BBD on Magic Online
I want to congratulate Erik Smith for winning the Invitational with an interesting take on the U/W/R Delver archetype in Legacy. I also want to congratulate Gerry for making Top 8 of yet another Invitational, proving he truly is the end boss of the Open Series, and congrats to Huey for making Top 8 of three straight Opens, including two that were the largest of all time.


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Ching-Yao Shi has developed allergy elimination treatment and Chinese herbal medicine for IC, and also provides treatment for pain management and weight loss. She served as the acupuncture director in the Department of Urology at Graduate Hospital from 1994-2000. Currently her position is medical director of the Acupuncture Medical Practice in Philadelphia.
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You no longer need to spend a fortune or a lot of time to create a professional website that you'll love. Websites have changed over the years and so has the way they're built.
Hi, I'm Teri Morris, creator of Website In An Hour. I originally put this course together to help friends build their own sites. I knew it had to be simple because they were never trained in ICT nor did they have design skills. Using their own laptops and basic IT skills, that was enough.
In this half-day workshop, I take you step by step into how to build your own website and get you up and going. We use Strikingly which is an easy to use website builder to help make your site look stunning. I spend the first hour showing you how to do this and the rest of the time working with you on your own site. By the end of the session, you'll have a site which you can maintain and modify anyway you wish.
I started using Strikingly over a year ago. Although I've many years experience in IT, it still took me time to understand how to make the best use of this wonderful tool so that websites looked really professional. In this workshop I pass on this information to you so you can get that look in no time at all. I'll discuss your site requirements, I'll show you how to make the most of the tool for your site, and I'll make sure that you get your site up quickly. You'll have a super website for yourself or your business.
By the end of this course, you will:
Understand the fundamentals of website design, flow and what to do so that your site works for you and your business
Understand the basics of good copy (content) and telling your story
Know how to use the Strikingly tool, how to make additions, changes, and to do customisation
Understand some of the basics of SEO
Have access to me via Facebook (or skype by appointment) to help you after the course is over
What's included
The course includes:
Half day workshop with full instruction and all notes. Each class is limited to ten people.
Access to me through my Facebook page or by phone by arrangement
Updates and tips through my newsletter
Who's it for?
Anyone who wants to quickly and easily build a website
A small or medium business that wants a website presence
A business or organisation that wants a lead or promotional page -- for a contest, product, book, service, or event
Those who want a personal branding page
Course Topics
The content is aimed to get you up and running on the day. You will also have access to continued support to me through Facebook, my newsletter or you can schedule a consultation session. Course topics include:
Website layout
Selecting a theme
Creating content
Embedding videos and other external content
Changing page layout
Modifying the website menu
Linking social media accounts
Creating contact forms
Creating photo gallery
Creating a basic online shop
Picking a domain name
You need only very basic computer skills
You need to bring your own laptop to the workshop
If you have images or video for your site, bring these
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You can see the work of some past students here: http://wiah-gallery.strikingly.com/
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"I was very impressed with the quality of the course and am still amazed that I have created my first of many websites using Strikingly. I don't have an IT background and this didn't matter. The software was so simple to use and Teri was very well informed and very helpful to each student."
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so... two seasons ago i was surprised by how enjoyable this show was.
then it started to peter off as they trained for the interhigh.
and then the interhigh hit... and i just couldnt' stomach it anymore.
what is it about sport shows that start of interesting then bore me to tears.... i worry about kuroko going down this path in the next season as well.
so far the only sports shows i have enjoyed have had a protagonist that is way out of their league but through sheer force of will and love of what they are doing they find the strength to be amoung their peers.
well other then Chihayafuru which she starts terrible but within the first chunk of the show we know she is one of the highest ranked karuta players around and could potentially one day beat the queen.... but she has been training for years so it's buyable.
the other shows all seem to have done one other thing (minus Haikyuu since we are still early on and it's still pretty damn good)
they have all forgotten who the main character is.
i get it... sports are a team thing... that means lots of characters and rivals who all deserve some attention... but so often too much focus is on the side characters that the show loses focus.
Kuroko no basket is more about Kagami being in the zone constantly as opposed to Kuroko trying to push his limits.... when kuroko gets a moment they are great... but they are so rare in the later episodes and i've been warned it continues that trend in the book.
also they started naming moves.... that is a sure fire way to kill a sports show for me.... ignite pass kai? like... seriously? stop it.
This show the main character is the focus for maybe 4 or 5 of the last seasons eps that i saw.... the rest theres a guy just screaming abs over and over and he's even named them and theres a creepy guy who is just amazing cause reasons and he's a jerkface. the climber part of the interhigh wasn't too bad but again onoda had a chance to shine...
it's just.... so boring.
the story has gotten so out there and yet so dull...
then i forgot about watchign it... .and even up falling 5 episodes behind by the end.
1 ep i'll still probably catch up
2 episodes it's getting dangerous but i'll still probably go back to it.
3? well... it's possible but unlikely
4..... almost never
5..... maybe a 1% chance.... but i obviously don't care...
and thats the thing
i don't care
i don't care about the results of the interhigh
i don't care how everyone does
i'm bored.... and i have better shows to watch.
it's not a bad show.... I am just extremly picky when it comes to sport shows.


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The Movie
Be Ready Mandemar
The filming of Phillip took place at Avoca Station on Friday, 11th April. The cameraman was Michael Pignataro, a freelance cameraman with WIN TV. Michael generously donated his time to the Brigade free of charge. We're really grateful to Michael - he was knowledgeable, patient and made our finished product look s-o-o-o professional! We used Avoca Station because it was about the halfway mark between us - Michael comes from Nowra. Truth be known, after searching maps of the area and not finding "Mandemar" anywhere on it, he thought we were having him on. He knew Avoca was on top of the hill from his place.
If you listen hard, you'll hear the wind howling in the background. I don't know how Avoca Station hasn't blown off it's hill top!
It's Phillip's first encounter with a TV camera - and I think he may have been just a little bit disappointed not to have someone rushing around with a clap-board, yelling "Make-up!". While we did several "takes", the one on the video is the first one recorded, and I think it's the best one of the lot.
We're passionate about the message. While the preamble is quirky and fun, what Captain Phil has to say after it is worth taking notice of.
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|Matthias Suhre was born in Germany, in 1803; came to America in 1834, and settled Fossilville, Bedford County. In 1851 he purchased four hundred and forty-six acres of land in Allegheny Township, where he still resides. Mr. Suhre is a miller by trade. He is now eighty years of age, and his wife, Mary Louisa, is seventy-eight years old. Francis Shure, son of Matthias, was born in Summit Township. In 1863 he settled on a farm of one hundred and forty-six acres, purchased of his father, in Allegheny Township. Mr. Suhre has held various township offices.
|Henry Felton , a mason by trade, was born in Germany, as came to America in 1856. After residing two years in Baltimore and four in Cumberland, Maryland, he removed to Allegheny Township, and purchased a farm of two hundred acres, upon which he now resides. Mr. Felton has held the office of school director for eight years.
|Charles F. Smith, a native of Germany, born in 1823, came to America at the age of sixteen, and commenced work in Bedford County, near Mann's Choice. He afterward purchased of his father-in-law, Lewis Wambaugh, the farm in Allegheny Township on which he now resides. Mr. Smith has the best orchards in Somerset County; indeed they will compare favorably with any in this section of the state. He raises all kinds of fruit in great quantities, and ships to local markets as well as to Altoona and other points. Twenty-two years ago, his farm of one hundred and fifty acres, of which eighty are cleared, was a dense forest. Mr. Smith, by industry and careful management, has today one of the finest and most productive farms in this section.
|Philip Walker was born in Somerset County. By his own industry and hard labor he became the owner of several farms situated in Summit and Brothersvalley Townships. He died about 1834. He married Elizabeth Bettner, and was the father of George, John, Frederick, Peter, Elizabeth (Hay), and Susanna (Boos, George was born in Brothersvalley Township, and lived on a farm given to him by his father. he met his death on July 11, 1828, at the hands of an Irish laborer named Patrick Burns. Burns got into a dispute with Mr. Walker, and taking up his scythe, cut him across the abdomen so that he died almost instantly. The murderer escaped. George Walker married Elizabeth Miller, and was the father of George G., Joshia, Abraham (desceased), William, Samuel, Rosanna (Barron), and Catherine (Horner). Hon. George G Walker was born on the old homestead in Brothersvalley Township, where he owns a large and valuable farm. Mr. Walker has held various local offices, including that of justice, In 1859-60 he served as a member of the state legislature.
|John Ware was an early settler of Allegheny Townships. Among his children were: John, George, Henry, Joseph, and Susanna. John was born in this township in 1807, and died in 1874. About 1846 he purchased the farm of three hundred and sixty-three acres on which his son William now resides. William has held several township offices. He served a short time in the late war.
|John C. Reitz, who was born in Stony Creek Township, settled in Allegheny in 1868, on a farm of four hundred and fifteen acres, purchased of Jacob B. Hillegass. In 1877 he erected a planing mill, and in 1882 rebuilt it. He also has a sawmill and a sash door factory. All are run by steam power. Mr. Reitz manufactures all kinds of building lumber.
|In 1850 Jacob B. Hillegass, now of New Buena Vista, Bedford County, purchased of John Keff's heirs a tract of fifteen hundred acres of land in Allegheny Township. He has since disposed of about one thousand acres. His son, William H., owns nearly seven hundred acres of the tract mentioned, having purchased it in 1881. He is principally engaged in farming and stock-raising.
|John Geiger, a native of Berks County, came to this township in 1834, settling upon an unimproved farm, of which he has since cleared about seventy-five acres.


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Quote:Mitt Romney's campaign was handing out submarine sandwiches for votes. This can be considered a bribe and the state of Wisconsin is pursuing the criminal investigation against the liberal Republican who has spent most of his political career emulating democrats right down to these subs for votes. These actions could disqualify liberal Mitt for Brains from the presidency.
Visit Friendly Madison reports:
Waukesha WI – Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel today opened an investigation into the "Subs-for-Votes" scandal. Yesterday while wrapping up his Wisconsin tour the Romney Campaign bought $500 worth of Cousin's subs to encourage the crowd to hit the polls and vote for Romney. Unfortunately for Romney there are a few things that you can't do on election day in Wisconsin.
and Rep. Paul Ryan who was arm-in-arm with with Romney throughout the ordeal neglected to tell the presidential candidate that the distribution of goods on election day is illegal.
Sometimes a sandwich is just a sandwich.
Don't get me wrong, I ain't no Romney
supporter, but seems like somebody don't care
much for him.
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A Learning Management System (LMS) is essentially used to plan and publish e-learning courses online, to be accessed by learners. Earlier, LMSs were technology-based and quite complex for end users (both administrators and learners) to navigate and manage courses or access them. Users had to rely on the technical team even for minor issues or requirements. Every problem had to be addressed by IT personnel. This was frustrating and resulted in an unenthusiastic response to the LMS as a whole by the users. Very few registered for the courses, and even those who did never completed them. Only mandatory compliance courses had 100% completion rates for obvious reasons!
However, LMSs have improved considerably over the years. They have many new features that can be used to make the platform user-friendly. This info-graphic shares tips to make your LMS platform easy to use, and thereby, increase user registrations.
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The Stories of the Upstate #202: (Jeff Sumerel) "I was called the class clown in high school, but I didn't think of it as being the class clown."
Jeff Sumerel, conceptual artist, film maker and creator of About Face brings us Story #202 as the second part of our two part episode featuring About Face, America's Most Accurate Fake News.
Greenville native, Jeff Sumerel went from high school class clown to the creator of About Face, America's Most Accurate Fake News with Dean Kay. Along the way, he's been a stand-up comedian, conceptual artist and filmmaker. His current project, About Face was inspired by watching all the mundane, opinionated, inappropriate, and highly personal information people post everyday on Facebook.
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Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2018
From: 5:30:00 PM to 7:00:00 PM
Don't have a video game console? PLSJ does. This is for teens ages 13 and older. Stop in to play games on XBOX360, Playstation, and Wii. While you're in the building, browse the library's collection of books. Take one home too.


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As you probably heard, we announced a very cool piece of hardware today called PayPal Beacon. As a geek, of course I wanted to find out how exactly it works and what this means as a developer.
First, it is important to understand how PayPal check-in works and then we can delve into how Beacon fits in. If you have the new PayPal app, you will notice that there is a "Shop" tab that allows you to find stores nearby that accept PayPal. Once you have found a location, you can check in by swiping the button fromleft to right.
The merchant makes a call every so often from their point-of-sale system (it could be PayPal Here or one of our partners like MICROS, NCR, ShopKeep, Vend, etc.). This call asks "who is in my store?" and returns the ID and photo of consumers that are present. These are displayed on the POS, ready for use by the merchant when you enter the store.
When the merchant wishes to bill you, she selects your name and photo. The POS makes a call to PayPal requesting money from your user ID and the transactions occurs. So, how does Beacon change this? Basically it makes it even easier for anyone with a cell that supports BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). Just entering the store activates the PayPal app on a consumer's cellphone and checks them in automatically. There's no need for them to take their phone out of their pocket or purse. If this is their first visit, the app will ask them if they want to check in. If they decline, or ignore the prompt altogether, their information is never shared with PayPal or the merchant.
Let's dig deeper into how BLE actually works in this model. A BLE connection consists of a central device and a peripheral device. A common example is a heart rate monitor (peripheral) sending pulse readings to the phone (central) during exercise. BLE assumes that the central device is likely to be more sophisticated and have more batterythan a peripheral device. In the case of PayPal Beacon, the phone is the central, and our beacon is the peripheral. The peripheral sends out advertising beacons on a regular basis that embed a service UUID as well as a few bytes of advertising data. The central device observes these services and can then establish a connection if it understands the UUID. The peripheral then exposes an attribute dictionary, the central can read and write to this dictionary, as well as subscribe to be notified of any changes. In the typical use case, the peripheral would be observing some activity and reporting results to the central.
In our case, we expose a more generic set of request/response values in the dictionary. When the phone wants to make a request, it writes to the request entry; responses are notified through the response entry. PayPal Beacon, rather than observing local events, either handles requests directly or passes them on to the PayPal servers. The server provides a response to be sent back through the response entry. In short, the Beacon acts as a communication bridge for requests that it cannot service itself. This allows PayPal Beacon to handle sophisticated queries from the phone—fetching information about a particular location, making requests to check in, getting a check-in response, or receiving a payment notification.
When the consumer comes in range of a Beacon, the PayPal app wakes up, connects to the Beacon, and requests a Beacon token. The Beacon selects an unused Beacon token from its cache, and sends across a cryptographic nonce, some metadata, and a cryptographic signature. The phone verifies the signature with a public key embedded in the app, and then makes a check-in decision based on the metadata. If the phone has never seen this location or merchant before, the app asks the consumer whether they'd like to check in, and whether they'd like to check in automatically in the future.
The app then encrypts some data, for the Beacon to forward on, uninterpreted, to the PayPal servers. The server decrypts the data and checks in the consumer. The server then returns an encrypted message back to the Beacon, which forwards it back to the app. The app decrypts and verifies the response and disconnects from the Beacon.
If, on the other hand, the consumer decided not to check in, the app simply disconnects from the beacon. The initial interaction was completely anonymous; it cannot even be detected whether the same phone had made a request before. This means that neither PayPal nor the merchant can track or identify the consumer unless they actively opt in. The final exciting thing about this design is that PayPal Beacon still works in places that where cell phones have no network or wireless coverage. This is common in many stores around the world as consumers are usually indoors.
As a developer working with the mobile in-store API, you will do many of the same things as I mentioned at the beginning of the blog. You make a call that asks "who is at my location?" and then a follow-on call to charge this individual.
I'm sure your brain is now spinning with ways you could use Beacon. If you want to be one of the luckypeople to get one of our early release devices and access to the API, please go to www.paypal.com/beacon and tell us what you would build. We will pick the winners and be in touch.


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It's cold outside, and your soul is searching for the perfect soups in town.
This week's Best of Atlanta poll is on the hunt for your favorite bowl of comfort.
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New Zealand chase World Cup dream, final debut
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My details has been sold to loan companies, who call every day, is there anything I can do?
Within 10 mins, I received a callback providing some advice but then the call cut off but since then, I've been contacted on an almost daily basis about my apparant loan application and this has become extremely annoying, since the calls have increased to several times per day this week.
Every time they call, I ask them to take my details off the database but they apparantly can't do anymore than that...is there something I can do to prevent this...I'm furious that the debt advice company sold my details on without my consent.


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MOSCOW, July 18 (Itar-Tass) - U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said his country was deeply disappointed in the conviction of anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny.
"We are deeply disappointed in the conviction of Navalny and the apparent political motivations in this trial," McFaul wrote in his Twitter on Thursday.
The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, has also issued a statement on the matter today. "The High Representative is concerned about the guilty verdict and the prison sentences handed down today by the Kirov Court against Alexey avalny, member of the Russian opposition coordination council and anti-corruption campaigner, and his co-defendant Pyotr Ofitserov. The charges against them have not been substantiated during the trial. Civil society has a vital role to play in exposing wrongdoing and defending human rights, and it should not be stifled. This outcome, given the procedural shortcomings, raises serious questions as to the state of the rule of law in Russia. The High Representative hopes that their sentences will be reconsidered in the appeal process" the official statement reads.
Concerns over the court verdict in Navalny's case has also raised UK Foreign Secretary William Hague. "Concerned by conviction of Alexei Navalny, selective justice in Russia and lack of adherence to international human rights obligations" the representative of Great Britain's Foreign Office twitted.
Opposition leader and candidate for Moscow mayor Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to five years in prison for masterminding a property embezzlement scheme at the Kirovles enterprise on Thursday. The second defendant, former director of the limited liability company Vyatka Forest Company Pyotr Ofitserov was sentenced to four years in prison.


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The Plazma Television Essay
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I would like to start by saying that over the past 70 years the televisions were built using the same technology, i.e. the cathode ray tube (CRT). This CRT technology, the electron gun would fire a beam of electrons onto the luminescent-coated screen. The phosphorous material after being hit by the electrons would light up and make a picture. The different amount of electrons and their intensity would light up different areas of the television differently and thus would produce a picture. The CRT television would produce bright and crisp images, yet still are not free of drawbacks with bulkiness being one of them. Thus, in order to have a large television, one would have to also increase the length of the tube though which the electrons have to travel to hit the screen. Thus a common Home Cinema® TVs if using the CRT technology would weight as much as a car and take up half a room if not more (Goodman, 45).
The plasma flat panel display, on the other hand has a very thin screen (6 to 7 inches) regardless of its size. The plasma flat panel display would use a different technology that would light up thousands of different small dots that comprise the screen and are called pixels. Usually there are three colors of pixels (red, green and blue), each of them being equally represented on the screen. By lighting up different pixels on the screen, it is possible to create images. plasma flat panel display technology uses small colored fluorescent lights that form the general image. Each pixel of the plasma flat panel display is made up of three sub-pixels (red, green and blue) each of them can light at different intensities (Adams, 58).
Plasma flat panel display gets its name from the plasma gas that fills up individual fluorescent lights of the TV, which is made up of free-flowing positively-charged ions and negatively charged electrons. Under normal conditions, when the TV is turned off, the gas would bear natural charge. Each of the gas atoms would then possess the equal amount of negatively and positively charged ions and thus remain passive. This plasma gas has the property of lighting up or changing color whenever the charge is not neutral. Thus when we turn on the plasma TV many free negatively charged electrons would enter the gas via the sophisticated electrical wiring and voltage across the screen and change the charge of the plasma gas. The plasma ions would then get the positive charge because the electrons would knock loose other electrons which would deprive the neutral atom of one negative change, thus leaving it positively charged. Yet in order to get to the equilibrium the negative particles would then rush to the positive particles, while the positive particles would rush to the negative particles (Goodman, 49).
During such chaotic electron movement the negatively and positively charged particles would collapse and bump into each other. During such collision, the plasma gas atoms would then release photons (the particles that make up light), which creates the light in each of the pixel element.
Plasma flat panel display uses Xenon and neon gas atoms, the atoms that release the most light photons when they are excited by the electric current. One should remember that usually the atoms release ultraviolet light photons that create the light invisible to the human eye. Yet these photons then used to hit and excite the visible light photons thus making the plasma flat panel display create some visible light (Adams, 61).
Speaking about the inner structure of the plasma flat panel display, I would like to note that xeon and neon gases are used in thousands if not millions of identical small cells which are positioned between the two thin glass layers that form the TV display. One should remember that there are hundreds of long and thin electrons placed between the glass plates touching the plasma gases on both sides of the individual pixels. The display electrodes of the plasma flat panel display are transparent and are surrounded by insulating dielectric material and usually covered by the protective layer of copper or magnesium oxide to improve the performance of the display.
The electrons of the plasma flat panel display are stretched across the entire plasma screen in order to reach every possible pixel. The display and address electrons of the plasma flat panel display are then placed in horizontal and vertical rows so that a proper electronic grid is formed on the panel.
I will add here that in order to ionize the neon or xeon gas in a particular cell of the plasma flat panel display, the plasma display's computer then would charge the electrodes that intersect at that particular pixel cell making glow and produce a part of the picture. Then the computer directs the electrodes to charge each individual cell of the plasma flat panel display in a well defined and consequential turn, making the display produce the light of different intensity and color that would then make up a general television picture available for the user (Goodman, 53).
It is of importance to note that whenever the intersecting electrodes of the plasma flat panel display are charged (with a voltage difference specified by the computer), an electric current would then flow through the neon-xeon gas in the particular cell. As noted earlier, such electric current would contribute to the massive collapses of bumps of the electrons and protons, releasing ultraviolet photons (Adams, 63).
The released ultraviolet photon that creates the invisible light would then interact with the phosphor material that covers the inner side of the pixel cell. The special phosphorous substance would then emit the light in the visible light specter and would thus create the light that would make up the television picture visible for the human eye. On a more physical level the whole process is about the electrons hitting the atoms that would heat up and then cause the electrons fall to their previous level while at the same time releaseing the energy in the form of a normal light (Goodman, 57).
I should also add here that the plasma flat panel display and the phospors would only give up light when the electrons are excited. As noted earlier each pixes of the plasma flat panel display is made up of 3 colorful subpixels (red, green, blue) each of them having the phosphor of the corresponding color. When mixing together these three colors would then create the needed color or picture on our plasma flat panel display (Briere, 172).
One should not forget that once the pulse, the frequency and the voltage of the current that passes through the numerous cells of the plasma flat panel display, the computerized control of the plasma TV would then manipulate the color intensity by manipulating the infinite combinations of red, blue and green phosphor lights. This is the way that allows the plasma TV to cover incalculable amount of colors.
Speaking about the advantages of the plasma flat panel display or the plasma TV, I would like to note the following:
1. Wide and very thin screens.
2. Bright images, that look good at any angle unlike the competing LCD monitor. Every pixel is lit up individually and thus presents a clear view (Myers, 84).
3. plasma flat panel displays are not heavy compared to the CRT technology used in 'classical' TVs across the land.
Speaking about the negatives of the plasma flat panel display, I would like to ntoe that it is probably the only one: the high price. The prices for the plasma TVs start at about $3500 and go up to $20,000 making the plasma flat panel display affordable for a limited number of people (Briere, 175). Yet as the prices go down, these TVs are able to compete with the conventional TVs (CRT technology).
In conclusion I would like to note that the plasma flat panel display is a truly new revolutionary technology and allows to create a nice quality image using light and thin screens. Plasma TVs use a sophisticate combination of gas filling and phosphorous material covering the sub pixels and the electrons to ignite light in these tiny pixel compartments. Plasma flat panel displays have the only true disadvantage of price being too high at the moment.
Goodman, Robert, How Electronic Things Work… And What to do When They Don't, McGraw Hill, 2002.
Briere, Danny, Home Theater for Dummies, Prentice hall, 2001.
Muraoka, Katsunori, Laser Aided Diagnostics of Gases and Plasmas, NY Random House, 2002.
Myers, Robert, Display Interfaces: Fundamentals & Standards, Penguin books, 2002.
Adams, John, Build Your Own Home Theater (Second Edition), Wiley Press, 2001.


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This is for all the developers who work on Microsoft Technologies. We all know about MSDN, and its usefulness. No Microsoft Technologies based Developer can live without it. MSDN is quiet a huge developer resource and provide most of the information free to developers online. Working in the same league, Microsoft has recently announced free availability of two of the greatest magazines for developers in electronic form, MSDN Magazine and Dr. Dobbs Journal. Both of these are a great source of programming related articles, insights, tips & tricks and lots more. You can avail the subscription free of cost by going to this link :-
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Apart from these two, there is one more definitive read for MS Technologies based developers as well as IT professionals, and that is the Technet Magazine. Its a monthly publication by Microsoft for both Developers, IT Pros and System Administrators equally. Every month you get insider's views, articles and tips and tricks about the internals of windows and its related tools and technologies. Its one of my favorite magazines and I recommend that one to everybody who is in any way connected to Microsoft technologies. You can read the magazine online at : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag or you can download its issues in HTML Help format (.chm) from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/chm/default.aspx.
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The Black Cab Sessions are a wonderful idea. One artist, one song, one take. In one cab. This is Okkervil River last September, performing the Big Star song "Big Black Car". I think Will Sheff must have a thing for Big Star, as they previously recorded "O, Dana" for their last Australian tour EP. Which leads me to this. This upcoming week is another smorgasboard of madness. In four successive nights I will be seeing Stars, Okkervil River, Broken Social Scene and Feist. I am terribly excited by all of these artists, but Okkervil River is definitely numero uno. I have seen them twice before, but I am even more excited for their Manning Bar show this week. In my previous post I extolled the songwriting talents of Dan Bejar. Well I regard Will Sheff just as highly. The man has it all. Songs of great feeling and melody. Achingly real lyrics, and that voice. Oh, that voice. Not exactly a pitch perfect voice, it is however a voice of incredible passion and earthiness. He makes you feel each and every note. As if he wrote the song just for you. So, I can't wait for this week. And I get to see all these artists again, and more, at the Laneway Festival on Sunday.
If you are not a member of the Okkervil River congregation yet, maybe these will help you. And you can still buy tickets for Wednesday!!!
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Porzia can accommodate up to 68 guests for a standing event or up to 52 for a seated meal. We have 52 seats in our restaurant and 14 at the bar. Tables can be pushed together to host 10 people at most on one table. Porzia offers a variety of dining services including prix fixe dinners, communal dining, wine paired tasting dinners and lunches. The restaurant is an ideal space for events including intimate and formal weddings, birthdays, launches, and holiday parties. Your event will be priced on the basis of a minimum food and beverage charge for the duration of the event. Please refer to the sample menu section for a better understanding of what we can do for you or contact management at any time and they will be happy to work with any specifications surrounding your event.
Larger parties over 10 people are placed on mandatory prix fixe chef menus on Friday and Saturdays.
Based on our room and reservation system and maximizing our dining room, windows for Friday and Saturday large table bookings over 10 people are at 6pm-9pm and at 9pm-11pm (end of night).
large parties
Porzia is a full service a la carte restaurant offering a selection of options based on the freshest produce at the time. Although our menu does not specify vegetarian or dietary restriction options, items can be prepared to suit most requests without deviating far from our menu and our recipes. For larger parties and buy-outs, we offer the following options:
- A prix fixe menu with 3 -5 courses with options for each course. This service is set up so that each guest receives his/her own prepared individual plate. This service can be paired with wine, however drinks are not included in the price. Wine will be charged per bottle opened and organized beforehand. Please contact management to discuss details.
- A communal dining menu made up of 3 – 5 courses if you wish. Sharing plates are set up with each course for this type of service so that allows guests to participate in the actual dining experience. This service can be wine paired if you wish, however drinks are not included in the price. Wine will be charged per bottle opened and organized beforehand. Please contact management to discuss details.
$40: snacks, 1 appetizer, 1 main, 1 dessert
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$55: snacks, 1 appetizer, 1 pasta, 1 main, 1 dessert
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$75: snacks, 2 appetizers, 1 hot appetizer, 2 pastas, 2 mains, 2+ desserts ***best option for value
Please understand that Saturday and Friday nights are our busiest nights of the week, and to hold a large party larger than 20 people is considered a buy out. Our dining room fits only 52 people on the floor max excluding the bar, therefore, larger parties will utilize 50% of our dining room during a prime window. On weekends, Porzia turns its tables 2 – 3 times on a Saturday night, so larger events must substitute the 15+ guests we turn away. This service request therefore requires a couple of guarantees, which are inline with our large party/buy out policies.
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To correct a person is to...
love the person
If you say you love but do not correct, then do you love? If you say you believe in love and love conquers all, but do not teach truth, then do you still love?
Love is great, and it is necessary in life and for life. However, if you claim to love but let people blindly live in a destructive manner, then you do not love. To have true love one must also be truthful and correct those you love when they do wrong or live in a wrong or hurtful manner.
2 Timothy 4:2 2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction.
Proverbs 12:1 1 Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.
A person who is good and seeks goodness and seeks after God wants to be corrected. But a person who will not listen to or accept correction is not a person who wants to live right and is not seeking after God. We must always be ready to be corrected and to correct others, this is true love. This is what God wants for us.
Like a parent corrects a child because they love their child, so must friends and family correct those they love. If we do not do so, then we do not love.
I see often that people are willing to accept sin in people because they feel that the way they live is OK, that they accept the person. However, they fail to realize that they can accept the person but not the sin. They have been brainwashed to some degree by people in sinful lifestyles to believe that if they do not accept their lifestyle then they are haters or not accepting of the person. We can do both, love the person and hate the sin.
Love is important and we are commanded to love, but never forget that correction is a part of this. These two things go together. How can we say that we love all people if we let them live in sin?
1 John 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Ask yourself this: "Do you love, or do you hate?" if you love, then correct the ones who live sinfully, if you hate, then you will not correct them but then you also hate God. If you hate God, then what hope do you have?
Show your family and friends that you love them, correct them, lead them unto the straight path, teach them the truth, their salvation and eternity is at stake.
Galatians 6:1
6 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Retail stocks were slapped down with the broader markets early Monday as the sector's main indicator slipped 2.5%.
The S&P Retail Index RLX, +0.00% was off 10 points at 384.24 in morning action.
Nike NKE, -0.55% which said that its board of directors had approved a new four-year, $5 billion repurchase plan for its class B common stock, was off marginally to $63.35. The new program will start right after the completion of the company's current $3 billion share repurchase program. "Over the past 10 years, Nike Inc. has returned $5.5 billion to shareholders through the repurchase of more than 157 million shares," noted Chief Executive Mark Parker in the announcement.
Shares of Pep Boys PBY, +2.24% were off about 2% at $6.32. On Monday, the auto parts retailer said that Michael Odell will be its permanent chief executive officer. He had been serving as the interim chief executive officer since April 23.
Elsewhere in the sector, Wal-Mart WMT, -1.19% traded flat at $59.59 while Target TGT, +0.73% fell almost 3% to $51.90 and Macy's M, -0.62% was off 2.7% at $19.42.


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My Alternative Family - Short marketing animation
Budjetti £20-250 GBP
I need someone to develop an Animated Video that, within 2-3 minutes, provides introductory / marketing information in relation to our website [url removed, login to view] (under development). The animation will be placed on the pre-launch information page which will be designed to generate pre-launch 'buzz' and capture as many email addresses of interested potential users as possible.
In short, we need the animation to clarify what the website is for, what user will be able to do on it and the key benefits of using the site.
To get an idea of the kind of standard of animation I am looking for, please have a look at: [url removed, login to view]
If you don't know Epipheo, that's a good chance you will not qualify for what we need. You can find other examples we like here: [url removed, login to view]
We don't necessarily require voice over if you are able to adequately bring across the message without it.
*It will be important to demonstrate that you have experience in this area and to provide links to a portfolio of work*
More information on the website that the animation will be about:
The central purpose of the Site will be to (1) enable families that are structured differently from the norm ("Alternative Families") to find and connect with each other; (2) enable individuals and couples to find and connect with potential co-parents and / or egg / sperm donors; and (3) provide relevant and up to date information in relating to building and living in Alternative Families.
The website should enable users to either "connect" with and / or "build" alternative families.
(A)"Connect" - Social Network capability
(1) The ability to 'invite' friends via members' email address books (Hotmail and Gmail as a minimum);
(2) The ability to search, find and add friends, family and / or strangers to a personal network (using a simple search or advanced search using various search criteria);
(3) The ability to compile and see a list of (1) friends; and (2) family (this is just a question of allowing people to specify whether someone is a friend or family and splitting the two categories of members); and
(4) The ability to create and join two types of groups: (1) Family groups; and (2) general groups [For example, members who consider each other 'family' could together form a group and members with similar interests or something in common can form a group].
(B) "Build" – Dating website capability
(1) The ability to search, find and add potential co-parents / donors based on more specific criteria than used on the "Connect" part [e.g. biometric data, health information, educational information, etc] – simple and advance searches should be possible; and
(2) The ability to compile and see a list of favourites [essentially allowing users to 'bookmark' the profiles of potential donor / co-parent candidates].
I will go through the features of the site in more detail with the successful bidder - will be taking a 'hands on' approach every step of the way to help with the production of the script, concept, ideas, etc. Those that do not want their creative talents questioned need not apply! Those that are capable of delivery a quality animation by listening and engaging with client needs, please do apply!
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I've experience in animation. I'm really interested about your project. I did something like dropbox video, and I see a lot of Ephineo videos. I'm shure that I can do it! I'm ready to start!: :)
Hi my name is Paul Ross. I am a professional freelance animator, designer and interactive developer. I specialise in producing quality traditional animation for a low cost such as this. Please take a look at my Lisää


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Ciao tutti, come stai? Piachere di conoscerti. Mi chiamo Barbara. I am an English teacher from the USA. I am currently in Istanbul but I am dreaming of living and working in Italy. It is difficult because I don't have an EU passport. Does anyone have any ideas on how I could find a job in Italy? I would also be willing to work for an International company. Perhaps someone out there would need my skills. Please send me an email and I will send you my cv. I speak nine languages. I have sales experience and I am well organized. If I were to find a good job, I would stay many years. I would like to live in Tuscany, Milan or Venice but I would be willing to go anywhere.


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DJ Nemesis really can't be put into one music category, and that's what makes him unique and in demand. Crossing boundaries between EDM, electro, electro house, industrial, EBM,
mash ups, 80'S, Top 40 and more is what you'll hear. DJ Nemesis began DJ'ing at Georgia State's WRAS 88.5FM in 1995 and eventually took his knack for song selection to the club scene in 2001. He went on to become the resident DJ for www.secretroom.net for events in Atlanta and Tampa, Resident DJ for Sleep When You're Dead (Birmingham, AL), official DJ for www.walkerstalkercon.com 2013-2015, DJ for Dragon Con 2008 - 2012, Ceremony (Boston), Haven (Northampton, MA), Plague (Portland, ME), Das Bunker (Atlanta/Los Angeles), Bar Sinister (Hollywood), Underworld (Houston, TX), Bloodfeast 2011 -2013 (Boston), and Sin O Matic (Boston) to name just a few. Nemesis has DJ'd with acts such as Aesthetic Perfection, Faderhead, Abney Park, The Cruxshadows, Freezepop, Voltaire, Celldweller, Faith and the Muse, and more. Nemesis is constantly touring clubs up and down the East Coast and is now expanding West. Based in Boston since late 2009, this Atlanta native has the talent for reading the audience and keeping bodies moving on the dance floor. For more information, check him out at: https://m.soundcloud.com/dj-nemesis-atlanta-boston and https://www.instagram.com/djnemesisboston/.


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Oslo, 18 December 2015
A jury of experts have now selected the five teams that will enter the finals of The Nordic Independent Living Challenge. They will compete for one million Norwegian kroner awarded to the best solution aimed at helping elderly and people with disabilities to live independently in their own home.
The five teams are:
The five teams are solving a very real challenge. All the Nordic countries are facing a dramatic increase in people in need of solutions that can help them live independently and increase their quality of life. From 2015 to 2030, the share of elderly people (65+ years of age) will increase from 25 to 40 percent of the entire Nordic adult population.
– This is a crucial topic. The demographic forecasts speak for themselves, and we need to develop new solutions for both the increasing number of citizens in need of help and the municipalities responsible for providing it, says managing director of Nordic Innovation, Carina Christensen.
The challenge is largely the same throughout the Nordic region, which is why the five Nordic capital cities decided on a joint effort with Nordic Innovation. The challenge prize format, which is new on a Nordic level, was chosen to find a large variety of innovative ideas and solutions.
– We have been very impressed with the inspiration, innovation and the quality of the 25 teams that were presented at this stage. We are also happy with the overwhelming enthusiasm illustrated by the more than four hundred project ideas that were initially submitted when the competition was launched. It shows the vast potential for health and welfare innovation in the Nordic countries, says Nordic Innovation's Mona Truelsen, project manager for the competition.
The winner of the Nordic Independent Living Challenge will be found in June 2016, following an intensive stage where the five remaining solutions will be developed further and tested in close collaboration with the Nordic capitals.
For more information about the five finalists, the Nordic Independent Living Challenge, further resources and contacts, please see the press kit.
Read more about the finalists and the rest of the semifinalists (PDF).
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It's official: After months of rumors about Andrew Jackson getting kicked off the $20 bill and replaced with a woman, the Treasury has announced that a woman will instead join Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill. Well, better than nothing, we guess (we'll get you next time, Jackson!). But the big question on everybody's minds now, of course, is which notable woman should be the very first female featured on our currency in over a century? The most important qualification, in our opinion: The lady chosen should be a mom, of course!
And sure, she should probably be a mom with some historical significance, too. In all likelihood, the coveted spot will go to Eleanor Roosevelt or Harriet Tubman (both strong contenders in early polls). But isn't it fun to consider which of our favorite movie moms might fit the bill (pun intended)? Here are a few strong, iconic cinema matriarchs we'd love to turn green (and fold up and put in our wallets).
More from The Stir: 5 Movies Every Mom & Daughter Should Watch Together
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Linda Hamilton, Sarah Connor (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
If your kid was meant to save all mankind, wouldn't you strap on a machine gun, too? (And even hang out with Arnold Schwarzenegger?)
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Uma Thurman, The Bride (Kill Bill 1 & 2)
Speaking of fighting to save your kid, Uma Thurman's character takes the whole Mother Bear thing to another level in these Quentin Tarantino films.
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Sandra Bullock, Leigh Anne Tuohy (The Blind Side)
A football-loving foster mom who takes a homeless African-American teen and turns him into a star, this mama knew how to recognize her kid's potential -- and make sure he fulfilled it!
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Holly Hunter, Elastigirl (The Incredibles)
Every mom is a superhero in her own way, but Elastigirl seriously is a superhero (a superstretchy one, at that). She'll do anything to protect her family, just like the rest of us!
Image via Focus Features
Julianne Moore and Annette Bening, Jules and Nic, (The Kids are All Right)
A same-sex couple raising two pretty amazing kids in a groundbreaking but still traditional way, this pair deserves major props!
What famous mom (real or fictional) would you put on the $10 bill?
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Identification of ATP synthase beta subunit ATPB on the cell surface as a non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC associated antigen
Identification of ATP synthase beta subunit ATPB on the cell surface as a non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC associated antigen - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
BMC Cancer
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First Online: 14 January 2009Received: 27 May 2008Accepted: 14 January 2009DOI: 10.1186-1471-2407-9-16
Cite this article as: Lu, Z., Song, Q., Jiang, S. et al. BMC Cancer 2009 9: 16. doi:10.1186-1471-2407-9-16
BackgroundAntibody-based immuneotherapy has achieved some success for cancer. But the main problem is that only a few tumor-associated antigens or therapeutic targets have been known to us so far. It is essential to identify more immunogenic antigens especially cellular membrane markers for tumor diagnosis and therapy.
MethodsThe membrane proteins of lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549 were used to immunize the BALB-c mice. A monoclonal antibody 4E7 McAb4E7 was produced with hybridoma technique. MTT cell proliferation assay was carried out to evaluate the inhibitory effect of McAb4E7 on A549 cells. Flow cytometric assay, immunohistochemistry, western blot and proteomic technologies based on 2-DE and mass spectrometry were employed to detect and identify the corresponding antigen of McAb4E7.
ResultsThe monoclonal antibody 4E7 McAb4E7 specific against A549 cells was produced, which exhibited inhibitory effect on the proliferation of A549 cells. By the proteomic technologies, we identified that ATP synthase beta subunit ATPB was the corresponding antigen of McAb4E7. Then, flow cytometric analysis demonstrated the localization of the targeting antigen of McAb4E7 was on the A549 cells surface. Furthermore, immunohistochemstry showed that the antigen of McAb4E7 mainly aberrantly expressed in tumor cellular membrane in non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC, but not in small cell lung cancer SCLC. The rate of ectopic expressed ATPB in the cellular membrane in lung adenocarcinoma, squamous carcinoma and their adjacent nontumourous lung tissues was 71.88%, 66.67% and 25.81% respectively.
ConclusionIn the present study, we identified that the ectopic ATPB in tumor cellular membrane was the non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC associated antigen. ATPB may be a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for the immunotherapy of NSCLC.
Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article doi:10.1186-1471-2407-9-16 contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
Ze-jun Lu, Qi-fang Song contributed equally to this work.
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Route 245 - Customer Notice
Route 245: Cork - Fermoy - Mitchelstown - Ballyporeen - Ardfinnan - Clonmel
Bus Éireann wishes to advise customers that from Sunday 28th February 2016, Route 245 services will no longer serve the stop at Hazelwood (Opp Community School).
This change has been approved by the National Transport Authority.
Tuesday, 16th February, 2016