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Grand Prix Paris 2011
Sharfman Triumphs in Paris
February 11-12, 2011
Grand Prix Paris 2011
It was the biggest weekend in Magic history! First, the unfinished business of last year's Player of the Year race was finally finished, when Brad Nelson emerged victorious against Guillaume Matignon to take the title. Then there was the Pro Tour where after three days of fierce competition and in a star-studded Top 8 Ben Stark defeated Paul Rietzl to hoist the trophy.
And finally there was the Grand Prix … Grand Prix Paris 2011 was the largest Limited tournament of all time. 2,182 players started the tournament on Saturday morning and fought through nine grueling rounds of Sealed play. 279 made the cut, played the extra round on Saturday and returned on Sunday for Mirrodin Besieged / Scars of Mirrodin booster draft. And once again, the cream rose to the top, highlighted by German Juggernaut Kai Budde who made his fifteenth (!) GP Top 8. But that was all he made. This weekend belonged to the Americans. All three trophies went to the US.
In the GP it was first-time Top-8er David Sharfman from Florida who left his mark on Magic history. He drafted a strong blue-green deck with Thopter Assembly as his only bomb, but with two Volition Reins to grab his opponents' big cards. He also used three bounce spells, two Quicksilver Geyser and one Disperse , to take full advantage of his Viridian Corrupter . This strategy proved succesful in crushing his opposition: 2-0 followed 2-0 and only in the finals did he lose his first game, though he still came out on top.
Congratulations to David Sharfman who bested 2,181 players to become the champion of Grand Prix–Paris 2011!
top 8 bracket
(1) Dimitris Davios
(8) David Sharfman
(4) Gerald Leitzinger
(5) Sveinu Bjørnerud
(2) Christian Hüttenberger
(7) Lewis McLeod
(3) William Lowry
(6) Kai Budde
David Sharfman, 2-0
Gerald Leitzinger, 2-0
Christian Hüttenberger, 2-0
William Lowry, 2-1
David Sharfman, 2-0
William Lowry, 2-1
David Sharfman, 2-1
by David SutcliffeFinals:William Lowry vs. David Sharfman
by Tobi HenkeSemifinals:David Sharfman vs. Gerald Leitzinger
by David SutcliffeSemifinals:Christian Huttenberger vs. William Lowry
by David SutcliffeQuarterfinals:Kai Budde vs. William Lowry
by Tobi HenkeQuarterfinals:Christian Hüttenberger vs. Lewis McLeod
by Nate PriceQuarterfinals:Gerald Leitzinger vs. Svenvng Bjørnerud
by Marc CalderaroQuarterfinals:Dimitris Davios vs. David Sharfman
by Event Coverage StaffTop 8:Decklists
by David SutcliffeTop 8 Feature:Kai Budde's Top 8 Draft
by Marc CalderaroTop 8:Player Profiles
by Event Coverage StaffInfo: Day 2 Coverage
by Event Coverage StaffInfo: Day 1 Coverage
by Event Coverage StaffInfo: Fact Sheet
|1. David Sharfman
|2. William Lowry
|3. Christian Hüttenberger
|4. Gerald Leitzinger
|5. Kai Budde
|6. Sveinung Bjørnerud
|7. Lewis Mcleod
|8. Dimitris Davios
pairings, results, standings
Green Bracket
Blue Bracket
Top 8 Player profiles
Name: Davios Dimitris
Age: 26
Hometown: Athens, Greece
Occupation: Electrician
What was your record? Day One/Day Two:
8-1 Day 1 / 5-0-1 Day 2
Did you play in the Pro Tour? How did you do?
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Nothing Special.
Valentine's Day tomorrow – if you could send a Valentine's gift to anybody – real of fictional, who would it be?
To my girlfriend. She came here with me. you know Paris, Valentine's Day… GPT!
OR What's the most Romantic thing you've ever done?
You're kidding me, right?
Name: David Sharfman
Age: 21
Hometown: O-Town, Florida
Occupation: Medical Assisstant
What was your record? Day One/Day Two: 9-1 Day 1 / 5-1 Day 2
Did you play in the Pro Tour? How did you do?
Yes, Top 200 (158, I believe)
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Top 8 US Nationals, Multiple PT Top 50s and GP Top 16s.
Valentine's Day tomorrow – if you could send a Valentine's gift to anybody – real of fictional, who would it be?
One of those hot French girls I see walking through the city everyday.
Name: Will Lowry
Age: 23
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Occupation: IT Support
What was your record? Day One/Day Two: 9-1 Day 1 / 4-1-1 Day 2
Did you play in the Pro Tour? How did you do?
Yes. Stormtide Leviathon
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
3 PTs?
Valentine's Day tomorrow – if you could send a Valentine's gift to anybody – real of fictional, who would it be?
I'm not telling.
Name: Christian Hüttenberger
Age: 27
Hometown: Darmstadt, Germany
Occupation: Student
What was your record? Day One/Day Two:
10-0 Day 1 / 5-1 Day 2
Did you play in the Pro Tour? How did you do?
Yes, 11-4-1, Place 19
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Pro Tour – Prague Top 8
Valentine's Day tomorrow – if you could send a Valentine's gift to anybody – real of fictional, who would it be? OR What's the most Romantic thing you've ever done?
I don't like either question.
Name: Gerald Leitzinger
Age: 27
Hometown: St. Poelten (Live in Vienna) Austria
Occupation: Teacher (History, Literature)
What was your record? Day One/Day Two:
10-0 Day 1 / 3-1-2 Day 2
Did you play in the Pro Tour? How did you do?
Poor! 3-5
Valentine's Day tomorrow – if you could send a Valentine's gift to anybody – real of fictional, who would it be?
Fiancée (getting married in May)
Name: Lewis McLeod
Age: 22
Hometown: Exeter, Devon
Occupation: Student
What was your record by day?
Day 1: 8-0-1
Day 2: 5-2
Did you play in the Pro Tour? If so, how did you do?
Previous Magic accomplishments?
Day 2 GP Brussels. 82nd
It's Valentine's Day tomorrow. If you could send a Valentine's gift to anybody, real or fictional, who would it be?
My girlfriend (who I have to say because she's here)
Name: Kai Budde
Age: 31
Hometown: Hamburg, Germany
Occupation: Trader
What was your record by day?
Day 1: 10-0
Day 2: 4-2
Did you play in the Pro Tour? If so, how did you do?
Yes, 3-5
Previous Magic accomplishments?
It's Valentine's Day tomorrow. If you could send a Valentine's gift to anybody, real or fictional, who would it be?
Massacre Wurm , if he shows up to celebrate with me.
Name: Svenvng Bjørnerud
Age: 21
Hometown: Trondheim, Norway (sort of)
Occupation: Social anthropology major/Magic Online grinder
What was your record by day?
Day 1: 8-2
Day 2: 6-0
Did you play in the Pro Tour? If so, how did you do?
I have Protection from PTQ wins, so no.
Previous Magic accomplishments?
Zip. Really. Some GP Day2s and Nationals Top 8s, I guess…
It's Valentine's Day tomorrow. If you could send a Valentine's gift to anybody, real or fictional, who would it be?
Sunblast Angel *kisses*
Feature – Kai Budde Drafts for Top 8
Kai Budde has not shown many moments of vulnerability in, well, in his entire Magic career – but the first draft here in Grand Prix Paris was one of them. Having emerged on 10-0 from the first day's play Kai fell to an immediate 0-2 record and was a match away from being dumped out of the tournament. The best players thrive under pressure, and Kai turned it around to finish his first pod 1-2, then roared on to a 3-0 win his second draft pod.
As we entered the Top 8 draft there was no doubt that the eyes were on Kai, but the question was which Budde would turn up – the one who struggled through his first draft, or the one who went 3-0 in his second?
Pack One
Kai began with a statement of intent, taking the first card he saw...
Kuldotha Flamefiend , which he chose over Burn the Impure
Ogre Resister immediately reconfirmed his commitment to a red aggressive deck.
Melira's Keepers , chosen over a second Ogre Resister
Flayer Husk over Kuldotha Ringleader
Oculus was a strange 5th pick, a clear countrdraft when he has a Phyrexian Revoker available
Fangren Marauder
Kai's intention was clear – Green-Red, lots of muscle, lots of raw power. The German Juggernaut planned on bulldozing a path to the title.
Mirran Mettle
Glissa's Courier
Dross Ripper
Pistus Strike
Unnatural Predation
Concussive Bolt
Frantic Search
Kemba's Legion
Pack Two
Strata Scythe was a strong pick from a pack that had a Barrage Ogre , Rust Tick , and Arrest
Turn To Slag – better than Heavy Arbalest , Kai decided, but he got to have both...
Heavy Arbalest – but it was worth noting a Putrefax was one of three solid Infect creatures here
Alpha Tyrranax – not often a fourth pick, but the only playable in green or red.
Panic Spellbomb
Blade-Tribe Berserkers
More solid additions to Kai's Green-Red beatdown plan, although it was all pretty expensive stuff.
Liquimetal Coating
Wing Puncture
Barrage Ogre – that had been in Kai's opening booster and he can't have expected to see it table.
Screeching Silcaw
Corpse Cur – a Tel-Jilad Fallen and Corpse Cur tabled round from the pack that had the Putrefax , suggesting the table had only a single Infect deck
Blackcleave Goblin
Copperhorn Scout
Painful Quandary
This was shaping up, but in the first Scars of Mirrodin booster Kai had not seen a single Myr to help him accelerate to his expensive cards. Without them, his mana curve was looking top heavy.
Pack Three
Contagion Engine – the bomb removal rare that can make grown men cry. Slam!
Horizon Spellbomb – perhaps suprisingly preferred to a Darksteel Axe . For a second time there were three Infect creatures in a single booster.
Galvanic Blast
Molder Beast
Silver Myr – snatched up, the first Myr Kai had seen
Molder Beast #2
Blade-Tribe Berserkers
Ezuri's Archers – preferred to an Argentum Armor after much consideration
Ichorclaw Myr
Necrogen Censer
Myr Galvanizer
Kuldotha Rebirth
Turn Aside
And that was a wrap... as Kai built his deck the strengths and weaknesses became clear. The strength was, well... it was strength. Pure muscle power – bunching around four, five and six mana he had beatsticks aplenty. The weakness – what happened before turn four, which quite possibly wasn't much.
"I have plenty of quality cards, but my curve is terrible – it's not my fault though I just couldn't have done anything to fix it. There were no Myrs, nothing like that. It's actually not that bad I dont think. I have lots of random combinations that are quite powerful... a lot of synergies that could be pretty strong... Molder Beast and Firelord. If you look at all my draft decks they really clustered around 4 and 5 mana, but its not deliberate – I'm first-picking things that cost 3".
The good cards for me seemed bunched as well, like I got a first pick Contagion Engine from the third pack, then nothing, then a Galvanic Blast and Spikeshot Elder at the same time, so I kept having to pass good cards on. The first pack first pick was the same, I passed on something like 4 or 5 good cards to everyone else.
I just have to hope my opponents don't come out quickly – if we get into the late game my guys should be bigger."
Top 8 – Decklists
Quarterfinals – Dimitris Davios vs. David Sharfman
Floridian David Sharfman has been around this block before. Though it's his first Grand Prix Top 8, he's finished in the Top 16 multiple times, and almost got there at US Nationals. He's drafted a fun, fun blue-green build with multiple Volition Reins , Bellowing Tanglewurm s, Quicksilver Geyser s and the pièce de résistance, a Thopter Assembly . His only problem? "I have no mana myr. At all." Looking at his deck, 2-drop acceleration was indeed a glaring omission. "I passed three Plague Stinger s pack three. I don't want to face that guy."
Dimitris Davios, hailing from Athens, Greece, may not have all three Plague Stinger s, but he's got one. He didn't want to go infect, but the cards just kept coming. And when a late second-pack Putrefax was gifted to him, he had little choice in the matter. It's Davios' second Grand Prix and his first time in the lights. He told me this is only his second time drafting infect, so it'll be different for him, but his cards certainly have the ability to punish Sharfman's lack of early plays.
Game 1
Davios led off with Fume Spitter , Ichorclaw Myr , and an Arrest on Sharfman's Perilous Myr . The American returned in kind with a Viridian Corrupter aimed right at the Ichorclaw's icky claws. When the Viridian Corrupterer was sent into the red zone the next turn, Davios blocked, then sacrificed the Fume Spitter and tried a Virulent Wound to finish off the twisted Elf. But Sharfman had a Disperse to not only prevent the poison counter, but also allow him to re-use the powerful green uncommon.
Sky-Eel School came down and attacked against Davios' empty board netting his first damage, then added insult to injury with his big ol' Thopter Assembly . Davios was already low on gas and merely added a Plague Myr to respond to the flying threats.David Sharfman
After making his first five flyers, Sharfman simply recast the Assembly. Davios untapped and drew. He thought long and hard, and then he scooped into Game 2.
David Sharfman 1, Dimitris Davios 0
Sharfman thought it ok to strain his mana base for the Arc Trail he had originally cut, and asked the judge for a Mountain . The Trail is so good against infect, Sharfman knew it was worth it. And plus, he had the Horizon Spellbomb for additional virtual copies of the land.
Game 2
Davios thought it best to have the extra card, so he made Sharfman play first. However, it was the Grecian who cast the first two spells of the game – an Origin Spellbomb and Ichorclaw Myr . It seems Sharfman's Viridian Corrupter had something against that clawed Myr, as it pointed directly at the Myr again and sent it packing.Dimitris Davios
Sharfman continued the infect route with a Tel-Jilad Fallen , and swung in to get Davios to 5 poison counters. The Corrupter traded with a new Corpse Cur in the process, but Sharfman replaced it with a Blight Mamba . This was hilarious only to Sharfman, because he had drawn every single infect creature in his deck. But Davios had no way of knowing that. More blockers were made for Davios and more blockers died with -1/-1 counters. The Origin Spellbomb token, and a Plague Myr binned; they were replaced by a Plague Stinger .
Sharfman threatened with another Thopter Assembly , but this time Davios was ready with a timely Revoke Existence . The board was looking to settle with Davios at 8 poison counters, but no way for Sharfman to get his 3/1 protection from artifacts through. That is, until he cast his Bellowing Tanglewurm . The Wurm roared loudly into the night, ending Davios' Top 8 run.
David Sharfman 2, Dimitris Davios 0
David Sharfman advances to the Semifinals!
Quarterfinals – Gerald Leitzinger vs. Svenvng Bjørnerud
Gerald Leitzinger from Switzerland and Svenvng Bjørnerud from Norway both earned their right to be here. Leitzinger made his way in by virtue of a 10-0 run in Saturday's Sealed deck portion of the tournament. Bjørnerud had to come from behind, needing his 6-0 run through Draft to pull his way into Top 8.
Bjørnerud chose to play first. His first four turns gave him nothing but Mountain s. On the other side, Leitzinger had a Silver Myr and a Moriok Reaver . With no defenses to fight through, Leitzinger quickly put Bjørnerud down to fifteen. On the following turn, Bjørnerud showed why he hadn't committed anything to the board.
Slagstorm ripped Leitzinger's team to shreds, giving Bjørnerud the chance to play an Oxidda Daredevil onto an empty playing field. LEitzinger had a Rusted Slasher to defend himself, but nothing in play to regenerate. When Bjørnerud attacked in with his Daredevil on the following turn, Leitzinger just let it past his guard. Bjørnerud then filled his board with a Goblin Gaveleer and a Myr Galvanizer . On his following turn, the Gaveleer picked up a Darksteel Axe and started swinging. It wasn't his weapon of choice, but he made good use of it, posing enough of a threat that Leitzinger had to use a Quicksilver Geyser to return the Axe and the Myr Galvanizer to Bjørnerud's hand. When Bjørnerud went to replay them, Leitzinger was ready with a Steel Sabotage to stop the Axe.Gerald Leitzinger
On his turn, with two cards left in hand, Leitzinger played a Moriok Replica . Bjørnerud attacked him with his Galvanizer and Daredevil. Leitzinger stuck his Reaver in front of the Galvanizer and the Slasher in front of the Daredevil. Before damage, Leitzinger got tricky. A Twisted Image pulled an Aquamoeba act, turning his Slasher into a 1/4. In addition, he sacrificed his Replica, drawing even more cards.
For his turn, Leitzinger built his team. A Sylvok Replica and Tangle Hulk joined his squad, eager to help out. When Bjørnerud simply passed the turn, Leitzinger gave them their chance. He sent his Tangle Hulk into attack, dropping Bjørnerud to ten. He then added a seemingly out of place Scourge Servant to his board.
Bjørnerud was in some trouble. He hadn't really added anything to his board since he got blown out, and he was falling behind quickly. He did manage to find a Flameborn Hellion which he played after combat. On the following turn, Leitzinger simply played a Plated Seastrider and passed the turn. Now, Bjørnerud had to attack. He sent his Hellion over, simply obeying the card text because he had to. That gave Leitzinger the opportunity to double block it with his Seastrider and Scourge Servant . Bjørnerud chose to kill the Seastrider, leaving the infect creature alone.
The next couple of turns saw Bjørnerud recruit only a Spiraling Duelist to his team, while Leitzinger added a Mortarpod and more infect creatures, the entire time attacking with his Servant. At one point he countered a Trigon of Corruption and then used a Blue Sun's Zenith to fill up his hand. With his threats never seeming to stop and Bjørnerud running low on chump blockers, Leitzinger forced the concession just a couple of turns later.
Gerald Leitzinger 1 – Svenvng Bjørnerud 0
Bjørnerud chose to play first for the second game as well. This time around, he got off to a much better start. Darksteel Axe came down on turn one, followed by a Myr Galvanizer to pick it up on the third turn. Leitzinger made a Mortarpod and a Moriok Reaver in the meantime. The Galvanizer swung in unequipped on the following turn, dealing the first damage of the game. He followed that up with a Peace Strider , which Leitzinger matched with a Trigon of Corruption .
Strider Harness
On his turn, Bjørnerud played a Strider Harness , equipped it to his Peace Strider to make it a 4/4, and sent his team.
"I have to think a minute," Leitzinger informed him. After that minute of thinking, Leitzinger chose to put his Mortarpod in front of the Galvanizer and the Reaver in front of the Strider. The Mortarpod blew itself up before damage to make sure that the Moriok traded with the Strider. After combat, Bjørnerud simply moved the Harness over to his Myr and passed the turn. For his turn, Leitzinger found a Trigon of Corruption of his own to slowly deal with Bjørnerud's board. Slowly was a problem, though, as Bjørnerud moved his Axe over to his Myr and bashed in. Leitzinger bought himself a little time with a Moriok Replica , which jumped in front of the Myr for one turn and then drew him some cards. He also found himself a Plated Seastrider to pick up the Mortarpod .Svenvng Bjørnerud
Bjørnerud found himself a Spin Engine to pick up the weapons on the next turn, and quickly set about sending it over. When he sent it in, Leitzinger used his Trigon and the Mortarpod to finish it off. All Bjørnerud could follow it with was a mere Iron Myr . Leitzinger filled the empty space on his board with a massive Quicksilver Gargantuan , which he chose not to copy.
"I don't want it to be an artifact," he explained when Bjørnerud looked a little confused.
After making himself another Plated Seastrider to pick up the Mortarpod , Leitzinger passed the turn. Bjørnerud decided to go for the throat. Not the card, just the action. He used a Concussive Bolt to dome Leitzinger for four and send his team over for another seven, knocking Leitzinger to five. A Slagstorm pushed him down to two. Over consecutive turns, Leitzinger used his Trigon to finish off the Iron Myr in play. Other than that, Leitzinger added nothing to his team. His opponent did not follow suit. Bjørnerud added an Oxidda Daredevil , which he equipped with the Harness, and a Kuldotha Ringleader to his team. When he tried to make a Snapsail Glider as well, Leitzinger stopped it with a Halt Order .
Ready to finish the game, Bjørnerud put all of his equipment on his Ringleader and sent his creatures in. Leitzinger smartly chose to block the Galvanizer with his Seastrider and the Ringleader with his Gargantuan. He then used his Trigon to shrink the Ringleader so the Gargantuan would survive. Before damage, the Seastrider shot down the Daredevil. That left the enormous Gargantuan as the only creature on the board. It proceeded to turn sideways three times to finish the game. Bjørnerud did have one last hurrah, as he drew and played a Spikeshot Elder , which was lethal with the amount of mana he had in reserve. Before the card left his hand, Leitzinger played a Stoic Rebuttal , ending Bjørnerud's chance to extend the match.
"Those cards just destroy my deck," Bjørnerud said, pointing to the Mortarpod and Trigon. "They kill like ten of my creatures."
Gerald Leitzinger 2 – Svenvng Bjørnerud 0
Quarterfinals – Christian Hüttenberger vs. Lewis McLeod
Quarterfinal – Christian Hüttenberger vs. Lewis McLeod
by Tobi Henke
"Third time?", asked Christian Hüttenberger as he sat down across from his favorite opponent of the day.
"Let's hope not," Lewis McLeod said and laughed. The two had already played twice today with both matches going to Hüttenberger. Actually, Hüttenberger had been the only player to defeat him at all.
Game 1
The game started with Necropede from Hüttenberger which ran into Dispense Justice on turn three. Nothing much happened for a couple of turns and then it again was Hüttenberger who took the intitiative, casting one and then another Loxodon Partisan .Christian Hüttenberger
In the meantime McLeod had cast a Pierce Strider and now summoned Kuldotha Ringleader , which tried to trade with one of the elephants. Instill Infection prevented that, but Arrest finally took one of the Partisans down.
Hüttenberger cast Sylvok Lifestaff and Clone Shell , while McLeod made Myrsmith . Hüttenberger equipped Clone Shell and attacked with his one remaining elephant. McLeod cast Oxidda Scrapmelter and destroyed the Clone Shell . That was hardly an improvement for McLeod, though, as it turned out that Indomitable Archangel had been hiding under the Shell. McLeod also cast Glint Hawk and returned Pierce Strider to his hand.
On his turn, Hüttenberger attached Sylvok Lifestaff to Loxodon Partisan and attacked with both creatures. Oxidda Scrapmelter chump-blocked the elephant, while the Indomitable Archangel got in for 5 to put McLeod at 4.
Pierce Strider returned, and with Glint Hawk on chump-blocking duties, McLeod tried to survive at least one more turn. Hüttenberger's Flesh Allergy , however, wanted to hear nothing of that.
Christian Hüttenberger 1-0 Lewis McLeod
Game 2
The second game began with Sylvok Lifestaff for Hüttenberger, Myrsmith for McLeod. Both players had a big blocker with Loxodon Wayfarer for McLeod and Priests of Norn for Hüttenberger. They also each had one champion to go on the offense, Kuldotha Ringleader for McLeod, Indomitable Archangel for Hüttenberger. And continuing the theme of symmetry, both had a removal to get rid of their opponent's attacker. Hüttenberger had Go for the Throat , McLeod had Turn to Slag .Lewis McLeod
But Hüttenberger's vigilant Priests of Norn spread some poison among McLeod's creatures, especially after they had been equipped with Sylvok Lifestaff . So McLeod's Blade-Tribe Berserkers and Pierce Strider weren't on top of their game anymore, when Hüttenberger drew another round of attackers. Instead, McLeod dealt with Kuldotha Forgemaster with Arrest and shot a Nested Ghoul with Burn the Impure . But Hüttenberger still had more, and again cast two Loxodon Partisan s over the next couple of turns.
Together with the 2/2 token (from Nested Ghoul ) the two Loxodons got McLeod down to 3. Then, Hüttenberger cast a third artifact ( Necropede ) and Bleak Coven Vampires .
"Man, you really are my kryptonite," said McLeod, offering his hand in defeat.
Christian Hüttenberger 2-0 Lewis McLeod
Quarterfinals – Kai Budde vs. William Lowry
"You played in the PT?"
Kai Budde was into the mindgames early, scouting out his American opponent to learn whatever he could.
"Yeah, 8-8", Lowry replied – he had nothing to hide it seemed, and the two chatted about their Pro Tour exploits earlier in the week.
"I'm sure I punted like three matches just due to being exhausted through jet lag", explained Lowry, and Budde could feel his pain having spent so many years jetting the globe for Magic.
"Yeah it's so tough for Americans in Europe Flying east is what hurts because it's like you lose a night's sleep. Flying from Europe to the US, or the US to Japan is much easier, it's only like you stay up longer, so it's no problem."Kai Budde
If Kai's biggest fear was an opponent's speed it seemed he had little to fear from Lowry's deck – a Palladium Myr was the first card from the American's hand, which Budde had a Galvanic Blast for, and then the next 'threat' came from a Rust Tick . This was giving Budde plenty of time to get up to the range where he could begin playing out his big guns, and he started that with a Dross Ripper . Unfortunately Budde then missed his next land drop, and could only follow the Dross Ripper with a Myr Galvaniser, while Lowry played out more cards that could help him keep control – an Embersmith and Barrage Ogre joined the Rust Tick .
A Molder Beast from Budde was a sizeable problem, though, and when Kai played a Flayer Husk , turned the Germ into an artifact with Liquimetal Coating and transferred the Flayer Husk onto it the Molder Beast was suddenly a hefty 8/4! Lowry had nothing that wanted to tangle with the Molder Beast on those terms, and dropped to 12 life, taking the first damage of the match on big chunk, before Budde moved the Flayer Husk over to his Galvaniser.
Lowry needed to answer the threat from the Molder Beast and did so with an artifact. What the artifact was didn't matter, what the artifact did didn't matter... just so long as it was grey, triggered the Embersmith , and could be flung around bynthe Barrage Ogre to kill the Molder Beast . The American then played a Strider harness, strapped it to his Embersmith , and sent it into the red zone, where it was met by Budde's Myr Galvaniser.
Budde played a Blight Mamba , and Lowry responded with a Rust ed Slaher, handing it the Strider Harness then attacking, sacrificing it to the to Barrage Ogre and finish the Blight Mamba off. The Blight Mamba was dead – but wasn't that an expensive way of doing that?
Budde hit back – a Fangren Marauder , although a follow-up Strata Scythe was countered. Neverthless, once the Flayer Husk had been applied Budde's Fangren Marauder was the biggest thing in town, and Lowry had no answer, dropping to 6 life. The next turn Lowry had enough defenses to muster a block and take the Marauder down, but Budde just followed that up with a Molder Beast , handing it the Flayer Husk again. Clinging to the ropes, Lowry had only his Rust Tick left to block with, but a Kuldotha Firelord destroyed the Tick and cleared the way for Budde's Molder Beast to smash home.
Kai Budde 1 – 0 William LowryWilliam Lowry
If game one had been exactly what Budde needed, the second game began with a nightmare – Lowry took the first turn and deployed an Embersmith , Palladium Myr and Rusted Slasher before Kai could even get a creature to stick on board – his Blight Mamba falling prey to the Embersmith . Boom-Boom-Boom! Kai was down to 10 life and Lowry had 8 power of creatures in play.
Budde played a Barrage Ogre , Lowry struck again with his Rusted Slasher to drop the German legend to 6, then added a Rusted Relic . This seemed like it was going to be quick!
Budde slammed down a Fangren Marauder but Lowry seemed uncaring and simply slammed all four of his creatures – an Auriok Replica , Palladium Myr , Rusted Relic and Rusted Slasher - into the red zone. Budde threw his Marauder at the Rusted Relic and the Ogre at the Rusted Slasher , sacrificing a Spellbomb to keep his Slasher alive meant Lowry kept most of his creatures on board but the Fangren Marauder had put Budde back up to 12 life in that attack.
Molder Beast was the German's response, but the Beast didn't want to block the regenerating Slasher and the German dropped back to 8. A Dross Ripper from Budde, another attack from Lowry, and Kai was back down to 4. Cryptoplasm joined Lowry's forces, an Ogre Resistor joined Budde's, but it wasn't enough – the Crytoplasm copied the Molder Beast and with the help of it's Trample damage Lowry levelled the match.
Kai Budde 1 – 1 William Lowry
Determined not to fall behind in the early game, Kai found creatures to come easy in the form of Flayer Husk , and some Blade-Tribe Berzerkers. That was a good start, but Lowry was doing better – he played an Iron Myr , copied it with a Cryptoplasm , and threw down an Ogre Geargrabber on turn 4.
Budde replied with a Molder Beast , but Lowry switched his Cryptoplasm to a copy of the Geargrabber, handed it a Strider Harness , and sent the two newly-minted Ogres into the red zone. The Geargrabber wrenched the Flayer Husk from Budde's Germ token, killing it, and Budde was forced to block the equipment thief with his Molder Beast . That meant he took the Husk back, but left him with just the Blade-Tribe Berzerkers in play, and he was down to 9 life already.
Budde looked to be backed into the corner – he needed a defense fast and found it in the form of a Kuldotha Firelord, although sacrificing his Flayer Husk only managed to kill Lowry's Iron Myr as the Strider Harness had but Lowry's Geargrabber out of reach.
9 life to 20, it was Budde's Firelord and Blade-tride Berzerkers versus Lowry's Ogre Geargrabber (with Strider Harness ), but before the two players could become too embroiled in who would win that fight, Lowry dropped a bomb.
Kuldotha Phoenix - To The Air! Budde was suddenly down to 4 life and out of answers for the sudden appearance of a giant flying bird made of pure fire... he pulled a card, grimaced, then swept up his cards. William Lowry had disabled the German Juggernaut and was into the Semi Finals of Grand Prix Paris!!
Kai Budde 1 - 2 William Lowry
Semifinals – Christian Huttenberger vs. William Lowry
Sometimes a match sets itself up, and the coverage team don't really need to do much more. This is one of those times – just check out these two statistics:
Christian Huttenberger's record in the Grand Prix: 15-1
Christian Huttenberger's record against William Lowry: 0-1
The only loss in the entire Grand Prix had been to his semi-final opponent. Was this to be revenge, or was Huttenberger cursed to lose again?William Lowry
Game 1
Huttenberger led his bid for revenge with a Painsmith , some infectious Priests of Norn , and a Sylvok Lifestaff , but Lowry had the answers early on, with Auriok Replica that kept the Painsmith home and a Shatter to stop the Sylvok Lifestaff from doubling the Priest's potency. The American swept onto the offensive with his Kuldotha Phoenix , adding a Barrage Ogre to his team on the next turn. Huttenberger's Priests of Norn nibbled back, dealing a few poison counters, but the flood of offense from Lowry seemed endless. An Instill Infection shrunk the Kuldotha Phoenix to a more manageable size, but Huttenberger's lifetotal was still only going one way. He was down to 8, and Lowry was only up to 4 poison – this was a race that the German was nowhere near winning.
Another attack from the Phoenix dropped Huttenberger to 5, then Lowry played a Firelord, putting the German to 1 and then flung an artifact across the table with Barrage Ogre to finish the game.
Christian Huttenberger 0 – 1 William Lowry
Game 2
The second game was a transformation from the first, Lowry starting with plenty of mana acceleration but no punchline – a Palladium Myr and Iron Myr were poor targets for his Cryptoplasm . Across the table, Huttenberger was in no mood to compromise. A Loxodon Partisan and Glimmerpoint Stag smashed Lowry down to 10 life in a couple of turns, and he followed up with a Neurok Replica .Christian Huttenberger
For all Lowry's mana Myr he was actually starved of land – only three - and it was a weak point Huttenberger attacked, using a Mortarpod to kill Lowry's Palladium Myr .
A Lumengrid Drake was Lowry's response, putting the Loxodon Partisan back in hand to buy time. Bleak Coven Vampires from Huttenberger, and with Metalcraft they immediately dropped Lowry to 6 life. Huttenberger followed that up with his Mortarpod , which flung the dead body of a Leaden Myr at Lowry's Iron Myr , setting the American back to just three mana once again.
Finally beginning to pull lands, Lowry refused to quit. He armed his creatures with Bladed Pinions and a Strider Harness , dropping to three in Huttenberger's next attack but making it expensive for the German, killing both the Bleak Coven Vampires and Glimmerpoint Stag , but dropping to 3 life. Lowry found a Clone Shell , but 3 life was simply too few when your opponent has a Mortarpod .
That was the sound of Huttenberger's troops being turned (quite literally) into cannon fodder, as the German leveled the match.
Christian Huttenberger 1 – 1 William Lowry
Game 3
Lowry seized the decidig game with the iron grip of control – a Vedalken Anatomist , and a Cryptoplasm that duplicated it to make sure he could quickly whittle down anything Huttenberger dared to play. Huttenberger's only hope was to find creatures that ar least had some toughness to them – a Strandwalker , and Kuldotha Forgemaster would suffice.
Unfortunately the Forgemaster just fed Lowry's offense – the Cryptoplasm copied it, and when the American played a Necrogen Censer is activated his Rusted Relic . Shatter removed Huttenberger's original Forgemaster and Lowry smashed home, putting the German to 9 life. Huttenberger desperately assembled a semblance of a defense, but Lowry had a Lumengrid Drake to send his opponent's creatures packing and wrap up a place in the final of Grand Prix Paris!
Christian Huttenberger 1 – 2 William Lowry
"You like your deck?"asked Huttenberger, as the dust had settled.
"I do now!" laughed Lowry, "Not when I made it – it looked fun but it's actually good. The Cryptoplasm is amazing!"
Semifinals – David Sharfman vs. Gerald Leitzinger
David Sharfman from the US brought a sweet blue-green deck to the table, whereas Gerald Leitzinger of Austria had drafted blue and black.
Game 1
Leitzinger had a start you don't see often, with Plated Seastrider followed by Contagious Nim . Sharfman had Glissa's Courier as his first drop and blocked the Contagious Nim when it attacked. Leitzinger's Instill Infection saved his Nim.
Sharfman went without play on his next turn, while Leitzinger cast Silver Myr and got in for the first two poison counters of the match. Sharfman cast Viridian Corrupter and destroyed the Myr. Nim and Viridian Corrupter er traded in combat and Leitzinger made a new Gray Ogre : Moriok Replica .
Next Sharfman cast Sky-Eel School . Leitzinger fought back with Trigon of Corruption , but Sharfman took the Trigon for himself with Volition Reins .
Leitzinger made Tangle Hulk , but was still missing his splashed green mana. A damage race developed. Leitzinger tried to decide it in his favor when he cast Quicksilver Geyser on his Trigon of Corruption and his opponent's freshly-summoned Bellowing Tanglewurm , but Sharfman used Disperse to return Volition Reins to his hand in response, then replayed it to take control of the Tangle Hulk which he—unlike his owner—could actually regenerate.
Leitzinger replayed his Trigon, but that proved to be a little slow in dealing with Sharfman's creatures. Fortunately he found a Forest which allowed him to use Sylvok Replica to get rid of Volition Reins .
But just at this point a combination of Mirran Mettle and Untamed Might on Sharfman's Sky-Eel School ended the game.
David Sharfman 1-0 Gerald Leitzinger
Game 2
Both players didn't seem to run dedicated infect strategies in the first game. This time, however, we appeared to be in some alternative universe where everyone was playing the evil twin of their deck: Plague Stinger traded with Blight Mamba , Tel-Jilad Fallen died to Contagious Nim . Even Viridian Corrupter got involved to kill Mortarpod . Well at least he tried, but Leitzinger saved it with Steel Sabotage and replayed it.
While Leitzinger was stuck on four mana and couldn't use any of his counters—he held Halt Order and Stoic Rebuttal as well as another Rebuttal he had boarded in for Plated Seastrider —the fat arrived on Sharfman's side. Sky-Eel School meant Leitzinger was in danger of falling behind even further and had to tap out again. This left an opening for Sharfman to cast Thopter Assembly , and that sealed the deal.
David Sharfman defeated Gerald Leitzinger 2-0 and advanced to the final of Grand Prix–Paris 2011.
Finals – William Lowry vs. David Sharfman
An All-American finish to Grand Prix Paris, after an All-American finish to Pro Tour Paris and an American winner of the Player of the Year showdown – this Magic Weekend was a resounding success for Team USA, whoever proved the victor in this showdown, and they would be returning with every piece of silverware available. All that was left to be decided was in whose hands the Grand Prix trophy would be flying back across the Atlantic
William Lowry took the first turn, but it began without much ceremony – a Flight Spellbomnb and Throne Gex were hardly killer plays. Sharfman had no responses to this so Lowry followed up with his Cryptoplasm , which Sharfman took the chance to read. Lowry could only hope that Sharfman didn't realise quite how power the 'Plasm had been so far in the Top 8 – it was only masquerading as a 2/2 Gray Ogre for the time being.
Glissa's Courier was the first outing from Sharfman's deck, which the Cryptoplasm duly copied, gaining a Strider Harness to attack to four, before Sharfman played his next creature – a Tel-Jilad Fallen . Lowry steadied his board with a Clone Shell , then when Sharfman played a Sky-Eel School Lowry simply upgraded his Cryptoplasm once again. The combination of Cryptoplasm and Strider Harness was a powerful one – whatever the best creature was in play, the Cryptoplasm was a copy of that creature but with +1/+1!
Just a second – was that a copy of a copy? No – William Lowry actually had two Cryptoplasm s – that was two Sky-Eel School s. This was just brutal – the harder Sharfman fought to defend himself, the better he made Lowry's deck... TIMES TWO! The duplicate Eels struck home, putting Lowry to 6 life, while Lowry still sat healthily on 14.
A Quicksilver Geyser offered Sharfman hope, returning both the Cryptoplasm s to hand – that cleared the way for his creatures to attack and he knocked Lowry down to 9, adding a Thopter Assembly . The Quicksilver Geyser has turned the tide of the match – Lowry couldn't rely on his Cryptoplasm s to copy the Thopter Assembly . He played a Palladium Myr and equipped it with the Strider Harness , but a turn later succumbed to the swarm of Thopters that headed across the table to him
William Lowry 0 – 1 David SharfmanDavid Sharfman
A game down despite drawing both his Cryptoplasm s, Lowry raced onto the offensive in a hurry to get back into the match. An Embersmith was joined by an Iron Myr and Rusted Relic while across the table David Sharfman watched impassively behind a row of land and nothing else. A Flight Spellbomb was Lowry's third artifact and turned the Rusted Relic into a beatstick – Sharfman was down to 8 life in just a few turns and had yet to cast a spell!
Molder Beast was his offering, but Lowry retaliated with a Bladed Pinions to send his Relic into the skies – it soared over the Molder Beast and Lowry had fought his way back into the match in six turns.
William Lowry 1 – 1 David Sharfman
Sheer speed had won William Lowry the second game, and it was his go-to plan in the deciding game of Grand Prix. He began with an Iron Myr and Lumengrid Drake , then added a Barrage Ogre on the fourth turn. Crucially, this time Sharfman had the first turn, but he also had plays – a Viridian Corrupter destroyed Lowry's Iron Myr , and a Bellowing Tanglewurm arrived to dissuade Lowry's Barrage Ogre from attacking.William Lowry
That set up a straight race between Lowry's Lumengrid Drake , dealing two normal damage each turn, and Sharfman's Viridan Corrupt er – the Corrupt er was unblockable thanks to the Tangle wurm, and was dealing 2 poison counters per turn.
13 life vs 2 Poison counters
11 life vs 4 Poison counters
9 life vs 6 poison counters
This was a race Lowry knew he was going to lose - he needed more damage from somewhere. His first attempt to find that was to play a Necrogen Censer but Sharfman had a Halt Order ready for it, then when Lowry played a Clone Shell on the next turn Sharfman was waiting once again. This time it was a Quicksilver Geyser – the very card which had won him the first game returned to spoil Lowry's plans, and the Lumengrid Drake and Barrage Ogre returned to his hand.
The race was more straight forward now, and the Viridian Corrupter completed Sharfman's inexorable march to victory – 8 Poison, 10 Poison. It was incredibly simple but incredibly hard to stop and David Sharfman sealed the Final of Grand Prix Paris to whoops and cheers from his supporters around the feature match area.
William Lowry 1 – 2 David Sharfman


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Their online magazine carries a food blog section called Squid Ink that covers the city's vast and bustling cuisine culture -- everything from a review of ink., the happening new restaurant from Top Chef Michael Voltaggio, written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Gold, to a month long series "30 Burger in 30 Days" by Elina Shatkin, along with daily national and international food headline coverage. I have Squid Ink bookmarked under Favorites. (If you want a great foodie resource, I would recommend you bookmark it as well, here.) The editorial slant is progressive and eclectic, just like my frugally-fashioned unconventional food blog.
I was contacted by LA Weekly journalist Daina Solomon just after Christmas. She wanted to revive a series the magazine last published in February of 2010 called "Meet Your Food Blogger." And, she wanted to resuscitate the series with an interview of the chintziest of culinarians, The 99 Cent Chef.
We first discussed it on Tuesday - did the interview at the LA Weekly on Wednesday - and the article was online by Friday. Daina is a great interviewer, and she fashioned a comprehensive article in which she wrote about my blog origins and influences, while at the same time creating links to some favorite recipes and video posts from my last four years of blogging.
Restaurant Nocturne VII in this series and was wondering when the local media would pick up on it. It's an evocative photo/video/art series like no other. So, be sure to play Restaurant Nocturne I, which Daina embedded on page 2 of the article. (The other six Restaurant Nocturnes are linked on the right side of this blog - just scroll down to the heading "Restaurant Reviews - Videos & Photos" and click on any of them.)

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text: The Wes Fuhrman '05 Trails at Long Lane Farm is the home course of Wesleyan's men's and women's cross country teams. The newly designed course opened in 2004 and was named for Wes Fuhrman '05 in 2006. He was an All-American in both cross country and indoor track during his athletic career at Wesleyan. Wesleyan has a true cross-country course that runs through fields, wooded trails and even a small creek. The course has long gradual hills with one major hill that the women run once (over 5k) and the men run twice (over 8k). The women's course begins on an upper field where the runners complete a loop of the field before heading in the woods, proceeding across a creek towards a back field loop. After completing the back field loop, the runners return to the woods before finishing a final loop on the upper field. The men's course runs the same loop as the women and then heads into the woods for a second loop, finishing on the upper field. The first varsity event on the Long Lane Farm course was the Little Three championships on October 23, 2004. It also served as host for the 2005 NESCAC men's and women's championships where the current men's course record of 25:09.5 was set by Neal Holtschulte of Williams. Carter Hamill of Amherst holds the women's record of 17:53.3, set in 2004.


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LEAP is the premier national Bachelor of Arts degree program for current and former professional dancers.
Mission Statement
LEAP provides higher education of exceptional quality and the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree to professional dancers, a community for whom access to college has been traditionally rare or impractical. In alignment with Saint Mary's core values and traditions, LEAP makes it possible for dancers to prepare intellectually and emotionally for a meaningful life beyond dance performance by offering them the chance to explore different disciplines, develop multiple perspectives, discover new passions, and become confident, lifelong learners.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate awareness of and responsibility for their own learning process.
- Demonstrate a respect and appreciation for diverse beliefs and perspectives.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply professional dance experience to new learning.
- Demonstrate the pursuit of individual interests.
- Demonstrate a familiarity with a wide variety of academic disciplines.
- Demonstrate competence in the skills of careful reading, analysis, critical thinking, interpretation, and communication in both written and oral forms.
- Demonstrate competence with information literacy.
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James Grossman is Executive Director of the American Historical Association. Formerly Vice President for Research and Education at the Newberry Library, he has taught at the University of Chicago and the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Land of Hope: Chicago, Black Southerners, and the Great Migration and A Chance to Make Good: African-Americans, 1900-1929, and project director and coeditor of The Encyclopedia of Chicago (2005; online edition, 2006).
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Elyse edits content for the AHA website and maintains the AHA's social media presence. Prior to joining the AHA staff in Feburary 2018, Elyse worked for the Folger Institute, at the Folger Shakespeare Library, where she provided logistical support for advanced scholarly programming. She received her BA in French Studies and Comparative Literature from Smith College. Though she has spent the past few years as an early modernist and a book historian, she has special interests in the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and Romanticism. Follow her on Twitter: @champs_elyse.
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Victor is the Meetings and Executive Assistant for the AHA. Victor assists with the Annual Meeting, Committee Meetings, and other executive projects. He is also the Chair of the Annual Meeting Undergraduate Working Group. Victor graduated from Haverford College in May 2017 with a B.A. in History and is currently pursuing a Postgraduate Certificate in Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime.
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Liz started working at the AHA in 1991 as editorial assistant for the Directory of History Departments, Historical Organizations, and Historians. She now oversees the AHA Career Center; staffs the Committee on Committees and the Nominating Committee; oversees the election of AHA officers; and manages the annual meeting Registration and Job Center. Liz also edits and maintains professional data in the AHA's membership records and directories.
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Retired Col. Bud Garrett shows a new flag in commemoration of the Vietnam conflict at the Combat Center Commissary during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam conflict; Nov. 6, 2013.
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - The Combat Center's commissary honored Vietnam veterans during a flag unveiling ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam war Wednesday.
Col. Bud Garrett. (ret.), the event's guest speaker, unveiled the new flag. This flag commemorated the war and the sacrifices made by those who served.
The Headquarters Defense Commissary Agency ensured that commissaries on military bases across the DoD participated in the anniversary event.
"The event is happening in commissaries worldwide to commemorate the Vietnam conflict for veterans who served during that time," said Jeane Halterman, commissary officer.
The event's guest speaker, Garrett, served in the Vietnam conflict and explained the hardships of fighting in Vietnam. He also thanked the commissary for their gracious gesture.
"The design of the flag came together fantastic," said Garrett. "The symbolism in the flag design was very significant to the events and sacrifices of the veterans who served."
The new flag will be hung in the commissary on base, showing respect to these veterans of the Vietnam conflict.
"It's nice to be able to walk down the street with a Marine Corps cap and hear people say 'thank you for your service,'" Garrett said. "It feels like it's finally coming full circle because people who served in Vietnam were really looked down upon during the time. The flag and events like this, 50 years later, is a great come around for the appreciation of those who sacrificed so much."
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Myth of the small donor
The Billion-Dollar Buy: About this series
Like never before, big dollars are having a big impact on politics and governance. This series examines how the new wide-open fundraising landscape will affect the 2012 campaigns.
See also: Inside Koch world | GOP groups plan record $1 billion blitz | Rove hits big: The birth of a mega-donor | Sheldon Adelson: Inside the mind of the mega-donor | The IRS's 'feeble' grip on big political cash | The new normal: $9 million for a rural House seat | Secret money funds GOP door-knockers | The billion-dollar bust?
Susan Daole last month gave $100 to President Barack Obama because she wanted to fight the flood of million-dollar checks supporting Mitt Romney.
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"I think my contribution in its own way has just as much worth as the millions that some of the wealthy donors contribute," said the 63-year-old librarian from Lexington, Ky. "And I'm really hoping that even my little bit makes a difference to get him elected again."
Sorry, Susan. It would take 100,000 Susan Daoles — nearly all of the registered Democrats in Lexington — giving $100 apiece just to match the $10 million that billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife dropped into the super PAC boosting Romney on a single day in June.
( See also: Republican mega-donors | Democratic mega-donors)
Make no mistake, there is no shortage of Susan Daoles this year: Roughly 2.5 million people have kicked in $200 or less to the various committees helping their candidate win the White House.
But those 2.5 million people account for less than 18 percent of the total money haul.
By contrast, 2,100 donors giving $50,000 or more have contributed about $200 million to the Obama and Romney campaign committees, victory funds and their supportive super PACs. That's far more than the $148 million all those 2.5 million small donors contributed through the end of June, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission data by POLITICO and the Campaign Finance Institute.
In other words: In an election purportedly being driven by the economic concerns of the middle class, the top 0.07 percent of donors are more valuable than the bottom 86 percent.
This isn't true only at the extremes. Look across the full $830 million that those committees have raised, and the disparities are also stark: Just 14 percent of the donors account for 82 percent of the total take.
That's not even the real cash this year.
Big, secret donations — raised by nonprofit groups that can take unlimited checks without revealing their donors — will account for the majority of the $1 billion that GOP-allied forces intend to spend on the 2012 election.
Almost none of the $400 million being steered into politics by the Koch brothers will ever be publicly detailed. Nor will most of the $300 million in spending planned by the Karl Rove-conceived Crossroads outfit. Democrats are also scrambling to raise unlimited cash, though they've had less success, with the pro-Obama Priorities USA Action super PAC and a linked secret-money nonprofit angling to raise $100 million.
It wasn't supposed to be this way.
For more than a century, American campaign finance regulations were built around the premise that corporations, unions and rich people shouldn't be able to use their bursting bank accounts to exert disproportionate sway on elections.
And at various points, the little people seemed to be the real power in presidential campaign finance, with Rove himself pioneering the use of direct mail and other techniques to build a massive small donor operation that helped power George W. Bush's successful White House runs.
Four years ago, Obama used the Internet to raise an unprecedented amount of cash from small donors who helped him shatter fundraising records and led him to boast of ushering in " a new kind of politics."
But the much-ballyhooed small donor revolution appears to be ending before it ever fully took hold. Instead, the explosion of big money is quickly diminishing one of the few avenues — outside of voting — for average folks to shape elections, help determine candidates' viability and affect the course of the country.
Aline Kultgen, a retired teacher, from Columbia, Mo., is feeling the difference.


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High School Graduation Rates and Status
In 2005, the National Governors Association (NGA) introduced the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate calculation in an effort to move all states towards using a common calculation. The Adjusted Cohort formula has been deemed more accurate than other calculations in its ability to track student movement over time. In 2008, the federal government adopted NGA's formula and mandated that states calculate cohort rates beginning with 2011 graduates.
Through NJ SMART, the State of New Jersey met this 2011 mandate to determine the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rates for schools and districts. This was later taken a step further by calculating 5-year graduation rates for graduation cohorts in addition to 4-year rates. This enhancement allows districts to view all of their students that graduated in four years along with any students that graduated in their fifth year.
LEAs can view their 4-year and 5-year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate by accessing the High School Graduation Cohort Status Profile Report within the NJ SMART portal. This profile report enables LEAs to track each individual student's progress towards graduation in real-time, identify emerging trends across a district based on student-level data, and analyze graduation rates by subgroup.
The Graduation by Assessment Report is an additional report tied to graduation calculations that is available to districts. This report allows districts to view the assessment pathway taken by students to earn a high school diploma.
If you would like to know more, please review the documentation posted on the Documents for Download page and the NJ DOE Graduation webpage at http://www.state.nj.us/education/data/grate/.
Student Growth Percentiles (SGP)
Student Growth Percentiles add a new dimension to our understanding of student performance, allowing New Jersey parents, educators, and students to look beyond a point in time status (NJ ASK proficiency) to also understand the change in achievement from one year to the next. By understanding a student's academic status and her or his growth, parents, teachers and students have more information to better inform reflection, discussion, and improvement of overall performance. Please review the following video and documentation for more information on SGP; the blue headings will link you to that particular document.
This video is part of the NJ SMART educational series. This video provides viewers with a better understanding of what a student growth percentile (SGP) is, the concept of academic peers and how it relates to growth percentiles, how an individual SGP is calculated and interpreted, and how SGPs can be reported and interpreted for groups.
This August 2011 white paper from the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessments (NCIEA) provides a 6-page overview of Student Growth Percentiles
SGP – Technical Overview of the Student Growth Percentile Methodology
This technical paper provides a detailed explanation of the statistical methodology used to calculate student growth percentiles
An Illustration of SGP Adoption in the United States
The Student Growth Percentile methodology is being used for diagnostic purposes in a number of states to better understand the effectiveness of programs, curricula, and policies on student achievement. This additional dimension to student achievement has also been adopted for district, school, and teacher evaluation as part of several Race to the Top applications and ESEA waiver initiatives across the country.
Post –Secondary Student Performance
New Jersey's public schools, colleges and universities are expected to prepare all students to meet internationally competitive standards of achievement, the escalating demands of the global 21st century workforce, and possess the knowledge and skills needed for a vital democracy.
Currently, many school districts rely upon exit and follow up surveys of their high school graduates in order to capture data related to post-secondary enrollment plans. In other words, most public school districts currently lack a mechanism to capture and analyze the actual post-secondary trends and accomplishments of their high school graduates. This winter, NJ SMART will be launching tools that will empower school districts with actual post-secondary enrollment data for their students. This information will be made possible through a data sharing relationship with the National Student Clearinghouse. Among some of the many benefits of this data, districts will be better able to: ascertain if their students are truly prepared to compete and persist in college; understand how many of their graduates actually enrolled in college the following fall; and how many students achieved a degree within four or five years of graduation.Please revisit this page for additional information on these illuminating tools and resources as they become


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Andrei Robachevsky meeting at ripe.net
Thu Mar 31 11:25:19 CEST 2011
Dear colleagues, The first combined Eurasia Network Operators' Group (ENOG)/ RIPE NCC Regional Meeting will take place at the Marriott Grand Hotel in Moscow from 6-8 June 2011. This is an excellent opportunity to meet with colleagues from the Russian region, key players in the global and local Internet industry, and RIPE NCC staff. The meeting is hosted by the Coordination Center for TLD RU. Register ----------- This meeting is free to attend, but you must register in advance. You can now register online at: http://www.enog.org/register/ --------------------------- Call for Presentations --------------------------- We're now seeking contributions to the Plenary programme. If you would like to give a presentation at this meeting, please send your proposal and slides to <meeting at ripe.net>. We will provide simultaneous translation services (Russian and English) at the meeting. Please note that this is a technical conference, so marketing and commercial content will not be accepted. The deadline to submit a presentation proposal is 4 May 2011. -------------------------- Programme -------------------------- Operational content will play a central part of the agenda. Topics will cover challenges, tools, experiences and best practices in areas such as DNS, IPv6, peering, routing, and more. A draft agenda has been published at: http://www.enog.org/agenda/ The final programme will be published on 24 May 2011. -------------------------- More information -------------------------- More information about ENOG is available at: http://www.enog.org/ To view archives of the RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Russia mailing list , see: http://www.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/regional-russia To participate in mailing list, email: <regional-russia at ripe.net> We look forward to seeing you in Moscow for what promises to be a productive and exciting meeting! Kind regards, Andrei Robachevsky ISOC ENOG Programme Committee Chair


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After Market: Another Super Tuesday for Stocks
There's been very little that investors could be certain about so far this year, except for this: Tuesday's are usually winners. While the market has bounced back and forth, the S&P 500 has posted gains on 14 of the 16 Tuesdays this year. The index is up about 9 percent on Tuesdays, and down about 9 percent on all of the other days.
This Tuesday was no exception: The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) rose 86 points, the Standard & Poor's 500 index (^GPSC) added 9, and the Nasdaq composite (^IXIC) gained 29 points.
The focus today was on earnings, but that could switch on Wednesday to the economy, when the Federal Reserve wraps up its two-day policy meeting and we get a look a first-quarter GDP.
Let's start with the earnings winners:
Merck (MRK) gained 3½ percent as it beat expectations. It's been one of the Dow's best performing stocks over the past six months, up 28 percent.
BP (BP) rose 2½ percent even though its net fell, but it did boost its dividend. Sprint (S) jumped 11 percent. Its loss narrowed from a year ago.
Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) poured on the hot sauce, gaining 5 percent, after raising its outlook. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) rose 3 percent as it plans to raise menu prices. And Twitter (TWTR) rose 4½ percent ahead of its results.
Of course, there were some earnings disappointments too.
Goodyear Tire (GT) fell 7½ percent after coming in short of expectations. Coach (COH) tumbled 9 percent after the maker of bags and accessories posted weak sales. And the 3D printing firm 3D Systems (DDD) fell 9 percent on disappointing earnings guidance for the year.
Elsewhere, GoGo (GOGO) went – straight down. The provider of in-flight internet service tumbled 28 percent on word that AT&T will enter the business next year. GoGo shares have lost more than a third of their value in past three months.
But the biotech firm Amicus Therapeutics (FOLD) jumped 21 percent on positive test results for its treatment of a disease that allows fat to build up in human cells.
Internet and social network stocks rebounded. Facebook (FB) gained 3½ percent and Google (GOOG) added 2 percent.
What to Watch Wednesday:
- Payroll processor ADP releases its survey of private-sector hiring for April.
- The Commerce Department reports first-quarter gross domestic product, and the Labor Department releases its first-quarter employment cost index, both at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.
- Federal Reserve policymakers conclude their two-day meeting to set interest rates at 2 p.m.
- Boston Beer Co. (SAM)
- Carlyle Group (CG)
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
- Time Warner (TWX)
- WellPoint (WLP)
- Southern Co. (SO)
- Weight Watchers International (WTW)
- Williams Cos. (WMB)
- Yelp (YELP)
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Extension Tube EF 12 II
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Gelatin 58mm Adapter Ring
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Rear lens cap for all EF type lenses, lens extenders, and extension tubes. Used to protect the rear glass element from dust and scratches.
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Designed to prevent stray light from entering the lens in order to keep unwanted glare from affecting your photographs.
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Unknown Artist
Netsuke in the form of a tanuki (raccoon dog) carrying a 'sake' bottle
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- Further information
A netsuke is a small object attached by a cord to 'sagemono' (dangling objects) such as 'inrô' (men's medicine container) or tobacco pouch. The 'sagemono' was hung from the waist by its cord slipped under the 'obi' (sash worn around the waist), with the netsuke holding it in place. Due to this function, a netsuke has a bored hole, which distinguishes it from other non-functional carved objects.
Netsuke are made of different material such as wood, ivory, staghorn, metal and ceramics. Many netsuke have decorative as well as functional purposes, reflecting the owner's taste, beliefs or general fashion. Some netsuke carvers are well known for their outstanding skills, but there are also a large number of unsigned works that are as good as those by famous masters.
The subject of the netsuke varies from animals, plants, mythical creatures, gods and 'sennin' (mountain recluse) to foreigners or even erotica. Naturalistic representation of the subject is considered important, of course, but because of the intimate nature of netsuke, its tactile impression also plays a significant role in determining its value.
Asian Art Dept., AGNSW, 13 February 2002.
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- Period
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- Year
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- Media
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Memories of King Tut: "I saw this when…"
September 14th, 2009
Preparations continue to welcome King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs to the AGO for its exclusive Canadian appearance starting Nov. 24, 2009 (starting Nov. 21 if you're an AGO member). We've been thrilled by the positive response here on the blog and on Facebook to our call to share your memories of the 1979 King Tut exhibition. Here's a few more that have been submitted:
I saw this when I was 6 years old and it made such an impression on me that I can clearly remember the exhibit, especially the golden death mask. I've waited 30 years for it to come back! I urge anyone with an interest in history to go see this.
— AlisonK
I remember going with my family to the AGO exhibit in Toronto in 1979 when I was 9. A great experience and it coincided with a class project we did at the same time on Egypt that helped us all to learn more about its history.
— carl
I had a chance to see former King this past winter in Egypt and was amazed by the complexity of the ancient work. If you can make it to the gallery, it's absolutely worth the trip. Welcome back to Canada King Tut!
— jonmac
I remember seeing the exhibit as part of a school trip in '79 as an 11 year old – I always had hoped it would return to Toronto but gee I didn't think it would take 30 years! Anyway better late than never – I can't wait to see this.
— MontyClift
If you have stories of the 1979 exhibition, please share them in the comments! Here's some nostalgia from our archives to jog your memory:


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Faculty: schedule your spring classroom media needs & training
Dear Faculty and Instructors,
Happy New Year! This is a gentle reminder that if you have not done so as yet, it is time to schedule your classroom instructional technology/media needs and training. Scheduling is important to keep us informed of your technology use and help us plan for equipment repairs and replacements. To schedule your technology and media needs, please follow the instructions below. To schedule training, please call the Media Hotline: 215-898-9570.
A few notes:
1) Given the challenges of staffing, ITS can only support technology requests that have been scheduled through the Media Requests tool in the Course Portal. Complete how-to instructions are linked below.
2) ITS Instructional Team no longer has access to modify classroom technology requests. This can only be done in the Course Portal, by the instructor or faculty support staff.
3) If you would like an ITS Media staff member to meet you before your class, please choose Technician on the Media Requests form.
4) If you plan to use a technology for the first time, such as a tablet computer or the In-Class Survey, please let us know so we can provide training.
5) A password is no longer required to use the classroom touch panels—just touch and go!
6) Please remember to shut down the technology at the end of your class session. Often the instructor following you in the room will either not use technology or need to use a different configuration. If you need help, please let us know by choosing Technician in the Media Requests form and adding a comment requesting help to shut down the equipment.
7) Students have asked ITS to encourage course recordings: Recording is easy. Simply choose Media Requests in the Course Portal. In the Shortcut Box under Select a Technology, choose Audio or Video Recording, then choose Add to All Meetings. Be sure to click Save Changes when you are done.
Tip: If you worry that class recordings will impact on class attendance (although there is no evidence that it does), you may initially schedule recordings as private (available only to the Instructor) and then manage when and who (all or individual students) have access by choosing Recordings. For example, you could record all of your classes as private and only allow students access to all or some of the recordings the week before the exam. You may also choose to have students automatically notified when recordings are published. Need help using these tools? We are just a phone call away. Faculty hotline: 215-898-2589.
Important: You may schedule a course recording up to one minute before the start of your class. Recordings start and stop automatically according to block times. This is based on the computer clocks and not the battery clocks in the rooms. Need an on-the-fly recording start? Call the Media Hotline: 215-898-9570
8) Add/Drop Period Recordings: As in the past, ITS WILL automatically record all upper-level lecture courses and 1L electives (not 1L courses, seminars or clinical courses) during the add/drop period. Instructors may opt out by changing the setting in the Media Requests tool. Instructors teaching 1L courses, clinical courses or seminars and want their class to be recorded during Add/Drop may choose to do so by changing the setting in the Media Requests tool.
Important: Published recordings are available to students in the class and all LawKey users during Add/Drop. Private recordings are NOT available to students by default. You can choose to make a private recording available to a particular student or to all the students in the class.
9) Podcasts: All course podcasts are disabled by default. If you would like to enable the podcast for your course, you may do so in the Course Portal. Choose Manage Site, under the Course Features tab, select the option to enable the Podcasts. We recommend enabling this only after add/drop is over since all course sites are viewable by all LawKey users.
Tip: Enabling podcasts allows students in your class to automatically download all audio recordings posted for your course via their iPod or other device for easy playback. If podcast is not enabled, your students will still be able to access all published audio/video recordings through your course site via the Recordings page.
10) Retiring VCR/VHS Playback: As announced three years ago, this semester—Spring 2013, will be the last semester VHS equipment will be available in our classrooms. If you have VHS tapes, please let me or the firstname.lastname@example.com team know so we can pick up your tapes and convert them. We are very sorry if this causes you any inconvenience and will work to minimize the impact on you and your students.
The complete Course Portal help document is here: https://courses.law.upenn.edu/documentation/portalhowto.html. I have included a short how-to for scheduling classroom technology below. I also recommend reading the Recordings section of the help document for detailed information on podcasts, as well as public and private recordings.
How to schedule your Media Requests in the Course Portal:
1. Login to the Course Portal http://courses.law.upenn.edu
2. On the Portal Home page under the current course term, you will see [media requests] in the menu bar.
3. Choose and scroll down to Individual Course Meeting Requests. You may choose various technologies and add notes.
4. When done, please click Save Changes. You may also return at a later time to check on your requests or make changes.
5. Your submitted (saved) requests are automatically added to the ITS media schedule.
Each Friday you will receive an email confirmation of the upcoming week's scheduled classroom technology. If you wish to opt out of the confirmations, just let me know.
If you have any questions or would like training in any of the instructional technologies or course portal features, email email@example.com; call the Faculty Hotline 215-898-2589 for course portal training or Media Hotline 215-898-9570 for classroom training; visit ITS Online or just let me know.
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