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On June 24, Ghostlight Records will release the original London cast recording of Close To You: Bacharach Reimagined, Kyle Riabko's jukebox musical celebrating the music of Burt Bacharach. The show garnered glowing reviews last year for Riabko's fresh, imaginative take on the music of Burt Bacharach, and the cast album promises the full show, featuring more than 30 classic Bacharach songs as well as a dozen of Riabko's demo recordings.
The show also boasts a significant endorsement, that of the composer:
"Kyle has done something truly unique," said Burt Bacharach. "It's brilliant. It's a very fresh take on my music and a huge tribute to me."
The album will be released digitally on June 24 with a CD release to follow in July 1.
The text of Ghostlight Records' press release is below.
New York, NY (5/24/2016) – Ghostlight Records will release the Original London Cast Recording of
KYLE RIABKO's Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined in digital formats, Friday, June 24 with
two-disc physical copies online and in stores Friday, July 1. Seen in New York and London, the show
revitalizes the catalog of the iconic American composer for a new generation with Riabko's visionary
interpretations. The album also features special bonus tracks of Kyle's never-before-heard original demos,
which formed the basis for the project. The 28-page booklet includes a note from Riabko, liner notes,
production and studio photography and opening night photos of Bacharach with the cast. Videos of the
West End production's trailer and the album's recording session are available on YouTube. Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined is produced and arranged by Kyle Riabko with David Lane Seltzer of
Entertainment 360 serving as executive producer.
Starting on June 3, customers that pre-order the album will immediately receive the two tracks "Close to
You" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart / This Guy's In Love with You." Please visit www.sh-kboom.
Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined is the Original London Cast Recording of the hit West End show
which began Off Broadway and featured musician Kyle Riabko's brilliant take on the genre-spanning
catalogue of Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David and others. The recording features over 30 hits as
performed by Riabko and the other incredibly talented young singers and musicians who made up the cast
of this magical show. The album showcases beautifully-reimagined versions of classics such as "Alfie," "I Say
a Little Prayer," "Walk On By," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," "The Look of Love," "What's New
Pussycat?", "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," "Don't Make Me Over," "(There's) Always Something There to
Remind Me," "A House Is Not A Home," and the enduring title track.
Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined was hailed as "an exhilaratingly fresh new spin" by the London
Independent, "highly imaginative" by The Daily Telegraph, "the hippest and hottest musical night in town"
by The Stage and "ferociously clever" by The Daily Mail. When the show originally opened in New York,
Entertainment Weekly raved that "Riabko is the wonderfully appealing star. It's completely swoon-worthy
and super-groovy." New York Magazine called the show "a stunning new musical. It's a revelation and it's
fantastic." According to The Washington Post, "the fun, youthful vibe of this show brings a new flavor to
Bacharach's timeless classics."
Burt Bacharach appeared at the show's opening night in the West End, and said, "This is star musicianship.
Kyle is a beautiful singer and one hell of a guitar player. This is truly a gift. It's a love letter to me."
KYLE RIABKO is a singer, guitarist, composer and actor who grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Before
starring on Broadway in both Spring Awakening and Hair, Kyle released a full-length album of original
music on Columbia/Aware Records and spent his teen years appearing as an opening act for a wide range of
artists including: B.B. King, James Brown, John Mayer, Keb' Mo', Buddy Guy, Jason Mraz and Maroon 5,
among others.
After appearing in various film and television roles, Kyle created and starred in an earlier incarnation of the
show at New York Theatre Workshop and The Menier Chocolate Factory under the title What's It All About?
Bacharach Reimagined. The production received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Revue,
an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical and four Lucille
Lortel Award nominations, including ones for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Musical for Kyle.
The album features Kyle Riabko (vocals, guitars, keyboards, ukulele), Daniel Bailen (vocals, electric
bass, upright bass, cello, guitar), Greg Coulson (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Anastacia McCleskey
(vocals), Stephanie McKeon (vocals), Renato Paris (vocals, keyboards) and James Williams
1. Intro
2. Anyone Who Had A Heart /
This Guy's In Love With You
3. The Look Of Love / I Say A Little Prayer / Arthur's Theme
4. Close To You
5. Psychedelic Interlude
6. I Come To You
7. Making Love
8. San Jose Interlude
9. The Windows Of The World /
What The World Needs Now Is Love
10. Message To Michael /
Do You Know The Way To San Jose
11. The Sundance Kid / Magic Moments /
Trains and Boats and Planes
12. Don't Make Me Over
13. Walk On By
14. A House Is Not A Home
15. Make It Easy On Yourself / Mash-Up (Magic Moments,
Alfie, Making Love, This Guy's In Love With You)
1. Percussion Section (Reach Out For Me, Baby It's You, Wishin' and Hopin', That's What Friends Are For, Any Day Now)
2. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
3. Mexican Divorce
4. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself / On My Own /(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
5. Raindrops Interlude
6. Alfie
7. What The World Needs Now Is Love
8. What's New Pussycat?
9. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
10. DEMO: Anyone Who Had A Heart / This Guy's In Love With You
11. DEMO: The Look Of Love / I Say A Little Prayer For You /Arthur's Theme
12. DEMO: Close To You
13. DEMO: I Come To You
14. DEMO: Making Love
15. DEMO: San Jose Interlude
16. DEMO: Message To Michael / Do You Know The Way To San Jose
17. DEMO: The Sundance Kid / Magic Moments
18. DEMO: Don't Make Me Over
19. DEMO: Walk On By (original version)
20. DEMO: Walk On By (revised version)
21. DEMO: I'll Never Fall In Love Again


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Salvador Dali's work has confused, puzzled, and haunted me for the better part of 35 years, ever since I saw The Persistence of Memory in an art survey course during my senior year in college. The art professor had rounded up slides of the usual suspects and was showing them on a projector. I wasn't into it, nor was I tuning out. But then the slide with the melting clocks popped onto the screen, and everything changed.
Before that, when I'd find myself trapped in conversations about paintings, I would use the words "realism" and "realistic" and then try to change the subject to something I was familiar with, like hockey. Since then, I have read about Dali, pored over his works, and interviewed the curator of the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Peterburg, Fla. I was at the museum to do a newspaper story, so I also had permission to set up a tripod to photograph some of the works. The curator was noticeably standoffish until my questions showed her I knew more than a little bit about what I was asking about.
My biggest prize came a couple of years later. The museum's PR director, whom I had worked with during my previous visit, gave me a private showing of a major exhibition—before the exhibition had even opened. Many of the paintings were from collections in Europe and hadn't been seen in this country in 50 years or more, and here I was, walking around the exhibit room with the paintings on the floor, leaning against the walls behind them.
The museum's collection of Dali's painting is unrivaled anywhere in the Western Hemisphere; in fact, only the The Dalí Theatre and Museum in his home town in Spain has a larger collection of his work. If you're ever in St. Petersburg, it's worth a stop. The collection is in a brand-new museum, which I haven't seen; that's on the list for my next trip to Florida.
Anyway: If the Six's bureau in Lakeland, Fla., alerted me today to the titles of three Dali works I had never heard of. One of them was "Bulgarian Child Eating a Rat," and here it is:
It doesn't take much to shock me, so perhaps you don't find this image as repellent as I do. To me, though, it's not a work void of merit, because the painting in and of itself is a definition of what surrealism is, or a facet of the definition, anyway. I'm not even sure if there's a definition of surrealism that would suit everybody, considering the question.
Dali once said something like "The only difference between a madman and me is that I am not mad," although plenty of people might dispute that after seeing the baby eating the bloody rodent. And my reading about him over the years left me thinking he was on one hand a disturbed, unbalanced and probably unpleasant man who was, on the other hand, coldly calculating with his épater la bourgeoisie act, which he used to constantly call attention to himself as a marketing ploy—and he was very good at it. I've read that his act worked so well that Dali became one of the 20th century's three best-known artists, along with Picasso and Warhol. But I was willing to trade the lunacy for the sheer brilliance of paintings like The Hallucinogenic Toreador:
This painting, it should be pointed out, is 13 feet by 10 feet. It is breathtaking when viewed in person. I must confess, though, that I did not see the toreador until the tour guide pointed it out.
My opinion of Dali changed, though, after I read an essay about him by George Orwell:
(Orwell drops the hammer)
Orwell goes nuclear on Dali. Here's an excerpt after he has spent several hundred words on Dali biography and some of his works:
"The point is that you have here a direct, unmistakable assault on sanity and decency; and even — since some of Dali's pictures would tend to poison the imagination like a pornographic postcard — on life itself. What Dali has done and what he has imagined is debatable, but in his outlook, his character, the bedrock decency of a human being does not exist. He is as anti-social as a flea. Clearly, such people are undesirable, and a society in which they can flourish has something wrong with it."
I know many paintings by Dali that were intended to shock and titillate, "Atmospheric Skull Sodomizing a Grand Piano" being one example:
Anyone who spends time looking through, say, a coffee-table book of Dali's work will find plenty of phallic images, male and female genitalia, excrement, blood, semen, death and decay in paintings with titles like "The Great Masturbator." That's all part of the deal: If you like or respect Dali, you have to put up a defense for those elements of his work.
I think we tend to view Dali through the prisms of the late 20th/early 21st centuries, when it takes much more to shock us than "Bulgarian Child." But Orwell, I think, gives us a strong idea of what the moral mindset was in the '40s, when he wrote the essay. And he doesn't write a blanket condemnation of the artist. In fact, he is careful to note, "He is an exhibitionist and a careerist, but he is not a fraud. He has fifty times more talent than most of the people who would denounce his morals and jeer at his paintings." He also notes what a superb draftsman Dali is.
But later in the essay, Orwell drops the big one when he says Dali has "a dexterity that goes no higher than the elbow." It's too bad he's not around today to comment on what passes for entertainment and culture.
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There is Ijma' (consensus) of all our Akaabireen of Deoband (the true Akaabireen of bygone times) that all forms of pictures of animate objects, including television pictures, and pictures which will be manufactured by technology in the future, are HARAAM. The Molvies of Deoband of the current time are not necessarily on the Maslak of the Akaabireen of Deoband. Salafi'ism, liberalism, modernism and worldly objectives are diseases which have undeniably influenced the Molvis of current times. In fact, most Madaaris which are nowadays aligning themselves to Deoband, have extremely little in common with the Darul Uloom and Maslak established by the Akaabir more than a century ago, as can be easily be gauged by observing the increasing contrast and conflict between the Fatwas of the Akaabireen and the Fatwas of the contemporary Ulama on issues such as the Hurmat (prohibition) of ALL forms of Tasweer (image/picture-making).
In rejection of the baseless opinion of permissibility disgorged by Mufti Rafi Uthmaani and Mufti Taqi of Pakistan, Daarul Uloom Deoband has unequivocally confirmed that all such images are haraam pictures, and not 'reflections' as Mufti Rafi and Mufti Taqi have baselessly opined. The following is the Fatwa of Daarul Uloom Deoband:
Is it permissible to make a picture or a video using digital camera..? In our pakistan there is a fatwaa of mufti taqi & mufti rafi 'uthmaani that it is not that picture but its reflection. If we print it then it will be impermissible.
What is the current fatwaa of Daarul-'Uloom Deoband in this matter. Please guide us. Jazaak-ALLAAH.
In the name of ALLAAH, the most merciful, the ever merciful
To make a picture or a video using digital camera is not permissible. This too is included in picture-making. To know the detailed fatwaa of Daarul-'Uloom Deoband along with proofs on this issue refer to "Chand Ahm 'Asri Masaa-il", Vol 1, page 342. This book has been uploaded on the Daarul-'Uloom's website.
And only ALLAAH Ta'aalaa knows…
Daarul-'Uloom Deoband
- Daarul-'Uloom Deoband debunks the reflection myth & upholds the centuries old unanimous prohibition passed down by Nabee (Sallallaahu 'Alayhi Wasallam) on all types of animate pictures.
- Mazaahirul-'Uloom Sahaaranpur too debunks the reflection theory in its well explained fatwaa. Hence declaring all types of animated pictures unlawful.
- Mufti Sa'eed Ahmad Paalanpuri declares a unified position on the prohibition of animate pictures stating, "all the muftiyaan of india, pakistan & bangladesh unanimously issue the verdict that camera (digital) pictures (of living beings) too are haraam."
[The so-called "ijtihaadi ikhtilaaf" on this issue propounded by contemporary and modernist Ulama is a Baatil, satanic "ikhtilaaf" which is in complete conflict with the Ijma' (consensus) of the Akaabireen of Deoband] .
- The 'reflection' argument is utterly baseless bordering on the stupid. The opinion of Mufti Rafi and Mufti Taqi is devoid of Shar'i substance. On the basis of their fallacious opinion, these two Muftis have opened a wide door for the fitnah of immorality.


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To Lori Scott, every Tuesday feels like Christmas. That's the day the Porterville wife and mother of four gets her delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables from The Farmer's Daughter CSA, or community supported agriculture program.
CSAs have been around for years, but have begun to increase in popularity as consumers become more interested in healthy eating, supporting local farmers and trying new foods.
The Fresno area is home to several CSA programs delivering boxes of produce – some of it organic – to your door, business or drop-off site.
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Jenny Saklar, operations manager for Out of Our Own Backyards, or Ooooby, one of Fresno's newest CSA programs
Along with gaining new customers, CSAs have also evolved to meet consumers' growing interest in food. Traditionally, CSA customers had to subscribe to the program on a monthly or yearly basis. The farmer loaded the box with what was in season.
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Ooooby Fresno is among the CSA programs giving customers more of what they want while also trying to provide people with greater access to healthy food – a core principal of the program. Ooooby allows people to add items to their box, including farm fresh eggs, nuts, olive oil or coffee. One of Ooooby's goals is to support and grow the local food economy by giving farmers and food entrepreneurs greater opportunities to sell their goods.
Ooooby Fresno got its start by inheriting more than 600 customers from CSA pioneer T&D Willey Farms in Madera. The longtime CSA farmers turned the program over to Ooooby Fresno, but will supply a majority of its produce.
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We want to include items that people are familiar with and that they can use in their everyday cooking.
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Steward said all of the produce contained in the box is from California, with a large portion coming from the San Joaquin Valley. Last week's 38-pound box had pluots, green grapes, basil, cucumbers, eggplant, cabbage, sweet mini peppers, grapefruit and butter lettuce.
A CSA can go as far as it wants to go, but it is always going to be based on a box of fruits and vegetables.
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One of the fastest-growing CSA programs is The Farmer's Daughter in Kingsburg. The organic CSA that operates in partnership with K.M.K. Farms allows customers to buy a box when they want, fill it with what's available and add on specialty items, including eggs, olive oil and almond butter.
Kristy Bravo, founder of The Farmer's Daughter, says that CSAs are venturing into adding a greater selection of items, including gourmet products. Bravo recently added items from the Pacific Grove-based Happy Girl Kitchen Co. The boutique food maker has created sauerkraut, kimchi, bread and butter pickles and blood orange marmalade.
"A CSA can go as far as it wants to go, but it is always going to be based on a box of fruits and vegetables," Bravo says.
Family Farm Fresh in Ivanhoe offers home delivery as part of its CSA. It delivers between 120 to 150 baskets of produce a week.
Linda Brandt, who handles marketing for Family Farm Fresh, said their customers like the convenience of home delivery and don't mind paying a little extra. They deliver throughout the central San Joaquin Valley from Porterville to Fresno.
The company is also going to soon start providing information on meal planning and will be offering greens year-round. They are working with a grower in Visalia that grows bib, romaine and other lettuces, in a greenhouse.
"Our customers want to eat healthy food but they also want to show their support for the local economy and local farms," Brandt says. "It is a feel-good thing. They are doing something good for themselves and they are doing something good for others."
Robert Rodriguez: 559-441-6327, @FresnoBeeBob
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If you are interested in participating in a CSA, here is a partial list:
▪ Out of Our Own Backyards Fresno, 559-674-2642
Family box, $21
Seedling box, $16
▪ Abundant Harvest Organics, 559-355-8856
Small box, $22.80
Large box, $38.30
▪ Stella Luna Farm CSA, 559-593-0710
Basic box, suited for a family of two, $20
Chef box, suited for a family of four, $25
Juice box, vegetables for juicing, $15
▪ 1st Quality Produce, 559-442-1932
Farm to Families box, $29.99
For orders of 20 boxes or more, $20
▪ Family Farm Fresh, 559-798-0557
Small basket, 8-9 items, for one to two people, $30.95
Medium basket, 10-12 items, for three to four people, $40.95
Large basket, 10-12 different items, for four to five people, $50.95
Extra large basket, 10-12 different items, for five people or more, $60.95
▪ The Farmer's Daughter CSA, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Here are some noteworthy aspects of the move that may give you clarity and even help you with the major decision making that is to come.
- It's possible to relocate your entire family
A lot of migrants start out by having a parent go ahead and find a job and make plans to have the rest of the family follow suit. These plans don't always push through though, as the family may run into some hurdles and drawbacks. However, it's entirely possible to relocate your entire family with you later on, or even at the same time as you. If possible, find a company that will be willing to do assist you in this matter. If they really want you to work for them, then they'll definitely lend you a hand.
- The help of moving companies go a long way
Ideally, when relocating, you'd leave all your things behind and start fresh. Taking all your old things may be too much of a hassle in both space and transport. Plus, you have to consider the cost of such services. However, in situations that you just have to have your things with you (maybe for sentimental reasons), then the services of international moving companies in UAE will definitely go a long way. They can transport your things without much of a hassle; all you have to do is go ahead with your flight and wait for your items to arrive later.
- Find a good place to move in
Even before you board your flight and migrate, it's wise to make preparations ahead of time. The first thing on your to-do list would be to find an affordable place to live in. As a migrant, you probably won't be able to purchase property right away, so it would be good to find a house for rent that's comfortable, but won't kill your budget. After all, you're end goal is to set up a life in that country. In many cases, the employer who hired you will help you sort this out, but in case they don't, it's good to have a plan.
Consider these aspects as you make the decision to migrate to a foreign country for work. Remember: make sure you'll be able to move your entire family; enlist the help of moving companies Dubai; and finally, find an affordable place to live in.


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(wasn't sure if this went under kde-libs, kdebase, kde??)
Here is something peculiar I've noticed while using KDE:
1- Open a terminal in any workspace.
2- Open another terminal window in a different workspace.
3- Right click on the title bar of the first window and send it to the
workspace of the second window (is this making sense?)
4- Switch to the workspace that is now occupied by the both terminals.
5- The window that was just transferred will not accept keyboard focus
until you shade it and then unshade it.
This behavior isn't limited to the terminals. It appears to be
independent of the application. I've had it happen with the Konqueror
browser as well.
Mouse input is not an issue. If a web browser is sent to an occupied
workspace, it will appear to be working correctly as long
as you continue clicking on hyperlinks. But you will not be able to
enter a URL until you shade and unshade the browser window.
It only happens when you send a window to a workspace that is occupied by
another window. If you send it to an empty workspace, keyboard focus can
be given to the window as expected.
(The window can be focused as expected using the "window list."
It also appears to be independent of the hardware, but I can provide info
if needed.)
doing some bug housekeeping....
This was definitely an issue w/ 2.1.1-*
closing as CURRENTRELEASE since I haven't seen the
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The Eyes of the World
It seems it has been a rough week for President Obama. Although he is battling mightily for health care reform, he still has a long way to go to build consensus. On the foreign policy front, he is having even more difficulty. His inability to create consensus of any sort in the Israeli – Palestinian issue is most troubling. For he willingly entered as a moderator of sorts in the peace process, but was soundly rebuffed by Netanyahu.
Obama's call for a jewish settlement freeze went nowhere. This creates issues not only for the ultimate prospects of peace in the region, but signals the world that the U.S. President is incapable of reversing any decision of "No." I found the following article in the Jerusalem Post that more specifically describes the problem.
Debating issues with students and faculty as a law professor does not really help one develop the negotiation skills essential to a world leader. Let's hope somehow President Obama learns to negotiate the tough issues with better success.Read More
Remembering Dominique Pandolfo
As part of a dedicated project to remember each of the victims of 9/11/2001, I was selected to remember Dominique Pandolfo. In my research into Dominique's life, it was clear that she was a wonderful and talented person who died much too young at age 27.
Dominique was born on March 18, 1974, the only child of George and Barbara Pandolfo, in NYC. Her family moved to Paramus, NJ where she was raised and attended Paramus High School and then went on to Rutgers College and received her degree in 1996.
After college Dominique began teaching, but decided that the business world was more suited for her; especially in the computer field where she could still be in a teaching atmosphere. On Monday, September 10, 2001, she started her first class toward her MBA at NYU Stern School of Business. She previously worked at Price Waterhouse Coopers and eventually found her niche at Marsh & McLennan as a regional training coordinator for new employees.
The WTC was not her home office, but she was called there for a meeting on the 99th floor on September 11, 2001. There were many people in Dominique's life whose lives were forever shattered by those who do not believe in American Values or the American Dream. Dominique was living the American Dream, and should be an inspiration to all of us. Her unfortunate death should remind all of us about the fragile nature of life, the promise of America, and the necessity to defend both.
Truly no person is an island, and we were all diminished by the loss of Dominique Pandolfo, and each of those lost on September 11, 2001. Let's keep their memories alive by continuing to fight those who aim to take away all that was precious to Dominique, her family and America.
Defending WFB
Cheers to the author of a letter to 'The Atlantic' a while back, which responded to an article that seemed to debase William F. Buckley. The letter was published in the September, 2009 edition:
"Garry Wills' article on William F. Buckley had much potential, but left one with a profound sense of regret. Instead of any posthumous homage, there was an inescapable theme that Wills simply wanted to have the last intellectual and ideological word. What a shame WFB is unable to respond.
Wills effectively debunked any notions that WFB was a social, ideological or intellectual snob. Why the need to convey a sense that WFB lacked intellectual rigor, or a sound dedication to the English language in the process? For example, the etymology of oxymoron may indeed fit Wills' description of it in Greek. However, most dictionaries, and even H.W. Fowler's usage of the term, bear out WFB's meaning.
It is dispiriting to witness the ongoing efforts of those who benefited most from WFB's confidences and friendship, to debase him and the indelible mark he left on modern conservatism. For if nothing else, WFB advocated meaningful dialogue from all sides of an issue to hone the ideas being shaped in the public square."Read More
The Battle of Ideas
I was going through some emails today and came across a great one from someone who has genuine concerns about the direction of our ideals. The concern surrounding government or private ownership of business is real. Our current national debate over healthcare and the public option, and looking back at the corporate bailouts in exchange for government ownership proves the point for concern. Where are we headed? Does the current Administration only favor private ownership or self government only when the public refuses to have it any other way?
Here's the email….what do you think?
"So im becoming frustrated.
I can't comprehend the huge difference between the liberal and conservative viewpoints. I believe it is natural for people to have fundamental differences in their beliefs, but it is coming to the point where the gap in beliefs is so wide and the sides are so angry that it is ripping this country apart.
Is it that one side is blind or uneducated? Are they stupid? I'm sure that liberals think we are stupid, but when I rationalize my own thoughts and values, I cannot see how their view points are in any way correct. I see it as a fast track to socialism……but I talk to more and more people who are OK with socialistic ideas. Is this just a sign of the times? Is America becoming so lazy that the majority no longer want to work for their success? Do we all just want to sit around and wait for a handout?
However, the liberals don't see it as a hand out. Do they really believe that this is good policy or is there a higher motivation? The liberals in charge have money, perhaps more money than conservatives. SO what is their motivation? Are they really so brilliant to prey off the [needy] in society, empowering the[m] and using them for votes and policy change which makes those in charge richer? Or are the leaders (Obama, Pelosi, etc) really this naïve?
The liberals are now so empowered that they are using Rush Limbaugh as the face of the GOP, and its working. This leads me to believe that, while conservative beliefs are correct, that the GOP leaders have no idea what they are doing. It also leads me to believe that the MTV/Reality show world is winning. The media and mainstream society conducts full assaults on all conservative beliefs and wins……….is there hope for our beliefs or will this cycle continue?"
Sentator Ted Kennedy – RIP
I am saddened by the passing of Senator Kennedy. Although I did not agree with many of his policies, he stood for something very important. I believe he stood for bipartisanship, whenever possible. For all of the terms Senator Kennedy served in the Senate, he learned how much more could be accomplished when you obtain support from both sides of the Senate aisle.
Too many politicians today seek to further their own careers or the goals of their respective parties at the expense of getting something done. If we all pursued our own self interest all the time, America would suffer in the long run. The Founders set up our Legislative and Executive branches to protect us all from the tyranny of the majority. In doing so, the stage was set for Congressional gridlock, which can only be resolved with true bipartisanship. In such a setting, everyone's voice is, or has the potential to be heard. Can anyone plausibly argue a contrary means to effecting meaningful legislation that benefits the greater good for all?Read More


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Darfur sliding into anarchy says UN - Darfur death toll 400,000 - ICC has 51 Darfur war criminals on its list
On 5 November 2005, the Scotsman noted once again that Darfur has deteriorated back into a state of anarchy and bloodshed, hampering humanitarian work, according to senior United Nations officials. Excerpt:
"Thousands of people have arrived at the region's sprawling aid camps after rebels and government-backed Janjaweed militia stepped up attacks during the past six weeks.Regular readers here at Sudan Watch may recall the afternoon of 7 April 2005 when International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Deputy Prosecutor (investigations) Serge Brammertz, Deputy Prosecutor (prosecutions) Fatou Bensouda and Chef de Cabinet Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi in a meeting at the site of the ICC opened a sealed list of 51 individuals named by the United Nations International Commission of Inquiry as suspects of grave international crimes in Darfur.
And the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) is warning that November's harvest will be disrupted if the violence continues."
Surely, to keep fear of war crimes trials real and effective, it really is necessary to prosecute these people along with the Tojos, Milosovichs, and Saddams of this world. See why, in this post by Curzon at ComingAnarchy.com and be sure to read the 26 comments:
"In yesterday's war crimes post (thanks for so many great comments), I suggested that war crimes tribunals could be counterproductive to ending war:
The threat of war crimes trials could even encourage violence, or a stubborn refusal to surrender, if the leaders know they will be tried, executed, and relegated to perpetual historical infamy if they lose.
The film Hotel Rwanda suggests otherwise, at least in regard to the boots on the ground in control of the situation. See the abridged clip here:
In the scene, hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina is in the process of bribing a general and must return to his hotel to be with his family and more than 1,200 refugees he is hiding. The general is reluctant - he wants to get to his headquarters and hide until the chaos dies down. He's neither a war criminal nor a hero, just a military man in a position of power who doesn't want to stick his neck out.
Rusesabagina hands the last of his whiskey to bribe the general, only to see him have second thoughts. Let's just go to my headquarters, he says. Rusesabagina has nothing left to bargain with and is at the mercy of this general. Desperate, he tells him the only thing that will scare him into action:
You are a marked man, sir... You are on a list. The Americans have you on their list as a war criminal... Are you stupid, General? How do you think these people operate? You sit here with five stars on your chest. Who do you think they are coming after?
The threatened general is a cosmopolitan man who enjoys real malt whiskey, European travel, and golf on the highlands of Scotland. The threat of war crimes prosecution genuinely terrified him, and helped keep Rusesabagina alive, along with his family and more than a thousand refugees.
To keep that fear real and effective, perhaps it really is necessary to prosecute the Tojos, Milosovichs, and Saddams of this world."
Further reading
Haris Aziz posts review of talk on the London Bombings: An Islamic Perspective, 19 October 2005 Warwick University, UK - excerpt:
"... in Islam, no Muslim is allowed to take the law in his own hands. Even in the case of a murder, the murderer has to go through a trial. Indiscriminate killing to make a political statement is then the exact anti-thesis of Islam. Aided by supporting references in the Holy Quran and Sunnah (example of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him), he explained that suicide is forbidden in Islam. He then questioned that how the last action of a true Muslim can be one which is most abhorred by God Almighty.
The theme was on the moderate nature of Islam. He stressed that Islam is the middle path and the Quran designates Muslims as the ummatan wasata - the middle community. Any form of extremism is to be utterly and completely rejected. He also pointed out that anger is forbidden in Islam."
Geek of All Trades says civil war is anything but.
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Upgrading of Sudan's slavery watch status angers activists
The State Department, headed by Rice, has upgraded Sudan's slavery watch status from Tier 3 to Tier 2, meaning the problems with enslavement in the country will be monitored on the same scale as Switzerland, Israel, Chile, Hungary and Greece. The upgrading came as a result of the nation's promise to end aspects of slavery, according to a Sept. 21 State Department memorandum explaining the president's determination. [via whatsakyer? with thanks]


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Arsene Wenger bemoaned a "scandalous decision" to award Watford a penalty as Arsenal squandered a lead to lose 2-1 in injury time at Vicarage Road. The Gunners led through Per Mertesacker's header but the Hornets equalised when Troy Deeney converted from the spot after Hector Bellerin was adjudged to have fouled Richarlison. Substitute Deeney's strike with 19 minutes left set the scene for a stirring Watford finish, with Tom Cleverley converting in the closing seconds to send Watford fourth. "I would say it was not a penalty," said Arsenal manager Wenger. "It came at a moment in the game where it was absolutely important for Watford. No penalty, no goal."
Silva's side have now scored in the 90th minute or beyond in three consecutive games, as a second-half revival sealed their first home win of an impressive start to the campaign. Without the rested Alexis Sanchez the Gunners lacked the cutting edge to capitalise on a string of chances, with substitute Mesut Ozil – also benched after his World Cup qualifying exertions for Germany in the week – guilty of one glaring miss. While Wenger complained about the penalty, Arsenal fans might be more concerned with the evidence that their side remain so defensively vulnerable. Granted they had to ask injury-troubled elder statesman Mertesacker to replace his sidelined compatriot Shkodran Mustafi, but that was not solely to blame.
For 45 minutes at least the 33-year-old German was commanding on his first top-flight start since April 2016. But worryingly for Arsenal in this contest, they faced only three shots on target and conceded twice. Wenger had readied Jack Wilshire from the bench but brought on another defender, Rob Holding, to cling onto a point. It wasn't enough. Not for the first time his defence switched off under pressure, leaving Cleverley unmarked to smash in the late heart-breaker. Injuries can't be helped. Organisation and remaining calm under pressure are another thing.


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EMC extends leadership in the All-Flash Array Market with XtremIO 4.0
EMC Corporation has unveiled XtremIO version 4.0, a non-disruptive free software upgrade to XtremIO v3.X arrays. Already the leading all-flash array in the industry, the new XtremIO 4.0 now supports new larger all-flash array configurations, expands on-demand capabilities and consolidates workloads at unprecedented levels of performance and availability. Nicknamed "The Beast" by customers, XtremIO 4.0 leverages XtremIO's breakthrough scale-out architecture, more than doubling previous density with 40TBs per X-Brick and by offering configurations of up to eight 40TB X-Bricks, with non-disruptive performance and capacity expansions that automatically rebalances data to maintain consistent and predictable sub-millisecond performance.
XtremIO 4.0 helps customers transform their data center applications with breakthrough in-memory copy services, enabling entire workflows to be streamlined and automated from the storage through the hypervisor and into the application. This is driving the rapid adoption of XtremIO across mission-critical workloads and workflows such as software DevOps, real-time analytics, production and non-production database acceleration, SAP landscape consolidation, private/hybrid clouds, enterprise-wide VDI, messaging and collaboration and electronic medical records (EMRs).
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· Bigger, Faster Clusters – EMC is introducing a new 40TB X-Brick building block, which is double the density of previous XtremIO systems. In addition, XtremIO clusters now scale up to eight X-Bricks with 16 N-way active controllers (up from 12), capable of delivering petabytes of effective capacity in a single rack through inline data reduction and space-efficient copies.
· Online Expansion – XtremIO arrays now can be non-disruptively expanded for performance and capacity, with automatic rebalancing and no application downtime.
· Application Automation – XtremIO's copy data management functions are integrated into key enterprise application management stacks such as VMware, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange to automate rich use cases, including the scheduling, attachment and expiration of space-efficient copies to application hosts.
· Multi-Array Management – XtremIO 4.0 allows single pane of glass management for multiple XtremIO clusters from a common XtremIO Management Server (XMS).
· More Powerful Interface – XtremIO 4.0 introduces extended historical reporting, maintaining two years of operating history, as well as sophisticated tagging and search functionality for handling large numbers of provisioned volumes, hosts and snapshots. It also boasts improved built-in reporting capabilities.
· More Scalable – XtremIO 4.0 supports more hosts per array, more X-Bricks per array and more snapshots than before.
· Federation Enterprise Hybrid Cloud 3.0 – With XtremIO and the Federation Enterprise Hybrid Cloud 3.0 offering, customers can now consolidate all mission-critical workloads and their non-production lifecycle copies into their Hybrid Cloud with Tier 0 Storage and Copy Services. This enables some of the most compelling hybrid cloud use cases like Database-as-a-Service and SAP-as-a-Service.
In the 18 months since becoming available, XtremIO has risen to become the fastest-selling product in EMC history and the market's top-selling all-flash storage array according to IDC. XtremIO was also named a leader in the 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Solid State Arrays. XtremIO extends its mission-critical capabilities even further for data center-scale workload consolidation with millions of consistent and predictable low-latency IOPS and always-on in-line data services. These capabilities uniquely deliver its all-flash performance for both production applications and their entire workflows including development, test, analytics and reporting. Such consolidations eliminate storage sprawl, simplify infrastructure with massive data reduction and enable breakthroughs in workflow agility.
The XtremIO 4.0 software along with 40TB X-Brick configurations will be orderable this calendar quarter.
Guy Churchward, president, EMC Core Technologies, says, "When we launched XtremIO we explained that 'architecture matters,' and in the past year this has been validated by the market as XtremIO became the #1 all-flash array in record time. With XtremIO 4.0, we've boosted that solid foundation with scale and data services that truly transform not just the speed at which applications run, but the entire way in which they're deployed. XtremIO customers gain agility, simplicity and capabilities that help them make developers more productive, get applications deployed faster, and deliver higher quality. XtremIO is the strategic asset in the data center that simply redefines what's possible."
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Back to the challenge, which is to tangle from something moving. (car, train, subway, bus, etc.)
On our RV travel trip we went 5120 miles, and believe it or not, I never tangled. I thought it may make me car sick, and I didn't want to miss all the new scenery. So I went out on my patio and tangled in my glider, while keeping it in constant motion. I found it was very hard to put any pressure on the pen and the lines are wobbly and scratchy looking. I wanted to try and fix it when I stopped, but I embraced the suck, and now I am sharing it. I liked this challenge about as much as I like the non-dominant hand challenge-NOT! LOL!


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Self described 'dj/ producer/old graff head/ sneaker and record fiend', Kon dropped in on ANOE to share a loveleee edit with you and I've subsequently had it on heavy rotation for the last few days. The original is by Executive Suite, called 'When it Comes to Loving Me' and came out on Butterfly Records around 1980. Kon's organic rework is available on the vinyl version of his and Amir's first 'Off Track' compilation for BBE last year. 'Off Track' is more or less a continuation of their highly esteemed & self released 'On Track' series.
A second volume of hard to find, top tracks is on it's way shortly for BBE (that's Barely Breaking Even or Best Best Ever, depending on which side of the store u stand). Kon's selection includes, amongst others, Angelo Tinsley, Venise, The Fabulous Conti Family, and Sweet Touch, while Amir ventures into deeeep African territory. I know I'll be snapping that up when it hits the shelves. Kon is also working with ANOE favorite, Trus'me on a project, another thing I'm looking forward to checking out. Kon occasionally drops a hot mix or two on his blog Playin 4 Keeps, it's not all that regular like, but well worth checking out...
Executive Suite - When It Comes To Loving Me (Kon Edit)


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My friend Justin is a pastor at The District Church in Washington, D.C. Last week he sent an email update that included a great story…
I want to share with you all an encounter this weekend that sort of blew my mind and reminded me that God is truly at work.
On Sunday, I preached on Acts 2 — "Promise" — and part of my message was about how God calls us out of comfort, out of our comfort zones. During the prayer time of the first service, a woman came up to me and introduced herself. Julia told me that she was new to DC, and had just moved here a month or so ago from Colorado for college. Over the last month, having left home and family, she'd been feeling really alone and like she couldn't find any others at her school who loved Jesus. To top it off, she lost her phone this weekend and that was the last straw–she was talking to her parents about moving back.
She explained to me that she'd been trying to go to another church, but because she lost her phone, she found herself on a bus heading in the opposite direction. She asked somebody else on the bus where the bus was going–it turned out to be a woman who was coming back to TDC for only the second time! She told Julia that the bus was coming to Columbia Heights and that she was coming to church.
So Julia ended up joining her, and listening to a message about being outside of her comfort zone, where everything has been stripped away. And she realized that this might be where God actually wants her to be. Time will tell if she decides to call DC home after all; if she decides that this is the place she's supposed to be for this time. But either way, it was encouraging to hear.
On our newcomers cards, we have a line that asks "How did you hear about us?"
Julia's card read: "I got lost and ended up at church."
I love it when God shows that he can work through brokenness and discomfort and disorientation and even getting lost. There's probably a sermon in there somewhere…


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Conspiracy Take the Crown – The Third Power
November 2, 2016 by Edward
Filed under Commander/General Ideas, Review
Amidst the political war between the new Queen Marchesa's force and the newly forming republic party of the ex-guard captain Adriana with the King's old friend Selvala as the figure head, there is a third party force working behind the scene; secretly gathering and selling intel to the right people for the right price. For all fighting for power in Paliano, they know that information is key and vital to winning the political war. Today article will be about this figure who is building his reputation and making presence known to the people of Paliano.
Council's Dilemma
Getting the favor of the people is important to winning the political war. No one can gain an upper hand if the people keep on going against you. This is very much reflected in multi-player play in EDH. If everyone go against you with your every play, you will not survive long till the end. Back then during Conspiracy set, we were introduced to Will of the Council, a very multi-player orientated mechanic which allows players to vote between two effects on the card to determine the outcome of the ability. The effect with the majority vote will then be chosen. As a recap, below are the cards with Will of the Council in the first set.
|Bite of the Black Rose
|Vote for Sickness or Psychosis. Then Creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 till end of turn if Sickness gets more votes; or each opponent discards two cards if Psychosis gets more votes or the vote is tied.
|Coercive Portal
|Vote for Carnage or Homage at your upkeep. Then sacrifice the Portal and destroy all nonLand permanents if Carnage gets more votes; or draw a card if Homage gets more votes or the vote is tied.
|Council's Judgment
|Vote for a nonLand permanent you don't control. Then exile each permanent with the most votes or tied for most votes.
|Custodi Squire
|ETB vote for an Artifact, Creature, or Enchantment card in your graveyard. Return each card with the most votes or tied for most votes.
|Magister of Worth
|ETB vote for Grace or Condemnation. Then each player returns each Creature from their graveyards to the battlefield if Grace gets more votes; or destroy all other Creatures if Condemnation gets more votes or the vote is tied.
|Plea for Power
|Vote for Time or Knowledge. Then take an extra turn if Time gets more votes; or draw three cards if Knowledge gets more votes or the vote is tied.
|Split Decision
|Choose target Instant or Sorcery, then vote for Denial or Duplication. Then counter that spell if Denial gets more votes; or copy that spell if Duplication gets more votes or the vote is tied.
|Tyrant's Choice
|Vote for Death or Torture. Then each opponent sacrifices a Creature if Death gets more votes; or loses 4 life if Torture gets more votes or the vote is tied.
Coming to the sequel of the Conspiracy set, we will introduce to a little tweaked on the Will of the Council ability. The new Council's Dilemma ability is similar to the old Will of the Council but with a twist on the overall effect stage of the ability. Instead of the majority vote being the overall effect, now every vote will add to the overall effect. This is even more political than the previous Will of the Council where everyone can vote to lessen the effect of the spell to the minimum. For Council's Dilemma, you will have to talk more to get your way to the other players to let you gain more out of the ability; or to put in simple terms gain more of the desired effect you want out of the ability. Many of times when one of this Council's Dilemma cards are played in our Play Group, there will be open discussions as to how best to utilize the ability can help everyone. In a way, Council's Dilemma cards are very much the people's choice cards which let the players who are lagging gang up to deal with public enemy. Below are all the cards related to Council's Dilemma in the set.
|Capital Punishment
|Vote for Death or Taxes, then each opponent sacrifices a Creature for each Death vote and discards a card for each Taxes vote. Let everyone deal with the player who is too ahead of the others in terms of Creatures or hand.
|Vote for Time or Money, then take an extra turn for each Time vote and choose a permanent owned by the voter and gain control of it for each Money vote. Exile after use. A win more card as either choice is huge boost to the caster.
|Lieutenants of the Guard
|ETB vote for Strength or Numbers, then put a +1/+1 counter on it for each Strength vote and create a 1/1 White Soldier token for each Numbers vote. Let everyone decides whether you get one big body or many small bodies.
|Messenger Jays
|ETB vote for Feather or Quill, then put a +1/+1 counter on it for each Feather vote and draw a card for each Quill vote. Let everyone decides whether you get one big Flying body or just draw a tons of cards.
|Orchard Elemental
|ETB vote for Sprout or Harvest, then put two +1/+1 counters on it for each Sprout vote and gain 3 life for each Harvest vote. Let everyone decides whether you get one big body or gain some life to stay in the game.
|Selvala's Stampede
|Vote for Wild or Free, then for each Wild vote reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a Creature card, put that Creatures card onto the battlefield, then shuffle the rest into your library; and for each Free vote you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield. A huge boost to with either choice in Creature heavy decks.
"Information is the Key to Winning"
We now know that on Paliano, no one can live for long alone without allies in the right places in the High City's political system. Today featured Commander knows this best and had done all he could to be in the system since he came into the High City. Coming from the port city state of Trest on the plane of Fiora, the elven ambassador Leovold is using all his resources to gain a footing in the society. He was posted only recently to the High City of Paliano and he had begun making his presence known in the city by hosting elaborate parties, banquets, and other display with the express intent of "cultural exchange". He is known for his grand gestures and bold proclamations of friendship. All seems well except that all his actions are actually to secretly gather intelligence on all noble citizens. When given the right price, he will then be more than willing to exchange what he has collected with the right people. This information collecting is not uncommon for the Elves of Trest as Edric, another famous Elf from the port city is also known for his capabilities to collect information and selling them for a right price. Brief history of the information dealers aside, let's have a look at today featured Commander's stats before we move on.
Card Name: Leovold, Emissary of Trest
Types: Legendary Creature – Elf Advisor
Card Text: Each opponent can't draw more than one card each turn.
Whenever you or a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
Information collecting is the game play of Leovold which he showcased that with his two abilities perfectly. Preventing opponents from drawing more than one card per turn is powerful especially since card advantage is very important in all MtG games. This is like Leovold denying information to his enemies and telling the high nobles in Paliano that not even being a Monarch can keep you ahead as he will stop that Monarch draw too. And if your opponents try to challenge you for the card advantage that you denied them from having, Leovold also turn that into an advantage and lets you draw cards whenever your opponents target you or your permanents; an ability which originated from Rayne, Academy Chancellor. Leovold reminds me a little bit of Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur. Both denied opponents' card advantage while boosting their controllers' card advantage through their different methods. It is also notable that Leovold is of Sultai color identity, a color combination which is well known for its cunning nature giving you access to ramp, control, and removal.
One Sided Advantage
A lot of card drawing advantages in MtG are symmetrical. This means that many times a card gives you an advantage for a low cost, it will also give it to your opponents. Thus in EDH, these cards actually help you to stay alive politically in the game since you are providing benefits to everyone. Leovold void that symmetry for card advantage from these cards as he stops opponents' card drawing beyond one for each turn while you still enjoy the advantage provided by those cards. If you like to break the card advantage symmetry, then you may consider to use the cards below.
|Anvil of Bogardan
|Gives additional card draw at each player's draw step but requires the player to discards a card. Combo with Leovold and there is no additional card draw for opponents and they have to discard a card during their draw step.
|Arcane Denial
|Becomes a cantrip Counterspell as opponent whose spell is countered by it cannot draw more than one card during his or her turn with Leovold on the battlefield.
|Dark Deal
|Only you discard your hand and draw that many cards minus one. Opponents discard their hand and draw nothing since they can only draw one card per turn (one minus one equals zero).
|Day's Undoing / Diminishing Returns / Temporal Cascade / Time Reversal / Time Spiral / Timetwister
|Reset cards which only resets you if Leovold is on the battlefield. Opponents will only shuffle their graveyard into their library and draw one card if they have not draw a card for the turn.
|Dictate of Kruphix / Font of Mythos / Howling Mine / Kami of the Crescent Moon / Otherworld Atlas / Rites of Flourishing / Temple Bell / Well of Ideas
|Cards which becomes only let you draw additional cards when combo with Leovold.
|Fascination / Flux / Minds Aglow / Nature's Resurgence / Prosperity / Skyscribing
|Changes into Braingeyser or Stroke of Genius when combo with Leovold.
|Geier Reach Sanitarium / Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
|Isolate one opponent and activate the Lands on that opponent's turn; except for you everyone else except that opponent get to draw a card if they have not drawn a card for the turn when combo with Leovold.
|Jace's Archivist / Whispering Madness / Windfall
|Each player discards their hand and then you draw cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way when combo with Leovold. Opponents only draw one card if they have not drawn a card for the turn.
|Seizan, Perverter of Truth
|Opponents draw only one card and lose 2 life at their upkeep when combo with Leovold.
|Selvala's Charge / Selvala's Enforcer
|Parley cards which give you all the advantage but deny the card advantage to opponents who had already draw a card for the turn when combo with Leovold.
|Teferi's Puzzle Box
|Totally destroy the opponents' hands when combo with Leovold.
Leovold also provides a lot of card advantage for his second ability. Sometimes so much so that you might exceed your maximum hand size very quickly. So to prevent that from happening, you might want to include the below cards to keep the cards in your hand.
|Enter the Infinite / Graceful Adept / Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
|Price of Knowledge
|Praetor's Counsel
|Kruphix, God of Horizons
|Anvil of Bogardan / Library of Leng / Reliquary Tower / Spellbook / Thought Vessel / Venser's Journal
With the huge amount of cards that can be draw and kept that way, you may also consider the below Creatures as your beatdown Creatures to finish your opponents with. Each of these cards have power and toughness equal to the number of cards in your hand thus they become quite big with the amount of cards you can draw from Leovold ability.
|Aeon Chronicler
|Suspend to draw more cards as you remove time counters from it.
|Kagemaro, First to Suffer
|Beatdown Creature which can be used as a board sweep.
|The very first infamous Creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
|Masumaro, First to Live
|Double Maro.
|Multani, Maro-Sorcerer
|Ultimate Maro. Self-protection with Shroud. Can grow to colossal size in Multi-player games.
|Overbeing of Myth
|Gives an additional card draw at draw step to further boost your hand size.
|Psychosis Crawler
|Double as kill con with Leovold. Draws a card when you or your permanents are targeted when Leovold is on the battlefield; each opponent loses 1 life when you draw a card. No attack needed.
|Sage of Ancient Lore // Werewolf of Ancient Hunger
|ETB draw a card. Transform into "Multani" with Vigilance and Trample.
|Soramaro, First to Dream
|Flying. Comes with pump up for the power and toughness equal to hand army with its returning a Land to draw a card ability.
|Provide card draw when it deals combat damage to a player.
However if you rather not use the "keep your hand" way to Leovold card advantage, then you may consider another group of Creatures whose power and toughness depend on the graveyard instead since you might discard a lot due to the overwhelming card advantage.
|Boneyard Wurm
|Low cc Creature with power and toughness equal to Creature cards in your graveyard.
|Flying. Power and toughness equal to Instants in all graveyards.
|Consuming Aberration
|Power and toughness equal to opponents' graveyards size. Comes with milling of opponents' library to increase its size.
|Lhurgoyf / Mortivore
|Power and toughness depend on all Creature cards in all graveyards.
|Lord of Extinction
|Power and toughness equal to all graveyards size.
|Power and toughness equal to Creature cards in your graveyard.
|Soulless One
|Power and toughness equal to Zombies on battlefield and Zombie cards in all graveyards.
|Power and toughness equal to Creature cards in your graveyard. Self mill two cards at upkeep.
|Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
|Land which becomes Creature with power and toughness equal to Creature cards in your graveyard.
|Power and toughness equal to Land cards in all graveyard
|Umbra Stalker
|Chroma – Power and toughness equal to Black mana symbols in mana costs of cards in your graveyard.
Underhand Tactic
Overall Leovold is very competitive Commander to build around. His Sultai color identity provides good control through all the colors with countering powers, removals, disruptions and all. His abilities also factor in for him to be a good choice as a Commander. Although he lacks any protection by himself, he does has a low cc which allows him to be recast at least a couple of times from the Command Zone. And even if the Commander tax becomes too high, you have the option of using reanimation or recur him from the graveyard with the colors in his color identity. Last but not least, it cannot be stress enough how important card advantage is in MtG. Leovold is brutal in this aspect as he denies card advantages to opponents and grant you huge card advantage through his ability which draw you when you or your permanents are targeted by opponents' spells and abilities. If you are looking for a strong Commander in Sultai, Leovold is a top candidate to consider but be warned that he can be quite over power and be prepare for the retaliation you will get from your opponents.
What do you think of the Elven emissary? Would you use him as your Commander or just a support Creature to your Sultai deck? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below. With that we shall end it for emissary of Trest. Do stay tune for more Commander review for the Conspiracy – Take the Crown set.
This is yours truly, Edward "Reaper King" Leong, signing off.


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Launching ceremony of i.BeyondBliss
HotCubator recently celebrated the launching ceremony of i.BeyondBliss, the first startup that HotCubator supported from ideation to commercialisation. The wonderful session took place at The Hotel School Sydney campus and was chaired by two guest speakers with versatile experience from the industry. Syed Ahmed, Head of Digital Products and Operations, Bupa (AUS & NZ) who is also popularly known for his role as a startup mentor and judge in startup competitions. The other guest speaker was Bhavin Bagadia, Key Account Manager of Google, Australia who brings years of global experience of business development across various industries. In front of a sizable audience consisting of The Hotel School Sydney staff and students, the guest speakers shed light on several insightful areas such as – entrepreneurial journey, service industry, intrapreneurship culture to name a few. The thoughts from the guest speakers were stimulating and greatly inspired our audience full of inquisitive minds and budding leaders. Next, Uma Panchapakesan, a post-graduate student of The Hotel School Sydney, founder of i.BeyondBliss shared the story on her entrepreneurial journey.
i.BeyondBliss offers premium style Personal & Corporate wellness services exclusively designed to accelerate and amplify individuals' mental and emotional fitness level. A powerhouse of positivity and focused on empowering and supporting clients to recalibrate their internal compass, i.BeyondBliss's founding pillar is the principles of scientifically proven "Humanistic Positive Psychology" and "Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction" techniques.
Uma is a Registered Practitioner of the International Meditation Teacher Trainers Association, with an IMTTA Certificate in Holistic Counselling and Meditation Therapy & Life Coaching. She is deeply passionate about the possibility of executing the power of the mind over matter to achieve powerful transformation. She applies the dynamics of human behaviour and research-based in demand tools, techniques and frameworks coupled with her quintessential coaching skills. She has worked hard to accumulate the knowledge, experience and training needed to her help clients achieve their objectives.
Recently Uma was also awarded is the '2017 Highest Academic Achiever Award' by the The Hotel School. We asked Uma on her inspiration, future visions and how she wants to create value through her venture. This is what she said –
What has inspired you to start this venture?
i.BeyondBliss was born out of my self-need for a personalised and accessible natural way to reduce stress, boost happiness and increase peak performance. I was fascinated by the possibility of executing the power of the mind over matter to achieve powerful transformation. I recognised the dramatically growing stress levels and unhappiness in the community and the need for a unique mental & emotional wellness program for the busy urban professionals which is practical and sustainable.
What are your future aspirations?
My mid-term goal is to set up a Holistic Retreat Centre in Australia and the long-term goal is to be recognised as an international brand. The purpose of the retreat centre is to encourage people to explore and discover their extraordinary self at incredible destinations of Amazing Australia. i.BeyondBliss offers exclusive personal and corporate holistic wellness retreats for those who are seeking to unplug, unwind and escape into our handpicked natural scenic lush green lands of Hunter Valley, spectacular hillsides of the Blue Mountains and sensational beaches at Byron Bay allowing them to experience ultimate mind and body detox and build their mental and emotional resilience.
How can this venture benefit your clients?
The vision of i.BeyondBliss is to "Create Positive Life Transformations". The Holistic Wellness Retreat Programs are designed to introduce individuals and corporates to a healthy and sustainable lifestyle practices which are inspired by ancient eastern practices and traditions backed by western modern science to help clients to relax, rejuvenate and re-calibrate their internal compass. The programs are designed to help people become a grander version of themselves and live extraordinary lives.
A busy mum of two, life-long learner with a can-do attitude Uma's journey has only started. But we can tell that her entrepreneurial spirit will take her a long long way!


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The second of four races in the 30th Annual Schooner Wharf Bar Wrecker's Cup Race Series is set for Sunday, Feb. 22. This all-in-fun race series recalls the tradition of the wreckers in the Key West of the 1800's.
Due to record numbers in the Wreckers' fleet, racers now compete in seven different classes; Classic, Schooner, Multihull, Monohull over 40 feet, Monohull 30 – 39 feet, Monohull 25-30 feet, Monohull 24 feet and under. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded in each division, with trophies, Ceramic Pusser's Rum flask, Schooner Wharf Bar Tabs and Wrecker tee shirts as prizes.
Three Start Times: 1 p.m. Start – Schooner, Multihull, Classic Division, 1:05 p.m. – Monohull Over 30' Division, 1:10 p.m. Start – Monohull Under 30' Division.
Captains meeting is held Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7p.m. on the Schooner Wharf's Upper deck with complimentary Pusser's Rum Punch and hors d'oeuvres from the Schooner Wharf Galley.
All participating vessels will receive up to four BBQ dinners for captain and crew to enjoy at the Awards Party & Ceremony. The race is video taped, see yourself under sail on the big screen! Entry fee for each vessel is $30.
For more information visit: www.SchoonerWharf.com/15wreckersrace2.htm or call 305-292-3302.


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Category: Design
Studio LDG: Redefining the workplace
'Sustainable design' lies at the core of the architectural and interior design work that Landmark Design Group undertakes. That is why when it was time to design their own stand-alone 'dream' Studio for a team of about 30, the 'wish-list' was, of … Continue reading Studio LDG: Redefining the workplace
Colours in archviz and photography: perception vs reality
What is the colour of the building in the above image? Do you think it's blue? Then read on. If you are a real estate developer or an architect working with a 3D visualiser for architectural visualisation, you might have … Continue reading Colours in archviz and photography: perception vs reality
10 must-see architectural wonders in Berlin
Competing political ideologies manifested themselves in the urban landscape of the city whilst radical design movements played an important role in shaping Berlin's landscape. Continue reading 10 must-see architectural wonders in Berlin
Jumping on the bandwagon of VR
The problem in the field of architectural visualisation is quite simple, the inability to get a complete picture of the space in one go. So it is quite obvious that the answer to it should be quite simple as well. Continue reading Jumping on the bandwagon of VR
Walking as a design method
It is difficult to perceive something as mundane and involuntary as the action of walking as a technique of architectural analysis and design. But, it barely has an equal as a method of such. Continue reading Walking as a design method
Learning from the Chawl Culture
You feel you are secured and safe and someone is always there for you at every turn. Metaphorically, "togetherness in this chaos" is the soul of any Chawl. Continue reading Learning from the Chawl Culture
Working with the architect maestro B.V. Doshi
I joined Doshi when I was in my third year of architecture. Doshi narrating work and life his experience with legends like Corbusier, was a treat in itself. Continue reading Working with the architect maestro B.V. Doshi
Reducing the construction costs
Cost of project or value engineering is the most common term used in monthly review meetings. Every builder wants to save money and increase his profits. The intent of this blog is to give a few design and detailing tips … Continue reading Reducing the construction costs
Ar. Renzo Piano: An artist of light and space
Born and brought up on the beaches of Genoa, a tiny kid was taking lessons from the sea. The untouchable light and the infinite waters of the sea taught him a language. Continue reading Ar. Renzo Piano: An artist of light and space


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I have much said about hair colors and hair highlights but there are still many things that I want to tell you and, of course, help you to become the owner of the hottest hairstyle. Still thinking whether it is worth to go for changes or not? This selection of creative hair highlights will be a piece of inspiration for you.
Hair highlighting has not only aesthetic function but also very useful features and one of them is volumizing effect. Subtle highlights spread all over hair will create an illusion of extra voluminous hairstyle. But now I will not talk about natural and subtle highlights, instead, I will represent you fabulous examples of bold and nontraditional hair highlights that are meant to change even the most boring hairstyle into a real masterpiece.
Thanks to wide palette of intense colors as well as new hair coloring techniques you will be able to fulfil even the boldest and the most unimaginable design. Go for paneling or chunky highlighting and complete your natural tone with red, blue, orange, silver, icy blonde and many other innovative shades.
The style of creative hair highlighting is twice as important as hair color so be very attentive when choosing the style. First of all it should be suitable for haircut. If you have asymmetric or choppy layered haircut like medium or short, you can opt for paneling and place tinted strands on the front section. Ladies with long hair can experiment with wide variety of hair highlights like dip dyeing, chunky highlighting, horizontal and many other designs that will be in perfect harmony with bold highlight color.


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Girl Scouts: preparing girls for a lifetime of leadership, success, and adventure.
Check out our incredible new PSA ,"Lifetime of Leadership," which celebrates notable Girl Scout alums and their amazing accomplishments and is narrated by Girl Scout alum, Queen Latifah.The incredible women featured in the video – including U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Susan Collins, Melinda Gates, Dolores Huerta, and Tyra Banks – serve as role models for today's girls and young women, and they powerfully reflect the impact Girl Scouts have and what they are truly made of.
Please share it on your social media channels to show how @girlscouts and @gscolo have been taking the lead for more than a century. Show it to your girls at a troop kick off – it's truly inspiring! Be sure to use #becauseofGirlScouts when sharing your Girl Scout story.
Volunteer Toolkit Access
Attention Troop Leaders: If you want to save any information from your 2017-18 year plan, or if you have started planning for your next troop year, please download and save or print all information (meeting plans, meeting or activity notes, badges/Journeys earned, attendance records) no later than Thursday, June 28.
The Volunteer Toolkit will automatically archive all information stored in the toolkit on July 1, but any year plans for the upcoming Girl Scout year will not be saved. It's best to download and save or print all information that you want to keep.
You will not be able to access any tabs in your Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) from Friday, June 29 through Friday, July 13. During the same time period, all volunteers and family members will still have access to myGS, Member Profile, to renew memberships and update member information.
If you have any questions, please contact your Volunteer Support Specialist.
OGAB (Older Girl Advisory Board): Applications now open
We are seeking Seniors or Ambassadors interested in joining OGAB for the 2018-19 membership year. OGAB members have the opportunity to provide direct feedback of current and future programming, participate in leadership and development workshops and serve as the voice for Girl Scouts across Colorado.
Interested applicants can find more information and link to the application on the Older Girl Advisory Board section of our website. Questions? Contact Emily Speck, email@example.com 303-607-4811.
Kick off fall with the Older Girl Journey Weekend
Strengthen your outdoor skills and ignite your passion for environmental stewardship at the 2018 Older Girl Outdoor Journey Weekend at Sky High Ranch on Sept. 21-23, 2018.
Girls will complete Outdoor Journey components* through a weekend full of incredible activities, such as night hikes, preparing for backcountry camping, creating outdoor art, and camping outdoors. All girls will be participating in the Outdoor Journey but will complete specific badge work depending on their program level.
Cost: $90/ girl, $50/ PA who are volunteering, $40/adult.
Register today before spots fill up!
*Girls should plan to complete their Take Action project on their own outside of Journey Weekend.
Outdoor Programs
Session highlights, see our camp website for more information!
OAC 2018-2019 passports opened May 21.
Do you know of some families or troops who are still interested in camp? We still have some available spots!
Join the MCC at Leadership Summits this fall
When it's time to return to troop in the fall, please join the Membership Connection Committee (MCC) at a Leadership Summit or Super Saturday Training. For more information please visit lasted blog post.
eLearning Enrichment
Want to feel confident about handling conflict situations in your troop? Log-in to our online learning site to access our Conflict Fluency training. The class offers guided instruction on managing and resolving disagreements, along with a workbook that you can download, that offers a variety of situations and multiple solutions to equip you with how to handle issues as they arise.
Want to make managing troop funds easier? Cheddar Up partnered with Girl Scouts of Colorado to create a custom collecting platform, and a class to show you how to use it! The platform helps troops move money collecting online, and you can use it for troop dues, payment for field trips, or to collect payment for troop special events. Having an online payment option makes the task of collecting payment significantly easier and more secure for troop leaders. Plus, there's a built-in tool to send out payment reminders!
Go to our eLearning site today and check out the Cheddar Up Financial Literacy in a Digital World training video. Be sure to also take a look at the troop budgeting spreadsheets, found in the "resources" section of the course!
Questions about GSCO eLearning or the Volunteer Toolkit? Please contact Shannon Weaver, Adult Experience Manager.
Upcoming Events
June 30 – No Man's Land Film Festival, Grand Junction.
Cost: $15 Girl Scouts, friends, and family are invited to the No Man's Land Film Festival at the Avalon Theater in Grand Junction, June 30. The festival features films about women athletes and adventurers. A panel discussion is planned before the film screenings.
July 27-29 – Girl Scout Days at Elitch Gardens, Denver.
Join us for our annual weekend at the park for our best Girl Scout ticket price. Cost is $25.99/person.
August 26 – Scout Day with the Colorado Rockies, Denver.
Cost: Tickets range in price depending on seat location. Come cheer on the Rockies as they take on the St. Louis Cardinals. Girl Scouts can participate in a pre-game parade and get a special event patch. Last year tickets sold out before the game, so get your tickets early this year here and use promo code GS2018. A portion of ticket sales will be donated back to GSCO.
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