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Google made the news the other day, and although not especially remarkable or surprising to its audience, the company revealed that Google Discover would soon be home to a few advertisements. If you were unaware, Google Discover is, given by the name, is an apt replacement for the earlier Google Feed. In other words, it is the page that appears left of the home screens on Android phones.
To prevent confusion, a green tag with 'ad' will be present to differentiate advertisements from other kinds of content. They're aiming to name these promotional popups as 'Discovery ads'. Now, although they are given this name, they are not only going to be limited to the Discover tab. Contrarily, they will also appear on other Google products of applications, in the case of Google search, YouTube, Gmail, and other social tabs.
This feature, per se, is not something a lot of users look forward to. It is unnecessary and tends to waste time in most cases. At the same time, it is not very surprising that Google felt the need to do so. Advertising is a way for Google to earn their daily bread, and incorporating newer approaches to feature advertisements are a means of their course of action as well.
We do have some temporary respite, however, as these advertisements will only be available to marketers only later this year. So, there is a little time before they begin to take place on your feed.


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A PhD position in computational chemistry in the Roemelt research group at the Ruhr-University Bochum is open immediately. The successful candidate will be involved in high-level computational investigations of solvent effects on organometallic compounds and the implementation of implicit solvent models for modern quantum chemical methods. The position will be for three years. The Lehrstuhl for Theoretical Chemistry at the RUB is one of the leading centers for theoretical chemistry in Germany and offers a diverse and highly international research environment. Candidates must have a background in theoretical chemistry and show some experience in performing computational studies of molecular systems. Programming skills will be appreciated. Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
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Panama backs First Quantum mega copper mine
Following a period of uncertainty, it has been announced that the Panamanian government will continue to back the First Quantum mega copper mine project, Cobre Panama.
This news comes despite a ruling that took place on Monday deeming the law used to approve the mining concession contract as unconstitutional.
While the Supreme Court of Panama ruled that Law 9 was, in fact, unconstitutional, the contact between the state and Minera which governs the new project would not be affected by that ruling. Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is the majority owner of Minera Panama SA.
Bloomberg quotes the Panamanian Ministry of Commerce stating that "after reviewing the court ruling, Wednesday, it believes the contract originally signed in February 1996 remains in force in all its parts."
According to a statement on the ministry's website the ruling declared Law 9 as unconstitutional but did not rule on the contract. Ernesto Cedeno a constitutional lawyer not related to the case explained why the ruling is not retroactive. He said, " rulings on unconstitutionality in Panama take effect toward the future, not backward." So despite some shade being thrown on the project, the mine will not be affected by the news, immediately anyway. There are likely a few reasons for this that go beyond the retro activeness of unconstitutional law. For one, this contact has provided significant investment in the country and has generated many jobs. This is something that the company highlighted in their re-release, speaking specifically to Cobre Panama which "employs over 12,600 people of which approximately 1,500 are from the nearby villages and towns."
"The project is the largest single private sector investment in Panama's history." So, it is clear why Panama would want this contract to remain intact.
Cedeno spoke of a resolution that would help clean things up a bit. It would involve a new contract that complied with today's standards and the current rules. Meanwhile, First Quantum reported Tuesday that it was working to find legal remedies that would need to be analyzed but the Supreme Court.
While a spike in trading of First Quantum's shares followed a 6.8 percent drop, before closing at C$15.72 in Toronto on Tuesday (the lowest since Sept. 17), by Wednesday (September 26) stocks were back up, closing at C$16.07.
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A Colorado Holiday Roundup: 5 Fun Ways To CelebratePosted on Nov 24, 2018
When in Colorado this season, take advantage of the Rocky Mountain holiday festivities and enjoy all the area has to offer. We've curated a few favorites and unique ideas that are local to our area and will add a spark of joy to your year-end celebrations.
If you love an evening stroll through beautifully lit gardens, you must see Blossoms of Light in Denver. This annual holiday display includes thousands of dazzling, sound-reactive LED-lights set in the Botanic Gardens--holiday music plays in sync to the twinkling surroundings. Sip a warm drink, enjoy a tasty snack and get ready to be wowed. This year they've expanded the coverage of York Street area, and all is available to view from November 23 until the new year.
In nearby Lakewood you'll find foot-stompin' fun at the Cultural Center's 15th annual performance by Timothy P. & The Rocky Mountain Stocking Stuffers. Putting a bluegrass and country spin on holiday tunes is their specialty, and once you go you'll want to make it a family tradition. The talented 10-piece string band led by Timothy P. Irvin performs a handful of shows only, so get your tickets early for one of the most merry and comical concerts this side of the Mississippi.
If the holidays have you at wits end, unwind at the adult-friendly Twist Your Dickens show, a hilarious take on the classic tale of Scrooge and Tiny Tim. This sketch comedy tradition is presented tongue-in-cheek fashion at Fox Arts Center in Aurora. You'll forget any holiday worries as you laugh your way through songs and sketches that poke fun at "A Christmas Carol" and all its characters--each zany show is never the same twice. Put down your eggnog and reserve tickets early for evening or Sunday daytime performances, November 23rd through December 23rd.
For those hard-to-shop for folks on your list, revel in some seasonal retail therapy offered by the Boulder Holiday Gift Festival, an annual extravaganza held on December 9th. This hometown event features more than 100 local artisans and a huge variety of items, including fine art, sculpture, home décor and unique gifts, each hand-crafted and made to last. It all happens at the YMCA of Boulder Valley, where admission is free. Enjoy the live music, and make sure to grab a tasty cinnamon bun from Grandma's Rockin' Rolls.
Foodies will salivate simply reading about the 12 Days of Christmas at the stunning Broadmoor Resort, Colorado Springs. This sumptuous offering of culinary classes features a different food demo or tasty experience each of the days from December 21st through January 1st, starting with a Partridge in a Pear Tree (poached pears with chocolate) and ending with Twelve Drummers Drumming (a caffeine-lovers delight). Classes offered at $35 per person are taught in the afternoon in the south tower and include a complimentary glass of Prosecco.
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Personalities of the Philippine mainstream movie industry headline some of the newest crop of films in the ninth incarnation of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition (Cinemalaya).
In a development that Chris Millado, Cinemalaya 2013 festival director noted as part of the evolution of arguably the "most exciting and influential (film) festival in the country", this year's festival's incarnation highlight talents who were said to have been "enticed to crossover and redefine their art and craft" as it the festival has long "hosted the emergence of an in-between world which some filmmakers… labeled as 'maindie' – a liminal sphere straddling and invigorating both independent and mainstream cinema."
Among the big local celebrities participating in this year's Cinemalaya include Vilma Santos, Eugene Domingo, and Gretchen Barreto.
Santos, dubbed as the "Star for All Seasons" of the local showbiz industry, takes the lead role in Jeffrey Jeturian's Ekstra (The Bit Player), described as a socio-realist drama-comedy film that follows a seemingly usual day in the life of one Loida Malabanan (played by Santos) as she embarks on yet another shooting day of a soap opera as an extra. As the shoot goes on, viewers get a glimpse of the ruling system of the production, as well as the exploitation on the marginalized laborers like her. While Ekstra is Jeturian's ninth film and his second for Cinemalaya's Directors Showcase (in 2011, his entry Bisperas won the Best Picture in the Directors Showcase category), this is the first time that Santos dabbled in Cinemalaya.
Domingo is in Leo Abaya's Instant Mommy, which follows the story of Bechayda, a two months pregnant wardrobe assistant for TV commercial production, a highly visualized world where the video screen reigns supreme. In the fear of losing her Japanese lover and her dreams of a better life, she embarks on a plan that will get herself out of her predicament. Abaya belongs to the first batch of Ricky Lee's Scriptwriting Workshop, which included Armando Lao, Jeffrey Jeturian and Boots Agbayani Pastor among others. He finished his MA Fine Art at the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton in the UK, and his second undergraduate degree, BFA (mcl) at the UP College of Fine Arts, Diliman.
Barretto is in Christopher Ad. Castillo's The Diplomat Hotel, which follows the story of a news reporter out to make a documentary on the last night of The Diplomat Hotel in Baguio City, a crumbling and abandoned building infamously known for its bloody past and its hauntings and has carved a place in Philippine ghost lore. Castillo is the first born son of legendary filmmaker Celso Ad. Castillo. The Diplomat Hotel is his 3rd feature film after The Sky Is Falling and the ensemble drama Los Angeles7 and he has directed several music videos.
There are even more big names in Cinemalaya 2013.
Anita Linda, a favorite muse of indie film directors, is in David F by Emmanuel Palo and Nuwebe by Joseph Israel Laban, which also stars Jake Cuenca. Lovi Poe appears in Jerrold Tarog's Sana Dati with Paulo Avelino, who also leads Debosyon. Meanwhile, Alessandra De Rossi is in Gil M. Portes' Liars.
The 9th Cinemalaya is scheduled on July 26 to August 4 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Ayala Cinemas in TriNoma, Greenbelt 3 and Alabang Town Center.
Winners of the competition will be named in the awards night on August 4 at the CCP.
Cinemalaya, an all-digital film festival that aims to discover, encourage and honor cinematic works of Filipino filmmakers that articulate and the Filipino experience with fresher insight and artistry, is a project of the Cinemalaya Foundation, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Econolink Investments Inc. and Film Development Council of the Philippines.


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Stereo D LLC compra iQ, e lavora in Stereo3D 'The Last Airbender'
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Centro di post specializzato nelle conversioni da 2D a 3D sceglie Quantel per interattività e qualità
Newbury, UK, Luglio 2010: Stereo D LLC, the Los Angeles, USA specialist 2D to 3D conversion company, has purchased a
Stereo3D-equipped Quantel iQ DI system and put it into immediate service on the 2D to 3D conversion Stereo D LLC is currently performing on 'The Last Airbender'.
"While we use specialist 2D to 3D conversion technology for the transformation of the imagery, iQ gives us the ability to review the results in realtime at full resolution and also to interactively manipulate the 3D vergence to get the stereo image working perfectly," said Aaron Parry, Stereo D LLC Chief Executive Officer.
"We looked at all the available stereo-equipped systems on the market, but the Quantel 3D toolset and interactivity put the iQ well ahead of anything else around, and of course, being Quantel, its image quality is unmatched," Parry added. "Critically, it also includes a full editing, color correction, effects, compositing and titling toolset - in fact, every finishing tool you need in a single system. This means that we never have to compromise on 'good enough' because all the tools are right there to get a perfect result every time, without losing valuable hours or sometimes days moving the job between systems."
Stereo D, LLC. was created by entrepreneurs in 2009 who are helping lead a new movement into the world of 3D feature films and content. Stereo D uses proprietary software to create the highest quality 3D images and is located in Hollywood, California.
Quantel - a passion for post, DI and broadcast
Quantel is a world-leading developer of innovative, high performance content creation and delivery systems across post, broadcast and DI. We are passionate about creating the most open and efficient tools for the digital age. Quantel's product range includes: multi-resolution finishing systems; award-winning color correction solutions; stereoscopic 3D post systems and integrated news and sports production systems. They all deliver the creative, productive and profitable workflows that give post houses and broadcasters the edge they need to thrive and grow in today's highly competitive global media market.


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By a 4 to 1 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission has authorized the re-opening the comment period on three proposals relating to security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants. Chairman Jay Clayton and Commissioners Hester Peirce and Elad Roisman strongly supported reopening the comment period, noting that the CFTC, prudential regulators, and international regulators have already moved forward on swaps regulation. Commissioner Kara Stein, while ultimately voting in favor of reopening the comment period, expressed concern that the Commission's action more closely resembled a reproposal and not a simple re-opening of the comment period. Commissioner Robert Jackson dissented, stating that the proposal would incentive excessive risk-taking by financial institutions.
Original proposals. The proposals at issue were originally issued for comment by the Commission in October 2012, May 2013, and April 2014. The 2012 release proposed rules governing capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers (SBSDs) and major security-based swap participants (MSBSs), including how much capital SBSDs need to hold, when and how the dealers need to collect margin to protect against losses from counterparties, and how dealers segregate and protect funds and securities held for customers.
The 2013 proposal outlined rules and interpretive guidance for parties to cross-border security-based swap transactions, including regulatory requirements for when a transaction occurs partially within and partially outside the U.S. and a "substituted compliance" framework. The 2014 release established an additional capital requirement for SBSDs that do not have a prudential regulator.
Reopening the comment period. Chairman Clayton noted that the SEC has finalized many, but not all of the required rulemaking under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, which governs the OTC swaps market, while the CFTC and prudential regulators have also adopted or proposed Title VII rules. The SEC is seeking to complete its work on its remaining Title VII rules. Reopening the comment period on these three proposals is a common-sense step as the SEC continually evaluates its approach to regulation, Clayton said.
Commissioner Peirce has actively encouraged the Commission to move forward on these proposals, including during a recent speech at ISDA's Annual North America Conference. In light of the regulatory actions taken by the CFTC, prudential regulators, and regulators around the world, as well as changes in the markets and comments the Commission has already received on the proposals, it is important to solicit additional comments before finalizing the rules, Peirce said. According to Peirce, the staff of the Division of Trading and Markets has created a recommendation that will both elicit comments on the prior proposals generally and also request public input on the Commission's understanding of previously submitted comments on specific, technical issues, including comments on how the proposed language might be modified.
In his first open meeting since being sworn is as commissioner last month, Roisman also voiced his support of the re-opening of the comment period. He noted that the SEC's regulatory approach to implementing the rest of the Title VII rules can bring certainty, encourage participation, and generate liquidity, although he warned that new rules could generate high costs, friction, and increasing complexity. The staff's recommendation sends a message that the Commission will be thoughtful and tailor its rules to today's regulatory environment, Roisman said.
Stein's concerns. Commissioner Stein voted in favor of reopening the comment period but advised that there were "significant policy shifts" buried within the "re-opening of the comment period" document. According to Stein, the proposed financial responsibility rules would be changed so that margin for securities-based swaps would no longer need to be collected from dealers. The document for this re-opening of the comment period would also make significant changes to the calculation of capital and the calculation of margin amounts for security-based swap transactions, she said. In addition, the rule text would significantly expand the comingling of swaps and security-based swaps, which could lead to uncertainty, Stein observed. "There are some big changes here, and some we are seeing for the first time," Stein said. The Commission's action appears to be more akin to a reproposal than simply the re-opening of a comment period, Stein remarked, referring to the Commission's approach as a "shadow rulemaking."
Stein also noted that the 2012 proposal used a baseline that included data on the OTC derivatives market from 2011. New baseline data has not been included in this "reproposal," which would have greatly improved the quality of the proposal, according to Stein. The Commission needs to understand the changes in the market that have occurred in the past seven years, Stein implored, but encouraged the public to weigh in on the significant changes that the Commission is proposing.
Jackson's dissent. In voting against reopening the comment period, Commissioner Jackson voiced his concern that the proposal invites financial institutions to take excessive risks. As the U.S. is in the midst of one of the longest bull markets in its history, it is not surprising that market participants would be in favor of taking on more risk in this environment, he said. He also advised that regulators should view the comments of financial institutions in light of their inherent incentives to take excessive risk. Jackson explained that it has been over a decade since the financial crisis, and the caution that came in its wake has faded.
Congress mandated regulation of the swaps industry after the fallout of the financial crisis, Jackson reminded his fellow commissioners. "When companies hoping for bailouts fail to internalize the systemic effects of their own failure, they take excessive risks, forcing taxpayers to bear the costs of their mistakes," Jackson warned. Echoing some of Steins concerns, Jackson said that significantly paring back capital and margin requirements would incentivize excessive risk-taking. This is why he must dissent from approving the proposal, Jackson explained.
The comment period will be open for 30 days following publication of the release in the Federal Register.
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With the upcoming 4th of July holiday just days away, it's time to take a look back and see how the Oakton real estate market has fared. Instead of updating you on what has happened in the past week like we usually do, let's pause and take a look back to the year 2000 and see where Oakton stands in terms of number of home sales, average selling price and average days on market.
The charts below show a year-over-year comparison for January through June for each year from 2000 through 2013. What do we see?
Average days on market for homes sold in Oakton for the first half of 2013 was 45 days. This is the fastest market we have experienced since 2005 when average days on market was just 25 days.
Total number of sales in the first half of 2013 was 188 homes. Despite low inventory, this is the most homes sold in Oakton in the first half of the year since 2004. (Note to Sellers – It's a GREAT time to sell. Low inventory puts YOU in the driver's seat!).
Average Sales price in Oakton is up 11.3% over last year. Unlike Vienna, where average sales price has risen for 4 straight years, Oakton's average sales price has fluctuated over the past few years – falling twice & rising twice.
(Next Wednesday, we'll be back to our usual weekly Oakton update. In the meantime, contact The Belt Team for more information. We sell more homes than almost any Realtor in Northern VA. Oakton, Vienna & McLean are our special areas of expertise, but we have experience from Ashburn to Arlington, Falls Church to Fairfax. And we know it's only the neighborhood that YOU live in (or WANT to live in!) that matters!
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Back in January HTC announced that it was officially making the Vive virtual reality headset wire-free, thanks to a special adapter developed in partnership with TPCast - the same company that had been working on VR's wire issue for some time. Now the company has announced that the Vive Wireless Adapter will be arriving very soon. In just over a month to be precise.
Pre-orders for the Vive Wireless Adapter will open on 5th September, ready for a 24th September release, and will be available from Vive.com, Overclockers, and Scan here in the UK. It's compatible with bothethe original HTC Vive and the super-expensive Vive Pro, though the Pro owners will be shafted by an additional £65. That's all down to the headset's upgraded design and unique connection cable, requiring users to spend that extra £65 on a compatibility pack made up of a unique attachment and foam padding. Which is annoying, especially since the full Vive Pro starter kit already costs £1299.
According to HTC installation takes a few minutes, with a PCI-e card and sensor needing to be added to your PC. That shouldn't be too difficult, and once done you'll have six metres of range and a 150 degree field of view from the sensor. The pack itself is powered by HTC's QC 3.0 PowerBank, which can also be used with other devices. One is in the box, while additional packs will be available for an undisclosed amount from HTC. I've seen them on sale elsewhere for £70 each, which is a little pricey if you ask me. They each have 10,050 mAh of capacity, which HTC says offers around two and a half hours of wire-free gameplay.
Specs wise you're looking at needing a PC with an internal PCI-e card slot, an Intel® Core™ i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better, Windows 7 or 10, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 equivalent or better. Vive Pro owners will have to have Windows 10, and need a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card (or something better).
For a limited time, anyone who buys a Vive Wireless Adaptor will also be given two months free access to Viveport - TC's VR subscription service that gives access to five games from a catalogue of over 500 titles each month.
So if you're a Vive owner, or a VR enthusiast that's been put off by all the wires, and you have the money to spend, HTC is going to happily take it off your hands.


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TELUS and Nuage Networks From Nokia Launch New Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) SolutionMonday, July 24, 2017
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TELUS Network as a Service, powered by Nuage Networks from Nokia, makes it easy for Canadian businesses to deploy and optimize their own secure and reliable software-defined networks
Burnaby, BC, July 24, 2017--(T-Net)--TELUS and Nuage Networks from Nokia have joined forces to launch TELUS Network as a Service (NaaS), an innovative new software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution that enables businesses to virtually build, manage and cloud-optimize their networks quickly, easily and cost-effectively through a flexible self-serve platform.
For Canadian businesses, establishing or expanding a network, or changing its configuration, can be a complex, expensive and time-consuming process. In fact, according to IDC Analyst Connection, 80 per cent of Canadian organizations agree that simplifying management of their networks would be a significant business benefit. (1) At a time where IT teams and budgets are already stretched thin, a new network initiative can divert IT resources and focus from strategic projects that drive growth and profitability.
"Businesses looking to grow can be challenged by lengthy lead times and the complex IT required to build or change a network," said Navin Arora, Senior Vice-President of Business Solutions at TELUS. "TELUS Network as a Service is a game-changer for Canadian businesses, helping them optimize their IT and reduce costs. Our cloud-based integrated connectivity platform is fast, easy to install and has self-serve capabilities; making it convenient for businesses looking for managed services."
TELUS NaaS can reduce network deployment time by up to 80 per cent, and provides full line of sight to network performance data. Businesses can enjoy cloud-optimization through improved network performance and customizable policies that ensure mission-critical traffic, like VoIP, is prioritized over other types of traffic.
Robust firewalls along with a 99.9 per cent uptime guarantee and automatic wireless LTE backup in the event the primary connection fails ensures data is safe and protected to prevent costly system downtime.
The solution can be installed over any TELUS Internet solution and those of most other providers, making it available to businesses across Canada.
"TELUS is seizing the benefits of SD-WAN technology and the greater automation and flexibility it brings to its business customers," said Nuage Networks from Nokia founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sunil Khandekar. "Our technology provides a flexible and open SD-WAN infrastructure that can serve as a foundation for TELUS' next-generation WAN offerings."
For more information visit telus.com/NaaS.
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TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is Canada's fastest-growing national telecommunications company, with $12.9 billion of annual revenue and 12.7 million subscriber connections, including 8.6 million wireless subscribers, 1.7 million high-speed Internet subscribers, 1.4 million residential network access lines and 1.1 million TELUS TV customers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video. TELUS is also Canada's largest healthcare IT provider, and TELUS International delivers business process solutions around the globe.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed over $482 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more than 7.7 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Created in 2005 by President and CEO Darren Entwistle, TELUS' 12 Canadian community boards and 5 International boards have led the Company's support of grassroots charities and have contributed more than $60 million in support of 5,595 local charitable projects, enriching the lives of more than 2 million children and youth, annually. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.
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Authors: Goncharov M.U., Sakovich V.P.
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Studying of dynamics and role of neurologic disorders in an assessment of surgical treatment effciency of nonspe-cifc purulent diseases of a backbone was the goal of the research. As a material of research two groups of patients, check group ŌĆö 73 patients, the main group ŌĆö 110 patients, were treated with nonspecifc purulent diseases of a backbone served. After surgical treatment essential regression of initial neurologic disorders was observed. Considerable changes of a pain vertebrogenic syndrome and neurologic defciency are sensitive criteria of an assessment of effcien-cy of results of the surgical treatment, as it refects accurate dynamics of initial indicators by the end of hospitalization.
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The Redmi 9 is rumored to unveil as a successor to the Redmi 8. A leak says the phone will launch in the third quarter of this year. Today (28-March), a leak has revealed specifications of the smartphone as well as an image that showcases the rear design. According to the tipster (Sudhanshu Ambhore), the Redmi 9 will be powered by MediaTek's Helio G80 chipset. This is the same chipset inside the Realme 6i that was announced over a week ago.
The Redmi 9 could come in multiple configurations with the base model having 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage. The configuration of the rear cameras has also revealed in the leak. The leaked image shows the Redmi 9's design is inspired by that of the Redmi K30. Three of the cameras are arranged vertically in a single housing shared with a fingerprint scanner. To the left of this setup is a smaller housing that holds the fourth camera and LED flash. The whole setup is inside a ring, but it is flush with the rest of the body, unlike that of the Redmi K30. The leakster also revealed that the Redmi 9 would be available in Purple and Green colors.
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Mick is a 20 year resident of Loudoun County, with the last 10 years living here in the Ashburn District. A husband and father, Mick works as a software engineer for a government contractor.
Mick is heavily invested in the local community. An Eagle Scout himself, Mick has served as a Den leader in his local Cub Scout Pack, and is an Assistant Scoutmaster for his son's Boy Scout Troop.
Mick and his family attend church at Cornerstone Chapel where he and his wife led a Bible Study group, and the family volunteers their time and efforts.
Mick got involved in politics at an early age, starting out working for his father's Congressional campaigns in WV when he was 8 years old. Since moving to Loudoun County Mick has served as a precinct captain, district chairman, and YR Chairman before he was elected to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in 2003.
While serving on the Board of Supervisors, Mick was instrumental in balancing the pressures of new growth with the need to preserve our rural character as well as protecting our existing suburban communities. A consistent voice for lower taxes and fiscal restraint, Mick was a leader in budget and tax issues.
As the first ever Chairman of the Transportation and Land Use Committee, Mick guided the county through some of its toughest growing pains, paving the way for much needed corridor improvements, including the interchanges on route 7 and the widening of Belmont Ridge Road.
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Just over a year ago, OSHA cited this company for machine hazard violations. Eight months later, a man lost part of his arm due to similar hazards, and the company faces a half-million dollar fine. [Read more…]
Federal court upholds $70K general duty clause OSHA fine for 'Midnight Rider' death
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Pedro Rojas Borja, also known as "Pete," familian Bazogu/Buku/Boliskis/Dasu, of Mangilao, died Nov. 6 at the age of 72.
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I was dutifully reminded by Facebook that the 17th of June is Fathers Day.
Disclaimer : I am not a big fan of these various days that greeting card companies came up with to boost their sales. I am a firm believer that you do not need a specifically designated day in the year to celebrate the special people in your life. Having said that I still felt this intense urge to do something for Father's Day this year. Because, common let's face the truth, our poor daddies are hardly ever given the due credit they deserve. Agreed that moms are the superman of the story (and it is a world wide known and glorified fact!) but let us not forget that there is no story if there is no Lois Lane to the superman. I acknowledge that it is a poor comparison but one that stands true!
The countless online blogs and insta stories feature the amazing heroics of mom, which being a mom I know are absolutely justified. Mom bloggers are a remarkably powerful force in the internet ecosystem and an empowering resource for new mothers like me. But let's not forget, behind most well put together insta mommy is a sweet little daddy taking those countless adorable photos of the little ones and us.
I became a mom a little over 6 months ago. It wasn't a surprise, it took 9 whole months for our 7 pound bundle of joy to arrive, so I should have been prepared right? Wrong. Irrespective of what you do professionally —PARENTING is the toughest job there is. PERIOD. And it is called that for a reason, it is not mommying or daddying its a combined effort, thus someone actually came up with an altogether new word for it.
Coming back to us, I was prepared for the superficial changes that combing through endless 'parenting' books had warned me about. What I wasn't prepared for was the emotional roundhouse kick to the face that being responsible for a tiny little human, was delivered to me. But what made those countless all night feedings bearable was our sweet daddy doing his bit. Sometimes propping up pillows to help us out and sometimes making lame jokes to pass time. He has dutifully been there for every doctors appointment when our little man was still a tenant in my tummy and every vaccination since buba arrived! I totally wuss out when it comes to holding baby bee down for vaccinations, its our super brave daddy who does the honors while I am bawling my eyes out at the door! Since our little love has arrived daddy has always been there for all our milestones and all our adventures. He is my calm face and Riaan's giggle. It is just having him there, night after night, day after day sometimes sharing the burden, sometimes just carrying all of it by himself and countless other little things that he does to keep us safe and smiling that made this journey the beautiful memory that it is today.
I am an awesome mom and everything ( if I may say so myself.) but only daddy is allowed to be genuinely COOL. Irrespective of how much I love the hell out of the little one and slog my butt off day in and day out daddy always gets the biggest smiles and longest hugs when he get home.
You can comb through the shelves marked 'parenting' in your local bookstore and you'll find only a few books on fatherhood. Because, apparently its not something that can be taught. We should take a hint from that.
The books might give the newbie daddy a slight edge – but the book doesn't tell you how to maintain patience ( both his and mine) during the endless feeding tantrums or to basically give up sleep when the little bub has a cold. They don't prepare you for the endless hours of rocking and shushing and rocking some more when little bee is feeling under the weather.
Fatherhood (and parenting in general) provides huge moments of self-doubt. What is important is how you overcome those and be a better version of yourself!
I guess the point is that you can read as many books as you like, but you're never really going to be prepared—and that's OK. Fatherhood is one of those things you figure out as we go, all you got to do is show up each and everyday and just be your amazing self!
Because as someone rightly said 'Any man can be a father, but it takes someone truly special to be a DAD!'
So here is to our dearest daddy and all the other daddies out there who have played a friend, a driver, a teacher, a doctor, a cop, a waiter, a maid, a referee and every other possible role out there in the life of their little ones. Wish you a very very Happy Fathers Day!


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Hi everyone! Originally, NorthernPolarity (NP) was supposed to be doing the Justice Set Review, given his long tirades on reddit about Set 3 Justice being way too powerful and his strange obsession with Emerald Spear. Sadly, it seems as though the removal of Emerald Spear from the format has tilted NP out of orbit, and so the rest of us had to pick up the slack. The previous set reviews are available here: Fire, Time.
Draft Rating Scale
For this set, I'll be using the same rating scale as my previous tier list, which is a slight modification to LSV's rating scale. The lower half of the list is identical to LSV, while the top half is slightly different to better distinguish between 3.0/3.5/4.0/4.5 tiers.
5.0: Premium bomb, card that consistently dominates the game and is hard to answer. (Accelerated Evolution, Black-Sky Harbinger)
4.5: Bomb, card that usually dominates the game if unanswered. (Unseen Commando, Sky Terror, Paladin Oathbook)
4.0: High impact card that often generate strong value or tempo. (Annihilate, Shogun's Scepter, Archive Curator)
3.5: Premium playable that pulls you into a color. (Torch, Amber Acolyte, Dark Return)
3.0: Good playable that basically always makes the cut. (Brightmace Paladin, Ornate Katana, Jotun Cyclops)
2.5: Solid playable that rarely gets cut. (Nocturnal Creeper, Argenport Soldier, Predator's Instinct)
2.0: Good filler, but sometimes gets cut. (Teleport, Flashy Duelist, Hipshot)
1.5: Filler. Gets cut about half the time. (Rebuke, Aerialist's Khopesh, Crownwatch Legionnaire)
1.0: Bad filler. Gets cut most of the time. (Pit Fighter, Tinker, Belching Behemoth)
0.5: Mostly unplayable card that is worse than playing an extra sigil in most decks. (Water of Life, Cult Aspirant, Slow)
0.0: Completely unplayable. (Mind Link, Temporal Distortion, Azurite Prixis)
Crownwatch Standard
Average Rating: 3.5
Drifter (3.5)
Crownwatch Standard has really impressed me and I would say it is the best standard. The combination of +3/+3 and lifesteal is such a huge swing in terms of life total that it often makes racing very difficult for opponents. It usually eats an opposing creature and gains 6 or 7 life, the combination of which is really powerful even late game.
Harmless Question
Average Rating: 0.5
Drifter (0.5)
Putting daze at 0 mana is not really enough to make the card playable… there could be a deck out there with enough spell synergy that it wants this card (pyre elemental + this on t2 is a pretty huge swing if you're on the draw) but that kind of deck will be very rare.
Ironfist Faithful
Average Rating: 1.0
Drifter (1.0)
Ironfist Faithful is rarely a 2/2 flier until quite late in the game – tribute is not so easy to enable that you can rely on this card. Gravetender costing 2 more mana and having +1/+1 actually makes it far better since a 3/3 flier is much more impactful on turns 5 or 6.
Lingering Influence
Average Rating: 1.0
Drifter (1.0)
I would never replace a power with Lingering Influence unless I had minimum 10 justice sources alongside it – you increase your chances of being screwed off justice and that's generally not worth the potential for a scout. However, with spell synergy, lingering influence can be well worth it as it makes the card impactful enough to justify inclusion.
Mgallop (1.0)
The fact that this can never be your first justice source is just brutal.
Peacekeeper's Helm
Average Rating: 3.0
Drifter (3.0)
While Peacekeeper's Helm doesn't provide much in the way of stats, the rebuke ability is very strong – paying 5 mana for a rebuke and a minor stat upgrade (but still often enough to enable attacks that you couldn't otherwise make) is generally a good deal. It's also a weapon that you don't mind running out a lot of the time in order to make good attacks with value creatures like Fearless Yeti or Brightmace Paladin.
Mgallop (3.0)
Note: this card gets significantly worse in multiples unless you're very aggressive because the first silence is nearly worth a card, but subsequent ones are more low impact.
Sharpened Reflex
Average Rating: 2.5
Drifter (2.5)
I've been very impressed with Reflex. It's very hard to play around a 1 mana trick and when the card is good, it's a total blow-out – providing a permanent stat increase to a unit, eating their unit and scouting. The card also combines extremely well with Brightmace Paladin and is very cheap spell synergy.
Spire Spellsword
Average Rating: 0.5
Drifter (0.5)
Having to play a spell a turn to make your Spellsword a reasonable body is just not really a feasible thing to do, especially when the body is not that exciting even when you do.
Arcane Defense
Average Rating: 0.5
Drifter (0.5)
Arcane Defense is kind of the bottom of the barrel of spell synergy – it's the definition of low impact and often rots in your hand without doing anything for many turns.
Bar the Gates
Average Rating: 0.0
Drifter (0.0)
This is not an effect that you want in draft at all – throwing away 2 power and a card to essentially do nothing is not where you want to be. Slowing your opponents down becomes a lot less impactful when you've just spent 2 power on a card and when it doesn't actually hinder them that much… if they have other cards to play in hand, they can just play those cards.
Isomorphic (0.5)
As usual with these bad spells, you should only consider running them if you have extreme spell synergy (3 wurmstones etc).
Average Rating: 1.0
Drifter (1.0)
Barricade is a very mediocre trick – the fact that it requires you to leave a blocker back, plays into their removal, costs 2 power to hold up and enables tribute for them means I don't like this card very much at all.
Isomorphic (1.5)
I think this is a decent trick in a more defensive deck in this format, since you often will have dedicated blockers like Canary lying around.
Average Rating: 1.0
Drifter (1.0)
Slow speed is very painful on this particular trick (which would be very good without it). Unless your deck is very aggressive or needs spell synergy badly, throwing away a card to potentially deal 6 damage IF they don't have a flier is not really where you want to be. About half the time, you don't actually have to throw away the card but this card is still situational and low impact and having to spend 2 mana on it rather than your advance your board is really not what an aggressive deck wants to do most of the time.
Mgallop (1.0)
It is worth noting that this card does get better if you have berserkers, especially big ones like Enraged Araktadon or Daring Rapscallion.
Ironfist Chancellor
Average Rating: 4.5
Mgallop (4.5)
The best way to think of this card is as a really good 7 drop, since you can usually play him and immediately get 2 4/4s and then get another one every turn and easily win, so he's sort of like a better pillar of amar. An important difference is that in extremis you can play him as a 2 drop, play him on 2 or 3 as a 4/4 with tribute, or play him with tribute on 4 and then activate him starting on 5.
Drifter (4.5)
I think playing this card early as a 4/4 with tribute won't be that unlikely since it can dominate the board early, be a huge threat and then you can immediately use the ability on 5 to get another 4/4 which might well be better than your other 5 mana plays. Even as early game, this card will be a lot better than your other options if you can tribute it.
Miner's Canary
Average Rating: 2.5
Mgallop (2.5)
This card matches up really well with the format. It blocks units in the early game while denying tribute, and it can effectively block all the common fliers in the format. It also can wear a weapon or a master at arms buff if you're in a board stall and need to do some damage. You dont want too many 0 attack units, but this dude is very useful.
Rilgon's Disciple
Average Rating: 3.5
Mgallop (3.5)
Disciple makes combat really unpleasant for your opponent, because if they dont block him and you have a combat trick, they often lose an intolerable amount of life, and if they do block him and you have a combat trick, they either lose a big unit, or you can play the trick on another unit and still trade while winning another combat. And this is a 2/3 for 2 which is a fine base case.
Average Rating: 2.0
Mgallop (2.0)
2/2s for 2 are pretty bad in this format, and the upside on this guy isn't really there because mark of shame is also quite bad. This sort of works as a tribute enabler, but J doesn't really have any tributes where this is worth it.
Drifter (2.5)
I'm slightly higher on Shamebearer since Mark of Shame disabling a flier in the late game can be very useful and enabling tribute with that can be a very strong play.
Vanquisher's Blade
Average Rating: 4.0
Mgallop (4.0)
If you spellcraft this, its absurd. If you don't, its a slightly harder to cast crownwatch longsword, so you should basically always spellcraft this, but 5 power for +2/+2 and kill a big unit is such value.
Workshop Tinker
Average Rating: 3.0
Mgallop (3.0)
This is what you want in a 2 drop in this format. Most importantly because in the late game, if you draw this you can convert a power into a tinker, and in the early game you can either discard a non-power to dig for power, or a power if you're flooding. Tinker is bad, but its often better than the worst card in your hand.
Auric Herdward
Average Rating: 0.5
Mgallop (0.5)
If you have spells matter stuff, this is a tolerable way of activating them and sometimes getting value out of countering a removal spell, but its mostly the world's worst protect, and protect was bad in limited.
Copperhall Bracers
Average Rating: 4.0
Mgallop (4.0)
The turn you play these and spellcraft them is going to be very unpleasant for your opponent. The spellcraft is cheap enough that you will usually use it, but sometimes you just want to play this on a Canary or Illumination Wisp and do a bunch of damage (and get a sigil).
Isomorphic (3.5)
It's worth noting that the opponent can respond to the Copperhall Blessing with fast removal, so this isn't as safe a play as it might appear at first.
Average Rating: 0.5
Mgallop (0.5)
Only in spells matter decks, and the warp does sort of help it there.
Flash (0.0)
Even in spells matter decks, 3 power for a spell is not where I want to be.
Drifter (0.0)
I feel like in having cards like this in spells matters decks, you still give up a lot of value in that you're 1 for 2ing yourself in order to get a wurmstone off. I can get behind cards like this when they do something along with enabling spell synergy, even something minor, but this one really doesn't.
Guard Dog
Average Rating: 2.5
Mgallop (2.5)
The doggy is very comparable to Highbranch Sentry from the last format. If you're on the play and your opponent trades 2 drops with you, this puts them under a lot of pressure, but its much worse on the draw, and 3/3s become pretty blah in the mid-late game of this format.
Herald of the Parliament
Average Rating: 4.0
Mgallop (4.0)
Probably the best uncommon in the format. 2/2 fliers for 3 are already good (although this one has an awkward influence cost) but the ultimate here is pretty insane in limited where 4/4 fliers are just game winners. If you can, you'd like to play and ultimate this for 7 to avoid getting silenced or killed, but don't do that if it hurts your curve too much. The +1/+1 is basically flavor text.
Isomorphic (4.0)
Uncommon Kothon.
Kosul Battlemage
Average Rating: 3.0
Mgallop (3.0)
This guy makes combat really difficult for your opponent because of the potential to play combat tricks on other dudes and get 2 for 1s. The biggest downside here is how much harder 3JJ is than 3J, since this unit loses a lot of value if you're casting it on turn 4 or 5.
Longhorn Treasurer
Average Rating: 3.0
Mgallop (3.0)
J has A LOT of endurance in this set, especially if you're Combrei, and if this guy turns on, he's as big as most 6 drops in the format. Even if you don't have an endurance guy, its still a 2/3 for 3, which is bad but not embarrassing, and one your opponent may have to spew removal on to avoid getting blown out by you playing a Workshop Tinker and attacking for 5.
Average Rating: 3.5
Flash (3.5)
The best Justice common in the format, hands down. Going turn 2 2-drop into turn 3 Master-at-arms is a real beating. Even if you were to draw this card later on, being able to put the buff on your biggest unit or flier can also be backbreaking for your opponent to deal with.
Reinforced Baton
Average Rating: 1.5
Flash (1.5)
This card is often a harder to cast AND more expensive Talon of Nostrix. The extra point of health rarely matters, but JJ and 3 power is a real cost. This is a card that I'll be pretty reluctant to have in my deck.
Rolant's Memorial
Average Rating: 1.5
Flash (1.5)
This card is pretty decent on the turn you play it, since it has a tribute like effect, and giving a unit +2/+2 is great. However, the issue is that in subsequent turns, your opponent would be playing around the effect. The relic is also dead if you don't have any spells in your void. Thus, despite being very powerful in the right deck, I'm quite reluctant to pick this card highly. I could see this working out in a loot-heavy, spell-heavy deck though, since you are able to activate the text without sacrificing a unit in combat.
Isomorphic (0.5)
I think this card requires too much and gives too little in return. You need lots of spells, but you also need units to die, but you also need good units in play to grow.
Saddle Up
Average Rating: 2.0
Flash (2.0)
3 power for a +4/+4 trick is not great. It is overcosted, and will rarely net you more value than a Finest Hour or Strength of Many. The secret to fast spells is that they get exponentially worse for each extra power they cost (a huge reason why entrapment was decently good at 3, but very bad at 4). In a similar vein, this card is just way too expensive for what it does.
Isomorphic (2.0)
Maybe I'll steal this space to mention that Entrapment got even worse in this set thanks to there being more/better nightfall cards and it enabling tribute for your opponent.
Warrant Officer
Average Rating: 1.0
Flash (1.0)
The fail case for this card is just too bad for most decks. A 0/3 for 3 is just depressing, and while being able to stun is good, stunning post combat is much worse since you are only removing the blocker for 1 turn, rather than 2.
Winchest Merchant
Average Rating: 3.5
Flash (3.5)
Merchants are great, and a 3 power 2/2 flier with no additional text is already playable as is. A 3 power 2/2 flier, with the Merchant ability is a easy snap pick out of most packs
Citywide Ban
Average Rating: 0.0
Flash (0.0)
4 power do-nothings are a great way to lose the game. To make matters worse, your opponent might not even draw the card you've banned. Talk about feelsbadman.
Geomar, the Steel Tempest
Average Rating: 4.0
Flash (4.0)
4 power 3/2 flier, with 2 relevant keywords is good, but what makes Geomar stand out is the additional text. This card is very hard for your opponent to block and attack into, and with the Lifesteal buff, racing against this is also not an option. Justice also has quite a few good tricks at <2 cost, making this card active a decent among of the time.
Graceful Calligrapher
Average Rating: 3.0
Flash (3.0)
A 3/4 for 4 is not exciting, but still a decent statline regardless. There is also somewhat of a small endurance matters sub-theme in the format, so that is another notch in it's favor. Endurance also helps it to wear buffs and weapons better.
Drifter (2.5)
I'm slightly lower on this card since there aren't really that many cards that benefit from endurance and a horned vorlunk doesn't attack well for very long so the endurance on this card often goes wasted (for example if your opponent has two 2/2s or a 3/3 and a 1/3).
Resolute Paladin
Average Rating: 1.5
Flash (1.5)
4/1 for 4 means it just rolls over to a stiff breeze. Being invulnerable to damage is nice, but being forced to play a fast spell to eat a 1/1 is not what I want from my 4 drops.
Drifter (2.0)
I think this card is a fine playable, rising to a 2.5 in Combrei. It combines well with sharpened reflexes, most tricks and predator's instinct effects in time and your Combrei decks are naturally going to have a lot of spells to enable this and it carries weapons quite well. I don't think enough decks have 1/1s just lying around to really hinder this.
Sheriff Marley
Average Rating: 4.0
Flash (4.0)
4/4 for 4 with Aegis is already a great starting point, and the ability just means that Sheriff Marley can often take over the board if unanswered. Flooding the board with 1/1s means that your opponent will almost never be able to push through on the ground.
Isomorphic (4.0)
It's easy to forget about the tribute effect given how much this card has going on, but it's nice upside as well…
Sheriff's Hat
Average Rating: 3.5
Flash (3.5)
The new Morningstar is almost as good as the old one. Trading overwhelm for the spellcraft Detain is perfectly acceptable. I expect this card to be played unkicked 50~60% of the time, but occasionally, Detain could help you force out awkward chump blocks on your opponent and prevent trades.
Isomorphic (3.5)
I think this is worse than Morningstar given how nice overwhelm is on huge weaponed units, but still very good.
Sky Crew
Average Rating: 2.0
Isomorphic (2.0)
A 2/4 for 4 is a passable midgame body and the ability can be very strong if you get to 8 power in a stalled board. That said, I feel like this card doesn't line up well in the format – stalls are usually broken earlier by powerful 6/7-cost spellcraft plays, and J is one of the most aggressive colors.
Drifter (2.5)
J can also be a very solid support colour for non-aggressive decks (in combrei, for example). The combination of blocking quite well and having a very strong late game effect that usually requires a silence (at a time where your opponent will hopefully have lots of things to silence) means I'm slightly higher on this card than the other reviewers. Also, having to spend 8 mana isn't as big a deal when you can often kill your opponents in just 1 or 2 activations.
Flash (2.0)
The main problem is that 8 power is A LOT in this format with lots of good power sinks and discard outlets. You also need the board to be sufficiently stalled such that you can afford to exhaust two units and spend 8 power. That said, this card gives you a lot of reach, and somewhat of an inevitability.
Crownwatch Recruiter
Average Rating: 1.5
Isomorphic (1.0)
The tribute here isn't very significant so this is mostly Jotun Warrior, but still this is fine filler if you want a somewhat defensive 5-drop unit.
Average Rating: 1.0
Isomorphic (1.0)
This is just too clunky… 5-cost removal that doesn't have that many targets in the format. Having dead cards in your hand is very bad, and this is dead a lot of the time.
Rampart Arbalest
Average Rating: 2.5
Isomorphic (2.5)
Compared with Downfall, this 5-cost removal card is rarely dead and has the potential to get a 2-for-1, though most often it will just kill one medium unit and gain some life.
Answer the Call
Average Rating: 0.5
Isomorphic (0.5)
You need this to play a 5/5 or so on average for this to be worth considering, and most draft decks won't come close since you need a combination of a lot of medium/big units and a lot of medium/big weapons.
End of the Story
Average Rating: 4.5
Isomorphic (4.5)
This is worse than Harsh Rule because sometimes you'll die or miss the best moment to sweep the board before you get to 6 power, but Warp does compensate for that partially by letting you play it a turn sooner when in topdeck mode. Regardless, the format is slow enough that a 6-cost sweeper is still great.
Heirloom Blade
Average Rating: 1.0
Isomorphic (1.0)
This is weak at full price and usually not worth sacrificing a unit to play for cheap. If you have a bunch of good sacrifice fodder (Grenadin Drone, Dark Wisp, Slumbering Stone) then this goes up, but it's still not a large payoff. Sanguine Sword is likely better than this.
Ironfist Archon
Average Rating: 3.5
Isomorphic (3.5)
This gives you inevitability if it sticks around, but it is very slow. Unless the board is actually stalled, you probably can't afford to activate this very frequently. A 5/5 body helps with stabilizing the board sometimes, but if you are being attacked by fliers then this is probably not going to search up blockers in time to help.
Silverwing Purgeleader
Average Rating: 3.0
Isomorphic (3.0)
This is tied (with Speardiver) for the largest non-rare flier in the format. 6-cost 3/4 flier might not sound like much if you are used to Stormcrashers and Cobalt Monuments, but we don't have those cards any more. Getting lifesteal some fraction of the time is very nice, but don't hesitate to play this without tribute.
Silverwing Augmentor
Average Rating: 2.0
Isomorphic (2.0)
This isn't a particularly exciting 7-drop, but if you want one then this does give a reasonable amount of value, pushing damage the turn you play it and leaving a solid body behind.
Unbreakable Alliance
Average Rating: 0.0
Isomorphic (0.0)
This doesn't do anything, and isn't even a good spells-matter enabler because of how expensive it is.
Sigvard, the Last Bastion
Average Rating: 1.5
Isomorphic (1.5)
This is a 5-cost 4/5 lifesteal that often isn't playable on turn 5, but I think it gets there often enough thanks to the high spell count in this format. This rating is approximately what I would give to a 6JJ 4/5 lifesteal.
Closing Thoughts
Set 4 Justice feels surprisingly aggressive, with cheap and powerful tricks from both packs (Finest Hour, Sharpened Reflexes, etc) and one of the best aggressive turn 3 plays (Master-at-Arms). That doesn't mean it can't play the long game though, with the one of the biggest flier in the format (Purgeleader, at common too!) and some amazing value-orientated bombs (Ironfist Archon, Sheriff Marley). This faction definitely feels well-rounded and pretty easy to draft. What are your experiences with Justice in this format? As always, let me know your thoughts on the reddit thread!
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We met many years ago when I was yet brand new on my job and in my career. She took me under her wing and pretty much taught me everything I know. I remember being a little timid at times and she would say to me, "come-on here, Jackson!" And then would push me, not lead me into whatever task needed completion.
This afternoon, she told me she is eighty nine years old and I felt like an infant announcing my upcoming fifty seventh birthday. We had a chuckle about it and she called me a baby; I didn't mind at all. Although, her body is now frail, her mind is ever sharp. We shared stories of yesteryear and today. She spoke of our days on the job and mentioned several people we worked with. We talked a bit about my mother, whom she was very close to and my son, whom she hasn't seen in years. I pulled up pictures for her on my phone so that she could see how my son has matured.
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Foreboding – FBI Raids Home of Clinton Foundation Whistleblower…
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The Daily Caller has an exclusive report tonight that is very troubling, and, unfortunately in alignment with a previous suspicion shared when it was first announced that John Huber was scheduled to testify to congress on December 5th.
According to the Daily Caller: FBI agents raided the home of a recognized Department of Justice whistleblower who privately delivered documents pertaining to the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One to a government watchdog, according to the whistleblower's attorney.
The Justice Department's inspector general was informed that the documents show that federal officials failed to investigate potential criminal activity regarding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Clinton Foundation and Rosatom, the Russian company that purchased Uranium One, a document reviewed by The Daily Caller News Foundation alleges.
The delivered documents also show that then-FBI Director Robert Mueller failed to investigate allegations of criminal misconduct pertaining to Rosatom and to other Russian government entities attached to Uranium One, the document reviewed by TheDCNF alleges. Mueller is now the special counsel investigating whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 election.
Make sure you read the entire article, because if the DOJ was intending to throw a bag over the entire Clinton Foundation investigation and cover-it-up, that raid is exactly what they would do. This is presumably the investigation that John Huber was/is controlling.
When congressman Mark Meadows reported that U.S. Attorney John Huber was scheduled to testify on
December 5th, 2018, CTH warned:
This could be a troubling indication because: (a) Huber wouldn't be able to testify about an ongoing criminal investigation; and (b) this framework would infer DOJ officials (above Huber) have made a determination -or agreed with his determination- that no legal liability is possible within the matters Huber reviewed. Link …
Report: U.S. Attorney John Huber Expected To Testify to House Oversight Subcommittee December 5th…
If the reporting of the raid by the Daily Caller is accurate; and given the nature of the timing for that raid; and accepting the at risk elements within the whistleblower case extended beyond Hillary Clinton to Robert Mueller; and noting how the SSCI was the recipient of the information/evidence as transmitted by Michael Horowitz; there is a solid appearance of the DOJ maneuvering to cover-up the underlying DOJ/FBI corruption by seizing -and controlling- all of the evidence. (What a rat's nest!!)


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Gay rights pioneer Phyllis Lyon, who with her longtime partner was among the first same-sex couples to marry in California when it became legal to do so in 2008, has died at her San Francisco home at the age of 95.
Ms Lyon lived life with "joy and wonder", said Kate Kendell, a friend and former executive director of the National Centre for Lesbian Rights.
She said Ms Lyon and her wife, Del Martin, were activists and mentors long before there was a movement or community.
"Before cellphones they always had their phone number listed in the phone book in case any young or terrified LGBTQ person needed help or support," she said. "And they fielded dozens of calls over the years."
Ms Lyon died on Thursday of natural causes, Ms Kendell said.
Ms Lyon was a journalist who met her lifelong love, Ms Martin, while working at a magazine in Seattle. The couple moved to San Francisco in 1953.
They co-founded with other lesbian couples the Daughters of Bilitis, a political and social organisation for lesbians. They published a national monthly for lesbians and, in 1972, a book called Lesbian/Woman.
California Governor Gavin Newsom referred to Ms Lyon's death during his daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, calling her one of his heroes.
Mr Newsom was the newly elected mayor of San Francisco in 2004 when he decided to challenge California's marriage laws by issuing licences to same-sex couples. His advisers and gay rights advocates had the perfect couple in mind to be the public face of the movement.
Ms Lyon and Ms Martin, who had by then been together for more than 50 years, were secretly swept into the clerk's office. They exchanged vows before a tiny group of city staff members and friends, according to a 2008 Associated Press story. Afterwards they went to lunch, just the two of them.
"Of course, nobody down there knew, so we were left to be by ourselves like we wanted to be," Ms Martin said. "Then we came home."
"And watched TV," added Ms Lyon.
A wedding portrait of the couple cradling each other in pastel-coloured trouser suits with their foreheads touching drew worldwide attention.
Later that year, the state Supreme Court voided the unions before overturning the state's ban on gay marriage in 2008. They married again, among the first couples to do so in the state. Ms Martin died weeks after their second wedding, aged 87.
Ms Lyon said at the time: "I am devastated to lose Del, but I take some solace in knowing we were able to enjoy the ultimate rite of love and commitment before she passed."
In 2015, the USSupreme Court legalised gay marriage.
California's political leaders expressed their sorrow on Thursday and thanked Ms Lyon – and her late wife – for their tireless efforts to make the city a better place.
"All those who were blessed to know Phyllis and Del remember the extraordinary love that they had for each other," said US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is from San Francisco.
"As we mourn the loss of our dear Phyllis, we find peace in knowing that she and Del are together again."
Phyllis Lyon was born on November 10 1924, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She grew up in Sacramento, California, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where she was editor of the heralded Daily Californian newspaper.
She was a police reporter in Fresno and a reporter at the Chico Enterprise-Record during the 1940s, according to Ms Kendell.
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MIAMI GARDENS — After a year and a half of planning, Florida Memorial University (FMU), in a June 29 groundbreaking ceremony, unveiled the renderings for its new dormitory buildings.
Named the "Living and Learning Residence," the four-building, 350-bedroom residency hall will be constructed on the land currently used for FMU's tree farm.
The facility is scheduled to open in August 2011, according to Sandra T. Thompson, FMU's interim president.
"It [the date] may be a little ambitious, but that's what we are hoping," Thompson said.
Located at 15800 NW 42nd Ave. in Miami Gardens, FMU is South Florida's only historically black university.
The new, suite-style bedroom dormitories there will include private bathrooms, lounges, a media center, a computer room, fitness rooms and kitchens.
"And right now, these things are not available to our students," said Barbara Edwards, executive assistant to FMU's president.
The buildings, Edwards said, will house some of the older students as well as honor students, and even a few faculty members.
"It's not just about learning, but a great living environment," she said.
Currently, FMU has two male and two female dorms, and houses about 750 students, Thompson said.
Right now, there may be three or sometimes as many as four students to a room, "especially for the girls," Thompson said. "And we are moving completely away from that style."
There are no plans for co-ed dormitories.
For years, FMU has wanted to construct additional residency halls, Thompson said, adding that the move will allow the school to increase its number of students while at the same time provide facilities for students that are currently unavailable.
The project is financed by the HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) Capital Financing Program, Edwards said. The organization presented FMU with a $28 million check during the ceremony.
"We had to submit documentation; prove that we are financially stable," Edwards said.
Of the $28 million that FMU received, $13 million is earmarked for the new residency halls. The $15 million balance will refinance the school's previous bond issue, according to Tony Valentine, FMU's vice president of business and fiscal affairs.
The goal of the capital financing program is to provide low-cost capital to finance improvements to the infrastructure of the nation's HBCUs, according to its website.
Specifically, the program provides HBCUs with access to capital financing or refinancing for the repair, renovation and construction of classrooms, libraries, laboratories, dormitories, instructional equipment and research instrumentation.
"We will also update the buildings we have on campus now," Thompson said.
Edwards described having the new buildings as "showing another level of advancement in terms of placing the university at a higher level of not only its attractiveness, but its ability to meet the needs of the students."
The additional space the project provides, Edwards said, coupled with the updated housing and facilities "will make a major impact on student retention and the kinds of services that can be provided."
She continued: "They [students] will be able to have lectures right in the building, and that speaks volumes about the university's progression."
Mary Williams, FMU's vice president of student affairs, said she feels that the new buildings will "heighten the students' level of engagement" because FMU is providing an atmosphere that says, 'We value their living as well as learning experience.'"
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Who Will Be Arsenal's Signing Of The Season?
Arsene Wenger's transfer activity, generally speaking, has been prudent at best. A keen believer of living within your means and keeping a tight rein on finances has allowed Arsenal to keep on the right side of Financial Fair Play and allowed them to move into their luxurious new home in North London.
Bigger Fish
More recently, however, Arsene has been making waves in the transfer market with some high profile signings as he bids to upset the odds in the Premier League title market. Last season, the marquee capture of Mesut Ozil for an eye watering £42m fee sent a message out that Arsenal meant business. While Wenger has followed that up, splashing out another £85-90m on the likes for Mathieu Debuchy, Danny Welbeck, Alexis Sanchez and Calum Chambers. But who will prove to be Arsenal's signing of the season?
Big hit
Alexis Sanchez, the £30m signing from Barcelona, is the obvious candidate after a string of match winning performances. The 5ft 6 Chilean attacking midfielder tops the Arsenal scoring charts with 18 goals in all competitions and has been the catalyst for the best part of Arsenal's season.
He arrived in North London as the Gunners' first signing of the summer and looked an ideal fit into Wenger's already bulging wealth of midfield talent. Sanchez, though, brings more than just skill and artistry to the table. He has a physical presence and the ability to play anywhere across the final third of the pitch.
It's almost as if 'Sanchez the footballer' was built specifically for the Premier League – a player with flair, skill and pace to bamboozle defences – while having the strength and power to withstand the sometimes physical nature of English football.
Sanchez's form (12 goals in 22 league games) and versatility has made him an irremovable figure from Wenger's starting XI – although Arsenal fans maybe worried about the one or two injuries he has picked up recently. Perhaps a sign of World Cup fatigue and the relentless start he made to life in England.
Solid defence
Closely followed into the Emirates over the summer was French defender Mathieu Debuchy – a £12m signing from Newcastle – who looks at ease in the red of Arsenal. A classy right back that has made a seamless transition into Wenger's first XI. Debuchy, if it wasn't for two nasty injuries suffered already this season, would surely be pushing Sanchez close as the clubs most consistent player.
Instead, the Arsenal fans have seen the 29 year-old Frenchman make just ten league appearances to date as he recovers from his latest setback – a dislocated shoulder suffered against Stoke last month.
Late capture
Another Premier League regular that joined Wenger's side over the summer was Danny Welbeck. The former Manchester United striker was deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford and, in some respects, feels much more suited to Arsenal's style of play than that of United.
Welbeck, despite all of his obvious talent and potential, can be a frustrating player to watch. He is a typical C+ student that should really be achieving A grades but lacks the confidence and consistency to reach that top level. Nevertheless, he proved his worth at the beginning of the season when netting a hat trick against Galatasaray in the Champions League and linked up well with Ozil in the 3-0 win at Villa Park. But, if given the chance, he really needs to grasp it with both hands.
Calum Chambers is up next and the £16m defender is as talented as he is inexperienced. Chambers only made 22 Premier League appearances for Southampton last season but that was enough to persuade Wenger to sign him up. The 20 year-old right sided defender has played perhaps more than Wenger would have liked, due to Debuchy's injury, but he has impressed with his eagerness to get forward and support as well as his versatility, being able to play as a centre back.
The one fly in the ointment was the performance against Stoke in the 3-2 defeat – it was a horror show for young Chambers after being blitzed in the opening 45 minutes and seeing red in the second half.
Meanwhile, Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina has made an encouraging start in North London. In five league appearances he has kept three clean sheets and the fans have warmed to the 26 year-old stopper – a chant of "Ooooooooossssssssssspinnnnnnna" has been ringing around the Emirates for every goal kick – although it remains to be seen whether he has the presence and stature to become the Arsenal number one.
Meanwhile, it's obviously too early to pass judgment on Paulista and Bielik. But it's highly unlikely either player could displace Alexis Sanchez as Arsenal's signing of the season.Follow oohtobeagooner on Facebook and Twitter for more latest Arsenal transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours.