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IDE disk drives do not automatically map out bad blocks like other drives supported by Solaris software. Before installing Solaris on an IDE disk, you might want to perform a surface analysis on the disk. To perform surface analysis on an IDE disk, follow this procedure.
Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
Boot to the installation media.
When you are prompted to select an installation type, select option 6, Single user shell.
Start the format(1M) program.
# format
Specify the IDE disk drive on which you want to perform a surface analysis.
# cxdy
Is the controller number
Is the device number
Determine if you have an fdisk partition.
If a Solaris fdisk partition already exists, proceed to Step 7.
If a Solaris fdisk partition does not exist, use the fdisk command to create a Solaris partition on the disk.
format> fdisk
To begin the surface analysis, type:
format> analyze
Determine the current settings, type:
analyze> config
(Optional) To change settings, type:
analyze> setup
To find bad blocks, type:
analyze> type_of_surface_analysis
Is read, write, or compare
If format finds bad blocks, it remaps them.
To exit the analysis, type:
analyze> quit
Determine if you want to specify blocks to remap.
If no, go to Step 13.
If yes, type:
format> repair
To exit the format program, type:
Restart the media in multiuser mode by typing the following command.
# exit


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Is Viann Zhang (張馨予) an absentminded person, or a crafty starlet staking out her territory so as to boost her career in the entertainment business? These two narratives — the former espoused by Zhang, the latter by pretty much everyone else — have been fodder for gossip rags and the blogosphere after the busty 24-year-old Chinese model and actress posted an intimate photo of herself on the microblog of Hong Kong actor Ron Ng (吳卓羲) a few weeks back.
The United Daily News and the Oriental Daily reported that angry Netizens have kept up a barrage of attacks on Zhang, who has only played minor roles in movies over the past year, claiming that the post was a stunt to garner attention. Zhang said she didn't intend to create a furor.
Ng came to her defense, and said he believed Zhang had "mistakenly" posted the photo on his blog while he was partying it up at a karaoke bar with, ironically enough, Hong Kong actor Raymond Lam (林?). Pop Stop readers will recall how Lam became material for gossip rags in April when his then girlfriend, Chinese model Mavis Pan (潘霜霜), leaked photos showing the pair together in bed — a ruse according to media reports to improve Pan's waning popularity. If it was a ploy to gain attention, it didn't work, and Pan eventually broke up with Lam because she found racy photos of him with other women on his mobile phone.
The coincidence wasn't lost on some members of the media, who speculated that Ng was in the process of dumping Zhang. Was she pulling a Pan?
"I'm totally unfamiliar with her," Zhang said.
Ng, for his part, has kept his mouth zipped shut by refusing to comment on whether or not they are still a couple. He said he had spoken to Zhang and that she had "learned her lesson."
But salacious photos of a naked Zhang and an ex-boyfriend soon appeared online, confirming for many that she'll do anything to gain attention. Adding fuel to the fire, Xinhuanet (新華網) reported that Zhang had once been married to a wealthy Chinese businessman, but later divorced him to date a film director so she could land plum roles. Zhang called the rumors ridiculous.
The spectacle reached a denouement over the weekend, when Netizens cursed one of Zhang's friends for defending her in an online post. "Give my friends a chance to have a nice Christmas, OK?" Zhang said.
Higher up on the celebrity food chain, Jolin Tsai (蔡依林) is experiencing her own photo issues, reported NOWnews. At a music awards ceremony, she told the assembled media that she didn't mind gossip hounds following her and boyfriend Vivian Dawson (錦榮), but asked them to "please print better looking photos."
In other showbiz news, some celebrities got into the Christmas spirit by giving to charity. The China Times reported that Taiwanese singer-actor Jerry Yan (言承旭) celebrated the completion of a hostel for low-income students built with his own funds and those donated by his fans. Meanwhile, Selina Jen (任家萱) auctioned off 50 signed copies of her recently released album, Dream a New Dream (重作一個夢), with the proceeds going to burn victims.
Other celebrities, however, were not so generous. The United Daily News reported that Hong Kong actor Benny Chan (陳浩民) has yet to fulfill a promise he made to donate to charity after he was accused of sexually harassing 19-year-old actress Rose Chan (陳嘉桓) .
In addition to blubbing apologies at a press conference and publishing mea culpas in newspapers in Hong Kong and China, Benny Chan promised to donate money to the End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation (護苗基金). However, actress Josephine Siao (蕭芳芳), who established the foundation in 1998, said at an event on Friday last week that he had yet to make good on his pledge.


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Williams Sonoma Smart Thermometer 2
Our ingenious tool makes it easy to plan and track cooking for an entire meal, from main dishes to sides to dessert. Now compatible with both iOS and Android mobile devices, our smart thermometer keeps you posted on an array of cooking details anywhere within range of your Wi-Fi connection. It uses your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android device to provide one-screen monitoring of temperature, cooking progress and time remaining. Schedule separate timers for side dishes and alerts for tasks like basting the turkey so everything gets to the table on time and perfectly cooked.
- Leave-in probe thermometer works with mobile app to monitor temperature, cooking progress and time remaining from anywhere using your iOS or Android smartphone or tablet.
- Patented anticipatory function gauges the internal temperature of food and displays the estimate remaining cooking time on your mobile device using your home's Wi-Fi network.
- Choose from preprogrammed settings for different types of meat and select your ideal doneness from rare to well-done, or add manual settings for specific temperatures.
- Create pop-up alerts for a variety of tasks based on the remaining cooking time of the main dish.
- State-of-the-art leave-in probe precisely gauges temperatures.
- Works as a standard probe thermometer (without remote device).
- Heat-resistant thermometer cable withstands grill temperature up to 716°F (380°C) for up to 1 hour.
- Use the app to store favorite recipes and log on from multiple devices to retrieve your cooking history.
- Designed for use with iOS 7. 0 or later, Android 4.0 or later and all WiFi CERTIFIED™ routers.
- Additional Smart Thermometer technical support available by calling 888-509-0015 between 7am and 9pm ET.
Dimensions & More Info
Thermometer includes:
- Smart thermometer with a rechargeable lithium polymer battery
- Temperature probe with heat-resistant thermometer cable (replacement probe with cable sold separately)
- Adapter
- USB cable
More Information:
- Rechargeable thermometer with battery level indicator
- WiFi-enabled with signal strength indicator.
- App starts a 10-minute "resting" timer to help meat retain juices when cooking time is up.
- Probe placement display screens show you exactly where to place the probe to ensure the most accurate readings for different types of protein.
- Use the app to seamlessly share pictures on Facebook and Twitter and save recipe notes, cooking times and photos.
- Replacement temperature probe and thermometer cable available (sold separately).
- Thermometer base: 5 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 3" high
- Probe cable: 45" long
- Probe: 4 1/4" long
- Designed and developed USA; made in China.
Use & Care
- Designed for use with iOS 7.0 or later & Android 4.0 or later.
- Download the Williams-Sonoma smart thermometer app from the iTunes store or Google Play store.
- Made for most WiFi CERTIFIED™ routers.
- Charge the smart thermometer for a minimum of 3 hours before attempting to connect it to your home's Wi-Fi network.
Safety Warnings
- The stainless-steel probe and wires will get hot. Always wear heat-resistant gloves when handling.
- Keep the probe and wires away from children.
- Do not use probe in a microwave oven.
- Do not expose the thermometer base to direct heat.
- Not intended for children under 12 years old.
- Clean the probe after each use.
- Wash the stainless-steel probe with hot soapy water and dry thoroughly.
- Do not immerse the probe in water while cleaning.
- Do not expose the probe plug to water or other liquids. This will result in bad connections and faulty readings.
- Wipe the thermometer base with a damp cloth; do not immerse in water.
- To avoid damage, do not use harsh cleaning agents or abrasive cleaners.
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UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 3–5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
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For an additional charge of $26 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Orders received by 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
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At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
For all cutlery returns (knife sets, single knives, cutting boards, knife sharpeners and knife storage), please contact us at 888.922.4108 to initiate the return.
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Cat Adoptions - Zoey's Place Rescue - Belmont
Pet Adoption Day
FREE FOOD with every Pet Adoption (up to a $25 value per adoption)
Zoey¹s Place rescue is based out of Long Beach, CA and was created in 2012 when the founder started working in L.A and a stray family had settled in the business warehouse. One litter at a time, one discarded stray cat at a time, with dedicated care and love, we have saved as many lives as we could and do not wish to grow further than we can handle. Our mission is to give the best care to all of our rescues and never have to settle because of financial burdenso we won¹t rescue as much as others but our fosters are the happiest most well taken care of cats around!
We also conduct TNR in our colony in L.A and have so far spayed/ neutered about 30 cats in that area alone, contributing to fixing the over population problems.
We currently have 40 cats in rescue, 30 of which are kittens under 3 months old.


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Petraeus Will Testify Behind Closed Doors on Benghazi
(WASHINGTON) -- Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify at a closed-door session of Congress to answer questions about September's terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. Still, he will likely also be asked about new revelations that his alleged mistress, Paula Broadwell, is suspected of storing classified military material at her home.
Petraeus had been reluctant to testify following his resignation as CIA chief, but pressure had been growing in Congress for him to appear.
The former general has agreed, sources told ABC News, to testify on Thursday.
A source familiar with the case also told ABC News that Broadwell admitted to the FBI that she took documents from secure government buildings. The government demanded that they all be given back, and when federal agents descended on her North Carolina home Monday night, it was a pre-arranged meeting.
Prosecutors are now determining whether to charge Broadwell with a crime.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2013Department: Youth Council Newsletter
Yakety YAC is a publication by the Winston-Salem Youth Advisory Council (YAC) and the Human Relations Department that highlights YAC programs and local issues pertinent to high school students.
The Spring 2013 Issue
YGA Grand for WSYAC, Through the Lens: WSYAC Hosts State Youth Conference, Thirty-Third Annual Student Awards Banquet.
YAC Newsletter Spring 2013 [pdf]
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Life threw us a curve ball this past weekend when my mom (who is 80) fell and broke her leg. Witnessing her in pain at the ER was almost more than I could bear ~ I wanted to wave a magic wand and wish us out of there.
Nonetheless, the events of the past few days reminded me all over again how I should be thankful for the most simplest things. So I awoke this morning recognizing how my comfy bed cradled me in its squishiness and I made an extra effort to notice the crispness of the sheets and how they felt cool on my skin.
I indulged myself with an extra long shower and was grateful for the hot stream of water that splashed on my face. Nothing helps me wake up quicker.
Even a kitchen sink full of dirty dishes was a welcomed sight. I'm glad my family's tummies are always full.
Later, the menial task of folding a load of laundry was especially therapeutic as I acknowledged the warmth of clean clothes straight from the dryer.
Ordinarily, the yucky mess the swallows make on our back porch would annoy me to some degree, but not today. Instead, I'm happy to see the swallow family has returned ~ a sign of new life and new beginnings.
And last but certainly not least, I'm grateful to share Mom is on the mend. She made it through surgery successfully and is getting better everyday!
Hoping curve balls aren't being hurled your way today ~ so thankful for you too!
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Assists with the selling of Stryker Instruments Orthopaedic Insstruments products in accordance with budgeted objectives and to obtain maximum profitability and volume in relation to pre-set standards. Key responsibilities include:
- Educates and informs doctors, nurses, and appropriate staff personnel as to the proper use and maintenance of Stryker Orthopaedic Insstruments Products
- May direct product evaluations in OR and office settings
- May assist in the preparation and operation of trade shows, conventions, and/or clinical meetings
- Keeps Sales Representative informed of territory progress on a regular basis
- Solves product problems for customers in an expeditious fashion
- May assist in the training and development of sales personnel
- Must understand and adhere to all OR and pertinent OSHA guidelines when conducting a product evaluation
- Must exhibit a base understanding of computers for best utilization of Stryker SIS program
- Must adhere rigidly to all GMP policies and procedures as stipulated by the FDA
- Provide coverage for FMLA or extended leave of absence for Sales Representatives in the area as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
- Must be able to communicate with large groups of people
- Must be able to drive an automobile
- Must be able to readily solve customer complaints
- Must have fundamental command of all products and be able to disseminate this knowledge to the customer
- Must be able to analyze territory market potential prioritize call patterns accordingly
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- 1-2 years in an outside sales position (medical sales or b2b is preferred)
- Bachelors Degree from an Accredited university a must
- Field sales training--In field training
Stryker will provide:
- In-house product training program
- Computer training
Learn more about the Orthopaedic Insstruments Products: http://www.stryker.com/en-us/Divisions/Surgical/index.htm
Work From Home: YesTravel Percentage: NoneStryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.


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AT&T wireless customers report massive outage
Users can't make phone calls
AT&T customers throughout the Kansas City metro and beyond reported problems using their wireless devices Thursday morning.
AT&T customers on KMBC's page on Facebook reported that they could not make phone calls or send text messages on their wireless devices.
"My cellphone was not working this morning," said AT&T customer Marne Close. "I could not get it to dial anything."
"It was telling me I wasn't able to connect with my service when I got to check my email account and I kept thinking it was the battery," said customer Valerie Williams.
It appeared its Internet service was not affected.
Customers came to the AT&T store in Westport to try to have their issues resolved and learned that the problem was not with their phones.
Twitter users from as far away as Wichita, Kan., reported having problems.
Customers were asked to be patient, something that Tiffany Goddard said wasn't easy.
"We don't have a land line, so everything's attached to my cellphone, every single thing I do," she said. "Without my cellphone, I basically feel like I can't even exist."
The Missouri Highway Patrol uses AT&T and reported some outage issues Thursday, but said it didn't pose any major problems.
"Earlier today, some customers in Kansas and western Missouri may have experienced issues with 3G wireless services. AT&T technicians quickly worked to resolve the issue, and service is currently running normally. We apologize for any inconvenience to our customers," an AT&T spokesman said in a statement.
The statement did not say what caused the problem.
The outage appeared to hit about 9:30 a.m. Some users reported that service was restored about 11:30 a.m.


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Publications Tagged: failing states
- Added June 01, 2005
- The Strategic Implications of the Rise of Populism in Europe and South America . Authored by Dr. Steve C. Ropp.
- Are U.S. policy planners adequately prepared to deal with a potential future burst of populist turbulence in Europe or South America? Steve C. Ropp looks at this understudied phenomenon and offers some suggestions to strategic planners for mitigating its effects on the global democratic core of representative democracies.


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You've just had a motor repaired or purchased a replacement, and you're about to connect it. What critical task must be performed for the correct operation of the motor's connected load? That's right: Determining the motor's correct rotation.
We all know that the direction of rotation of a 3-phase motor can be changed by reversing two of its stator leads. This interchanging, if you will, reverses the direction of the rotating magnetic field within the motor.
If we know that the connected load will not be affected by the motor's reverse rotation, we can temporarily power the motor and observe its direction of rotation. If it's the wrong direction, we can simply interchange any two line leads.
But what can we do if the connected load would be damaged with the motor's reverse rotation? We have to determine the correct rotation before the motor is connected to its load. We can temporarily power the motor while it's uncoupled from its load and observe its direction of rotation. And, after making the lead interchange, if required, the motor then can be coupled to its load. There's another option, one that's less time consuming and more efficient.
Using a phase rotation meter
A phase rotation meter, through the use of its six terminal leads, compares the phase rotation of two different 3-phase connections. Three leads, labeled "A," "B," and "C," are connected to the test unit's side labeled "MOTOR." Three other leads are labeled the same but are connected to the test unit's other side, which is labeled "LINE." The meter also has a zero-center voltmeter, with one side labeled "INCORRECT" and the other labeled "CORRECT."
First, you "zero" the meter per the manufacturer's instructions. Then you position the meter's selector switch to "MOTOR" and connect the three MOTOR leads to the motor's leads. Finally, you hand-turn the motor's shaft in the desired direction while watching the voltmeter, which immediately will swing to the CORRECT or INCORRECT direction. A special note: Although the needle will swing in the opposite direction after the shaft stops turning, you should use the voltmeter's first indication as to the status of rotation direction.
If you're lucky and the first connection configuration is correct, you label the motor's leads "A," "B," and "C" to coincide with the connected leads from the phase rotation meter.
Suppose you're unlucky and the voltmeter reads INCORRECT. Then you should swap any two of the MOTOR leads and hand-turn the motor shaft again. Now, the voltmeter should read CORRECT, and you should label the motor's leads "A," "B," and "C" to coincide with the connected leads from the phase rotation meter. You're not done yet, though, with the motor installation.
Determining rotation of power source line
Now, you have to verify the rotation of the line supplying power to the motor. Your phase rotation meter can be used here, also.
After deenergizing the motor's power feeder and applying required lockout/tagout devices, you position the unit's selector switch to "LINE" and connect the three LINE leads to the feeder. Then, energize the feeder and watch the voltmeter.
If you're lucky again and the voltmeter reads CORRECT, you label the power feeder leads "A," "B," and "C," after the feeder is deenergized and with lockout/tagout devices again installed, to coincide with the connected LINE leads from the phase rotation meter.
If you're unlucky again, you deenergize the motor's power feeder and apply required lockout/tagout devices, and swap any two LINE leads. With the feeder reenergized, the voltmeter will read CORRECT. Now, you can label the feeder conductors "A," "B," and "C" to coincide with the connected LINE leads from the phase rotation meter.
All that's left to do is to match the labeled motor leads with the labeled power feeder conductors and make the required connections. The motor will run with the right rotation.
Another phase rotation meter application
Just as we verified rotation of a motor and its power source, we can do the same for two separate power sources. Suppose you've constructed a temporary service with overcurrent protective devices while changing out an existing switchboard or panelboard. Obviously, the temporary power's rotation must be the same as that of the existing service in order for any connected motors to run in the right direction.
After making all lockout/tagout requirements, you first connect the LINE leads of the phase rotation meter to the load side of the existing service switch, which is in the open position. Then, with the device in the closed position, you check the phase rotation meter's voltmeter. If it reads CORRECT, put the service disconnect device in the open position and label the load side conductors to coincide with the connected LINE leads from the phase rotation meter. If the voltmeter reads INCORRECT, swap two LINE leads, and make the appropriate labeling on the load side conductors.
Next, before connecting the temporary service to the existing load, you connect the phase rotation meter's LINE leads to the line side of the temporary service. With the temporary service disconnect in the open position, close the existing service disconnect and view the voltmeter. If it reads CORRECT, label the temporary service line leads to coincide with the connected LINE leads from the phase rotation meter. If the voltmeter reads INCORRECT, swap any two LINE leads and make the appropriate labeling.


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Japanese Traditional Music Ensemble to Perform Monday• March 30, 2005 Share:
Wabash College will be treated to a performance by a well-known Japanese traditional music ensemble on Monday.
The Sankyoku Trio will perform at 4:15 p.m. in the Korb classroom in the Fine Arts Center.
The Trio is exemplar of the high classical art music of the Edo and Meiji periods of Japan. The trio was formed from a confluence of interest in presenting, in America, the rarely seen and heard 'sankyoku' (three musics).
There are three classical instruments, koto, shakuhachi and shamisen performing the 'jiuta' ensemble music which was composed during the cal Edo period (1630-1868). That period was an unprecedented evolution in Japan's musical arts.
The trio will give those in attendance an opportunity to see and hear instruments and traditions which demonstrate a modern day musical vitality that can trace its lineages throughout the vicissitudes of the history of one of the longest-lived cultures on Earth.
The trio has recently performed at the University of Kansas and University of Colorado among others.
The performance is being sponsored by Wabash's Visiting Artists Committee.


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Investigators are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who used a fake badge to present himself as a police officer to a woman he later sexually assaulted, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
A woman was walking along Monterey Road about 2:30 a.m. the morning of Feb. 1 when she accepted a ride from a man driving a white 1990s-model Dodge Durango, the Sheriff's Office said.
The driver identified himself as a police officer and flashed a blue-and-gold "shield type badge," then threatened to arrest the woman if she did not obey him. He then drove her to an unspecified parking lot and sexually assaulted her.
The Sheriff's Office released a sketch of theman, describing him as a Latino in his late 30s to early 40s, between 5-foot-4 and 5-foot-6, between 140 and 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, with a muscular build and bowl-style haircut.
Also released was a surveillance image of the attacker's SUV, which the victim said contained a black jacket with the word "SECURITY" emblazoned across the back.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact sheriff's investigators at 408-808-4500 or leave an anonymous tip at 408-808-4431.
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.


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Kerry Urges Kurds To Save Iraq From Collapse
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held crisis talks with leaders of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Tuesday urging them to stand with Baghdad in the face of a Sunni insurgent onslaught that threatens to dismember the country.
Iraqi security forces fought Sunni armed factions for control of the country's biggest oil refinery 200 km (120 miles) north of Baghdad, under threat for nearly two weeks since militants overran northern cities.
Kerry flew to the Kurdish region after a day in Baghdad on an emergency trip through the Middle East to rescue Iraq after a lightning advance by Sunni fighters led by an al Qaeda offshoot, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. U.S. officials believe that persuading the Kurds to stick with the political process in Baghdad is vital to keeping Iraq from splitting apart.
"If they decide to withdraw from the Baghdad political process it will accelerate a lot of the negative trends," said a senior State Department official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
Kurdish leaders have made clear that the settlement keeping Iraq together as a state is now in jeopardy.
"We are facing a new reality and a new Iraq," Kurdish President Massoud Barzani said at the start of his meeting with Kerry. Earlier, he blamed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's "wrong policies" for the violence and called for him to quit, saying it was "very difficult" to imagine Iraq staying together.
The 4 million Kurds, who have ruled themselves within Iraq in relative peace since the U.S. invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, have seized on this month's chaos to expand their own territory, taking control of rich oil deposits.
Two days after the Sunni fighters launched their uprising by seizing the north's biggest city Mosul, Kurdish troops took full control of Kirkuk, a city they consider their historic capital and which was abandoned by the fleeing Iraqi army.
The Kurds' capture of Kirkuk, just outside the boundary of their autonomous zone, eliminates their main incentive to remain part of Iraq: its oil deposits could generate more revenue than the Kurds now receive from Baghdad as part of the settlement that has kept them from declaring independence.
Some senior Kurdish officials suggest in private they are no longer committed to Iraq and are biding their time for an opportunity to seek independence. In an interview with CNN, Barzani repeated a threat to hold a referendum on independence, saying it was time for Kurds to decide their own fate.
Washington has placed its hopes in forming a new, more inclusive government in Baghdad that would undermine the insurgency. Kerry aims to convince Kurdish leaders to sign on.
In Baghdad on Monday Kerry said Maliki assured him the new parliament, elected two months ago, would sit by a July 1 deadline to start forming a new government. Maliki is fighting to stay in power, under criticism for the ISIL-led advance. Baghdad is racing against time as the insurgents consolidate their grip on Sunni provinces. The past three days saw Baghdad's forces abandon the entire western frontier with Jordan and Syria, leaving Sunni fighters in control of some of the most important trade routes in the Middle East.
For the insurgents, capturing the frontier is a dramatic step towards the goal of erasing the modern border altogether and building a caliphate across swathes of Iraq and Syria.
An Iraqi government official said troops had recaptured two border crossings but Sunni fighters said they still held them.
U.S. President Barack Obama has offered up to 300 American advisers to Iraq but held off granting a request by Maliki's Shi'ite Muslim-led government for air strikes.
The insurgency has been fuelled by a sense of persecution among many of Iraq's Sunnis, including armed tribes who once fought al Qaeda but are now battling alongside the ISIL-led revolt against Maliki's Shi'ite-led government.
Maliki's State of Law coalition won the most seats in the election in April but still needs support from rival Shi'ite factions as well as Kurds and Sunnis to keep him in power.
Some State of Law figures have suggested they could replace Maliki to build a government around a less polarising figure, although Maliki's allies say he has no plan to step aside.
His main foreign sponsors, Washington and Tehran, have both called for a swift agreement on an inclusive government, suggesting they may be ready to abandon the combative 64-year-old Shi'ite Islamist after eight years in power.
Maliki has put himself at odds with the Kurds, who accuse him of reneging on promises made in exchange for their backing to stay in power after the last election in 2010. Relations are now characterised by deep mistrust, but the State Department official said Washington hopes the Kurds can be wooed back.
"If we are to have a chance … to use this process of forming a new government to reset the political foundation here, the Kurds have to be a critical part of that process, and we think they will be," the senior State Department official said.
Over the past year, the Kurds have signed oil deals with Turkey and late last year completed their own export pipeline, despite opposition from both Baghdad and Washington.


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I love the fact that the border of ALL scans can be shrinked simultaneously (in fusion, select all scan, then right click and select "Shrink scan border).
But I need to repeat the function a few times to reduce the scan border enough to have a minimum overlapping and avoid stretched edges of scans.
It would be nice to have a parameter for this option.
I don't know how the feature works now, but I could imagine simply an option 2x, 3x, 4x.


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Site repair: Hold that online health application
WASHINGTON The application page of the troubled health insurance website is offline until Sunday morning.
The Health and Human Services Department says a technology team will be working on HealthCare.gov, so people won't be able to apply or enroll through the site.
That part of the site will be down from about 9 p.m. Saturday to about 9 a.m. Sunday.
The government says people can apply for coverage through the health marketplace call center - 1-800-318-2596. That's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The federal website locked up the day it went live, Oct. 1, and has been cranky since. It's been taken down for maintenance before - usually for a few overnight hours.
The administration has said it's aiming to have HealthCare.gov humming along by month's end.


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Resets not working?
is anyone else having trouble with resets not showing up in the downloadable area?
i've just reset my MFD for genesis, and the stalker girl boots, and it takes me to my downloadable products with a little message saying your products have been reset.....but they are not there.
i reset my DS pro Hiro 5 bundle the other day, and that's all that is showing in the downloadable area.
Is it just me?
Just bought some stuff in the store and it's not showing up in the download area either.
Yes there seems to be a fault as others have mentioned this already. The only thing we can do is wait for Daz3D to open for business. chohole has made a note to mention this to them when they get in.
thanks Szark - didn't realize others had posted about it already. At least I know it's not just me. :D
Well actually it wasn't quite the same problem, but I am aware now, and have confirmed that this problem is happening, so will Flag this up as well.
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Arr it was close enough to be a similar problem chohole..... ;) And don't beat me with that club again please...I haven't recovered from last time.
Yes, could probably be part of the same problem I admit. :coolsmirk:
And I keep telling you, the club is mainly for the hamsters, as long as you are a good boy you are safe.Post edited by Chohole on
Thank you, chohole and Szark. So nice of you folks, always looking out and taking care for us.
LOL I knew I should have never put that hamster suit on
BlackFeather1973 I think i can safely say from both of us, it is our pleasure to help out......sometimes. ROFLOL
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Has anyone had any problems with the download page today ...... (ducks as large club swooshes past my head)
Oh are you another one dressing up in a Hamster suit? My aim must be slipping.
Sorry to disrupt the fun, would you like to check again, see if it is working for you
my order has appeared and downloading now, thanks Pam. Though I hadn't realised quite how many files are in the Aiko 3 Mega Pack :)
Working fine now, thanks.
OK, not quite as many files as I thought, I have at least 3 sets of the same files in my downloads :)
oh fun
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Hmm, I had that happen a couple of times in the last month — all downloads in two separate purchases appeared in the Downloads page twice. Annoying, especially when we have the more-than-slightly disordered state of the Downloads page anyway...
lost the ebots for this thread - just checked and my resets are now showing up! Thanks DAZ and thanks Chohole!
I just got a new laptop on the weekend - I murdered my other one by thinking it needed a drink.....- and I've decided now that I have a completely clean install of DS 4, I'm just going to reset and redownload a heap of products I want, rather than just transferring the data folder and other folders over.
Wish me luck! *laughs*


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My grammar books sometimes says the reason for using "in order to(so as to)" instead of "to~" is
to clarify a purpose, and sometimes it's a formal usage. Which is correct?
1. He went to Beijing to learn Chinese.
2. He went to Beijing in order to(so as to) learn Chinese.
I don't see that in order to is more formal than to. I do use it when writing to non-native speakers when I think it will make things clearer, though.


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Last week we published an article about Washington Beer Festival, which begins tomorrow at Brouwers Cafe. Brouwers will be clearing every single tap in the house for Washington brewers and matching the exquisite beer offerings with some locally sourced food options.
If you want to check up on the event as it develops, check out Brouwers' website. But, the bar released its initial version of the tap list. We are speechless.
Here it is. We have underlined a few that you should probably give a try!
Anacortes Tenth Anniversary, AnacortesBig Al Alt Bier, SeattleBig Time Big Dance, SeattleBirdsview Cardiac Arrest Strong Brown Ale, ConcreteBlack Raven All Washington Fresh Hop, RedmondBoundary Bay Imperial Oatmeal Stout, BellinghamChuckanut Pilsner, BellinghamDer Blokken Sacred Hop IPA, Bremerton (fairly sure this is their first visit across the Sound)Diamond Knot Whip Ale, MukilteoDick's Bottleworks RyePA, CentraliaElliot Bay Mashing Pumpkin, Seattle / BurienElysian The Great Pumpkin, SeattleEmerald City Dotties, SeattleFlyers Proptoberfest, Oak HarborFremont Harvest Saison, SeattleGeorgetown Choppers, SeattleHales Super goose, SeattleHarmon ESB, TacomaHood Canal Dosewallip, KingstonIron Horse Fresh Hop, EllensburgLaht Neppur Piper Canyon Scotts Ale, WaitsburgLazyboy Big Double Trouble, EverettMaritime Bosuns Black Porter, SeattleNaked City Fresh Hop Saison, Seattle (have yet to try; got to love the creativity)New Belgium Trip VI, Seattle / Fort CollinsNorth Sound Brewing Hop Chops IPA, Mount Vernon (loved the first few things i had from them)North Sound Brewing X-batch Single Hop IPA, Mount VernonNorthern Lights IPA, SpokaneOdin Smokey Bacon, Seattle (people have loved this!)Palouse Falls Crimson Pride Amber, PullmanParadise Creek Dirty Blonde, PullmanParadise Creek Over the Hop, Pullman (ummm? who?!)Peaks Trainwreck, Port AngelesPike Double IPA, SeattlePort Townsend Green Tea Golden, Port TownsendRam Northgate Locavore Fresh Hop, SeattleRed Hook Eisbock, WoodinvilleRiver Port BullseyePA,Clarkston (again, who?!)Rogue Issaquah CASK Belgian Pale, IssaquahRogue Issaquah Wet Frog , IssaquahSchooner Exact CASK Cascade Dry-Hopped 3 Grid, SeattleSchooner Exact Fresh Hop, SeattleSeven Seas Ballz Deep, Gig HarborSilver City Blonde, SilverdaleSilver City Fat Bastard, SilverdaleSkaggit Black Jack Lager, Mount VernonSkaggit Gospel IPA, Mount VernonSkookum Mule Strong Ale, Arlington (loved the few things ive had from them; strong = interesting)Snipes Two Fresh, SunnysideSnoqualmie Belgian Wit, SnoqualmieThree Skulls Coconut Porter, Seattle (every coconut porter i've had has killed)
Two Beers Pumpkin Spice, SeattleTwo Beers Summer Hop, SeattleYakima Brewing Ipa 1, Yakima
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"What I said about Safed is my personal stance. It means nothing about giving up the right of return," he said, claiming the Israeli news network had deliberately edited his statement to misrepresent him.
Palestinian officials claimed the phrasing was a linguistic slip by the president who was interviewed in English rather than Arabic.
More: Mahmoud Abbas denies that he has given up on Palestinian right of return - Telegraph
Does linguistic slip mean slip of the tongue, mistranslation, or error?
I'm not a teacher yet, but I am studying a Bachelor of Education with an English Literature major at Charles Sturt University, in NSW, Australia.


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6 Ways to Start Sharing
Resource-sharing can be deeply fulfilling, but also frustratingly difficult, especially at the outset.
On a recent blog post, someone asked me, "What do you do if you live in a conservative Midwestern town, not a hip coastal city, where sharing is seen as a threat or a huge no-no? I've had Midwesterners tell me, oh, no, people will never share cars. Or if you share tools, someone will steal them or break them. That's the mentality. How do you overcome this?"
Great question! How do you begin? If you happen not to be in one of those hotbeds of sharing innovation like Portland, Berkeley/Oakland, or Brooklyn, how do you start sharing (and with whom) in a way that gives you the most chance of success?
Here are a few ideas on getting started…
First, get in tune with the sharing that already happens around you. Sometimes we don't have to buck trends or pester neighbors in order to start sharing. Remember when you gave a friend a ride to the airport? Or shared oranges from your tree with a next-door neighbor? Or participated in a bake sale at your church? Or even checked a book out from the library? Not everyone formalizes it by calling it resource-sharing, but we share informally all the time. Notice these sharing behaviors; champion them; build on them.
Second, decide if you're a natural starter, or a joiner. To get resource-sharing beyond the 'borrow a cup of sugar from a neighbor' stage requires a bit of research, planning and oversight. Not to mention some cajoling. Are you the kind of person who enjoys spearheading this kind of effort? If so, dive in. If not, consider partnering with someone who is. But don't worry. Once a sharing group (a childcare co-op, buying club, tool lending library) is up and running it needs less "starting" and more "tending." Many groups who reach this point choose to spread the ongoing management responsibilities among members.
Third, save time and start efforts with people and institutions that do not need to be convinced. This idea makes sense especially for folks in rural areas. Many institutions like churches, schools, community centers, and libraries hold values—and have actual physical space—that supports sharing. Develop sharing programs inside these strongholds and work outwards.
Fourth, use saving money as a reason for getting started. Few can resist this practical excuse to start sharing. Show friends or neighbors, on paper, how much money you'll all save if you share.
A Different Kind of Ownership Society
Innovative strategies for cooperative local ownership make it possible for prosperity to be shared as well as sustainable.
Fifth, sit down together and talk. Face time (especially over food) is the key to community-building and neighborhood-based resource-sharing. Have a potluck! Sit down with a few neighbors, extended family members or friends, share a meal, and simply talk about this topic. You'll likely be amazed by the ideas that come up, the feelings of goodwill that arise, and the sense of rightness that will emerge from this experience, as if everyone is taking a deep breath—ahhhhhhh. We humans are communal by nature, and this may very well feel like coming home.
And finally, stay inspired. Creating a resource-sharing based society will take time. The more passionate we are about the benefits of resource-sharing and community-building, the more stamina we'll have.
Got more tips on getting started? Let us know!


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why are the official sites always bulky flash things ;-;;
prty lookin stuff, tho.
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why are the official sites always bulky flash things ;-;;
prty lookin stuff, tho.
Welcome to the era of yesterday -_-
I love how you're always I SAW THIS BEFORE YOU, YOU'RE USELESS but you never link to any of the stuff ~
not all of us are enough of a corporate whore to refresh every section of IGN every 30 minutes.
if you're so I'M THE ON-TOP-OF-IT NEWSMAN, you could always link to relevant things before people do.
I check it a few times a day, and I linked to it in chat before ^T^
Also: check for the link that says WarioWare is a launch title!
I agree. For example, i didnt know the official site. Thx Sarah.Originally Posted by Sarah
I was able to pull the music from my temporary internet files. The site actualy plays 2 different mp3s. There both about 3 min long. Not sure if there's any more.Originally Posted by terra child
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Cool, thanks for the site, I didnt know about it. Only 29 days until the OFFICIAL site is released which should be good.
"Tell me what you cherish the most....give me the pleasure of taking it away"
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Who ever makes these sites must have so much free time!!! i wish i could waste away the years of my life like that.
Yeah... what's with the count down? Are they schedualed that precisely, or is it all already coded, and they're just waiting to put it up, just to make people wait... methodically of course.
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I have recently heard that the pal release has been moved back to feb 07?
And that music is so ripped from vagrant story(which was also set in ivalice dontcha know)
suikoden vi needs to come out now
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Wow! The official english site looks awsome. And they brought back the logo wall-scroll looking thingie that drops down in the center.
This makes me want to play tactics again, even though the two games probably have nothing to do with each other aside from the name Ivalice.
Oh, I assure you there are more similarities between both games other then Ivalice. I think this is why I'm going to love this game so much.
Yes, but the question to answer will be, "Are the similarities material, or just superficial?" If I can't see any common storyline other than being set in the same world and having a few of the same places,then being set in the same world is next to meaningless.


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Rietzl Bumps His Way to the Top
March 24-25, 2012
Rietzl's MVP for the final match was a card he had listed as the worst card in his Sealed deck – the deceptive yet blunt, Bump in the Night. Locals David Hernandez, Mario Flores, and Gustavo Nuñez rounded out a Top 8 with Craig Wescoe, Gottlieb Yeh and Pascal Maynard who all grabbed a couple more Pro Points going into the ever-approaching World Magic Cup. However, it's Rietzl who to be the happiest. His performance today got him up to 32 point, inching him closer towards the coveted Pro Player Club's ultimate level – Platinum.
It was a great weekend and from all of us here in Mexico City, have a fabulous night!
top 8 bracket
(7) Daniel Hernandez
(6) Gottlieb Yeh
(8) Gustavo Nuñez Moreno
(4) Paul Rietzl
(1) Humberto Patarca
(5) Mario Flores
(2) Pascal Maynard
(3) Craig Wescoe
Daniel Hernandez 2-1
Paul Rietzl 2-0
Humberto Patarca 2-1
Craig Wescoe 2-0
Paul Rietzl 2-1
Humberto Patarca 2-1
Paul Rietzl 2-1
by Marc Calderaro and Steve SadinTop 5 Cards
by Steve SadinFinal:Paul Rietzl vs. Humberto Patarca
by Marc CalderaroSemifinal:Craig Wescoe vs. Humberto Patarca
by Steve SadinSemifinal:Paul Rietzl vs. Daniel Hernandez
by Marc CalderaroQuarterfinal Round-Up:Mario Flores vs. Humberto PatarcaDaniel Hernandez vs. Gottlieb Yeh
by Marc CalderaroQuarterfinal:Craig Wescoe vs. Pascal Maynard
by Steve SadinQuarterfinal: Paul Rietzl vs. Gustavo Nuñez Moreno
by Ben StarkTop 8 Drafting with Paul Rietzl
by Event Coverage StaffTop 8: Player Profiles
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|2. Humberto Patarca
|3. Craig Wescoe
|4. Daniel Hernandez
|5. Pascal Maynard
|6. Mario Flores
|7. Gottlieb Yeh
|8. Gustavo Nuñez Moreno
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Top 8 - Decklists
Top 8 Player profiles
Name: Paul Rietzl
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles
Occupation: Headhunter
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
3 Pro Tour Top 8s
5 Grand Prix Top 8s
What is your favorite Dark Ascension/Innistrad archetype and why?
Red-Green Werewolves!
What colors did you play in your Sealed Deck, and what was your record with it?
Red-Black (7-1)
What colors did you play in your draft decks, and what were your records with them?
Green black splash white (3-0)
Green red splash black (1-1-1)
Where do you normally play Magic?
Magic Online!
What was the worst card that you played this weekend?
Bump in the Night
If you were a Luchador, what would your name be?
The Flying Rietzl
Name: Gustavo Nuñez M.
Age: 30
Hometown: Los Mochis Sinaloa
Occupation: Programador
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
5 PTQ Top 8s
What is your favorite Dark Ascension/Innistrad archetype and why?
Blue-White – Best evasion in the block
What colors did you play in your Sealed Deck, and what was your record with it?
White-Blue (6-2)
What colors did you play in your draft decks, and what were your records with them?
White-Blue (3 – 0)
White-Red (2 - ½)
Where do you normally play Magic?
In Pachucas local store
What was the worst card that you played this weekend?
I don't remember
If you were a Luchador, what would your name be?
Donkey Kong
Name: Craig Wescoe
Age: 29
Hometown: Thraben
Occupation: 1/1 White Human
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
On one fateful hour, I gathered together with 4 other townsfolk…
What is your favorite Dark Ascension/Innistrad archetype and why?
What colors did you play in your Sealed Deck, and what was your record with it?
White-Black (7-1)
What colors did you play in your draft decks, and what were your records with them?
White-Green 3-0
White-Blue 1-0-2
Where do you normally play Magic?
Over the Plains
Sanctuary Cat
The Sheriff
Name: Gottlieb Yeh
Hometown: Buxethude, Germany
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
5th place Grand Prix Copenhagen 1999
11th place German Nationals
What is your favorite Dark Ascension/Innistrad archetype and why?
White-Red, it can be really fast and aggressive, which favors my play style.
What colors did you play in your Sealed Deck, and what was your record with it?
Green-White splash blue 7-2
What colors did you play in your draft decks, and what were your records with them?
Mono White splashing red for Devil's Play 3-0
White-Blue 2-0-1
Where do you normally play Magic?
Spieland Hamburg
What was the worst card that you played this weekend?
Geist of Saint Traft: didn't deserve the blue splash in my Sealed Deck.
If you were a Luchador, what would your name be?
El Gringo Dios Amor
Name: Pascal Maynard
Age: 19
Hometown: Quebec City
Occupation: Magic: the Gathering Manager at Boutique Donjon in Quebec City
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Success on the Canadian Magic Tour Circuit.
Back to back Grand Prix Top 8s at Grand Prix Indianapolis, and here (I couldn't attend Nashville…)
What is your favorite Dark Ascension/Innistrad archetype and why?
Green-White, and Green-Red Aggro because I think the format is really fast, and I don't want to draft slow, durdly decks.
What colors did you play in your Sealed Deck, and what was your record with it?
Green-Red, Green-White splash red, Green-Blue splash red, Green-Black splash red, and Black-Red splash green. I literally sideboarded into five different deck on Day One. My pool was awful, but I went 7-1 with it.
What colors did you play in your draft decks, and what were your records with them?
Green-Red splash two Travel Preparations (3-0)
Green-White splash Vault of the Archangels (1-0-2)
Where do you normally play Magic?
Boutique Donjon
What was the worst card that you played this weekend?
Woodland Sleuth
If you were a Luchador, what would your name be?
Name: Humberto Patarca
Age: 22
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation: Student
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Day 2 at GP London
Top 8 Venezuelan Nationals 2007
What is your favorite Dark Ascension/Innistrad archetype and why?
White-Blue Aggro and Blue-Black
What colors did you play in your Sealed Deck, and what was your record with it?
Green-White splashing Red (8-0)
What colors did you play in your draft decks, and what were your records with them?
White-Blue (2-1)
Blue-Black (2-0-1)
Where do you normally play Magic?
In Karlsruhe, Germany (Spiele Pyramid) since I'm studying there and in Magicsur, Caracas.
What was the worst card that you played this weekend?
Thraben Purebloods (2 of them in a draft)
If you were a Luchador, what would your name be?
La furia criolla
Name: Mario Flores
Age: 19
Hometown: Mexico
Occupation: Student
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
7th in Worlds 2010 (teams)
What is your favorite Dark Ascension/Innistrad archetype and why?
Red-Green Werewolves is awesome!
What colors did you play in your Sealed Deck, and what was your record with it?
Red-White-green (6-1-1)
What colors did you play in your draft decks, and what were your records with them?
RG Werewolves (3-0)
RG Werewolves (2-1)
Where do you normally play Magic?
Magic Online
What was the worst card that you played this weekend?
2/3 Riot Devils. Red.
If you were a Luchador, what would your name be?
Name: Daniel Hernandez M.
Age: 40
Hometown: Mexico
Occupation: Architect
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
4 Pro Tours
Nationals Team
What is your favorite Dark Ascension/Innistrad archetype and why?
I don't have a favorite one. Sometimes Blue-Black Zombies because I like control decks.
What colors did you play in your Sealed Deck, and what was your record with it?
I play Red-White splash Black for Olivia (7-1)
What colors did you play in your draft decks, and what were your records with them?
Red-Green Aggro (2-1)
Red-Green (2 – ½)
Where do you normally play Magic?
Online and with friends – Team Del Norte
What was the worst card that you played this weekend?
I can't remember. I think a Human, Woodland something. [Woodland Sleuth]
If you were a Luchador, what would your name be?
The Gambler.
Top 8 Drafting with Paul Rietzl
Paul Rietzl's draft started off with a tough choice between Pyreheart Wolf and Farbog Boneflinger. I consider Farbog Boneflinger to be the better card, but Pyreheart Wolf has grown on me in recent weeks. During one of our first practice drafts for Pro Tour Dark Ascension, Conley Woods second-picked the Wolf. At the time, it seemed way too early, but now I think it was genius. Pyreheart Wolf is a rock star in Green-Red Werewolves (one of the premier archetypes in Dark Ascension/Innistrad draft), and is consequently well-worth an early pick. Paul, however, went with the Farbog Boneflinger because it "seemed safer," though he wasn't sure about it.
Next, Paul took a Fires of Undeath over Scorned Villager. This pick was much clearer, as I consider Fires the best common in this draft format – and it is way better than the Villager. Obviously following up a Boneflinger made the pick that much easier.
Third Pick brought Gravecrawler, which is a little early, but about right. The Zombie is definitely not a first pick. In this case, the 2/1 fit perfectly with Fires and Boneflinger and he only came at the cost of some mediocre green commons.
Sadly, That's is pretty much the story of green in D-I-I draft. In Dark Ascension, the green commons are fairly unexciting. So if you fall into green, it's usually because the color is open late in the pack, not because the cards pull you in early.
From here, Paul just kept taking black and red cards for the rest of the pack. It was very obvious Craig Wescoe (seated to his right) wasn't heavy in either color and there was a good chance Humberto Patarca (seated to his left) was going to play white, as he took Loyal Cathar second out of Paul's opening pack.
Going into Pack 2, Paul wanted to keep drafting more of the same, but prioritize removal and fleshing out his creature curve. He first-picked Brimstone Volley, a card I consider to be the best overall common in Innistrad. Second, he took Markov Patrician over a Village Ironsmith and Scourge of Geier Reach. The pack had a lot of playables – specifically a lot of red playables. By taking the only black card over of one of the many red ones, Paul had a better chance to wheel a good red card. He third-picked Altar's Reap for its synergy with Gravecrawler and potentially with some Traitorous Bloods to come in the future.
Rietzl almost went to time on his next pick. He had to decide between Morkrut Banshee and Heretic's Punishment. Paul and I both agree that neither card is fantastic and Paul thought that since his deck was a little slow already, the Morkrut Banshee was correct. Unlike Heretic's Punishment, the 4/4 impacts the board the turn you play it. Normally, the Punishment is right because Black-Red has a pretty low curve and needs finishers. But in this case, Paul already had Boneflinger and Fires, so his deck needed some type of speed. I think this pick was absolutely correct.
Paul rounded out the rest of the pack by taking two Traitorous Bloods and a second Altar's Reap. These picks set him up nicely to abuse the sacrifice synergy he had going on.
Pack 3 started with Screeching Bat over Blazing Torch. This was a pretty clear pick. Paul's deck already had plenty of removal and could definitely use a good creature. Next came a second Brimstone Volley over Victim of Night. Victim is good, but Volley is simply better. Third-pick Geistflame over Rolling Temblor and Typhoid Rat was also a fairly clear. Into the Maw of Hell came fourth. Paul said he's a huge fan of the card, and he thought it was better than the Kessig Wolf in the pack. I agree completely. This pick also shows why it's important to balance your drafts.
By taking cards to fill out his curve and cheaper, less powerful cards earlier, Paul was able to take the more powerful card here. If he had taken Heretic's Punishment over the Morkrut Banshee, and Scourge over Patrician, he would have had to have taken the Wolf. And his deck would have been worse for it.
Night Revelers over Tormented Pariah, and Typhoid Rats over Village Cannibals came next. These were the only picks in the draft where we disagreed. I think the picks are close, but I prefer the Pariah over the Revelers. Rietzl's deck has a lot of removal, so he has the opportunity to flip the werewolf on his turn, then kill a creature on his opponent's.
Also, the Cannibals seems better than Rats. I think Paul could have afforded to have taken the three-drop, especially since its stock has risen so much with Dark Ascension. As the format has gotten faster, more and more small creatures die, giving more chances for the Cannibals to grow. Also, with the larger number of aggressive decks you now face, a 3/4 or 4/4 for three mana means a lot. However, Paul wanted to make sure his deck wasn't too slow; this draft format is extremely fast, so Paul was definitely in the right frame of mind when he took the Typhoid Rats, but would've drafted these two picks differently.
All in all, I feel like Paul drafted the best deck possible in his seat. But his seat was average and as a result, so was his deck. It's not bad by any stretch of the imagination though. The curve and removal is balanced, and the two Altar's Reap + three Traitorous Blood synergy should work out well for him. If this were a three-round draft I would predict he would go 2-1. However, being one of the best players in the Top 8, he definitely has the skills to take the whole thing down.
Quarterfinal: Paul Rietzl vs. Gustavo Nuñez Moreno
Pro Tour Amsterdam Champion Paul Rietzl is the only player (so far) to Top 8 two Dark Ascension/Innistrad limited Grand Prix. While many of the world's best players have been unable to master this format, Rietzl has racked up the wins by aggressively signaling which colors he wants to go into by picking (even marginal) Double-Faced Cards during the early stages of his drafts.
Rietzl's Top 8 at Grand Prix Seattle-Tacoma ended with a quarterfinals exit. In order to improve on that finish this weekend, Rietzl is going to have to defeat Gustavo Nuñez Moreno – a local player who needs to win this match in order to secure an invitation for Pro Tour Avacyn Restored in Barcelona.
Game 1
After trading creatures, and removal spells for the first few turns – Rietzl looked to pull ahead with a Vengeful Vampire. Hoping to find an answer for Rietzl's flier, Moreno cast a Desperate Ravings, but randomly discarded the Geistcatcher's Rig that would have gotten him right back into the game.
Moreno was eventually able to deal with Rietzl's Vengeful Vampire with a Blazing Torch and a Harvest Pyre, but at that point Rietzl had developed a dominating board position thanks to Farbog Boneflinger, and Morkrut Banshee.
Before Moreno could put together any sort of a relevant defense, Rietzl used a Brimstone Volley to finish off the job that his creatures had started.
Paul Rietzl 1 – Gustavo Nuñez Moreno 0
Game 2
Rietzl curved out nicely in game two with a Hinterland Hermit, a Markov Patrician, an Afflicted Deserter (which he used to kill Moreno's Runechanter's Pike), and a Highborn Ghoul. But despite his strong start, Rietzl was unable to attack past Moreno's board of Armored Skaab plus Creepy Doll.
After Rietzl took a turn off from casting spells because he didn't want to walk into a Lost in the Mist – he drew a Night Terrors which revealed that Moreno had a hand of all lands. This opened up an opportunity for Rietzl to pull ahead by stealing Moreno's Creepy Doll, and sacrificing it to Altar's Reap.
Tower Geist helped Moreno draw into some more threats, but without a way to deal with Rietzl's Highborn Ghoul he had to watch as his life total rapidly dwindled.
A few hits from the Highborn Ghoul later, and Rietzl was able to seal the match with a Bump in the Night.
Paul Rietzl 2 – Gustavo Nuñez Moreno 0
Quarterfinal: Craig Wescoe vs. Pascal Maynard
"All I have to do is beat Craig Wescoe. That's all I have to do." Pascal Maynard is desperately hoping to qualify for Pro Tour Avacyn Restored. And after the heartbreaking loss in the Grand Prix Indianapolis Top 8, if he can make it to the Semis, he can make it to Barcelona. "I think Craig's playing something with Blue, or Green. I really hope he's playing Green." Maynard flashed me two main-deck Somberwald Dryads.
Poor, poor Maynard. He doesn't know Craig Wescoe's style at all. The World Championship Top 8er, and Pro-Tour and Grand-Prix Top 8 veteran is well known for his love of Plains in this format. In fact, he's playing twelve of them in his main right now. "That's how you know I'm how happy I am with my draft. Count the Plains," Wescoe had told me.
Wescoe's Lots-of-White-with-a-Little-bit-of-Black looked solid and exactly the type of thing Craig Wescoe is all about. He has a Skirsdag Flayer, a Sever the Bloodline and a Falkenrath Torturer to complement the multiple Mausoleum Guards and other white Humans for the Flayer and Torturer to munch on.
Game 1
Wescoe's opening hand had a lot of Plains in it, and he used them effectively. A Doomed Traveler followed by a Chapel Geist and a Thraben Sentry. Maynard's start was less imposing. He had a fourth-turn Russet Wolves. However he was sitting on a Wild Hunger, a Grizzled Outcasts and some other big bruisers for later.
The 4/4 hit the ground with a thud. Wescoe simply shrugged and sent in his team. The Doomed Traveler did what it was fated to do – create a 1/1 Spirit and flip the Thraben into a Militia.
Wescoe took Maynard quickly down to 8. On the attack-back it became 13-8. Maynard then took his fastest turn of the game and cast three creatures, loading up his defenses with ground-pounders. Again, Wescoe simply shrugged. He cast the Butcher's Cleaver that was sitting in his hand, equipped it to the flying Spirit, and then pointed to his other flyers. Maynard was tapped out and Wescoe had exactly the eight damage he needed to float right over the Red-Green wall Maynard had constructed.
Craig Wescoe 1 – 0 Pascal Maynard
Game 2
Mausoleum Guard, Silverclaw Griffin, Thraben Sentry and Butcher's Cleaver for Wescoe. It was a bit slower than his previous game, but it could sure pack a wallop.
The early game was spent trading Maynard's Somberwald Dryad for a Silverchase Fox. The Canadian followed with a Dawntreader Elk and a Cobbled Wings. Wescoe's reply was a fair amount more impressive: a Falkenrath Torturer and Mausoleum Guard. On the black creature's first attack step, the Guard hit the bin and the Torturer got in for 3 damage.
Maynard had infinite wolves in his hand, including Immerwolf, but he was stuck on two land. He suited up the Elk with some wings and chumped the black creature the next turn. He took the two from Wescoe's flying Spirits but was able to start loading up the board the next turn. He played an Avacyn's Pilgrim and a Darkthicket Wolf. The next turn would have more to come.
Wescoe played some more Torturer food with a Gather the Townsfolk (and non-incidentally flipped a Thraben Militia in the process). That attack step was brutal for Maynard as he saw his hopes running off. He was at 5 much quicker than he would have liked.
He looked at the top card, hoping for miracle. It wasn't there.
As Pascal Maynard extended his hand, he said, "Win this whole tournament."
Wescoe smiled. "I think I can do it; I have enough White creatures."
Craig Wescoe 2 – 0 Pascal Maynard
Quarterfinal Round-Up
Daniel Hernandez vs. Gottlieb Yeh
Games 1-2
Game 1 was a flurry of damage from Gottlieb Yeh's Red-Black beats. He simply never took a damage. However Game 2 was a lot closer. Yeh had a few decent creatures in Pitchburn Devils and a 5/2 Nearheath Stalker, but his Charmbreaker Devils was copied and killed by an Evil Twin before it had a chance to return anything. David Hernandez had an Abattoir Ghoul and Highborn Ghoul to accompany that dastardly Blue-Black doppelganger. It was 11-13 right after Yeh smashed in for five damage.
The Evil Twin was getting value for Hernandez however, returning either Dissipate or Reap the Seagraf over and over. Yeh had the beats, but Hernandez had the time. A big attack brought Yeh to 3. He slow-rolled the top card of his library to himself, looking for an out. He had pulled Victim of Night and considered all the possible lines of play.
He killed the Evil Twin and thought he was out of the woods. But he was still at 3; and Hernandez had a Harrowing Journey to point at Yeh's face.
Game 3
In the third game, Walking Corpse and the Stitched Apprentice faced off. But Hernandez used the Homunculus maker to great effect by immediately sacrificing a Stormbound Geist and netting profit. Yeh's Rotting Fensnake was no slouch and the two combatants traded blows to make the score 14-14.
Fensnake and Corpse hit the bin, with the help of a Dead Weight and, well, blocking. Then Yeh, seeing the Dissipate in Hernandez's graveyard, thought it was safe to windmill slam a Charmbreaker Devils.
"Wait, Lost in the Mist? Really?" Yeh was surprised and disappointed. He slowly brought his Devils to the bin and a Swamp to his hand.
It seemed crazy, but a token and a Geist were going to close the deal. But Rolling Temblor and Victim of Night cleaned up, not only the two creatures in play, but a Highborn Ghoul that had soon followed.
It was 1-1.
Yeh tried to make up the gap left by an empty board. He cast some dudes, but an extremely timely Claustrophobia allowed a few Reap the Seagraf tokens to get in when the shouldn't have. And just like that, Gottlieb Yeh was out of the tournament.
The large crowd erupted in applause when the first local, David Hernandez, advanced to the Semi-Finals.
Congratulations to David Hernandez!
Mario Flores vs. Humberto Patarca
Game 1-2
Mario Flores won the first game with a bevy of red beats. However, his second game started a bit slower and his first creature was a Night Revelers. He offed a Thraben Sentry from his opponent but had no immediate answer for the Thraben Doomsayer that soon followed.
Skirsdag Cultist joined the 4/4 Vampire and brought the totals to 17-12 in Flores's favor. However Patarca used his Avacyn's Collar and a Battleground Geist to get some great value out of his Doomsayer, even as it hit the bin to a removal spell. He raced the totals to 11-8 and was closing the gap.
It was very soon 3-8. Patarca had gotten himself back into it. There was a question as to how he was going to push throw the last damage, but a Feeling of Dread came down and got the job done to make the game totals 1-1.
Game 3
In the last game, the board state looked quite similar for Flores. He had a Night Revelers with an Ashmouth Hound buddy. While Patarca had Wolfhunter's Quiver, Battleground Geist, Elder Cather giving some Spirits +1/+1.
The two beat each other over the head until it was 8-8, but it was a Fiend Hunter that finally came down to stop the 4/4 that had dealt just about all the damage. And that was enough for Mario Flores; Humberto had taken it 2-1.
Congratulations to Humberto Patarca who advanced to the Semi-Finals!
Semifinal - Paul Rietzl vs. Daniel Hernandez
When the Top 8 was announced, nobody got a bigger cheer than Daniel Hernandez. The former Mexican national team member, and hometown favorite, has already played in four Pro Tours -- and with his Top 4 finish here, Hernandez is now guaranteed an invitation to his fifth.
While Paul Rietzl already has an invitation to Pro Tour Avacyn Restored in Barcelona, this finish still means a lot to him as he is now two matches away from winning his first Grand Prix, and putting himself within arm's reach of attaining Platinum Level in the Pro Player's Club.
Game One
Rietzl started strong with Gravecrawler, Screeching Bat, Geistflame, and Wakedancer – which ultimately gave Rietzl 8 power worth of creatures against Hernandez's board of Screeching Skaab and lands.
Morkrut Banshee gave Hernandez a big blocker – but it wasn't big enough to stop Rietzl's Stalking Vampire, and Hernandez fell to five on Rietzl's next attack.
Relentless Skaabs allowed Hernandez to lock down the ground, but this only prompted Rietzl to transform his vampire again, and fly in for two points of damage.
Stormbound Geist allowed Hernandez to finally deal with Rietzl's Screeching Bat – but his reprieve would be short lived as Rietzl used a Morkrut Banshee, and a Farbog Boneflinger to set up a lethal attack a turn later.
Paul Rietzl 1 – Daniel Hernandez 0
Game 2
Rietzl again got off to another speedy start in game two with a Gravecrawler, and a Walking Corpse backed up by a Fires of Undeath, and a Brimstone Volley. By the time that Hernandez had played a creature that would survive through a full turn cycle, he was already down to 10 – and Rietzl wasted no time before knocking him down to 7 with Bump in the Night.
With Rietzl representing five points of damage in his graveyard – Hernandez knew that he had to tread carefully, and waited quite a few turns before he began attacking with his Stitched Drake.
As soon as Hernandez had moved on the offensive, Rietzl was able to put him back on defense by playing a Screeching Bat.
Realizing how grim the situation was for him, Hernandez decided to take a chance that Rietzl would remain stuck on five lands for a while, and cast a Harrowing Journey on himself. This refilled Hernandez's hand, but it also left him on a precarious 4 life.
Lantern Spirit allowed Hernandez to begin attacking again, but as soon as it looked like Hernandez might be able to pull ahead – Rietzl drew the sixth land he needed to flashback his burn spells.
An end of turn Fires of Undeath knocked Hernandez down to two, but Hernandez had the Lost in the Mist that he needed to counter Bump in the Night, and bounce Rietzl's Screeching Bat. Hernandez's next attack left Rietzl at 7, and suddenly it was Rietzl who found himself running out of time.
Rietzl had a Traitorous Blood, but a Stitcher's Apprentice meant that he couldn't steal any of Hernandez's creatures to attack him with.
Rietzl ultimately decided to Traitorous Blood his own Screeching Bat to give it haste – however Hernandez had the Tragic Slip that he needed to stay alive, and force a deciding third game.
Paul Rietzl 1 – Daniel Hernandez 1
When Hernandez won the second game, the room again erupted with cheers.
"Who's rooting for me? Anybody?" asked Rietzl after listening to the deafening applause that his opponent had just received.
Dead silence filled the room.
"Well, at least I know my mom is at home rooting for me."
Game 3
Hernandez mulliganed to start game three, and again fell way behind against Rietzl's start of Hinterland Hermit, Markov Patrician, and Walking Corpse. Hernandez's first spell of the game, an Evil Twin copying Markov Patrician, immediately died to a Geistflame.
An attack, and a Bump in the Night later, and Rietzl had won the game before Hernandez had gotten a chance to play a second spell.
Paul Rietzl 2 – Daniel Hernandez 1
Semifinal - Craig Wescoe vs. Humberto Patarca
The Venezuelan, Humberto Patarca has battled valiantly this whole weekend. He finished with a stellar record, but successfully eluded much of the coverage spotlight. However, he's in the thick of it now. His strong White-based deck looks like a close mirror to Craig Wescoe's. Though Patarca uses some Blue and Wescoe using some Black, their decks have a similar game plan. This should be a great match. Patarca's Mentor of the Meek and Angelic Overseer could act as strong trumps to the 1/1 Weenie assault that was surely coming. But the repeatable removal in Sever the Bloodline and Skirsdag Flayer could tip things in Wescoe's direction.
Game 1
Wescoe started just how he likes to – with Plains. Two Gather the Townsfolk and a Doomed Traveler developed his board quickly. Humberto Patarca tried to keep up, and did so quite effectively with a Mentor of the Meek, an Unruly Mob and an Elder Cathar (drawing a couple replacement cards in the process thanks to the 2/2).
The Venezuelan was in a pretty good place, but he still had to play defense against the myriad tokens from Wescoe. The American had also added an Abbey Griffin and the black creature that had done him so well in the Quarterfinals – Falkenrath Torturer. Patarca blunted that as quickly has he could with a Fiend Hunter (still netting a card).
After a few turns, Patarca could finally go on the aggressive with that silly indestructible angel, Angelic Overseer – and Wescoe took his first damage of the game. The scores were tied 13-13. Wescoe brought Patarca to 9 on his next attack, but all his guys were starting to look paltry. In the early game the sheer number of 1/1s was intimidating, but now, Patarca's board looked like it completely dwarfed Wescoe's. An additional Spectral Rider just compounded the problem (Patarca drew a card in the process of casting it too).
The scores were 7-9 in Patarca's favor and Wescoe had run out of gas. No gas loss was in sight for Patarca who used Wescoe's turn to cast a Midnight Haunting (and draw two more cards). All it took was a flashed Feeling of Dread and Wescoe – who had been dutifully writing down every important card he saw – made a note of it on his pad and scooped up his cards.
Humberto Patarca 1 – 0 Craig Wescoe
Game 2
Patarca again started this game with a Mentor of the Meek. If Wescoe again had no answer, it could do just what it had the last game and grind the American out. But this time Wescoe had a more direct plan – a big, attacking plan and really really fast-like. It was called a Demonmail Hauberk. After a Gather the Townsfolk, one Human was culled to make the other one 5/3. Along with a Midnight Guard, Wescoe had his opponent down to 4 by the fifth turn.
Geist-Honored Monk earned a "Not-Bad" face from Patarca as he tapped out for the Angelic Overseer again. Wescoe was unimpressed. He simply cast another Gather the Townsfolk and an Abbey Griffin and attacked with everything able. Patarca sank to 1 life. Though that didn't earn a second "Not-Bad" face, it probably should have. That was enough for Patarca to go on to the rubber game.
Humberto Patarca 1 – 1 Craig Wescoe
Game 3
Unsurprisingly, Wescoe started with a Gather the Townsfolk, while Patarca had a Spectral Rider and a Loyal Cathar, then two Unruly Mobs on turn four.
Wescoe made another sacrifice of a Human to a Demonmail Hauberk, and a 6/5 Chapel Geist started hitting Patarca. Both players became bloodied. Since Wescoe attacked first, he was ahead in the damage race 8-13, but as the Angelic Overseer came down for a third straight game, and Wescoe had only the Geist and a Silverclaw Griffin, Patarca just might have gotten what he needed to stabilize and turn the tides in his favor.
Wescoe tried to make his board look beefy, but to me, a Midnight Guard and a Doomed Traveler weren't going to stand up to the 5/3 Indestructible flyer and all its little Human supplicants.
Wescoe attacked with everything: Silverclaw Griffin, the engorged Chapel Geist, the Midnight Guard and the Doomed Traveler. After a very lengthy judge query about Indestructibility and combat damage, across multiple languages, Patarca was ready for the blocker's step.
A Loyal Cathar blocked the Traveler; a Spectral Rider with a Wolfhunter's Quiver jumped in front of the Guard; and the Overseer took on the Chapel Geist. Because Patarca chose to keep his Unruly Mob back, it was insurance that the Overseer wouldn't lose its followers and its Indestructible quality, even if Wescoe took out the other human, Loyal Cathar.
The American did not, but chose to Sever the Bloodline of the then 5/5 Unruly Mob. It was 5-13. The black spell was flashbacked when a Fateful Hour-enhanced Thraben Doomsayer hit the board, but Patarca replaced it with a Stitched Apprentice and kept on pressing.
On Wescoe's next attack step, a Feeling of Dread tapped the two remaining flyers (Griffin and a Spirit token with the Hauberk) and the Quiver took out Wescoe's only other creature, a diminutive Human token. Patarca was fighting back. And the Dread's flashback ability ensured he had at least another turn of tapping.
The Quiver moved around Patarca's board and took out the 3/2 first-striking Griffin, and Patarca followed up with a swing to take the lead for the first time in the game 5-2. Craig had been drawing land after land the last few turns. And though that's what allowed him the large amount of mana to flashback the Sever the Bloodline, now he had a board of land and nothing to do with it. Wescoe was about to die with a lot of real estate.
Craig had one last draw step, but it yielded nothing that could save him.
Humberto Patarca 2 – 1 Craig Wescoe
Humberto Patarca advances to the finals!
Final - Paul Rietzl vs. Humberto Patarca
Pro Tour Amsterdam Champion Paul Rietzl made his first Grand Prix Top 8 nearly 10 years ago, when he made it to the Quarterfinals of Grand Prix Anaheim. In the years since, Rietzl has put together an incredible career featuring three Pro Tour Top 8s, and (now) five Grand Prix Top 8s. But despite his many accomplishments, Rietzl is yet to win a Grand Prix.
At least not yet.
After going 7-1 on Day One with a Sealed Deck that Rietzl could only describe as "awful," Rietzl 3-0ed his first draft pod before taking a tough loss at the hands of none other than Humberto Patarca. Rietzl bounced back, defeating Josh Utter-Leyton to lock up his slot in the Top 8 – before blazing past Gustavo Nuñez Moreno, and Daniel Hernandez to advance to the finals.
Venezuelan standout Humberto Patarca went 8-0 on Day One, and continued dominating on draft day – entering the Top 8 as the first seed. Once he was in the Top 8, Patarca drafted an incredibly strong White-Blue deck that had enough oomph to get him past Mario Flores, and Craig Wescoe, putting himself a mere two games away from becoming the Grand Prix Mexico City Champion.
Game 1
Paul Rietzl looked to put some early pressure on Humberto Patarca with a Walking Corpse, and a Wakedancer – but that lead wouldn't last for long as Patarca put himself into a dominating position with a Thraben Doomsayer, and an Angelic Overseer.
Rietzl again tried to move on the offensive with a Highborn Ghoul, and a Screeching Bat. However, a Feeling of Dread was enough to ensure that Patarca could kill Rietzl a turn before he would have died to the Bump in the Night in Paul's hand.
Humberto Patarca 1 – Paul Rietzl 0
Game 2
Rietzl started the second game by playing a Highborn Ghoul, and a Screeching Bat while Patarca looked to keep up by playing a Spectral Rider, and a Mentor of the Meek.
Brimstone Volley took out Patarca's Mentor of the Meek, and Night Terrors allowed Rietzl to deal with the nigh-invulnerable Angelic Overseer. But even after answering two of Patarca's best rares – Rietzl still wasn't in a great position as he saw that Patarca, who was slowly chipping away at his life total with Spectral Rider, had both a Rebuke, and a Feeling of Dread in his hand.
A Thraben Sentry, and an Unruly Mob gave Patarca some more offense, and a Feeling of Dread kept him at a relatively safe 10 life. However, Rietzl was able to quickly get himself back into the race by using a Geistflame to take out Unruly Mob, and a Wakedancer (plus its accompanying zombie token) for Patarca's Thraben Militia.
Rietzl's Screeching Bat got blocked by a Nephalia Seakite, and the American pro was forced to flashback his Geistflame to deal with the 2/3 flier – before playing an Afflicted Deserter a turn later.
When Patarca played an Elder Cathar, it looked like he was in good shape to win the race – however, a Traitorous Blood plus an Altar's Reap turned the tides firmly in Paul's favor.
Patarca was able to knock Rietzl down to one life with his Spectral Rider – but that wasn't quite good enough – and the players were off to a deciding third game.
Humberto Patarca 1 – Paul Rietzl 1
Game 3
Rietzl used a series of removal spells, topped off by a Farbog Boneflinger, to leave Patarca without any creatures for much of the third game.
By the time that Patarca was able to keep a creature on the board for more than a turn, it was too late – as Rietzl had a Traitorous Blood, and a Bump in the Night to become the Grand Prix Mexico City Champion!
Paul Rietzl 2 – Humberto Patarca 1
Top 5 Cards of Grand Prix Mexico 2012
5) Lambholt Elder
Despite the fact that he doesn't even like the card that much, Paul Rietzl took Lambholt Elder early in his first and his second drafts just so he could signal to his neighbors that he was drafting green!
While many high-profile players have disagreed with Paul's strategy of aggressively signalling with underpowered Double-Faced Cards, it's clearly worked out well for him as he was able to follow up his Top 8 finish at Grand Prix Seattle-Tacoma by winning it all here at Grand Prix Mexico City. And don't let her looks fool you, an unanswered Lambholt Elder will end a game mighty quickly.
4) Drogskol Captain
White-Blue fliers is one of the best decks in the format, and if you're fortunate enough to get a Drogskol Captain (or two) -- then you could very well end up with an amazing deck on your hands. Timothy Thomason cruised to an 8-0 record on Day One with two copies of the blue-white lord in his Sealed Deck, and Craig Wescoe easily earned his way into the Top 8 with a draft deck that sported two Drogskol Captains.
With a single Captain in play, you'll make your Chapel Geists and your Moon Herons even more fearsome than usual -- and if you ever happen to have two copies in play, then there are few cards short of Blasphemous Act that will allow your opponent to recover.
3) Tie Between Evolving Wilds and Shimmering Grotto
It's easy to overlook these cards, but it just can't be done any longer. Shimmering Grotto was a begrudging necessity before Dark Ascension, but with the new set and the addition of Evolving Wilds, splashing is a viable, oft-used strategy. In either Limited format these lands can get the job done. Craig Wescoe and Paul Rietzl used these to great effect throughout the tournament. Paul splashed a singular Undying Evil in a Red-Green Werewolf deck, and Craig sideboarded into a whole new color thanks in part to these lands. The Grotto even has the extra bonus of helping other colorless-producing lands (Haunted Fengraf, Moorland Haunt, etc.) act like they produce colored mana.
2) Feeling of Dread
Good lord it's hard not to become more and more impressed with this card as the format wears on. Whether it's in Sealed or Draft, having a copy or two of this Instant can be the difference between a mediocre deck, and one that can take you to the top. It's the Michael Jordan of cards -- it can play great offense and defense. Having two copies of Feeling of Dread was the reason Humberto Patarca was able to get to the finals. And though it didn't get him the win, perhaps it was because he didn't have card #1 in his deck...
1) Bump in the Night
By his own admission, Paul Rietzl's Sealed Deck was not good. Paul had a low curve, and a couple of removal spells -- but if you compared the 40 cards that Paul maindecked side by side with almost anyone else's Sealed Deck, then it would have been clear that Paul was starting with a distinct disadvantage.
But despite the low overall quality of the cards in his Sealed Deck, Paul was able to scratch his way to a 7-1 record on Day One thanks to his two copies of Bump in the Night.
While Paul's creatures alone weren't able to reliably deal his opponents 20 damage, they were usually fast enough to get them down to six. At which point he could use a Bump in the Night to finish the job.
Once he was in the Top 8, Paul drafted an aggressive Red-Black deck that was significantly stronger than the deck that he played on Day One -- but it still had some trouble dealing those final points of damage with its creatures.
At times that seemed like it might be a problem for Paul, but three matches, and some well timed Bump in the Nights later, and Paul Rietzl was the Grand Prix Mexico City Champion!


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Marcel Wanders presents this piece with a poetic, somewhat poignant story: a ringmaster turned slightly crazy, who thinks he is still in command of the circus, and instead spends his days being transported around by his trained monkey. From this tale an enchanting object comes to life: on a small shiny carriage stands the imposing figure of the Ringleader, with his distinctive red coat, elegant top hat and thick black moustache. Before him his little monkey, endlessly toiling, fuelled by his longing for the unreachable banana suspended in front of his eyes. With a strong tap on the ringmaster's top hat, the object's function becomes clear: Ringleader is a stylish call bell, the mechanism of which is concealed under the broad crimson tailcoat.
Marcel Wanders grew up in Boxtel, the Netherlands, and graduated cum laude from the School of the Arts Arnhem in 1988. Marcel Wanders' fame started with his iconic Knotted Chair, which he produced for Droog Design in 1996. He is now ubiquitous, designing for the biggest European contemporary design manufacturers like B&B Italia, Bisazza, Poliform, Moroso, Flos, Boffi, Cappellini, Droog Design and Moooi of which he is also art director and co-owner. Founded in 2000, Moooi has grown into an internationally renowned design label. Additionally, Marcel Wanders works on architectural and interior design projects and recently turned his attention to consumer home appliances. Marcel was the editor of the International Design Yearbook 2005. In the same year, together with Chef Peter Lute, he established the extraordinary LUTE SUITES hospitality-concept, the first "all over city suites" hotel in the world. He also designed the interior of Blits, a new restaurant in Rotterdam and the interior of the restaurant 'Thor' at the Hotel on Rivington in New York including bar, lounge and private club. Marcel is the first and among the most important designers of Droog design. He was a juror for various prizes like the Rotterdam Design Prize (for which his own products were nominated several times) and the Kho Liang Ie prize. He lectured at SFMoMA, Limn, the Design Academy, Nike, IDFA, FutureDesignDays and has taught at various design academies in the Netherlands and abroad. Various designs of Marcel Wanders have been selected for the most important design collections and exhibitions in the world, like the Museum of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco, the V&A Museum in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Central Museum in Utrecht, Museum of Decorative Arts Copenhagen and various Droog Design exhibitions. Coverage on Marcel has been published in all leading design magazines and newspapers such as Domus, Interni, Blueprint, Design Report, Frame, I.D. magazine, Abitare, Wallpaper, Nylon, Elle decoration, Icon, Esquire, the International Herald Tribune, Washington Post, the Financial Times, the New York Times and Business Week.