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|Monday, September 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Jefferson volleyballers runners-up at C-R invite
MT. CORY — Jefferson played in the Cory-Rawson Volleyball Invitational Saturday and won second place.
The Lady Wildcats (5-8) first swept Lima Temple Christian 25-22, 25-21, then bested Ada 26-24, 25-19.
However, they fell 25-8, 25-17 to champion Arcadia.
Leading the way for the Lady 'Cats were senior Lindsay Deuel at the net with 11 kills. Sophomore Claire Thompson led serving, going 23-of-24 with three aces. Senior Rileigh Stockwell led the team in digs at ninr. Junior Brooke Culp had 25 assists and 10 saves.
"It feels great to see our team play how they are capable of! Last week, we struggled to get things going and gain momentum, so I'm very proud to see our girls come out and play with intensity and confidence right from the beginning of the day," Jefferson coach Joy DeVelvis noted. "We were missing our libero today, (senior) Kamie Pulford, and Claire really stepped up. She led our team serving and worked hard in the back row to pass the ball up to our setter. We have a full week of games ahead, playing (today) Tuesday and Thursday, and I'm looking forward to carrying this confidence into those matches!"
Jefferson hosts Temple Christian 6 p.m. today.
LadyCats win wild 5-setter vs. Blue Jays
KALIDA — In the sets St. John's won versus Kalida Saturday morning in volleyball action at Kalida, they were routs: 25-9 in the first set and 25-5 in the third.
Unfortunately for the Lady Blue Jays, the LadyCats won the other three: 25-22 in the second, 25-18 in the fourth and 15-7 in the fifth.
Allison Recker led the LadyCats with seven kills, three aces and three blocks. Liz Turnwald (7 kills, 6 aces), Alexis Decker (13 assists) and Nicole Recker (7 assists) helped the effort.
Kalida won the junior varsity match 25-22, 25-18.
St. John's entertains Lincolnview tonight (5:30 p.m. JV); Kalida hosts Miller City for a varsity-only match at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Minster rolls to MAC boys golf title
VERSAILLES — Led by medalist John Burke's 76, Minster's boys golf team rolled to the Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf title, besting runner-up Parkway 313-333, at Stillwater Golf Course in Versailles.
Jordan Bollenbacher's 77 was good for second medalist for the Panthers.
St. John's, with Austin Lucas shooting a 95, was ninth of the 10 teams.
The Jays begin sectional action Thursday at Auglaize Golf Course outside of Defiance.
In the girls match at Arrowhead Golf Club in Minster, Versailles took first place with a 368, led by co-medalist Brooke Wehrkamp's 81.
St. Henry came in second with a 390, paced by Taylor Koesters' 81.
Team Scores:
Minster 313: John Burke 76, Austin Brackman 78, Freddie Purdy 78, Xavier Francis 81, Sam Schutte 87, Matt Trushaw 89.
Parkway 333: Jordan Bollenbacher 77, Brian Schatzer 79, Austen Stukey 87, Hayden Lyons 90, Connor Morton 90, Cole Schoenleben 113.
Versailles 341: Ryan Knapke 79, Nicholas Stonebraker 86, Alex Stucke 87, Tyler Drees 89, Mitchell Stover 97, Kyle Cotner 97.
New Bremen 350: Travis Bertelsen 80, Alex Britton 84, Jacob O'Neill 91, Markus Sachtler 95, Max Travis 96, Zach Hegemier 97.
Ft. Recovery 361: Chase Bruns 85, Elijah Kahlig 88, Kent Retz 93, Derek Backs 95, Nick Litmer 101, Josh Pohl 108.
St. Henry 365: Brian Kremer 89, Alex Evers 91, Jason Jacobs 91, Mitch Dorner 94, Greg Post 100, Alan Albers 108.
Coldwater 374: Tyler Kanney 86, Josh Scott 93, Mitch Diller 94, Ben Meyer 101, Jarren Kunk 109, Sam Steinbrunner 115.
Marion Local 376: Derek Platfoot 91, Luke Knapke 93, Adam Kremer 96, Mitch Rethman 96, Collin Fleck 103, Darrin Broering 106.
St. John's 395: Austin Lucas 93, Timothy Hoersten 95, Brandon Slate 99, J.R. Keirns 108, Steve Leathers 116, Ryan Dickman 126.
New Knoxville 411: David Boesche 92, Brandon Steinke 102, Shane Topp 105, Nick Thobe 112, Robert Egbert 122, Ben Menke 138.
Team Scores:
Versailles 368: Brooke Wehrkamp 81, Hannah Niekamp 94, Elizabeth White 95, Madison Covault 98, Emily Harman 100, Katie Heckman 106.
St. Henry 390: Taylor Koesters 81, Lauren Grieshop 95, Haleigh Staugler 106, Alyssa Mescher 108, Hannah Clune 117, Jessica Clune 120.
Minster 398: Claire Fischer 81, Marissa Conrad 87, Abby Hausfled 102, Laura Meyer 128, Lisa Borges 134, Sarah Huwer 135.
New Bremen 411: Mackenzie Howell 92, Rachel Parker 95, Heather Bensman 108, Sydney Holdren 116, Sara LaFleur 119, Amy Schmitmeyer 123.
Marion Local 432: Mindy Puthoff 98, Sara Thwaits 104, Hannah Moeller 109, Carlee Kremer 121, Molly Kindle 123, Megan Subler 131.
Coldwater 423: Kelsey Koesters 82, Lauren Sanning 112, Shannon Osterfeld 114, Melissa Schmitmeyer 115, Emily Feltz 121, Rachel Eichenaner 131.
Parkway 479: Terra Walls 94, Brenna Brazle 115, Autumn Stetler 129, Taylor Hesse 141, Liz Dellinger 186, Maggie Houts 194.
Ft. Recovery 500: Cori Stone 116, Tori Vaugn 116, Emily Bruns 131, Elli Keller 137, Vanessa Wendel 168.
Lady Green 0-2 at Bluffton tri
BLUFFTON — Ottoville's volleyballers fell twice at Saturday's Bluffton tri-match.
The Lady Green lost in two sets to both the host Lady Pirates and to powerful McComb.
The Lady Green hosts Ottawa-Glandorf at 6 p.m. (starting with JV match) tonight.
Lady Lancers tie Anna
RURAL MIDDLE POINT — Lincolnview and Anna battled to a 2-2 draw in girls soccer action Saturday afternoon at Lincolnview.
Scoring for the Lady Lancers were Cassie Hale and Hannah McCleery.
Brittnee Axe scored twice for the Lady Rockets.
Julia Thatcher had an incredible game between the pipes for the Lancers, stopping 27 of 29 shots.
Hannah Aufderhaar had 10 saves of 12 Lancer shots.
Lincolnview hosts Allen East at 5 p.m. today.
Burnette tallies twice to pace Express women's rout of Lorain County
By Nicholas Huenefeld
Owens Sports Information
Toledo, OH—-Kendyl Christian scored just 14 seconds into the game as the Express women's soccer team routed Lorain County Community College 10-0 at home Saturday.
Following Christian's goal, the Express (6-2) added four more goals in the game's first 10 minutes. Jill Burkholder had back-to-back goals at the 2:46 and 4:26 marks, followed by Jessica Grindle (6:18) and Amber Burnette (9:01).
Marissa Ramirez assisted Burkholder's second goal, while Abby Groll assisted Grindle's goal. The other two were unassisted.
Kayla Lehmann scored her first collegiate goal by beating the keeper to the top left corner of the net at the 21:30 mark to put the Express up 6-0. Burnette then added another goal, at the 28:26 mark, before Grindle added her second at the 36:46 mark.
Haley Gasser assisted on Grindle's second goal, while the Express took an 8-0 lead into halftime.
In the second half, Haley Kreger produced the only two Express goals, with them coming at the 65:37 and 78:01 marks. On the second one, Groll crossed the ball from right to left before Kreger headed it. The initial shot was saved but Kreger followed it up with another header for the goal.
Kalida graduate Erika Brinkman started in goal for the Express and played most of the first half before being replaced by Megan Soncrant, who played until the 85th minute. Kreger spent the last five minutes in goal.
Brinkman saw the first field action of her career in the second half. She had three shots, with two on-goal. The Express outshot Lorain County 47-1 overall, including a 28-1 margin in shots on goal.
Hogan, Manown lead Express to DC Fall Golf Invitational Championship
Defiance — Blaze Hogan and Kirby Manown torched the competition in today's Defiance College Fall Invitational at Kettering Country Club in Defiance to help the Express men's golf team capture first and third place finishes.
The "A" team for the Express combined to shoot a 287 as a team while capturing first place. They finished 21 strokes ahead of second place Olivet College.
Hogan (67) and Manown (68) led that team.
Meanwhile, the Express "B" team shot a 309 to take home third place. Timothy Dawkins shot a 75 to lead that team, while Dru Hein (76), Riley Robinson (77), Tyler Crossley (81) and Kalida graduate Neil Recker (89) also contributed to the effort.
Host Defiance College shot a 327 to finish in sixth place.
Beavers get 1st grid win of college season
By Evan Skilliter
Sports information assistant
BLUFFTON — The Bluffton University Beavers tallied their first win of the season on Saturday, with Donavan Brown's 3-touchdown performance leading them to a 36-21 victory over the visiting Earlham Quakers. The win moved the Beavers to 1-2 overall but 1-0 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Bluffton's first score came at the 11:39 mark in the first quarter when Nick Sheehan found Brown through the air for a 14-yard touchdown. The lead was extended five minutes later when Brown hauled in his second touchdown of the day, this time from 25 yards out. Austin Sweeney converted the extra point, pushing the Beavers' lead to 14-0.
The Quakers put up the only points of the second quarter, scoring nine on a touchdown and a field goal, sending the teams into the half with Bluffton holding a 14-9 lead.
Devante Thomas-Wright helped the hosts extend the lead to 21-9 with a 15-yard rush to paydirt on the first drive of the second half. Earlham couldn't answer until the fourth quarter when Tre Stephens ran into the end zone from three yards out, making the score 21-15 with 12:27 left in the game.
On the following possession, Sheehan found Brown in the end zone for the third time on the day, pushing the Bluffton lead to 29-15. Another touchdown pass, this time from Sheehan to Shawn Frost in the corner of the end zone, put the Beavers up 36-15. The visitors scored one more time in the final minute, giving the Beavers their first win of the season.
Sheehan finished the game 23-of-39 passing with 210 yards and four touchdowns. Frost caught eight of those passes for 80 yards and a score while Brown and C.J. Sewell (Lima/Shawnee) finished with six catches apiece for 71 and 43 yards, respectively.
Calib Alexander led the ground game, racking up 65 yards on 13 carries. Sewell chipped 27 yards on 10 carries.
Josh Runda (Lima/Bath) led the Beaver defense with 11 tackles. Ben Schamp (St. Marys/Memorial) finished with seven tackles and half a sack while Mike Shroyer tallied six stops. Ryan Aelker finished with five tackles, including an impressive two sacks and three tackles-for-loss (16 yards).
The Beavers finished with 381 total yards of offense, compared to Earlham's 325. 210 of Bluffton's 381 yards came through the air.
Bluffton will be back in action next week when they travel to Cincinnati to take on HCAC rival Mount St. Joseph.
Lady Beavers 1-1 in OAC/HCAC Challenge
By Brittany Roth
Sports information assistant
COLUMBUS — The Beavers returned to the gym to begin their second day of matches in the OAC/HCAC Challenge on Saturday. Bluffton started out the morning session against Baldwin Wallace. The first set went well and Bluffton defeated B-W by a 25-19 count. In the second set, the Beavers struggled to put anything together while falling 25-8. Fortunately, they came back to the match in the third set and won 25-17. After a 25-22 setback in the fourth, they came back strong in the clincher to win 15-9.
The match leader at the net was Kendra Parmenter with 17 kills. Brooke Ruffer (put up 39 assists for the Beavers and MacKenzie McFarlin ripped three aces. McFarlin also led Bluffton's defense with 16 digs. Lindsay Krohn and Hailey Phillips (Patrick Henry) added 13 and 11 digs, respectively.
After a break, the Beavers went against the Polar Bears (Ohio Northern University). While Bluffton put up a fight, they fell to their neighboring school 25-16, 25-18, 25-20. Leading Bluffton's offense were Parmenter, Jenny Brown (St. Marys/Memorial) and Adrienne Shepard with eight, seven and six kills, respectively. Ruffer had 27 assists and 11 digs for the Beavers. Phillips and McFarlin tallied 16 and 12 digs while Parmenter had five block assists to add to Bluffton's defense.
Parmenter was placed on the All-Tournament Team after the Beavers went 1-3 for the weekend. Bluffton is now 7-9 on the season. They face Ohio Northern again this upcoming Wednesday in Ada at 7 p.m.
Score by Quarters:
Jefferson 0 12 14 7 - 33
Allen East 0 0 0 0 - 0
Scoring Summary
Team Quarter Time Player's Full Name Play Distance PAT Player's Name PAT Result
DJ 2 7:49 Zavier Buzard Run 3 Team Kick No Good
DJ 2 1:39 Zavier Buzard Run 2 2pt run Run Failed
DJ 3 4:19 Dalton Hicks Fumble Rec. 0 Austin Jettinghoff to Joe Gorman 2pt pass good
DJ 3 2:30 Zavier Buzard Run 14 2pt run Run Failed
DJ 4 9:57 Tyler Mox Punt Ret. 92 Kurt Wollenhaupt Kick Good
Team Statistics
Jefferson Allen East
14 First Downs 6
238 Total Yardage 56
43/205 Rushing Attempts/Yardage 37/56
33 Passing Yardage 0
7/2 Passing Attempts/Completions 5/0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
7/3 Fumbles/Lost 7/4
2/77/38.5 Punts/Yards/Average 7/225/32.1
5/50 Penalities/Yards 1/15
Individual Stats
RUSHING: Zavier Buzard 27-167, Aaron Parkins 7-31, Corbin Betz 3-17, Ross Thompson 1-5, Jordan McCann 1-0, Austin Jettinghoff 4-(-3).
PASSING: Austin Jettinghoff 2-7-33-0-0.
RECEIVING: Ross Thompson 2-33.
TOTAL TACKLES: Dalton Hicks 16 (10 solos, 6 assists), Ross Thompson 11 (8, 3), Drew Wannemacher 8 (3, 5), Josh Teman 5 (1, 4).


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Tulsa students are returning to school Friday after a lockdown prompted when a bullet was found.
School officials at Metro Christian Academy found a bullet in the hallway Thursday afternoon. The private school was locked down, but police did not find any other bullets or weapons in the school.
Administrators said no students were hurt.
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No one is happier than I am that it's getting easier than ever to grab Pitch f/x data; when we see the result of pitching performances visualized it can at least let us know what it looks like when a pitcher is going strong versus what it looks like when a pitcher is in trouble.
The pitcher I'm looking at today is Vicente Padilla. Through three starts, Padilla has been meh once, bad once and awful once. In his bad and awful starts, he has looked like he is one mistake pitch away from being in Josh Rupe territory.
On May 7, 2008, Padilla had one of this best starts of the season against the Mariners with a 7 inning, 2 hit effort with no earned runs and 8 strikeouts. Padilla threw 91 pitches, 57 of them for strikes. Fast forward to yesterday against the Royals where Padilla scattered 8 hits over 5 innings giving up 5 earned runs while striking out 5 batters. Padilla threw 94 pitches, 58 of them for strikes.
I accept that it is somewhat unfair to take an exemplar from last season and compare it to one of three starts this season, but I think when you see the graphs, you'll see what the big difference between Padilla in May 2008 and Padilla in April 2009: Velocity.
Padilla release point chart, May 7, 2008 vs. Seattle:
Padilla release point chart, April 19, 2009 vs. Kansas City:
Not only do Padilla's pitch-strike numbers match one another almost perfectly, but his release point for his pitches is also a very close match between yesterday's shelling and last May's gem, although there's more horizontal deviation in yesterday's release points than in the tight cluster from last May's game. This next series of graphs shows the bad news for Padilla and for those of us in the seats and watching at home:
Padilla velocity all game pitch graph, May 7, 2008 vs. Seattle:
Padilla velocity all game pitch graph, April 19, 2009 vs.Kansas City:
It's not a technical or medical term, but those velocity charts show an arm that's gassed. To be more exact, I expect that they show a shoulder problem for Padilla. Control issues are usually correlated with elbow issues and velocity issues are usually correlated with shoulder issues.
We all know Vicente Padilla lives and dies by the fastball. When a guy like that moves from a low- to mid-90s fastball that he can dial into the upper 90s when necessary to an across-the-board decrease to a low-90s to upper 80s fastball that he can't even dial into the mid-90s, he's probably in trouble on the mound and, I'd guess, is not fessing up to some shoulder stiffness or shoulder soreness.
I hope my hunch is wrong, but I expect to hear about Padilla skipping a start or going on the DL before May rolls around.
(A big Texas thank you to www.brooksbaseball.net for his great Pitch f/x web tool.)


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Deron Williams for Amare Stoudemire
Have you seen Deron Williams' body language this season? Disinterested doesn't begin to describe it- the man should be on suicide watch. After Mikhail Prokhorov took the Williams gamble last year (giving up Derrick Favors and two first round picks in the process), the hope was Williams would re-sign this summer and be the face of the franchise for the big move (finally) to Brooklyn. Instead, it's basically turned into Howard-or-bust for the Nets. If they somehow manage to lure Howard, then they become a top-3 team in the East. If they don't, then Williams heads to Dallas and the Nets continue living in the lottery (without picks!), albeit with a trendier address. We know the big Russian likes to gamble, but you really think he feels confident with the odds? He shouldn't. By flipping Williams for Amar'e, the Nets have their star (for at least three more years after this one) and the Knicks get a top-5 point guard who could make them their offense look functional. Williams-Melo-Chandler. Wouldn't you rather have that as your core?


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California Labor Federation AFL-CIO
November 8, 2005
Congratulations on a great victory! We swept Arnold Schwarzenegger's entire Special Election agenda. This election was a showdown with a bully. Labor's voice was not silenced - we spoke loud and clear. Today we kicked Arnold's butt!
This victory was the result of a massive effort by all of California's unions. We acknowledge all of the tremendous work you have done for this campaign.
Voters were not fooled by this Special Election. They rejected Arnold Schwarzenegger's power grab, and they rejected his bullying antics and his politics of blame.
This was a devastating loss for Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has wasted a full year of his governorship. He made this Special Election his priority and it was soundly rejected by voters.
When Arnold ran for office, he promised to have everyone at the table. Instead, he built a private tent in a protected courtyard to share cigars with his corporate allies.
Now Arnold should listen to voters and stop trying to bully union members.
Beginning today, we call on the Governor to put derision and divisiveness aside. We challenge him to work with us to improve California for all of us, not just for his corporate donors.
Labor will continue to work to build better transportation, improve our schools, create good jobs, and provide good health care for all Californians.
A heartfelt congratulations for all of your tremendous work that led to this victory.


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RT @jetzzfan Will Ferrell is an usher at the Suns-Lakers game. His nametag reads "Ted Vagina". No joke.—
Will Ferrell now works as STAPLES Center red coat security. http://t.co/NCdM2dZL—
Kam Pashai (@KamPashai) February 13, 2013
Will Ferrell as an usher at #SunsAtLakers with the name tag that looks potentially inappropriate Anchorman drift. http://t.co/BmBhgQ89—
(@Espo) February 13, 2013
Least some excitement at #Staples.@sapelian: Will Ferrell is the best: @ the Laker game & he's acting like a usher http://t.co/KvXMsqsE"—
Vik Reddy (@vikreds) February 13, 2013
So, this happened. Actor Will Farrell showed up at Staples Center dressed as a red-coated security guard. Farrell's name was trending tonight on Twitter as sports fans posted photos and yuks. Guess nothing interesting was happening on the basketball court.
VIDEO: Will Ferrell as @STAPLESCenter RedCoat – bit.ly/12e73rG—
Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) February 13, 2013
Even the Lakers were looking over during the timeout at Will Ferrell.—
KEVIN DING (@KevinDing) February 13, 2013
Only positive from this Lakers game is the ushering job done by Ted Vagina at Staples. #lakers—
coffee_beans&rice (@csungrad) February 13, 2013


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Football Lands 3-Star Recruit
I missed this, so perhaps others did as well. Looks like the Gophers landed a 3-star WR from the state of Florida. He has offers from a bevy of MAC schools as well as Purdue, Cincinnati, and Iowa State. Apparently, he decommitted from Cincinnati earlier in the year. The guy isn't big, at 5'10" and 175 lbs. At that size, I wouldn't be surprised if he is converted to CB


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The end of the NFL Lockout and the return of football also brings back everybody's favorite part of the business: training camp holdouts. While teams are signing undrafted free agents at a frenzied pace, NFL veterans and rookies are reporting to team facilities for voluntary workouts. At Eagles camp, Michael Vick arrived and was asked whether star wide receiver DeSean Jackson would be arriving for the start of training camp on Wednesday. Vick's response would suggest Jackson is considering a holdout:
"Hopefully, he'll be here tomorrow," Vick said as he was surrounded by a throng of reporters. "DeSean just has some things to think about and some decisions to make that only himself can make."
"I'm just being realistic about the situation," Vick said. "It's all in what DeSean wants. We're moving forward and hopefully he'll be here. I think he will."
Jackson is in the final year of his rookie contract, which will pay him $565,000. There were previous issues with regards to the old 30% rule, but the new CBA gives the Eagles some room to work on an extension for Jackson.
Considering Jackson has earned two Pro Bowl nods and been honored for his play as both a receiver and a return man, it is not surprising he wants a deal before he hits free agency. In three seasons Jackson has compiled 171 receptions for 3,124 yards, averaging a filthy 18.3 yards per reception. He has scored 24 touchdowns, including 17 receiving, four returning and three rushing. After his play-making days at Cal, the receiver many thought was too small to survive the NFL has become a star.
As Bleeding Green Nation pointed out, the lockout has been over for less than 24 hours so they are hoping cooler heads will prevail and Jackson will get into camp. In the meantime, check here for more updates and Bleeding Green Nation for further details on this developing story.


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After seeing the spoiler for Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord , I decided to think up some ideas like everybody else did. This list will actually be standard by the time RTR comes out, so some advice would be nice, with full consideration that this is a temporary list and that I will of course be looking out for other cards once RTR comes out.
Jarad, Boneyard Wurm and Splinterfright are the fat-ass bruisers, with Demonlord of Ashmouth and Ghoultree providing some backup. Ambush Viper and Dawntreader Elk live ideally in the grave, providing removal and mana-ramping respectively. Young Wolf is for early game stability and to buff up the creature count, while Crypt Creeper can aggro it up and solve some graveyard issues.
Mulch and Grim Backwoods help fill the grave and provide card advantage, while Killing Wave attempts to sweep the board. Spider Spawning helps to stall the board when defending.
Win by either beating the opponent to death or using Jarad's second ability to sacrifice a Boneyard Wurm or two for massive life loss.
P.S: The mana base looks screwy, but I do need those swamps for Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 's CMC and last ability.
This deck looks amazing, and im anxious to see the path you take when RTR releases. +1
Thanks! Playtesting suggests that it skills seems to be getting lands like a tart (Dawntreader Elk and Mulch work freakin' overtime) and also having fairly good endgame potential.
It has issues though; what deck doesn't? First, lack of straight-up, good to honest targeted removal. Second, it is capable of some utterly lousy starts. And card:Tormod's Crypt would naturally rattle my happysacks when it hits the field. Finally, aggro might pummel it into the floor.
I hope to take it to FNM to have a bit of fun and see what I can do, less for the winning and more for the experience. BUT any advice to make this deck meaner and leaner (while on a bit of a budget) will be very welcome!
Tragic Slip is good for any deck planning on having creatures die. You may want to get some card advantage by using card:Altar's Reap. If you do take this to an fnm, what r u planning on putting in jarad's place? he wont be legal for a while.
I would also throw in some rancors so wurm and jarad aren't just chump blocked. Ghoultree can also be quite a cheap 10/10
Out of your suggestions, Rancor stuck out to me the most; that would be a great idea, not just for Boneyard Wurm s and the like but also putting on cheaper aggressive creatures like Ambush Viper and Young Wolf when I have the early unused mana. I did already consider Ghoultree , I may replace Moldgraf Monstrosity with him, but the trample on Moldgraf is really nice.
Tragic Slip and card:Altar's Reap...not sure. My deck doesn't really focus on dying per se, it's actually more mill-focused (Mulch , Splinterfright ), but it could work. card:Altar's Reap I'm not sure is necessary, as I perefer to have better board position than another creature in the grave and slight card advantage (I already get quite a bit of that off Mulch , kinda....well, not really...)
I'm just tetchy about keeping noncreature spells to a minimum to maximize the 12 creatures that do care about them, and Mulch , Killing Wave and Spider Spawning seem like the essentials to me. I'll have to think about it.
I'm not actually going to be playing this deck at FNM until Return to Ravnica comes out, so I'm going to be using the time to decide which deck I'd like to use and start the process of building it.
I have a self mill deck utilizing jarad. Take a look if you like: deck:jarad-self-mill.
Ghoultree is a must. Ghoultree + jarad is just mean. How about 2x or 3x Kessig Cagebreakers ? I would also go 1x Mirror-Mad Phantasm ;).
ya im not a big fan of altar's reap either I just thought maybe ud like it. If you do put in rancors(which I also think was my best suggestion) then I think at that point Ghoultree>Moldgraf. You don't really want to wait til 7th turn to play anything in standard right now and ghoultree can come out really early depending on how much u get in the grave. Then give it trample with rancor or fling it with jarad.
I also think Ghoultree is better as after a card:Tormod's Crypt Ghoultree stays a 10/10, while Moldgraf Monstrosity 's last ability becoems useles at that point.
I am torn by Moldgraf Monstrosity 's inherent trample, beefy stats and card advantage opportunities, but I think you are right. Ghoultree can kill in two swings when lucky, and can come down earlier. It's just a matter of finding space for Rancor , probably two copies. Suggestions?
My initial idea was to actually go for -1 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord , -1 Ulvenwald Tracker , +2 Rancor .
Here's my reasoning; having 4 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord s is probably too much. His cost is a bit much, I often have at least one on field or in my hand and they often stack up. While it is good to have backup threats, the Lich Lord revives himself with his last ability. I may only need three to pull it off. Meanwhile, Ulvenwald Tracker is cute, but not necessary as a single copy.
Rancor could also be crucial to my sideboard plan. Let's say second game my opponent wins through card:Tormod's Crypt usage. My plan for the third game would be to switch the entire deck to an aggro variant. Boneyard Wurm and Splinterfright go out for Strangleroot Geist and Dreg Mangler . Possibly Spider Spawning out for Acidic Slime . Rancor would be amazing for this second plan; +2/+0 andtrample for my hasty beaters and deathtouchers would be great aggression, while the opponent's card:Tormod's Crypts would have lessened effectiveness and may even become dead cards.
Why not add a few Gravecrawler s?
The main reason is that as far as I understand it, Gravecrawler 's are pretty expensive. With only 5 zombies exist in the deck as is (possibly 4 after alterations), it would only be worth putting in a playset of Gravecrawler s to make them work reliably, and that would tot up to about 24. I'm saving up money just for the dual lands for this deck, let alone the Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord s.
I would highly suggest Kessig Cagebreakers . If not mainboard, sideboard.
I have had that suggested before, and also, they happen to be cheap. I would probably only have one or two, but what should I drop? The Ghoultree ? Not sure. Spider Spawning ? Not when it is my only defense against flyers. Acidic Slime s in the sideboard? Again, my only removal of that type. I have no idea what to do.
Also, I have no idea if I want Mulch or Grisly Salvage . Grisly Salvage is better overall, but I'd have to change my land balance a bit to make it work.
See, this is the problem with deckbuilding; there are so many cards you should put in that would do a decent job that it all becomes a clusterbugger.
Ok. As far as Mulch vs Grisly Salvage I would go Grisly Salvage because it's RTR! Come on, how can you not? :D.
Why Driver of the Dead ? I thought you WANTED cards in your graveyard. I would go: -1 Young Wolf -2 Driver of the Dead +1 Ghoultree +2 Kessig Cagebreakers .
The Young Wolf is there for early game stability; something the rest of the deck does not have. Meanwhile, Driver of the Dead is the only way I can get Boneyard Wurm , Ambush Viper and Dawntreader Elk out of my grave for a second go, whilst not decreasing the number of cards in my grave.
Since this deck tends to get Ghoultree out by paying 4G, that with the Cagebreakers would be way too many five drops for my deck to feel comfortable with. Swapping out the one Ghoultree for one Kessig Cagebreakers ; if in this deck they cost about the same, I'd rather have one that is not so easily chump-blocked.
Just because Grisly Salvage is in a different set does not make it better for this deck necessarily :$ Sure, it HAS more power than Mulch , but I would also have to alter my land balance to accommodate the GB cost; otherwise, half the games it would sit dead in my hand!
I know. I just like the new cards better then the old ones :D.
Right, it does not decrease the cards in your grave, but it could be one creature bigger. But I get what your saying.
How can you not want a 10/10 for 5 mana? Ghoultree works insanely well with jarads second ability. I think you should find a way to sub in 1 more kessig and 2x Ghoultree s.
That's why I'm torn between the two; Ghoultree can win a game flat-out when Jarad is around, but Kessig Cagebreakers can attack more solidly. I don't feel happy dropping any of the Splinterfright s for them as my mill engine is lacking, nor the Boneyard Wurm s due to mana cost and the fact that they are also part of the win condition. So really, I can only have one copy of one or the other, unless we ditch a Spider Spawning (somethign I am wholly apprehensive about considering the flying meta) and fitting another in.
I'm so indecisive. Ghoultree back in. I'll bring these issues up on the forum later.
Hmm ok. I agree about Spider Spawning . But after saying all those things about Ghoultree , how can you not go -2 Driver of the Dead ? He's 1 less mana for a 3/2 where as Ghoultree is one more mana and can literally win you the game! I still say -2 Driver of the Dead +1 or 2 Ghoultree . Hard decision.
I think I'll be on the forums over stuff like this. Thanks for the suggestions! :)
so how bout them shock lands like Overgrown Tomb since those are getting reprinted, and it goes well with jarad because then you would only have to sac 1 land for his return to hand ability.
One word: Budget. I'd love to have those Shocklands helping the deck out, believe me, but I'm already spending about 15-20 quid on the Woodland Cemetery playset! I'd have to do my best to trade for them.
Also, I don't think that's how his ability works. While yes, it goes well with Jarad, I don't think you could fill the " a Forest and a Swamp" condition with the single land, I think you'd need two. Clarification?
I just searched it up, yeah you are right, but still you could always just goto FNM or but RtR packs and hope you pull some
I am hoping to take this to FNM; not to win mind you, but to have fun with it, as it'll only be my third time at FNM if I do go.
I hope to trade for Overgrown Tomb s with other players (probably just a pair of them for the moment).
Any advice on the Mulch /Grisly Salvage dilemma?
you can turn 2 it easily, if you don't think you have enough lands to do so you could always add Golgari Guildgate
By the way pookypuppy6, if you want me to playtest this deck vs any of mine, just say the word. If so, I'll post the results on this page :).
I agree with sigh166 go ahead and add Overgrown Tomb with them being reprinted they should be easier to pick up and will fit perfectly in the deck obviously.
With that happening go ahead and switch out Mulch with the RTR version. It'll definitely be a much nicer fit.
I'm not really sold on Driver of the Dead . The deck wants to focus on putting creatures in the graveyard not bringing them back out even if it would be advantageous to do so. I think you may want to take him out and put in something like Butcher Ghoul . I'd also cut 1x Boneyard Wurm and 1x Splinterfright . You need to have cards in the graveyard first before you can even cast these guys which makes it a little trickier to get them on the field successfully. Consider going with 2x Mulch in their place. that way you would have 6 total cards that are sending cards to the grave by turn 2 giving you turn 3 a few cards already in the graveyard making way for splinterfright followed by turn 4 jarad who should be pretty massive at that point.
@rckclimber777: You've addressed another problem brought up by a friend; not enough early drive. I think the mill engine isn't enough, so more Grisly Salvage /Mulch may be needed. Do you think if I -1 Boneyard Wurm -1 Splinterfright for Mulch , the deck will have enough creatures to make it work? I guess so, seeing it'll be mostly Grisly Salvage .... I'll try it out.
Butcher Ghoul ....I'm not convinced yet, I'll have to look at other black creatures.
Overgrown Tomb I will always be on the lookout for, but I may struggle to acquire them.
Okay, considerations for replacing Driver of the Dead now also include Crypt Creeper , Giant Scorpion Ravenous Rats and (may god forgive me) Undead Executioner . The last one in particular I feel the need to say because the deck has barely any removal, as hopelessly average as Undead Executioner is.
I wager that by the time RTR is in the 2nd set you could probably trade innistrad lands straight up for Overgrown Tomb s. If not though there is always the gates that will still give you mana fixing (albeit a little slower). You'll have 25 creatures after cutting 1 of each so you should be fine on that account. That was the problem that I ran into when Innistrad came out and I tried building a similar deck. Could never get the graveyard filled up fast enough to cast those two.
As to Ghoultree - He's a 1 of imo no more no less. He's a great fatty that can do wonders as long as your deck is running correctly. Even if you dump 5 creature cards into the graveyard with Grisly Salvage he'll still cost 3 mana. And you're more likely to only dump 2-3 which means you'll still take a couple more turns to cast him only to meet with a murder or something similar
Demonlord of Ashmouth should be fine though. Nice sized beater with undying. Definitely worth its place.
Thing is, Woodland Cemetery actually doesn't enter tapped when only Overgrown Tomb s are in play. I may decide to have three of each, to balance the life-loss/possibility of tapped-ness.
I think I will leave it at one Ghoultree ; I really feel I have little space for anymore, or Kessig Cagebreakers . Thanks for the opinion on the Demonlord of Ashmouth ; with the changes being made, especially to the landbase (despite a probably rising deck budget), I do trust he will help me out as my only aerial threat/blocker.
What about the 2 slots for Driver of the Dead ? I was thinking either Giant Scorpion , Crypt Creeper or Ravenous Rats .
I like either Crypt Creeper or Ravenous Rats for that slot. If you're concerned with removal then I'd go with Tragic Slip as you will definitely get morbid more often than not. Keep in mind though, if played right Ambush Viper basically acts as removal. I've always looked at him as "destroy target attacking creature who can be blocked this turn". Another thought though may be Nightshade Peddler who can make it easier for your creatures to get through and can serve as more removal.
That;s the reason Ambush Viper is a 4-of; my only source of pseudo-targeted limited removal that can attack, block and add to the grave count. :) I'd never plan to play him without flash, and that's why I love Grisly Salvage as an instant; it messes with my opponent's head in the early turns.
I'm tempted by Giant Scorpion as a removal option, and Ravenous Rats does put the opponent down a card, but I think I may test out Crypt Creeper first; it can sacrifice itself and can help a bit to solve some Flashback decks that will most likely end up in the meta once Izzet crashes in. It's also a more aggressive attacker.
Vampire Nighthawk always better than Giant Scorpion
And you really need removal. Tragic Slip doesn't have to have your creatures die. I'm sure they're going to be chump-blocking jarad and huge wurms.
I would honestly focus more on the aggro aspect that your making it to be in your sideboard. If you just attack like crazy they'll have to keep trading creatures to stay alive but you'll be fine with it cuz that just makes you stronger.
If you're running Killing Wave , I suggest playset of Blood Artist s. It should help against aggro and give you some reach so can put away games, plus the combo w/ Killing Wave . +1 from me! Also, as an afterthought, Lotleth Troll , Slitherhead , or Dreg Mangler could be good, maybe as replacements for Crypt Creeper .
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This is just a quick post to thank everyone who participated in and contributed to MmIT2013: we managed to bust through the clouds and keep the rain at bay all day while we learned about searching, collaborating, virtual enquiry services, and sharing everything cloud. More detailed conference reviews will follow, but for now, catch up on the day's events through pictures and tweets.
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A note from the chair on 'Cloud busting: demystifying 'the Cloud' and its impact on libraries'
With just under two weeks to go until our national 'Cloudbusting' conference it's safe to say MmIT is getting quite excited. With such a rich programme and so many great speakers it looks set to be a truly great conference. We hope you are able to join us in Sheffield on April 5th as there are still a few places left.
The concept of 'the Cloud' has been around for several years. Over that time the term has become ubiquitous with a general acceptance that 'the Cloud' has a definite impact on the way in which we use computers and information technology and how individuals interact with information. It is widely regarded that cloud computing can simplify processes for organisations and save them money and as a result many of the benefits associated with the 'Cloud' have been around efficiencies and effectiveness of services.
Many services that libraries have traditionally offered have been migrated into cloud solutions. For example the use of OpenURL providers and federated and pre-indexed search engines allowing users to search all of a library's collections through a single search box. Discovery layers such as Serials Solutions' Summon, EBSCO's EDS or Ex Libris's Primo Central allow access to all of a library's collections, not simply those found on the library catalogue. Such discovery layers can provide enhanced service such as access to special collections, digital collections and institutional repositories.
Similarly, the 'Cloud' allows libraries to share data about their collections and the bibliographic management activities that they are engaged in. This includes licensing data, common vendor files, serials publications patterns and MARC records.
Add to this entire systems hosted in the Cloud, such as the Koha and Ex Libris Alma library management systems, or reference and citation management systems such as Mendeley, then it is simple to see the impact that the Cloud has on libraries, and indeed vice versa.
Even simple initiatives such as collaborative working through Google Docs, enabling a library community through Facebook or storing photographic collections in Flickr are all examples of how the Cloud has become part of the day to day computing and technology activity of the library.
MmIT strives to raise awareness amongst library and information professionals about current trends and topics in library and information technology and 'Cloud' initiatives and innovations, and how they are currently being used within the sector will be of interest to many librarians and information professionals who may not even realise the wealth of 'Cloud' activities and solutions available to them. The conference includes a series of workshops, each one focusing on a particular 'Cloud' initiative. This includes topics such as implementing Opensource library management systems; How libraries can make the most of mobile devices to access cloud resources; Creating media-rich e-book resources; Implications for research data management; Copyright and licensing issues associated with the 'Cloud', and much more. The keynote presentation will be from Karen Blakeman and will focus on search and discovery within the 'Cloud' and the conference will also include a series of rapid fire technical innovation presentations and a panel question and answer session.
For further information please see the MmIT Events pages:
Read Leo Appleton's thoughts on working in the Cloud in this month's CILIP Update and find out more about this year's MmIT conference.
See an agenda for the conference and book your place on this year's MmIT conference.
Still not registered for this years conference? With only a month to go excitement is building! Register here and find out more about this years MmIT Conference.
We're delighted to announce that Facet Publishing is providing three prizes for delegates at the MmIT 2013 national conference.
The prizes include Cloud Computing for Libraries by Marshall Breeding (one of our keynote speakers from MmIT 2012)
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and Getting Started with Cloud Computing, edited by Heather Lea Moulaison and Edward Corrado
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MMIT bring you an exciting new conference in 2013 covering all aspects of Cloud technology and the implications for library and information services. Featuring a wide variety of excellent speakers and session formats this interactive conference will be both informative and inspirational. If you work in the library and information sector and are increasingly being asked to work in the Cloud or with new technologies, or are just generally interested in library Cloud developments, then this conference is for you!
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The MMIT conference has come round again and this time we are 'Cloudbusting – demystifying the Cloud'.
Take a first peak at the programme for the day with further details to follow…
MmIT Conference, University of Sheffield, 5th April 2013
9:30 – Registration and morning coffee
10:00 – Introduction and welcome – Chris Sexton, University of Sheffield, Leo Appleton, MmIT
10:15 -11:00 – Keynote presentation by Karen Blakeman, RBA Information Services "Searching in the cloud"
11:00 -11.50 – Parallel workshops sessions 1
* Andy Tattersall & Claire Beecroft (University of Sheffield) "Cloudme – Being an Effective LIS Professional without Touching Terra Firma"
* Gurdish Sandhu and Adjoa Boateng (University of East London) "The UEL Library: entering the cloud"
* Lise Robinson (OCLC) "Something good is going to happen" : an overview of developing a cloud based solution
* Emily Goodhand (University of Reading) "Cloud(y) Law: unpacking the issues for library & information professionals"
11.50 – 12.10 – Break
12.10-13:00 – Parallel workshops sessions 2
* Axiell Workshop
* Andrew Cox (university of Sheffield) "Research data management – what is the library's role?"
* Paul Walk (UKOLN) "Bring your own Cloud"
13.00 – 13:45 – Lunch
13:45 – 14:30 – Rapid fire sessions
14.30 – 15:20 – Parallel workshops sessions 3
* Dave Parkes (University of Staffordshire "Implementing the Koha Library Management System"
* Anthony Beal (JISC) "Collaborating to create ebooks in the cloud: media rich resources for teaching, learning and assessment"
* Bethan Ruddock (MIMAS) "Opening up – bibliographic data-sharing and interoperability"
15:20 – 16:00 – Panel Q&A – Dave Parkes, Anthony Beal, Bethan Ruddock, Karen Blakeman, Paul Walk
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Good news. The Delicious bookmarking service has found a new home with an Internet company called AVOS. AVOS is a new venture by YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen and all signs so far indicate that they plan to continue (and further develop) the service. Not sure what the name means though (and The Guardian have it written as Avos).
Yahoo has contacted Delicious users to announce the sale and seek permission to move their bookmarks over. The current service will remain available as is until July. There's more information for current Delicious users available in a series of FAQs on the Delicious site:
JISC Digital Media have just produced a guide to free online tools for editing audio. This is the latest addition to their extensive collection of digital media advice documents. The great things about these guides is that they focus on free resources, test each application extensively and provide a handy comparison chart. The even better thing is that they also cover terms of use/privacy statements, which is an often-overlooked but incredibly important consideration when using cloud services.
As well as audio editing guide, there is an exhaustive guide to image editors, a guide to finding reusable media online and a guide to copyright and digital images. This is just a few of the *many* advice documents available but you can browse the collection by media type.
This has been quite a big year in the world of online image editors, with Google's purchase of Picnik and the Aviary suite becoming a free service. Cloud-based image editors have fast become viable alternatives to PhotoShop and other professional (read: expensive) image editing packages . With the onset of multimedia tweeting, it will be interesting to see if audio and video editing tools keep pace.
Announced at the Google I/O keynote, Google Wave is now open for business. The formerly invitation-only communication and collaboration tool has improved quite a bit since our first take on it. Over the last six months, it has become much more stable and also rolled out an extensions gallery.
Waves can be lonely places and having more users will definitely help. With this in mind, I recommend taking a look is the UKOLN blog's helpful summary of what the librarians have been getting up to on Google Wave. There are also plenty of case studies to demonstrate the different ways people are already using waves.
The Complete Guide to Google Wave (a book written by by Gina Trapani and Adam Pash using Google Wave) is free to read online and goes into quite a lot of depth about the functionality available now as well as what's planned for the future.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. - According to Julian Tavarez, Manny Ramirez is not coming to spring training until March 1, the mandatory report date for all players according to the collective bargaining agreement. The reliever insists that his friend of more than 15 years will be staying on the state's East Coast to tend to his sick mother.
Other than Ramirez (who would be tardy for the second straight season), showing up a week late for camp might be foreign territory. But there is an outfielder in the Red Sox camp who is no stranger to the drill - and he had Boston to blame.
The player also knows what it is like to face Daisuke Matsuzaka better than anybody else in town, while being intimately familiar with the kind of craziness that has come with this Red Sox spring training.
Alex Ochoa, a minor league free agent with the Sox, has some story to tell that jibes with just about every major story line up and down Edison Avenue.
"This isn't out of the ordinary for me at all," he said.
It starts with the first time the 34-year-old Ochoa entered himself into the fabric of Red Sox lore. In February 2003, he became the man to put the exclamation point on the Kevin Millar international incident. After Boston put its controversial waiver claim on Millar, preventing the first baseman from heading to Japan, Ochoa was the player the Chunichi Dragons chose to bring in to replace their lost import.
Ochoa, a top prospect with the Mets in the mid-1990s, was all set to report to the St. Louis Cardinals camp after spending '02 with both the Brewers and the Angels. But when Millar was finally granted his release from any commitment to Chunichi, Ochoa was presented with a much more lucrative option.
So, days after the early-February Japanese spring training reporting date had come and gone, Ochoa showed up for what would be a four-season journey.
"I left the 21st of February and I think I decided four days before that," Ochoa said. "They asked me to be there as soon as possible, but I needed at least four or five days to get ready. My whole mind-set changed. Chunichi was very embarrassed by the whole situation. It was interesting because I didn't know the situation, in a lot of ways. I heard the rumblings here and there how Millar disgraced himself and all of that. But he did me a huge favor."
The difference of Millar bailing out of his agreement with the Dragons was Ochoa making $2 million a year in each of his first two seasons, and a total of $6 million in his final two campaigns with Chunichi.
As much of a financial windfall as Millar presented Ochoa, the change was also fraught with peculiarities and challenges.
There were the obvious cultural differences, pointed out recently by former big league pitcher C.J. Nitkowski, who told the Associated Press of his recent introduction to Japanese spring training, "Before you board one of the buses, you have a very important decision to make. This decision is one no American ballplayer in my generation has ever had to make - get on the smoking or nonsmoking bus. About 40 percent of the players smoke."
But it was the on-field sights and sounds which really threw Ochoa for a loop initially. Like on one of his very first workouts when a coach knelt just feet in front of a batter, with no screen or other kind of protection, and just lobbed in soft tosses for hitting practice.
"I couldn't believe it," he said. "He (the batter) messes up and the coach is done. But they expect perfection, so they don't worry about it."
Then came the challenges, which was exemplified in Ochoa's second season with the Dragons in which he got a taste of facing Matsuzaka in the Japanese World Series. The two had faced off briefly the season before in spring training, but this time the Seibu Lions ace wasn't holding back.
"Oh, he's good," said Ochoa with emphasis, even after estimating he had notched three hits in nine at-bats against Matsuzaka. "He has command of four pitches. The thing is that he throws so hard, but his other pitches are good pitches. You can't sit on anything.
"The whole mind-set is different. They don't mind pitching behind in counts. They don't mind throwing breaking balls in different counts. They don't mind walking you. I think I became a better player because of it, but we're going to have to see how it translates."
Ochoa did walk into the Red Sox clubhouse a changed man from the image of the failed prospect he left behind four years ago. In 550 games with the Dragons, the strong-armed center fielder totaled 75 home runs and a .283 batting average, hitting .273 with 15 homers last season.
But Ochoa also came in with this - he knows what it's like to enter spring training in the style of Manny Ramirez.
Rob Bradford covers the Red Sox for Eagle-Tribune Publishing Company.


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Back-to-Bethlehem Christmas party
For the Back-to-Bethlehem Christmas party we will have this year in our ward, we really want to make everyone feel like they are back in time 2000 years ago, in Bethlehem where Christ was born. To simulate this environment, I am concentrating on lighting, decorating, clothing, food, and a nativity performance.
Lighting - I want to make us all feel like we are outside at night, so we are stringing white Christmas lights about 20 feet high across the ceiling. I calculated for our stake center, we are buying 39 boxes of lights 21.6 feet strands (13 rows of three) and stringing them across with wire. I have seen this done before, and it looks like a starry night sky! Each booth will have their own light source, so we are not using the fluorescent lighting at all, but we are using the recessed lighting on the ceiling to supplement the other lights.
Market Place/decorating/food - I am setting the gym up like a Bethlehem marketplace with the following booths:
Treat-a-Pita: the RS is in charge of this booth. We are making falafels in pita bread. This is a Mediterranean dish that is served in Israel.
Fresh Fruit: the YW are serving bowls with fresh fruit
The Bake Shop: the Elders are serving finger-food desserts that the people bring (that is their "taxes" they pay when they enter the building)
McBethlehem Burgers: We are buying 100 McDonald hamburgers to serve the primary children (McDonalds is giving me a good deal on them)
The Drinks are bottled water and Capri Suns which I am serving from a well we are constructing from wood and corrugated cardboard that has a stone print on it (sold at US Toys). I am just hiding a cooler in the well with ice and drinks. The booths in the market place are made from EZ ups with sheets draped over them and tables underneath. I am having each organization decorate their own booth.
Order of Events - When the people first enter the back of the stake center, they will sign the census and pay their taxes (the dessert they bring). Then I will give them a cloth sack with money in it to buy the things in the marketplace. I call the money bag their "change" from their taxes. The head of the household holds the money bag for the family. I was able to order the cotton, drawstring sacks for only $0.34 each from here. And the money I got from US Toys here.
The people go into the chapel for opening exercises and prayer. I am having the ward choir sing "Oh Come all Ye Faithfull" and the bishop will describe to everyone how the marketplace works. We then all enter the gym through the back of the chapel while the pianist plays music. I will have a stone archway I will construct with those white food storage boxes you get from the cannery to put your cans in. Eight Roman soldiers (deacons) will be waiting at attention on each side as the people walk past them into the city. I am hoping this will stir their emotions as they see the pretty lights and the village scene.
They then have about 50 minutes to buy their food and eat it. I will have a quartet going around singing for entertainment, and a play station with little tents to play in for the young children.
If people run out of money and want more food, they have to go to the card booth and write a card to a missionary from our ward or a service man and earn a gold coin.
Everyone will sit on blankets on the floor, but people who are older or unable to sit on the floor can sit at the few tables I will set up in the corner of the gym.
Clothing - We want everyone to dress as if they live in Bethlehem, so I made a You Tube video that taught people how to make their costumes if they are not sewers. (I sent this as an e-mail to our ward, with tips on how to sew a tunic if they want to sew.)
Nativity Performance - I wrote a skit for this. . . .
Back-to-Bethlehem Skit
Klein Ward - December 7, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this skit, and the whole idea of having a Back-to-Bethlehem Christmas party, is for everyone in our ward attending to feel the joy of having our God, the creator of our universe, come down as a helpless infant to eventually guide us and save us from our sins. I hope people will be able to understand what a miracle that was, and how much love Heavenly Father showed us by allowing that to happen, Him knowing what His Son would have to go through. I therefore want the tone of this skit to be serious and realistic. We want people to feel like they really are in Bethlehem during this most amazing time in history…
Around 7:40 pm, Mary (with a pillow to look pregnant) and Joseph enter the city. Mary looks weak and pained, and Joseph is supporting her, asking people if they know of an Inn where there is lodging (you can word it how you want to). Try to get people's attention in a humble, desperate sort of way. Around 7:55 the pianist will play soft music from "Oh Holy Night" while the stage crew puts on the front lights on the stage. When the audience has quieted down, Mary and Joseph enter stage left and in front of the curtain. The piano player stops playing.
Mary: [moans (not too big of a moan, we don't want to scare the children!)]
Joseph: [asks the audience] Doesn't ANYONE know of a place where my wife and I can stay?
Innkeeper: [enters stage right carrying a basket of fruit, looking frenzied. He is worried about serving all the people in his Inn]
Joseph: Sir, can you help us?
Innkeeper: My, is she about to have a baby! Well my Inn is full, with all the people coming to pay their taxes, we just have a lot of visitors tonight! See all these people who are from out of town [gestures to the audience]. Yet your wife clearly needs a private place to stay. [Pauses and thinks] Here, come with me. I think I know a place that will do.
[The innkeeper leads the way off stage right, and then Mary and Joseph get set up behind the curtain. This includes taking out the pillow, getting baby Jesus, and sitting on the hay on either side of the manger]
Narrator: [stands on the gym floor, to the side of the stage] "And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her first born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger…" (Luke 2:6, 7)(Please don't say any of the references)
Stage crew: [have the lights already on Mary, Joseph, and Jesus then open curtains as soon as the narrator is saying "in a manger"]
Meanwhile, a singer comes from stage left and sings "Oh Holy Night," accompanied by our pianist. (skip the verse about the kings from the orient)
Stage crew: [turns on star above stage]
Shepherds (cub scouts): [enter from the right on the floor in front of the stage and pretend to heard their sheep for a little while. Try to stay almost in the center in front of the stage but a little to the right]
Narrator: "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night." (Luke 2:8)
Angel: [enters left and approaches the shepherds]
Stage crew: [put spot light on angel]
Pianist: [make some kind of magical sound when the light appears on the angel]
Angel: "Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, laying in a manger." (Luke 10-12)
[the angel steps back and is joined by all the other angels (all activity days girls). They sing, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."]
Shepherd #1 says to #2 and #3: "Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us." (Luke 2:15)
[Angels exit left and Shepherds exit right]
Narrator: "And they made haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger." (Luke 2:16)
Shepherds:[they enter right on the stage and kneel in reverence behind the manger, facing the audience, and bow their heads]
Two singers sing, "Away in a Manger" p. 206 accompanied by our pianist.
(I say some things that tie it all together with some quotes from "The Living Christ")
Audience sings "Silent Night" p. 204
Closing Prayer
I hope these ideas help someone more able to put on a great party for their ward, to remind them of the true reason for Christmas!


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First version of Partnership Agreement on community funds 'lacks vision'
European Commission experts say priorities' list is too broad and maintain "overall reservations" regarding the proposed indicators.
European Commission (EC) experts have conveyed to Romanian authorities that the first version of the Partnership Agreement (PA) regarding the use of community funds between 2014 and 2020 lacks strategic vision, is too vague, and fails to prove they have capitalized on past mistakes in spending EU money. These observations were expressed end-December by EC experts through the Romanian mission delegation in Brussels, based on the first version of the PA that was finalized in October, Mediafax notes.
The first version of the Agreement, which is in fact a more advanced form than a draft and shows how Romanian authorities plan to attract European funds in the 2014-2020 period, was presented by Prime Minister Victor Ponta and Eugen Teodorovici, European Funds Minister, to members of the Chamber of Deputies in October. On July 25, Minister Teodorovici said the Partnership Agreement that was to be sent to Brussels come fall would be "a very good-quality document."
The statement was made after a previous version of the document that established how the European money would be spent in the 2014-2020 period had already drawn critique from the European Commission who described it as "incoherent and lacking in clear priorities." The document was to be redrafted by September.
"It contains extensive details/repetitions of particular needs, whereas others are not developed. The specified needs describe a very wide array of issues without always mentioning a global strategic vision on development challenges. The absence of a strategic approach also applies to several sectoral policies for which no efficient and competent strategies are provided. Economic growth challenges cannot be handled without a coherent competitiveness strategy that includes public support for economic operators, and research and innovation policies and investments into human capital," the recently released document shows.
Experts warned that lessons learned by Romania between 2007 and 2013, when it was unable to attract the community funds at its disposal, should be better capitalized on by focusing on the state's ability to reach target objectives, while also stressing that financing priorities are too vaguely and loosely defined and fail to express the actual purpose of the action, and the list of priorities is too broad, "in a seeming attempt" at addressing all sectoral needs.
In the EC's opinion, Romania risks diminishing its ability to reach set objectives, which would in turn negatively influence the efficiency and impact of European funds, when absorption levels should increase compared to the previous period.
Under these circumstances, Commission advisors have expressed "overall reservations" with regard to proposed financial allocation indicators, arguing an adequate assessment of the proposed priorities and growth needs is impossible at the moment, given the broad and general manner in which they are presented.
According to a point-by-point breakdown of the EC's analysis, the text's focus is more on accomplishments achieved so far with respect to the health system, education reform, and undeclared labor, rather than on describing underlying problems and identifying their cause.
Moreover, although agriculture is an important sector of Romanian economy and society, the Partnership Agreement draft does not provide a clear image of the Romanian authorities' vision toward its future development, as needs are presented superficially and without any references to investments in innovation, added value domains, or the bio produce sector.
EU officials recommended the Government bring more focus on the potential of ports and they pointed out references made to Port Constanta are "fairly poor" and based on general assumptions that the so far "disappointing" progress will be improved upon.
Even though the document lays emphasis on the slow assimilation of information and communication technologies in the IT sector, as well as low digital literacy levels, the actions proposed by the Romanian state refer to public administration, culture, education, health, and infrastructure, while completely ignoring internet connection. EC experts warned this underlines the weak-points of the digital agenda by combining various measures with no clear competitiveness-oriented strategy arrived at through serious analysis.
With regard to energy efficiency in buildings, the recommendation was to take into account smart metering and use of renewable energy and avoid focusing only on thermal insulation in the drafting of financial priorities.
According to the same source, the chapter on equality between men and women is rather undeveloped and requires additional work. The equality of chances criterion in selecting projects should be better explained, because a broad definition of this policy as a selection criterion could be irrelevant in some cases and generate artificial administrative difficulties.
As far as public procurements are concerned, the Commission does not believe conditions in this respect have been met and warns that despite "recent, but timid" progress the public procurement system still requires significant improvement before it can be considered efficient. Recommendations agreed upon with the Commission in this matter should be immediately and extensively implemented.
MFE: January report will take into account EC's comments
The Ministry for European Funds (MFE) stated in a press release that the 2014-2020 PA would be submitted to the EC by end-January and several of the EC officials' December comments have already been tackled. According to the cited source, Romania has had "a pro-active approach" in preparing documents for the 2014-2020 period, and started an informal dialog with Commission representatives early on. MFE also pointed out Member States can send over the official Partnership Agreement within four months after regulations have been approved, according to the provisions under European regulations.
PDL asks for Teodorovici's resignation
Alexandru Nazare, deputy chairman of PDL, announced at a press conference Sunday that PDL will ask PM Victor Ponta to demote the European Funds Minister, as the Partnership Agreement he sent to Brussels has been officially rejected and the absorption of European funds is being delayed. Nazare accused the European Funds Minister of promising a 50 percent absorption rate by end-2013, while only achieving a 25 percent rate. Behind the PA failure, he continued, is a "serious misunderstanding within USL over money distribution."


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I just realized Jim bollman is their offense coordinator. Our defense is going to look much better :). MSU gave up 28 points to Nebraska and Indiana. Are they really that good or did they not play any good offenses?
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As much as I like getting in the Browns he is not a pro quarterback. Brown wouldn't have to worry about drafting them they could easily ask for a tryout but he just doesn't have the arm strength to hang with the pros.
Braxton wore gloves I think for the first time. I didn't hear any of the reporters ask or anyone making evaluation of the impact of the gloves. It seems this could've also impacted Braxton's inconsistency.
You left out a interesting point. Les miles is from Ohio albeit he went to the Darkside. There's something about being raised in Ohio.
I saw Bielema look on his face when he shook hands with Meyer. He knows there is only one Big ten regular season game between now the next he will lose to the buckeyes. We play wisky as the first BIG game next year at the shoe Sep 28!
I agree.. This game is really more on a mismatch than is being reported. They have a 3rd string QB with no college passing experience and he is going to lead them to the Badgers 1st win over a good team( 0-3 now)? They lost their best linebacker and they have never played against our Meyer offense. The offense closest to ours Nebraska put up 37. They run it up over weak teams and the media loves them. I don't get it.


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LAKE PLACID — After nearly a decade, schoolchildren at Jambo Jipya school have a reason to smile every day.
The education center in Mtwapa, Kenya, has graduated a first class of eight high-school students.
And instruction now reaches fully from kindergarten through the 12th grade.
Keela Dates Grimmette of Lake Placid began working with the school for orphans in September 2004. She formed the philanthropic organization Reason2Smile a few years later to help support it.
"Has it really been almost 10 years?" she said in a recent interview.
The struggle and determination to provide education has persevered through an Internet scam, civil uprising in Kenya and the ongoing battle there against poverty.
But November's graduates — there were seven boys and one girl — saw one young man score an impressive B+ on the national exam.
The school is waiting now to hear if he will be accepted into a university program.
For Grimmette, who travels to the school periodically from her home in Lake Placid, the steady pace of growth is deeply satisfying.
Her work here also involves speaking to American school and civic groups about Jambo Jipya on how Reason2Smile supports education for impoverished children.
The school, which started in a few mud huts, is now 15 concrete classrooms with a small play yard. Jambo Jipya and Reason2Smile are working to purchase the property.
"This is our second year of having a full kindergarten through grade 12," Grimmette said. "We just found out our top student, his name is Clinton, got a B+ in his secondary exams. That is equal to an A in Kenya; no one gets an A.
"He has been attending our school for three years."
Of the eight high-school graduates, two students had attended Jambo Jipya since grade 8, Grimmette said.
But even the free public school isn't really "free."


text: Wow! This season for me has been a tremendous ride of emotions. As a season ticket holder and alum of Tech I have waited for a season like this one. Our team made national headlines on a weekly basis and gained lots of respect among non-believers. Yes we lost Saturday to Oklahoma but they flat out beat us. I would rather have had it that way than a marginal loss decided by a last second field goal or touchdown. I am embarrassed about the performance as I thought Tech would at least be in the game. I could hear it in Kirk and Brent's voices when they said we look "rattled". They knew this game was going to be ugly and it was. I can't articulate what happened nor do I make excuses about how we could have salvaged this game. Fact is we are 10-1 and will more than likely be 11-1 after the Baylor game. An almost perfect season that will probaly only yield a Holiday or Cotton Bowl appearance. That's the awesome but sad dream season wrapped up. Those two bowls usually host teams with 3 loses. I guess it's all part of being in the Big 12. The talent level in this conference is second to none. For me personally, I do believe Tech is the second best team in the conference and should be invited to a BCS bowl. A great deal has to happen and we only control one game of that scenario. I do hope Leach continues to coach here at Tech because he has made us the 3rd most talked about power in the Big 12 under UT and OK. If we keep on track we will be a contender for years to come. It's hard to believe that we were #2 in country. Hats off to the 2008 Red Raider football team.


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The images are part of the latest series "All In The Details: Sculpting A Seven Dwarfs Mine in New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park"
The roller coaster ride is based on the Disney movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." It is described as being slightly more intense a ride than the existing Barnstormer roller coaster.
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For all the negative reviewer listen to disc 1 track 14!!
This mix of songs are AWESOME!!
Long live Dave!!
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Megadeth was formed in 1983, shortly after California native Mustaine parted ways with Metallica. "When I first started the group, I wanted to form a band because I was very bitter about being fired (from Metallica) and my fuel was revenge," said the bracingly candid musician. With something to prove, Mustaine initially set out to create the heaviest metal band ever. Beginning with the band's 1985 debut album, Killing Is My Business.And Business Is Good!, and evolving through a shifting series of lineups, Megadeth crafted a dynamic, intelligent style that combined the aggressiveness of thrash metal, the improvisational nature of jazz, and cynical, articulate, politically-charged lyrics into an innovative mix that built a rabid worldwide following. Several early albums, including 1986's classic Peace Sells.But Who's Buying? and the masterful 1990 release, Rust In Peace, solidified the band's underground metal fanbase. In 1992, Megadeth burst into the mainstream with their fifth album, Countdown To Extinction, which debuted at #2 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart and went on to sell more than two million copies in the U.S. alone. 1994's Youthanasia followed with a #4 debut, while 1997's Cryptic Writings yielded four Top 20 hits at rock radio, including "Trust" and "Almost Honest." By the time of 1999's Risk, however, which featured a pop slant unheard on previous Megadeth recordings, Mustaine himself began to grow disillusioned with the band's direction and the music industry. 2001 saw a return to the band's heavier roots on The World Needs A Hero, but a year later, a compressed nerve in Mustaine's arm forced the singer and guitarist to put his career and Megadeth on hiatus, while reassessing both. Part of that reassessment involved Megadeth's Capitol Records catalog, which began with the band's second album, Peace Sells.But Who's Buying? "I always had the desire to make So Far, So Good.So What! (1988) sound good ever since it came out, because I wasn't really happy with it," says Mustaine. "I just wanted all of them to sound good." Mustaine spent months remixing, remastering, restoring – and in some cases, reconstructing – the band's Capitol catalog to bring it as close to his original vision as possible. Each reissue was packed with unreleased tracks, demos and alternate mixes, as well as new liner notes by the iconoclastic Mustaine. Megadeth's tenth studio album, 2004's The System Has Failed, debuted at #18 on Billboard's Top 200, and the band's sold-out "Blackmail The Universe" tour followed, supporting the new album and Capitol's extensive catalog campaign. Dave Mustaine's "GIGANTOUR," inspired in name by the classic 1960s cartoon "Gigantor," took Megadeth and a host of other bands selected by Mustaine across North America in 2005 and 2006. The prophecy continued with the band's most recent critically acclaimed album, United Abominations. For the majority of three decades, Megadeth has yanked heavy metal into the future – and been rewarded with seven Grammy nominations and five platinum and multi-platinum albums.
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For all the negative reviewer listen to disc 1 track 14!!
Two discs contain MEGADETH'S best material from all of their CD's, some songs have been remastered, if not all of them. Making for an excellent listening experience.
Seems Capitol is really into milking Megadeth as of late, and it also appears they are into duping us fans by releasing a "demo" of a track that is only a slowed down/pitch altered version of the regular, album release version of High Speed Dirt.
If you already own the albums (remastered or originals), or another better compilation (Capitol Punishment, Back To The Start, or even the Warchest), then just ignore this pathetic release.
This compilation covers the First album all the way to the first compilation (Capital Punishment: The Megadeth Years Dread and Fugitive Mind also made it to the ninth (The World Needs a Hero) album) This compilation is heavy on the first five capitol records (Peace Sells to Youthanasia) albums plus hidden treasures on top of 2 tracks from the first (Killing Is My Business), Seventh (Cryptic Writings), and Eighth (Risk) albums including some b-sides(demos, live tracks, and rarities). A majority of the tracks are the remixed versions from 2004. For some reason the original mix of Rattlehead was used instead of the 2002 remix (The 2002 Remix of Mechanix was used though). I recommend this album for first time megadeth buyers that don't want to buy all the albums and doesn't want to buy the more expensive Warchest that is mostly full of rarities,demos and live tracks than the hits and fan favorites.
P.S. Every track that was on the second compilation (Back To The Start: Greatest Hits) is on here except the studio version of Symphony of Destruction.
be aware that the songs on this cd are the remastered songs. these are the "alternate versions" of the songs. they are not the original studio album versions. if you like the new versions of the songs buy it if not then dont waste your money. Sound quality is very distorted/staticky.
The song selection is pretty decent, but where's "Lucretia" ?


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Patriots-Dolphins matchup of the day: Sunday
The Patriots struggled mightily defending teams on third down last season. Monday night will be the first chance to see if offseason moves have paid off to improve in getting the "D" off the field on third down.
Patriots-Dolphins matchup of the day: Saturday
Dolphins rookie C Mike Pouncey will be the first to face the new-look Patriots front line of Albert Haynesworth and Vince Wilfork.
Patriots fantasy report: Week One
Here's a look at the Patriots' top fantasy football options for Monday night's game at Miami.
Molden fits trend of increasing size in Patriots' secondary
Waiver claim Antwaun Molden has the size that Bill Belichick is looking for at the cornerback position, helping the former Texan make the 53-man roster.
Patriots-Dolphins matchup of the day: Friday
Patriots WRs Chad Ochocinco and Deion Branch will have to work to get separation from Dolphins CBs Vontae Davis and Sean Smith.
Five questions with Patriots radio color commentator Gino Cappelletti
In this week's "Five questions with" segment, former Patriots star and current broadcaster Gino Cappelletti recaps the Pats' preseason and previews what is to come this season.
Patriots-Dolphins matchup of the day: Thursday
The Patriots' secondary will have the task of slowing down Dolphins WR Brandon Marshall in the season opener.
Report: Patriots name captains
The Patriots named their captains and there are two surprising names on the list.
Patriots-Dolphins matchup of the day: Wednesday
Patriots OTs Matt Light and Sebastian Vollmer will need to keep the Dolphins' outside 'backers from disrupting Tom Brady's rhythm.
Patriots sign TE Gronkowski, cut DL Warren
The Patriots are collecting Gronkowskis, as they signed TE Dan Gronkowski to join his brother Rob.
Panthers claim CB Butler
Former Patriots CB Darius Butler didn't remain on waivers for long, as he was claimed by the Panthers, according to Joseph Person of the Charlotte Observer.
Report: Patriots claim LB Edds
The Patriots continued making moves on Tuesday, reportedly claiming former Dolphins ILB A.J. Edds off waivers.
Patriots cut CB Butler
The Patriots cut former second-round CB Darius Butler on Tuesday. "It's been real New England. I was blessed to have a chance to play and start my NFL career here," he tweeted.
The First Fifteen: Early Week One primer
In the inaugural edition of "The First Fifteen," we look at the 15 most compelling story lines as we enter Week One.
Brady would welcome back Moss 'with open arms'
Randy Moss is currently without a team, but that may be changing, based on comments made Tuesday morning on a Boston radio station.
Trent Edwards beat out Kafka for the third-string quarterback job with the Philadelphia Eagles.||||||| Kafka was released Friday afternoon, leaving Edwards and rookie Nick Foles behind Michael Vick on the depth chart.
Kafka completed 4 of 7 passes for 35 yards with two INTs and was sacked once in Sunday's 29-16 loss to the Giants.||||||| Kafka could start against the 49ers if Michael Vick is out. After a solid effort last week in Atlanta, he was much worse against New York.
Kafka completed 7 of 9 passes for 43 yards Sunday in the Eagles' 35-31 loss at Atlanta.||||||| Kafka could start in the home opener against the Giants if Michael Vick is out. If that is the case, monitor the health of the Giants' beleaguered secondary before deciding whether to start Kafka, who looked good in Atlanta.
Kafka completed 9 of 27 passes for 76 yards with an interception in the Eagles' 21-17 loss to the New York Jets in their preseason finale Thursday.||||||| Kafka has no fantasy value and is the Eagles' No. 3 quarterback at best.


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