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EDH Official Rules Website
Gatherer Advanced Search
MagicCards.info Advanced Search
List of Generals
In particular, I'd like to make a note of the banned card list, which is (at the time of writing) as follows:
903.4. The Commander variant uses color identity to determine what cards can be in a deck with a certain commander. The color identity of a card is the color or colors of any mana symbols in that card's mana cost or rules text, plus any colors defined by its characteristic-defining abilities (see rule 604.3) or color indicator (see rule 204). Example: Bosh, Iron Golem is a legendary artifact creature with mana cost 8 and the ability "3R, Sacrifice an artifact: Bosh, Iron Golem deals damage equal to the sacrificed artifact's converted mana cost to target creature or player." Bosh's color identity is red.
Thanks for taking the time to write this up.. Nicely detailed and very well explained. :) I'm going to my first ever EDH game next weekend, so this came up at the perfect time.
I'm pretty sure that the banned general is Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary, rather than Eladamri, Lord of Leaves.
Pretty awesome article, though.
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary is banned as a commander, not Eladamri.
Oops. I guess I missed that one when I was typing it up. I forgot to save one of the drafts.
what are some of the black and blue tutors?
depends on what you wanna tutor for. There are quite a few
Black: Vampiric Tutor, Demonic Tutor, Diabolic Tutor, Infernal Tutor, Diabolic Intent, Beseech the Queen, Rune-Scarred Demon, Grim Tutor, Imperial Seal
Blue: Mystical Tutor, Merchant Scroll, Mystical Teachings, Personal Tutor, Trapmaker's Snare (for finding Mindbreak Trap, Transmute Artifact, Eerie Procession, Fabricate, Intuition, Library of Lat-Nam, and transmute cards (Muddle the Mixture, Tolaria West (colorless land, blue identity), etc.)
One word about the social aspects of EDH would be appreciated in your introduction, this is supposed to be a casual format (yes, i know people have different oppinions on what is casual) and i think it should be mantionned somewhere. One word about strategies/effects that are being frowned upon in most playgroups could help new players in their understanding of this wonderful format.
@Internet_the_Explorer Black and Blue tutors can be selected based on what you're trying to find.
Black can get pretty much whatever you like with Vampiric Tutor, Grim Tutor, Imperial Seal, Demonic Tutor, Diabolic Tutor, Beseech the Queen to name a few. Black is also the go-to colour for graveyard search, like Entomb and Buried Alive.
Blue tends to be much more tricksy. It's got good instant/sorcery based search like Mystical Tutor. But you can also get a bit more diversity if you branch out into something more interesting like Intuition.
@ Goblin_lord: I hadn't considered including anything about that, now that I think about it. I suppose I was focused more on deckbuilding, but the experience does deserve mention.
An addendum, then:
As far as the experience goes, EDH games range from the casual to the competitive. It is largely considered a casual format, which is something to keep in mind when building a deck. Your BUG control deck might be the best in the area but nobody will want to go up against it if your meta consists of recreational players. Some playgroups frown on "unsporting" tactics like infinite combos or heavy control. Others shun you if your deck can't compete with their next-level combo control strategies. These preferences are largely reflective of the groups themselves and at a large store or gathering you might find many different attitudes among EDH players. The trick to really enjoying this format is to find where you fit on the spectrum and try to play against other people of the same mindset. You'll find that you get more out of your games and walk away with a great experience and the occasional story to tell.
Fun is very important in EDH, yes. Why is that? Mostly because it stops your friends who are losing too much from strangling you. If you've used the Squirrelcraft infinite, your friends will probably hate you. If you use Insurrection, you may elicit a laugh or two instead of simple hatred.
It's very annoying to have to patronize people whose decks are worse than yours. You become an instant target in multiplayer when you're too good, and then it isn't any fun for you. There's a balance, unfortunately. You honestly cannot win them all, unless your group is full of gaming masochists.
This is now perfect ;)
So I'm trying to build a deck out of Wrexial, the Risen Deep, and decided to go with the swampwalk/islandwalk/just-in-general-unblockable portion of his abilities. The issue with this is that Turning Guys Sideways rarely actually works too well in EDH... So to that end, I've tried to find cards that give benefit when they hit an opponent, like Dimir Cutpurse, Coastal Piracy, and Larceny.
Are there any Blue/Black combos I should be aware of with Wrexial, maybe put one or two into the deck? (I find the interaction between Jace Beleren and Liliana of the Veil amusing.)
Thank you so much for typing this up. I'll give it the time it deserves a bit later. I have a couple EDH decks, but very few people that play EDH and so being able to build some others would be great.
@ CrushU: A part of deckbuilding is card knowledge, and I don't know if there are any searches that would yield what you're looking for. Off the top of my head, I know that ninjutsu is a mechanic that might be of interest to you. In particular, there's Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni. You might also want to look at some demons.
I did find Ninjutsu to be useful; One issue I had with it though is that it only (probably) works once, so I was torn on actually using them. (There is a Ninja that makes ninjas unblockable, though, so maaaaaaaaaaybe.)
I actually just did a search for all blue/black cards and put all the ones that looked interesting into a private prototype deck. ... Four hundred cards chosen later... ;) There's actually a good bit of Swamp/Islandwalk. (And Shadow!)
In building Sacrimundar one of the most useful things to me was Magic Cards Advance Search. The other tool I use is Card Kingom Advance Search which is pretty useful but I personally like magiccards.info better.
Then playtest playtest playtest! I'm still taking cards out for things that I think might work better =)
People at my store ask me why I take decks apart all the time, or why I won't trade things out of my EDH deck. The answer is simple. Standard rotates, and my store doesn't support Modern or Legacy. But EDH is forever. There will always be EDH players, and no matter where you go, there is someone with an EDH deck willing to play you.
EDH is by far the most "eternal" format.
P.S. I had to fight the incredible urge not to shamelessly plug my own Vendilion Clique EDH.
P.P.S. I failed... :(
This is a really great article to point new folks to. One thing that I find in a lot of EDH decks is an insufficient manabase to support some of the cards they expect to play. The typical culprit is running too few lands because they want to fit all of these great cards in their deck, then you're stuck with a Blightsteel Colossus in your hand the whole game. Or, running a multicolored deck with triple-color-cost cards like Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir without enough blue sources to cast them.
I find that 34-37 is an appropriate number of lands for an EDH deck. You have to take into account all of the mana accelerators (usually in the form of mana rocks like Sol Ring and signets) and ramp spells in your deck. You also have to gauge the ability of your deck to find the lands you need (Cultivate, Kodama's Reach, Skyshroud Claim, etc.). As with any deck, there's no absolute number of lands to run, so playtesting will tell you if you've got it right.
Thank you for your time on this Epoch, ive been waiting for you to breakdown your thoughts on EDH (in a article that is). Keep it up mate! your quite the inspiration for all of us!
I'm frequently trying to get more people at my university interested in the EDH format, so thank you for writing up these useful points that I can direct people to.
The fact that EDH was originally designed as a group format is casually addressed in your article, but I think that it's worth outright stating. A group format requires its own take on card selection, such as the percentage of spot removal VS wrath effects. There are plenty of people who participate in simple duel matches with their EDH decks, but the general mentality that EDH is a group format will influence the comments that people receive on their deck lists. It's just one more factor to consider during deck construction (both in designing your own deck and guessing what other people might have in theirs).
There are a few other nit-picky aspects to EDH deck construction to be considered, but this is a great intro article that will hopefully inspire more discussion on the format.
I often find myself playing 1v1 BUG combo-control mirrors (which are surprisingly fun), but it is true that EDH is often a group format. It's certainly something to be aware of in playtesting and perhaps I should have addressed it in the "Putting It All Together" section as another item on the list. I suppose I'll do that now:
Game size - Does the deck perform consistently in any sized game? Does it do better in 1v1 or multiplayer? If so, why and how could you improve it to make up for any deficiencies? Consider that EDH is in many cases a group format and often times you'll find that large games demand more of your deck; there are going to be more answers to your actions and you'll be forced to give your own answers to an increased number of threats. Designing a solid deck that can handle multiple environments and game sizes is difficult, but rewarding.
So, after reading, then re-reading, then re-re-reading this article, I think I've managed to put together a pretty decent EDH deck. :)
I have put another EDH deck together before this, but that was restricted by cards I actually own (I'll get to test my deck:prevail-3 next weekend).
Considering I designed it as a combat-oriented deck, would my Olivia's Chosen deck be considered 'good' by you more experienced deck builders...? Currently I only have a small handful of the cards in the deck list, but depending on the feedback I get, I may actually work towards building it sometime in the near future.
The definition of "good" is subject to opinion. My standards are somewhat biased by my experience building, playing, and playing against high-caliber decks. Your Olivia deck is certainly functional in many regards, but as with all decks there is room for improvement.
Great article. It should be noted, though, that some of these rules (such as banned cards, mulligans, and the banning of certain themes [land destruction, board-wipes]) are all up to your play groups. EDH is a casual format and lends itself to some rules changes depending on what the players feel like changing.
Very true. One of the most common house rules I've encountered is one that changes the maximum infect damage from 10 to 20. Many groups also tend to shun decks that run mass land removal.
are their any good commanders that are colored Blue/Black/White? Also can you use a planeswalker as your commander? i have never played EDH before and me and a friend have been talking for awhile about getting into it. I ask about the U/B/W because those are my favorite colors, and i am only/mostly familiar with cards from scars and innistrad blocks. Also i hear this is a format for multiplayer, but is it still as good with only 2 people, because the rest of our group have no interest in playing EDH.
sorry done some digging around, i think i found my commander in Sen Triplets is this a good choice?
Ertai, the Corrupted is also a good Esper shard commander. Sen Triplets isn't a bad idea. The other popular choice is Sharuum the Hegemon.
Zur the Enchanter and the previously mentioned Sharuum the Hegemon are typically the two most popular generals in those colors, so you'll find a bunch of other decks that you can reference for those two. Another possible general that hasn't been mentioned yet is Dromar, the Banisher.
Sen Triplets is a fun choice, but can be a little hit-or-miss to use due to EDH rules stating that nothing in your deck is able to produce mana outside of your general's colors, so you can't throw in things to produce green or red mana. Sen decks usually use use Celestial Dawn and Mycosynth Lattice to get around that little problem.
And yes, EDH can be played just fine with only 2 people. It originally started out as a multiplayer format but there's no reason why is can't be played 1v1.
I often play 1v1 EDH and have a lot of fun, so the multiplayer aspect isn't necessary to the experience (you should try it out if you can, though).
As for the general, it must be a legendary creature. You can't use a noncreature card such as a planeswalker as your general.
Since there are multiple choices for an Esper general, you should consider what each one offers and try to match yourself up with the general that best accomplishes the goal you had in mind for the deck. For example, Ertai, the Corrupted and Sen Triplets are more suited to control decks while Sharuum the Hegemon is a combo-based general because of its ability. Also, if you pick Sharuum you kind of have to build around its ability for it to be useful. Otherwise it's just there for the colors.
This article is quite helpful and I very much appreciate the time you clearly put into writing it. Thanks!
Griselbrand and Sundering Titan is now also on the banlist for those reading this after June 2012.
i need some help because i need cards in Sin Triplets the goal is to be a jerk but i need more combos and i am on an extremely limited budget only getting what can be pulled out of a booster pack. the proxie limit around the place where i play is 17 and i am almost there. any cheap but effective ways to get an infinite combo.
i think that you should update it. updating will help people that are reading this.
I don't have the ability to update this post, unfortunately. All I can really do is repost the banlist any time something changes.
You should also mention that the cards that go into the deck and the functionality of the deck may change because of the house rules. For example, Vendilion Clique has been all but abandoned as a 1v1 general/deck at my store because there is a house rule that states that if your general would go to the bottom of your library or would be shuffled into your library, you may put it into the command zone instead. This effectively ruins Vendilion Clique 's ability to function as a deck in 1v1 matchups.
House rules are difficult to cover in any kind of detail, unfortunately. Many playgroups don't use house rules, and the ones that do often have different rules because of different concerns and experiences. While one group may ban tutors, another one may ban infinite combos. Some unban cards and others change the actual rules and mechanics of the format. House rules are one of the few things I can't really offer solid advice on because they're specifically tailored to the people who play by them. You'll know your own house rules best.
You might want to update the ban list of this amazingly informative article :)
Primeval Titan and such
Unfortunately, I don't have a way to edit this page. If I did, I'd update all the relevant information.
can some one lend me a perspective towards my first edh? i dont have all the cards yet and still not sure if im going to buy all the top dollar cards but i like how its going so far IDK yet lol
Are tricolor EDH decks considered objectively better than mono- or dual-colored? I understand that there are more options and interactions with more colors introduced, but mono- and dual-colored ones don't have as much mana-fixing to worry about. I understand that it is ultimately a matter of preference, but do all of the skilled EDH deckbuilders "prefer" to use tricolored? For instance, I have been working on my first stab at an EDH, Just one of those days..., that builds off of Arcanis the Omnipotent
's ability. To get access to his card draw, though, I am limited to mono-blue. Is that going to sabotage me in the end?
@the5ervant: There's not really an "objectively best" color combination because that discussion quickly turns subjective. Each deck has potential for certain things, and those things vary from deck to deck. Each deck is strong or weak against different things.
I can tell you that tricolor decks are harder to balance because the mana bases are more demanding and harder to make consistent.
I happen to like tricolor because it gives you a lot of versatility, and because I'm not averse to spending a bit to optimize my decklist.
Monocolored decks are much harder to balance because they have limited versatility, but blue and green are in the best positions as monocolored decks.
Sylvan Primordial is now banned
I don't really update the ban list information in this article. You're meant to defer to the Commander site for current ban information.
Hi, my names Matt, I'm still relatively new to magic as a whole. I would first like to say a huge thank you! this is an excellent article and I will be referring to it while i build my deck!
I have one question; Because my card knowledge is limited, and my experience playing the game also limited, i'm having a difficult time knowing exactly how to start. I really like playing with blue,black,green and white. really don't like red because I'm not the aggressive type.
i've got over 1000 cards at home, and my question is.. Could i simply go through them and build a deck with my favourite cards i find? And then of course pick a general that allows me to play them.
again thank you for this in-depth article !!
You can go through those cards, or you can look at this or this for a comprehensive list of good edh cards. If you want to use your cards, that is fine. Make sure that they aren't on the banlist.
It's perfectly fine in EDH to just go through your card collection, pick your favourite cards, and select a Commander based on the colours you want to use. One of the unique features of the format is the usual length of the games, which give people the opportunity to actually play those oddball rares that you like but just aren't feasible to play in other constructed formats. People have different attitudes towards how competitive they want the format to be but there are lots of people who just want their games to be a social and fun time. The trick is finding the right group that wants to play the format at the same level you do.
@silentblues: Glad you like the article.
Check out my profile page. I have a lot of resources meant to help newer EDH players get into and understand the format. My lists of staples are meant to help you familiarize yourself with the format, so lack of card knowledge is not as high a barrier as it used to be.
If your collection is comparatively limited, you might consider finding one of the preconstructed EDH decks, either from the original Commander series or from Commander 2013. C13 is still stocked in major retailers like Walmart and Target.
If you don't want to spend the extra money, you can build from what you have and upgrade the deck over time.
Fantastic Article! I'd like to point out though that Primeval Titan is used as the example in the creatures section, as this was written before it was banned.
Another great resource! thank you
First off, Thanks a ton for the article. A friend of mine just recently got me and my brother into playing commander. And he even bought me a precon deck (power hungry). That being said, he only runs his tribal vampires deck, and every time we play his deck outclasses and out runs mine. Is it poor form on his part for using a "better deck" with me and my brother just starting out in commander? and of course and idea's on how to improve/speed up said precon deck? Im using prosh as the commander. thanks in advance for your time and thoughts. Here is the link to the deck . http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/269c
I am building a commander deck based around Vorosh, the Hunter , does anyone have advice??
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ALEPH Cataloging Trainers Group
February 4, 2004
February 4, 2004
Cat A-B-C-D
Trainers reported that Cat A-B-C documentation is well-developed. Julia and Doug are working on the searching portion of Cat A. Tatiana and Gerald distributed updated drafts for Cat B1 and Cat B2 prior to the meeting. Jackie and Jorge, like the others, will continue to make changes as customization and local practice are put in place (e.g., HOL defaults).
The group discussed other aspects of the curriculum including class titles, class duration, and number of attendees. Jimmie pointed out lessons learned from the CatME training sessions including the advantages of limiting attendees, requiring promptness, and scheduling like participants in the same session. Deliberations led to the following decisions. Current drafts are attached. A suggestion was made that the documentation be dated to assist with keeping track of revisions.
Cat A: Introduction to Bib, Items, and Holdings
Searching and pushing records to the Catalog Module, basic editing of bibliographic records and items, and creating holdings.
Length: 1.5 hours
Prerequisite: Aleph 101, Tech Services Lite
10-15 attendees
Training Packet Class A (doc)
Cat B: Intermediate Holdings and Items and Provisional Records
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Prerequisite: Cat A
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Training Packet Class B (doc)
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Length: 1.5 hours
Prerequisite: Cat A and B
10-15 attendees
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Length: 1.5 hours
Prerequisite: Cat A, B, and C
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Julia demonstrated how to push brief lists created in the Search Module to the Cataloging Module. This and other techniques are included on Julia's Aleph training Web site http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/rs/RSTech/aleph.htm under Nifty Features!
Jorge and others asked about the preparation of documentation. Jimmie suggested it be hole-punched and provided in a loose-leaf notebook or be spiral bound. Betsy explained that she expects these details as well as the details of scheduling classes will be addressed by the LMS Steering Committee so that there is consistency across Aleph classes.
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Patterns and how to fix them
Binding class
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Tech Services Lite class
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HOL defaults
Betsy announced that a group including Jackie, Gerald, Jimmie, Priscilla, Julia, Naomi, and Betsy met 1/29/04 to discuss HOL defaults for the LDR and 008. The group's recommendation was reviewed and approved at the 2/3/04 MARC21 Holdings meeting.
Monograph HOL Defaults (Excel)
Betsy will confirm with Daniel that only one set of HOL LDR and 008 defaults are allowed, then will ask Daniel to revise the Aleph tables.
The small group discussing HOL customization will continue meeting for the purpose of developing recommendations to standardize local use of HOL fields and subfields.
Validation (Check.doc)
Gerald reported that he, Jorge, and Beatriz have completed their review of the tables governing the bib validation routines and are in the process of compiling their recommendations.
OCLC overlay
Betsy asked for the group's input regarding the recent email exchange with Daniel about the OCLC loader overlay being restricted to OCLC number. Jimmie stressed the need for overlay matching based on the Aleph system number. Jean expressed again her concern that there be safeguards to prevent accidental overlays similar to WinONI. Betsy will follow-up with Daniel and keep the group posted.
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especially if the numbers of PC exceeds a hundred. In installation, people usually make dead copies of a hard disk image
in which software systems are previously installed and then they are distributed among node PCs by CDs or hard disk themselves.
Though some software do such a process through networks, they commonly have an performance bottleneck at server where the original image are hold.
A cloning program `dolly' developed in ETH(Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) avoids such bottleneck by using a "ring" type connection rather than 'hub' type connection among one server and many clients .
I have extended its concept with multi-threading and pipeline technique.
It speeds up installation process very much. One-to-ten copying, for example, finishes in almost same minutes for one-to-one copy.
In addition, time out sensing 'bypass' mechanism makes the copy process
pretty robust in the case of a client machine trouble.
Original Dolly page is here (dolly specific page is here )
How different dolly and dolly+
|I believe dolly+ is upper compatible of dolly 0.2 in terms of configuration file.
|Speed up by using multi threading. ( net->memory, memory->disk, memory->net threads)
|multi file transfer.
|fail safe mechanism (bypass if a node has trouble)
|separate Server (dollyS) which run in the host having the original file image and Client (dollyC) which run in hosts where images are cloned.
|Configuration file
an example of original dolly configuration file.
infile /dev/sda102
outfile /dev/sda103
server cluster-master
firstclient node01
lastclient node09
clients 9
<- input file name (in server)
<- output filename (in client)
<- the name of server
<- the name of the 1st client
<- the name of the last client
<- # of clients
<- names of the clients
<- keywordk for the endof config. file
dolly+ accept the same format of the dolly's configuration file. That is upper compatible. But also have some additional syntax. this is an example of dolly+ specific configuration file.
iofiles 3
/dev/hda1 > /tmp/dev/hda1
/data/file.gz >> /data/file
boot.tar.Z >> /boot
server cluster-master
firstclient node01
lastclient node09
clients 9
<- # of images for transfer
<- *1
<- *2
<- *3
<- the name of server
<- dolly+ does not care, but must exist
<- dolly+ does not care, but must exist
<- names of the clients
<- end code
*1: input file in the server is /dev/hda1 and output file in clients.
'>' means dolly+ does not modify the image.
*2: input file is /data/file.gz and output file is /data/file
'>>' indicate dolly+ should cook the file according to the name of the file.
Now. '.tar.', '.gz', 'tar.gz','tar.Z','cpio','cpio.gz','cpio.Z' are supported.
*3: input file is ./boot.tar.Z and output working directory is /boot.
the right argument of '>>' in cases where the input name is 'tar' and 'cpio' should be a directory name.
Source code
this version of dolly+ is just tested on RedHat 6.1, 6.2, 7.1 and 7.2 with multi thread library. But take one(ver.0.93) please.
caution!! version 0.91 has very small (4 chars) but very serious bug. please take new one, if you have old one!!
CVS repository
From March, 2002, we started to use view CVS for `open' code management of dolly+. You can get the newest version of the software by the following procedure;
cvs login (please do only once)
% cvs -d :pserver:email@example.com:/var/lib/cvs login
CVS password: [CR] ( just type CR only)
% cvs -d :pserver:email@example.com:/var/lib/cvs checkout dolly
We welcome for you to join the development. If you want join us, please send a mail to <email@example.com> with your account name and password ( encrypted by UNIX /etc/passwd format). In the case, `cvsroot' is
Binary code
This binary was made in RedHat 6.1 with static link. So I believe it works in many linux machines. Please take one if you want to try.
How to run dolly +
In server side % dollyS -vf 'configuration-file'
In client side % dollyC -v
(% is just a OS prompt)
I said that dolly+ is used for OS installation and upgrading, How to run dolly+ before an OS is installed.
We use a modified RedHat kickstart for the purpose, I am preparing the pages explain about that please wait.
Please mail me any kinds of bug reports. mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com
Mailing List
To discuss and exchange information about dolly+, we prepare a mailing list. Any comments , questions and suggestions are very welcomed.
Title: dolly+ ML <email@example.com>
A mailing list to discuss dolly+ development.
join the list, please make a mail including lines as;
and send it to <firstname.lastname@example.com>. A confirmation mail will be replied. Please make your registration as an instruction in the replied mail. Registration is done automatically by a robotic mailing list server.
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unsubscribe from the mailing list, please send a mail to <email@example.com>
including the bellow lines as its mail contents,
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When '#' appears in a lines of configuration file, then parser recognize the following as comments.
Port numbers used in the previous version were fixed ones. Now you can select port numbers by using dolly+'s command argument options.
|--dataport portnum
|'portnum' number port is used for transration. dataport default is 9998.
|--cntlport portnum
|'portnum' number port is used for control. cntlport default is 9997.
|--report portnum
|'portnum' number port is used in Ping mode. report default is 9996.
|-P portnum
|report is set as 'portnum', cntlport is set as 'portnum'+1, dataport is set as 'portnum'+2.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- M&T Bank (MTB) is working through a regulatory mess as part of its efforts to complete its acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK), but the deal just keeps getting sweeter for M&T, according to Citigroup analyst Keith Horowitz.
M&T of Buffalo, N.Y. on Aug. 27, 2012 announced an agreement to acquire Hudson City Bancorp of Paramus, N.J. in a deal that was valued at roughly $3.7 billion in stock and cash when it was announced. M&T agreed to pay the equivalent of 0.08403 per M&T share for each share of Hudson City, with the mix of stock and cash set at 60% to 40%. M&T's stock closed at $85.87 on Aug. 12, 2012, while Hudson City's stock closed at $6.44 that day. M&T's offer when it was announced was worth $7.22 per Hudson City share, for a premium of 12%.
The merger was originally expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2013, but the two companies last April announced that the time needed to gain regulatory approval of the deal would be "extended substantially," because M&T had "learned that the Federal Reserve [had] identified certain regulatory concerns" with M&T's compliance programs. The companies now expect the merger to be completed by the end of 2014.
M&T's shares closed at $111.51 Friday, while Hudson City's shares closed at $9.04. So the deal is now worth $9.37 per Hudson City share, for premium of 4%, showing that Hudson City's shares haven't quite adjusted up to the deal value.There's still some doubt in the market that the deal will be completed, however, the companies have agreed twice to extend the walk-away date, and M&T has been making heavy investments in systems and processes to improve its Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance. M&T on Jan. 17 reported fourth-quarter earnings of $227.4 million, or $1.74 a share, declining from $275.4 million, or $2.11 a share, during the third quarter, and $276.6 million, or $2.16 a share, during the fourth quarter of 2012. Earnings available to common shareholders for all of 2013 totaled $1.087 billion, or $8.38 a share, increasing from $953.4 million in 2012. The bank's noninterest expenses rose 7% sequentially and 12% year-over-year to $703.7 million in the fourth quarter. Excluding non-operating expenses, M&T said its noninterest expense totaled "$693 million in the recent quarter, up from $612 million and $648 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the third quarter of 2013, respectively," in its earnings release. "The higher noninterest operating expenses in the recent quarter reflect increased costs for professional services largely associated with investments in M&T's infrastructure related to BSA/AML compliance, capital planning and stress testing, risk management, and operational and technology initiatives. Those increases amounted to approximately $40 million when compared to the immediately preceding quarter and $50 million in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2012." Even with the massive increase in spending, M&T's 2013 return on assets was 1.39% and its return on average common equity was 11.18%, both respectable numbers. Looking further into the two companies' numbers, Horowitz in a note to clients on Feb. 3 wrote, "After updating our model, we see an [internal rate of return] IRR of ~20% as the higher deal price due to the 30% increase in MTB stock since deal announcement has been offset by HCBK's improved position today." M&T's original IRR expectation for the Hudson City acquisition was 18%. "Since 2Q12, HCBK's quarterly expense run rate is 13% lower (~$10 mil) and an 11% reduction in the size of the balance sheet has improved HCBK's capital position, offsetting some of the higher deal cost," Horowitz added. He expects the deal to add 3% to M&T's earnings-per-share during 2013, with the benefit growing to 7% in 2016. Horowitz has a "neutral" rating on M&T, with a $122 price target. "While we have a longer-term positive bias on the stock and believe it should trade in a 'normal' environment at 2.5x tangible book, we believe there are near-term risks due to the uncertain economic outlook and with the stock trading at a premium valuation vs peers combined with its below-average capital position," the analyst wrote. M&T's shares trade for 4.1 times their reported Dec. 31 tangible book value of $52.64, and for 12.6 times the consensus 2015 earnings estimate of $8.82 a share, among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The company's estimated Dec. 31 Tier 1 common equity ratio was 9.25%, rising from 7.57% a year earlier. Horowitz also likes the "strategic rationale" of the M&T/Hudson City combination, because "HCBK's NJ footprint fills a hole in M&T's northeast through mid-Atlantic footprint - despite little actual direct overlap," and because Hudson City will provide M&T with "a proven mortgage production engine to support earnings near-term.
M&T's shares were down 1.2% to $110.10 in afternoon trading during a session that saw sharp market declines on numbers showing slowing manufacturing growth in the United States and slowing purchasing growth in China. Hudson City's shares were down 1.1% to $8.94.
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Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will give some pay back to a Republican state senator who endorsed his presidential campaign in 2012.
Huntsman is scheduled to attend a breakfast fundraiser on Tuesday for state Sen. Nancy Stiles, R-Hampton, according to an invitation obtained by WMUR Political Scoop. Also on the host committee for the fundraiser are John Shaw, Sean Mahoney, Ellen Christo, Dan and Renee Plummer, and state Reps. Chris Nevins and Jim Waddell.
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Filing 99
ORDER. The Magistrate Judges Recommendation 92 is ACCEPTED IN PART. Defendant Chase Home Finance and Fannie Maes Motion to Dismiss 53 is GRANTED IN PART. Defendant Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski, LLCs Motion to Dismiss 56 is GRANTED IN PART. Pl aintiffs claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs state law claims for fraud and extreme emotional distress are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with the above and close this action. Each party shall bear their own costs. By Judge William J. Martinez on 7/11/2012.(sahsl, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge William J. Martínez Civil Action No. 11-cv-01041-WJM-MEH GALEN AMERSON, FRANCES M. SCOTT, Plaintiffs, v. CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC, FANNIE MAE, and CASTLE MEINHOLD & STAWIARSKI, LLC, Defendants. ORDER ADOPTING IN PART MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S RECOMMENDATION AND GRANTING IN PART MOTIONS TO DISMISS Plaintiffs Galen Amerson and Frances Scott ("Plaintiffs") bring this action pro se against Defendants Chase Home Finance and Fannie Mae (together "Bank Defendants") and Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski ("Castle"). Plaintiff's Amended Complaint brings claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692, as well as state law claims for fraud and extreme emotional distress. (Am. Compl. (ECF No. 42) pp. 6-9.) The Bank Defendants and Castle filed separate Motions to Dismiss (ECF Nos. 53 & 56) which were referred to Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty for a recommended decision (ECF No. 57). On May 7, 2012, Magistrate Judge Hegarty issued his Recommendation that both Motions be granted. (ECF No. 92.) Plaintiffs and Castle filed timely objections. (ECF Nos. 96 & 97.) The Motions to Dismiss, Recommendation, and Objections are currently before the Court. I. LEGAL STANDARD When a magistrate judge issues a recommendation on a dispositive matter, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)(3) requires that the district court judge "determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge's [recommendation] that has been properly objected to." Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). In conducting its review, "[t]he district court judge may accept, reject, or modify the recommendation; receive further evidence; or return the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions." Id. As to any portion of the recommendation to which no timely objection is filed, the Court need only review that portion for clear error. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), advisory committee's notes. The purpose of a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) is to test "the sufficiency of the allegations within the four corners of the complaint after taking those allegations as true." Mobley v. McCormick, 40 F.3d 337, 340 (10th Cir. 1994). To survive a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, "[t]he complaint must plead sufficient facts, taken as true, to provide 'plausible grounds' that discovery will reveal evidence to support the plaintiff's allegations." Shero v. City of Grove, Okla., 510 F.3d 1196, 1200 (10th Cir. 2007) (citing Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007)). "The court's function on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion is not to weigh potential evidence that the parties might present at trial, but to assess whether the plaintiff's complaint alone is legally sufficient to state a claim for which relief may be granted." Sutton v. Utah State Sch. for the Deaf & Blind, 173 F.3d 1226, 1236 (10th Cir. 1999) (citation omitted). 2 II. BACKGROUND The Recommendation sets out in detail the background of this case based on the allegations in the Amended Complaint and the rest of the record. (ECF No. 92 at 25.) The only objection to the background portion of the Recommendation is with respect to the date that Plaintiffs entered into the loan agreement on the property that is the heart of this dispute. The Recommendation states that the loan agreement was executed on October 16, 2009. (Rec. at 2.) Plaintiffs object and contend that the loan agreement was executed October 19, 2009. (ECF No. 97 at 2.) The record shows that Plaintiffs are correct. (ECF No. 53-1.) Thus, the Court finds that the loan agreement was executed on October 19, 2009. Aside from the date of the loan agreement, neither party objects to the background set forth in the Recommendation. Therefore, the Court adopts this section of the Recommendation as if set forth fully herein. To the extent any additional facts are necessary for the Court's analysis, they will be set forth below. III. ANALYSIS Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint brings claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") as well as two state law claims. (Am. Compl. pp. 6-9.) Defendants move to dismiss all claims. (ECF Nos. 53 & 56.) The Court will address each in turn below. A. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act In their Motions to Dismiss, Defendants raised three arguments with respect to Plaintiffs' FDCPA claims: (1) that the Court lacked jurisdiction over these claims under 3 the Rooker-Feldman doctrine1; (2) that the Court should abstain from exercising jurisdiction under the doctrine of Younger abstention2; and (3) that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. (ECF Nos. 53 & 56.) The Recommendation found that the Court should exercise jurisdiction over the FDCPA claims but that they are barred by the statute of limitations and should therefore be dismissed. (Rec. at 16-20.) 1. Rooker-Feldman Castle objects to the Recommendation's finding that Rooker-Feldman did not deprive the Court of jurisdiction over the monetary aspects of Plaintiff's FDCPA claims. (ECF No. 96 at 1-5.) Castle contends that the Recommendation erroneously interpreted In re Miller, 666 F.3d 1255 (10th Cir. 2012) and failed to address a number of arguments Castle raised in its briefing. The Court has reviewed the Recommendation and considered de novo the arguments regarding the applicability of Rooker-Feldman. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge's analysis of this issue and hereby adopts such analysis as its own. The Court therefore finds that Plaintiffs' FDCPA claims are not barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine to the extent that they seek money damages. 1 "Rooker–Feldman is a jurisdictional prohibition on lower federal courts exercising appellate jurisdiction over state-court judgments." Campell v. City of Spencer, – F.3d –, 2012 WL 2362613, *2 (10th Cir. June 22, 2012). 2 The Younger abstention doctrine provides that the federal courts may not entertain an action when there is an ongoing state court proceeding that provides an adequate forum for the plaintiff's complaints and involves important state interests. Amanatullah v. Colo. Bd. Of Med. Exam'rs, 187 F.3d 1160, 1163 (10th Cir. 1999). 4 2. Younger Abstention With respect to Defendants' contention that the Court should abstain from exercising jurisdiction under the doctrine of Younger abstention, the Recommendation found that Younger abstention was not applicable because there was no ongoing state proceeding. (Rec. at 18.) No party has objected to this finding. The Court has reviewed the Recommendation's analysis and finds no clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) advisory committee's note (court should review for "no clear error" when no objections are filed). Accordingly, the Court finds that the Younger abstention doctrine does not mandate that the Court decline to exercise jurisdiction over Plaintiffs' FDCPA claims. 3. Merits of Plaintiffs' FDCPA claims Defendants move to dismiss Plaintiffs' FDCPA claims and argue that these claims are barred by the statute of limitations or, alternatively, that Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. (ECF Nos. 53 & 56.) The Magistrate Judge found that Plaintiffs' claims are untimely because the claims were filed more than one year after the claim accrued. (Rec. at 20.) The Magistrate Judge found that Plaintiffs' claims arose out of a demand for payment dated March 25, 2010. (Rec. at 19.) Plaintiffs did not initiate this action until April 20, 2011 and did not amend their complaint to add an FDCPA claim until August 30, 2011. (Id.; ECF Nos. 1 & 42.) Plaintiffs object to this finding and argue that their claims are timely because their last payment on the mortgage occurred on October 1, 2010 and "the alleged fraud, renewed with each payment". (ECF No. 97 at 2.) 5 Plaintiffs cite no support for this argument. Moreover, the Court notes that Plaintiffs' fraud claim is separate from their FDCPA claim. Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint plainly states that their FDCPA claims arise out of a letter dated March 24, 2010. (Am. Compl. pp. 6-7.) Because Plaintiffs filed this action more than one year later, their FDCPA claims are untimely. 15 U.S.C. § 1692k(d) (claims brought under the FDCPA must be brought "within one year from the date on which the violation occurs"). Accordingly, the Court adopts the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation and dismisses Plaintiffs' FDCPA claims as barred by the statute of limitations.3 B. State Law Claims Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint also brings state law claims for common law fraud and extreme emotional distress. (Am. Compl. pp. 8-9.) The Magistrate Judge recommended that these claims be dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a claim and that no leave to amend be granted. (Rec. at 22-26.) Plaintiffs object to the recommended dismissal on a number of grounds. The Court finds that it need not address the portion of the Recommendation that deals with these claims or the objections thereto because the Court will decline jurisdiction over these claims and dismiss them without prejudice. Though the issue has not been raised by any party, the Court has an independent duty to examine its jurisdiction at every stage of the litigation. See Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill, 484 3 The Magistrate Judge also held that, in the event the Court did not adopt this finding regarding the statute of limitations, Plaintiffs had stated plausible FDCPA claims and those claims should not be dismissed. (Rec. at 20-21.) Castle objects to this alternate ruling. (ECF No. 96 at 5-9.) Because the Court has found that Plaintiffs' FDCPA claims are untimely and dismissed those claims, it need not address the Magistrate Judge's alternate recommendation regarding plausibility of the merits of the claims or Castle's objections thereto. 6 U.S. 343, 350 (1988). The Court had original jurisdiction over this case because Plaintiffs alleged violations of the FDCPA, which is a federal statute.4 See 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Because the Court had original jurisdiction over the FDCPA claims, it also had supplemental jurisdiction over the Plaintiffs' two state law claims. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367. This case is now in a fundamentally altered procedural posture given that the Court is herein dismissing Plaintiffs' FDCPA claims as untimely. Plaintiff's two remaining claims are firmly grounded in state law. A federal court does not have independent jurisdiction over state law claims unless those state law claims "turn on substantial questions of federal law." Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue, 545 U.S. 308, 312 (2005). The Court finds that neither of the state law claims at issue in this case turn on substantial questions of federal law. Federal supplemental subject matter jurisdiction over state law claims "is extended at the discretion of the court and is not a plaintiff's right." TV Commc'ns Network, Inc. v. Turner Network Television, Inc., 964 F.2d 1022, 1028 (10th Cir. 1992) (citing United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715, 726 (1966)). "[A] federal court should consider and weigh in each case, and at every stage of the litigation, the values of judicial economy, convenience, fairness, and comity in order to decide whether to exercise jurisdiction over a case brought in that court involving pendent state-law claims." Carnegie-Mellon Univ., 484 U.S. at 350. 4 Plaintiffs' objection refers to the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act ("RESPA") and the Truth in Lending Act ("TILA"), both of which are federal statutes. (ECF No. 97 at 2.) However, Plaintiffs do not assert claims under either of these statutes in their Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 42.) The Court therefore finds that RESPA and TILA are not relevant to whether the Court has original jurisdiction over this matter. 7 If, as here, federal claims are dismissed before trial, the federal district court should ordinarily decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction by dismissing the case without prejudice. Brooks v. Gaenzle, 614 F.3d 1213, 1229 (10th Cir. 2010) (citing Carnegie-Mellon Univ., 484 U.S. at 350). "Notions of comity and federalism demand that a state court try its own lawsuits, absent compelling reasons to the contrary." Thatcher Enters. v. Cache County Corp., 902 F.2d 1472, 1478 (10th Cir. 1990). The Court finds that Plaintiffs' remaining claims are grounded in state law and that there is no compelling reason to retain federal jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Court declines to exercise its supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs' remaining state law claims and such claims will be dismissed without prejudice. See Brooks, 614 F.3d at 1229; TV Commc'ns Network, Inc., 964 F.2d at 1028; Thatcher Enters., 902 F.2d at 1478. IV. CONCLUSION For the reasons set forth above, the Court ORDERS as follows: 1. The Magistrate Judge's Recommendation (ECF No. 92) is ACCEPTED IN PART; 2. Defendant Chase Home Finance and Fannie Mae's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 53) is GRANTED IN PART; 3. Defendant Castle Meinhold & Stawiarski, LLC's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 56) is GRANTED IN PART; 4. Plaintiffs' claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; and 8 5. Plaintiffs' state law claims for fraud and extreme emotional distress are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 6. The Clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with the above and close this action. Each party shall bear their own costs. Dated this 11th day of July, 2012. BY THE COURT: William J. Martínez United States District Judge 9


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Clear image, good magnification. Build feels alright. Nothing loose, nothing ill-fitting, parts all move properly. Previous reviewer complained that his focusing wheel moved, but mine is firm and does not slip. Box says that there should be graduated markings in the field of view, for measuring the object ... Read more
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This is a really nice portable microscope. I remember the days when I'd look through a microscope and the darn thing was always so dim and hard to look through. This one is really easy to use. Once you have the batteries in, you simply "open" it up and the light turns on. Focusing is a snap,... Read more


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Murray Hill, NJ -- July 10, 2002 -- The Board of Directors of C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE-BCR) today increased the quarterly dividend by 5 percent to 22 cents per share on Bard's common stock. The dividend is payable on August 2, 2002 to shareholders of record July 22, 2002. This will be the thirty-first consecutive calendar year in which Bard has increased its annual dividend payout to shareholders.
C. R. Bard (www.crbard.com), headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey, is a leading multinational developer, manufacturer, and marketer of health care products in the fields of vascular, urology, oncology, and surgical specialty products.
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New Hi Protein Performance Snack Bar for your New Year Training – with guest expert Jenna Obeid
So Christmas day has been and gone and it's time to get back on the health track. Now is the week to make those New Year goals. If you're planning that triathlon, midlife half marathon like me or off on the Kokoda Trail, you'll need to factor in fuelling your fitness. There's no better person...December 29th, 2011 | Expert Examiner, Food Flash | Read More


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A Lifeline For Abused, Molested, and Bullied Children
Recent events at Penn State and the Boy Scouts of America indicate
that we must do more to protect our
children from abuse. Many stellar
organizations exist to empower adults through awareness and
educational programs to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to
childhood abuse, molestation, and bullying. We want to empower the
CHILDREN. We will, of course, teach the children to talk to their
parents or teachers FIRST, but if they are ashamed, ignored, not
believed, or intimidated by adults; we want them to call us. We will
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Our goal is to provide every child in America, who can dial a telephone
number, the education and skills to initiate a call where our trained
counselors and volunteers will respond. We will provide to all school
age children a small card bearing our telephone hot line number.
Americans are still living in a fantasy world as it relates to our
children and pedophiles. Many child molesters are educated,
well-heeled, affluent, and married. They live among us, lead our
communities, and ingratiate themselves into our lives. They operate
for years in anonymity and leave a trail of human destruction.
Informants' careers, credibility, and finances are systematically
destroyed as the pedophiles have a network of rich and powerful
supporters, often from the local court house to the federal halls of
justice; and many adults remain reluctant to become "involved" for
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Child sexual abuse is reported over 100,000 times a year, but the
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Because of my mixed heritage, I know the pain of bullying first-hand.
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Directors don't necessarily say the things you want to hear, so don't get too caught up on them.
'Newsies' Director Jeff Calhoun Says He'll See Any Actor Who Wants to Audition
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I have only one big fat secret to make a monologue work. And it always worked for me. The secret is to ask some questions (and be really careful about how I answer).
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Don't do things the "right" way.
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How can you keep your focus and concentration when you can hear a live uncensored narration of every move you make? As an actor, you know you are judged in every moment of your performance, but how do you deal with hearing the judgment while you are still performing?
6 Things Broadway Directors Look For In Actors
See what directors Michael Mayer, Tommy Kail, Michael Wilson and actors Lin-Manuel Miranda and Annabella Sciorra and more had to say about what they look for in actors.
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So, as many other artists, when I saw what Skype can do, I hurried to use it as a theatrical tool. The result is a show we call "Long Distance Affair," which is a show that we are presenting around the world and is in New York this month.
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Posts tagged: Spokane County prosecutor
The race between Steve Tucker and Frank Malone shows some very noticeable splits between precincts insided the city and outside the city.
These numbers come from the vote totals released Thursday evening.
Deputy Kootenai County Prosecutor Jim Reierson has been campaigning for write-in votes for the top prosecutor spot in Spokane County, but it's a race he can't legally win.
Running as a candidate who prefers the "Law and Order" Party, Reierson lost his bid for that job in the primary. Washington state has statutes and administrative law that prevent a primary loser from filing a petition for a write-in campaign in the general, and without such a petition on file, write-in votes aren't tallied.
"The votes will not be counted," State Elections Director Nick Handy said.
"No write-in vote for that candidate is valid," Katie Blinn, legal adviser to the Secretary of State's office said. Two state statutes and a section of state administrative code spell that out, she added.
Reierson recently complained that the newspaper was ignoring his write-in campaign, and the fact that he's not supporting either candidate for that office in the general. In a weekend e-mail, he noted the newspaper has carried stories about other write-in campaigns, including Lisa Murkowski's write-in campaign for U.S. Senate in Alaska.
(Alaska doesn't have a law that prohibits a losing primary candidate from running in the general, so Murkowski's votes can actually be counted and credited to her in that race. For the record: Reierson isn't supporting either incumbent Steve Tucker or challenger Frank Malone.)
Efforts were unsuccessful this week to contact Reierson to explain why he'd be running for the county's top legal position by asking voters to cast ballots that are invalid under state law. On Monday he called briefly to return a message and ask for a delay until Tuesday morning because he was tending to a gravely ill friend. On Tuesday, he e-mailed that he preferred "to relax and think about more pleasant memories on a nice sunny day, after dropping off an overdue book at the library. I apologize for not calling you this morning, but I just did not feel like it."
He did close, however, with this comment on his campaign: "Unlike some candidates, I feel I stand for something positive."
So as a previous post notes, voters can write in any name they choose on a ballot. But not every name will, or even can, be counted.
Republican voters looking for a little help on the Spokane County prosecutor primary are going to have to do a bit more than just scan the endorsements the candidates list.
After a forum last Monday, the Republicans of Spokane County decided to make a dual endorsement of incumbent Steve Tucker and challenger Chris Bugbee.
This may be particularly UN-helpful because the Spokane County Republican Party has endorsed challenger Dave Stevens.
Confused? It's necessary to remember that the Republicans of Spokane County is separate from the county Republican Party. The former is an organization of like-minded GOP types, while the latter is the official party structure.
While it is a bit unusual for the official party to endorse someone other than a party member who is the incumbent office holder, as the county GOP did in this race, Stevens is the party's vice chair.
Spokane County Deputy Prosecutor Dave Stevens said early this afternoon that he has officially informed his boss, Prosecutor Steve Tucker, that he is running against him in the August primary.
The meeting, which started about 10:30 a.m., lasted a minute and a half or less, Stevens said.
Stevens said he told Tucker that he was running for prosecutor and Tucker responded: "We're reading the union contract and considering our options."
Stevens, who brought two union representatives to the meeting, said he wouldn't speculate on what Tucker will do.
"I'm going to keep working as hard as I've always been working," he said.
Spokane County Deputy Prosecutor Dave Stevens should find out more about his employment status this morning when he meets with his boss, Prosecutor Steve Tucker.
Stevens announced this week that he will challenge Tucker in the August primary. Both are Republicans. On Thursday, Tucker said "all options are on the table" when asked if Stevens would be let go. Tucker also promised to follow the deputy prosecutors' union contract if he takes action against Stevens.
Today's meeting between the two is the first between the candidates since Stevens announced.
PHOTO CREDIT: Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker in his office May 26.2006. DAN PELLE, The Spokesman-Review.
Spokane County Deputy Prosecutor Dave Stevens announced Thursday that he'll challenge his boss, Prosecutor Steve Tucker, in the August primary.
Both Tucker and Stevens are Republicans, and the battle is off to a tough start.
"Until I came here, I'd never seen a total lack of leadership," Stevens said in an interview Thursday. "There needs to be a determined leader, not an absent administrator."
Tucker has filed paperwork with the state Public Disclosure Commission indicating that he plans to seek reelection. He did not immediately return a call for comment Thursday afternoon.
This week, Stevens, 47, won an endorsement from the Spokane County Republican Party. Michael Cathcart, an executive board member of the party and Stevens' campaign manager said Tucker has not yet asked for the endorsement from the party. Cathcart said party rules allow for the endorsement of multiple candidates.


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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Squidoo Hopping--This Week is Lowest Ranking
I've really "backslid" over the past month or so with squidoo. There have just been so many things that have taken me away from the house and my computer for so long. This past 2 weeks it's been taking care of 5 grandchildren while my daughter works out of state. Whew!
I did get in some updating of lenses just yesterday and noticed 2 lenses on the verge of going into WIP status. This morning one of those has. The second one up is only 185 away from WIP.
This has prompted me to use the facebook group theme for this week of lowest ranking lens. I would love it if you would share your 1 or 2 lowest ranking lenses in this week's linky.
Please also share any blog posts you have done where squidoo is mentioned. Thanks!
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I can definitely relate to your post. It's not easy to keep up with everything on Squidoo. Best of luck!ReplyDelete
Really good luck getting back in the swing. Seems like when life calls we just have to answer even if we would rather be playing with the squid.ReplyDelete
I woke up this morning to 3 lenses in WIP...seems like it's every day now, and I'm having problems keeping up with all the work needed each day. But I shall persevere...off to update those 3 now.ReplyDelete
Ha ha...good idea! Only I hope you don't mind if I fudge a little and not post my very lowest ranked published lenses, but just the lowest ranked ones I still want people to see. I have some very outdated ones, or test lenses, and some ones that seemed good ideas at the time but I'm happy now to let them fizzle.ReplyDelete
PS: I didn't put it because it's not one of my lowest, but my Oven Mitt review lens actually got on the front page a couple weeks back, and now it's fizzled down to 142,525. Quickest crash of a lens ever. Could be because I forgot to add any keywords. DOH! Only realized that too late.ReplyDelete


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By Frederik JoelvingReutersAugust 3, 2011
American kids are increasingly likely to be admitted to the hospital for mental problems, although rates of non-psychiatric hospitalizations have remained flat, a new study shows.
From 1996 to 2007, the rate of psychiatric hospital discharges rose by more than 80 percent for 5-13-year-olds and by 42 percent for older teens.
View the Reuters article: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/03/us-kids-mental-illness-idUSTRE7726UY20110803
Keywords: U.S., kids, hospital, mental illness
Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.
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Following the coronation/angst-fest of the Democrats' fete in Denver, most people were expecting a fairly convention-al Republican gathering in Minneapolis, starting on Monday.
That all changed early Friday, when John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. With the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden building momentum, McCain lived up to his maverick image and picked an outside-the-box running mate, a political unknown who could inject even more drama into an already remarkable race.
A long shot gets the nod
Palin—who was only elected governor in 2006—was thought to be something of a dark horse in the veepstakes, behind more traditional picks like Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts and successful businessman, and Tim Pawlenty, the governor of Minnesota, a rising star with working-class roots.
Depending on how you look at it, McCain's decision to pick Palin was either a bit desperate or absolutely inspired. At 44 she brings youth to the Republican ticket (McCain turns 72 on Friday). She's also a staunch conservative Christian, which might help McCain shore up support from the religious right—a crucial voting bloc for the GOP. What's more, she has a reputation as a reformer and is big on oil drilling, echoing a theme that McCain has been pushing in his campaign.
Now to the obvious: she's a she. Many see the choice of Palin as move by Republicans to siphon off some disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters from the Democrats. Whether that will work is very debatable. She's staunchly anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage, and a big NRA supporter, all things that won't sit well with most Hillary voters.
The big picture
Palin of course is a historic choice, only the second woman on a major-party ticket in American history, following Geraldine Ferraro's unsuccessful try as vice president on the Democratic ticket in 1984.
After Obama's rousing acceptance speech Thursday night, McCain was obviously looking for something to jolt his campaign heading into the Republican convention—and only time will tell if Palin will succeed in providing that.
By this time next week, the gloves could come off—the tickets will be set with the VP nominees, often the attack dogs, in place. What's been a relatively mild race could turn "swift boat" quickly. Already the campaign camps are taking swings: McCain's come under fire for owning eight homes and Obama has been accused of being unpatriotic.