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by Andrew Hanson
Whoops. If you have been reading any of my other articles, you know that I've been testing and thinking a lot for States. I had been predicting high levels of five-color control, Faeries, and Monored Demigod. I don't know about the other 49 states (or Canada), but in Arizona, the metagame was not quite so lopsided. Faeries had a strong showing, as did Monored. But five-color control was not nearly as dominant as I had anticipated, and kithkin's Mirror Master deck was quite popular. And, like any event with an open invitation, there was a whole slew of home-brew and rogue-ish builds. Merfolk, the deck I played, did not seem to have much representation (certainly less than Faeries, Monored, and Kithkin), but did make two of the top eight places.
The anticipated MVC for States.
The anticipated MVC for States.
Was I one of them? Maybe. Maybe not. If I told you, my report would lose so much of its dramatic edge (not that it has much to spare, anyways).
But, in case you haven't read my FNM reports, here's the deck I ran on Saturday.
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4 Adarkar Wastes
8 Island
4 Mutavault
4 Mystic Gate
4 Wanderwine Hub
4 Cursecatcher
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Sower of Temptation
4 Stonybrook Banneret
4 Sygg, River Guide
4 Wake Thrasher
4 Sage's Dousing
4 Cryptic Command
4 Burrenton Forge-Tender
4 Deft Duelist
3 Pollen Lullaby
4 Reveillark
I had thoughts of maindecking the Deft Duelist for States and putting the Sower of Temptation in the board, but decided that, pre-board, I typically have a good game against Faeries and five-color control decks, but can have problems against very fast builds like White Weenies or Elves. So the Sowers stayed in the main.
The star of a Cinderella story?
The star of a Cinderella story?
The venue where the tournament was held was packed with 132 competitors. Around 10:30, we were seated alphabetically so that the judges could collect our decklists in a similar order, and shortly thereafter the first round pairings were posted. As I got to my seat, I tried to calm myself despite the butterflies with razors for wings tearing up my stomach. Tournaments, especially big ones with a whole bunch of people I don't know, always rock me with nervous energy.
Round One
My opponent in round one played a black/white deck that I can only describe as Panda Incarnate. Many of the cards in the deck were black and white (hybrid or classic multicolor, it didn't matter), and he ran a couple of the Eventide cards that liked it when you played that color combination.
He won the die roll and chose to play. We both kept our opening seven, and he opened the game up with an Arcane Sanctum, followed by a Tidehollow Sculler on turn two. That Sculler was a bit rough, as he took my Stonybrook Banneret, which prevented me from being able to play a Silvergill Adept on my second turn. So instead, after my turn one Cursecatcher, I dropped a Mutavault and passed. At least my manland kept his zombie back. The opponent didn't do anything else until turn four (slow hand, I would find out next game), but I drew a Sygg, River Guide on my third turn and got the Adept down.
A 5/5 Tidehollow Sculler? Thank you.
A 5/5 Tidehollow Sculler? Thank you.
Then he dropped Edge of the Divinity on the Tidehollow Sculler. I'm not a big fan of playing with Auras—the inherent card disadvantage of it bothers me—but there is something to be said for the scariness of a 5/5 crashing in on you. Especially when I missed my turn four land drop. We traded blows and he went for an Ajani Goldmane, but I had a Sage's Dousing to stop it, which drew me into a Mystic Gate. So, on turn five, I played my land and a Wake Thrasher. Remember what I revealed for my Silvergill Adept? Sygg came down on the next turn, and the Thrasher started getting there. Plus, with a Sygg down, I was able to stop the giant Tidehollow Sculler from beating my head for a turn—just long enough to bounce the Sculler with a Cryptic Command. Wake Thrasher then got in there for the win.
Game One: me. 1-0
As for boarding in this match, I had no idea what he was actually playing other than black/white stuff. So I didn't actually change my deck up at all. I thought about swapping the Sowers for the Duelists in case my opponent brought in the creature hate, but then I thought about Edge of the Divinity. It's not too often that Sower of Temptation gets to take two cards with its triggered ability.
Our first turns were identical to last game's. On turn two, though, he dropped a Nightsky Mimic. That actually worried me, as it can be a very fast, big flier. At least I got to play my Adept on the second turn. He followed up with a Sculler, taking a Cryptic Command away, and jacked me for four. I dropped a Mutavault, a Banneret, and a Cursecatcher. He played a second Sculler and took away my Sygg, River Guide, hitting me for four more. Left with only land, I swung in, hoping to keep up with the shapeshifter. Woe was me when he enchanted it with an Edge and swung in for seven. I drew a Merrow Reejerey and swung in for a lot, but not enough to finish it.
The deliverer of a savage beating.
The deliverer of a savage beating.
He only had one card in hand, which he'd been holding for a while now so I suspected it as a land, and I still had a Reejerey and a Cursecatcher back to block. He needed to draw a black/white spell to win that turn. So he draws, thinks for a moment, and then crushes my hopes by dropping a third Sculler, which was the card he had drawn. Phooey.
Game two: him. 1-1
For the third time, I got to open Island, Cursecatcher. Sadly, this kind of thing did not always happen when I went up against the control matchup. He responded with a Nip Gwyllion. Here's to hoping he didn't have an Edge in his hand for an attacking 4/4 lifelink on turn two. As it was a real concern, I played my Sygg on turn two. Normally, I like to wait until turn four so that I can drop him and protect him, but the thought of a giant Gwyllion made me play him sooner, so that he could block with pro-black on turn three. Luckily for me, he didn't have the Aura—just a Sculler that stole my Cryptic Command again.
I played a Mutavault on three, and he answered with a Bitterblossom. I thought about that one life he'd lose a turn, and decided to turn aggressive. In went Sygg and manland. Over the next couple turns, he took a good amount of damage, but must have been sick of Sygg protecting my guys and had nothing else good in hand, as he played Infest to clear the River Guide off the board, which also killed the Sculler. I got my Command back, but I was short on blue sources as I had two Mutavaults on the board. He took four from them after the Infest. When they came in again, he played Unmake on one of them.
This + Edge = scary on turn two.
This + Edge = scary on turn two.
We were both running on empty as far as our hands went, and the Mutavault kept getting there. He played another Gwyllion to buy some time, and played Esper Charm twice, trying to dig into something good. But he hit nothing, and the Mutavault finished him.
Game three: me. 2-1
I filled out the slip and handed it to a judge, who happened to be a friend of mine. We started joking and he said he didn't want my slip. I kept insisting that he take it. So he did, and then ripped it in half. Man, what a jerk.
Record: 1-0-0
Round Two
My second opponent, who was also named Andrew, ran a blue/white/black control deck that capitalized on Reveillark to generate card advantage and Profane Command to do the same while finishing off an opponent. I won the roll and chose to play. We both kept our opening seven, and he opened with land, land, Mindstone, Arcane Sanctum, and an evoked Mulldrifter. I, on the other hand, opened with Cursecatcher, Silvergill Adept, Wake Thrasher, and a Mutavault drop on turn four. He tried to get off a Sower of Temptation, but I had the Sage's Dousing. He conceded as the Wake Thrasher had him dead.
A black Blaze and so much more.
A black Blaze and so much more.
Game one: me. 1-0
Though he didn't do much in game one, I knew he was playing control, so I put the Duelists in and pulled the Sowers out. The Sower of Temptation is good, but it dies to so much, and I hate trading a four-drop for a two-drop removal spell.
His opening four turns were only land drops. I made a Deft Duelist on turn two, but didn't have much after that, drawing into land and no merfolk for my Adept. He went for a Reveillark, but I countered it with a Dousing, drawing into no cards as I had no wizards in play. But I finally hit a merfolk and dropped my Adept, which he killed on his next turn with an Infest. I hit another Adept, dropped it, and got in with my Mutavault. He Esper Charmed to draw some cards, then played Wrath of God on his turn.
So...much...card advantage.
So...much...card advantage.
That sucked, but I had a Reejerey in hand, so I played it and swung for three with my manland. He Esper Charmed at the end of my turn again, then dropped a second Infest on his turn, followed by a Mulldrifter. I played another Reejerey and got in there, but he Wrathed it away on his next turn, following up the board sweeper with a Reveillark. Wow, did that game turn on me. I eventually hit some more creatures, but he had a mitt full of control, and saw all four Reveillarks that game. Eventually, I was out of gas and he was still drawing more cards.
Game two: him. 1-1
I didn't really change up my board, as his deck ended up being exactly what I thought it would be after game one. I needed the Duelists, as they can dodge all his spot removal and force his hand with the board sweepers. Again, I got to open with a turn two Duelist, but didn't have the opening Cursecatcher—and this is the match that I really want it for. I also made an Adept on turn three, followed by some Bannerets later. But he hit all four Mulldrifters in the early- and mid-game, drew into board sweepers and Reveillarks, and smothered me in card advantage. Again. I only saw one counter that game, but it couldn't make much of a difference when my hand was low on cards and his was still full. Sad face for me.
Game three: him. 1-2
As I didn't win and didn't get to turn in the slip, no judge ripped it in half. And now, with a loss this early, I would have to win out the rest of the swiss rounds to make top eight. Quite a daunting prospect.
Record: 1-1-0
Round Three
I'm still not sure what my opponent was playing this round. It was some kind of monoblack home-brew that attacked the hand with Distress, Thoughtsieze, and Hypnotic Specter. Part of the reason I'm not sure what was in it was that this match went fast. He won the roll, chose to play first, and mulled to six. I also had to go to six, but I liked my six. He opened with Swamp, Swamp, and Distress, hitting my Cryptic Command. Why doesn't anyone let me keep those?
It can trump a Cryptic Command.
It can trump a Cryptic Command.
I opened with Wanderwine Hub, Hub, Adept, revealing an Adept. He played a Thoughtsieze on three to put Sygg in the bin, so I played my second Adept. He dropped an Oona's Prowler, but made the mistake of blocking one of my Adepts. I had a lot of land in hand, so I pitched two of them to kill the faerie without losing my merfolk. He dropped a second Prowler, but I responded with a Reejerey, making the land in my a hand like a kill spell on the faerie rogue if it blocked. Which it did.
He took a bunch of damage while I drew cards and didn't play them, fearing a maindeck Infest, or some such. He was down to 3 life when he dropped a Hypnotic Specter as a blocker. My Sower stole the Hippie, and he conceded.
Game one: me. 1-0
I didn't bother boarding, as I had no real idea of what he was playing. My seven was pretty good, and he mulled to six. He played a Swamp and passed. On turn two, he drew and passed. No land. I couldn't believe, and still can't believe, that he kept. I dropped an Adept on two and a Thrasher on three. He never had a chance, especially when, on turn five, he finally hit his second land and tried a Dismiss. I played Cryptic Command, countering the spell and chosing to bounce one of his lands. He just scooped.
Game two: me. 2-0
Let this be a lesson to all out there who fear mulliganing to five cards: never keep a one-lander while your still at six. Maybe, and I mean maybe, you can keep a one-lander at four cards. Otherwise, keep digging for something that gives you game. Of course, if you're playing Extended Elfball, a one-lander may be acceptable. But in Standard, it almost never is.
It may not seem like much, but it's
everything when you don't have it
It may not seem like much, but it's
everything when you don't have it
Oh, and the judge ripped my slip in half again.
Record: 2-1-0
Round Four
For this match, I was up against monowhite kithkin. I'm not sure if it was the Mirror Master, as my opponent never played some signature cards of that deck (Mirrorweave, Windbrisk Heights, Spectral Procession). Either way, I was happy when he dropped his first little man, as Kithkin is a good matchup for me.
He's good in Monored and Monowhite.
He's good in Monored and Monowhite.
I won the roll and we both kept our opening seven. I opened with a Cursecatcher on one, a Sygg on two, and a Wake Thrasher on three. As he was playing a white creature based deck, I didn't fear for loads of spot removal, so I went for the throat right off the bat. He opened with a Figure of Destiny, pumped the guy up on turn two, then dropped an Oblivion Ring on my Thrasher. Doh! Well, what can you expect? I think my deck was the only one there that didn't maindeck some form of removal. Heck, I didn't even have any in my sideboard.
But, I had more merfolk, and they all got played with mana behind them for a Sygg activation. One of them was a second Wake Thrasher. Despite the fact that he was developing his board quite nicely, he couldn't handle the Thrasher-Sygg combo, especially when I dropped a Cryptic Command during his End Step to tap down all his dudes.
Game one: me. 1-0
For this match, I pull three of my Sage's Dousings and put in Pollen Lullaby. Weenie strategies typically play threats at the same time I am, and the Dousing ends up being sub-par. But the Lullaby buys a turn in the mid- or late-game, hopefully when my opponent and I are damage-racing.
First Strike. Lifelink. 2/2. All for .
First Strike. Lifelink. 2/2. All for .
We both kept seven, and he opened with a Knight of Meadowgrain on turn two. I went Cursecatcher, Banneret, and a Sower of Temptation on turn three to steal his knight. That little llama-rider is so good. Stealing him at just about any point in the game changes the board so dramatically. My opponent had played an Order of Whiteclay on his third turn (something I did not expect to see), and a Kitchen Finks on his fourth. That kept me back for one turn. Then I drew a second Sower, took the 1/4 blocker, and swung in with my flyer and first striker. He answered with a Knight of the White Orchid, but my next turn involved playing both a Sygg and a Thrasher. When I showed him the Cryptic Command a turn later, he scooped.
Game two: me. 2-0
Some people say the Merfolk's best matchup is agaist Faeries, but really, I think it's this one. Or, more accurately, any other creature-aggro deck that doesn't have a lot of spot removal. Giving Merfolk a chance to build is a fatal move, as they can race the aggro decks without a cheater card like Cryptic Command. Throw in the blue instant, and it doesn't even seem fair.
The judge decided to stop ripping up my result slips at this time. We didn't want to annoy the scorekeeper who was plenty busy already, and earlier, I saw him taping one of my ripped slips together, which made me feel like a jerk. So from then on, we exercised a bit more restraint.
Results: 3-1-0
Round Five
Another kithkin player. For this match, though, I knew I was up against the Mirror Master on turn one. He played the Windbrisk Heights. But I think I'm getting ahead of myself. He won the die roll—guess what he chose to do—and we both got to keep our opening seven. I must say, my deck treated me quite well on Saturday. Even at FNMs, or maybe I should say especially at FNMs, it seems like I am constantly mulling to six cards because of one land or five land openers.
A sure sign of Mirror Master.
A sure sign of Mirror Master.
He led off with the Heights, like I said, then played a second one with a Burrenton Forge-Tender. He ran those maindeck, which was actually a pretty good metagame read. Monored was a popular deck there. My opening two plays were a Cursecatcher (not so great against the little white men) and a Mutavault into Silvergill Adept on turn two, which is really good. Then he dropped a Wizened Cenn and got in there with the Forge-Tender. Again, as I was up against white and figured the deck can't play that much removal, I made an early turn Sygg. And he stuck.
The kithkin player made a Knight of Meadowgrain, which is scary by itself, but with a Wizened Cenn on the board, he is downright terrifying. I had the Sower of Temptation. Unfortunately, my opponent had the Unmake. But he had to wait until his next turn to play it, so the Sower bought me time to drop a Wake Thrasher and another land so that I had a Sygg activation up. His only play left was to drop an Ajani Goldmane and activate the second ability. Sure, it hurt, but whatever. We had been trading blows all game and now the Sygg and Thrasher combo was online. There was nothing he could do. Thrasher got there for the win.
Game one: me. 1-0
Game two, the only boarding I did was to swap out three Dousings for three Lullabies. Thinking back on it now, though, against Mirror Master, which makes all kinds of big plays in the mid- to late-game, maybe I should have boarded out the Cursecatchers, which only ever get in there for a little damage before they're eclipsed on turn two or three by big kithkin. It's something to test out.
Give me an F. Give me an O.
Give me a G. Oh, wait.
Give me an F. Give me an O.
Give me a G. Oh, wait.
He opened this game all aggressive, with a turn one Figure of Destiny. Me, I just played a Mutavault. He didn't have any other one drops, though, and all he did was pump the Figure and get in there, leaving one Plains untapped. Maybe he had Condemn, but I doubt it. On turn three, though, he made a Kitchen Finks. My turn two was the Banneret, which led into a turn three Sower that stole the Figure. He had the land available to up the kithkin to a 4/4, which would pound down a stolen Finks, so I took the bigger threat, even if it was weaker in my hands. At least I could throw it in front of the Finks to get rid of it.
He answered my theft with a Goldmeadow Stalwart and a Wizened Cenn, but I answered that with a Silvergill Adept, a Merrow Reejerey, and a Cursecatcher. The next turn, I dropped a Wake Thrasher, too, while he didn't have much left to play. The game looked too good for me, I guess, because he conceded then, even though I didn't have him for at least two more turns. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, right?
Game two: me. 2-0
At this point, I was beginning to hear how other deck types were doing. It seemed that the five-color control decks weren't doing very well, Faeries was rocking out, as well as Monored and the kithkin variants. I actually had a decent matchup against the five-color control decks, but I still hate playing against them (I hate playing against mass-removal). I was glad to hear that kithkin was doing well, as that was possibly my best matchup. I felt neutral about Monored and Faeries. Against Faeries, I have a good pre-board game, though post-board it gets hairy. Monored is just a crazy matchup where the real questions becomes, "Do I see my red color-hosers?" and "Do they see a way to deal with Burrenton Forge-Tender and Sygg?"
Record: 4-1-0
Round Six
I finally went up against a true five-color control deck in this match. If you are unfamiliar with the deck, it runs the Vivid lands out of Lorwyn, Reflecting Pool, and the best control cards out of the five colors of Magic. Pretty self-explanatory, huh?
He won the roll and got to keep his seven while I had to go to six. And my six was mediocre. My only early play was a Silvergill Adept, but I had no merfolk to play it with. Well, he opened all slow the way decks that run 12 "comes into play tapped" lands are wont to. I drew a second fishman, Stonybrook Banneret, on turn three, so played my Adept, which got its soul removed courtesy of a blue instant. Then he dropped a Finks, which I took with a Sower of Temptation. On his turn, he played Bant Charm on my Sower.
Easily the best creature in my deck.
Easily the best creature in my deck.
So I made my Banneret play, took some damage from a Finks, then made a Reejerey, Cursecatcher play. He Bant Charmed my Reejerey. Then, on his next turn, he went for a Cloudthresher. There was no way I could handle a 7/7, so I Sage's Doused him, and followed up on my turn with a Wake Thrasher. He then played Firespout, which more or less sucked hard for me. But he was running out of gas, just like me, and I fended off his Finks with a Cursecatcher. Then I drew a Sygg. It took a while of both of us doing little, but he couldn't handle the River Guide.
Game one: me. 1-0
For boarding, I swapped the Sowers with the Duelists. I figured, he was probably boarding in extra Wrath effects and maybe some Condemns, so I wanted more fast drops that could put serious pressure on him. We both got to keep our opening seven. He opened with a filter land, and I with a Cursecatcher. He made a Reflecting Pool on turn two and passed. Maybe he had another Remove Soul? Sadly, the only thing I had to test the waters with was my Silvergill Adept.
Which didn't get countered. Boo-yah.
On turn three, he just evoked a Mulldrifter—a sign that the deck needs to dig for something spicy—while I was dropping Mutavaults and swinging with my two dudes. This game actually went by quickly, with him trying to stall me with Cryptic Commands, and me getting in with manlands still.
There was one turn, though, where I felt like a total noob. He passed turn with four land up. I knew, I really knew, he had the Cryptic. So what do I do? I activate my Mutavaults and ask to declare attackers. As soon as I said it, I was slapping my forehead. What on earth was I doing? Normally, a player that knows how to play Magic would wait for the Cryptic to tap down all creatures, then activate the manlands and swing. Not me, though. I like to put them right in the way of the Command. Thankfully, I had him so far on the ropes, that the loss of tempo didn't cost me the game. But if I wanted to make top eight, I would definitely have to shore up my plays.
Never trust four land up.
Never trust four land up.
Game two: me. 2-0
Only two rounds left. That top eight spot was actually looking like a possibility. All I had to do was win the next two matches. Of course, they would also probably be the hardest matches of the Swiss rounds.
Record: 5-1-0
Round Seven
I had to play against Monored Demigod. This matchup is so tricky for both players, and really comes down to how each player spends their cards. Notice my word choice. I say spends because it seems like both players are making trades left and right until one of them emerges with clear board superiority. At least, that's the pre-board game. I have a lot of experience with this, though, as Monored was the most popular deck choice at my FNM for quite some time. My great hope was that my opponent wouldn't really know how to do this matchup as Merfolk was not a predicted major player in the metagame.
He won the roll, and we both kept our seven. He started with Mountain and Mogg Fanatic.
Ever gone fishing with dynamite?
Ever gone fishing with dynamite?
I made a Cursecatcher. He swung in and I blocked. Heck yeah, let's get that Fanatic off the board so my Banneret in hand would be safe. He followed up that attack with a Figure of Destiny...and no land drop. I tried not to make a face, but he kept a one-land opener. When I asked him about it at the end of the match, he seemed comfortable with it, like it was the right play, but I'm still not convinced. If he was playing the deck I think he was playing, he wants to be making land drops all the way up to turns four and five. But, that's just my opinion, and I don't play Monored in competitions. I just playtest against it.
On my turn two, I laid down the Banneret, which led into a Mutavault and a Reejerey. He hit his second Mountain on turn three, though, and already had a second Fanatic on the board (two Fanatics and a Figure were probably what convinced him to keep). On his fourth turn, he Incinerated the Reejerey and Fanaticked (not a real word) the Banneret. Next turn, I played another Banneret, got in there with my manland, and prepared to take some more damage from the 2/2 Figure. He didn't have anything to play on five, and I dropped another Reejerey followed by a Sygg on my turn.
He drew another land and had the opportunity to kill Sygg, but he didn't know what else was in my hand and instead tried to hold his lead in the damage race by playing a Boggart Ram-Gang. But I dropped the Wake Thrasher on my next turn. If you've never played with or against this guy, please trust me on this. He completely skews the math involved in damage races. I never gave my opponent a second chance to burn out a merfolk, and the Thrasher ended it.
Game one: me. 1-0
Time to sideboard against red. Out came the Sowers (a four-drop that dies to one- and two-drops; no thank you), the Cursecatchers (they can't typically counter anything, and what replaces them is so much better), and the Sage's Dousings (for much the same reasons I take it out against kithkin—when I want to play it, I'm playing other stuff, and I am not the control deck in this matchup). In went Reveillarks, Deft Duelists, and Burrenton Forge-Tenders (the card that replaced the Cursecatchers; see what I mean by much better?).
My anti-red...
My anti-red...
We both kept our opening seven, and he started off with a Mogg Fanatic. I started off with a Burrenton Forge-Tender, and my opponent looked less-than-pleased. But, he wasn't trying one land again, and made a Stigma Lasher on turn two. But I made the Duelist on turn two. Really, my hand was crazy. The opening seven (in the order I drew them; I actually remember this much detail on this one) were Island, Sygg, Burrenton Forge-Tender, Mutavault, Island, Wanderwine Hub (which just about made my heart explode with joy as it was my source), and Reveillark. It was the anti-red nuts.
He dropped a Ghitu Encampment on turn three and passed, using his two open mana to Incinerate my Reejerey that I played on three. Then he dropped another land and played a Pyroclasm. Goodbye, Deft Duelist. I laid down a Banneret, and he didn't do much about it on his next turn as he was getting low on cards. But then I drew a Mystic Gate, and laid down the Sygg. In went my Banneret, and he blocked with his manland. Cool. In the end, I knew that by giving the Banneret pro-red so that it could kill the Encampment would mean the end of Sygg. I was alright with it, though, as that meant my opponent was one more land away from a Demigod of Revenge, and I still had the Reveillark in hand.
Sure enough, after my Banneret killed the manland, Sygg died to an Incinerate. But the 'Lark came down, and my opponent had no answer to it. The game ended three turns later.
...card suite.
...card suite.
Game two: me. 2-0
Now, some people thought that Merfolk would be a bad metagame choice as it is supposed to have a horrible matchup against Monored. But I'm fairly certain that the data they're using for that argument comes from pre-Alara Standard. I've found that, without Magus of the Moon, the matchup is a lot closer, maybe around fifty-fifty. Which is what makes it so scary. It really comes down to the quality of the hands and the quality of the pilots. And I recognized my opponent as a frequent player at the top tables during PTQs and such, so, really, I thanked my lucky stars that my hand was so good.
Record: 6-1-0
Round Eight
So here I was, just one match away from the top eight. After the standings were posted, I realized that I could draw into the top eight. But it wasn't meant to be. I got paired down to someone that absolutely had to win to make it, so we shuffled up and I won the roll. I got to keep my seven while he had to go to six, and I opened with a Cursecatcher. He opened with a tapped Secluded Glen. Faeries. Well, the plan pre-board was a simple one. Get as much down as early as I can, and then protect my tempo with counters.
Telegraphing the Bitterblossom.
Telegraphing the Bitterblossom.
Turn two I played my Banneret, which I wanted to set up my next play. My opponent played an Adarkar Wastes (which told me to expect Esper Charms) and attempted to Agony Warp my Banneret. I'm not sure if he missed the Cursecatcher, or if he just figured that killing the Cursecatcher was as worthwhile, but I sacrificed the fishman to counter the spell. My next turn, I dropped a second Cursecatcher and a Wake Thrasher. His turn three was much less impressive. He only played a Vivid Creek and passed turn. I threw down another Banneret and swung out. He tried to flash in a Spellstutter Sprite, presumably to block the Thrasher, but I Doused it.
I know, the Sprite wasn't exactly a threat, but that attack put him down to dangerous life levels considering I had a Mutavault in play, and I had another Dousing in hand. He drew for turn, didn't hit anything that would save him, and scooped when I swung on my next turn.
Game one: me. 1-0
Like I do against control decks, I boarded the Duelist in for the Sowers. We both kept seven, and he opened with land on one and two. I opened with only land on one, but an Adept on two. He flashed in a Spellstutter Sprite in response, knowing he couldn't counter the Adept, just wanting a blocker. He dropped a Faerie Conclave then, and started to play the control game where he sits back and responds to my plays. But over the next couple turns, my plays were sick. I dropped a Cursecatcher to handle any Cryptic Commands, then a Reejerey, and a second Silvergill Adept. He had actually Thoughtsiezed me during these couple turns, taking my own Cryptic Command. But then I laid a Sygg and a Thrasher, and dropped his life to 5. He tried with a Mistbing Clique to play defense, but I just gave my Wake Thrasher pro-black and pro-blue (in that order) and he scooped.
Simply a beast.
Simply a beast.
Game two: me. 2-0
By this point, I really had to run outside and blow off some energy. I just made top eight. And not only did I make top eight, but I had 21 points, which would give me the first place seed (those that went 6-0-0 drew their last two matches to assure their place in the single elimination rounds, putting them at 20 points). So after much rejoicing, I went back into the venue and tried to calm myself, getting ready for the next round.
Record: 7-1-0. First Place Seed.
So, after all the logistics stuff that we had to go through was done, we got the top eight started. I was paired up with a young man named Sam Meyer, and he was running a deck that was completely off my radar. It was this Jund mana-ramp build where he accelerated into Broodmate Dragon, which is pretty scary when it comes down on turn four.
It's Double Dragon, only without the
8-bit graphics.
It's Double Dragon, only without the
8-bit graphics.
He won the die roll, but had to mulligan down to five cards while I stayed at seven. He complained a little about it—nothing excessive or annoying, just what you'd expect from someone that had to mulligan to five in the first round of the top eight—but got started. He opened land, land, Rampant Growth. I opened Hub, Hub, Banneret. Turn three, he dropped another land and played a Sprouting Thrinax for defense. I dropped another land and a Merrow Reejerey. He played more land and started swinging. I did likewise, hoping he'd keep it up as I had more damage on the board, plus I played a second Banneret.
But then he went for a Broodmate Dragon on turn five. I countered it with a Cryptic Command. He tried a second one on turn six. I had no more counters. Gulp. Sadly, I couldn't get past the dragons for much damage, and he killed me in two swings. Nice mulligan.
Game one: him. 0-1
As for boarding, I knew he was playing at least a little red, and the dragons were red. So I put in the Burrenton Forge-Tenders, pulling two Cursecatchers and two Sage's Dousings. We both kept our seven and I opened with Adarkar Wastes into Burrenton Forge-Tender. He wasn't happy about that, but not really that upset either. More annoyed than anything, I would guess. But I followed it up with a Silvergill Adept on two, with a Banneret and another Forge-Tender on three. His plays, conversely, were Treetop Village, Twilight Mire and Fertile Ground on two, with two more Fertile Grounds on turn three.
Can't stop pro-red...until he dies.
Can't stop pro-red...until he dies.
On turn four, I dropped a Reejerey, and he answered with a Sprouting Thrinax, who is a red guy that can't block my Forge-Tenders who were going aggro. On my next turn, I dropped two more Forge-Tenders (all four!) and he scooped.
Game two: me. 1-1
I made no changes to my deck as I still didn't know exactly what he did, and the possible defensiveness of the Forge-Tenders made me all warm and fuzzy. I got to keep seven while he went to five again. I felt a little bad for him, but at the same time, it was the top eight, and I wanted to win. He opened with a Treetop Village, a Savage Lands, and a Fertile Ground on turn three.
I came out with a Cursecatcher on one, a Banneret an two, and a second Banneret and Reejerey on three, leaving me one land open and a Sage's Dousing in hand (a counter that only costs one thanks to the two Bannerets). He didn't really hit anything else, and my army swarmed him.
Mana Leak? Please.
(Disclaimer: If a Banneret is in play.)
Mana Leak? Please.
(Disclaimer: If a Banneret is in play.)
Game three: me. 2-1
After game one, where he slapped me down with a five card hand, I was really worried. But his seven card hand was pretty iffy with that tweaked land base and all those Fertile Grounds, and his third hand was ponderous. Lucky for me, my hands were pretty good and I had a decent chance at winning even if he had a solid seven.
Record: 8-1-0. Though, by this point, record is meaningless, and all that matters is going on to the next round, which I did.
In this round, I got paired up with Johnny Bates, one of the top players in the State. He was running the Mirror Master, which I knew before this round as he sat next to me for a couple rounds during the Swiss. He won the roll, and we both kept seven. He opened slow, with a Windbrisk Heights, Mutavault, and a Plains into a Stillmoon Cavalier. My opening wasn't that fast, either. I dropped a Cursecatcher on one, nothing but a Mutavault on two, and a Wake Thrasher on three, which would have been awesome if he didn't Oblivion Ring it on his next turn. I followed up with a Reejerey and another Cursecatcher, but the game started to fall apart on me from here.
Why was he in Kithkin?
Oh yeah. Because he's awesome.
Why was he in Kithkin?
Oh yeah. Because he's awesome.
He dropped a Spectral Procession next, tried to hit a Wilt-Leaf Liege out of the Heights when he swung on the next turn (I countered it), then dropped a Knight of Meadowgrain post-combat. I tried to swing the board back in my favor with a Sower, but he O-Ringed that card, too. Then he dropped a Cloudgoat Ranger. I tried to keep up, I really did. Even going so far as to play a second Sower. But he eventually dropped a second Ranger, and I was simply overrun.
Game one: him. 0-1
As for boarding, this was my third time up against the little white men, but I decided to try something a little different. I only pulled two of the Sage's Dousings for the three Pollen Lullabies. But wait, isn't that illegal? Yes, that's why I also pulled out one Cursecatcher. Like I said, he's not that good against kithkin. Sure, it's nice to have a turn one play, but I really don't want to see this guy outside of my opening hand unless I have dual Reejereys going on.
That's four creatures for one card.
That's four creatures for one card.
We both kept our seven, and I opened with land, land, Banneret. He opened wit Goldmeadow Stalwart, revealing a Figure of Destiny, then played the Figure and a Windbrisk Heights on two. Turn three, down came another Banneret and a Reejerey. He puttered a bit here, pumping his Figure and not doing much else. Turn four, I dropped another Reejerey, two Adepts, and a Cursecatcher. He tried to play an Oblivion Ring, but I countered the enchantment. Then I played a Thrasher and stole his blocker with a Sower and he scooped. Go God-hand!
Game two: me. 1-1
Game three, I had to mull to six, but I liked my six card hand quite a bit. He opened with the Heights, and I with a Hub. He then dropped the Rustic Clachan and a Knight of Meadowgrain. I laid down a Mutavault and a Banneret. His turn three, he played a Mutavault and nothing else, swinging in with the Knight. I came back with a Thrasher and an Adept. On turn four, he dropped a Procession for three flyers and hit me again. But I put him back to 20 life with a 4/4 Thrasher that he didn't want to chump block.
So versatile. So annoying.
So versatile. So annoying.
He got a few more beats in with his Knight and the flyers, and I came back with the Thrasher and the manland. Eventually, he tried for an Ajani, but I was holding a Cryptic Command and I countered it and tapped down all his dudes. The next swing by the Thrasher was lethal.
Game three: me. 2-1
Johnny was a good sport, even when I got the nuts hand in game two, and was a lot of fun to play against. As for me, the intensity of the matches only heightened my nervousness/excitement, and it was an effort to keep my mind focused on the game.
Record: 9-1-0. Onto the finals...
My opponent in this match was Dusty Ochoa, again a top player in the State and owner of one of the big card shops in Tucson. He was running Faeries, which I knew before this match as I saw parts of his other games. The judges gave us the opportunity to barter for the outcome of the match (normally, this is illegal, but in the last round of single elimination, it is allowed), but we both wanted the plaque, the glory, and the free entry into other premier events.
He won the die roll, and we both stayed at seven, though Dusty agonized over it for a while before deciding. He opened with a Sunken Ruins, then a Mutavault, then another Sunken Ruins. Ah, yes, I know that dilemma: a hand with land, but none of it able to produce colors yet. I have to mull those, though, as I need to make turn one and two plays. Faeries may be able to get away with it a little better.
Mana: you need to invest it to make it.
Mana: you need to invest it to make it.
My opening was Mutavault into Silvergill Adept on two, Wake Thrasher on three. He was having a hard time of it, especially when I dropped a Sygg to protect the Thrasher. He held me off with some blockers and a Cryptic Command, but eventually fell to the Thrasher. He simply came out too slow for my deck.
There was one point though, where we both misplayed. I had lethal on the board with Sygg and Thrasher, and he used the Cryptic to tap down all my guys and bounce the Thrasher. I allowed, then replayed the Thrasher on my post-combat main. See it? I could have given the Thrasher pro-blue from Sygg, which meant that the Command's only target would have been illegal (it doesn't target an opponent for the tap down; it's an envelope effect), and it would have fizzled with no effect. Then my Sygg could have gone in for the win. I misplayed in that I didn't see it, and he misplayed in had he seen it, he wouldn't have risked his Command like that.
Game one: me. 1-0
Sideboarding time. Out came the Sowers, in came the Duelists. Sadly, I had to mull to six while he got to keep his full seven. He opened with Mutavault, into Secluded Glen and a Bitterblossom. Yikes. I made a turn two Adept. He made a turn three Vendilion Clique, targeting himself to dig. Turn three, I dropped Reejerey and went in with the Adept. He chumped with a token. Next turn, he dropped another Bitterblossom, and I realized that this was going to be a race. So I dropped a Banneret and a Thrasher on my next turn (leaving me with two Sage's Dousing in hand) and swung in for a good chunk of damage.
Oh Bitterblossom, why are you so good?
Oh Bitterblossom, why are you so good?
The game was looking good for me until he played Infest. Holy crap, I walked right into it. Stupid, stupid, stupid...He didn't even bother playing another threat, relying on his Bitterblossoms. I eventually hit a Banneret, and we traded blows. I did the math: all I had to do was stop him for one turn, and his Blossoms would kill him for me. So I tried a Cryptic when he didn't have four lands open for his own to stop me, but he was holding a Broken Ambitions for just enough. Sad face. On the turn he killed me, his Bitterblossoms put him at 1 life.
Game two: him. 1-1
We both kept our seven, and I dropped a turn two Duelist. Sadly, I didn't have the kind of hand where I can barf onto the board and still protect my men, so I held back a bit, not wanting to over-commit into an Infest again. He opened with a Faerie Conclave and only played land until the end of my fourth turn, when he tried for a Vendilion Clique. I countered it with a Cryptic Command, and he played a second one on his turn, burying the Sygg I had in my hand.
So it would be a race again. I tried for a Wake Thrasher, but he Remove Souled the guy. He dropped another Faerie Conclave and a Mutavault, and I got a Cursecatcher and a Banneret down, which were held back by the 'Vault. At one point, I was holding a pair of Sage's Dousings, a Reejerey, another Banneret, and another Duelist in my hand. His hand was just as big, and he still played like he had the Infest. Eventually, he dropped an Island, and both the Duelist and the Banneret could get in. He tried to Agony Warp the merfolk, a small counter war ensued, and I ended up winning it, cantripping into land. Yah.
Very hard to outrace.
Very hard to outrace.
But I didn't do the math that I should have on the next turn. I was at 11 life, and my attack had just put him at 7 life. I had him in two turns. I thought I had time—he only had the Clique—but I forgot about those manlands (the two Conclaves and the Vault), and didn't realize that he had me dead in two as well. I should have dropped one more threat to win the race, but I didn't. He swung in for 5, putting me down to 6. I needed a miracle to pull it off.
So I dropped my Merrow Reejerey, which he tried to counter with a Spellstutter Sprite, but I countered the creature with a third Sage's Dousing. Please, cantrip, give me another Reejerey.
I drew a Wake Thrasher, which wouldn't help anymore. So I played the Adept in my hand, hoping his cantrip could draw me another Reejerey and I used the Reejerey trigger to tap down Dusty's only blocker. Really, he was at 7 and I had six damage on the board. I just needed a Reejerey.
I drew a Mutavault, which would have been nice a little earlier. But really, the mistake was not seeing that I was dead sooner, Infest or no. I needed to play another threat, and I just didn't see that soon enough.
So I hit him for six, putting him at 1, and he had me dead on his next turn. And guess what, he didn't have the Infest. Nice play.
Merfolk really hate this card.
Merfolk really hate this card.
Game three: him. 1-2
I ended up in second place, which is good, but it was such a hard fought match that the loss stung. Dusty was cordial about it, congratulating me on a good match, even doing so a second time before he left the venue, which was nice of him. Nicer than he had to be, for sure, especially since he completely outplayed me in that third game.
One point of life...
Record: 9-2-0
Second place. A hard loss at the end, but it'll teach me: pay attention to the freaking manlands.
All considered, though, I took second with a deck that hadn't been forecast as a strong choice. I caught a number of opponents off-guard with it, even the Monored player in round seven, who admitted to not testing against it at all. One other player ran Merfolk to a top eight finish as well, though I never got to see his deck in action, so I'm not sure how it differed. But that's the fun part about States, right? The metagame is still so undetermined that anything could break out as the next deck to beat.
P.S. Faeries took up three of the top eight slots, so if I had to guess, I would say that it is still the deck to beat.


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Date on which the narrative summary became available on the Committee's website: 30 October 2009
Aqeel Abdulaziz Aqeel al-Aqeel was listed on 6 July 2004 pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 16 of resolution 1526 (2004) as being associated with Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban for "participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing or perpetrating of acts of activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf or in support of" Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01.) and Al-Haramain Foundation (AHF) (various branches listed on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List).
Additional Information:
Aqeel Abdulaziz Aqeel al-Aqeel has provided financial, material, and/or logistical support to Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01) and Usama bin Laden (deceased).
Al-Aqeel is a founder and former leader of Al-Haramain Foundation (AHF), who controlled Al-Haramain and was responsible for all Al-Haramain activities, including its support for terrorism. He was Al-Haramain's Chairman, Director General and President.
Al-Haramain Foundation (AHF) presented itself as a private, charitable and educational non-governmental organization. When viewed as a single entity, Al-Haramain was one of the principal NGOs active throughout the world providing support for the Al-Qaida network. Funding generally came from individual benefactors and special campaigns which targeted selected business entities around the world.
Al-Aqeel and the Al-Haramain branches in Bosnia and Herzegovina (QE.A.71.02.), Somalia (QE.A.72.02.), Indonesia (QE.A.103.04.), Kenya (QE.A.105.04.), Tanzania (QE.106.04.), Pakistan (QE.104.04.), Afghanistan (QE.A.110.04.), Albania (QE.A.111.04.), Bangladesh (QE.A.112.04.), Ethiopia (QE.A.113.04.), the Netherlands (QE.A.114.04.), the Union of the Comoros (QE.A.116.04.) and the United States of America (QE.A.117.04.) have provided financial, material, and/or technological support to Usama bin Laden's Al-Qaida network, including Jemaah Islamiyah (QE.J.92.02.), Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya/AIAI (QE.A.2.01.), the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (QE.A.3.01), and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (QE.L.118.05.). These terrorist organizations received funding from Al-Haramain and used Al-Haramain as a front for fundraising and operational activities.
As of June 2004, Al-Aqeel was the chairman of the board of directors of the Al-Haramain branch in the Netherlands.
As of June 2004, Al-Aqeel was still in a position to control or influence Al-Haramain.
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Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya / AIAI (QE.A.2.01.), listed on 6 October 2001
Egyptian Islamic Jihad (QE.A.3.01.), listed on 6 October 2001
Al-Qaida (QE.A.4.01.), listed on 6 October 2001
Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (QE.A.71.02.), listed on 13 March 2002
Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (Somalia) (QE.A.72.02.), listed on 13 March 2002
Jemaah Islamiyah (QE.J.92.02.), listed on 25 October 2002
Al-Haramain Foundation (Indonesia) (QE.A.103.04.), listed on 26 January 2004
Al-Haramain Foundation (Pakistan) (QE.A.104.04.), listed on 26 January 2004
Al-Haramayn Foundation (Kenya) (QE.A.105.04.), listed on 26 January 2004
Al-Haramayn Foundation (Tanzania) (QE.A.106.04.), listed on 26 January 2004
Al-Haramain: Afghanistan Branch (QE.A.110.04.), listed on 6 July 2004
Al-Haramain: Albania Branch (QE.A.111.04.), listed on 6 July 2004
Al-Haramain: Bangladesh Branch (QE.A.112.04.), listed on 6 July 2004
Al-Haramain: Ethiopia Branch (QE.A.113.04.), listed on 6 July 2004
Al-Haramain: The Netherlands Branch (QE.A.114.04.), listed on 6 July 2004
Al-Haramain Foundation (Union of the Comoros) (QE.A.116.04.), listed on 28 September 2004
Al-Haramain Foundation (United States of America) (QE.A.117.04.), listed on 28 September 2004
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (QE.L.118.05.), listed on 2 May 2005


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Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company Announces Results For The Quarter Ended August 31, 2012
(NYSE:KED) Kayne Anderson Energy Development Company (the "Company") today announced its financial results for the quarter ended August 31, 2012.
- Net asset value: $23.90 per share; up $1.22 per share for the quarter (5.4% increase)
- The Company increased its distribution to $0.43 per share (4.9% increase over prior quarter)
- Net investment loss: $0.4 million
- Net realized gains: $1.3 million
- Net unrealized gains: $16.0 million
Investment income totaled $1.8 million for the quarter and consisted primarily of net dividends and distributions and interest income. The Company received $5.1 million of cash dividends and distributions, of which $4.9 million was treated as a return of capital during the period. Return of capital was increased by $1.5 million during the quarter due to 2011 tax reporting information that was received in fiscal 2012. Of this amount, $1.0 million related to the Company's private investments, and $0.5 million related to its public investments. During the quarter, the Company received $1.6 million of interest income, of which $0.4 million was paid-in-kind interest from ProPetro Services, Inc. ("ProPetro"). The Company also received $0.6 million of paid-in-kind distributions, of which $0.3 million was from VantaCore Partners LP ("VantaCore"). These paid-in-kind distributions are not included in investment income, but are reflected as an unrealized gain.Operating expenses totaled $2.4 million, including $1.5 million of investment management fees; $0.6 million of interest expense and $0.3 million of other operating expenses. Interest expense included $0.1 million of amortization of debt issuance costs. Investment management fees were equal to an annual rate of 1.75% of average total assets. The Company's net investment loss totaled $0.4 million and included a deferred income tax benefit of $0.3 million and current income tax expense of $0.02 million.
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Shumlin lawyer: Land deal offers on the table this weekBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | July 16,2013MONTPELIER The saga of Peter Shumlin and his land deal gone sour could reach its denouement as early as this week, when the embattled governor is expected to find out whether a resolution is finally in the offing.
Its been more than a month since Shumlin and Jeremy Dodge enlisted a pair of well-known lawyers to mediate a high-profile dispute over their real estate transaction. Shumlin last fall bought for $58,000 an East Montpelier homestead later valued by town listers at $140,000; the terms of the deal fell under a microscope in May when Dodge went public with his sellers remorse. The property had been assessed at $233,000 at the time of the sale.
Both sides have since gone quiet as lawyers try to negotiate a resolution. Jerry Diamond, the former three-term attorney general hired by Shumlin to handle the dispute on his behalf, said that resolution could be arriving very soon.
We have reviewed a number of options, Diamond said Monday. And we should know something by the middle of this week as to whether any of those options are going to be acceptable.
Diamond wouldnt specify what those options included, other than to say both sides have put proposals on the table. Dodges lawyer, Brady Toensing, a longtime political operative with close ties to Republicans both in Vermont and Washington, D.C., declined to comment for this story.
People close to the talks say one option would see Dodge reclaim ownership of his home, and a large portion of his land, without having to repay any of the approximately $30,000 Shumlin has paid out so far.
Shumlin had previously offered to void the purchase-and-sale agreement only if Dodge agreed to repay the money over time.
Shumlin continues to defend the deal as a fair one for both buyer and seller. Dodge owed more than $17,000 in back taxes at the time of the sale, and Shumlin said he spared his neighbor from a looming tax sale at which the property could have been auctioned off for far less than what he was willing to pay for it.
Critics, meanwhile, accuse the governor of exploiting a desperate neighbor for his own personal gain. Dodges children say their father, 54, was mentally unfit to understand the terms of the deal offered by Shumlin. Dodge did not have a lawyer representing him in the transaction, something for which Shumlin has come under especially pointed criticism.
Under the original purchase-and-sale agreement, Dodge was obligated to be out of the property by July 15. Diamond said Monday that the date has since been changed to Aug. 15. Diamond declined to speculate about what might happen next if the parties cant negotiate a mutually agreeable settlement.
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eMac converted to self-tweeting cat bed
What do you do with an obsolete computer the size of a huge, plastic canned ham? Let your cat use it to tweet her naps, of course.
The eMac was a behemoth of a computer, released by Apple in 2002. Originally meant for the education market, Apple eventually made them available to all consumers. It looked like the runner up in a "Re-design the iMac" contest and was very heavy.
Now discontinued, it makes a sweet cat bed.
The "eSleeper" by Samuel Cox is an eMac shell that's been tricked out with lights and cozy blankies. But that's not all. An infrared beam is monitored by an ethernet-connected Arduino. When the cat breaks the beam to enter the eSleeper, its lights come on, the startup chime sounds and the cat's entry time is recorded. When it breaks the beam again to leave, the lights switch off and a random phrase is tweeted to @eSleeper1.
I imagine this is how Auntie TUAW's cats sleep.
Pretty neat, Samuel, but we're afraid you weren't the first. I was going to end with a Mac OS X naming convention house cat joke, but decided against it. You're welcome. Here's a video of the eSleeper in action.
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For the "bushel" part of the theme, I used fruit pint baskets I already had. I tried to combine the bushel and the peck as much as I could.


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The company has lagged the wider U.S. logistics market this year that boosted results of rivals such as C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc, XPO Logistics Inc and Expeditors International of Washington Inc.. While shares of C.H. Robinson and XPO have jumped about 60 percent and 25 percent in the past year, UTi shares have dropped about 30 percent. Analysts on average were...
BOSTON, Oct 17- Taking a page from his last job, Eaton Vance's new Chief Equity Investment Officer bets that reorganizing his analysts into new teams will boost performance. Since joining the Boston company in April from Goldman Sachs, Edward Perkin has regrouped Eaton Vance's 27 stock analysts into teams meant to develop investment ideas that match the...
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Stocks wiped out most of the session's losses to finish flat in choppy trading Wednesday, but gains were limited by weakness in techs and as investors were reluctant to jump in following recent rallies that propelled major averages to five-year highs.
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*Boeing climbs after earnings, outlook. NEW YORK, Oct 24- U.S. stock edged higher on Wednesday after data from China and Boeing provided temporary relief to a slumping market, following a retreat Tuesday when the Dow Jones industrial average suffered its biggest drop in four months.
MINNEAPOLIS-- Trucking company C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. said Tuesday that third-quarter earnings rose 2 percent as higher costs held down margins and revenue fell short of expectations. Net income was $116.3 million, or 72 cents per share, compared with $114.3 million, or 70 cents per share, a year earlier.
MINNEAPOLIS-- Trucking and logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. said on Tuesday that it sold its payment services business for $302.5 million. T-Chek has been a unit of C.H. Robinson since 1984. It has 190 workers, most of them based in Minnesota. C.H. Robinson said the new owners expect to "retain a Minnesota presence.
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I don't think there is a house in San Francisco that I don't like but this one takes the cake for me. It's a huge home in a city where big houses are rare. It's got neat modern touches like an aluminum roof. The chimney hints that there is a fireplace inside which is always a plus for me. And of course it has this lovely view of the San Francisco Bay.
This is a Los Angeles home. Size isn't quite as impressive in LA as it is in San Francisco since many homes in this city are huge. Still, the size here does make you look twice. Beyond that, I really love the modern appeal of the exterior of the home. It's like a sculpture that you can live inside of.
This is a New York home. I think what I love about it is the fact that it's totally modern but it's not your typical Manhattan high-rise home. Plus I'm a sucker for round rooms and lots of windows!
Here's a home from Chicago. It's not what I would typically think of when I think about Chicago but that's precisely why it caught my attention. I love the fact that it's simple but has a lot of small detail at the same time. And I love the brick exterior of the basement.
What can I say ... is there any way not to be awed by this amazing Phoenix home? It's huge. It's beautiful. And it has a lot of outdoor garden space where you could easily enjoy Arizona's many nice warm evenings.
This house is located outside of Seattle. I think of Seattle as a great city where you can have a lot of fun but also a smallish city where you might just go for a retreat. If you lived there, you could retreat further to a neat little space like this one that gives you a country feel. Plus, there's a wine cellar in that lookout tower which is just cool!
Ah, I adore this Miami home. It just has this nice feeling of being a rich and luxurious space inside of a city where there is a lot of activity but also ample opportunity for relaxation. I don't have a car myself but if I lived in a space like this then I'm sure I'd appreciate that three-car garage!
Ah, New Orleans. This home looks like it has tall ceilings and grand rooms. It has a bith of Southern charm. And it also has a little hint of haunted eerieness which I think is appropriate for homes in this cemetary-laden city. Spooky but pretty. I like it.
What a great Atlanta home. This seems to take all of the spectacular touches of a Civil War era home and update them to create a more modern residence. There are columns and staircases and huge windows but nothing that's been overdone. It's a little bit Gone with the Wind and a little bit something that could be here to stay for awhile.
There are a lot of great homes in Austin and all of the best ones allow you to take advantage of the many days of sunshine offered up in this city. There's no denying that the main reason this house is my favorite one in Austin is because of that amazing pool!


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As part of American Idol's complete overhaul for its upcoming 13th season, the show is considering hiring former alums to join the judges' panel.
Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo
American Idol alums Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo married Saturday in Los Angeles, People reports.
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Seriously, TV? You couldn't give us 24 hours to catch our breath from the season that just ended with a frenetic bang Wednesday night:
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American Idol alums Ace Young (Season 5) and Diana DeGarmo (Season 3 runner-up) are opening up about their relationship — after keeping under it wraps almost two years.
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Set your DVRs: Idol Tonight is welcoming not one, but two American Idol alums this week.Ace Young (Season 5, 7th place) and Chikezie (Season 7, 10th place) will drop by TV Guide Network's Idol Tonight on Wednesday (8 pm/ET) to offer their two cents on Season 8's final three.The singers will also discuss ...
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Move over Simon Cowell Booth and Brennan are doing their own kind of judging when they take on a music-biz homicide in tonights episode of Bones LAs open-mic nightsare very intense and really competitive explains executive producer Hart Hanson of the cases inspiration We thought Theres a good venue for Bones Then we thought we might as well hit up the Idol scene [for singers] So Idol fans should keep an eye out for Season 5s Ace Young and last years Brandon Rogers in guest spots as aspiring warblers as well as a little crooning from Emily Deschanels notoriously uptight Brennan She sings Girls Just Want to Have Fun laughs Hanson Its funny because Emily is a good singerand Brennan is notThankfully she still has her day job with Booth because Hanson hints that more than just the music is about to die down in DC The ending is pretty shocking Damian Holbrook
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The truth is I wasnt really buying the hype about how talented this group of contestants was But tonights American Idol went a long way to convincing me The Top 12 guys did an impressive job not all were major league performances but a few totally hit it out of the park The theme was 60s songs which I thought was sort of a questionable call on the part of the producers but most of the boys handled their assignments well It was also fun to see the judges harassing and teasing each other finally it feels like Idol Including Ryan being back to his old form hes already stirring up trouble with Simon and man-handling the contestants Its nice to see that some things never changeBut of course it was all about the singers tonight starting withDavid Hernandez In the Midnight Hour Good for him for wanting to prove Simon wrong I thought his vocals were darn good except for the very end but his performance skills could definitely use some work 151
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Jenna Fischer thinks that this week's episode of The Office [Thursdays at 8:30 pm/ET, on NBC] is the best yet, and I concur! Yes, I'm Kate Flannery. Thank you. Thank you so much. I play the drunken redhead on the show, who seems to be the favorite of many folks. There is so much I want to share with you, so much I want to tell, but I am contractually obligated to keep my big, fat mouth shut. Now, in case you hadn't noticed, the words "branch" and "closing" are in the title of this week's episode. Kind of gives it away, right? So, let me just say that the downsizing issue of the first two seasons is nothing compared to this.Jenna speaks more freely about it in her MySpace.com blog: "You must catch our show this Thursday night. I've already seen it, and it is the best one we've ever done. I'm not kidding. Michael finds out that the Scranton branch is being shut down. He and Dwight go to New York to try to save the branch. The stuff they do together is the absolute funniest thing ever ...
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Ace Young, American Idol
Six weeks ago, if anyone had told you that Ace Young — he of the wavy hair, soulful eyes and "Father Figure" flourishes — wouldn't make the final four of Fox's American Idol (Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET), you'd have thought them crazy like William Hung. The Denver native, though, confirmed the improbable when he crooned "That's All" for his final performance.
What went wrong for the cutie crooner? "I don't think anything went wrong," he says. "I think that on any given night, anything can happen."
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Gintama's anime also manages to be widely considered BETTER then it's manga.
Something that is pretty much unheard of with anime..
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Oh, there was a few "shadow shots" showing that he wasn't just going in and out of Nyx's mouth, doing something to her other parts also. But yeah, it was just such a leap forward from the occasional boob or yuri stuff that it feels like something else.
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It's hard to tell sometimes. Funikura was where the ecchi really got pushed beyond yuri stuff with his full blown tentacle rape complete with "healing liquid cumshots" but it's all but disappeared along with most anything similar. Echidna's snakes aren't quite the same, heh.
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The "gore" is more like red paint, heh…
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Yoko from Gurren Lagann might rival Code Geass/Sailor Moon in hentai made of her… Hell, it wasn't that long ago when Sena from Boku wa Tomodachi would have been listed pretty damn high also. But I suppose that's the "bait" of these lists, heh..
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Is that subbed youtube interview with Shiwasu No Okina saying that she was a fan of the idol groups she parodied, and created the all out sex orgies for Shining Musume because a love story would be so boring still around? For that matter, remember how Pixy basically rejuvenated the H-anime industry by showcasing that high quality animation and h-anime that wasn't generic as hell could sell like crazy?


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Saturday, July 5, 2014 21:39hrs
Rescue 2 responded to 75 Wilson Street off of Bedford. Fire was located on the 19th floor of the 21 story multiple dwelling. Two maydays were transmitted. Members quickly located a firefighter in the apartment who turned out to be Lt. Ambelas from Ladder 119. He was quickly removed in cardiac arrest and transported to Woodhull Hospital.
Friday, July 4, 2014 01:53hrs
Rescue 2 responded to 214 Rockaway Pkwy. for a fire in a six story multiple dwelling. Battalion 44 transmitted the 10-75 for heavy fire in the cockloft. Fire was located in 3 different apartments requring extensive overhaul . All searches were negative.
4th Alarm
Thursday, June 26, 2014 18:22hrs
Rescue 2 responded to 50 Skillman Street for a child stuck in a roll down gate. Rescue operated along with members from Ladder 119 to remove the child stuck in the roll down. Air bags and Rescue 's TNT jaws were utilized to remove the stuck child. He was removed , treated and transported by E.M.S.
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Thursday, June 26, 2014 05:30hrs
Rescue 2 responded to Metropoliton Ave. and the East river for a person in the water. Divers from Rescue 2 were picked up by Marine 6 and deployed at the last known location of the victim . Diver Cameron Peek Rescue 2 descended more than 35 feet in a swift current but the search turned up negative.Searches were then turned over to the N.Y.P.D. A young man from Brooklyn who turned 21 just three days ago went for a dawn swim in the East River on Thursday and was overcome by the swift current, authorities and his friend said Thursday.NYPD Harbor Units were scouring the waters off of Williamsburg in searching for the missing swimmer, who was identified by family members as Steven Middleton."The current's too strong ... it was just too strong," said Middleton's friend, Darius Adrien, one of four pals who watched helplessly from a decaying pier as he was pulled under and never resurfaced."He was the closest family I have," Adrien added, stunned.Middleton, a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident who had previously worked as security guard at Barclays Center, had been celebrating a friend's graduation on Thursday night. About 5 a.m. on Thursday, while in Williamsburg, he decided to take a swim. He jumped into the East River from a rotting pier at N. Third St.Adrien and other pals were about to join him, but quickly found themselves calling 911 when Middleton began struggling against the fierce current."They were just laughing, playing in the water," said witness Manny Aguila, 30. "I left to go to the store. When I came back, some of the friends were standing on the rocks at the edge of the shore.""They were freaking out," he said. "They were yelling to a police boat. They were pointing to where they last saw him, where they lost track of their friend."Middleton's mother, Tonya Middleton, family members and friends came to the pier on Thursday afternoon, to see the site for themselves. The pier is closed off from the street by a fence."We just came here to understand," said friend Joel Amaker. "He had two or three beers, he wasn't intoxicated."Tonya Middleton saw three teenage boys slip through a small opening between the fence and a railing, and she could only imagine her son taking the same route in the moments before his swim."Where are you going?" she asked the teens.They froze."My son was lost doing that. Don't you watch the news? Please come back."The teens did as she asked."Right now, I just want to make sure they find my son," she said as the search continued, and evening drew near. "I'm really concerned with them finding my son."
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Attention all former members , present members, family and friends of F.D.N.Y. Rescue Company 2. We will be holding our Annual Company fishing trip on Sunday June 22nd aboard The Captree Star . The boat will be leaving around 9:30 a.m. from the Captree Boat Basin . Call the firehouse for more info or go to www.captreestar.com for directions.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Police are searching for an arsonist wanted in a string of church fires in Brooklyn, and they're hoping new surveillance video will lead to an arrest.
The man was caught on camera setting a newspaper on fire in front of the one of the buildings. In all, three fires were set on three separate days.
The first incident happened just before 3 a.m. on April 12 at The Greater New Beginnings Church on East 98th Street. Police say the man lit a newspaper on fire, burning the inside doorway of the location.
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Then, on April 13 at 2:35 a.m., the man tossed an unknown object through a closed window of the Inglesia Cristiana Church on Pitkin Avenue. It caused a small fire in the bathroom that was quickly extinguished, causing minor damage to the bathroom.
Finally, just after 6:30 a.m. Monday, the suspect lit a newspaper on fire outside St. Mark's Church on Union Street, causing minor damage to the location.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Monday, April 14, 2014
ROCKAWAY BEACH (WABC) -- In a slow moving procession that stretched for blocks in Rockaway Beach, the NYPD brought fallen police officer Dennis Guerra and his family through a sea of officers standing shoulder-to-shoulder to a final tribute to a man they called a hero.
"He ran into a building to rescue people, and then the worst that could happen, happened to him," PBA President Pat Lynch said.
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Officer Guerra along and his partner Rosa Rodriguez, who remains in critical condition, were overcome by smoke and fumes as they answered a 911 call of a fire in the hallway of a city owned building in Coney Island.
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During the service, their bravery was remembered by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
"We'll always remember with sorrow how Dennis left us that day, but we'll also remember with pride the example of valor and devotion to duty that he set," de Blasio said.
He also carried on a tradition as a NYPD officer following his father and uncle onto the force.
"He was a senior officer who was very respectful and responsible. He acted with dignity and he wore the uniform with honor and pride," Deputy Inspector Carlos Valdez said.
His brother-in-law Curtis Mitchell remembered his devotion to family.
"He was recently called a hero, but to all of his family Dennis was always a hero. And long before he will continue to live on in our hearts and memories as such," Mitchell said.
Honored one last time, as his coffin was carried from the church, a precision flyover, by the department's aviation unit.
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3rd Alarm
Sunday, April 13, 2014 17:48hrs
Rescue 2 responded to 4324 4th Ave. for a fire in a 3 story mixed use 25 x 50 commercial building. The fire was located in the basement and on the first floor. 4 lines were put into operation and the fire was placed under control at 19:07hrs.
Sunday, April 6, 2014 13:30hrs
Rescue 2 responded to 17 Menahan for a fire in a 4 story converted factory to office building. Fire was located in the basement with extension into the first floor. 3 lines were stretched and put into operation. Units encountered blacked out conditions in basement with alot of stock making locating fire difficult. A 10-66 was transmitted when one member got turned around off his line. He was located immediatly and accounted for. Fire was placed under control at 15:28hrs.
Sunday, March 30, 2014 06:44hrs
Rescue 2 responded to 65 Bush Street for a fire in a six story multiple dwelling. Reports of jumpers and people trapped. Fire was quickly knocked down . One 10-45 code 2 was removed from the scaffolding and 4 10-45's code 4's were removed from the interior and treated by E.M.S.
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Here at the Gateway to the Rockies is the longest-running Five-Star, Five-Diamond resort in the U.S. Fitting of its location in gorgeous, progressive Colorado Springs, The Broadmoor is one of the few resorts anywhere to have earned the Mobil Five-Star and the AAA Five-Diamond ratings every year since the awards were established. And everything about this property shows why. Independently owned and rooted in this area's rich gold mining history, The Broadmoor features the finest of everything: three golf championship golf courses, a world-class spa, and the first and only Five-Diamond restaurant. Truly spectacular rooms and suites are your starting point for a world of scenic mountain activities, all with the unmistakable influence of Colorado Springs' vibrant art and performance community.
This is the finest luxury family vacation you'll ever experience. Take the Cog Railway to the top of Pikes Peak; take in a performance at the Pikes Peak Center or tour the highest-altitude zoo in the U.S. Hiking and biking abound! At the resort, children's programs are available for all age levels. Pets are welcome!
Colorado Springs is a rare chance for year-round golf in the Rocky Mountains. The Broadmoor celebrates that with three of the world's finest championship courses, each bearing the design of a master and worthy of the 2008 Senior Open and the 2011 Women's Open. Professional instruction and equipment are available year-round.
With 185,000 square feet of meeting space and 62 meeting venues available to choose from, you'll truly have your work cut out for you at The Broadmoor. This luxury Colorado Springs destination features all the room you need for your next business retreat. Whether you're planning a small meeting or a large conference, their elegant function spaces, impeccable service, and range of amenities is sure to make your event a complete success.
The Broadmoor is the site of some 300 weddings per year, and you'll see why as world-class services, accommodations, dining and scenery combine for true magic. Their professional wedding coordinator will assist you in planning all the details so your dream wedding can go off without a hitch!
From its intimate, sumptuous accommodations to its world-class attentive employees, The Broadmoor will make you and your special someone feel like you are the only two people on earth. Or, more accurately, the only two people to share this wonderland of scenic hikes, golf, fine dining and, of course, the elegant spa.
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At The Broadmoor, we understand that pets are a vital part of the family, which is why we are happy to welcome your faithful companion to our Colorado Springs resort. For your pet's comfort and your convenience, our staff will provide special Broadmoor bedding and food bowls for use while in residence, in addition to a complimentary treat. Please contact the resort for more information.
Even a "standard" room at the Broadmoor will take your breath away. With delightful colors, elegant furnishings and window treatments and plenty of space, each room or spectacular suite awaits; there's even a four-bedroom penthouse suite, all surrounded by the very finest in golf, services and amenities.
At the Gateway to the Rocky Mountains, The Broadmoor sits literally at the beginning of world-class mountain activities. Go hiking, biking, or touring at the home of the U.S. Olympic Training Center; or, take the world's highest train to the summit of Pikes Peak for a high-altitude sight you will never forget.
Built in 1918 and rooted in the genius of the Penrose family, The Broadmoor overlooks an area that was once a North-South train line that transported troops in Spanish American War. The original building is still here, recently renovated, maintaining its Italianesque beauty and its status as the center of true luxury.
With the private Lake Cheyenne as a central point and three championship golf courses as a backdrop, The Broadmoor provides a getaway unto itself. And among Colorado Springs' vibrant arts community - fully supported by The Broadmoor - the entire area comes alive with holiday performances on and off of the property.
The Spa at The Broadmoor is not just a location, it's a journey. Recently transformed by master architect TAG Galyean, it features stunning interior spaces, signature hydrotherapy treatments and more; you'll also discover a state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, a relaxation room and its own spa cuisine.
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- Property Size 771 units
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- Kids Allowed
- Nearby City Colorado Springs
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- Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (FCS) / 9.2 miles
- City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) / 8.1 miles
- USAF Academy Airfield (AFF) / 12.6 miles
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