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oing into Grand Prix Kansas City, many players had Melira-Pod on their mind as the Modern deck that should be on everyone's radar. As the weekend and tournament has come to a close, it was Seth Manfield who reminded players about why Melira, Sylvok Outcast and her motley crew of misfits should not be taken lightly.
Manfield's Melira-Pod deck conquered one opponent after another all weekend. Its ability to assemble an unbeatable sequence of creatures, along with Birthing Pod's general utility to find the right creature for the right job, served him well time and time again. It was in the Semifinals against Robert Berni, playing Splinter Twin, that the toolbox aspect of Manfield's deck let him find the right tool for the job in Spellskite, stopping Berni's Splinter Twin combo cold and giving Manfield enough time to assemble a victory.
In the finals, Manfield kept his sights on target against Joe Hemmann's monstrously consistent Living End deck, keeping pace with all of Hemmann's Fulminator Mages, Avalanche Riders, and monsters as he slowly crept back into the first game to assemble a lethal board of Melira, Sylvok Outcast, Viscera Seer, and Murderous Redcap courtesy in part to Reveillark. Tight play, and an unexpected outcome, allowed Manfield to win his second Grand Prix title.
Modern has shaped itself up to be a diverse format where anything can happen. Cards work in many wonderful ways when allowed to run in an open-ended format such as this one. Kansas City has set the current stage for the format, and has once again cemented Birthing Pod's place as one of Modern's most defining decks.
Main Deck
60 cards
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Won a PTQ for Pro Tour Dublin
What deck are you playing, and why did you choose it?
Scapeshift. It's proactive and consistent.
What are your best and worst matchups?
Best – TronWorst – Jund
If you were to play this deck again next weekend, what changes would you make (if any)?
Zero changes.
What card do you most want to play in Modern that isn't Modern legal?
Bloodbraid Elf
What is the most interesting thing you saw happen all weekend?
Nothing of note.
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Some things happened here and there.
What deck are you playing, and why did you choose it?
Splinter Twin. The state of Oklahoma suggested it.
What are your best and worst matchups?
The deck is its own best/worst matchup.
If you were to play this deck again next weekend, what changes would you make (if any)?
I would make all of my Boomerangs the same picture...
What card do you most want to play in Modern that isn't Modern legal?
Jace, the Mind Sculptor, or Stoneforge Mystic!!!
What is the most interesting thing you saw happen all weekend?
One of my opponents Remanded my Dispel during a counter war and then lost the following turn because I was able to cast Dispel.
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Won GP Daytona Beach, Top 16 Worlds '09, won "Win Gold" tournament
What deck are you playing, and why did you choose to play it?
Melira Pod. I wanted an interactive deck.
What are your best and worst matchups?
Best – Burn, MonowhiteWorst – Tron, Storm
If you were to play this deck again next weekend, what changes would you make (if any)?
I would probably cut the Spellskite from the maindeck and play the fourth Voice of Resurgence.
What card do you most want to play with in Modern that isn't Modern legal?
Shardless Agent
What is the most interesting thing you saw happen all weekend?
Someone went from having just a Wall of Roots and Birthing Pod in play to comboing off and winning with no cards in hand.
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
High GP Day 2 percentage, virtually nothing else.
What deck are you playing, and why did you choose it?
Burn. No predators in the format after the Eggs banning.
What are your best and worst matchups?
Best – Decks that start at 14 life from their lands.Worst – Goryo's Revenge and other combo decks
If you were to play this deck again next weekend, what changes would you make to it (if any)?
What card do you most want to play with in Modern that isn't Modern legal?
What is the most interesting thing you saw happen all weekend?
Chalice of the Void for one and another on two (against Burn)
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Top 4 US Nationals '11, 26th PT RTR, 3 SCG T8s
What deck are you playing, and why did you choose it?
UWR America Control – Alex Oleson convinced me it was the best.
What are your best and worst matchups?
Best – Pod decks.Worst – the mirror.
If you were to play this deck again next weekend, what changes would you make to it (if any)?
None, I liked every card
What card do you most want to play with in Modern that isn't Modern legal?
Ancestral Visions
What is the most interesting thing you saw happen all weekend?
Jimmy Berg giving a 15 minute discussion on playing Monored Burn.
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Qualified for US Nationals several years ago, a few PTQ Top 8s
What deck are you playing, and why did you choose it?
Living End. It's fun and has good matchups against a lot in the format. Also poorly understood by a lot of players.
What are your best and worst matchups?
Best – Any aggro deck that can't win by turn four.Worst – Storm, Affinity, turn four Burn
If you were to play this deck again next weekend, what changes would you make to it (if any)?
Drop the fourth Trap from the board. Brindle Boar might be better than Spike Feeder
What card do you most want to play with in Modern that isn't Modern legal?
Chrome Mox
What is the most interesting thing you saw happen all weekend?
Winning a match attacking with Simian Spirit Guide.
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
2 PT T16s, 5 prior GP T8s, demonstrated ability to count to 10.
What deck are you playing, and why did you choose it?
Kiki Pod, very fun, very good, and very experienced with it.
What are your best and worst matchups?
Best – Martyr, Hatebears, Tokens (white creatures)Worst – Twin, Burn, Scapeshift are all real close (interactive combos)
If you were to play this deck again next weekend, what changes would you make to it (if any)?
Unsure. Have to figure out how to solve the fact that Phantasmal Image no longer kills LGeist of Saint Traft and Linvala, Keeper of Silence.
What card do you most want to play with in Modern that isn't Modern legal?
Give me Bitterblossom for one event and I'll show you why it is banned...
What is the most interesting thing you saw happen all weekend?
Was targeting my own Image as a Reveillark to loop stuff. Cox could have then combed with his Metamorph copying my Image but missed it.
Previous Magic Accomplishments:
Fall 2012 State Champion, Spring 2013 States Top 8
What deck are you playing, and why did you choose it?
UWR Twin. It's the kind of deck that I like to play and it seemed like it had a lot of synergies.
What are your best and worst matchups?
Honestly not sure. Strong disruption?
If you were to play this deck again next weekend, what changes would you make to it (if any)?
Suggested Cryptic Commands in the sideboard.
What card do you most want to play with in Modern that isn't Modern legal?
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
What is the most interesting thing you saw happen all weekend?
Making Top 8 for me was the most interesting.
Despite immense effort, and some very sick headgames and acting that got him through to the third game in the face of thousands of faerie tokens, Greg Ogreenc's burn deck fell to Robert Berni's blue-red Splinter Twin deck in three games in their quarterfinal match.
The first game did not go well for Ogreenc, who was on the draw and promptly died, despite having a fast start, to Berni's unforgiving turn four combo of Deceiver Exarch into Splinter Twin.
In the second game, things changed, as Berni pulled the trigger a little early on a Boomerang targeting one of Ogreenc's two Blood Crypts.
"I probably should have waited until I had five mana so I could Boomerang one black source and then Pestermite the other, so my play was a little greedy," said Berni after the match. "At the same time, if I wait then he could also get me with Skullcrack, Bump in the Night, Lava Spike, or other spells I can't redirect, so I was under pressure too at my low life."
Pressure was indeed what Berni was under. Before Berni got to the point where Boomerang felt like the right play, he was already sitting at 5 life. While he had a Spellskite in play, which would serve to protect his combo if he assembled it, Ogreenc was able to get through the 0/4 creature with effects like Bump in the Night. Ogreenc, sighing and looking back as he passed the turn after replaying his Blood Crypt untapped.
Berni, out of options and time, used Pestermite to tap one of the Crypts. However, when he went for his combo of Splinter Twin on Pestermite, and as he began to make a lot of 2/1 tokens, Ogreenc slowly cast Rakdos Charm. With Berni tapped out, his arbitrarily large enough looked stagnent as he took an arbitrarily large amount of damage to the face.
In the third game, Ogreenc was on a similar plan, but it was his own spells that starved him for mana. His black and white sources were divided, and the Rift Bolts that he had were causing him to lose turns and time. What's worse was Berni's Spellskite, which was protected when Ogreenc attempted to Hide it with Hide & Seak with Mizzium Skin.
With no options, and forced to act when Berni attempted a Pestermite the turn before he assembled his combo, Ogreenc used Skullcrack to drop Berni to 2. But 2 was not 0, as Berni untapped, cast Splinter Twin on his Pestermite, and proceeded to knock Ogreenc out of the Quarterfinals with a very large faerie army.
After the match, I talked to Ogreenc about his third game tech of Hide. "Seek [on Hide & Seak] is incidentally relevant in certain combo matchups. Otherwise, you're playing it for the Hide portion to put Wurmcoil Engine and other artifacts on the bottom." In this case, its use was to get rid of troublesome Spellskites, or Splinter Twin in response to an activation from Berni.
"It's unfortunate. I certainly didn't want to play against Twin," he said, feeling much more confident about playing against any of the other decks in the Top 8. Despite having some cards to help the otherwise rough matchup, Ogreenc's burn deck would have no chance to play against anybody else in the Top 8.
Berni, meanwhile, advanced his already impressive record through the weekend. Having started the day undefeated, Berni hasn't slowed down.
In Modern, one of the most important descriptors about a deck is its turn.
In this Quarterfinals match between Casey Swanson's UWR Twin deck and Scott Hoppe's Scapeshift, Hoppe was just a turn faster than Swanson, taking him out 2-0 in this flashy quarterfinal match, despite Swanson having a complete combo in both of his opening draws.
Game 1 found Hoppe building his mana early, suspending a Search for Tomorrow before casting and sacrificing a pair of Sakura-Tribe Elders. While a Remand forced him to re-suspend the Search, he still had all the time in the world. Swanson was sitting on a complete combo in his hand, as well as the mana to cast it, but it was unfortunately the slower, more vulnerable Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, half. He just needed to get to five mana and hope that Hoppe didn't have an Izzet Charm to kill Kiki-Jiki when he tried to go off. This line looked much safer when Hoppe cast an Izzet Charm and discarded a second copy.
Yet by Hoppe's turn five, the hope had gone. With six mana already in play, a Search for Tomorrow bumped him up to seven, and a land from his hand gave him eight. In response to the Search for Tomorrow, Swanson used one of his two Deceiver Exarchs to tap down one of Hoppe's green sources, but Hoppe just floated the mana. The Scapeshift that followed fetched out a pair of Valakuts and six Mountains, totaling up to a more-than-lethal thirty-six damage.
"I seem to be sweating a lot," Hoppe said between games. "This appears to be my body's physiological response to stress."
Swanson held another perfect draw for the second game. He delayed Hoppe's efforts to increase his number of lands by using a Deceiver Exarch to tap down his Forest during his upkeep. This had the dual effect of giving him the perfect target for his Splinter Twin the following turn. Hoppe saw it coming though, saving the mana to cast Remand when Swanson made his move.
Interestingly, Swanson chose not to attempt the Splinter Twin again on the following turn, simply attacking for one and passing the turn with the same four mana available. He held a Negate and a Vendilion Clique, content to ensure that the path was clear. When he tried to cast the Clique, Hoppe responded with a Remand. Once again, Swanson chose to let him have a chance. This time, he aimed a Clique at Hoppe's hand during his draw step. Hoppe could do nothing other than purse his lips and nod, revealing Izzet Charm, Sakura-Tribe Elder, and Primeval Titan. Swanson chose to wash away the Izzet Charm, reducing the chance that Hoppe would draw into a way to win the game. The fifth land that Swanson played allowed him to cast the Clique in the draw step and keep Negate mana up, something he was unable to do on the previous turn, likely the reason he held his Clique until the end of turn.
Hoppe cast Primeval Titan. This gave him the ability to fetch a second Valakut and the Mountain he needed to fling two triggers at Deceiver Exarch and Vendilion Clique, finishing off the Exarch with a Sakura-Tribe Elder's ability. This left Swanson in desperate need of something good. He found a Spellskite, something that would allow him at least keep himself alive for one more turn. When Hoppe sent his Primeval Titan, Swanson used his Pestermite to tap it down, keeping him from just dying on the spot. Hoppe held one card in his hand, and it could not have been more perfect. Sakura-Tribe Elder fetched out a Mountain, killing the Pestermite and Swanson's chance to kill Hoppe. Swanson needed two perfect cards off the top of his deck to pull the game out, but they weren't there.
The right spell at the right time can do a lot for a player in the past-paced world of Modern.
Thanks to timely appearances by Spellskite and Thoughtseize, Seth Manfield and his Melira Pod deck were able to stop Robert Berni's UR Twin deck from assembling his combo, comboing him out with an endless loop of Murderous Redcaps in two games.
Spellskite's big moment came in the early stages of Game 1. After powering out an early Kitchen Finks and Birthing Pod off of a Deathrite Shaman, Manfield dropped a Spellskite into play. This happened on his fourth turn, just before Berni was going to be able to untap and cast Splinter Twin on his Deceiver Exarch to steal the first game. Instead, Berni found himself scrambling to find a way to either break through the Spellskite, or at least prevent Manfield from going off on the following turn.
Berni did make things interesting when Manfield made his move. Manfield had just enough creatures in play that, after Podding into a Murderous Redcap, he would be able to convoke a Chord of Calling into a Melira, Sylvok Outcast. Berni never let that happen. In response to the Pod activation, he aimed a Boomerang at the Spellskite. This put Manfield one mana short of a kill. This would have given him one more chance at a win, but Manfield brilliantly grabbed Phyrexian Metamorph with his Birthing Pod, copying the Deceiver Exarch to untap one of his own lands. That let he tap out to recast the Spellskite, sealing Berni's fate. Berni failed to draw another removal spell for the Spellskite and made Manfield go through the motions on the next turn, seeing the game to its conclusion.
Thoughtseize was the next timely card to steal a game away from Berni. As Twin decks can't win until turn four, most decks tend to wait until turn three before playing their Thoughtseize, giving them the maximal chance of hitting a key combo piece. That's precisely what Manfield did in the second game of the match, waiting until the last possible second before stripping him of his Splinter Twin.
Just as things began to look down for Berni, the redundant card drawing spell of his deck sprang forth to save him. Serum Visions gave him the ability to scry a second Splinter Twin to the top of his deck, giving him the perfect way to skirt another potential Thoughtseize. After drawing it, though, Berni found himself unable to pull the trigger. Knowing that Manfield had both Abrupt Decay and Dismember after sideboarding, he didn't want to pull the trigger until he was sure that his creature would survive. The turn before the Mizzium Skin that would have sealed the game arrived, a secondThoughtseize just demolished Berni's hand, taking his previously protected Splinter Twin and sealing the match.
"I feel like we've done this before," Berni said glumly, placing the second half of his killing combo into the graveyard.
It was just salt in the wound that Berni's next card was the Mizzim Skin that he needed to win outright, further emphasizing the fact that Manfield's cards were just perfectly on time, while his own were just a step behind the curve.
Berni still made things interesting, posing a very real threat to simply finish the game out with Pestermite attacks. Between the pair of Thoughtseizes and Manfield's own lands, Berni had him dead in five attacks. He would have been able to do it, too, if it weren't for a clutch pair of Birthing Pods, each upgrading a creature in play before dying. The combination of the two Pods set up the combo, and Manfield once again looped his Murderous Redcaps, taking the match thanks to perfect cards at the perfect times.
Seth Manfield's tight play in the first game, alongside an unexpected outcome involving a concession from Hemmann that came a few moments too early, paved the way for Manfield to win his second Grand Prix title.
The first game was a constant uphill battle for Manfield, who started out on the draw, but at least with access to Deathrite Shaman. The Shaman immediately was put to work, exiling the creatures that Hemmann began to cycle into his graveyard on the first turn.
Hemmann, however, was also hard at work keeping Manfield off of mana, as a third-turn Fulminator Mage knocked out Manfield's Razorverge Thicket. On the next turn, Hemmann cast Demonic Dread which cascaded into Living End, bringing back the Fulminator Mage and a Monstrous Caratid all while binning Manfield's Deathrite Shaman and Wall of Roots. Left with only a Forest, Manfield did what he could, playing a second Forest and Melira, Sylvok Outcast.
Hemmann had the disruption, but at that point he needed a way to close the door on Manfield's chances. Attacks put pressure on Manfield, and a Spike Feeder gave him another form of pressure. However, Manfield continued to find mana, using a Chord of Calling for one to fetch up Birds of Paradise. Four mana got him to Murderous Redcap, which took out the Spike Feeder.
Eventually, Hemmann ran out of gas, and despite shutting down possibilities of Manfield comboing off with Melira thanks to a timely Beast Within after Murderous Redcap jumped in front of one of Hemmann's creatures, Manfield finally had time to resolve and activate Birthing Pod, which traded in Murderous Redcap for Reveillark.
After that, it was elementary. Reveillark blocked an incoming attacking, bringing back the dead Melira and Redcap. Birthing Pod traded in the 3/3 token that Manfield got from Hemmann's Beast Within for Viscera Seer, and Hemmann lost to a very brutal sequence of recurring Murderous Redcaps.
In the second game, Manfield never got off the ground, as Hemmann's continuous land destruction kept him mana starved until Hemmann eventually cleaned things up with some of the creatures recurred by his Living End.
The third and final game opened up some other options. When Manfield used Thoughtseize, he saw the following hand while Hemmann had only a Blackcleave Cliffs in play:
"I wanted to keep him from cycling into a third land, so I took the Street Wraith," explained Manfield, who agonized over the choice when it was given to him in the third game. Discarding Fulminator Mage was a possible option, as that would save one of his lands in the long run.
Taking the Faerie Macabre, he noted later, would have protected his combo...although surprisingly, that didn't come up when Manfield's plan came together.
When Manfield took the Street Wraith, his planned worked, as Hemmann struggled to find a third land on the third turn. He cast Melira, Sylvok Outcast on the second turn, and Chord of Calling at the end of Hemmann's third turn let him find up Viscera Seer. Manfield untapped and cast Kitchen Finks, ready to go off whenever he deemed it appropriate to pull the trigger.
However he didn't need to. Hemmann promptly offered the concession to the millions of life that Manfield could gain...
...and then shortly after doing so, realized that the Faerie Macabre he had in his hand could interrupt said combo.
"I just threw away a potential $1200!" exclaimed Hemmann, who could only laugh at his misstep. While he was not dead to Manfield's combo, the board that his opponent assembled would be difficult to topple even with Faerie Macabre. The creature Hemmann had in hand could stop the combo, but Viscera Seer would also let Manfield keep the two key creatures around after a resolved Living End by sacrificing them away to the Seer. That said, the ending came a little earlier than everyone anticipated.
Sometimes, the pressure of a match of Magic where thousands of dollars are on the line, alongside seventeen rounds of Magic throughout the weekend, can cause you to make some unexpected and unfortunate plays. In Hemmann's case, the only thing he could do is laugh it off.
As for Manfield, the weekend was still hard-fought for him, and the resulting second Grand Prix title that he earned was the best result that he could hope for here in Kansas City. Manfield proved once again why Melira, Sylvok Outcast and Birthing Pod is not to be underestimated in Modern.
Green's fun take on Vindicate served Joe Hemmann all weekend as the versatile all-in-one card that doesn't cost less than three mana for cascade purposes. It was pivotal in Hemmann's Semifinal match against Scott Hoppe, where a well-timed Beast Within caused Hoppe to fall short on the damage his Scapeshift would have dealt after fetching up Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle and some Mountains.
Hemmann's instantaneous land destruction got him into the Finals, but Beast Within's greatest strength is that it hits anything. The 3/3 is largely irrelevant when the caster is capable of shaking up the battlefield with a card like Living End, and in most purposes, Beast Within is taking out a problematic card that stands in the way of its user winning the game.
It's hard to argue with Birthing Pod's place in Modern. After being the key piece that makes the Melira-Pod deck tick, a deck that has won the last two Modern Grand Prix events, Birthing Pod has cemented itself as the format's most defining card.
Birthing Pod's ability to search up anything from creatures that combine to form a game-winning combo to one-of utility creatures that are the right tool for the job (such as our top card of the weekend) are what make Birthing Pod the powerful combo-enabler that it is. The decks that it is in are fast, resilient, and very versatile. And again, it's really hard to argue with a card that has led to back-to-back Modern Grand Prix wins.
Modern is a format that has access to tons of powerful nonbasic lands that enable spectacularly complex mana bases. Fulminator Mage is a creature that preys on people that try to get a little too greedy with their mana bases, making it a crucial part of the Modern metagame.
It's a key card in Joe Hemmann's Living End deck as a source of mana denial that works brilliantly with the deck's key card, but Fulminator Mage has also served a purpose as a powerful sideboard option for a variety of decks, including Jund, as a way to control decks that try to get out of hand with their nonbasic lands. Pod decks also make good use of Fulminator Mage, and the archetype has the ability to not only tutor it up, but clone it and recur it as well with effects like Phantasmal Image and Reveillark!
Fulminator Mage, despite being good at keeping players off of their colors, also keeps decks like Scapeshift and Tron in check, by being able to blow up the key lands that these decks operate on at the right time. Combine this with instant utility on a 2/2 creature, and you get a creature that does a very good job of keeping players honest in a format that has far from honest mana sources.
Deathrite Shaman has made its triumphant return to the Top 5 cards of a Modern Grand Prix! Long considered one of the strongest cards in the format due to each of the modes being incredibly relevant, Deathrite Shaman took a bit of a vacation, as decks that keyed heavily off of the graveyard fell in and out of favor over the past few events. True, Eggs used the graveyard, but it got hit hard by the banning of Second Sunrise. And true, Melira Pod, winning deck of both Grand Prix Portland and here in Kansas City, uses the graveyard as a key component of its loop. It's actually this latter fact that is one of the driving forces behind the resurgence of Deathrite Shaman in Modern.
Here in KC, the Shaman did work. Dealing with Melira Pod was one thing, but it also served as an important card against decks like UWR Control and Living End. In fact, Champion Seth Manfield made great use of his Deathrite Shamans in controlling the graveyard of Joe Hemmann's Living End deck in the finals. He also used it to great effect in his semifinal match, using it to accelerate into early Kitchen Finks and Birthing Pods, all before eventually being Podded up to a key combo piece: Melira, Sylvok Outcast.
Behold, a card so versatile that its interactions can leave anyone befuddled...even the coverage team!
Spellskite has been causing migraines for opponents since it was first printed in New Phyrexia across multiple formats. Its main use has been as a lightning rod for removal that combo decks have used in order to protect its key creatures, and is one of the main reasons why the Splinter Twin decks have always made use of it.
However, its uses go far beyond that. What about the Bogle Auras deck? Spellskite can be suited up if your opponent attempts to give its hexproof creatures any of its own enchantments, making its redirect effect brutal. This also makes Spellskite crucial in the mirror match; Spellskite absorbs wayward Pestermite and Deceiver Exarch activations, and it also picks up opposing Splinter Twins, which prevents opponents from completing the combo of Pestermite/Deceiver Exarch and a token-generator effect.
Spellskite's far-reaching applications make it one of Modern's most multi-purpose creatures.
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Hi Archer,
I'm one of them and there are a lot, probably it doesn't worth answering you as you've already a strong opinion, no problem I stay with my winnings you with yours, everybody is happy!!!
NOT Just kidding. Where are all the players adding their testimonials praising Ellis' strategy telling how many units, percentage shoes won, average bet size, how many shoes played.
Where are al these guys advising folks to pay Ellis $500 for his method (s) (s) (s) (s).
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Hi Archer,
I'm one of them and there are a lot, probably it doesn't worth answering you as you've already a strong opinion, no problem I stay with my winnings you with yours, everybody is happy!!!
I don't wanna sell you anything, I have no interest in doing this;
SAP is a system that required a lot of effort and developement from the main author and other private members that... (open your ears)... collaborate all together to perfect the system. Our forum is a place where members collaborate and share infos and improvements, from all "brains at work" often grows something of value. This is the lone forum that I know doing that!
Be happy with your winnings.
Most of our private members seldom read the public forum. No reason to. We are plenty busy in the private forum where our motto is 20 heads are better than 1. Whenever we are looking at a potential improvement it is far better to judge by the results of many players rather than one. We are a large world wide group fully and seriously dedicated to a common purpose.
Andrea, for instance lives in Italy. I recall a year or so ago when one of our A.C. players remarked that Andrea must be getting easier shoes over there in Italy. Andrea immediately jumped on a plane to AC and killed them for three days straight. Oh yeah, playing SAP.
There are pages of testimonials on the public forum by our members. But I don't expect our members to jump over to the public forum every time some new crackpot posts. The crackpot usually defeats himself W/O our help. Look at Jim, the Silverthorn guy. He actually became a member after we demonstrated that Silverthorn was in truth another crackpot selling the 400 year old Fibonaci. Geez, it never ends. Too many overnight "experts". I liked it a whole lot better before the internet when the way to sell was to go to the casino and demonstrate your wears in front of large audiences. That separated real teachers from wannabes real quick. Today anybody with an index finger can suddenly become a "pro." Demonstrate in the casino like I do. Or shut the hell up!
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Not that I'm a proponent of these ridiculous betting schemes all over the internet ALL of which are many many years old, some centuries, but let's take a closer look at Archers claim that a progressive bettor must win half his bets just like a flat bettor. Lets look at a simple 3 play shoe. After all, a smart player makes his own decision of how long a shoe is. He knows better than to let the casino dictate this all important factor. Let's make our shoe BBP.
Let's take a simple 123 prog up 1 when you lose not that I would ever advise you to do that. Lets say our player makes the mistake of playing Player.
So OK, he loses his 1 bet, loses his 2 bet and wins his 3 bet. So OK he's even. BUT he just lost twice as many bets as he won, yet he's even. How can that be if Archer is right and he must win half the hands? But where does the flat bettor stand when he does exactly the same thing and loses twice as many bets as he won?????
Now, lets play the same "shoe" in a way I WOULD recommend U1D2 M2 which is, of course, net betting. Your bets on P are again 123 but your bets on Bank are 121. Now you are up 2 units in 3 plays and your average bet size per play was 2/3 of a unit. Yep, less than 1 unit. Yet you are up 2 units. Meanwhile, how did our flat bettor make out? And what was his average bet size? Or maybe he just sat there. And how long are they going to let him just sit there? At Foxwood, the largest casino in the world, the answer is ZERO. In Puerto Rico the answer is zero.
Now I'm not a big proponent of progressions but I know for an absolute fact that they have their place in professional gambling. Advantage betting also has its place as long as the advantage is real and not just in your head.
For instance, I won in 8 deck AC BJ every day 4-5 days a week for 3 years using advantage betting at first base in clumped cards and progressive betting at 3rd base in random cards. But the advantage at first base was real because I Knew when I was most likely to get a first card 10. A first card ten gives you a 74% chance of winning the hand. The advantage was REAL. But I played a 1 4 6 up as you lose progression at third when the cards were random usually early in the day. Why. Because the dealer gets both of her cards right after you got each of your cards and therefore your cards are most like the dealer's of all cards on the table. When you are getting similar cards to the dealer's you have a very strong tendency to swap wins with the dealer. When you are swapping wins with the dealer your BEST betting scheme is a 3 bet negative progression. Now a lot of card counting gurus (who never play) complained about my betting style. But the proof is in the pudding. I won every day and I never saw a single card counter EVER win including their best player Kenny Houston who was playing there the same years I played. In fact he ended up quitting the game entirely when he finally realized that card counting is a myth. I'd be up $3000 at the same table he was down $3000. And guess what? He was betting bigger progressions than I was. Yep. Lets sweep away the semantics. When you are betting up with the count YOU are betting a progression plain and simple. They just don't call it a progression but that is exactly what it is. When the count is going up, YOU are losing. LOWS are falling. But you know what? You can beat these idiots every day of the week and they STILL argue with you. That's how brain washed they are. OH, and flat bettors have no chance in BJ whatsoever. On their best day the perfect Basic Strategy player only wins 43% of the hands and he MUST bet every hand. Where's a flat bettor going with that?
So Archer says he knows which hands he has the advantage on in Bac. To that I say Bullshit. There is no ten advantage like there is in BJ. The next hand is 50 50 regardless of what the history of the shoe is. We had a system we called The Asian System. It bet perfectly by the history of the shoe. It did everything exactly right except one. It didn't win. Why? Its just as John said: every play is completely independant of the prior plays. Now Archer says the game is 50/50. Next he says there are advantage plays. Well sorry but you can't have it both ways. The only way I can fathom an advantage is to bet with the house. But Archer says the house has no advantage so he obviously isn't doing that. History is the only thing left and we already know that doesn't work. That leaves only one thing. Bullshit!
[QUOTE=E. Clifton Davis;11235]Most of our private members seldom read the public forum. No reason to. We are plenty busy in the private forum where our motto is 20 heads are better than 1. Whenever we are looking at a potential improvement it is far better to judge by the results of many players rather than one. We are a large world wide group fully and seriously dedicated to a common purpose."
Haha! 20 heads are better than one? Same old baloney but a good marketing ploy. "large world wide group" Hahahah! Still workiing on a method that is evolving using the input of your group? "Let's try it this way, oh, I tried this last week, lets try it this way." Same old Ellis.
If you had a perfect or near perfect method it wouldn't change every week! If you wanted to "try" a new approach you would write a program for it and plug it into the thousands of shoes you have recorded.
Archer XX--------------------->
Go ahead Ellis, ask them to post.
Archer XX-------------------->
PS Take me up on my free no risk offer Ellis. Send me SAP, I will write a program and give it to you free of charge and you can test against 1000's of shoes and see the results. If it wins I will send you $500.00. You get a way to offer a money back guarantee because you can prove it's results.
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Our Beach House is located on a quiet street abutting acres of conservation area, within a 2 minute leisurely walk to several beautiful Nantucket Sound beaches. Magnificent views of salt water march and pond from family room, dining room, kitchen, living room, master bedroom and elevated 24x 24 deck!
Enjoy having your morning coffee on the deck with the ocean breeze! Bring your boat and sail along beautiful shore!
The house is full of amenities and is suitable for either families or couples vacationing together. Our vacation home features a rare combination of bedrooms - there are 2 bedrooms with king size beds, 1 bedroom with 2 twin beds and 2 bedrooms with full size beds , accommodating up to 10 people comfortably. The fireplaced living room and extra large family/entertainment room with sliders to deck - plenty of room to spread out for everyone. There are two new LCD Flat screen TVs there. Crisp fresh linen (high thread 100% cotton) - we supply it at no cost. The bath towels are also included free of charge. High speed Internet is free!
The beaches are over 1 mile long. The beaches are clean and sandy with comfortable water temp, very good for swimming (kids will want to stay in all day). There are lifeguards, restrooms, showers, playground, and snack bar in summer time there. You will find there a fishing pier and a boat ramp. Spend the evening enjoying the stunning sunset and fishing off the pier! To make you beach time more enjoyable, we provide beach towels, beach umbrellas and beach chairs free of charge.
Just a quick 5 minute drive to Route 28 (or a 15 minute walk) will take you to numerous restaurants, supermarkets and a variety of shops. Be ready to try the awarding winning chowder and lobster! There are 2 miniature golf courses, arcade & bowling place, Ryan Family Amusement Centre , ZooQuarium, two golf courses (Blue Rock and Bass River) etc within short distance of our home.
|Sleeps up to 10, 5 bedrooms
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|Nearest airport: Logan International Airport in Boston 90 km
|Family friendly
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|Pets welcome, No smoking at this property
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|Internet access
|Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, Pool or snooker table, Games room, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Washing machine
|1 Sofa beds, King Beds (2), Double beds (2), Single beds (2), Dining seats for 10, Lounge seats for 10
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ, Bicycles available
|Secure parking, Not suitable for wheelchair users
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When you return home, the cool, CENTRALLY AIR CONDITIONED home awaits you with its comforts. Read, play games, cook in our well applianced kitchen or on the barbecue grill, or get ready for a night out on the town! There's a washer and dryer so no need to pack too much - save room for shopping
!There's a hot/cold outdoor shower for a quick rinse after the beach.
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When you are not on a beach, take advantage of many fun activities this part of the Cape is known for. Enjoy a pleasant walk to all of the excitement, shops and restaurants Yarmouth has to offer.The house is centrally located, so you can explore the Cape in each direction, with every town boasting artist's studios, museums, galleries and craft shops. A favourite among area sight-seeing stops is the Cape Cod National Seashore--a stretch of preserved natural beach where picnicking and guided tours are offered. Departing from Hyannis is a scenic tour aboard the Cape Cod Railroad. The two-hour tour passes cranberry bogs, salt marshes, the seacoast, and Cape Cod Bay and Canal. . You will enjoy a tour of Cape lighthouses. There are eight working lighthouses on the Cape, mile-for-mile one of the largest concentrations of working lighthouses in the world.Catch a Duck tour, a perennial favourite with adults and kids! Between April and October, BE SURE to go on a whale-watching cruise.A leisurely bike ride through this area is perhaps the best way to see some of the most impressive seaside mansions on the Cape. We provide three BIKES FREE OF CHARGE
.Our deck is set up with comfortable outdoor furniture and there is a grill for those barbecues! Enjoy an ocean breeze and stunning water view!
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We supply our guests with such amenities as high quality bed linen, bath towels, paper products, soap, shampoo, shower gel, bath foam, laundry supplies, beach towels, beach umbrellas and chairs, two bikes - all at no extra charge. The kitchen is fully stocked. We provide tee, coffee, coffee maker, toaster, blender, cooking utensils (including pots, pans, bowls etc), grill, iron & ironing board, hair dryer, patio furnishings, grill and propane for the grill etc.
The Cape Cod region
There are times when you need to escape. Forget your worries. Act like a kid again. Those times call for a trip to the Cape or one of the islands.
Each locale offers sun-splashed beaches and a laid-back attitude, yet all are unique in their own right.
Famous for its rolling dunes and gable-roofed, grey-shingled houses, Cape Cod is where you'll find outdoor activities and loads of fun family attractions.
Take the time to find yourself on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, where all that matters is what matters to you.
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The Cape Cod lies south of Boston on the East Coast of the United States.
In the mid-19th century Cape Cod became a popular summer vacation destination for wealthy families living in Boston and Providence. Today Cape Cod is the premier vacation resort in New England.
Cape Cod is the place for wide, sandy beaches with beautiful dunes, lighthouses, sea captains' homes, fishing villages, seafood (particularly oysters, clams, and lobsters), cranberries, and numerous recreational opportunities.
Cape Cod's beaches are considered among the best in the world, especially those along the Cape Cod National Seashore, a 40-mile stretch of unspoiled sandy beach in Outer Cape Cod. With 559.6 miles of unspoiled coastline, Cape Cod offers many beautiful sandy beaches for you to enjoy. Beaches on the Cape Cod Bay north side may have cooler water temperatures than the warmer waters of the south facing beaches of Nantucket Sound.
Cape Cod tests all public bathing beach waters. Monitoring results from previous seasons indicate exceptional water quality on Cape Cod, and the Cape Cod National Seashore beaches are part of the Blue Wave Campaign for quality.
Water sports are very popular on the Cape. Canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, snorkelling, swimming - find the best way to make your perfect day! Perhaps, you will take a whale watching excursion, enjoy a few hours of beach combing, and go fishing by your own or on a chartered cruise.
Cape Cod is a unique place for nature lovers, bird-watchers, hikers and whale watchers, sailors and surf casters. In 1961 a significant portion of the east-facing Atlantic coast of Cape Cod was made part of the Cape Cod National Seashore by President John F. Kennedy. Large portions are open to the public.
Although the Cape experiences a tourist explosion each summer, Cape Cod is virtually a year-round resort. No matter the season, Cape Cod beaches can always be walked, the bike trails enjoyed, and golf courses played.
The geography of Cape Cod resembles a flexed arm that thrusts out into the Atlantic Ocean. It owes its origin to glaciers that were active in the area. Over time, these glacier deposits became reshaped by waves and nearby ocean currents. Cape Cod is divided into a number of different sections. Each section or town on the Cape has something unique about it – natural beauty, the arts, history and recreational pursuits. The Cape is about 70 miles long and is often subdivided into six main regions: Upper-Cape, Mid-Cape, Lower-Cape, Outer-Cape and the Islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
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|BACKGROUND: The main outcome parameters in oesophageal surgery have traditionally been morbidity and mortality, but quality of life (QL) has become an important consideration in view of the severity and persistence of postoperative symptoms. The aim of this study was to analyse QL before and after oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer and to explore possible association with patient's and disease characteristics. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred twenty-six consecutive patients presenting with oesophageal cancer to the Oncological Surgery Unit of the Veneto Institute of Oncology between 2009 and 2011 were enrolled in this prospective study. The patients were asked to answer three QL questionnaires (the Italian versions of the QLQ-C30, the QLQ-OES18, and the IN-PATSAT32 modules developed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer) at the time of disease diagnosis, after neoadjuvant therapy, immediately after surgery and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. RESULTS: Global quality of life (QL2 item) seemed to improve after neoadjuvant therapy but it dropped markedly after surgery. It then rose to a value in between the one registered after neoadjuvant therapy and the one at diagnosis. Emotional function and dysphagia were associated to QL2 at diagnosis. After neoadjuvant therapy, age, oesophageal stenosis, emotional function and dysphagia were associated to good quality of life at that stage. After surgery, pain was associated to quality of life at that stage. During the early follow-up phase (1-3 months after surgery), role function and postoperative urinary complications were associated to QL2. In the long-term follow-up (6-12 months), adjuvant therapy, eating disorders and postoperative complications were associated to poor quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative complications are associated to long-term emotional and physical function impairment which can lead to a significantly impaired global quality of life. Postoperative pain relief plays a key role in achieving a good postoperative quality of life. Finally, HRQL after oesophagectomy seems to be a function of therapeutic efficacy rather than of the specific surgical procedure used.
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Finally, at 12:45 p.m. — three hours after the school initially called — an Alden case manager showed up. Teachers lifted the boy from the mat and placed him in his wheelchair. The case manager then began pushing Jeremiah back to Alden.
Investigators would later ask why she didn't call a doctor. "I assumed he looked well," she responded. "And I was about to leave." Her shift was ending.
That night, Jeremiah's nurse was Morayo Oladeinde. When she came on duty at 11 p.m., Jeremiah was sleeping but "restless off and on all night," she reported. She gave him more Tylenol.
She told investigators that Jeremiah wasn't moaning, but Frimpong, the nursing assistant, reported that the boy — for the second night in a row — was "tossing and moaning all night." Jeremiah, he said, "looked really sick."
Oladeinde's night shift ended at 7 a.m. She was relieved by Digna Fatog — the only Alden nurse, records show, who reacted to Jeremiah's condition with urgency.
When Fatog began her shift, she found Jeremiah in his wheelchair, pale and lethargic. Alarmed, she asked the night nurse why she hadn't sent him to a hospital. Oladeinde did not answer, Fatog said. When investigators later asked Oladeinde why she did not call Jeremiah's doctor, she said, "No reason."
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Kuthodaw Temple (built 1857 and later)
The Kuthodaw Paya (Pagoda), or Maha Lawka Marazein Paya, contains what often is called the world�s largest book. It is a large walled complex situated at the base of the southeast stairway to Mandalay Hill and was built by King Mindon at the same time he was constructing the Royal Palace. Its central stupa is modeled on the Shwezigon at Nyaung U near Bagan. An on-site carved tablet indicates that the pagoda�s height is 187 ft 9 in, high, while some guide books list it at 100 ft (30 m). The former includes the platform in the measurement.
The stupa itself, connected to the outside entry by means of a long corridor, is set in the middle of a thirteen acre field of 729 pitaka pagodas or shrines (Dama Cetis). Each shrine contains a marble slab, inscribed on both sides with the Pali script text of a portion the Tipitaka (Pali spelling, or Tripitaka, in Sanskrit), Theravada Buddhism�s sacred texts. Taken together, they contain the entire text of the Tipitaka and thus form �the world�s largest book.�
The slabs were carved from white Sagyin Hill marble found just a few miles north of Mandalay. The work of carving began in October 1860 and was carried out in a special hall within King Mindon�s Royal Palace. Each slab is 5 ft ((1.5 m) by 3.5 ft (1.1 m) wide and 5-6 in. (12.7 � 15 cm) thick. The Buddhist scholar/carvers completed their task in May 1869. If spread out horizontally, the slabs would cover a third of an acre (.1 ha); stacked vertically, the �pages� would rise 340 ft (103 m). Originally the lettering also had a gold leaf veneer. The statistics given here are those given by U Tun Aung Chain, retired Professor of History, Yangon University.
Several sources suggest the important role of the Fifth Buddhist Synod, which King Mindon called in 1872, in the development of the Kuthodaw. It perhaps was at this meeting of 2,400 monks from throughout the country that both authenticated the texts and began the construction of the encasing shrines.
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CHAMBERSBURG - The Wilson College 2012-13 World Travel Dinner and Film Series introduces armchair travelers to the people, food and culture of Korea on Monday at the college.
Dinner is at 6 p.m. in Laird Hall, followed by the film, "Korea: Land of Contrasts," at 7 in Thomson Hall's Alumnae Chapel.
Dinner includes bulgogi, kim chee, rice, spicy stir-fried zucchini and mat tung, prepared by Wilson's dining service.
Travelogue filmmaker Buddy Hatton will narrate his film.
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The Nasdaq Stock Market halted trading for shares of cash-strapped Hoku Corp. today and sought unspecified "additional information" from the company.
Hoku's shares were 10 cents a share when trading was suspended. Nasdaq officials said trading would remain halted until Hoku "has fully satisfied Nasdaq's request" for the information.
Meanwhile, officials from Honolulu-based solar energy company Hoku Corp. said in a new regulatory filing that they do not expect to file an annual report for the past fiscal year due to financial difficulties at the struggling company.
Hoku missed a June 29 deadline to file its annual "Form-10-K" report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hoku announced a restructuring plan in May to address its "limited cash and resources."
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The Nexii are a small group of modders brought together by the game Nexus:The Jupiter Incident to further develop mods for the great game. As time goes on, we hope to make this the number one source for all your Nexus:TJI requirements.
New Public beta with a good ammount of added features, gameplay changes, visual changes, new models and much more has arrived!
Posted by Mularac on Oct 31st, 2010
Following the 3 month release cycle of the Tactical Battle Simulation training software (Codename SG:War Begins), we're pleased to inform you that a new version of it, codename v10, is here.
Following our encounters with the various new Wraith probes on the Pegasus galaxy, we have included them into our library, for to adequately prepare to this new tool in our enemy's army.
Oh, and as you probably know our new GN-3 space mine has just started to be mass produced, so we added that one too. And, of course, we improve the looks of some of the older ships, too.
We've also received your critic that the background image didn't fit right in your personal terminal, and we have uploaded a new one.
Following the instalment of the new energy management software in our ships made during the last periodical maintenance of our fleet, we have added some of the new options made possible by that software to our simulation.
You'll now be able to shut down key systems and reroute the energy to boost others in our new command panel. We've also added a jukebox so that you can play some tunes while training, all accessible through the panel (the music library has been completely redone, captain and we believe that you will be most pleased with the new version).
And while we're in the subject of training, we've added an other training simulation instance for you test and hone your commanding skills.We hope you find it entertaining and worthwhile, commander.
Here's the detailed change log of this new version:
- new models: GN-3 mine, Wraith sonde
- new mission: How good are you? (made by Kirsah Aka The Old Dragon)
- new texture for replicator ships
- new models for railguns- new mp mission: Assault-Midway
- new special command panel (WIP)
- every mp mission has its own location now
- added ship icons for MP ship configuration screen
- improved menu wallpaper to be compatible with highest game resolution
- improved staff cannon sound- improved Mp ship configuration (new devices, capability to add more fighters etc.)
- improved Dart's textures
- improved mesh of Bc-303, Bc-304, Midway, Replicator cruiser and Al'kesh
- better optimized Replicator cruiser, Ori satellite and Al'kesh
- optimized .bat files
- fixed minor graphic bugs on F-302
- fixed BC-304aw mesh
- fixed railguns on Bc-303aw
- fixed visibility of Dart squdron command mark
- fixed Warhead VIII hardpoint
- fixed windows on Midway
- fixed floating windows on traveler ship
- fixed Al'kesh engine color- fixed Al'kesh overlay effect
- fixed textures on Goa'uld destroyer
- fixed docked destroyer model- fixed "uncompleted mission" bug in Omens of War
- fixed Ancient vs Wraith MP mission- fixed various sound problems
- fixed various sound problems
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will any gamey make halo for xbox 360 like the game Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
seriously? you posted that question here?? that doesn't even make sense
The new mission: How good are you? doesnt work(crash to desktop) Any idea?
Solution there -> Moddb.com
Thx:) It works.
Question, i've been watching this for a bit and so far like waht i see the Nexus engine is perfect for this, question is will your mod have some sort of campaign eventually like the one in nexus? I'm just asking cause i dnt even know if thats possible in nexus modding
It is possible and we're already working on two campaigns: The prequel campaign, featuring 10 missions and a linear storyline and then the actual campaign, that'll have about 15 or more missions (the actual numbers depends on your choices) and a non-linear storyline.


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I am thinking of combining a shipment from Slavich if there is enough demand. I even have a base in Moscow (my sister's house), in case direct shipping is not economically feasible we could try send small batches with friends and family.
They would consider cutting it to our more familiar sizes (8x10 or 11x14) if the order is large enough, so the paper is easier to position in our easels. But for the beginning we would probably have to deal with their market's sizes.
The goods list: It seems Slavich (http://www.tdslavich.ru) has no English catalogue, but basically they have two types of paper: Unibrom and Bromportrait-80 (there is also one called Berezka, but I have no idea what its qualities are). Their many sizes are in cm (9x12,10x15,13x18,18x18,18x24,24x24,24x30,30x30,30 x40,...) Unibrom is a cold toned paper, Bromportrait is warmish.
The surfaces for Unibrom are glossy or matte; for Bromportrait we have matte, glossy, and glossy "silk embossed" (my portrait favourite, a very nice textured surface).
Contrast grades 2,3,4 (Russians call these semisoft, normal and contrasty, but they roughly correspond to the Ilford grades 2-4).


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"The Way of G-d"
Part 3: "The Soul, Inspiration, Prophecy, and the Supernatural"
Chapter 2: "Theurgy"
Paragraph 7
So, what lies behind the practitioner's art at bottom is his ability to use
G-d's names towards the ends he has in mind, as well as a capacity to
bypass the laws of nature. But there's more to it than that.
We're taught that everything -- above, below, and in-between -- is
interconnected, root to flower, flower to root. Nothing is without its
spiritual and mundane "family". So, when someone schooled in theurgy
pronounces a Divine name, that acts as a catalyst above and below that sets
off interrelated reactions throughout. Ramchal refers to this as "calling
upon G-d Himself" through one of His names to make Himself "accessible" and
to enable those things the practioner has in mind to come about.
Another means of tapping into the supernatural, though, involves angels. As
we'd indicated before (see 1:5:2, 2:1:2, etc.), angels allow for things to
happen in the world by facilitating certain specific ordained
patterns. But they're also permitted to transcend their limitations and to
function on more supernatural as well as more potent levels (as when they
bring about miracles, for example).
Thus, when a specific Divine name is recited in association with a
particular angel with specific functions who's connected to a specific
emanation, that angel becomes even *more* powerful. And it's authorized by
G-d to function the way the person who recites that Divine name wants it
to. Understand, though, that G-d can always undo any request made or any
process at will.
So, there are two forms of theurgy: one that's rooted in calling upon G-d
Himself, if you will, by name; and another that's rooted in calling upon
angels by means of G-d's names.
Understand that no one can make use of either Divine names themselves nor
the angels in conjunction with them any way he wishes to, since each
application has its own rules and regulations. In fact, though, sometimes
even following the appropriate course of action doesn't work, as when
what's hoped for simply cannot be.
As we'd indicated earlier on, not everyone can make use of the Divine names
to call upon G-d Himself -- even if he knows all the tools and techniques
involved. As Ramchal puts it here, the successful practitioner would have
to be "someone who has grown very close to G-d and has come to attach
himself onto Him". And in fact "the closer he is, the more successful will
he be in the process".
That's not necessarily true, though, when it comes to calling upon the
angels to intercede in the world. Using specific Divine names in
conjunction with them is, for all intents and purposes, a "natural
phenomenon" that only require that the practitioner know what he's doing.
Despite that, it's still-and-all "not appropriate for a commoner to make
use of the King's scepter" as Ramchal puts it here. So a practitioner would
be expected to be learned and righteous all-in-all, and he'd be expected to
"use these methods to sanctify G-d's name and to follow His will". For
while someone unworthy wouldn't be prevented from achieving this or that if
he follows the proper procedures, he might suffer some dire consequences.
This series is dedicated to the memory of Yitzchak Hehrsh ben Daniel,
and Sarah Rivka bas Yaakov Dovid.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — He went from Sports Illustrated All-Pro to being out of football in a span of less than eight months, his liver and kidneys having almost completely shut down.
At one point, after losing 30 pounds last summer, Seattle Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson even began to wonder if he'd be losing much more than just his job.
But almost as quickly as he developed an initially mysterious and life-threatening illness, the Penn State honors graduate recovered and slowly but surely worked his way back to his primary position at the front of Marshawn Lynch's power runs.
Never mind that it was the team's prescribed medication (Indocin) that made him ill in the first place. Or that he had to be cut before the regular season began. Or that he was brought back making less money.
No Seahawk is more grateful to be at the Super Bowl than Robinson, considering all he's been through to get here.
That was evident when tears streamed down his face at the end of the NFC Championship Game.
"I've gotten a lot of questions about me crying," Robinson said in a press conference at the team hotel on Monday. "I had a long year, man, being cut, being sick, not really realizing the extent of the sickness. I didn't know that my kidneys were failing and that my liver was failing. I had no idea. I just thought I was getting a bug."
Medical ordeal: Robinson was prescribed Indocin as an anti-inflammatory drug to deal with a variety of aches and pains that come with the collisions he induces as Lynch's de facto personal protector.
Problem was that, unbeknownst to Robinson and the doctors who initially examined him after he started developing flu-like symptoms, it was the drug that was shutting his body down, not a virus.
"I went to the hospital three separate times," he said. "Two times they sent me home and just told me to keep getting fluids. They hadn't seen anything like this. Once we brought the liver specialist in, the kidney specialist in, they've seen these types of reactions before, and they were all over it."
But a little too late to prevent Robinson from being waived due to uncertainty over whether he could play at all in 2013 or beyond.
That Robinson was able to separate the business aspect from the personal aspect of the pro game is what led him back to the Seahawks after considering offers from the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans.
"If you think there's loyalty in this business, shame on you," he said. "It just is what it is. I wrestled with [coming back to Seattle], but it was easy when I looked at my relationship with the guys on the team. That's why you play this game. And I felt a big reason why we're here is that every man in the locker room thinks the same way.
"We all play because of the guy next to you. You all perform because the guy next to you is counting on you. Peer accountability, that's the biggest thing."
Tears of joy: Hence the tears at the end of a hard-fought triumph over his former team, the San Francisco 49ers.
"Probably there were moments when Michael thought he might not ever get another chance," coach Pete Carroll said. "So when we did come back to him and we were able to get it together and all, it was very meaningful for Michael. He is a big factor on our team because we don't have that many older guys and he really stands for the old guard. He's been a big factor on special teams as well.
"You can see the emotion come out of Michael. He's the guy that never thought, `maybe I'll never get this chance again.' Then he comes back to play and he gets to play in the Super Bowl. I totally get it and respect it."
Robinson had been preparing for life after football until he recovered, content with the fact that he did all he could and made the best of a career that started out with a position change after playing quarterback and wide receiver at Penn State, leading the team to the Big Ten title and Orange Bowl appearance. He made just 11 starts in his first five seasons in the NFL, but made the Pro Bowl in his sixth.
Though he played in just nine regular-season games in 2013, he has seemingly returned to form for the playoffs, starting both games. In the first, he helped Lynch set the franchise single-game playoff rushing record with 140 yards.
"It was nice to see him back," tight end Zach Miller said. "Obviously he's such a leader in the locker room. He's a presence, guys listen to him, he's been around, he knows how to be a professional."


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|Movement behavior of red flour beetle: response to habitat cues and patch boundaries.
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|Movement behavior determines the success or failure of insects in finding important resources such as food, mates, reproductive sites, and shelter. We examined the response of female red flour beetles (Tribolium castaneum Herbst: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to habitat cues by quantifying the number of individuals that located a patch (either with or without flour) in response to the distance released from the patch, air movement over the arena, and food-deprivation status. We also investigated how patch characteristics, such as resource amount and presence of cover, influenced time taken to find a flour patch, the frequency of entering or leaving, and residence time within the patch. Although the proportion of beetles successfully locating the patch decreased as a function of release distance, the probability that beetles reached the patch was ultimately unaffected by whether flour was present or not, suggesting that search behavior in red flour beetles may exhibit a simple distance-decay function. Significantly more beetles reached the patch when they had not been food deprived and air was flowing over the arena, which indicates that walking beetles may orient to airflow, exhibiting anemotaxis. Results of the second experiment showed that, on first encounter, fewer beetles entered patches with a greater amount of flour; but once they had entered, they left them less frequently than patches with less resource. Beetles entered covered patches more quickly than uncovered patches irrespective of resource amount, which indicates that shelter is perhaps more important to red flour beetles than resource levels in determining whether to enter patches.
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|Effects of Isolated and Complex Dietary Fibre Matrices in Breads on Carbohydrate Digestibility and Physicochemical Properties of Ileal Effluent from Pigs.
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High School: A 2009 graduate of Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, Fla. Coached by Christina Flores-Deszell In 2009, team was district, conference and regional champions 2009 Class 6A state runners-up and finished the season with a 31-1 record Went 20-8 in 2008 Named to the 2009 Florida Times-Union All-First Coast Team Set a school record in 2009 with 323 strikeouts Named Dairy Farmer Miss Florida Softball 2009 As a senior, named First-Team All-State Class 6A, Class 6A Softball Player of the Year and Times-Union Softball Player of the Year Two-time All-Gateway Conference Player of the Year Captain of the varsity team junior and senior year Also played for the Jacksonville Storm Coached by Jerry Shepherd Named the 2009 Times-Union Scholar Athlete, the Channel 4 All-Star Scholar Athlete and to the 2009 all-academic team Graduated fifth in class of about 500 AP Scholar Member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and the secretary of the Spanish Honor Society Awarded honors for excellence in mathematics senior year.
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Rejecting middle age. I like that. Sounds interesting. And wow...5 Ironmans in 5 days? Epic, for sure.ReplyDelete
Sounds like a book I would enjoy. I wonder if it will be available in SA? Thanks for the review.ReplyDelete
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I just finished a great fictional sports novel, "SportsFan Chronicles" by Kurt Weichert- anyone interested in sports and humor needs to read this book. I have been trying to find a new book to read and can't wait to check out "Finding Ultra." Thank you for suggesting it. It looks like a book I will absolutely love!
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So, I am trying to get more structured in my training. I ride a good amount and have a couple years riding, but I want to go to the 'next level.'
I am looking at training plans and they have me spending some days entirely in Zone 1 (60-65% Max HR) or Zone 2 (65-75% max HR). BORING!!!!
I admit I am not in the best of shape. I have a cholesterol issue and my RHR is about 70. My MHR is 190. Spending an hour at 123 BPM means I would be soft-pedaling most of my ride.
What is the issue if I spend that time at 160 bpm ( 84% MHR Zone 4)? I can stay in Zone 4 for over 3 hours and still be strong the next day. My Avg HR on my normal rides to this point is 165 and I am riding 6 days a week, each ride for more than an hour and over 3 hours on Saturday. Should I just adjust the recommended training program to go up a zone or two?
I know I need recovery time, but come on! Two days a week? I have been going for MONTHS riding in zone 4!


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Dow Event Center (map it)
303 Johnson St
Saginaw, MI 48607
Year Opened: 1972
Capacity: 5,527
There are no tickets available at this time.
Official Review by Paul Swaney, Stadium Journey Co-Founder
The Saginaw Spirit joined the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the 2001-2002 season after their move from North Bay, Ontario. The franchise also has been continuously playing hockey dating back to 1943 when they were the St. Catharines Falcons of the Ontario Hockey Association.
The Spirit have done well in the standings in the recent past, usually finishing first or second in the West Division of the OHL, which has helped to encourage the fan support that they see today.
The Dow Event Center is the home of the Saginaw Spirit as well as the Saginaw Sting of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. Located in downtown Saginaw, the Dow Event Center features an attractive entry, and a comfortable environment for some entertaining hockey.
The FANFARE scale is our metric device for rating each stadium experience. It covers the following:
Each area is rated from 0 to 5 stars with 5 being the best. The overall composite score is the "FANFARE Score".
Food prices were across the board, higher than I expected. I happened to attend on a $1 beer night, which produced long lines for Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, and Labatt Blue (normally $5.50 for a large pour). Harp, Guinness, and Smithwick's are also available ($7). Other options include Koegel-brand hot dogs ($3.50) and brats ($4.50), and Jets Pizza providing slices ($3.75) or whole pies ($12 medium or $15 for a large).
Pepsi was the soda provider of choice ($3 or $4) and there were the welcomed hot beverages available as well. Coffee, hot chocolate, or cappuccino ($2.50) were on hand. I don't know what it is about hockey, but I almost always crave a hot chocolate.
The Dow Event Center, or specifically Wendler Arena, is a comfortable place to see a game. The seats have above average leg room, although don't offer you cupholders, which makes it especially difficult for the fans to clap during $1 beer night.
The center scoreboard offers video of the live action and occasional replays, but only the score and time left to accompany the pictures. In opposite corners of the arena you'll find the additional detail you may need such as shots on goal and penalty information.
Sammie the Eagle, does a wonderful job interacting with the crowd. It is amazing how much of a difference a good mascot can make to the overall experience, especially in a minor league or junior league setting, where the players change rapidly. Fans begin to associate with the mascot, and certainly the kids look forward to the opportunity to high five or hug Sammie.
In the immediate neighborhood things are a little sparse. There are some fast food options like Rally Burger or KFC, but I decided to venture a couple of miles away into the Old Town area of Saginaw. Here you can find some good pubs to grab a drink or a bite. My recommendation is Jake's Old City Grill. It's a good option if you want to go upscale or just get some quality food or drink. Steaks and seafood are at the forefront of the menu, but they also have a good selection of burgers, sandwiches, pasta and salads. I had a rather tasty burger and a couple of Michigan-brewed beers, which ran me about $20 after tax and tip.
I was pretty impressed with the fans in Saginaw. There was little doubt that they knew their hockey and cared about their team. They were engaged throughout, and certainly like their hard hits, goals, and beer, but also appreciated some of the finer points. I tend to move around a bit when I can at a game to get some different perspectives, and everywhere I sat I overheard fairly nuanced conversations about the sport.
The Dow Event Center is found just off of I-675, which is only a couple of miles off the major highway of I-75. There is a parking garage across the street which charges $5 for the game, or there was some limited parking right next to the arena for $10. I chose to park along Jefferson Street for free, and there were still spots available about 20 minutes before game time that were just a block away. As always, pay attention to applicable signs, but after 6pm parking was free and is definitely a good value, and not far away.
The restrooms were a little interesting in that to enter one you had to walk down a short flight of stairs. I didn't notice a handicap-accessible restroom, but the arena is ADA compliant so there must be access somewhere in the arena.
Concourses were down below, so you were forced to miss the game action if you needed to leave your seat, and you can't circumnavigate the arena concourse without walking back into the seating area and up some stairs (basically to walk over the area where the Zamboni can drive in to the skating area).
Tickets are available at three different price points. Executive seating will get you a spot in the first few rows ($17.50), Lower Level seating ($15.50) puts you down low, but off of the glass, and the Upper Level seating ($13.50) put you above the interior concourse. Tickets are discounted for kids age 3-12, and for seniors. My recommended seating is section 17 in the upper section. You get a good view of both benches as well as the play on the ice, and for a good price.
Parking is a little expensive, but can be mitigated by arriving 30 minutes before the game and parking on Jefferson Street. Food options were slightly overpriced with less than great selection. The overall experience is probably just slightly overpriced. That isn't to say you shouldn't go as it still a very worthwhile sports experience.
Sammie the Eagle is worth an extra point. He was one of the better mascots that I have seen at this level.
Another point for the playing of both the Canadian and American National Anthems. It was interesting to see because both teams are based in the United States (Saginaw vs. Plymouth, both based in Michigan). I was surprised to hear so many people singing along with both anthems.
A third extra point for the excitement of the OHL level of play in general. You will be sure to see some really high quality hockey when you go to an OHL game.
With the high level of play and the comfortable seating, I would definitely recommend seeing a Saginaw Spirit game if you live or work in the area. You will almost certainly see a future NHL all-star on the ice, and Sammie will ensure you have a good time.
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Member Review by BargerD14 on Nov 06, 2012
The Dow Event Center is an ideal environment for OHL Hockey. The seats are close, the fans are rowdy (and knowledgeable), and the entrance/atrium is beautiful. I'll admit that the food options and pricing leave much to be desired, however, the beer selection and pricing is above average. The mascots are likeable, but the t-shirt cannon is the most unreliable in all of sports. The merchandise options are good, the restroom lines are never too long, and the ticket prices are fairly decent for this level of hockey.
Member Review by Zanderdad on May 15, 2015
The Dow Event Center (formerly the Saginaw Civic Center) was brought back from the ashes when the Saginaw Spirit came to town. Thank you Dick Garber for bringing this great team to our area.
100 S Hamilton St
Saginaw, MI 48602
(989) 797-8325
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TRX Pushup
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Stand facing away from the TRX with feet shoulder-width apart. Hold handles at chest height in front of you, arms extended and palms facing the floor. With body aligned from head to heels, shift weight to balls of feet and bend elbows. Push up to return to starting position.