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Conspiracy Set Review The Rest
Alright last article here we go. As normal I'll be reviewing the multicolored, artifacts, and lands in this one article. Also because they are colorless and numbered this way we will be covering the conspiracy cards in this lot as well. So that all said, let's go...
Basandra, Battle Seraph – 3RW – Legendary Creature – Angel – R – Flying. Players cant' cast spells during combat. R: Target creature attacks this turn if able. 4/4. I like her in that she makes combat stay honest as you all have to play tricks before combat so you know what is going to happen. The fact that she has found a home in Commander means she is at least some money back when you draft her. Cast value $4.
Brago, King Eternal – 2WU – Legendary Creature – Spirit – R – Flying. When Brago, King Eternal deals combat damage to a player, exile any number of target nonland permanents you control, then return those permanents to the battlefield under their owners control. 2/4. Okay, this has Cube and Commander written all over it. Being able to blink every thing you control that has a good enters the battlefield ability when you connect in combat is awesome. I see armies of tokens being made and all kind of attackers getting make-shift vigilance.
Dack Fayden – 1UR- Planeswalker – Dack – M - +1: Target player draws two cards, then discards two cards. -2: Gain control of target artifact. -6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell that targets one or more permanents, gain control of those permanents." This plus the strive mechanic from Theros block just begs for players to build a deck around. The first ability of Faithless Looting each turn is awesome. And being able to steal an artifact in this Limited format and in Cube is going to be great. Yeah, I can see this guy finding a home in legacy as you use him to steal an opponents batter skull, sword, or jitte. No wonder this is going for $50 right now.
Dack's Duplicate – 2UR – Creature – Shapeshifter – R – You may have Dack's Duplicate enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield except it gains haste and dethrone. 0/0. Not a bad dude for Limited and Commander as you just copy the best creature on the table and use it to bash into the face of the current highest life total. I'll play this all day.
Deathreap Ritual – 2BG – Enchantment – U – Morbid – At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, you may draw a card. A good enchantment for the BG morbid deck as you get to draw cards almost every turn if you have a very grinding aggro table.
Decimate – 2RG – Sorcery – R – Destroy target artifact, target creature, target enchantment, and target land. This is a good mini-nuke for the table in Limited. I can't wait to put one into my cube. Understand that you do need to have targets to pick for all four card types when you cast this. Still, it's a powerful card that can save the game when it's needed.
Dimir Doppelganger – 1UB – Creature – Shapeshifter – R – 1UB: exile target creature card from a graveyard. Dimir Doppelganger becomes a copy of that card and gains this ability. 0/2. Okay so now I see why we have such bad reanimate spells in the set. Seems the power that be down want you to abuse the enters the battlefield triggers of some of the best fatties, but still being able to just polymorph this into said fatty at need is very nice in Limited.
Edric, Spymaster of Trest – 1GU – Legendary Creature – Elf Rogue – R – Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller draws a card. 2/2. A very political card for multiplayer games. Having this on the table and not having many threatening creatures will keep your opponents focused on each other instead of on you.
Extract from Darkness – 3UB – Sorcery – U – Each player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. Then put a creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. Yeah, Dimir totally got some cool reanimate effects in the set for Limited.
Fires of Yavimaya – 1RG – Enchantment – U – Creatures you control have haste. Sacrifice Fires of Yavimaya: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. This in a deck that has massive token making abilities or just really huge fatties is going to be a problem. This is just one of those cards that allows you to come out of left field and become a threat in the late game in multiplayer.
Flamewright – RW – Creature – Human Artificer – U – 1,tap: Put a 1/1 colorless Construct artifact creature token with defender onto the battlefield. Tap, sacrifice a creature with defender: Flamewright deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Time to draft the Canadian Border deck. This allowing you to grow your border of defenders then activate Vent Sentinel for burn is going to be awesome.
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden – XBR – Legendary Creature – Goblin Rogue – R – Grenzo, Dungeon Warden enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. 2: Put the bottom card of your library into your graveyard. If it's a creature with power less than or equal to Grenzo's power, put it onto the battlefield. 2/2. This is a perfect General for any kind of black/red Commander deck. Also the effect is cool in Draft if you took a large number of Dethrone or the 0/0 creatures that enter the battlefield with counters on them.
Magister of Worth – 4WB – Creature – Angel – R – Flying. Will of the council – When Magister of Worth enders the battlefield, starting with you, each player votes for grace or condemnation. If grave gets more votes, each player returns each creature card from his or her graveyard to the battlefield. If condemnation gets more votes or the vote is tied, destroy all creatures other than Magister of Worth. 4/4. I'm liking how this can either be a mass reanimation or a one-sided wrath depending on the vote. I feel it's great for multiplayer and I'm sure it will jump into my cube at some point.
Marchesa, the Black Rose – 1UBR – Legendary Creature – Human Wizard – M – Dethrone. Other creatures you control have dethrone. Whenever a creature with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, return that creature to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step. 3/3. Just take her and all the Grixis colored dethrone and undying creatures and build a Commander deck. And watch the awesomeness play itself. Still getting her in draft is going to be very fun.
Marchesa's Smuggler – UR – Creature – Human Rogue – U – Dethrone. 1UR: Target creature you control gains haste until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn. 1/1. Just a good dude to get you dethrone troops in for damage in Limited or Commander. Yeah, dethrone is so going to be a Commander deck now.
Mirari's Wake – 3GW – Enchantment – M – Creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana to your mana pool of any type that land produced. Retail price $15. Yeah, have fun winning once you cast this in Limited. Also a Cube and Commander staple.
Mortify – 1WB – Instant – U – Destroy target creature or enchantment. Was so expecting this to be reprinted in Theros block, but now I'm thinking this is going to get reprinted in the next block this fall as an answer to some of the more powerful enchantments. Still in Limited this is a great card and is also a Cube staple. If you are drafting WB you tend to take a copy of this if you see it.
Pernicious Deed – 1BG – Enchantment – M – X, sacrifice Pernicious Deed: Destroy each artifact, creature, and enchantment with converted mana cost X or less. P-Deed has been reprinted?! Talk about nuking the board. Pay three and sac with X equaling zero to kill every token in this Draft format or wait a turn and get a full board wipe, or at least a large part of it. This is a Cube and Commander Staple that is asking $15 each right now. God, I so want to draft BG in this set. Just to get someone to pass this over to me if they don't know the value of it, or if the draft is a redraft of rares and foils for prizes so that fools don't just auto-rare draft this card.
Salvala, Explorer Returned – 1GW – Legendary Creature – Elf Scout – R – Parley – tap: Each player reveals the top card of his or her library. For each nonland card revealed this way, add G to your mana pool and you gain 1 life. Then each player draws a card. 2/4. Okay, this is a Parley card I don't think sucks that much as it both ramps you and gains you like. Plus you can save this one until it is the end of another players turn just before you take your own. So I have to say she'll be good in Draft, but I see her ending up as a new GW Commander.
Sky Spirit – 1WU – Creature -Spirit – U – Flying, first strike. 2/2. Not a bad flier for Limited right here.
Spiritmonger – 3BG – Creature – Beast – R – Whenever Spiritmonger deals damage to a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Spiritmonger. B: Regenerate Spiritmonger. G: Spiritmonger becomes the color of your choice until end of turn. 6/6. Nice beater for Limited that has some defenses built in to keep it alive and get around nasty protection abilities of other creatures.
Spontaneous Combustion – 1BR – Instant – U – As an additional cost to cast Spontaneous Combustion, sacrifice a creature. Spontaneous Combustion deals 3 damage to each creature. Nice effect for Limited. It's the ultimate combat trick just nuke everything that is an X/3 or less and then have the other dudes all trade off with each other. Plus helps to keep the massive token spawner at the table in check.
Wood Sage – GU – Creature – Human Druid – U – Tap: name a creature card. Reveal the top four cards of your library and put all of them with that name into you hand. Put the rest into your graveyard. 1/1. Hmm, so there seems to the that BUG is the reanimation deck and Simic is just an odd card drawing engine deck where the cards you draw are dudes. Okay, seems like that works in this Limited format.
Woodvine Elemental – 4GW – Creature – Elemental – U – Trample. Parley – Whenever Woodvine Elemental attacks, each player reveals the top card of his or her library. For each nonland card revealed this way, attacking creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Then each player draws a card. Okay, second best Parley card in the set. Still the mechanic feels too much like a Limited mechanic but I might find a home in some Commander decks.
Aether Searcher – 7- Artifact Creature – Construct – R – Reveal Aether Searcher as you draft it. Reveal the next card you draft and note its name. When Aether Searcher enters the battlefield, you may search your hand and/or library for a card with a name noted as you drafted cards named Aether searcher. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. If you searched your library this way, shuffle it. 6/4. This is kind of cool because you can take a totally off color splash card or a way over priced bomb after you draft this and just get it for free late game. Still, kind of janky in my book as you don't know what the next card you are going to draft will be.
Agent of Acquisitions – 2 – Artifact Creature – Construct – U – Draft Agent of Acquisitions face up. Instead of drafting a card from a booster pack, you may draft each card in that booster pack one at a time. If you do, turn Agent of Acquisitions face down and you can't draft cards for the rest of the draft round. (You may look at packs passed to you.) 2/1. I feel I need to explain how this card works you can just take the whole pack as you draft this. You have to have it already face up on the table when you are making a draft pick from the pack. Then instead of making that pick, you take the full pack. Also you can look at packs as they get pass past to you. This means that the player that you normally pass to doesn't get a pick until you pass packs to them. I know it's confusing, but that is how it works.
Alter of Dementia – 2 – Artifact – R – Sacrifice a creature: Target player puts a number of cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power from the top of his or her library into his or her graveyard. This is not a mill card, no, repeat that after me. This is not a mill card. This is part of the BUG dredge in Limited. Okay, sure it could be used as mill but you will need to do the following; cast this, then one of the 0/0s that get a buttload of +1/+1 counter on it, then put an Unhallow Pact on the creature and sac it twice. Then reanimate it and do it again. At that point you are better off just using this the correct way to turn on Morbid and put reanimation targets into your graveyard when you chump block. Then once you have the combo of unhallowed pact and a huge fatty you can mill to win.
Canal Dredger – 4 – Draft Canal Dredge face up. Each player passes the last card from each booster pack to a player who drafted a card name Canal Dredger. Tap: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library. 1/5. I like how this works during the draft as you get the last card out of every pack if you have it. Also if there are two or more of these in the draft each player picks which player to which they give the last card. Also this works well with Grenzo and Alter as you can build the mill draft deck with this three rare combo.
Coercive Portal – 4 – Artifact – M – Will of the council – At the beginning of your upkeep, starting with you, each player votes for carnage or homage. If carnage gets more votes, sacrife Coercive Portal and destroy all nonland permanents. If homage gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw a card. I like how your opponents get to pick if this is either a nuke or a bribe. Like they are saying, "Don't blow up the world, just take this card and wait another turn." I'm so going to put on of these in my Commander deck.
Cogwork Grinder - 6 - Draft Cogwork Grinder face up. As you draft a card, you may remove it from the draft face down. (Those cards aren't part of your card pool.) Cogwork Grinder enter the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of cards you removed from the draft with cards named Cogwork Grinder. 0/0. Again another great creature to use with Alter of Dementia. I do like the idea behind this card as you tend to have three or so cards in each pack you tend to not want to play but end up having to draft because you have to make a pick each pack.
Cogwork Librarian – 4 – Artifact Creature – Construct – C – Draft Cogwork Librarian face up. AS you draft a card, you may draft an additional card from that booster pack. If you do, put Cogwork Librarian into that booster pack. 3/3. This was the card that told me I had to buy boxes of this set. So I first pick this when my rare sucks and I can just start yonking extra cards out of the packs. Just an awesome card for Drafting that has to be in every Cube from here on out.
Cogwork Spy – 3 – Artifact Creature – Bird Construct – C – Reveal Cogwork Spy as you draft it. You may look at the next card drafted from this booster pack. Flying. 2/1. The ability to be able to look at what the guy next to you wants out of a pack is a good way to start figuring out the odds for what you are going to be getting from them in the next pack. The spy is going to be a good card in building that info so you can make you picks base off of it.
Cogwork Tracker – 4 – Artifact Creature – Hound Construct – U – Reveal Cogwork Tracker as you draft it and note the player that passed it to you. Cogwork Tracker attack each turn if able. Cogwork tracker attack a player you noted for cards named Cogwork Tracker each turn if able. 4/4. I like the flavor of this card. It's like it picked up there scent as they handed the pack to you. I think this sis just a cool way to keep attacks balanced so that players don't gang-up on others when they pick cards like this.
Deal Broker – 3 – Artifact Creature – Construct – R – Draft Deal Broker face up. Immediately after the draft, you may reveal a card in your card pool. Each other player may offer you one card in his or her pool in exchange. You may accept any one offer. Tap: Draw a card, then discard a card. 2/3. This is going to be much more fun in Cube that in Booster Drafts. In my personal Cube I have a copy of Booster Tutor and all my friends want to be the one to crack packs. This will be fun when my friends try to offer up cool cards in trade for it.
Deathrender – 4 – Artifact – Equipment – R – Equipped creature gets +2/+2. Whenever equipped creature dies, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield and attach Deathrender to it. Equip 2. This is one powerful equipment in Limited. With this set it allows BG Morbid to keep sacrificing dudes and getting more out. Other decks just get to answer removal with fatties.
Explorer's Scope – 1 – Artifact – Equipment – U – Whenever equipped creature attacks, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped. Equip 1. This was a total bomb in Zendikar Limited as it allow you to trigger all kinds of Landfall abilities. Still this has become a cube favorite as you can just land ramp with dorks all day long.
Fireshrieker – 3 – Artifact – Equipment – U – Equipped creature has double strike. Equip 2. Just a good equipment for Limited right here.
Galvanic Juggernaut – 4 – Artifact Creature – Juggernuat – U – galvanic Juggernaut attack each turn if able. Galvanic Juggernaut doesn't untap during your untap step. Whenever another creature dies, untap Galvanic Juggernaut. 5/5. Every Limited format needs a Juggernaut and with Morbid in the set this is the one we get.
Lore Seeker – 2 – Artifact Creature – Construct – R – Reveal Lore Seeker as you draft it. After you draft Lore Seeker, you may add a booster pack to the draft. 2/2. (Your next draft pick is from that booster pack. Pass it to the next player and it's drafted this round.) The official ruling is that he who wants to add the pack must supply it. Still it can be any pack so as long as the pack is there it can be added. So all you guys out there with Un-sets or Alliances packs go nuts. I would love to see a Force of Will added to my pool off one of these. Still this is going right into my Cube as I do not to crack packs when I win them so that this and booster tutor have targets other than just another Cube pack.
Lurking Automaton – 5 – Reveal Lurking Automaton as you draft it and note how many card you've drafted this draft round, including Lurking Automaton. Lurking Automaton enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the highest number you noted for cards named Lurking Automaton. 0/0. The cool thing about this is that when you take one you can set the number of counter you get higher if it is later in the packs. Also drafting a full pack with an Agent of Acquisitions means that if you have one of these in there this beast is going to be a 15/15. I can see this being a Cube staple for years to come.
Peace Strider – 4 – Artifact Creature – Construct – U – When Peace Strider enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life. 3/3. Just a good source of life gain in Limited.
Ratio Lantern – 2 – Artifact – U – 3: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of it's owner library. Another card to break Grenzo in Limited.
Runed Servitor – 2 – Artifact Creature – Construct – U – When Runed Servitor dies, each player draws a card. 2/2. Just a good dork to kill off in the Morbid deck to get triggers.
Silent Arbiter – 4 – Artifact Creature – Construct – R – No more than one creature can attack each combat. No more than one creature can block each combat. 1/5. I Like this just for the political side of it in that it keeps the table fair in that only one dude can attack and only one can block. It's like a battle of champions instead of an all out war. Very nice for multiplayer games.
Spectral Searchlight – 3 – Artifact – U – Tap: Choose a player. That player adds one mana of any color he or she chooses to his or her mana pool. I like how this is allows you to offer favors out to build alliances in multiplayer games. Also it's good ramp for you own good. I can see this becoming a staple in my local Commander metagame.
Vedalken Orrery – 4 – Artifact – R – You many can nonland card as though they had flash. Not a bad card to have in multiplayer games. Flash just gets more powerful when there are a bunch of players in the mix because you aren't dropping your shields in order to make a play each turn. Now if you had a card that allowed you to untap every turn like Prophet of Kruphix make the start of a good multiplayer deck outside of this Draft format.
Warmonger's Chariot – 2 – Artifact – Equipment – U – Equipped creature gets +2/+2. As long as equipped creature has defender, it cat attack as though it didn't have defender. Equip 3. This card is a must in the Canadian Boarder Wall deck. This allows you to suit up a Cinder Wall on turn three and start bashing for five points a turn.
Whispergear Sneak – 1 – Artifact Creature – Construct – C – Draft Whispergear Sneak face up. During the draft, you may turn Whispergear Sneak face down. If you do, look at any unopened booster pack in the draft or any booster not being looked at by another player. 1/1. I like how this just gives you some information about the draft. Either you can look at the next pack you will open to get some future knowledge or you can look at a pack once it gets to the other side of the table to see what other players are taking, or you can check a pack before the person before you takes there pick. This all boils down to lots of intel that will help you shape you draft picks.
Mirrodin's Core – Tap: Add 1 to your mana pool. Tap: Put a charge counter on Mirrodin's Core. Tap, remove a charge counter from Mirrodin's Core: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Just a good mana fixer land. Sure you have to not use it for a turn to get any color mana, but it also comes into play untapped so you can use it for colorless if you need that 1 mana on the turn you play this.
Paliano, the High City – Legendary Land – R – Reveal Paliano, the High City as you draft it. The player to your right chooses a color, you chose another color, then the player to your left chooses a third color. Tap: Add one mana to your mana pool of any color chosen as you drafted cards named Paliano, the High City. I'm loving this in Draft and it has already made its way into my Cube. Picking this pack-one, pick-one is going to set you up for the game with mana fixing. The downside of drafting this late is that if your opponents have a good idea of what colors you are on they might be able to make it so only your color pick will work in the deck. Still I love it as a tri-land that comes into play untapped with no drawback.
Quicksand – Land – U – Tap: Add 1 to you mana pool. Tap, sacrifice Quicksand: Target attacking creature without flying gets -1/-2 until end of turn. I'm a fan of this in Limited as it is both a land and a combat trick that might also be removal. Still it's just a early game card as in the late game creatures get bigger than this can handle.
Refelcting Pool – Land – R – Tap: Add to your mana pool one mana of any type that a land you control could produce. R-Pools have always felt like the budget lands but they run $15 a piece so it's more that they work better with duals. Still I don't like it because you need to have a land that produces mana in play for this to work. Still in Limited this is a good land to have as it also doesn't come into play tapped, but then again it can't product colorless if it is you only in play land.
Alright time to get into the namesakes of the set, the Conspiracies. Each start the game in the commander zone and are only legal in Conspiracy or Cube draft.
Advantageous Proclamation – Conspiracy – U – (Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.) Your starting deck size is reduced by five. One lesson I am trying to get my casual players that want to be competitive players to learn is that the smaller the deck the better. In Limited you want to have the tightest deck you have so that you get to see the cards you want to see every game. The way to make that happen is to have a small deck that isn't flooded with junk cards you don't need. Also without a true mill deck in this format the smaller deck is safe to run.
Backup Plan – Conspiracy – R – (Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.) Draw an additional hand of seven cards as the game gains. Before taking mulligans, shuffle all but one of your hands into your library. I'm loving this in Draft and have already put one in to my cube. Being able to tailor pick you opening hand with one is going to be awesome. Even better if you happen to draft two of these.
Brago's Favor – Conspiracy – C – Hidden agenda (Start the game with this conspiracy face down in the command zone and secretly name a card. You may turn this conspiracy face up any time and reveal the chosen name.) Spells with the chosen name you cast cost 1 less to cast. I can see this working either two ways... either you drafted a heavy number of the same common card that by making it cost less will help you gain a fast edge or you will just have this for that one bomb card you drafted so you can drop it a turn early.
Double Stroke – Conspiracy – U – Hidden Agenda (Start the game with this conspiracy face down in the command zone and secretly name a card. You may turn this conspiracy face up any time and reveal the chosen name.) Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell with the chosen name, you may copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy. Again this is one of those cards that gets better when you name a card you got multiple copies of but if you got that one bomb card go fore it.
Immediate Action – Conspiracy – C – Hidden agenda (Start the gaem with this conspiracy face down in the command zone and secretly name a card. You may turn this conspiracy face up any time and reveal the chosen name.) Creatures you control with the chosen name have haste. Okay, I was thinking of cutting these out of my Cube, but I've changed my mine after looking at how many clone cards my cube runs and with how I would love to have a number of my titans gain haste.
Iterative Analysis – Conspiracy – Hidden agenda (Start the game with this conspiracy face down in the command zone and secretly name a card. You may turn this conspiracy face up any time and reveal the chosen name.) Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell with the chosen name, you may draw a card. In Conspiracy Draft this is very powerful as you can easily grab a few copies of a common spell to name with this, but in Cube is kind of suck unless you have Isochron Scepter. I kind of want to live the dream of a Scepter Imprinted imprinted with Booster Tutor with this and Double Stroke both naming Booster Tutor as I get to crack backs for days. I really need to put Scepter back into the Cube.
Muzzio's Preparations – Conspiracy – C – Hidden agenda (Start the gaem with this conspiracy face down in the command zone and secretly name a card. You may turn this conspiracy face up any time and reveal the chosen name.) Each creature you control with the chosen name enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. Again, awesome if you drafted a bunch of weenies with the same name, then in Cube you just have to name a key creature you drafted and then start the cloning and Mimic Vatting to make an army of those dudes.
Secret Summoning – Conspiracy – U – Hidden agenda (Star the game with this conspiracy face down in the commande zone and secretly names a card. You may turn this conspiracy face up any time and reveal the chosen name.) Whenever a creature with the chosen name enters the battlefield under your control, you may search your deck for any number of cards with that name, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle your library. This is so broken in Draft as it turns any creature into a Squadron Hawk. Now this might seem like the one card you never want to have in a Cube because there is never more than one creature with the same name, but having a free shuffle effect in a deck when you have Brainstorm isn't that bad. Also playing it in a deck which has creatures with want your top card for you library to be a key color or type allows you to shuffle if that card isn't what you want it to be. So I'm going to leave this in the Cube just for these reasons.
Secrets of Paradise – Conspiracy – C – Hidden agenda (Start the game with this conspiracy face down in the command zone and secretly name a card. You may turn this conspiracy face up any time and reveal the chosen name.) Creatures you control with the chosen name have "Tap: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." Again, if you took a bunch of common dudes you can get a ton of mana fixing with this in Draft. In Cube this is kind of a dead card if you are always looking to clone to make more mana dudes. This cycle of "Creatures you control with the chosen name get..." conspiracies are almost making me want to put in the cycle of Future Sight spellshapers. With these in the cube to create tokens that have the same name as real magic cards will make these conspiracies work.
Sentinal Dispatch – Conspiracy – C – (Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.) At the beginning of the first upkeep, put a 1/1 colorless Construct artiface creature token with defender onto the battlefield. This is an auto pick when drafting Canadian Boarder as you get walls to start the game with for each one. Then again it's just not bad to start any game with a 1/1 defender on the table.
Unexpected Potential – Conspiracy – U – Hidden agenda (Start the games with this conspircay face down in the command zone and secretly name a card. You may turn this conspiracy face up any time and reveal the chosen name.) You may spend mana as though it were any mana of any color to cast spells with the chosen name. A perfect Conspiracy for either Draft or Cube because it allows you to be able to cast that one card that doesn't match the color of you deck without having to stretch and water down your mana base. Just a good card to have.
Worldknit – Conspiracy- R – (Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.) As long as every card in your card pool started the game in you library of in the command zone, lands you control have "Tap: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool." I love how this is the last Conspiracy and that it is my favorite one. I totally can't wait to draft this either in Conspiracy or Cube and just start taking the best cards in all five colors and building the sexiest deck ever.
Well, that's all folks. I hope you all are as in love with this set as I am. I can't wait until I get my boxes later this month and can start hosting some drafts with my buddies. Trust me this is the set that you will want to buy boxes of with friends just to draft for fun and value. So until next time,
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U.S. Representative Jeff Denham will hold a United States Military Academy Information Night on Monday, Sept. 23 in Modesto. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Joseph A. Gregori High School and will provide extensive information about the various U.S. military academies. It will also provide information on how students can be nominated to attend the academies.
When you see a commercial truck on the roadway, whether it is a large, 18-wheeler or two-axle delivery truck, take comfort in the fact that the drivers seated at the wheel are some of the safest and most highly trained drivers on the road. In honor of these professional men and women, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) joins the trucking industry in observing National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sunday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 21.
As globalization across the entertainment industry broadens and months after a trip to South Korea, a local woman is actively taking steps to make her dream of creating a Korean Drama become a reality.
Seeing no other viable alternative, the Oakdale City Council at its Tuesday, Sept. 3 meeting voted unanimously, some members voicing their hesitations, to proceed with a two-year reviewable ordinance banning alcohol in city parks.
Oakdale will play host to the 2013 Symbiosis Gathering at Woodward Reservoir Regional Park from Thursday, Sept. 19 through Monday, Sept. 23. Organizers of the event say Symbiosis Gathering could draw upwards of 10,000 event goers to the region.
It's almost here, but there's still time to get tickets for one of the area's most anticipated musical events; the Sierra View Music Festival. The gathering is set for this Saturday, Sept. 14.
Sign-ups are on now for a 10-week Essentials of Business Management course being hosted at the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce office, 590 N. Yosemite Ave., Oakdale.
Modesto Junior College Veterans Services and MJC Health Services will present speaker Jeremiah Pauley, a participant in the Wounded Warrior Project's "Warrior Speaks" program on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 6p.m. on the East Campus Quad, 435 College Ave., Modesto. The free event is open to the public and on campus parking is available for $1 in student parking lots.
Caltrans has announced State Route 120 (SR-120) from Groveland into Yosemite National Park is now open.
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Active Dads
The unequivocal answer is yes. Over the years fathers are becoming more active in their child's life. Studies have shown that when a child has a father in their lives they grow up more secure emotionally, have better social skills and have stronger outside relationships. Being active in a child's life is just part of it. Studies have shown that when there is an active father they develop confidence and less likely to get into trouble both at home and out in the community. Drug usage tends to decrease as well as the use of alcohol. It is even been proven that children with fathers involvement increases their childrens IQ and behavior.
Father's roll
Fathers have such a critical role in their daughter's life. When she is learning how a man should treat her she is going to be looking to her dad as her first male role model. Depending on her relationship with her father she is learning how to be treated by other men. Girls should feel like a princess and learn from the way their daddy treats her.
Both boys and girls just want to spend time with their dads. They don't expect dads to take them somewhere or to buy them something, they just want to spend time with him.
Provider and Protector
Fathers play such a key part in the child's life but many times that relationship isn't nurturing. No matter if the relationship is traditional dads need to make every effort to support their children both financially and emotionally. Dads need to demonstrate their role both as a provider and the protector.
There is no right or wrong formula when it comes to being a father however the Bible teaches us that dads hold a unique ability to bless their children.
Fathers need to strive to bless their children everyday. Dads who don't try to be Christ like are missing the most important influence time in her life.
Fathers and sons
Fathering a son is a little different than fathering a daughter. As the father of a son its his job to teach them how to treat girls. Children mimic what they see and if they see their fathers treating both moms and daughters with respect and love that is how he will treat them. Girls should be treated like ladies and goes above and beyond to make them feel special then that is how he is going to treat them. Start teaching your son's from day one how to treat his mom. Teach him at a very young age to open doors for them and pull out their chairs.
As critical as a father/daughters relationship is raising a son who respects women starting with how the father treats his mother. There is no one else he looks up to more than his father. Teach him that regardless of how the women/girl treats him that he should continue to treat her like a lady. The rest will fall into place.
When looking for a lifelong mate your daughter is going to have high expectations in how he treats her if the foundation is already there. The same is true with sons. If he is taught how to treat a girl from a very young age it will be second nature to him for the rest of his life.
So the final answer is yes fathers play a critical part in his children's lives.


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19 March 1997 TWO Runcorn brothers turned out champion performances in the Warrington ABC boxing tournament at the Parr Hall last week. Before a packed house, Robert and Glynn Turner from Windmill Hill, both won their contests in convincing fashion. Light-middleweight Robert, 28, stopped West Lancs ABA finalist, Scot Garrett, after controlling the action with his cool, calm approach. The former Norton Priory pupil shook Garrett to such an effect that the doctor terminated the action following an eye injury in the second round. Younger brother Glynn, 19, had a more demanding examination of his talents in his heavy weight encounter with the powerful Alan Byrne, alias the 'Preston Red Rose.'
For the first time in his career, the teenager was called upon to do four two-minute rounds. Coach Mike Rowan said: "The strong, bustling Byrne pushed the fight all the way, but the speed and versatility of Glynn saw him win with a unanimous decisions in the most convincing fashion.
"Time is on Glynn's side in his quest for honours and he is capable of making rapid strides."
15 May 1997
ROBIN Reid punched a huge hole in the cynics' argument that he was "just a pretty face" with a magni
In front of an 11,000 crowd at the Manchester Nynex Arena on Saturday, the Runcorn boxing hero took challenger Henry Wharton the full 12 rounds, beating him on points. And the critics who thought - or perhaps hoped - that Robin was purely a champion by luck rather than by ability were treated to a spectacle that must have made them eat their words at last.
Robin, 12 stones of extraordinary fitness, was defending his title for the second time and was considered to be the underdog against Yorkshireman Wharton, making his third bid for the title prize following defeats by Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank. One critic, describing Wharton as being blessed with the heavier single punch and having too much strength for his opponent, believed a late stoppage was likely.
Another wondered whether Reid might have reached his boxing heights too early. Even Wharton's manager, Mickey Duff, was so confident of victory that he challenged Reid's mentor Frank Warren to a £25,000 bet. But certain of a Reid triumph, Warren was prepared to double it. His belief in his protege paid off - and the boxer, whose main "disadvantage" appears to be that he looks good and is a nice sort of guy as well, treated the crowd to an exhilarating spectacle which should go down as one of the most exciting bouts of the year.
The crowd-puller at Nynex was ostensibly the Naseem Hamed-Billy Hardy billing - but with that only lasting 93 seconds, it was the Reid v Wharton clash which turned out to be the fight of the night. The 12 rounds were, for the most, gruelling and - at times - brutal. A brave Wharton had blood spurting from a cut on his nose which may have been broken for the last four rounds.
He took his punishment like a hero from a cool Reid who dealt some devastating shots at the Yorkshireman who did not take long to realise that this was probably the toughest challenge he had ever faced. Keeping Wharton at arms' length, Reid was the one in charge and appeared to dictate which way the fight was going. But the undaunted challenger kept pushing and was a constant danger - until the eighth round when a series of Reid shots sent him reeling just before the bell. Still, Wharton came back for more and a right cross in the ninth would surely have laid out a lesser fighter. The tenth had him in serious trouble yet he fought back against another crashing right hand and pushed Reid against the ropes, constantly throwing punches.
At the end, both were on their feet and it was a clear decision by the judges - or at least two of them - that Reid was still the champ. Amazingly, Mexican judge Ray Solis made it a 114-114 draw. Londoner Richie Davies put Reid ahead at 118-111 and Daniel Van De Viel, of Belgium, made it 117-113. After the fight, Robin announced: "I have now proved that I am prepared to go to war to retain my title.
"Critics have called me Pretty Boy. But I was born with this face - and there is nothing I can do about it! "Perhaps I will now be judged on what I can do."
18 March 1998
WIDNES Boxing Club, sponsored by Grice Haulage and Ceramics By Design, took part in a Charity Boxing Dinner with a cabaret show on behalf of the Children's Adventure Farm Trust Charity at The Village Hotel, Warrington. For the second time in a month David Heaton was let down, his opponent failing to0. turn up. John Kelly making his debut lost by a majority vote against a local boy who was on the retreat most of the time after John hurt him in the second-round. The highlight for the club was when the officials asked Jack Ryan and coach Paul Booth to enter the ring through a cloud of smoke with Kevin Grice. Kevin won on points after a thrilling contest against a tough boy from Manchester.
Wednesday, 1 April 1998
RUNCORN Boys Boxing Club's most promising star, Ritchie Prescott, takes on the best of the north east later this month in the National Championships. Ritchie, 18, the current light-welter weight champion of the north west, was given a bye into the next round after his next opponent, the cream of Manchester, dropped out.
Ritchie goes into the fight on the back of a resounding victory against highly-acclaimed Wavertree boxer, Neil Bradshaw, 20, in Warrington last week. The Murdishaw teenager, who also gave away three pounds in weight, won on a unanimous decision. He had already beaten his Liverpool opponent in a contest earlier this year.
Runcorn Boys coach, John Lally, said: "Ritchie is really making a name for himself on the circuit and the fight against the north east champion, who has yet to be decided, should be exciting.
"He's earned a lot of respect for beating Bradshaw twice because he already had a good reputation." John is also delighted with another promising young hopeful from his Boston Avenue club. Frannie McHugh, 15, took to the ring in his first ever competitive fight against Warrington's Alan Webb. He gave away four pounds in weight but still went on to win on a unanimous decision.
"The lad was brilliant and is a real hope for the future," said John. "He only joined the club 12 months ago so it shows how much progress he's made in such a short space of time."
6 May 1998
TWO boys from the Widnes Boxing Club made their debut on Friday night at Ellesmere Port. Eddy Nolan gained a comfortable points win and nearly pulled off a knockout win in the second round when he hit his opponent with a left and right to the chin that made him very groggy, but the bell saved him.
Another lad, young David Hull lost on points, many thought he had won and coaches Jack Ryan and Paul Booth where so pleased with his performance are trying to get a return contest.
15 October 1998
THREE boys from Widnes Boxing Club have gained representative honours - two representing the North West against Knowsley and Merseyside and one Merseyside against Yorkshire at the Kirby sports centre.
David Hull won unaminously against a local boy P Flynn. He proved he had the fighting spirit but it was his nice footwork and boxing skills that proved to be the winner at the end. David Heaton was way ahead on points boxing another local boy but, in the last 20 seconds of the last round, he hurt his hand and had to retire but everyone said David had won. Lee Bennett was representing Merseyside and he did not let them down.
He proved he had no intention of losing by showing his true boxing skill and stamina to win by a unanimous decision against B Rogers from Bradford (rep) decision against B, Rogers Bradford (rep) Yorkshire. This proves that boxing is still alive in Widnes and hoping for higher honours in the future, so come on lads, training nights for under 15, 6pm-7.30pm, 15 and over 7pm-9pm. We also welcome anyone who just wants to do their own fitness training on Monday, Wednesday and Friday above the Cornerhouse Pub.
25 November 1998
UP-AND-COMING young boxer David Dowman was pleased as punch after winning his bout at last week's schoolboy open championships at Orrell Park Ballroom.
David, age 14, beat Alan Higgin of Cavendish, Wirral who threw in the towel after the second round. Both fighters went into the ring having only one previous fight under their belt, which they both won.
Runcorn Boys Boxing Club coach, John Lally, who rates his young prodegy as a bright prospect for the future, said: "David fought so well the other lad decided not to come out for the third round!
"David weighed in at 7st 3lbs and Higgin was five pounds heavier. Normally I wouldn't have let the fight go ahead with such a big weight difference but David's a good lad and I decided to let him have a go. "David did really well. He's a bright propsect for the future."


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According to a January 4 article in the NY Times; the Minnesota Vikings have promised to investigate allegations made by former punter Chris Kluwe. Kluwe claims that the Vikings released him due in large part to his outspoken support of same sex marriage.
The article goes on to say that Kluwe also accused the specialty team's coach of making homophobic statements during meetings.
Kluwe's outspokenness is not limited to the football field.
According to Wikipedia; Kluwe was fined $5,000 dollars for a uniform violation. Kluwe was fined for taking a "post it note" and placing it on top of a patch on his uniform. During the NFL lockout of 2011; Kluwe referred to some NFL superstars as "douchebags" for allegedly holding up negotiations.
One Christian stated the following:
"This has nothing to do with same sex marriage, and everything to do with protocol. The Holy Bible encourages us to go to our brother if we catch him in a fault. If that does not work; we go again. Kluwe was warned; but did not stop. Free speech comes with free consequences! The Bible says that everything is permissible; but not beneficial. "
Kluwe was released by the Vikings before the start of the 2013 season.
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The American Studies Program was created to provide field experience and study opportunities in Washington, D.C., for diverse majors and personal interests. The program is based on the principle of integrating faith, learning, and living through both a real-life work experience and a study program. Students spend their time in Washington serving as interns, participating in a contemporary, issues-oriented seminar program, and living in a small Christian community. Internships are available in congressional offices, social service agencies, think tanks, cultural institutions, and many other organizations. Further information and application forms are available from the registrar.


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Carey takes over Monday for retired Bob Barker as host of "The Price Is Right."
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See N.Y. CLS Exec. Law 296 (2012).
All government employees are protected by the U.S. Constitution against irrational discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, some measure of protection already exists under Title VII based on gender, which has been held to include gender identity and expression.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and several courts have interpreted Title VII to protect transgender employees, and the EEOC has interpreted Title VII to cover sexual orientation discrimination. The Supreme Court has held that the EEOC's interpretations of Title VII are entitled to "great deference."
NO, New York does not have a criminal statute that punishes people with an HIV diagnosis specifically for nondisclosure of HIV status prior to sexual conduct; however, all states have general criminal laws—such as reckless endangerment and assault laws—under which it is possible to prosecute an HIV-positive person for nondisclosure of HIV status prior to sexual conduct.
YES, in recent years, there has been at least one criminal prosecution for HIV nondisclosure in New York.
NO, New York does not have laws that criminalize or enhance penalties for biting, spitting and/or throwing bodily fluids or substances (such as urine or excrement) if a person has been diagnosed with HIV, but that does not mean the state could not prosecute a person engaged in such activities under general criminal laws or argue for sentence enhancements based on the person's HIV diagnosis.
NO, New York does not have laws that enhance penalties for HIV-positive people involved in commercial sexual transactions, but that does not mean that a prosecutor could not argue for an enhanced sentence in such a situation based on the defendant's HIV-positive status, if the prosecutor has access to that information, or attempt to bring separate charges under an HIV-specific nondisclosure statute or the general criminal laws.
Individuals or couples. See NY CLS Dom Rel § 110.
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MEDINA – Dennis Auerswald was sentenced today to life in prison with a chance of parole after 30 years for the murder of his wife in 2009.
A jury found Auerswald, 60, guilty of murder and aggravated murder last month.
Prior to receiving his sentence, Auerswald vehemently denied poisoning his wife with antifreeze.
"I find it unconscionable that someone would accuse a loving spouse as a monster watching, giving poison to his wife in a glass or however," he told Judge Christopher J. Collier.
Auerswald said prosecutors did not adequately prove their case against him, since there was no direct evidence that showed he actually gave his wife antifreeze. He called Medina County Prosecutor Dean Holman "the Darth Vader of Medina" and urged county electors to vote him out of office.
In addition, Auerswald also accused the prosecution's witnesses, many of whom were former friends of Auerswald, of lying.
"You will be judged," Auerswald said, citing a verse from the Book of Revelation.
Prosecutors presented about 40 witnesses and over 80 pieces of evidence over the course of the two week trial last month. However, Holman said it was Dennis Auerswald's own words that helped seal the case against him. For example, he told investigators that his wife Maureen Auerswald was drinking cranberry juice the day she died, but no cranberry juice was found in any glasses or in the trash.
Holman noted that Auerswald disposed of it to cover up his crime. "This was a vicious, premeditated, planned murder," Holman said.
Maureen Auerswald "never got the justice in the marriage, your honor, but she got justice from the jury of Medina County," he continued.
During the two-week trial, prosecutors' evidence and witnesses painted the picture of an abusive husband who poisoned his wife with antifreeze so he could be free to date other women and to cash in on life insurance policies.
Auerswald reportedly came home from work at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 9, 2009, to find his wife lying on the ground unresponsive. According to testimony, he refused to call 911, citing various reasons like the inability to pay the bills and the desire to avoid embarrassment for his wife.
Instead, two friends drove from Brunswick to pick up the Auerswalds and take them to Medina Hospital. Maureen Auerswald arrived there around 7:40 p.m.
Several doctors and friends of the Auerswalds have testified Dennis Auerswald appeared unshaken by his wife's condition and he offered little comfort to her as she died.
An autopsy later showed she died of acute intoxication from ethylene glycol – the main ingredient in antifreeze.
Medina Police found a bottle of antifreeze in the garage of the Auerswalds' Medina home, but they never found any cups used to drink the antifreeze or drinks used to mix it.
Auerswald's defense said that meant the prosecution didn't have enough evidence to convict Auerwald of murder. However, prosecutors said that proved Auerswald cleaned up the scene before taking his wife to the hospital.
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What do you get when you combine a 1904 Georgian Revival mansion in the Medical District of Fort Worth with the 2013 food truck scene? In my mind, a food truck park that in many ways takes the grounds of the Thistle Hill Mansion back to its heyday of garden parties and social gathering hot spot of the Fort Worth leaders.
Thistle Hill was built by Electra Waggoner and A.B. Wharton upon their marriage and served as a center point of Fort Worth opulence and entertainment. In 1912, the Mansion was sold to the Scott family, who also used the home for entertainment, while expanding the grounds and gardens.
This food truck park will offer more shade and green space than any other truck park around. The gardens are magnificent and the staff at Thistle Hill tells me that Master Gardeners are on site regularly. How nice would it be to have lunch and talk to an expert about which plants would help your yard look as beautiful as Thistle Hill's yard? And if a quiet lunch is more to your liking, there will be plenty of tables and chairs set up around the property for you to get away from the stress of the office and enjoy the fresh air.
There are also some special features to Thistle Hill that I think will benefit the truck visitors. The Mansion has a carriage house steps away from the designated truck area. During inclement weather, the doors of the Carriage House will be opened and tables will be placed inside so diners can still enjoy their lunch and the grounds, on rainy days. With the full trees and heavily shaded yard, I don't expect the sun to cause too much discomfort to the diners.
You will be able to find me dining in this cute Tea House, on the outer edge of the yard. It looks to me like the perfect escape for a few minutes!
There is a small parking lot adjacent to the Mansion and the pay lot of Cook's Children's Hospital is directly across the street, which a nominal parking fee. It also looked like there was street parking on the side streets, so for those who drive over, parking should not be a problem.
I look forward to the May 1 Opening Day of the Historic Fort Worth Food Truck Park. I think it is a great use of the property that that will revisit the lavish lawn parties of the early 1900s while introducing Thistle Hill to an entire new generation of Fort Worth residents and visitors. You can follow Historic Fort Worth on Facebook and Twitter to get more information on the Opening Day truck schedule.


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Game Data: Arizona (6-3, 0-0 Pac-10) hosts Western Kentucky (6-3, 0-0 SBC) Wednesday in championship game of the 21st annual Fiesta Bowl Classic presented by Chase ... The Wildcats enter the contest riding a four-game win streak ... In 20 previous Classics, Arizona has a 40-1 record ... WKU joins Florida International (1998) as the only Sun Belt Conference members to play in the FBC championship game.
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Arizona Head Coach Lute Olson . . . is in his 23rd season at Arizona and his 33rd overall as a college head coach with a career record of 747-259 (.743) and 555-167 (.769) at Arizona ... He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 27, 2002 ... Olson became the 16th coach in basketball history to tally 1,000 career victories (covering all levels) on Dec. 11, 2004 ... Olson recorded his 700th collegiate victory on Jan. 3, 2004, and became Arizona's career victories leader (510) on Jan. 17, 2004 ... He has the most Pac-10 wins (305) of any coach in league history ... Olson has the second-best conference winning percentage (.778/305-87) and second-most league championships won (11) in Pac-10 history (minimum three years), trailing only UCLA's John Wooden (.810/304-74/16 titles) ... During his 23-year tenure at Arizona, the Wildcats have won one national championship (1997), played in the national championship game (2001), participated in four Final Fours (1988, 1994, 1997, 2001), won 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, four Pac-10 Tournament crowns (1988, ?'89, ?'90, 2002) and been to the NCAA Tournament for 21 consecutive seasons, which is the longest active and second-longest streak in NCAA history (North Carolina, 27) ... He also led Iowa to the 1980 Final Four ... Olson has been named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year seven times (1986, ?'88, ?'89, ?'93, ?'94, ?'98, 2003), the Big Ten Coach of the Year twice (1979 & ?'81) and directed the UA program to the nation's best winning percentage over the past 18 years (479-118/.802) ... In his collegiate career, Olson has produced 49 NBA Draft picks, including 30 at Arizona ?- 21 alone since 1990 ... He's led UA to 18 consecutive 20-win seasons and has 27 overall in his career, making him one of only four head coaches in NCAA history to record 27 or more 20-win seasons... Under Olson, the Cats are 326-33 (.908) in McKale Center and have won 254 of its last 271 home games ... He is assisted by Jim Rosborough, Josh Pastner and Miles Simon ... Olson is 1-0 against Western Kentucky and 40-0 in Fiesta Bowl Classic play.
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Scouting Western Kentucky: The Hilltoppers carry a 6-3 record into tonight's game following Monday's 73-68 win over
The Series: Tonight's game is the second meeting of the two schools with
Last Meeting:
A rarity: For just the second time this season,
Shouldering the Load: Over the last five games, Hassan Adams has been the engine that pulls the UA offensive train. In that span,
Locked Down: It's already happened five times in nine games ?-
Long Shots:
Cause and Effect: It's not surprising that a team that collects a lot of steals would (obviously) also force a lot of turnovers. So it's not surprising that
Another Rung: With 15 points on Monday, Hassan Adams tied Steve Kerr (1,445 points/1984-88) for 17th place on the UA career scoring list. At his current season scoring pace,
The Century Mark: With his 5-of-8 shooting from behind the arc on Monday, Chris Rodgers knocked down the 100th three-point field goal of his career. That leaves him 44 treys behind Mike Bibby, who knocked down 144 from 1996-98, for 10th place on the UA career three-point field goals made.
Chucker: He entered the game as arguably the most efficient player in college basketball (three minutes played, two FG attempts, five points scored), and it took less than the six minutes he played for David Bagga to become ?- in the immortal words of Seinfeld's George Costanza ?- a chucker. The 6-foot-4 walk-on hit 1-of-4 field goals, including 0-of-2 from three-point range, to boost his scoring average to 1.8 points per game, while his field goal percentage slipped to a modest .500 (3-of-6).
Lucky Seven: Junior Mustafa Shakur posted a nice stat line in Monday's win with seven points, seven assists, two steals and no turnovers in only 17 minutes.
Feast or Famine: Through nine games, a trend has developed regarding Wildcat results. It turns out to be either a big win or a close defeat. In UA's six wins, the margin of victory is 21.5 points. That figure drops to 5.3 points in UA's three defeats.
Stepping Up: Freshman Marcus Williams continues to see his game flourish on the collegiate level as he is averaging 14.0 points and 3.7 assists per game, while shooting 56.4 percent (22-of-39) from the field, over his last four games. Monday against
Coming Along: Freshman J.P. Prince put forth a nice all-around effort against the Bearkats, finishing with season-high totals of six points and five rebounds to go with four assists and two blocked shots. Six of his eight points came courtesy of his first two collegiate treys. The 6-foot-6 Prince, who leads the Pac-10 Conference with a 3.11 assist:turnover ratio ranks second on the club with 28 assists.
Getting After it: Forward Mohamed Tangara enjoyed his most productive game, posting career-high totals of six points and five rebounds against
Balanced Attack: The Wildcats featured a balanced attack Monday vs. Sam Houston as 11 of the 12 players to see action scored at least two points. All told, the starters shot 17-of-34 (.500) from the floor and scored 46 of the team's 87 points, while the reserves shot 17-of-31 (.548) from the floor and tallied the remaining 41 points.
Finding Positives: Despite the fact that
29-1 run over 10:43 vs.
33-15 run over 10:26 vs.
21-6 run over 7:12 vs.
20-4 run over 9:10 vs.
21-5 run over 7:57 at
21-9 run over 12:23 vs.
26-13 run over 13:04 vs. Saint Mary's, Dec. 10 (nine SMC turnovers during run)
Scoring 80: Perhaps no statistic is more telling of UA success, as the squad is 144-18 (.888) since the start of the 1997-98 season when scoring at least 80 points.
Tops in the Pac-10: In the annual poll of media members who regularly cover the Pac-10 Conference,
Early Signees: Coach Olson and his staff signed three student-athletes to National-Letters-of-Intent during the November early signing period. Chase Budinger (F, 6-7, 190) from
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The Heartbeat Band Climbs On Google
The Heartbeat Band has worked long and hard to rise up to the occasion on Google, just as we do with our music. Today we found ourselves at the TOP of the GOOGLE search engine. This has not an easy accomplishment. It takes time and patience to pass the other 13,100,000 keyword and similar phrased
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The Heartbeat Band Returns – Troys Club in Rodeo
Ken and Michelle, owners of Troy's Club in Rodeo California, (see map for location) hosted an awesome weekend of fun!! There was dancing, pool tables, music, food, and entertainment for an amazing audience and a ton of friends that showed up this past weekend. The Heartbeat Band debuted some of their new and classic oldies
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Heartbeat Band and Facebook Fans
Heartbeat Band and Facebook Fans – WE WANT YOU!! Troy's Club in Rodeo was the place to be last night if you were anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area. Heartbeat made their debut appearance and it was an amazing evening. Many of the bands friends and regulars showed up at various times through-out the
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Heartbeat Congratulates Fastest Guitar Player
The Heartbeat Band wishes to congratulate and send a shout-out to John Taylor who recently broke his own world record for the "Fastest Guitar Player" in the world for the Guinness Book or World Records. Flight of the Bumble Bee is no easy tune to pull off with riffs that catch most guitar players fingers
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Well, at least in the San Francisco Bay Area… The Heartbeat Band is back into action and we're kickin up the dust all around the San Francisco Bay Area. Come see and join us for a thumpin, pumpin, dancin, jammin, heartbeatin' good time!!


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Safe Haven is giving away a limited number of free passes to see a free preview screening on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Regal Kendall (YouTube video).
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The Daily Photo was a project I started on Facebook on 28 August, 2008 at the suggestion of my niece Amy. It was a project to post a photo-a-day (more-or-less); not necessarily photos taken that day, nor with any other significance to place or time. I viewed the project as a reason to go back through the thousands and thousands of photos I had taken over the past decade and a half, and share images that I'd either forgotten about or never did anything with.
Two years, eight volumes (albums) and 515 photos later, the project documented the wide range of subjects I'd photographed, as well as illustrated how much I'd progressed as a photographer. The project started rather modestly with simple captions and later grew more creative as did many of the images posted.
This Volume contains 81 images from the first volume of photos.
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2014 (Senior): Started in all 17 of the games that she played in, logging 1,612 minutes protecting the net for the Ducks … was named an All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection … her 1.00 single-season goals against average was the second lowest average in school history of goalkeepers to play in at least 10 games … her 18 goals allowed this season is tied for the third-lowest amount in school history … recorded seven goalkeeper wins this season, a mark that is tied for eighth best in school history … her four shutouts this season is tied for seventh place in school history … finished sixth in the Pac-12 in saves per game (3.71) … recorded a season-high eight saves against Stanford … allowed just two goals amidst a five-game unbeaten streak from Aug. 24 to Sep. 7 … allowed just one goal or less in 14 of the 17 games she played in … held Washington scoreless and helped the Ducks defeat UW for the first time since 2006 … finished her career at Oregon first in goals allowed average (1.14) and shutouts (17) … third in school history in goalkeeper wins (21) and saves (307) … letterwinner.
2013 (Junior): Started all 19 matches, logging all but 45 minutes in goal … ranked third in the Pac-12 in saves (91) … posted the third best goals against average (1.09) in program history of goalkeepers to play at least 10 games … led the Ducks to five shutouts, which ties for fourth-best in UO history … also reached the program record books for the fifth lowest goals allowed mark (21) and seventh most saves (91) … one of five players to start all 19 games… named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17, 2013, for her efforts against No. 6 BYU, where she shutout the Cougars through 110 minutes … made a season-high nine saves against USC … held Portland State, No. 6 BYU, Washington State, Arizona and No. 12 California scoreless … denied a penalty kick against California, leading Oregon to a win over the second-highest ranked opponent in program history … only two of Oregon's defeats came by more than a single goal with Steele between the posts … letterwinner.
2012 (Sophomore): Anchored the defensive efforts at goalkeeper for the Ducks playing in 19 of the 20 matches … started in 18 matches ... made 78 saves leading to a .796 save percentage on the season, the sixth-highest in the Pac-12 Conference … ranked fourth in the Pac-12 for average shutouts per game (0.32) … her goals against average (1.05) was the second-best single-season effort in school history … led the Ducks in all six shutouts, tying the second-highest number of shutouts by an Oregon goalkeeper … logged a total of 1,711 minutes of playing time … broke her previous record by allowing just 20 goals, the fourth-lowest number in program history … on two occasions she matched her career-high for saves in a game (9, vs. Utah and Arizona State).
2011 (Freshman): Recorded playing time in 19 of 20 total games … had 75 saves for the season and is ranked fourth in Oregon's history for the individual single-season record of goals allowed with 25 in 19 games with a 1.48 goals allowed average, seventh best in Oregon single-season history … ranked fifth in the Pac-12 in saves per game with 75, and fourth in saves per game with an average of 3.95 … recorded a total of 1514 minutes for the season and faced a total of 191 goals … was one of thirty players in the country invited to the U.S. U20 Women's National Team camp in 2012, and was one of only four goalkeepers asked to participate.
High School: Played her senior season at Ursuline High School … was selected to the 2010 NSCAA Youth All-Region soccer team … was a Cum Laude student during every semester of her high school career.
ODP/Club: One of three goalkeepers invited to the U20 USA National Team camp in April of 2011 … played for the U18 USA Women's National Team … was the No. 10 ranked recruit in Northern California … played club ball for the Mustang SC Rampage under the tutelage of head coach Joe Owen … led her team to unprecedented state, regional, and national success …club team won the Cal North State Cup championship twice and was selected inaugural members of the Elite Club National League (ECNL) … was the ECNL Challenge A League Champions as well as the ECNL National Champions in 2010 … also won the Surf Cup championship in 2009 … Steele was one of three or four goalkeepers in the country to be invited to a pair of USA U18 Women's National Team Camps in January and April 2009.
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10.1. General Description of Program
The SJSU School of Music and Dance offers a program for the preparation of K-12 music teachers that has been approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the National Association of Schools of Music. Graduates of this program are in demand throughout the state in public and private education, and job placement is currently at 100 percent. Although the music credential is under the "secondary" credential area in the College of Education, it is the credential program that certifies music specialists at all levels, K-12. All public school music teachers must hold the K-12 California music credential. While SJSU provides two areas of emphasis, the California K-12 credential allows individuals to teach any public school music courses, and SJSU students are prepared accordingly.


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Miami Marlins video: Ramirez, Reyes and Stanton chime in pregame
Here's some of what Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes and Giancarlo Stanton had to say before Wednesday's inaugural game at Marlins Park:
Here's some of what Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes and Giancarlo Stanton had to say before Wednesday's inaugural game at Marlins Park:
Okay….large American flag….Brazilian Show girls…..fireworks….Air Force Fighter jets flying above…all cool……..watching Ali come out there shaking in a slow ride from the outfield….NOT Cool.
Carlos Beltran…first hit!
2-0 Cardinals on top in the first…..what time does the Heat – Thunder game starts on ESPN2 ?
I just saw a few of the tropical fish in the tank get up and leave the game already.
Now we are in between innings, I like to ask Juan what food will he be ordering tonight at the ballpark……Cuban? Mexican? Brazilian? ….alka seltzer?
We will be hearing all this year by ESPN announcers that the Cubs are paying most of Zambrano's salary?
Mets are still paying off Mo Vaughn's contract….never hear that from ESPN announcers.
Bobby Bonnilla contract was paid off last year.
Johnson almost lost his head…..oh baby.
Some broad is yaking away i Loria's ear….and he is not interested with her talk.
Cardinals – 3
Marlins – 0
Fast infield…..won't help pitchers.
Johnson will be gone by the 4th. The pitches will be adding up.
Ozzie is already pissed off. That did not take too long.
We will see many of those Stanton's long fly balls at Miami Stadium this year as I told Juan the other day. Just dying in that dead air pocket in center.
I have no doubt that Hutton guy is with his camera and taking photos of the Brazillian showgirls somewhere in the stadium.
I believe when Ozzie is all done with baseball, he needs to join Keith Hernandez, Walt Frazier and Randy Johnson in that beard coloring ad.
okay…I say John Buck gets the first Marlins hit in the stadium.
Any celebs at the game tonight?….Gloria?…J Lo?,,, Ricky Martin? …. Inglesas with that Russian tennis hottie?….maybe George Zimmerman?
I see the Rangers will have a $26 hot dog at their ball park this season.
If this game does not pick up, I am switching to Auction Hunters in the next 1/2 hour.
Thunder over the Heat in the 1st period.
Someone slipped in the left field concourse..,,ambulance arrived….lawyer right behind it……here comes the first lawsuit.
Ozzie is ready to pull Johnson….no, the other Johnson.
I remember the first marlins game….Charlie Hough pitching…..any knuckle ball pitchers around or are they all gone?…..is Dickey still around?……what happen to all the screwball throwing pitchers? split-finger?…..the palm ball pitchers?…sub-marine pitchers?
Thunder thumping the Heat now.
What a night it could be if the Marlins get no-hit on Opening Night in their new ball park.
Would that be a first in MLB history?
Reyes first hit…
Buck first RBI….
Rally time…Reyes on 1st.
Marlins lost…..so sad…..only 161 to go.


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For 1st time, Trolley Square shooting victim moves past 'survivor mode'
Vickie Walker helping others with Cans of Comfort program
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Vickie Walker is a survivor.
But she conceded Monday that for the first time in the more than six years since her husband was killed in the Trolley Square shooting: "It's really nice not to have to be in survivor mode.
"We've been through a lot. But I can honestly say, this is the most peaceful that my life has been. But it's been six freaking years," she told the Deseret News at her Salt Lake City home.
What gives Walker that peace is knowing that her children are finally in a good place.
"You know that saying, 'You're only as happy as your saddest child?'" she asked. "Knowing that everybody is kind of finding their path, it brings me great peace."
But getting to that place was anything but easy.
The time of turmoil began with the tragedy at Trolley Square where Walker's husband was shot and killed and her son severely injured. Then Walker lost her house when her neighbor bilked her out of $250,000 in life insurance funds from the shooting. And most recently, about a year ago, Walker was on her way to deliver the keynote address after being selected as the Wasatch Woman of the Year when she was hit by an impaired driver. Both her knees had to be replaced because of her injuries.
Despite being faced with such great adversity, today Walker is up and walking, both physically and figuratively. She is extremely busy with her nonprofit organization Circle The Wagons. The centerpiece of the campaign is the Cans of Comfort.
Later this week, Walker will travel to Philadelphia to pitch her Cans of Comfort program before the Major Cities Chiefs Police Association.
Walker sat down with the Deseret News Monday to talk about her upcoming trip, how the Cans of Comfort program has grown, and what's she has been doing for the past two years — a time she admits she purposely tried to keep out of the public eye.
Cans of Comfort
On Feb. 12, 2007, a lone, heavily armed gunman went on a random shooting spree in and around Trolley Square. Jeffrey Walker was one of five people killed. His son AJ Walker, then 16, was also shot and suffered a severe head injury.
In an instant, Vickie Walker's world had been turned upside down. It wasn't just the mourning that weighed heavily on her mind, but thoughts of how she would pay for everything from funeral costs to her son's long-term treatment.
And even though at some point she believes someone provided her with papers filled with important information and phone numbers that could help her, she found herself struggling to discover on her own what resources were available.
"How do you know what to ask for if you don't know what you need? It wasn't on my day planner to be a victim, and I certainly didn't know how to plan for that," she said. "I was in a haze. Something was handed to me at some point. I don't remember where any of it was or what it was."
After her husband's funeral, Vickie decided to take action rather than curl up in a ball. She started the Circle the Wagons group (www.circle-the-wagons.org/) in an effort to help others who find themselves in the position of having to deal with the aftermath of a violent crime but with no idea where to turn to for help.
The centerpiece of the program is Cans of Comfort. An actual metal can — similar to an oversized soup can — is handed out to victims. On the can are phone numbers and other important resources and tidbits of information that victims need to get started. Inside the can is a bag of lemon drops and a note from Walker talking about her own situation. The can also includes a small key with the word "hope" on it.
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Death and the Dolce Vita: The Dark Side of Rome in the 1950s
Genre: Non-fiction
Publisher: Canongate
Publication Date: 06/07/2011
Lisa Randall 4 July 2011 - 12:00am
Captivating from the first page, Stephen Gundle's Rome is a far more sinister place than the romanticised 1950s image of a golden age of style we tend to believe. A murdered girl washed up on a beach begins the unravelling of a dark and macabre tale that was to captivate the media and resonate deeply with the public. Glamorised by the Hollywood stars of the time, Rome in 1953 had all the sophistication and seduction of the Italian Riviera, but Gundle's fast-paced romp through history dispels the myths of its 'old-world' ritziness and exposes it as a hotbed of sex, cover-ups and corruption. A tragic case, long-forgotten, has been skilfully resurrected in this brilliant exposé of murder and scandal.


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On August 20, 2014, the New Orleans City Council introduced an ordinance to lease the renovated St. Roch Market to Bayou Secret, LLC. Such sales require the New Orleans City Council to delay the vote 21 days which means it may be voted upon at the September 18, 2014 Regular Meeting.
Prior to Katrina, St. Roch Market operated as a fish market serving po' boys and gumbo. Historically, the market contained local small business food vendors who offered their fares to the surrounding community which is currently designated a food desert by the Department of Agriculture.
In 2012 it was renovated by the Lathan Company, historic renovation specialists out of Alabama. The property has been managed by the New Orleans Building Corp. which is comprised of the Mayor, 3 mayoral appointees, and 3 New Orleans City Council members. The lease requires Council approval because it is city-owned property. The selection of Bayou Secret, LLC currently has the support of Jason Rogers Williams and Nadine Ramsey.
Bayou Secret LLC is a group of New Orleans entrepreneurs who founded the Launch Pad work space. Managing members include Will Donaldson. If approved, Bayou Secret LLC would operate as the master tenant of the space subleasing to various vendors. Current plans include a fresh food market, entrepreneurial hub, and community resources.
This lease, which will likely be approved, would be another great example of the public private partnerships that are pushing New Orleans forward and pushing the progress into communities that were previously overlooked prior to Katrina.


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SMOKERS will be fired out of Ipswich Mall and other public places in the city from today if they dare to light up.
With an interim local law kicking in today, smokers will be fined if they light up in pedestrian malls and at public transport waiting points in Ipswich.
Deputy Mayor Victor Attwood said the ban would allow the council to move towards introducing a permanent local law banning smoking in those public spaces.
"It is well established that passive smoke causes coronary heart disease and lung cancer in non-smoking adults and induces and exacerbates a range of respiratory effects in infants, children and adults," Cr Attwood said.
"It also increases the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and other serious health outcomes in young children."
Mayor Paul Pisasale said smoking in Ipswich's public spaces would no longer be tolerated.
"Don't smoke in our community spaces or you will be fined. It is as simple as that," he said.
Don't smoke in our community spaces or you will be fined. It is as simple as that.
"There is a definite community expectation that a smoking ban will be implemented and this is strongly supported by the majority of Ipswich residents."
The ban is even supported by the Mayor's brother, Cr Charlie Pisasale, who is a life-long smoker.
"Going back 20 years I instigated banning smoking in the Ipswich Civic Centre. In those days you'd walk in there and there was a whole cloud of smoke everywhere," he said.
"I fought for that and I totally support this. There are plenty of other places to smoke. You've got to be considerate of other people and unfortunately not every smoker is."
There are plenty of other places to smoke. You've got to be considerate of other people and unfortunately not every smoker is
He started smoking when he was 17 and, at 66, he had no plans to give up - even with the new ban.
"The problem is I enjoy them too much," he said.
Smoking will be banned in Ipswich in the following locations:
- At all taxi ranks, within 4m of any taxi rank sign on local government controlled roads;
- Within 4m of any bus stop sign erected at the bus stop on local government controlled roads;
- Within 4m of any bus stop seats on local government controlled roads;
- The mall in Nicholas St, Ipswich, between Limestone and Brisbane streets;
- The mall in Union St;
- The mall in Nicholas St, Ipswich, between Brisbane St and the north end of Nicholas St.
Smoking in the smoke free area will attract a fine of $110 which is doubled for anyone failing to comply with a verbal direction from an authorised officer not to smoke.
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Disappearing Shanghai – Available Now
Posted September 3, 2012
"It's not often a writer learns to make photographs. Howard has, big time. These rooms glow with light. The intimacy of stepping into a bedroom; a child reads on the bed, a father, with his laptop, a room of mahjong players, grandpa crashed on a chair, the TV always on. These are tiny spaces, intensely alive in black and white, the future of towering apartments looming outside, the market in the street, the Brooklyn burst of pigeons, crossing the old Shanghai neighborhood, the beds and people on them filling half the room. All doomed to live forever in these gentle loving docs."
- Danny Lyon, Photographer, author of Memories of Myself, and Deep Sea Diver: An American Photographer's Journey in Shanxi, China.
"Looking at Howard French's Shanghai, one thinks of Eugène Atget and Berenice Abbott, photographers who captured Paris and New York on the cusp of great change. This is ambitious work, with compositions that are balanced and tight, with beautiful light, devoid of hard shadows, that renders the old Shanghai in vibrant detail. We should thank the photographer for realizing that no number of articles written about these communities could ever bring us this close to the lives he has immortalized on film."
- Ken Light, Photographer, author of Valley of Shadows and Dreams and Witness in Our Time: Working Lives of Documentary Photographers.
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Dear Howard, since our first encounter I always loved how you capture moments you saw. They are very balanced and well composed. It gives some peace to the eyes but also stimulate the brain to see other things below the surface. Very good work! Best regards from Leiden, Sari and Jos
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