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- Baccarat
- Bingo
- Blackjack
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- Poker
- Roulette
- Sic-Bo
- Slot Machines
- Video Poker
The European Commission has been working on a strategy for a Digital Single Market (DSM) for some time and has finally with approval of the European Gaming and Betting Association published its platform. This is a good move for many who find the situation online gambling operators face in Europe's electronic market place uneven and difficult to navigate.
A Digital Single Market in Europe need to be created in order to have a digital framework that works for everyone that has signed into the European Union rules which include free trade even when it comes to virtual commerce. The European Commission has reported that the digital revolution is good for the economy in Europe and it will, "bring immense opportunities for innovation, growth and jobs… but also raise challenging policy issues for public authorities which require coordinated EU action".
Internet gambling has been a political and administrative nightmare for some operators that have found the playing field less than level where online betting is covered by several European Union consumer protection directives, but most of the applicable regulation is still domestic and biased. To be a licensed gambling operator in Europe there are as many sets of conditions to be met as there are jurisdictions.
Maarten Haijer, secretary general of European Gaming and Betting Association commented, "The EGBA fully supports the Commission's political investment in the Digital Single Market. Haijer continued, "The EU online gambling sector is the most competitive in the world and will help create the innovation, growth and jobs that will result from taking away barriers in the Internal Market. EGBA is looking forward to the concrete legislative proposals that will follow today's publication." There are 16 initiatives which contain everything from an overhaul of the region's telecommunications rules to harmonised copyright and tax regimes to cyber security. Jean-Claude Juncker, EC President, also commented, "I want to see pan-continental telecoms networks, digital services that cross borders and a wave of innovative European start ups."


text: Is it possible to update an iWeb blog online? I host my own site, but I use iWeb to create it. I'm not always in front of my mac though, and am forced to use windows in other places. It would be great to update the blog from anywhere. I haven't found a solution, so I'm hoping one of you know of one. I'd really hate to switch my blog to an offsite setup like blogger. It's nice, but a hassle too. Thanks, Brian

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Yoga: One reason you should not do Yoga Posture – The Plank
The Plank – (called sometimes High Chaturanga)
The Plank posture is a good precursor to more challenging arm balances postures.
In the Plank the body is in a straight line from the ears, through the shoulders and hips, to the heels. The body should not arch or sag.
During performing this posture the abdominal muscles are kept lifted throughout. If your body starts to shake, release the posture, relax for a moment and start to hold the Plank again.
Mostly the Plank targets the abdominals (muscles responsible for holding in the stomach and giving the appearance of a flat stomach), but it can be an excellent way to get a full body challenge. In order to do the Plank properly, there must be integration of all the core stabilization muscles, and the arms, as well as keeping the gluteus (large muscles which form the buttock) and legs active.
The Plank posture is a well-known exercise that can be seen in many exercise systems. It is one of the most popular exercises for developing core strength and stability. It strengthens muscles of the arms, shoulders and the spine, and strengthens the wrists.
This posture improves nervous balance and develops a sense of inner equilibrium and harmony.
The Plank is a preparatory posture for more advanced and demanding poses in yoga classes having many benefits. It can be done even by a beginner; however in one health condition the Plank posture is strongly not recommended.
One reason not to do the Plank posture:
1) If you have a Carpal tunnel syndrome, do not attempt this posture.
(It is compression of the median nerve at the wrist, which may result in numbness, tingling, weakness, or muscle atrophy in the hand and fingers. The disease typically affects the thumb, index, and middle fingers and is often particularly troublesome at night).
Caution: Always check with your doctor if you have any doubts or concerns regarding the suitability of this posture for you. It is best to perform this yoga posture in presence of a qualified yoga teacher.
Issued in the interest of people practicing Hatha Yoga by Subodh Gupta, Yoga Expert based in
Mr.Subodh Gupta, a Corporate Yoga Trainer has conducted more than 500 workshops on Yoga and Stress Management. He has been interviewed by various TV channels in
For reaching to Subodh Gupta Yoga website http://www.subodhgupta.com/ and for Subodh Gupta Corporate yoga webpage http://www.subodhgupta.com/corporateyoga.html


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Related: Feud Battle at Restaurant
[March 17, 1905] -
Dan Miller shot and killed Zack Ward at Pittsburg. [1]
[May 30, 1905] -
LONDON, Ky., May 29.--A jury found Dan Miller guilty today of the murder of Zack Ward, of Pittsburg, a mining town two miles west of here, last spring, and gave him a life sentence. The case will be appealed. [2]
[June 2, 1905] -
Dan Miller, for killing Zach Ward in Laurel, got a life sentence. [3]
[June 6, 1905] -
Dan Miller, who killed Zach Ward at Pittsburg and who was recently given a life sentence, was brought here [Stanford?] Sunday to remain until the court of appeals acts on his case. [4]
[October 20, 1905] -
George Ward was acquitted at London of the charge of conspiring to kill Bill Miller. [5]
[March 23, 1906] -
Kentucky Court of Appeals.
March 23, 1906.
Defendant's brother having had an altercation with H., both defendant and his brother left the place, and defendant armed himself and returned for the purpose of attacking H. H. had made no effort to shoot defendant, his threats being directed to defendant's brother, who had not returned, when defendant called to deceased to get out of the way so that he could shoot H., whereupon he immediately discharged his gun, by which deceased was shot and killed before H.'s pistol fired. Held, that an instruction that if defendant first willfully and feloniously sought either deceased or H. for the purpose of feloniously assaulting them or one of them with a deadly weapon, and continued such assault until the shooting and in so doing made the harm or danger, etc., defendant was not entitled to release on the ground of self-defense, was proper.
Appeal from Circuit Court, Laurel County. "Not to be officially reported."
Daniel Miller was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Affirmed.
D. K. Rawlins, for appellant. N. B. Hays, for appellee.
HOBSON, C. J. Appellant, Daniel Miller, having been indicted for the murder of Zach Ward, was found guilty and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. The only error relied on for a reversal of the judgment is that the court misinstructed the jury as to the law of self-defense. The facts shown by the evidence are these: The killing occurred in Pittsburg, Laurel county in March, 1905. The deceased, Zach Ward, had a keg of beer on the side of the railroad, and a crowd was there with him, drinking beer. One of them, George Ward, his brother, went over to a store not far off to get some glasses, and while there he invited Eli Hall to go with him and take a drink. Hall went over. When he got there he met Bill Miller, a brother of the appellant, Dan Miller. Some conversation took place between him and Bill Miller about Breathitt county, as Hall had come from Breathitt county, and in some way Bill Miller said something to Hall about his having to leave Breathitt county on account of "lie swearing." The parties were all drinking, and before any difficulty occurred others intervened, and Hall went back to the store from which he had come. After some time George Ward came over to the store again, and asked Hall to go back and take another drink. He told Hall then that somebody was talking over there about the "lie swearing" business. Hall put a pistol in his pocket, and George Ward had a pistol. When he got over to the beer keg, Hall asked for Bill Miller, and was told by appellant, Dan Miller, who was his brother, that Bill had left. While there is some conflict in the evidence as to what occurred just here, the weight of it shows that Hall was cursing and swearing and shooting off his pistol. In a short time everybody had left except George and Zach Ward and Hall; Zach Ward being quite drunk. Zach then said that he would carry the keg away with him, and Hall helped him up with the keg on his shoulder, and the three started on with it. After a little Zach Ward dropped the keg, and they all stopped. This was about the railroad, and some steps from where they had started. Hall says that at this juncture he heard somebody say, "George and Zach Ward, take care of yourselves!" that he looked in the direction of the voice, and saw a man with a gun presented at him; that he jumped to run, grabbing hold of Zach Ward and holding him between him and the gun; that after they had run a few steps he sidestepped and dropped down, Ward continuing to run; that then the gun went off, and he fired three shots with his pistol at the man with the gun. It was quite dark. Hall and George Ward then went on to the place where they had started not knowing that Zach Ward was shot, and some 30 minutes afterwards he was found on the ground dead. They seem to have thought that Miller was killed. Miller testifies that, when Hall was shooting off his pistol and cursing his brother, he became alarmed that he would kill his brother if he returned, and went and got the gun for protection; that after getting the gun, he was looking for his brother, when he came upon the Wards and Hall on the railroad track; that this was done some distance from where he had left them, and he had no idea of meeting them there; that George Ward had told him to get away and to get his brother Bill out of town or Hall would kill him, and that as he came upon them on the railroad he heard Zach Ward say, "I don't want you to hurt them Miller boys;" that he looked up and they were scuffling, and some one said, "That is not Bill," and Hall said with an oath, "I will kill the first Miller I see," and thereupon fired; that he, Miller, then shot; that Ward was his friend; that he had no intention of hurting him; and that he said, "Look out! Get out of the way, Ward!" before he shot.
*711 On these facts the court gave the jury this instruction on the law of self-defense: "If you shall believe from the evidence that at the time the defendant shot at and killed Zach Ward, or at the time he shot at Eli Hall, and killed Zach Ward (if you shall believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that he did the one or the other) he believed, and had reasonable grounds to believe that he or his brother William Miller was then and there in danger of death, or the infliction of some great bodily harm at the hands of the said Zach Ward or Eli Hall, or any person or persons acting with or either of them, and that it was necessary, or was believed by the defendant in the exercise of a reasonable judgment to be necessary, to so shoot at and kill said Ward or to shoot at Eli Hall in order to avert that danger, real or to the defendant apparent, then you ought to acquit the defendant on the grounds of self-defense or the defense of another and apparent necessity therefor, unless you shall further believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant first willfully and feloniously sought the deceased, or said Eli Hall for the purpose of feloniously assaulting them or one of them with a deadly weapon, and continued such assault until the shooting, and in so doing made the harm or danger, if any there was toward him, from the said Ward, or the said Hall or any other person acting with them, if any, necessary or excusable on their part, in which event you ought not to excuse the defendant upon the grounds of self-defense and apparent necessity therefor."
We fail to see that there is any error in the instruction. The weight of the evidence shows that the gun which Miller had was fired before the pistol which Hall had. The proof all shows that the shooting of Ward was an accident; that Miller did not want to hurt Ward, but was trying to shoot Hall; but there were facts shown warranting the jury in concluding that Miller left the fire at which the keg of beer was, and went off to get the gun for the purpose of arming himself, and that he returned with the gun for the purpose of attacking Hall. If, when he got to the house, he had staid there he would have been in no danger. Hall had made no effort to shoot him. The threats of Hall were directed against Bill Miller, his brother, and his brother had left. He could have safely looked for his brother and taken him home as he was advised by George Ward to do without getting the shotgun. If he got the shotgun and was hunting for Hall with it, and when he found him called upon Ward to get out of the way so that he could shoot Hall, as testified to by Hall, he could not, after thus himself bringing on the difficulty, rely on self-defense. The case of Carnes v. Commonwealth, 87 S. W. 1123, 27 Ky. Law Rep. 1205, has no application. The instruction was condemned in that case because deemed not applicable to the facts. It was not held that the instruction was not a correct statement of the law. The instruction has often been approved as proper where the facts warranted the giving of it. Commonwealth v. Hourigan, 89 Ky. 305, 12 S. W. 550; Godfrey v. Commonwealth, 21 S. W. 1047, 15 Ky. Law Rep. 3; Ross v. Commonwealth, 55 S. W. 4, 21 Ky. Law Rep. 1344; Blankenship v. Commonwealth, 66 S. W. 994, 23 Ky. Law Rep. 1995.
The verdict is a severe one, but we are not authorized to disturb it on the facts. If Miller went and armed himself, and returned with the shotgun for the purpose of killing Hall, then he is no less guilty if, in attempting to do this, he shot, not Hall, as he intended, but Ward, who was his friend.
Judgment affirmed. [6]
[1] Excerpt from "Here and There." Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. March 17, 1905. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85052020/1905-03-17/ed-1/seq-2/
[2] "Found Guilty on Murder Charge." Lexington Herald, Lexington, KY. May 30, 1905. Page 5. Genealogybank.com.
[3] Excerpt from "In Neighboring Counties." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 2, 1905. Page 1. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85052021/1905-06-02/ed-1/seq-1/
[4] Excerpt from "Locals." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. June 6, 1905. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85052021/1905-06-06/ed-1/seq-3/
[5] Excerpt from "In Neighboring Counties." The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. October 20, 1905. Page 1. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85052021/1905-10-20/ed-1/seq-1/
[6] Miller v. Commonwealth, 91 S.W. 710 (1906). Retrieved from Google Books.


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So yes, I am in fact writing this up just as December is about to come to an end. But that's alright. At least I'll now be able to both write up and take a look at how my goals went for the month and for the whole year (because 2017 is just 5 days away !!).
So first thing first, a look at my December goals and how I went:
- (TICK) Read two books: I managed finish reading one novel (Fantastic Beasts) and one self-help book (The Life Plan) so yes, this goal was in fact reached. Hurrah! I'm currently in the process of reading The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*^k but all is well if I don't get to finish that.
- (HALF-TICK) Finish up my Travel Notebook: So I've started it... and did some pages... but work has been taking up more of my time than usual. I'm still aiming to finish it up, but I guess it'll only be done in 2017.
- (TICK) Decide on 2017 Diaries: Ah yes, the usual end-of-year struggle. As usual, I've ended up with more than I need, but for the first time since my planning addiction started, I actually have a function for each of them. Look out for my next post for details on them all.
- (HALF TICK) No Spend - until Nov 26th: I kinda held back in my spending this month, and there was a whole week where I did not spend a dime! I think for me, that's a great achievement. We'll discard what happened during the Boxing Day sales though...
- (FAIL) Edit Blog Layout: I tried. Or at least I think I tried. 2017 will be the year, I promise (ha.)
- (TICK) Keep a Notebook: I almost stopped halfway for my 'messy' notebook, but I think I finally broke through the 'trying to keep the notebook clean' stage and am using it to its full potential - messy notes and all. I'll continue with the notebook into the new year.
- (FAIL) Calculate Holiday Expenses: But really, do I have to? We all know I spent at least $3000...
I must say, I'm actually quite surprised to know I've faired quite well this month. Not a bad way to end the month (and year). But now, to the big one - let's see how well I went with the yearly goals:
- (FAIL) Project Life: It was working well, at first; I was up to date and super psyched to use stamps on my images. But then the pictures weren't getting printed and the weeks were passing and well... yknow..
- (FAIL) Spend less: Well, we all know how I went with this..
- (FAIL) Launch my digital stamp collection: Gosh, I forgot that I started this. With work 5 days (sometimes 7 days) a week, and a failure to advertise my brand - completely my own fault - this died a very quick death.
- (FAIL) Create physical stamp sets: Because the Australian dollar never made it on par with the American dollar (and with all stamp manufacturing being in America), this never kicked off, unfortunately.
- (FAIL) Art: I've dabbled in my art here and there, but nothing too concrete that I can be proud of.
- Instagram: My Instagram is still full of stationery posts, but I think I'm ok with that.
- (TICK) Read: Finally, something I can tick off in 2016. I definitely read more than a number of previous years combined, and I'm actually quite proud of myself. Go me.
- (TICK) Graduate: Must admit, graduation wasn't even all that amazing... =/
- (TICK) Get a job: It's amazing how far I've actually come this year in terms of finding employment in my profession. I went from a fresh graduate to a contract employee, which made me more confident in what I was doing and now a full time permanent employee at a hospital I love, and trained in more than I hoped for.
- (FAIL) Use up my stash: Still working on this. Might take me a few more years...
Three ticks out of ten.. uhh yeh.. Let's hope 2017 fares a little better.. 2017 goals in a few days to come!


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- nfiorucciAsked on April 22, 2016 at 01:28 PM
I don't know how to create CSS.
I am trying to make a table for employment history, there are lost of columns but I don't want the table to get too wide.
How can I make the table have multiple rows?
- JotForm SupportKiranAnswered on April 22, 2016 at 03:16 PM
I understand that you want to create a table/multiple fields for employment history in your application form. It looks like Configurable list widget could match to achieve your requirement. As I check your JotForm, I see that the configurable list widget is already added to it with displaying few fields on the second line. This widget helps in adding multiple rows as well.
Could you let us know if you are experiencing any issue with the configurable list widget or still looking for something else? This would help us to guide you in the right direction.
We will wait for your response. Thank you!
- nfiorucciAnswered on April 22, 2016 at 03:20 PM
I think you are seeing code that I copied from a different thread while I was experimenting trying to figure it out....
I have a lot more content that I want to add to that configurable table.
I realize I input code that created a second row within the table but I need to add more content (questions).
I also don't understand why the text in the field configuration isn't affecting the CSS code but if I delete it, everything disappears.
And then, there are columns in the CSS code (after col5) that aren't appearing.
- JotForm SupportKiranAnswered on April 22, 2016 at 05:24 PM
The CSS code used for one form may not work with other form and it is required to make changes based on the field IDs. When the CSS code of a form applied is applied to another form, if there is no ID/class in the form the changes will not be shown.
Since you say there are more fields, it may be a necessary to have individual fields and duplicate them for a fixed number of times separated by Form Collapse tool. These fields may also be hidden on the form and shown if the user wants to add another.
Please see the demo form below that can help you with this.
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- JotForm SupportKiranAnswered on April 22, 2016 at 05:27 PM
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With the Pro Tour come and gone, we have a lot more information about Standard at our disposal. While Dynavolt Tower had a good showing at the tournament, most decklists looked very little like what I put together last week. Instead, those piloting Dynavolt Tower went more in the direction of counterspells to fight unfair cards.
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In my article last week, I talked about some cards that were particularly tough to beat unless you had a good draw or were able to wiggle your way out thanks to Thing in the Ice. However, after playing with the deck more at #SCGRegionals this past weekend, my biggest fear came true.
I lost to Bristling Hydra in my win-and-in for Top 8.
While I did defeat G/R Energy Aggro two other times during the Swiss, every single game against the deck was an entrenched battle. Trying to find ways to play around Bristling Hydra's ability was just too difficult at times, and every win against the deck came from flipping Thing in the Ice just in the nick of time. It always felt like an uphill battle that was almost impossible to win if they ever cast Bristling Hydra. And yes, they did. Every game. After all, the U/R Dynavolt deck doesn't win quickly.
Now, there are some things you can do in order to make your G/R Energy Aggro matchup a bit better. It starts with adding a splash color and probably ends with just playing Shota Yasooka's Grixis Control list. Regardless of the path you choose, the straight U/R Dynavolt deck I played last week does not have a favorable matchup against a decent number of strategies. In essence, it is a metagame deck, geared toward beating the ever-loving crap out of W/R Vehicles with sideboard cards that can help you overcome tougher matchups.
At the Pro Tour, the talk of the tournament was Aetherworks Marvel. Over 70 (!) players at the Pro Tour brought some form of Aetherworks Marvel, showcasing exactly what the deck could do. However, it seemed to falter against any dedicated control deck featuring counterspells, which isn't surprising to anyone who's ever played with or against a glass cannon combo deck. And if you noticed, I didn't exactly have a lot of counterspells in my U/R Dynavolt deck from last week, and that could be a major problem moving forward.
So what did we learn?
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For starters, we learned pretty early on in the weekend that control was going to be a major player. When aggressive decks have cards like Smuggler's Copter, counterspells like Negate actually gain a ton of value and can even be worked into the maindeck without much trouble. In addition to Negate being good against Vehicles, it also alleviates some of the stress that certain troublesome permanents could play against a control strategy. Gideon, Ally of Zendikar is particularly annoying, both as an indestructible body and the ability to generate multiple threats. One of the last things you want to see is a Gideon, Ally of Zendikar when your hand is full of Harnessed Lightning and Galvanic Bombardment.
Counterspells in general looked pretty good all weekend. Most decks aren't rushing through the gates, instead relying on powerful mid-game cards like Verdurous Gearhulk or various planeswalkers to increase power level, but that comes with a hard price against decks packing Void Shatter.
And when those decks playing Void Shatter also have the ability to sweep your creatures away in the early turns with Radiant Flames, you've got a problem. Overcoming Shota Yasooka's deck is going to be difficult, no matter what you're piloting. It has a lot of the right tools to fight the most common things people will throw at it, and counterspells in general solve a lot of the problems a control deck would normally face.
I've played about ten matches so far with Shota's deck, and it is magnificent. It isn't quite Jeskai Black, but what is, really? And after this weekend, I'm going to focus my time and energy on trying to make it better in the coming weeks. For now, I think we should move on to Modern in preparation for #SCGMKE.
Modern with Kaladesh
We've only had a small taste of Kaladesh in the Modern format with the Modern Classic at #SCGINDY. And in a turn of events that surprised exactly no one, Brad Carpenter took down the tournament with a new take on Infect, featuring Blossoming Defense.
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- 4 Become Immense
- 3 Blossoming Defense
- 1 Dismember
- 4 Might of Old Krosa
- 4 Mutagenic Growth
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Twisted Image
- 4 Vines of Vastwood
- 2 Distortion Strike
- 4 Gitaxian Probe
- 3 Kitchen Finks
- 1 Viridian Corrupter
- 2 Wild Defiance
- 2 Dismember
- 1 Dispel
- 2 Nature's Claim
- 2 Spell Pierce
- 2 Twisted Image
Now, Tom Ross and I played the Jund VS. Infect matchup on the VS Series earlier this week. If you want to know how that matchup plays out, you should check it out. No spoilers here.
But what I did notice in our games is that having extra ways to protect your creatures was particularly annoying for a deck that was traditionally favored in the matchup. Jund, with all its discard and removal, as well as cheap threats to apply pressure, usually has an advantage against Infect. It can be tough to string together a win against a deck hitting you from multiple angles, but Infect always seems to find a way.
If you've played against Infect before, you know the drill. You kill the first creature or two and ultimately die to an Inkmoth Nexus or Blighted Agent after the dust settles. Become Immense has given the deck a swingy card that usually ends the game on the spot. By taking into consideration the sheer power of Become Immense, you realize that it doesn't take a flurry of pump spells to get the job done. That means you can dedicate more slots in your deck to protection spells to keep your creatures alive.
I gotta say, Blossoming Defense looks impressive.
In a pinch, it can be used to kill an opposing blocker in combat, but its main job is keeping your Infect creatures alive. And, if your point of pressure is Inkmoth Nexus, your opponent will often be forced to try to kill it while you're attacking. This makes the pump effect from Blossoming Defense that much better. Coupled with Noble Hierarch, Pendelhaven, or Mutagenic Growth, a single pump effect from Blossoming Defense could be all you need to get the job done.
Will Blossoming Defense overtake Vines of Vastwood as the primary protection spell of choice? Well, if I had to guess, I'd say the answer is a resounding "yes." Honestly, I hate Vines of Vastwood. It almost feels like a relic of a time passed, since there are no more Splinter Twins running around to give it additional value. Using the Kicker on Vines of Vastwood is rare, though it does help you on occasion. I'm not advocating that you cut Vines of Vastwood, but only that you realize that Blossoming Defense is probably better.
This is a card that I haven't really liked in Infect...basically ever. I always try to play Rancor or Apostle's Blessing before I play with Distortion Strike, but I'm not exactly sure why. In the matchups where Distortion Strike is good, it usually wins you the game. But in matchups like Jund, Grixis, or Jeskai, it is often a dead card, and I truly hate having dead cards in Modern. But I think that's where the deck needs to go.
With so many protection spells, Become Immense is much better than ever before. And since we need to lean toward Blossoming Defense and Vines of Vastwood as those protection spells, we really need a way to help Glistener Elf get the job done. Against decks with potential blockers, Glistener Elf can be one of the worst cards in your deck. But when paired with Distortion Strike, it will occasionally kill your opponent on the spot (or perhaps over two attacks).
Most importantly for Infect, you are naturally favored against most of the non-interactive decks in Modern. When people are trying to be degenerate, Infect can play with the best of them. The goldfish rate of Infect is hard to top, and it is consistent to boot. Many decks that would normally give Infect a run for its money tend to be high-variance and often have draws that can't scrape together a win. That is the one reason why I've had Infect as a potential Modern option for the past year and change.
Infect tends to falter against hyper-interaction. And by that I mean it struggles against decks that attack its creatures relentlessly while also building toward some other plan of attack. Jeskai Control, for example, is a very tough matchup for Infect. Fighting through all that removal and card advantage can be tiresome and sometimes downright impossible. Jund and Grixis are on a similar wavelength here, as all three decks are stuffed to the gills with removal. As the Infect player, if you're never able to stick a threat, you can't really expect to win.
Throughout Magic's history, decks that rely on synergy are often overpowered by brute-force redundancy. It just has to be the right kind of redundant interaction. While Blossoming Defense could potentially be the game-changer that Infect needed to compete with these hyper-interactive decks, I'm skeptical.
Next up, the bogeyman.
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Before we go any further, I wanted to point out that Ross Merriam wrote a fine article on Dredge earlier this week, and you should definitely read it if this is the deck you want to play this weekend. The main point of contention between our lists (which are nearly identical) is the manabase. I'm currently in the Tom Ross camp: you want your early Life from the Loam to help you hit your land drops. At the expense of a single matchup, Burn, Ross wants to change the manabase. It isn't something I can really explain, but my gut is telling me that the fetchland manabase is the way to go.
Now, I really want to put an emphasis on this card.
I can't stress how powerful this type of effect is in Dredge. While Tormenting Voice has made the occasional appearance in the newer versions of Dredge, it never felt like it did enough to get the engine started. But it did impress me on occasion. The fact that it is a Dredge enabler that doesn't inherently lose you a card when casting it is a breath of fresh air, but the true value of having something like Tormenting Voice in a Dredge deck is that it helps you find specific sideboard cards after the first game.
Cathartic Reunion does the same thing as Tormenting Voice, but on a much more explosive scale. Now, big rewards don't come without big risk, and having your Cathartic Reunion hit with a counterspell could lose you the game on the spot, but the upside is too strong for me to care too much. After all, our entire deck is vulnerable to just about every piece of graveyard hate in the game. If I wanted to play it safe, I wouldn't play Dredge.
While Cathartic Reunion gives you some dig to find sideboard cards, the true strength lies in its dual nature of enabling your deck. Cards like Prized Amalgam and Conflagrate want to be in the graveyard. If you get them stuck in your hand, they aren't doing you any good. Discarding cards, even at the loss of card advantage, is huge in a deck like Dredge. That's why you've seen Collective Brutality pop up in most sideboards. In the matchups where you can escalate to all three modes, you get to dump your hand of Dredge cards while providing you a proactive effect.
Cathartic Reunion is no different here, but instead of gaining a proactive effect, we're doing even more of the stuff we want to do. Cathartic Reunion, much like Faithless Looting, allows you to keep some sketchy opening hands. And when your hand is good, you get to start churning through your deck at a rapid pace. Trust me when I say that Cathartic Reunion could just be what Dredge needed to become truly ridiculous.
Last up, my current front-runner.
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The new addition:
I was fairly happy with Blooming Marsh in the deck, but I'm not sold just yet. No other additions from Kaladesh here, sorry.
This list isn't perfect, but it has a lot of good stuff going for it. For one, I've lowered the curve as much as I can. I think Jund thrives on pushing Dark Confidant and the advantage gained by it. While you don't have the heavy hitters like Siege Rhino or Lingering Souls that Abzan has, you are much better at getting onto the battlefield with a threat and riding it to victory. Lingering Souls and Siege Rhino both look pretty pathetic against combo decks.
In my opinion, the main reason to play Jund over Abzan is Lightning Bolt. One mana to kill an opposing creature is a pretty good rate, especially so when your deck is a bit tilted in the aggressive direction. Now, I've tried all sorts of combinations and packages with Jund, from maindeck Grim Lavamancer to Collective Brutality to Nihil Spellbomb (for delirium), but this is the one that I've been the most happy with.
A lot of the list comes from some play experience, but mostly from talking with Brad Nelson, resident Jund guy. This list is similar to the one he played at the World Championship with a few key differences.
1) I lowered the curve by trimming some of the three-drops.
This is the point I can't stress enough. If you aren't able to play out your spells, it doesn't matter how many "good cards" you draw in a given game. Modern is volatile and you need to make sure you actually get to cast all of your cards. If you wanted to take it a step further, I wouldn't even mind finding room for another copy of Slaughter Pact. While it technically costs three mana, it is often a big tempo swing that allows for some interesting trap situations against Infect.
I would also probably cut Scavenging Ooze for Grim Lavamancer. I've never been enthusiastic about Scavenging Ooze, but there are some matchups where it does a lot of good. If you make the change to Grim Lavamancer, I'd recommend making at least one Blooming Marsh, if not both, into Copperline Gorge.
2) I changed some sideboard cards to fit my expected metagame.
I'm probably over-sideboarding here in a number of matchups. The key to making Jund into the best deck in Modern is making sure you have most of your bases covered. There is a delicate balanced needed in order to accomplish this. Making sure you have cards for every matchup comes with a sacrifice, which is why playing a fair deck in Modern is so difficult. If you try to beat G/R Tron by killing their lands, you end up missing important answers to other matchups. And if you choose to ignore G/R Tron, you will almost certainly lose to it should you play against it.
Thus, we've gone with the route of "hope we don't play against our bad matchup(s)." By having cards that help combat the flavor of the week while still relying on the tried-and-true discard plan against most other strategies, we give ourselves the best shot to exceed if we hit the metagame on the head. Cards like Grafdigger's Cage and Nihil Spellbomb could very easily rot in your sideboard throughout the entire tournament, where something like Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet or Thoughtseize can come in against a variety of matchups.
You have to understand that choosing and utilizing your sideboard is one of the hardest parts to playing Jund. And at this stage, I wouldn't be surprised if my sideboard changes by five or more cards by the time the tournament rolls around.
These are the three decks I'm most heavily considering for #SCGMKE this weekend. There is a small chance I have a change of heart after talking to some of the local yokels. After all, they each have a different opinion on what the best deck in Modern actually is. For example:
Michael Majors: Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
Ross Merriam: Dredge
Gerry Thompson: Grixis?
Cedric Phillips: Kithkin!
With so many smart people disagreeing on what the best deck in Modern actually is, it can be difficult to formulate your own opinion. And honestly, I'm in the same boat as you. But isn't that what makes Modern so interesting? Nearly every tournament, we see a different archetype take down the title, usually in the hands of a master of the archetype. Lately, that master has been Brad Carpenter, plowing through the competition on his way to the Players' Championship.
While I'm a little behind in the race, I have a few more weeks to gain some ground. This weekend's Modern Open is an important one, so choosing the right deck could make or break my entire year. Let's see if I can figure it out.


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#PaperbackFriday Review: Real Beast: Abused by Brian Arthur Levene
Title: Real Beast: Abused
Author: Brian Arthur Levene
Publisher: Gully Gods Publishing
Published: November 14, 2013
Pages: 244
Genre: Real story
Review: Paperback won via GoodReads
What becomes of a marriage to someone who has been sexually, physically, and emotionally abused for fifteen years by their own father? Real Beast: Abused is a gripping and compelling true story of two people whose love becomes corrupted by their past, family ties, cultures, and their Muslim and Christian religion.
The strikingly beautiful Laila, a Pakistani Muslim's life is plagued by every type of abuse from a young age, which leaves her distorted, conflicted, and questioning her sexual identity. Her husband Arthur, falls victims to Laila's attempts to replace her own culture and religion with a material and carnal way of life. Soon he realizes there's a hidden side to Laila's long term agenda which may not involve living a heterosexual lifestyle.
Real Beast: Abused is a must read for anyone with an urge to observe the long term effects of abuse and the melting of different and often opposing culture's ideals on Sexuality, Loyalty and Love.
From The Editor: Brian Arthur Levene's fifth book, Real Beast: Abused, is the true story of the marriage between a beautiful young woman, who struggles to break free from her own middle-eastern religion, culture, and ethos of sexuality and an American who has different ideals. The conflict transforms the couple's capacity to love, nearly destroying each of them in the course of their lives together. The immersion of Laila into the materialistic and carnal ideals of the western world is also her escape from an abused past.
Neither her striking beauty, the purity of her husband's devotion and love, nor the birth of a son is enough to overcome malicious desires to consume her adopted culture and its trappings. Money, and her submission to sexual deviance cultivates this insightful story of the inescapable and inseparable psychological realities of abuse, love and culture—vices that bring out the Real Beast.
I won this book via Goodreads. When I read the blurb I was like wow this is going to real, and heartbreaking.
It took me a while to get to this book as I had others to read so when I actually sat down to read it as part of my new Paperback Friday post #PaperbackFriday I knew I needed to get busy reading it.
The book started off okay but by the middle of the book I literally felt lost as to what was happening. Even though this book is based on real events, the author jumped around so much that it was hard to even know what year we were in half the time.
In books like this it is always hard to get upset at the choices the person or persons make because we haven't gone through what they have, but some of the stuff I just was shocked at why Arthur stayed. Half the time I wondered where their young son was during all of this because he seemed to be there sometimes but other times he wasn't.
You can tell Arthur loves Laila but sometimes when there is more hate and physical violence and you have a way out you should take it. Arthur learns over the years what Laila went through with her family it was not normal. Being sexually abused by those that are called family is wrong on so many levels and you can understand why Laila acts the way she does. But when things start happening in his own home and he is questioning half the time what his daughter and Laila are doing you have to wonder where the heck was Arthur's mind at in all of this.
It was heartbreaking to read that people all around Arthur and Laila were not for their relationship because of their religions, it goes to show that sometimes you can not break the tradition no matter how much you love someone.
Even though like I said the book is real and raw, it just was hard to really get into. Not only with the decisions Arthur was making but the timeline of things that would happen from time to time, along with some grammar issues that were found within the story.
Thanks for stopping by my page! I try to make sure that my books entertain even when writing about true events so hopefully you will enjoy. I like nonfiction more than fiction but try to write both. It all depends on the mood and what's transpiring in my life at that particular time. I am a Jamaican born, New York-bred writer who has completed six books so far and another that I am currently writing. The next book will be out in February 2014.
Not Easily Washed Away was my first offering, which details the abuse of a young woman who is very close to me. The traumatic events that occurred within her life and my education in psychology moved me to write books which give voice to individuals who have suffered from mild to extreme trauma, detailing how their psyche changes during and after abuse.
My new book, Real Beast: Abused, chronicles the behavior that someone exhibits after they suffered through a crisis or a traumatic event. What makes a Real Beast? Mental trauma, addictions, and radical fundamental beliefs cause a complex multi-dimensional cascade of brain reactions that start immediately after acceptance that can lead to primitive behavior, causing someone to be perceived as a Real Beast.
I'm pretty sociable and easy to find. I'm on twitter at @B_RealBeast, on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/brian.levene1 and on my website at http://www.gullygods.com I am always interested in meeting new people from around the world so please don't be shy and give me a shout!
Bio: Brian Arthur Levene was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on October 24, 1973. He grew up in Back Bush, one of Kingston's roughest urban ghettos. His mother taught kindergarten until leaving Jamaica in 1983 for the United States, leaving Brian and his older sister behind.
Two years later, Brian passed his sixth-grade exams and earned a place at Jamaica College, one of Kingston's top five high schools. In 1988, before he graduated, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever ripped through Jamaica, displacing hundreds of Kingston's citizens, including Brian. He reunited with his mother in Mount Vernon, New York, where she lived. In the States, Brian's interests shifted from academics to writing poetry and songs, producing music, and playing semi-professional golf.
In 2001, Brian moved to Palm Beach, Florida, to focus strictly on semi-professional golf, traveling to tournaments throughout the United States. In 2007, he relocated to Yakima, Washington, after deciding to pursue a career in the health field in order to benefit others. After receiving an Associate's Degree in Science at Yakima College, he started school at Washington State University, in January 2008. He transferred to Southern Connecticut State University in August, where he studied public health. He started to write his first and second novels in his senior year.
Graduating in December 2010 with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Health and Epidemiology, Brian published this first novel, Not Easily Washed Away, in April of 2011 while pursuing his Master's Degree in Forensics Psychology. Brian's co-author is his wife, whose pen-name is Anon Beauty and whose life inspired this book.


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29 September 2009
Singapore Formula1 Grand Prix Race Analysis
Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on winning the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix! Flawless driving by the defending world champion over the course of 61 grueling laps at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. I have driven a hundred laps or so on the Singtel Simulator last year, (I was the 3rd fastest in Singapore, but not eligible for prizes since I was a staff) what a pity. Trust me, its tiring to complete 5 smooth laps in a row without losing concentration, not to mention 61 of them in the real thing!
Let start things off with qualifying. I was surprised Raikkonen failed to make it into Q3. The highlight of qualifying would be Barricello's crash which brought out the red flag. The Brawn's crash not only helped Hamilton clinch a pole, but also enabled the Briton to start the race with relatively heavier fuel load compared to the rest of other Q3 participants.
KERS gave Hamilton a smooth start off the line, but later had to be disengaged and restarted due to some technical difficulty. Overtaking on this narrow & twisty track proved near impossible. Lap 20, Adrian Sutil tried to take Alguersuari on the inside which end up in collision & taking out the innocent Nick Heidfeld in his BMW, effectively ending the latter's 35-Classified-Race stint, also brought out the safety car.
Rosberg & Vettel, *sigh* what can I say? Both made silly mistakes which cost them their podiums. The Williams driver out-braked himself & crossed the white line while exiting the pit lane on lap 18. Drive-thru penalty stripped him of any point scoring chances. Then we saw the Redbull driver suffered a similar penalty where he was caught speeding in the pit lane on lap 40.
Another blow to the Redbull Racing team came shortly on lap 47, when Mark Webber's brake disc failure resulted in a high speed crash in Turn 1. Felt sad for him, it wasn't entirely his fault. Fast-thinking McLaren brought Kovalainen in for an early pit stop following the crash, gambled their chances for a second safety car session which never did materialized.
Drama continues as the infamous Ferrari pit lane incident nearly repeated itself, on Toro Rosso! This time it was Alguersuari speeding off before the lollipop man gave him the go, nearly pulled off the refueling hose like Massa did last year!
Overall, it was a great race, full of actions, you just wouldn't know what's going to happen at the next turn! I'm glad Hamilton learnt his lesson from Monza. But ultimately, Brawn got the most out of Singapore as they emerge one step closer to both Driver & Constructor titles. Next, Japanese Grand Prix!
photos from: PaddockTalk & SingaporeGP
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New Solution Edition offers similar pricing to Windows-based offerings, but includes the integrated database, security and virus-resistance customers need - all on a single system
IBM has announced a new, specially priced solution uniquely configured for small and medium business (SMB) customers adopting Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications. Designed specifically for customers with 100 users or less, the solution is based on IBM's "all-in-one" System i business computing platform and delivers a comparable acquisition cost to analogous Windows-based solutions.
The IBM System i 520 Solution Edition for Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne provides customers, for the first time, a solution that is similarly priced to a comparable configuration on Windows-based systems. The System i platform delivers an ideal combination of integration and open standards with built-in security, virus-resistance, database and storage as well as the easy systems management for which the platform is known. This means that a small to mid-size business can run programs to manage their accounting, supply chain, email, and disaster recovery -- all on one system that automatically backs-up and helps manage the data.
"SMB customers typically operate in lean environments with little or no IT personnel and limited resources. Some of these customers have previously selected Windows-based environments to support their JD Edwards applications - believing it was the most economical choice - then found themselves acting as the systems integrators for their business as they managed multiple servers and added the operating system and storage they needed to make the solution actually run," said Mark Shearer, general manager of IBM System i. "Today's announcement removes price from the equation, giving SMBs a simpler ERP solution that requires minimal technical expertise."
"The combination of Oracle's JD Edwards ERP solutions and the IBM System i platform has a proven record of delivering outstanding business results for customers," said Lenley Hensarling, vice president and general manager for Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne product line. "With IBM's new System i 520 Solution Edition for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, clients can now acquire a very attractively priced system that is optimized for EnterpriseOne."
The System i Solution Edition for Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne is an integrated hardware and software solution sized specifically with the additional disk storage necessary to provide 100 users access to this robust application suite, which includes such key functions as asset lifecycle, customer relationship, financial, human capital, project, supplier and supply chain management. Working with the IBM/Oracle International Competency Center, IBM System i developers tested and sized the solution specifically for SMBs.
The new Solution Edition will also give SMB customers a simpler, low-priced option to comply with radio frequency identification (RFID) mandates-- allowing them to focus on businesses innovation and compete on a larger scale.
Additionally, recent performance testing of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne on the IBM System i portfolio with POWER 5+ processors demonstrated strong price/performance for companies with up to 1,200 users, making clear that SMB customers of varying sizes can continue to expect powerful performance from their JD Edwards, IBM System i solutions as business needs grow.
Today's news builds on Oracle's announcement in April of its plans to provide continued enhancements to Oracle's JD Edwards World and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications running on System i. The continued development of JD Edwards products on System i, combined with Oracle's Lifetime Support Policy (http://www.oracle.com/support/premier/lifetime-support-policy.html), signals Oracle's plans to protect the investments of JD Edwards customers.
Pricing and Availability
The IBM System i 520 Solution Edition for Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications will be available from IBM and IBM Business Partners on August 11, with hardware configurations starting at $21,921.
For more information on IBM System i, visit http://www.ibm.com/systemi


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Vlaar says Villa move 'a dream'
Feyenoord defender Ron Vlaar says it would be "a dream" to move to the Premier League after holding transfer talks with Aston Villa.
Vlaar, 27, was in Birmingham to meet Villa Park boss Paul Lambert over the weekend, and says he was left with a positive impression of both manager and club.
The central defender, a Netherlands international, told De Telegraaf: "I was in Birmingham on Sunday to have talks with Paul Lambert and left with a very positive impression.
"Joining Aston Villa would be a dream come true. I look forward to the Premier League, but I will miss Feyenoord.
"I feel at home at De Kuip and, although both me personally and the club have had a lot of ups and downs, we have maintained a good relationship."
He said he would miss "the stadium, the fans, my team-mates and staff" if the deal goes through.
Vlaar, who has won nine caps, would join Matt Lowton as a new recruit to the Villa defence if the transfer is successfully completed.
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LONDON (AP) — Claims of illegal eavesdropping, bribery and collusion hit at the heart of Britain's police on Monday with the rapid-fire resignations of two of its top officers.
Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday called an emergency session of Parliament on the phone hacking crisis that has spread from slashing billions off of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. media empire to threatening his Cameron's own leadership.
The crisis triggered upheaval in the upper ranks of Britain's police, with Monday's resignation of Assistant Commissioner John Yates — Scotland Yard's top anti-terrorist officer — following that of police chief Paul Stephenson, over their links to an arrested former executive from Murdoch's shuttered News of the World tabloid.
The high-profile resignations are making it harder for Cameron to contain the intensifying scandal on the eve of an unwelcome public grilling by lawmakers for Murdoch and his son James.
The government quickly announced an inquiry into police-media relations and corruption.
Home Secretary Theresa May said that people were naturally asking "who polices the police," and announced an inquiry into "instances of undue influence, inappropriate contractual arrangements and other abuses of power in police relationships with the media and other parties."
Also Monday, Britain's police watchdog said it had received allegations of potential wrongdoing in connection with phone hacking against four senior officers — Stephenson, Yates and two former senior officers. One of the claims is that Yates inappropriately helped get a job for the daughter of former News of the World editor, Neil Wallis.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it was looking into the claims.
Yates said he had done nothing wrong.
"I have acted with complete integrity," he said. "My conscience is clear."
Cameron is under heavy pressure after the resignations of Stephenson and Yates, and Sunday's arrest of Murdoch executive Rebekah Brooks — a friend and neighbor whom he has met at least six times since entering office 14 months ago — on suspicion of hacking into the cell phones of celebrities, politicians and others in the news and bribing police for information.
His critics grew louder in London as the prime minister visited South Africa on a two-day visit to the continent already cut short by the crisis
He trimmed another seven hours from his itinerary — having already jettisoned stops in Rwanda and South Sudan — as his government faces a growing number of questions about its cozy relationship with the Murdoch empire during a scandal that has taken down top police and media figures with breathtaking speed and knocked billions off the value of Rupert Murdoch's global media empire.
Parliament was to break for the summer on Tuesday after lawmakers grilled Murdoch, his son James and Brooks, in a highly anticipated public airing about the scandal. Cameron, however, said lawmakers should reconvene Wednesday "so I can make a further statement."
Cameron insisted his Conservative-led government had "taken very decisive action" by setting up a judge-led inquiry into the wrongdoing at the now-defunct Murdoch tabloid News of the World and into the overall relations between British politicians, the media and police.


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SALAH is the definition of the word 'entertainer'. He is a hip hop dance icon who is adored by millions of fans across the world.
SALAH has been a huge influence in the recent popularity of hip hop dance culture. He is one of the most watched dancers on the planet with massive Youtube popularity. He has proved to world that street artists can be genuine superstars.
A dancer of his calibre makes you remember them forever. It is no coincidence that, since his debut in 1998, he has a list of achievements so long they could fill a book and, still, many big name choreographers, producers and directors are standing in line to work with him.
As a competitive dancer, SALAH has been victorious at many major events - UK B-Boy Championships & Juste Debout to name but a couple. He is also well versed in numerous street dance styles including popping, locking and breaking and freestyle.
He is the 'crowd loving' performer (and vice-versa) who's improvisation and unpredictability never fails to make an impact wherever he goes. His performances, whether on stage, in a club or a chance passing by on the street, are unforgettable experiences which have gone on to make him one of the most respected Hip Hop dance artists worldwide.
The physical, technical and emotional content of his performances clearly displays the years of training and self discovery, SALAH has an almost freakish ability to control every inch of his body which makes you question whether he is human or machine - but a machine with feelings.
SALAH's performances are often poetic as much as they are a physical feat. However, no matter what his approach, he always has the audience eating out the palm of his hand.
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Madigan, U.S. DOJ reach $175 million settlement with Wells Fargo over discriminatory lending
Settlement of Attorney General's 2009 Lawsuit Provides Millions in Restitution for African-American, Latino Borrowers Steered Into Subprime Loans
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a $175 million joint settlement with Wells Fargo over discriminatory lending practices. The settlement resolves allegations that the lender and its brokers steered African-American and Latino borrowers into risky subprime loans more often than similarly situated white borrowers and charged minority borrowers more for their loans during the nation's housing boom. With this settlement, Madigan is the only state Attorney General to bring and resolve a fair lending lawsuit against a national bank.
"Wells Fargo's discriminatory lending practices were illegal. They helped destroy a generation of wealth in African-American and Latino communities in the Chicago metro area,†Madigan said of the allegations in the state's lawsuit. "Today's settlement holds Wells Fargo accountable and requires the bank to invest in and help revitalize the same communities it helped to destroy.â€
The announcement concludes Madigan's 2009 lawsuit that alleged illegal discrimination by Wells Fargo in its lending practices against African-American and Latino homeowners. The settlement provides for at least $15 million in restitution to Illinois borrowers whose loans were originated between 2004 and 2009.
At least 3,300 Illinois borrowers are so far estimated to be victims of discrimination by Wells Fargo brokers, whether they were steered into subprime mortgages or charged higher fees than white borrowers. Illinois victims will receive at least $8 million in relief in cash payments. On average, steering victims are expected to receive a payment of $15,000, and pricing victims will receive an average $2,000 payment. However, actual damages will depend on individual circumstances, and consumers may receive more or less than the averages. Wells Fargo also agreed to identify additional victims who were discriminated against by its employees and will provide similar relief for those borrowers.
An additional $7 million will fund down payment assistance for Illinois borrowers in need.
In addition, the settlement provides for an independent administrator, who will contact identified borrowers and distribute compensation payments. Individuals who believe they were victims and have questions about eligibility also can email email@example.com for more information.
Madigan's 2009 lawsuit alleged Wells Fargo established highly discretionary lending policies and procedures with weak oversight that permitted Wells Fargo's employees and brokers to steer African-Americans and Latinos into subprime loans. Madigan's complaint cited Wells Fargo's compensation structure that rewarded employees for placing borrowers into high-cost mortgages. The complaint also alleged that African-Americans and Latinos paid more for their mortgages than whites with similar credit profiles. For example, the complaint notes that in 2007, Wells Fargo charged an African-American prime wholesale customer in Chicago an average of about $2,937 more in broker fees than a white borrower on a $300,000 loan, and a Hispanic borrower was charged an average of $2,187 more.
Combating the Housing Crisis on Many Fronts
Throughout the housing crisis, Attorney General Madigan has taken actions to hold the country's biggest mortgage lenders accountable for unlawful misconduct. In late 2011, Madigan and the U.S. Department of Justice reached the largest national fair lending settlement in history of $335 million to resolve allegations that Countrywide – now owned by Bank of America – employed similar discriminatory lending practices against minority borrowers.
Madigan has taken multiple actions against both Countrywide and Wells Fargo. She led an earlier lawsuit against Countrywide that brought about a national $8.7 billion settlement in 2008 regarding the company's predatory lending practices, and she reached a $39.5 million settlement with Wells Fargo over the bank's deceptive marketing of extremely risky loans called Pay Option ARMs.
In addition to these efforts, among her most recent actions, Madigan joined U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and her counterparts in February to announce a $25 billion settlement with the country's five largest mortgage servicers over allegations of widespread "robo-signing†of foreclosure documents and other fraudulent practices while servicing loans of struggling homeowners. The settlement will provide more than $1 billion in relief to assist people in Illinois who have lost their homes, are underwater or at imminent risk of defaulting on their mortgage. The deal also calls for overhauling mortgage servicing standards to prevent future abuses by lenders.
The Attorney General also continues to hold accountable market participants that contributed to the housing bubble and subsequent collapse. Earlier this year, Madigan filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Standard & Poor's, alleging the company compromised its independence as a rating agency by doling out high ratings to unworthy, risky investments as a corporate strategy to increase its revenue and market share.


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I know you all know this, but… I love my job. Like it makes me smile just thinking about how blessed I am. And sometimes it makes me cry to think about some of the amazing stories that come across my desk. We are not kidding when we say studying abroad changes lives – and sometimes it's not just the lives of the students, but the ones that are blessed by their stories (me!).
Meet Reid. A student at George Washington University who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. A student who was flat out told that he could not study abroad because of his disability. A student who not only didn't take no for an answer, but also kickstarted his way toward documentary about his time in Rome. A student who is literally showing all those people who told him no (and the rest of the world too) that even though he may be the one with the physical disability, we may be the ones who are truly limited. A student who had me at my desk trying not to shed tears at just how awesome he is (they weren't tears of sadness). A student whose story left me speechless.
Check out the trailer for his documentary, Wheelchair Diaries. I can't wait to see the full-length film after he's traveled to Europe:


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A fire early Wednesday caused about $65,000 in damage to a house in Newport Beach, fire officials said.
No one was hurt in the fire on Aliso Avenue, which the Newport Beach Fire Department said appeared to have started by accident. An investigation into the cause was continuing later Wednesday.
Residents started looking through the house after they smelled smoke, the Fire Department said in a news release. Three people were home at the time.
At 6:55 a.m., they called 911 after they saw some smoke and felt heat coming from the ceiling of a second-story back room over a garage. Firefighters found flames above the ceiling between the back room and a rooftop patio.
Units from Newport and Costa Mesa took 15 or 20 minutes to get the fire out, but it had already caused heavy damage to the back room and patio.
There was about $50,000 in damage to the 5,000-square-foot house and $15,000 to its contents, the Fire Department said.
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text: Greetings! Just wanted to say hi from Albert Lea, MN. Just got a new 16 GB black wifi only iPad from a local Target thanks to iPad2locator.com which helped me track it down. They seem to be especially hard to find here in Minnesota but hopefully supplies are starting to trickle out. Looking forward to reading the site and finding out more about my new device and all the best apps out there. Peace, Mike Ingbritson


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I took Home Ec in high school. I honestly don't know if schools still offer that class, or if it's called that anymore. I was also part of FHA (Future Homemakers of America). Don't know if that organization is still around either. I'm sure some politically correct/women lib organization came in and gave it a more PC name or abolished it altogether…I hope I'm wrong though!
I remember two things from Home Ec. For the cooking part, we made pizza (from scratch) and cookies (from scratch)…two things that I don't do today :). The other I remember was sewing. I made an apron (which I still have AND use today!). That should impress you, because that was back in 1994-ish. The apron has survived my high school & college career, a marriage, many jobs, four moves, two kids and two states.
I kind of remember sewing the thing too…well, I remember using the seam ripper a lot! I think it was the straps that gave me fits. Sewing them together, wrong sides facing each other and then trying to turn it right side out…nightmare!
About one month ago, my lovely sister-in-law asked me to make an apron for her niece's birthday (if her mom is reading this…spoiler alert!). I immediately started perusing Pinterest for a tutorial. I had no idea little girls aprons are so popular! I definitely had many choices, from very basic to intricate. I looked for an apron that was cute, girlie & came with a good tutorial. I found this one (you'll have to scroll down to find the tutorial).
Once I clicked on it, I immediately recognized this blog. I had used one of her tutorials earlier, to make my kiddos pouf pillows (see article "Pouf, There It Is…my apologies for the cheesy title!). I remember really liking her tutorial. It was well written, had great pics and were just easy to follow along.
The birthday girl is a big fan of Hello Kitty and Walmart had this really cute print. I found a coordinating pink fabric to use for the back, straps and pockets.
The tutorial has a downloadable pattern (which I really love). You can also make pot holders and a hand mitt with this, but I just needed the apron, for now. The directions call for elastic thread (you'll use this on the pockets). I was a little nervous about this part. I had never used it and you have to hand wind it on the bobbin. If you've never used it, let me put you at ease…it was super user friendly! The results really make the apron!!
This would be a great apron for any little girl! The pattern will fit sizes 2-6, so it's very versatile…great for lots of ages. It's also very inexpensive to make. You only need 1/2 yard of each fabric! I do have a little bit left over, which I'll be using to make yet another Pinterest project later on (hopefully later this weekend!).
On a completely different note, I found this pic on Pinterest and immediately thought of my hubby. I texted it to him & he said "I feel his pain".
There you go! Happy Thursday 🙂


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Wine made from semi-dried grapes
A golden yellow Passito di Prosecco with amber highlights. A soft, balanced taste with aromas of almond and a warm body.
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Area of production:
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Type of grapes:
100% Glera
Method used:
Dried on drying racks for 50 days. The grapes are hand selected. Pressing is done using a manual press.
Alcohol content:
Sugar residue:
110 g/l
Total acidity:
5,8 g/l
Dry extract:
34,6 g/l
Organoleptical features
Bright golden yellow
Intense with notes of wisteria and Jasmine
Warm and intense, delights the palate producing apricot and peach sensations
Optimum fragrance and freshness. Persistent and inviting.
Food affinities:
Excellent with mature cheeses and fine pastries.
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Jonathan Bales is the founder of DallasCowboysTimes.com and will help analyze draft prospects for The Fifth Down in a Scouting the Draft preview series.
Versatility is a trait N.F.L. organizations have begun to covet more since the baseball-driven "Moneyball" approach has crept its way into the league. Teams have found success by identifying undervalued players and allocating cash in a manner that reflects this fact, and versatility is one of the characteristics — and perhaps the top one — that most well-run organizations seek.
With that in mind, it is no wonder Penn State defensive tackle Devon Still is rising up many draft boards. He is capable of staying at his natural defensive tackle spot in a 4-3 defense, but he could also play defensive end in a 3-4.
Scouting Report
At 6-5, 310 pounds, Still is a very powerful tackle who could actually put on some pounds. He carries the weight he has well, exploding off the line and moving laterally with ease. Still gets impressive penetration at times by using that explosiveness (check out the 3:50 mark in the video below). His quickness and athleticism are underrated.
Nonetheless, Still's bread and butter is his bull rush. You can see it at the 1:57 mark above, as he uses pure strength to overpower the lineman. Defensive linemen who rely on power in college often struggle in the N.F.L. when they encounter blockers who are just as strong, but I think Still is so powerful that he'll find success with his bull rush in the pros.
Still does have a few other pass rush moves, all of which are made more effective than usual because of his success with the bull rush. You can see this at the 2:01 mark below, when the lineman anchors in anticipation of Still's power, only to lose leverage when Still makes a quick lateral move. The same thing happens against Ohio State at the 2:40 mark in the third video on this page.
Despite Still's success with swim and rip moves, his pass rush repertory can be refined. If he struggles with the bull rush at the next level, he could have some trouble. When Still's initial move does not work, he can get stonewalled.
Because of his penetration and quickness off the ball, Still can cause havoc against the run. Take a look at the 6:55 mark in the Illinois game. Still has 5+ plays like this each and every game. His athleticism and explosiveness, at times, are as good as those of any defensive tackle prospect I have seen. Still has not displayed the sort of consistency you would like, though, and sometimes becomes fatigued at the end of games.
Still's play recognition is also a concern. It sometimes appears he is so focused on getting penetration that he doesn't look around for the ball. I watched multiple plays where Still is rushing upfield when the ball-carrier is behind him.
On top of that, Still anticipates an anchor from linemen at all times. This can be advantageous when the blockers do anchor, as Still can either lower his pad level and overpower them anyway, or use leverage to slide by them. At times (such as in the first play against Illinois above), Still falls over because the lineman will give way to his rush. It will be interesting to see if Still can maintain the effectiveness of his bull rush while controlling it better in the N.F.L.
Over all, Still is a top player who just needs to become more consistent. He has good knee bend at just about all times, tremendous lateral quickness, and the ability to absorb blocks, shed them and make plays. Still looks like a top-five talent at times, and then a third-round prospect at others. He is still a bit raw, and if he can bring it together and develop consistent play, he will be a terror on the inside.
In my opinion, Still needs to be placed in a one-gap scheme. This means he must be given freedom to rush upfield and freelance a bit within the defense, as opposed to maintaining ground and eating up blockers. Despite his strength, Still is most effective when exploding off the snap and getting up the field.
Devon Still could rise up some boards because he has scheme versatility. Teams with both 4-3 and 3-4 defenses will covet his play-making. Because of that, he has an opportunity to go in the top 10 picks. More likely, he will be selected somewhere in the teens; at that point, teams will no longer want to pass on his potential.
Most Likely Destinations
Carolina (#9), Buffalo (#10), Seattle (#12), Dallas (#14), Tennessee (#20), Denver (#25)


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Hello all,
I am new to Teradata and would like to get some help on Teradata lookup reference or any other solution to efficient write an SQL. I have an SQL that performs a string pattern search based on a company name and there are about 200 search strings that are implemented in the where clause. There are about 150MM records in the customer table. Is there a better approach to address this issue? As far as the performance is concerned, teradata is powerful and it does the job in seconds. But I would like to have this list of string patterns in a table and avoid full table scan. Please advise.
Thanks so much for your help in advance!!
For ex:
select x.CustName
from CustTable x
where x.CustName like any ('%abc%', '%xyz%', '%pqrs%', '% act %', '%act %' etc {200 more string patterns}... )
and x.CustName not like all ('%group%', '% auto %', '% inc%' etc {100 more string patterns}..)
and x.CustName not like any ('%WF%', '%ion%')
Hi Sue,
you can move the search strings in a table and then simply use
x.CustName like any (SELECT pattern FROM tab)
But this will result in a Product Join for each SELECT, so performance might be worse.
Hi Dieter,
First, Thank you so much for your response!!
You are right about the performance and I really want to avoid that performance hassle. What do you think about creating look up table/references where I could just use cust ID and customer names that satisfy the above string pattern criteria and use this table in the original query?
Also, there is yet another search list based on address (this list of string patterns runs in 1000s) and I need to pick the records that satisfy the criteria. The total records in the teradata table is around 600K. I'm sure this will be a huge problem with performance.
I'm trying to find a better wayof handling this in teradata. Can you please advise?
Once again thanks for your help!!
You can use the patterns in the table, to generate and execute INSERTs in an SP to get only the data that qualifies your criteria. And then you can use that table for your needs.


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The day started in the Florentine hostel, located in the beautiful modern city of Tel Aviv. The Florentine hostel is situated close to the old city of Jaffa, a really charming and wonderful district with a lot of small markets, shops and nice places for a break. As it was located near the beach, we had already taken a quick dip in the sea the day before. The agenda was to head to the Dead Sea and thereafter to explore the city of Jerusalem. The journey was nice and easy and it felt we were drifting peacefully in the Dead Sea just a few moments after our departure.
The Lonely Planet was our main guide during the journey and provided us with some interesting facts on the journey towards the Dead Sea. Did you for example know no bird can cross the Dead Sea because the air and the chemicals over the Dead Sea are making it impossible for birds to fly? In the old years of the Egyptians and the Persians, they made thankfully use of this fact to flee from mosquitoes and other insects and birds. Today the Dead Sea is shared by Israel, Jordan and the Palestine Territories. In the past the Dead Sea was a perfect hiding and refuge place for King David, King Herod, Jesus and John the Baptist. Another reason why you should go to this place, is because it is the lowest place on the face of the earth, at an astonishing 425m below sea level. The water is coral blue and the many minerals and mud are an excellent way to stop you from looking older.
After some more relaxation in the Dead Sea, it was time to head for our main target of the day, Jerusalem! Once this city was in our sight, everyone was looking out of the window of our private taxi to catch a glimpse of this special and spiritual attractive city. First we checked-in in probable one of the most gorgeous youth hostels of Jerusalem. The first two floors were excavated out of rock, resulting in a wonderful ambiance and nice cosy places for a chat. We quickly dropped our baggage, because we wanted to see as much as possible of Jerusalem with our tight schedule. First we went down towards the holy sepulchre church, which is seen as the centre of Christianity because Jesus maybe was crucified there. However other people say this place was outside the city centre, located on the North of Jerusalem. In the church we listened to Catholics singing their songs and burning candles. Most of us have been in a church before, but this was a special experience. After the church we did a small walk around the city wall to see the Mount of Olives. This Mount is located on the North-East of Jerusalem and is covered with many white stone graves. Most of us felt a mystic feeling by seeing this mountain and all the graves. We entered the city again trough the Lions gate and followed the via doloroza, the road Jesus walked with a cross towards his crucifixion. Today most of this road are characterized by markets and shops on both side of the street. But in the evening when all these shops were closed and the streets were still, this gave a special feeling by walking this road by night.
The highlight of the evening was the wailing wall. Man and woman were separated at the entrance by security. We were not aware today was also the celebration of the first day of the Chanoeka, where the Jews celebrated their victory to the Greeks 2000 years ago. The light the first of the seven candles of the menorah. This reminds them of the wonder during the fight against the Greeks, the menorah burned for eight days. This was a wonder because there was only oil for one day. Back to the wailing wail. Ivar and my where the first that dared walking towards the wall, after being clothed appropriately by wearing a yameka. The wall was full with all kind and sizes of letters, most likely prayer of the Jews that cry out for the temple to be rebuild. We were amazed by the intense prayer attitude of the Jews. On each side of the wailing wall a small bibliotheca was located, with all kind of Hebrew books, probable filled with hymns and words from the Old Testament. But nobody of us could read Hebrew, so we will never know;)
After this really learning full day, it was time to drink a beer of some wine at the hostel and enjoy the warm breeze together with other travels from all over the world at the wonderful balcony of the hostel. We talked with some Americans who where studying in Jordan and visited Jerusalem for a short break in their study. We all enjoyed seeing this wonderful city and were highly determined to use the next morning to see much more of this special city. We can recommend everybody to come to Jerusalem and explore this city! It is modern, cosy, religious and the source of a lot of religions. Come and see.


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In the rough mountains and deserts of Kurdistan is an all-female guerilla brigade fighting ISIS. The battlefield is one of the only places these women can escape constricting gender roles. Fierce and proud, they instill fear in their enemy, not only for their bravery and skill, but also because, for ISIS soldiers, dying at the hands of a woman means they'll never reach paradise. Opening up to filmmaker Zaynê Akyol—who particiapted in Pitch In here at Hot Docs—these militant members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are united by a vision of freedom in every sense, putting their lives at risk for what they believe in.
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