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Job 12:1-15:35; 1 Corinthians 15:29-58; Psalm 39:1-13; Proverbs 21:30-31
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Job 12:1-15:35
1 And Job answered and said,
2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
13 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.
3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
20 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
14 Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
3 And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18 And surely the mountains falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
19 The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
15 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
7 Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
9 What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?
10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
11 Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?
14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
17 I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:
27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
34 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
1 Corinthians 15:29-58
29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Psalm 39:1-13
1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.
5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
13 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
Proverbs 21:30-31
30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.
31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.


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Former Swanscombe and Greenhithe mayor released after assault arrest
PUBLISHED: 14:31 09 May 2017 | UPDATED: 14:31 09 May 2017
It follows an incident in Dartford last week
A former Swanscombe and Greenhithe mayor is at the centre of an assault investigation.
Victor Openshaw, who was elected as a town councillor in 2011 with the Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association and had stood at a number of elections beforehand, also served as mayor for the town council until 2013.
Last week, a fight reportedly broke out at a Dartford home, and Mr Openshaw was arrested on suspicion of assault, along with another man believed to be his son-in-law.
A spokesperson from Kent Police said: "Kent Police is investigating an altercation between two men which is reported to have taken place at an address in Radzan Close, Dartford, between 4.30pm and 4.56pm on Wednesday May 3."
The 64-year-old, and 37-year-old Mark Scamp, were both released later the same day, pending further enquiries.
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Deep Floral Colours Trending in Paint for Spring and Summer
Nature-Infused, Rich Pastels Budding in Home Decor, According to SICO Paint
LONGUEUIL, Quebec, March 10, 2015 – Rich floral colours are expected to be in full bloom this coming season – not only in the garden, but in all elements of home decor. That's the forecast of SICO® paint in unveiling its top colours for spring and summer 2015.
Think deep pastel tones, such as blue hydrangeas, dusty pink roses, saturated orange and turquoise peonies, sunflowers, clay grey stones and reddish brown vines.
"This season's paint palette is filled with saturated colours, in both warm and cool tones," said Mylène Gévry, marketing manager for Sico paint, a brand of PPG Architectural Coatings. "It's all about bringing colours of the garden inside and using them in creative ways."
Topping Sico paint's list of hot colours for spring and summer 2015 are Impetuous Blue (6022-41), Ningxia Pink (6052-52), Dynastic Orange (6065-64*), Blueberry Flower (6525-23 ▲), Dark Lemon (6098-64), Cotton Flower (6186-31), Stainless Steel (6241-21), Cayman Blue (6151-52), Sargasso Sea (6146-42) and Aperitif (6039-73).
"The back-to-basics, return-to-nature trend firmly planted in home decor the last couple of years is now moving away from neutral tones toward more colourful – while still soothing – elements of nature," Gévry said, crediting the fashion world for the infusion of rich tones into interior design.
"The fashion runways are filled with deep pastels, both on their own and in bold, oversized floral patterns that are trending right now," she said. "This rich, floral influence is spilling over into all facets of home decor, from fabric and furniture to drapery and accessories."
To meet growing consumer demand for colour-infused decor, Sico paint recently introduced the MUSETM line, billed as the brand's best paint for rich colours. A paint-and-primer-in-one product, Sico Muse paint features a revolutionary TOUCH RESIST TECHNOLOGY™ paint innovation that gives colour surfaces unprecedented richness and depth while providing maximum resistance to scratches, marks and stains.
"If you're going to paint with colour, this is the product to use," Gévry said in launching the new product. She explained that Muse paint is Sico paint's highest-quality, best-performing and most sophisticated product to date. "Because the product is ultra-smooth and deep in hue, it will add a wow factor and an unbelievably luxurious, fashionable and artistic feel to any room."
To incorporate this season's blossoming colours into your decor, Gévry recommends looking outdoors for inspiration:
- Think about what colours in nature make you feel good. What outdoor settings make you feel most relaxed or energized – your garden, the woods, the countryside or the sea? Narrowing the feeling you'd like to achieve, and the element of nature you'd like to replicate, makes it easier to choose colours.
- Pick a main colour for your room, and then add other hues in unequal amounts. A good rule of thumb is to use the dominant tone in about two-thirds of the room. For example, if you select a turquoise blue as the dominant colour, you may want to paint an accent wall a darker blue, and your trim, doors and ceilings in white, cream or a lighter shade of one of the blue colours.
- When developing a colour scheme, consider the "temperature" you want to create indoors. Yellows, oranges and pinks are warm colours, whereas blues and greens are cool tones – something to bear in mind if you're looking to warm up a room on the shady side of the house, or cool off an area with southern exposure.
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MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- The Covenant baseball team suffered a 9-1 loss to Maryville on Thursday night in the opener of a three-game USA South series.
The series was moved up a day because of predicted poor weather on Saturday. The teams will conclude the series with a doubleheader on Friday afternoon starting at 3 p.m.
Maryville (20-5, 5-5 USA South) scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning and Covenant (9-14, 7-6 USA South) would not be able to recover.
Devin Cerrato went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Covenant, while Caleb Bloye was 2-for-5 on the night. The Scots had eight hits in the contest, but left 10 runners on base. Covenant had at least one runner in scoring position in six different innings on the night, but only came through on one of those chances.
Covenant's lone run in the game came in the third inning. Austin Trammell led off with a double before advancing to third on a wild pitch. Two batters later, Cerrato singled to left field to plate Trammell and cut the Scots' deficit to 4-1. Later in the inning, Covenant loaded the bases with only one out, however Maryville starter Anthony Rodriguez retired the next two hitters to avoid further damage.
Maryville scored single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings before capping the victory with a two-run eighth inning. Andrew Henry was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI, while Christian Poulsen drove in two runs and Hayden Hollingsworth scored three times.
Rodriguez (2-2) got the win for Maryville after going six innings and giving up one run on five hits with seven strikeouts. Jerod Dickey tossed the final three innings to collect the save.
Drew Bradley got the nod in the series opener for Covenant. Bradley (1-5) lasted 4.1 innings and surrendered six runs on six hits. Tristen Green threw 2.2 innings in relief and allowed one run despite not surrendering a base hit.
Covenant and Maryville will wrap-up the series on Friday with a doubleheader. Game one is set for 3 p.m.
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Standard Combos: Bant Scapeshift
- Andreas Reling
- 2019-07-23
Scapeshift has been standard legal since Core Set 2019, yet it never saw much play in competitive Standard, despite being a tournament staple in formats like Modern. In this weeks article, Andifeated will elaborate on the missing piece that is bringing Scapeshift back into the Standard limelight.
Scapeshift – The One-Card Combo
What made Scapeshift a broken card in Extended and Modern was Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle. With this and a bunch of Mountains in your deck, Scapeshift essentially was a one-card combo that won most games if the caster controlled 7 or more lands. This worked because Valakut and the other lands than enter all see each other, meaning one Valakut and six lands deals 18 damage on the spot, and if you have more lands and can fetch more Valakuts, those numbers grow out of control very quickly. It's an elegant combo as it only requires you to draw one card while most other combos require you to draw multiple specific cards. Sure, you need a bunch of lands in play and the right land cards left in your deck, but with smart deckbuilding, this is easier to achieve and less vulnerable than most other competitive combos in Magic.
Without a card like Valakut though, Scapeshift isn't really able to fully shine and as such, hasn't seen play in the current Standard.
Core Set 2020 and The Missing Piece
Wizards decided to change that, albeit for a very short period of time with Field of the Dead. This card, from Core Set 2020, provides a way to use Scapshift that's rather similar to Valakut. While creating zombie tokens isn't the same as outright defeating a player with direct damage, but it does have some other advantages to make up for this. For example, Valakut Scapeshift decks sometimes find themselves in situations where they don't have enough Mountains left to deal the necessary damage, but you'll nearly always have enough zombies to bury your opponent with Field of the Dead. Also, creating a horde of Zombie Tokens while being able to spew out a new bunch of Zombies with every ramp spell gives the deck a decent late-game even without a Scapeshift. The need to control seven differently named lands makes for a bad mana base as you can't just play a high amount of basic lands and therefore have to get really creative with deck building and deal with a lot of tapped lands but there are also a lot of nice utility lands you can search for that give the deck more options which are not that bad. Here's an example list posted by Luis Scott-Vargas, having just come off of a GP win.
Bant Scapeshift by Luis Scott-Vargas, Twitter
|20Other Spells
|1Azorius Guildgate
|3Arboreal Grazer
|4Circuitous Route
|1Blast Zone
|4Elvish Rejuvenator
|2Grow from the Ashes
|1Blossoming Sands
|4Hydroid Krasis
|3Breeding Pool
|4Growth Spiral
|1Field of Ruin
|4Teferi, Time Raveler
|4Field of the Dead
|2Prison Realm
|2Hallowed Fountain
|1Hinterland Harbor
|1Selesnya Guildgate
|1Simic Guildgate
|1Sunpetal Grove
|2Temple Garden
|1Temple of Malady
|2Temple of Mystery
|1Thornwood Falls
|1Tranquil Cove
|3Aether Gust
|3Deputy of Detention
|3Dovin's Veto
|1Ixalan's Binding
|2Knight of Autumn
|3Veil of Summer
This is very nearly the decklist Luis Scott-Vargas won Grand Prix Denver this past weekend, with Temple of Malady replacing Memorial to Genius and a significant sideboard rework. Also, the same deck won the Sunday Mythic Championship Qualifier at the Magic Fest in question, the Magic Online MCQ, and put three more players into the top eight of Grand Prix Denver. Before I wrote this article today, I played it a lot myself in Magic Arena Ranked play and I barely lost a match.
The deck feels insanely powerful and it has been a while since a new Standard deck got me this excited.
The Gameplay
On the surface, this deck is relatively easy to play with straightforward gameplay. Get a bunch of Lands into play, cast Scapeshift, and put as many zombies into play as you can. Then, swing for the win with your enormous horde. Later on, your Ramp Spells turn into zombie production in case your initial zombie horde gets wiped (or you don't have Scapeshift).
So far so good, but the combo has two problems though as you need to untap with your produced horde and you need to make all this happen before your opponent kills you. As most of your spells are just ramp spells, you're not exactly well defended before it's time to Scapeshift.
Those two problems are solved by Teferi, Time Raveler. It doesn't just prevent your opponent from countering your precious Scapeshift. It also lets you cast your devastating sorcery at the most convenient step of the turn: your opponent's end step.
Board wipes like Kaya's Wrath, a safety valve against other Field of the Dead decks, do nothing in the face of baby Teferi.
As if that wasn't enough, Teferi can also bounce pesky attackers to buy more time, dig for important cards, or reuse your own Elvish Rejuvenator or Hydroid Krasis to give you more card advantage.
The little Planeswalker is an all-star in this deck and this deck really leverages the card to its full potential.
What I also like a lot about this deck is that while, at its heart, it's a combo deck, it also has a very solid backup plan. Ramping into big Hydroid Krasis has been a successful strategy in Standard for a long time now and alongside Elvish Rejuvenators that can find your Field of the Deads, this deck can grind quite well against controlling strategies without ever resolving a Scapeshift in the first place.
Going Forward
Many players who chose the deck for the past weekend's tournaments praised its power. They said many games felt unlosable and I had many opponents concede against me very early despite the fact that the game was far from over because of the deck's powerful and resilient gameplan.
The deck certainly has a lot of room to improve, but I think it will get worse as the meta adapts to it. Slower decks can interact with it using cards like Field of Ruin, Ashiok, Dream Render, and more disruption that can interrupt the Scapeshift combo. Additionally, picking decks that don't really care about the zombie horde could also be a path forward, as it makes the deck a lot less scary.
I definitely recommend the deck in upcoming tournaments and if you choose not to play it, definitely be ready for it as it will be one of the central decks in the meta in the coming weeks.
Did you already play against this deck or witness any crazy moments in games with it? Let me know in the comments your experiences and how you would either adapt to beat it or change the deck itself to be more effective.
Opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily Cardmarket.
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I barely play standard so I'm not gonna invest, but could Voracious Hydra work as a budget replacement for Hydroid Krasis?
Hi Andreas,
Thanks for this article.
I really like this deck, it seems to be very powerful and solid.
What do you think about Elvish Reclaimer as an addition to have more options to find a Field of the Dead? I would replace one Arboreal Grazer and both of the Grow from the Ashes.


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Lisel Hintz and Blaise Misztal – 11.3.17
Once a close strategic ally, over the last four years or so Turkey has not only been pulling away from the United States in terms of policy coordination, but also increasingly infusing relations with antagonism. Washington modulated its diplomacy accordingly, but made few substantive efforts to reverse Ankara's course. Until now. On Oct. 9, as Turkey added to the list of U.S. citizens and diplomatic employees in its jails, the United States finally stood up to Turkish truculence. The manner in which it did so, however, is counterproductive, and reflects a misreading of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's motivations. By suspending nonimmigrant visa services for ordinary citizens in Turkey, Washington plays into Erdoğan's hands rather than punishes him.
The visa suspension stems from a recent but faulty way of thinking about U.S.-Turkish relations. To be sure, the relationship currently struggles with a strategic contradiction: The United States still sees Turkey as a vital player in securing its interests in the Middle East, particularly in a post-ISIL Syria and Iraq, but Ankara has become increasingly difficult to work with. Concluding, along with many Turkey scholars, that its fellow NATO member is proving itself a questionable ally at best, Washington appears to have shifted to a "transactional" approach. Based on mutual interests and trade-offs rather than shared values, this strategy of pragmatism aims at producing cooperative deals in which each side gets some of what it wants.Continue Reading


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Justice is the impartial maintenance and administration of what is just.
Constable Odo had a very well established sense of what justice was. According to him, "Nobody ever had to teach me the justice trick. That's something I've always known. A racial memory from my species, I guess." Because he was considered "the outsider" during the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor, Odo felt that he was "on no one's side." As such, his only motivation was justice. "If you're innocent, you'll go free. If you're not, I'll turn you over to [the] authorities. That's the only choice here." (DS9: "Necessary Evil")
His observations of what justice was included:
- Unlike laws, which "change depending on who's making them," justice remains unaffected. (DS9: "A Man Alone")
- "There's no room in justice for loyalty or friendship or love. Justice, as the Humans like to say, is blind." (DS9: "Necessary Evil")
- After reading the files on Hogue and Rekelen, Odo felt that turning them over to the Cardassians, which would have been a certain death sentence, did not fit the punishment deserved for the supposed crimes they committed. As such, he chose to free them from his custody "in the name of justice." (DS9: "Profit and Loss")
See also
- Cardassian Ministry of Justice
- Dramian Hall of Justice
- Federation Uniform Code of Justice
- Poetic justice
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It happened twice this week, and happens all the time. Candidates are asked a reasonable question and give not only Too Much Information, but way too much information and it ends up costing them the job. We had a well-qualified candidate for senior-level inside sales manager's job. She made it past the first interview and when she went to the second interview for some reason or another she felt compelled to explain to the female hiring manager why she wore a wig. It was a very expensive wig and unless you look closely you couldn't even see that she wore one. She went on and on, according to the hiring authority, for five or 10 minutes about the condition of her hair. It had absolutely nothing to do with the job… nada! On top of thinking that the conversation got weird, the hiring authority totally lost interest in the candidate. And what's worse, the candidate didn't even detect it.
The second situation had to do with a very well-qualified V.P. This guy is in his late 40's and has 20 years of solid experience and you think you would know better. Somewhere in the conversation with the CEO of one of our clients, he started talking about all of the problems he was having with his 16-year-old. Now most of us who have raised kids know parents always have problems with a 16-year-old, especially a male 16-year-old. For some crazy reason our candidate felt so relaxed with the CEO, he told the CEO about his kid's problems at school, his kid's challenge with hanging around the wrong kinds of other kids and, can you believe this, his kid's drug problem. End of interview! Although the CEO had a tremendous amount of empathy for the candidate's situation he didn't feel comfortable at all hiring someone who might be so distracted by his 16-year-old that he might not travel or work like he should.
Some years back, we had a very accomplished female candidate. She had recently gone through a rather ugly divorce and didn't mind sharing her woes over the divorce with prospective employers. We warned her not to do this under any circumstances. Many people however in situations like that can't help themselves. She made it past three interviews with one of our clients and was a finalist. In fact, we were told it was hers to lose. In the final interview with the executive VP she ended up telling her personal story. After the interview she told us that even though she had gone into her personal story more than she would like, the hiring VP totally understood her situation. The executive VP told our candidate that she had recently gone through the same kind of ugly divorce and they spent 20 minutes commiserating. Our candidate knew that, this time, talking about her ugly divorce only helped her, because the executive VP really understood and empathized with her because he executive VP had just gone through the same kind of ordeal. Unfortunately, she was totally wrong. The Executive Vice President wasn't going to hire her because, according to the EVP, she knew what a basket case someone is when they go through that kind of thing and since it had just happened to her she knew, from experience, that a person going through that ordeal wouldn't be focused for at least a year.
Here's the lesson:Don't give TOO MUCH INFORMATION !!!It will work against you


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Part of Miller's trouble seems to be that her family was seen as not quite good enough for the suburb they moved into in spring 2004.
Cars enter Miller's neighborhood through a tall red brick wall that surrounds the entire development. A small concrete sign set in the wall proclaims you have just entered "Ivory Crossing." Another warns salespeople to keep out. Residents enjoy a clubhouse, a pool and restrictive covenants that govern everything from the look of the lawns to the behavior of residents. People move here because they don't want to live next to neighbors who leave toys on their lawn. Apparently, pink flamingoes were among the few things for which the Millers didn't get into trouble with the Ivory Crossing homeowners association:
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- April 16, 2007. "During your parties your neighbors have had to drive on their lawns to access their driveways and also have had to negotiate through numerous vehicles. This must stop immediately." n
- Aug. 9, 2007. "The day care operated out of your home has been identified as a nuisance," says a notice asking the Millers to shut it, or get a business license and approval from the homeowner management committee. n
- Article III Paragraph 9 Section e Subsection 14: "Please take appropriate action to make sure your dog is not allowed to run through the community without supervision." n
- Parking. "Vehicles are not allowed to be parked on the streets overnight. Do not park your vehicle so as to block or deny other residents access to their homes."
If the Millers' behavior mimics that of Sanford & Son, it's not from a lack of working hard to come up in the world.
Lohra Miller, an Air Force brat and self-made woman grew her career and business from scratch. She graduated in 1988 from Brigham Young University law school. Husband Lorenzo worked briefly as a park ranger before he, too, became a lawyer. Gradually they amassed contracts to become the for-hire prosecuting firm for many cities throughout the Salt Lake Valley, earning a reputation as particularily tough on minors caught drinking. Though she had never handled a felony crime as a city prosecutor, Lohra Miller ran for district attorney in 2006 and won the open seat. It's been virtually nothing but trouble for her since.
During her campaign, Miller was investigated for accepting more than $30,000 in donations from employees of a single company, Wasatch Property Management. Wasatch employees told City Weekly prior to the election they had been given $2,000 bonus checks, equal to the maximum allowable political contribution and were directed to donate it to Miller's campaign. Attorney General Shurtleff backed Miller's campaign. His staff declined to investigate, as did the district attorney, saying since Miller wasn't yet a public official, campaign finance laws didn't apply to her.
Miller's first year as district attorney witnessed a string of long-term assistant district attorneys jumping ship. She fought with Salt Lake County councilmen over allegations she invented an imaginary crime wave to justify increasing her office budget. Most recently, Miller has been in the news for firing Kent Morgan, a 24-year prosecutor who ran against Miller for the 2006 Republican district attorney nomination.
But Miller doesn't get to leave her troubles at the office.
During last year's investigation of her neighbors' complaints, South Jordan Police reported they could find no evidence of underage drinking parties at the home of Miller whose "Ask A Cop" campaign for district attorney earned her the backing of police unions. Since election, Miller has stedfastly refused to prosecute police officers accused of crimes.
Lt. Rob Hansen of the South Jordan Police Department told newspapers that he looked through police files and found only two reports of responses to the Miller house, neither dealing with reports of parties.
But that wasn't quite accurate. South Jordan Police files did contain a report of underage drinking in the Miller house—a bizarre one.


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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Keep an Eye Out For Signs of a Depressed Daughter
Depression among teenage girls is a serious concern. Research shows that teen depression is on the rise, with approximately 20 percent of teens experiencing depression before adulthood. What's more: suicide is the third-leading cause of death for adolescents and young … Continue reading
Meal Planning as a Single Father
Sitting down for a family dinner every night may seem like a 1950s fantasy in today's busy world, especially for single parents. But the benefits are undeniable: it makes kids less picky, they perform better in school, and it might … Continue reading
Working Dads: Make More Time for Your Daughter This Summer
A study of around 1,000 working fathers conducted by Northeastern University discovered that the more time busy dads spent with their children, the happier they were. It's no surprise that spending extra time with your daughter is bound to leave … Continue reading
Summer Break Ideas For You and Your Daughter
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Hacker group PP has released a tool to perform jailbreak iOS 8.4. According to preliminary information, a software-only solution for Windows users is the authorized version of the TaiG jailbreak released for iOS 8.3.
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DH and I have been watching alot of Star Trek lately. So I asked him what colours I could use to do a Star Trek inspired look and he thought that balck with something sparkly on top would be like the sky with stars. That is basically what I did for this look. I used one of my favorite liners, Caviar, as a shadow and patted a little 2000 over it.
I think I might do a few more Star Trek looks that are based on the colours of space anomalies and stuff like that. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them!
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As the North-West rivals gear up for their latest clash, managers Jürgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho will be preparing for what—on paper—should be a fairly even game. All of Liverpool and United's last three encounters have finished in draws. Likewise—including previous clubs they've managed—Klopp and Mourinho have each won 50% of games encountered against each other. However, as things currently stand, it's Klopp and Liverpool who are in desperate need of a win, having won just 1 out of their last 7 games. On the other hand, United are on a run of 10 games unbeaten and sit comfortably in second place of the Premier League table.
Now that the international break is out the way, fans will be eagerly anticipating a full-blooded encounter at Anfield. But will it be The Reds or The Red Devils who come out on top?
Mourinho and United's first test
United have been in fine form so far this season. Their fans have arguably seen the most exciting football from their side since the days of Sir Alex Ferguson, with Mourinho's men yet to lose in the league and currently averaging three goals per game. Even with the loss of injured midfielder, Paul Pogba, there don't appear to be any cracks emerging in their organised defence and creative attack: United currently have the Premier League's most clean sheets (6) and highest goal scorer (Romelu Lukaku) to prove it.
When we take a look at the teams United have come up against in their 7 league games thus far, it would seem that the real test is yet to come. West Ham, Swansea, Leicester, Stoke, Everton, Southampton and Crystal Palace currently sit among the bottom 9 teams in the league. Stoke—currently in 13th position—even managed to gain a point against United, scoring twice in the process. It will be interesting to see how the side perform against the 'top teams' and Liverpool being one of them.
Frustration for Liverpool: Good, but not great
Liverpool fans have voiced their angst in recent weeks as Klopp's men fail to rack up the points. Their frustrations aren't exactly surprising though when we take a look at the statistics so far this season. Liverpool have had the highest amount of shots on goal in the Premier League but a shots-to-goal conversion rate of just 9.48%. The Reds are also averaging 55.8% of possession per Premier League game so far, despite winning just 3 in 7.
Defensively it's not looking great either, with the third worst goals-against figure in the league (12). Liverpool look poor when defending set pieces and United will certainly seek to exploit that with their physical prowess (it's no secret that Mourinho likes tall players). Frustrations are flourishing at Liverpool and the recent news that Ballon d'Or shortlister, Sadio Mane, could be out for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury doesn't make the future look any brighter.
On a positive note, Liverpool have looked threatening on the break and particularly when their top goal scorer, Mohamed Salah, runs at defenders. The Egyptian manages to find his way through the backline, rendering opposition full backs helpless with his pace. Liverpool will want to exploit that speed, particularly if up against the likes of the rather-less-rapid Daley Blind at left back.
Danger men
Phillipe Coutinho – Liverpool
The Brazilian has looked lively since his return to Klopp's starting XI, scoring 2 and assisting 1 in 3 league appearances. His ability to draw fouls, seek out runs and shoot from long range will give United something to worry about. The 25-year-old is also a free-kick connoisseur and Liverpool will certainly be looking to win set pieces around the box.
Romelu Lukaku – Manchester United
With an ankle injury scare during the international break, United fans will be relieved to hear that their top goalscorer is fit to play this weekend. There's no doubt that Lukaku is up there as one of the top clinical finishers in the Premier League. An already shaky looking Liverpool defence will attempt to keep the Belgian from entering the box. However—having scored a goal per game so far in the league—the 24-year-old is already looking likely to be on the scoresheet this Saturday.
Liverpool starting XI: Mignolet; Moreno, Matip, Lovren, Gomez; Can, Henderson, Coutinho; Salah, Firmino, Sturridge
Manchester United starting XI: De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Young; Matic, Herrera; Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford; Lukaku
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There is a greater range of flows explored, a greater range of tones discovered, and a sharper focus throughout Filthy music.
REBAL HUE is weeks away from it's 1st Edition Playlist Music Showcase in Washington, DC. Hell Vacancy artist Filthy Fell Off will be one of our featured artist. Filthy grew up in Hyattsville, Maryland. In the era where R&B music
seems obsolete but Filthy has taking a refreshing approach on what he calls Emo R&B. Filthy released two EP's back in 2018 titled Monster in the Mirror with three tracks and Demons On The Dance Floor with five tracks. Get to know more about Filthy Fell Off in an exclusive Q& A with REBAL HUE Magazine.
The Exclusive Q&A w/ Filthy Fell Off
REBAL HUE Magazine has an exclusive interview with Filthy Fell Off. We had questions for Filthy Fell Off such as influences in starting music, inspiration behind his music, dream collaboration and more. Check-out the interview below.
What made you start pursuing a career in rap?
"The death of my close friend Kevin Victor and dropping out of college soon after his death made me start pursuing a career in music. Losing him so suddenly shifted my perspective."
Growing up (where?), can you describe today's underground music scene?
" I grew up in Hyattsville, MD / Today's underground music scene is so diverse, I just wish it was a little more cohesive. It seems like there's a divide within as far as venues, audiences, and artists."
Musically, what are your biggest influences and who are your favorite musicians?
"Musically, my biggest influences are go-go bands (New impressionz, TOB, ABM, TCB, XIB). I would say from grade 7 all the way up until high school graduation, the majority of the music I listened to was go-go. My favorite musicians are Prince, Lil Wayne, Sade, Phil Collins, Tame Impala, Michael Jackson, and Little Dragon."
What was the inspiration behind your rap name?
"The inspiration behind my name came from the lifestyle I was living at the time; I was couch surfing a lot, wearing the same fits back to back, not getting my hair done, etc. So I felt "Filthy" was fitting, then I added the "Fell Off" for alliteration and to use as motivation (if I've already fallen off then my life can't get any worse)."
What was the inspiration behind your new song Undertaker?
"My inspiration behind "Undertaker" was pulled from personal experiences. I was dating an exotic dancer from last summer up until this past February, I've observed my peers indulging in their vices on a social level, and I've done my own dirt. So, I used all of those moments and memories to craft each bar of the record."
Who would like to Collaborate with in feature and why?
"I'd like to collaborate with NoName [Gypsy], she's really talented and I like her moody/dark approach to select records."
Are there any upcoming projects you're working on?"I have a solo album, exclusively produced/recorded/mixed by K.EYE.D, in the works titled "OUT OF THE INFERNO" but I don't have a release date just yet (definitely dropping sometime this summer)."


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FaZe ADL, an artist hired by FaZe Clan in October after one of his images went viral, has released a unique new look at Fortnite's Whiteout skins.
ADL released "Jonesy, Lord of the No Skins" which got the attention of FaZe Banks and quickly landed him a job with FaZe Clan.
He has gone on to do other popular recreations of famous paintings like the one in the title picture by replacing the people with Fortnite skins.
Currently, his rendering of the Whiteout skins with helmet-in-hand has gathered a lot of attention on Twitter.
The female version of the skin sits over 4,500 likes while the male version trails at closer to 1,000.
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— FaZe ADL (@t_visADL) November 15, 2018
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— FaZe ADL (@t_visADL) November 16, 2018
It is not immediately clear what these renders were designed for and even ADL seemed surprised that they were doing those big numbers.
In the past, ADL has mentioned that he has been talking to Tfue – and reportedly designed some thumbnails – and Epic Games, possibly to do work on a loading screen.
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"American Idol": guilty of shameless product placement?
By Kim Palacios
hollywoodnews.com: At first I thought the "American Idol" contestants were simply too young to remember the origin of songs. But when Jacob Lusk announced during tonight's episode that he'd be singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" from the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness", I got it. One clue was the "Pursuit of Happyness" movie poster that was edited in during Lusk's opening montage. Looks like the show's exploited every possible money-making venue.
The realization is somewhat encouraging. Hopefully a singer of Lusk's caliber knows that "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was written by Paul Simon. What's disappointing is that a movie soundtrack—not Simon—was credited for the song during the show.
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It's official – Exmouth Town are heading for the Western League
PUBLISHED: 09:12 20 May 2019 | UPDATED: 09:12 20 May 2019
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The news that Exmouth Town had been eagerly awaiting finally came through at the weekend with confirmation that Town had achieved promotion and would be plying their trade next season in the Toolstation Western League Premier Division, writes John Dibsdall.
Having narrowly missed out on the South West Peninsula Premier Division title to Tavistock, that would have given them automatic promotion, Town had to rely on their points per game average being in the top nine of teams in the fifteen step 6 leagues nationally that did not qualify as League winners.
With their impressive run that saw them win thirteen and draw two of their last fifteen league games their 2.47average points from thirty six games has earned them the right to take their place in the Western League Premier Division for the first time since they withdrew from that league in 2005.
Town will once again lock horns with old Devon rivals such as Buckland Athletic (now managed by ex-town Manager Richard Pears), Plymouth Parkway (who finished runners-up to Willand Rovers, who have been promoted to the Southern League) and Tavistock.
Other sides in the League include Bridport, Bridgwater, Wellington and Street, but they will also travel to new grounds such as Cribbs and Roman Glass St George.
Town's Reserves have also achieved promotion as they will be playing in the newly formed Devon Football League, North and East Division, next season.
Other clubs in the league include Budleigh Salterton, St. Martins, Teignmouth and Witheridge along with some of their rivals from this season including Exwick Villa, Heavitree United, Newtown and Clyst Valley.
Now that Town know their opponents for next season they can start to arrange pre-season friendlies. In the past we have played the likes of Bridgwater, Bridport and Wellington but it was impractical to play these sides if we were going to meet in the League.
Town should also be in the hat for the first qualifying round of the FA Cup (to be played August 10) and the FA Vase (August 31).
Exiting times ahead and a just reward for all the hard work that has been put into the club both on and off the pitch this last twelve months.
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Alpha Dog Nick Cassavetes
Published Mar 13, 2007I was expecting absolutely nothing from this, which after all is a Nick Cassavetes movie opening in January. But it managed to put to shame most of the prestige jobs that will no doubt clog the Oscars this year. Even The Departed was no match for its portrait of macho intimidation and youthful stupidity.
Emile Hirsch assays the role of Johnny Truelove, a third generation drug-dealer in a family that includes Bruce Willis and Harry Dean Stanton. His crew is bunch of alpha male lunkheads who bully the weaker members and spout hollow boy-man bravado. So of course they think nothing of it when Truelove brings home Zack (Anton Yelchin), whos being used as collateral for his brothers financial misdeeds, and of course nobody thinks Trueloves serious when he suggests that they off the boy. Zack doesnt even notice, as they treat him better than hes treated at home. What follows is a gripping, sometimes sad and frequently hilarious take on people who have no idea of the enormity of their actions, and who leave a trail of evidence when their "crime on a whim spirals into disaster.
Cassavetes script, which is taken from an actual crime that happened in the waning days of the last century, is loaded with sparkling dialogue you believe people would actually say, and his gaggle of young actors (Justin Timberlake, Shawn Hatosy and Dominique Swain among them) take this one-time chance at non-teen-fluff and really show us what theyve got.
What this means is that Alpha Dog is the Rivers Edge of the new millennium; it even comes up, in Ben Fosters Jewish skinhead, with a replacement for Crispin Glover. Critics arent going to support this thing, but that doesnt mean you shouldnt.


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Every scrum-half receive scrappy ball from a lineout now and again, but the way this Scottish half-back deals with it is next level. (Watch below)
How about this piece of play from @EdinburghAccies scrum half Robbie Davis v @OfficialAyrRFC today!! @skillacq @uppy01 pic.twitter.com/hkGY9DLZqD
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OPERA: MET Opera Live in HD – The two less-known operatic pieces, Iolanta by Tchaikovsky and Béla Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, will be broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, as directed by Mariusz Trelinski (in co-production with Teatr Wielki, Warsaw), with Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Alexey Markov, Nadja Michael, Mikhail Petrenko and others. Starts: Feb 14, 18:20; Aréna Theatre, Viedenská Cesta 10. Admission: €15. Tel: 02/6720-2550 or www.divadloarena.sk.
GASTRONOMY: Pezinok Wine Cellars – St Valentine's Day can be celebrated also by making a tour of Small-Carpathian wine cellars, including the historical ones. Starts: Feb 14, 12:00-21:00; Pezinok cellars. Admission: €25 (including a glass, a guide and 2 tickets, €5 for tasting). Tel: 911/400495; www.pvp.sk.
LIVE MUSIC/DANCE: Swing Valentine – People can spend St Valentine's Day also by dancing and listening to swing (taught by B-Swing dance school, music by Fats Jazz Band), and watching Burlesque performance of Lady Amina. Starts: Feb 14, 19:00; V-klub - Národné osvetové centrum, SNP Square 12. Admission: €12. Tel: 02/5293-3321; www.ticketportal.sk.
MOTORBIKE EXHIBITION: Unique exhibition of motorbikes, vintage as well as modern ones, also offers the racing bikes of Karel Abrahám. He too will arrive personally to give autographs, on February 14 at 15:00. Open: daily 10:00-21:00 until March 1; Centrál shopping mall, Metodova 6. Admission: free. More info: www.citylife.sk.
LIVE MUSIC/JAZZ: Yosuka Yamashitu, renowned Japanese pianist, gives a concert in Bratislava (and later in Košice) – accompanied by Lotus Position duo (Akihito Obama – shakuhachi, Japanese flute; Akira Horikoshi – percussions) playing traditional Japanese music, including improvisations. Starts: Feb 16, 19:00; big concert hall, Slovak radio, Mýtna 1, Bratislava; Feb 18, 19.00 Kasárne/Kulturpark, Alfa building, Kukučínova, Košice 2. Admission: free. More info: 02/5980-0101; www.sk.emb-japan.go.jp.
LIVE MUSIC: Aram's Father – The launch of a new album, a selection from the entire career of saxophonist Nikolaj Nikitin, will be attended by Slovak musicians: jazz singer Hanka Gregušová, pianist Gabriel Jonáš, drummer Jozef Döme and bassist Róbert Ragan Jr. Starts: Feb 19, 18:00; Nedbalka Gallery, Nedbalova 17. Admission: €5. More info: www.citylife.sk.
OPERA: The Magic Flute - The department of operatic singing of the Bratislava Conservatory celebrates the 95th anniversary of the school's founding by staging this opera of Mozart, as conducted by Daniel Simandl, directed by Romna Bajzík, with Karin Remencová on piano, students performing, and the school's ex-graduate Jana Bernáthová as guest (she performs the Queen of the Night also in the Slovak National Theatre). Starts: Feb 19-20, 19:00; DK Zrkadlový Háj House of Culture, Rovniankova 3. Admission: €3-€5. Tel: 02/6381-1328 or www.kzp.sk.
JAZZ: Azymuth – Brazilian jazz-funk legend returns to the NU Spirit Club for a second time, now within the In Jazz We Trust series / with an after-party by DJs Kinet and Gonzo. Starts: Feb 19, 20:00; Nu Spirit Club, Luxor Passage (Štúrova 3). Admission: €8.80. More info: www.nuspirit.sk.
ARCHITECTURE: The Night of Architecture – the Faculty of Architecture will open its doors for the eighth time, to offer projects, competitions, cooperations, screenings – Mies.SK, and a lecture by Norwegian studio Snohetta represented by Jenny B. Osuldsen to the wider public, followed by after-parties in KC Dunaj and Klub Dole. Starts: Feb 19, 17:00; Faculty of Architecture, STU, Námestie Slobody 19. Admission: free (except for the after-party). More info: www.citylife.sk.
LIVE MUSIC: Snovonne (SK/US/FIN) – The progressive metal singer, composer and producer, a Slovak living abroad, prepares a new album The Child and the Bitch (Chronicles 1984-2014) and promotes it on the tour which stops also in Bratislava. Starts: Feb 19, 20:00; Randal Club, (Majestic Music Club), Karpatská 2. Admission: €10. More info: www.majestic.sk.
ORIENTAL DANCE: Sen noci orienátlnej – The Oriental Night's Dream – The 15th year already of the Oriental show will present dancers (Yalia, Zuzaan Čorejová, Mahala, Hanka Tytykalová, and groups – Baraka Bellydance – HU; OMdance Academy – CZ, and others), a fire show, a brief dance lesson on Ghawazee, an Oriental bazaar, and more. Starts: Feb 20, 19:00; culture centre Bratislava Nové Mesto; Vajnorská 21. Admission: €10. More info: www.citylife.sk.
LIVE MUSIC: Ennio Morricone – The famous composer of film music will conduct the Czech National Symphonic Orchestra and Kodaly Philharmonic Choir from Hungary playing his immortal works, for which he received numerous awards, including an Oscar for lifelong contribution. Starts: Feb 20, 20:00; Slovnaft Arena (Ondrej Nepela Ice Stadium), Odbojárov 9. Admission: €59-€149. Tel: 02/5293-3321; www.ticketportal.sk.
LIVE MUSIC: Einleitungszeit – Two nights full of Czech-Slovak industrial/dark ambiente/noise/experimental music. Starts: Feb 20-21; A4 Priestor Súčasnej Kultúry, Karpatská 2. More info: www.citylife.sk; www.a4.sk.
LIVE MUSIC: Clara Luzia – renowned Austrian alternative songstress has released five albums and given many concerts, she is also laureate of the Amadeus Award. Starts: Feb 20, 20:00; Austrian Cultural Forum (RKF), Astoria Palace, Hodžovo Square 1/A. Admission: free. Tel: 02/5930-1500; www.rakuskekulturneforum.sk.
LIVE MUSIC: Kraak & Smaak – Dutch musicians whose popularity is on the rise make a stop in Bratislava within their Chrome Waves tour accompanying the launch of an eponymous album. Starts: Feb 20, 20:00; Old Market Hall, SNP Square 25 (after-party at Nu Spirit Club). Admission: €11. More info: staratrznica.sk; www.nuspirit.sk.
EXHIBITION: Circles on Water 2014 - An Exhibition of Winning Works. A selection of the best artisan works combining traditional crafts and modern design is exhibited in the gallery of design, Satelit. It is the result of a competition of secondary and college students of design focused on folk crafts. Open: Tue-Sun 13:00-18:00 until Feb 22; Satelit, Hurbanove kasárne (Hurban's Barracks), Kollárovo Square 10. Admission: free. Tel: 0918/110-247; www.sdc.sk.
EXHIBITION: Prayers of Martin Jonáš – Modlitby Martina Jonáša – The exhibition is dedicated to the work and legacy of the pioneer of famous Slovak naïve artists from the village of Kovačica in Vojvodina. Open: workdays, 10:00-16:00 until Feb 25; Klarisky concert hall, Klariská Street. Admission: free. Tel: 02/5910 3133; www.bkis.sk.
Central SLOVAKIA
Banská Štiavnica
FUN/SLED COMPETITION: Štyavnyckje krňačke – The krne or krňačky, old-style wooden sled, are fun to be ridden, and a competition is even more fun. The first year of such a competition tries to establish a new tradition. Starts: Feb 14, 11:00; Červená studňa locality. More info: www.banskastiavncia.sk.
Banská Štiavnica
VALENTINE/MUSEUM: Valentine Weekend at the Old Castle – The Slovak Mining Museum organises for the February 14-15 a romantic tour of the Old Castle meant for those in love. Starts: Feb 14-15, 16:00-19:00; Old Castle. Admission: €2-€4. More info: www.muzeumbs.sk.
Banská Štiavnica
FILM FESTIVAL: Winter festival 4 Elements / 4 živly focuses always on one aspect of the theme common for all films screened within the festival. This time, it is "Nonsense". Starts: Feb 20-22; Akademik cinema, amphitheatre, Art Cafe. Admission: €3-€15. More info: www.4zivly.sk.
EXHIBITION: Dariusz Laski – The photo exhibition of Polish artists strives to find the relation between environment and object, i.e. the female body. Open: workdays 10:00-16:00 until March 31; Gallery F, Predmestská 90. Admission: free. Tel: 041/5620088; www.va1.sk.
Eastern SLOVAKIA
LIVE MUSIC: A Dumpling Quartet – Juraj Glonek (sax), Juraj Haluška (trumpet), Matej Vrábel (double bass), Peter Kurilla (drums) play a mix of various genres in their cover versions. Starts: Feb 13, 20:30; Wave club, Hlavná 121. More info: www.wave.sk.
LIVE MUSIC/DANCE: Swing Valentine – The Valentine evening can be spent listening to the music of the 1930s and 1940s, US as well as Slovak (František Krištof Veselý), watching Lady Amina, or learning period dances like lindy hop, boogie-woogie, and the Charleston from B-Swing dance school. Starts: Feb 14, 19:00; V-Klub, Jedlíkova 7. Admission: €8-€12. More info: www.kamdomesta.sk.
BALLET/DANCE: Anna Karenina – The generally famous story of Anna Karenina was chosen by Russian choreographer Kirill Simonov for the Košice ballet to interpret the painful self-reflection and clash between the inner world and social environment through neo-classical ballet style to the music of Rodion Shchedrin. Cast includes Ami Fujikawa, Boglárka Kowalski, Inessa Yagolnik, Maksym Sklyar, Andrij Sukhanov, and others. Starts: Feb 18, 19:00; State Theatre Košice (SDKE), historical building, Hlavná 58. Admission: €4-€10. Tel: 055/2452-269, -260; www.sdke.sk.
CLASSICAL MUSIC: Poznajme Bulharsko – Let Us Get to Know Bulgaria – The special evening focused on brisk Bulgarian music brings the works of top representative of local classical 20th-century music Dimitar Nenov, popular composer Pancho Vladigerov, and also Tchaikovsky's symphony Manfred, as played by the Slovak State Philharmonic Košice (ŠfK) conducted by Bulgarian Konstantin Dobroykov, with Micho Dimitrov on violin. Starts: Feb 19, 19:00; ŠfK, House of Aers, Moyzesova 66. Admission: €6-€8. Tel: 055/6220-763; www.sfk.sk.
EXHIBITION: Installation in space – Inštalácia v ploche – The exhibition curated by Jozef Ridillo presents works of Prešov-based artist, a Zvolen native, Stano Šalko, from his recent creative period. Open: Tue-Fri 9:00-17:00; Sun 13:00-17:00 until March 29; Šariš Gallery, Hlavná 51. Admission: €0.50-€1.50. Tel: 051/7725-423; www.sgpresov.sk.
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Facelesstech published a new build:
I've been on a quest for while now trying to build a retropie handheld that was functional but didn't break the bank. So far I've made ZeroBoy – A poor man's retropie "portable" and a follow-up ZeroBoy rev C – An improved poor mans retropie portable. These were great but I think I have made a much better system with all the features included.
More details on Facelesstech blog.
Check out the video after the break.


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- Maker: FN
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- Caliber: 9mm
- Description: Serial #CSU0033252, 9mm Para., 3 1/2 barrel with an excellent, bright bore. This polymer frame pistol features an accessory rail, fixed combat sights, and fore and aft slide serrations. The slide retains practically all of the original matte black finish, and there are no discernible handling marks or blemishes on the frame and integral grip. The pistol is housed in the original FNH plastic case with: three magazines (two 12 rd., and one 16 rd. magazine with grip extension). The original manual and gunlock are also included. This is a virtually new FN pistol in excellent condition overall. FFL


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Zora & Michael
I am so very smitten with the vintage charm of Zora and Michael's wedding. The bride's gorgeous vintage-inspired gown won me over first, and then the little white church setting where everyone celebrates with sunshine, drinks and music? Well, you have my kind of party. But my favourite touch just might be the homemade cocktail mixes the couple whipped up as take-home wedding favours. Every part beautifully captured by Smith + Archer. So pour yourself a glass of their signature Honeysuckle Fizz and let's dive in!
After meeting through an app, Michael and Zora decided to get married on a date that lined up with family visits – although they came to the realisation separately! Zora explaining "I was pregnant and had just gotten back from Switzerland, where I visited my family (I was born and grew up there before moving to Australia in 2009). My family had told me that they would be coming to visit in October 2017, when the baby would be 4 months old, so I suggested to Michael that we should get married while they were here. Little did I know that he already had everything planned.
On this day we had to go to Bendigo for an ultrasound and to run some errands. On the drive there, Michael suggested that we should go to the Goldmines Hotel (the pub where we had met for the first time, which also happens to have a stunning, romantic garden) for lunch. I replied that the Goldmines was on the other side of town from where we were going and that it wouldn't be open anyway. But Michael convinced me to at least call them and ask if they were open (they had in fact opened just for us when Michael told them about his proposal plans). I finally gave in and we headed to the Goldmines Hotel, where we grabbed a drink and went to find a table out the back. Michael then talked me into a walk around the gardens (being pregnant and it being a hot day, I wasn't too keen on the idea).
We got to the pond, where there was a little table set up in the rotunda with a bunch of flowers, a cheese platter and a bottle of alcohol-free sparkling wine. Michael got down on one knee and asked me to marry him and despite my efforts to sabotage the whole proposal, of course, I said yes!"
"All of our vendors were amazing," says Zora. "But I would like to mention my fabulous friend, Jacinta, even though she isn't technically a vendor. I had asked her if she'd do my hair and makeup on the day (she isn't a professional hair and makeup artist, just very good with a makeup brush). She was a little nervous but agreed to do it as long as we had a practice session in advance. She ended up doing a fantastic job at creating that vintage, old Hollywood glamour look and I can't thank her enough for that."
Zora purchased her gown online and worked with JACH Textiles to tailor it to her own style. She tells "I had never wanted to spend a huge amount of money on a dress I would only wear once and wasn't sure if I wanted a traditional wedding dress. I ended up finding a dress for sale online which had been used once for a pin-up competition. It was a beautiful vintage style and I decided at that price it was worth the risk that it wouldn't end up fitting me (I was still pregnant at this stage).
The dress ended up fitting me and the style was quite forgiving and flattering, but as the wedding got closer I realised that I really wanted a lace dress. I found a local dressmaker, who suggested that we use the existing dress, but add the lace over the top and add some sleeves. This was exactly what we ended up doing, and I couldn't have been happier with the decision and the process. The dress was everything I hoped for, it was unique and custom made and it even allowed me to breastfeed my daughter on the day!"
The couple's daughter, baby Ella arrived at the church in a floral adorned cart. Zora explaining "I got it in my head early in the planning stages, that our Anatolian Shepherd Dog Arzu would pull a cart with our daughter Ella in it to the church. I think in the beginning everyone was convinced I'd lost my mind, but eventually, I got Michael to agree and my family helped decorate the cart (which our friend Marcus had customised) with wattle and gum leaves. It looked beautiful and Arzu seemed so pleased with herself when she spotted the crowd of people waiting out the front of the church. I'm pretty sure she thought they were all there to celebrate her."
The Little Church At Spring Hill set the scene for the day to unfold. "We live in Spring Hill, so getting married there meant a lot to us. It's a beautiful little church and the grounds are stunning. Luckily the weather couldn't have been more perfect!"
Zora tells " One of my favourite photos from the day is of my dad, sister and I walking down the road between our home and the church, closely followed by the one of me and my new husband walking down the same road later in the day."
The bride walked down the aisle with her father to Cat Power's 'Sea Of Love'.
With Sweet Wonderful You officiating, Zora & Michael held not just a wedding ceremony, but a naming ceremony, explains Zora "We decided to combine a naming day ceremony for our daughter Ella Rose and our wedding ceremony as it was such a unique opportunity having all our family from Switzerland and Australia in the same place. Our celebrant did a fantastic job combining the two. My dad also surprised us with an amazing speech in German, which my little sister translated into English. Our band played some songs during the ceremony and I think everyone enjoyed the relaxed, personal and fun feel of the ceremony."
Adding to the relaxed feel of the day, the bride made the wedding cake. She tells "We did DIY quite a few things. The biggest was probably the wedding cake, a two-tiered semi-naked orange and almond cake with an orange blossom buttercream icing, which my big sister and I baked together. It was nerve wracking baking my own wedding cake as an amateur who had never baked a cake on a similar scale, but ultimately extremely rewarding. It also tasted amazing (if I do say so myself) and my little sister has already requested that we bake the cake for her wedding in September 2018 as well."
Guests took home favours of homemade "Honeysuckle Fizz" made by the couple.
Of their photographer, Zora remarks "Ali was amazing, and we're so glad we found her! From the first time we met up with her, we just clicked and knew she was the right person to photograph our big day. For my birthday earlier in the year, my sister contacted Ali, and my family gifted me a newborn photo shoot with her after the birth of our daughter Ella. She took some stunning photos that day as well!
It was very important to us to get some great photos of all our guests as well as us, since we may never have both our families together like this again. Neither of us really like having our photo taken, but she made us feel very comfortable and at ease."
As the sun set, guests gathered for speeches "Neither of us enjoy public speaking and I said early on that I didn't feel like we needed to have any speeches, but Michael insisted that he would have to say something. He agonised over what to say for ages and then held the most amazing speech! There wasn't a dry eye in the crowd after his speech and he got standing ovations" tells the bride.
And then, dancing was on for one and all tells the bride. "Neither of us is dancers and I was adamant I would break tradition and not have the first dance. But as the night went on (and I'd had a few drinks), when the band started to play All I Want Is You by Barry Louis Polisar (from the Juno soundtrack), one of the songs we had requested, we couldn't resist and had a spontaneous dance."
Congratulations Zora & Michael! Thank you for sharing the beautiful stories of your day! Thank you also to Smith + Archer for sharing today's wedding with us!
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The Election Process
The City Ward Elections
For a very extensive review of the processes click here
For a detailed summary – see below
Common Council Elections – structure and processes
Based on a presentation made to Lime Street Ward Club 18th Feb 2013 by Peter Cave (Lower Warden) – checked and still accurate (2020).
What follows is a personal viewpoint of the various roles, rules and regulations and should NOT be relied on in any way for those seeking Election……
The two major documents;
The Wardmote Book
Guidance Notes for Candidates and Agents
Why are elections in the City of London somewhat different from a "typical" Election ?
Because of the City's Historic Structure and unusual demographics.
Area Approx 1 square mile
Population Around 9,000 residents and 340,000 workers commuting every day into/from the City.
It is the only area in the country where, to try to offer a truly representative electorate, votes are available to Residents and City based organisations (non-residential votes).
Important to realise that non-residential votes are NOT a block vote from the Organisation, but secret individual votes. In addition all the City Rules and Regulations make it very clear that each individual organisation should in allocating its votes try to create a fair representation of its own organisation.
The government of the City is discharged by the Corporation through three Assemblies:
Court of Aldermen
25 Aldermen including the Lord Mayor plus the Recorder of London
Role of the Recorder
The Senior Circuit Judge at the "Old Bailey"
– Legal advisor to the Court of Aldermen
Role of the Court of Aldermen
Until the Mid 14th C. it ran the City of London – this responsibility was then transferred to the Court of Common Council
The Court of Aldermen meets 9 times a year at Guildhall
Duties include;
– Agree (or not) those being put forward for Freedom of the City of London
– Approving the Formation of Livery Companies
– Approving Applications for Freedom of the City
– Overseeing the Management of the Mansion House
– Making Nominations to the Court of Common Council for the appointment of Aldermen to City of London Committees
Also to appoint:
The Sword Bearer
City Marshal
Common Cryer and Serjeant at Arms
Although all of these three roles are ceremonial – the holders of the posts are also all involved in wide range of roles behind the scenes supporting the Lord Mayor and the Corporation.
The most important role of the Court of Alderman is to chose the City's Lord Mayor
– must be an Alderman
– must have been a Sheriff
It is the Court of Aldermen who decide who goes forward to Common Hall, and stand as Lord Mayor
Common Hall
Who can attend?
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Liverymen of the City Livery Companies (of at least one year's standing and who also hold the Freedom of the city of London)
Main role is to Elect the 2 Sheriffs on Midsummer Day
– one will be an Alderman (very likely to become Lord Mayor)
– one will often be a Common Councilman but not necessarily
Occasionally both Sheriffs will be Aldermen e.g Peter Estlin and William Russell, when the City is looking to enhance its pool of potential candidates for the office of Lord Mayor.
Common Council
Lord Mayor, Aldermen and 100 Common Councilmen from the 25 Wards
The decision making body – based on an extensive Committee Based system
Who can be a Common Councilman
A person must at the date of nomination, and at the date of election, be:
18 years or over
A Freeman of the City of London
A British subject, or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or a citizen of another member state of the European Union
Registered on the City of London Ward Lists (an elector)
Own freehold or leasehold land in the City – maximum number of joint tenants who can qualify is four
Have resided in the City for 12 months preceding the date of Nomination/Election and intends to reside here until the date of election
Not be disqualified
e.g., bankruptcy or conviction of fraud or crime for which a prison sentence has been imposed.
The candidate must submit a Nomination Paper subscribed (signed) by five registered electors from the Ward that the candidate is standing for election in.
The Candidate must also complete a Consent to Nomination form on which the Candidate states their qualification to be a candidate and consents to be nominated.
The period for submissions of nominations once the election has been called is 10 days.
How many CC's in a Ward?
This depends on the expected number of residents and workers in the Ward and is reviewed every few years.
To attempt to achieve a degree of balance, Ward Boundaries and number of CC's in each Ward (Minimum 2) will be debated and possibly changed every decade or so. The last series of changes were introduced in 2013.
e.g Lime Street . From 2013 we lost the southern side of Leadenhall Market to Langbourn Ward BUT they in turn lost an area at the western end of their Ward to Walbrook.
However Lime Street gained a CC (from 3 to 4) in view of ongoing property developments such as The Leadenhall Building ("Cheese Grater") which has amongst its tenants the AON Group, this being their Head Office. (They took around 8 floors or so, from late 2015 – Approx 2,000 staff).
Wards and Number of Common Councilmen (CC's) as at 1/1/2021.
|Farringdon Without 10
Castle Baynard 8
Cripplegate 8
Farringdon Within 8
Aldersgate 6
Bishopsgate 6
Aldgate 5
Coleman Street 4
|Lime Street 4
Portsoken 4
Tower 4
Broad Street 3
Cheap 3
Cordwainer 3
Cornhill 3
Langbourn 3
|Bassishaw 2
Billingsgate 2
Bread Street 2
Bridge and Bridge Without 2
Candlewick 2
Dowgate 2
Vintry 2
Walbrook 2
Queenhithe 2
Under what rules are the elections run ?
City of London Ward Elections are governed by Acts of Common Council, the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1957 and the City of London (Ward Elections) Act 2002.
They are also governed, in part, by national legislation including Representation of the People Acts and Regulations and influenced by the Electoral Commission Guidance notes (Especially the Guidance notes for Candidates)
Who can Vote ?
Those who, on the qualifying date: – 1st September before the Election are;
Owners or tenants of land or building shown on a local non-domestic rating list, in that Ward
Residents in that Ward?
– 2 residences, 2 wards – 1 Vote!
Persons appointed in writing as voters by a "qualifying body" which is ordinarily someone who occupies as owner or tenant any premises situated in that Ward,
Registered in the appropriate Ward List
Must be also be;
Citizen of the UK, Commonwealth Citizens or Citizens of the Republic of Ireland or relevant citizens of the European Union.
18 or over
Qualifying Bodies
For Lime Street the key area of interest as we have very few residential voters.
Qualifying body" means;
A body corporate (i.e. a company)
An unincorporated body other than a partnership (for example a Livery Company).
Where do partnerships fit in ?
LLPs (Limited Liability Partnerships) treated as a Body Corporate
True partnerships (likely to be smaller operations) – each partner has an individual vote
Ward List
Responsibility of the Town Clerk (also referred to in this context as the Ward Clerk – not to be confused with the Hon Ward Clerk – see later)
– No system of rolling registration for Ward elections in the City
– Voters need to register every year
The Corporation tries by various means to achieve as full and as active a list as possible giving two opportunities to register by creating a provisional list and then a final list.
How many votes ?
Depends on the size of a Business's workforce.
1 for a workforce of up to 5
1 for every 5 workers up to 50
PLUS 1 for every 50 workers
N.B. Remember these are Secret, individual votes.
i.e. AON Group in The Leadenhall Building have somewhere around 50 votes.
As mentioned earlier the businesses are asked to try to ensure that as far as is reasonably practicable, that the appointments it makes reflects the composition of its workforce
Who can be nominated ?
There are various rules re who can be nominated mainly to do with period of time working in the Ward or The City
Principal or only place of work is within the City and has been for the whole of the twelve months preceding the qualifying date (1st September year before the election )
Works for the qualifying body proposing to appoint him/her and has done so during the whole of that period
Person has had his principal or only place of work within the City for an aggregate period of at least:
Five years during the whole of which time he has worked exclusively for the qualifying body proposing to appoint him; or
Ten years in any other case and at least part of the period relied on falls within the five years preceding the qualifying date.
Basically; All persons whose principal or only place of work on the qualifying date is the premises occupied by the body in the Ward – can also include retired people (I believe ?)
How many do vote ?
Going through the elected seats in the Wards over the past few years (many are uncontested), the normal percentage of votes cast seems to be between 20% to 30% of the electorate.
Lime Street seems to have a substantially higher percentage – it has been between 40% – 50%+.
Time Table for the Whole Process
Based on an actual example;
Ward Lists
Published and made available to Candidates Friday 8 February
Into force 16 February
Notice of Election published and Nominations open 16 February
Close of Nominations 26 February, 12 NOON
Last Date for withdrawals of candidature 1 March, 12 NOON
Deadline for postal vote applications 6 March, 5pm
Dispatch of postal votes 8 March
Deadline for proxy vote applications 13 March
N.B. In future years – the dates will be very similar, perhaps changed by a day in case of weekends…..
An election is required ?
A "Notice of Poll" will be Issued by the Ward Clerk
– no later than 13th March
Wardmote (Meeting)
The word "mote" itself gives an indication of the age and history of the whole process – it comes from the Saxon word – "moot" = meeting of senior people.
The day before the date of the election (whether it is necessary for there to be an election or not) a Wardmote will be held.
The Wardmote is organised by our Hon. Ward Clerk.
The "mote" is chaired by the Ward Alderman, accompanied by his Beadle – a very interesting 30/45 mins where all the Candidates get to make a presentation.
Where is the Wardmote to be held ?
Must be held within the boundaries of the Ward – historically for Lime Street in Lloyd's Old Library.
Who can attend ?
There is no express guidance as to who is entitled to attend the Wardmote.
Prior to Section 2 of the Act of Common Council of 23 May 1968 only people entitled to attend a Wardmote were those on the Ward list for the Ward in which the Wardmote was being held (and other persons with the approval of the Alderman for the Ward)
If an election is required the Wardmote will be adjourned with the election being held on the following day 8.00am – 8.00pm with the results being declared at around 9.00pm – 10.00pm that evening.
Those who are elected cannot serve as CC's until they have attended Guildhall for a short Ceremony, where they declare their allegiance.
Hon. Ward Clerk
Each Alderman appoints an Honorary Ward Clerk to be responsible for;
– instructing the Ward Beadle to command attention at the commencement of the Wardmote
– reading aloud the Precept (Rules of the Election)
– assisting the Alderman in the running of the Wardmote
– otherwise assisting in the Ward as directed by the Alderman.
Ward Beadle
In our case (in 2020)this is Stephen Kipping, whose father was Ward Beadle before him.
Opens, adjourns (if there is an election called) and closes the Wardmote.
The Ward Beadle is an officer of the Ward responsible to the Alderman and the voters of the Ward.
– some Wards have more than one Beadle.
The duties of the office of Beadle have never been specified
– the Corporation has never regulated the duties of the office.
The Beadle will accompany the Alderman on all formal occasions – where appropriate carrying the Ward's Mace.
Ward Beadles are elected to the office at the Wardmote as part of the Election process.
Other things
Election Agents
A candidate at a Ward election is required to have an election agent
– can be themselves.
There are no defined criteria but under law certain people would be barred
e.g. convicted or reported for a corrupt or illegal practice.
Must be appointed no later than the latest time for the delivery of notices of withdrawal of candidature.
Duties of election agents include the following;
– Being responsible in law for the proper management of the campaign
– Being conversant with the law governing Ward elections in the City
– To make or authorise payments of "election expenses"
– Taking responsibility for the financial management of the campaign and making the necessary returns
– Attending at polling stations and at the counting of the votes
Election expenses
Are defined as;
Expenses incurred at any time in respect of certain specified matters that are used for the purposes of a candidate's election, after the date when that person becomes a candidate at the election
e.g. advertising of any nature; unsolicited material addressed to electors; and transport costs
Some matters are excluded from the definition
– accommodation which is the candidate's sole or main residence
– transport and computing equipment acquired by the candidate principally for the candidate's own personal use.
Election expenses can be incurred by the candidate, the candidate's election agent or by any person authorised by either of them to incur expenses
How much ?
The election expenses incurred by a single candidate in a Ward election must not, in aggregate, exceed the maximum amount of £266 together with 5.2p for every elector in the Ward in which the candidate seeks election
Joint Candidates (often referred to as a "slate"
-appoint the same election agent
-share accommodation or other services
-publish a joint election address.
If 2, maximum amount for each candidates is reduced by a 25%.
More than 2 joint candidates the maximum amount for each is reduced by a 33.33%.


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