#draft report

Some kind of white-blue skies monstrosity, basically. P1P1 was a Kath, Young Adventurer, but then white was open, red looked like it was getting cut, and not a lot of Adventures came around. 

This is the 41-card version, I have no idea what the cut is - between Adventures and Curses, Bishop’s Decree looks maindeckable. Probably either To See The World or Clever Cobbler. Wishing Fish is also questionable, I don’t have many good targets. 

(A thing that I realized will pop up more than it should for how confusing it is: if you Turn to Frog a creature that’s getting an ability from a Marriage, what happens? I’m pretty sure they lose it, but I wouldn’t stake my life on it...)

NEW YORK | CBS meeting adjourns without discussing Moonves scandal

NEW YORK — CBS shareholders quickly elected 11 members of its revamped board on Tuesday before their annual meeting adjourned without discussion of an investigation into sexual-misconduct claims against former CBS CEO Les Moonves.

The meeting wrapped up in less than 30 minutes. About a dozen protesters gathered outside, holding such signs as “CBS don’t reward sexual abuse.”

The first task for the…

Just an overview of everything I have lying in my drafts right now. Maybe you see something you like the sound of, in which case, tell me.

♢ Ophelia | Namjoon  English lit and university au 

♢ They Ship It | Taehyung  fluffy drabble about being shipped with his best friend 

♢ It's Always Cold in Your Heart | Taehyung  super angsty story about leaving your old life behind 

♢ Ad Infinitum | Taehyung  Everyone Dies in Space: The Fanfic 

♢ Children of Moonlight | Hoseok  longish piece about getting involved with the rowdy local youths 

♢ It Was Always You | Hoseok  basically a long, drawn out flashback about falling in love 

♢ Girl Meets Cute Stranger | Hoseok  falling in love with that handsome stranger on the bus 

♢ Smooth Moves | Hoseok  very unoriginal drabble about learning to dance 

♢ Who's a Good Boy | Jaebum  sexy werewolf au with a comedic twist 

♢ Happy Little Working Song | Jaebum  a drabble about cleaning your apartment with your grumpy boyfriend 

♢ Forever Ago | Jaebum  super deep soulmate au 

♢ I Don't Even Know You | Jaebum  holiday party survival buddies #4LYFE 

♢ Moist | Jungkook  I don't fucking know what this is 

♢ Your Body is Ready | Youngjae  Frankenstein au, but with a cuter monster 

♢ It's Not Her, It's You | Youngjae  fluffy pet groomer romance + puppies 

♢ Fuck Death | Yoongi  supposed to be funny reaper au 

♢ Out of this World | Jinyoung  super cutesy alien au with kissing and stuff 

♢ Idols with Dirty Fingers | Jinyoung  angsty film noire style murder mystery series 

You really should read the Productivity Commission report on the future of tertiary education…

I know that it’s a terrible title for a blog post.

But you really should read the Productivity Commission report on new models of tertiary education.

The report is 402 pages long, so here are your options:

just read the overview chapter here.

Or down load the 10 page pdf version here.

And here’s why should you stop playing Candy Crush and read it…

It’s a damning indictment of the status quo and…

Industry body Communications Alliance has called for Australia to develop a National IoT strategy to drive IoT leadership, awareness and opportunity.The recommendation comes from a draft report prepared by a Comms Alliance IoT think tank established in March this year. Details of the draft were revealed at a Comms Alliance seminar in Sydney. Source: Australian Government set to tackle Internet of…

New Post has been published on http://www.brianbrown.net/2014/10/16/vatican-alters-draft-report-translation-about-gays/

Vatican Alters Draft Report Translation About Gays

The Vatican is watering down a ground-breaking overture to g**s — but only if they speak English.

After a draft report by bishops debating family issues came under criticism from conservative English-speaking bishops, the Vatican released a new translation on Thursday.

A section initially titled “Welcoming homosexuals” is now “Providing for homosexual persons,” and the tone of the text is significantly colder and less welcoming.

The initial English version — released Monday along with the original — accurately reflected the Italian version in both letter and spirit, and contained a remarkable tone of acceptance extended to g**s. Conservatives were outraged.

The first version asked if the church was capable of “welcoming these people, guaranteeing to them a fraternal space in our communities.” The new version asks if the church is “capable of providing for these people, guaranteeing … them … a place of fellowship in our communities.”

The first version said homosexual unions can often constitute a “precious support in the life of the partners.” The new one says gay unions often constitute “valuable support in the life of these persons.”

In nearly all cases, the first version followed the official Italian version in verbatim; the second provides a different tone altogether.

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said English-speaking bishops had requested the changes, arguing that the first translation was hasty and error-ridden.

When Lombardi was shown how significantly the meaning had changed, he pledged to investigate and didn’t rule out a third version.

Lombardi stressed that the original Italian remains the official text, and noted that the draft is being revised top-to-bottom for a final report which will go to a vote among bishops on Saturday.

If two-thirds approve it, the report will form the basis of discussions in dioceses around the world before another meeting of bishops next year.

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Another draft, another set of decks from myself and Emily. I went evasive Jeskai, she went B/W warriors.

While we both mostly liked how our decks turned out, our results were a bit disappointing, though she did better than usual. This is draft #4, and she keeps getting better.

As far as my deck goes, I really probably needed some better manafixing. (I even had an Ankle Shanker in there off I think one basic and one dismal backwater, that brainfart didn't last long.) And better removal.

For her part, Emily's deck served her well, though she said she felt short on removal. A couple of Debilitating injuries, or a kill shot or something would have probably made it.