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Do you go back and check things you think you did but aren't certain? Like do you go back and check if the stove really is off, or if the door is locked?
I do. But on the other hand, I'm terribly absent minded and always forgetting that stuff.
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Do you go back and check things you think you did but aren't certain? Like do you go back and check if the stove really is off, or if the door is locked?
I do. But on the other hand, I'm terribly absent minded and always forgetting that stuff.
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No, I try and do everything correctly to begin with. Something my boss at work taught me is "if you are going to do something, do it right otherwise someone else is going to have to do it". So I try to do everything in one go so I don't have to do it again.
Sometimes I do. The stove not so much, alot of what I eat doesn't need to be cooked. Checking to see if the door is locked is always on my top list, we've been robbed before. As soon as I lock it I turn the knob to make sure I did it right. Everything else, I'm usually absent minded.
I'd practically check everything, but I don't even look over my answers on exams. I trust my instincts and knowledge.
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Yes, i do. Especially at work; it doesn't bother me, i like a nice long walk. I usually leave the shift place once to go get some tools and materials, come back, realize i dind't get everything, and turn back again. I'm constantly absent minded when working. Surprisingly, i'm not, when at home; just too lazy to do/check things.
yes i sometimes double check
No really. I try to do the things right since the beginning. Perfection is the way to go!!!
I'll always check to see if I've turned off the taps or our PC before I go to sleep.
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I always have to go back and check things. I'm terribly forgetful...
Yes, especially before I go to bed. Since mom isn't here at night sometimes (Gone at concerts, etc) I'm responsible for locking up at night. If I'm not sure if I turned off the stove, locked the door, etc. I'll lay in bed worrying about it, not be able to sleep, and be forced to check it anyways.
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I do that all the time. unfortunately, it's with things that aren't good and i always find out at the worst time. Like school work for instance, i think i turn it in, but then i realize i haven't and by then, my grades are otu.
Omg your going to laugh but I go back to the bathroom like every night to see if I shut the light off like 5 times a night. Even though I should know I shut it off it is like an addiction now but oh well.
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Bah, wasted a lot of my life with that "time travel" , tt couple of times walked 10 min back to check if i locked the door : S
Must be the alcohol ^^
you bet I do course I have OCD so my brain is always giving me reasons to go back and check things
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Nay. I have some sort of OCD. I even wait ten seconds before I post most of the time. I'm not very forgetful, BUT I do forget dates.
I usually check if the doors are locked when all my family is in bed.
Whenever I do, I get so distracted that I forget something else that's more important (Like projects). So I try not to worry.
yeah, I always double check it...^^
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it actually depends on my mood, there are times i do, and times i don't...
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Depends what it is. But what REALLY makes me mad is that whenever I go to check something (like door locked or if the wash is done) my short term memory loss kicks in and I forget what I'm going to check so I spend like 5 minutes trying to remember. >.>
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text: Human Rights Observatory Bangladesh Steps up Hunt for Missing Students After Café Siege Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered schools and universities to create and publish a list of absent students after Bangladesh's worst terror strike was mounted by those educated in the country's elite schools and colleges. She has also made an unusual appeal to parents and guardians to report missing youth and promised help in tracking them. Fears of the radicalization of young people through television and internet have also prompted authorities to clampdown on social media sites...Read complete article© Voice of America - Monday, July 11, 2016


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Front Range > Mount Spalding > Climber's Log
Mount Spalding Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2006
|be careful. listen to Roach. go fast, go early. cornices break
|Posted Jun 3, 2006 6:14 pm
|Ryan Kowalski
|Great as part of a combo
Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2000
|Spalding is best when combined with some other peaks, Gray Wolf, Warren, and Rogers was what we did
|Posted May 19, 2006 11:24 pm
|Unofficial Summit
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2004
|Too bad Spalding's saddle doesn't rise 300 ft. or more from Evans...than it'd be an official summit. It was still worth visiting!
|Posted Mar 19, 2006 4:02 am
|Mountain Jim
|From Summt Lake
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 1987
|Had to step aside and let some mountain goats get by on the ridge. Total ascents = 2.
|Posted Mar 4, 2006 9:05 pm
|Route Climbed: summit ridge, after sawtooth traverse Date Climbed: July 2002
|A nice stop on the way back to Guanella Pass - worth the brief detour.
|Posted Jan 6, 2006 9:10 pm
|Route Climbed: Via Guanella Pass Date Climbed: August 14, 2005
|Hit Spalding on way to Evans. Saw mountain goats and mule deer...made it worth it considering Spalding wasn't in the original plan :)
|Posted Oct 22, 2005 11:52 pm
|Route Climbed: Summit Ridge Date Climbed: September 10, 2005
|Picked up the summit ridge at the Sawtooth...very windy!
|Posted Sep 10, 2005 6:31 pm
|Woodie Hopper
|Route Climbed: Summit ridge from Summit Lake Date Climbed: July '05
|Climbed en route to Evans.
|Posted Aug 25, 2005 9:20 am
|Route Climbed: Summit Ridge via Summit Lake Date Climbed: 8/21/05
|Climbed Spalding as part of the Mt. Evans loop...
|Posted Aug 21, 2005 7:45 pm
|Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: July 14, 2005
|Climbed Spalding from Summit Lake as part of the Mount Evans Loop route after work last Thursday. I left work at my usual time, and started the hike at 7:00. I made it back to my car at 10:00, but I didn't take the direct ridge descent back to the lake, instead opting to follow the Evans Road's path back to the lake.
|Posted Jul 18, 2005 3:44 pm
|Foxy Long Bottoms
|Route Climbed: Echo Lake to Summit Ridge Date Climbed: 7/9/05
|Pretty hike from Echo.
|Posted Jul 10, 2005 10:08 pm
|Route Climbed: Summit Ridge from Evans Date Climbed: 7-4-05
|Good climb with Chef007
|Posted Jul 7, 2005 1:12 pm
|Route Climbed: Ridgeline from Evans Date Climbed: July 4 2005
|Great finish to a technical climb. Did spalding with evans.
|Posted Jul 5, 2005 2:04 am
|Foxy Long Bottoms
|Route Climbed: Guanella Pass Date Climbed: ?
|Hiked up Spalding on my way to Evans.
|Posted Jun 21, 2005 1:24 pm
|Route Climbed: Via the Sawtooth Date Climbed: July 2000
|Linked up the ridges from
Bierstadt and the Sawtooth over to Spalding and then on to evans. About an 8 hour day
|Posted Mar 14, 2005 11:07 pm
|Route Climbed: North Slopes Date Climbed: January 22, 2005
|After climbing Gray Wolf, we traversed to Spalding and then returned to Guanella Pass. I can't believe I didn't take a picture of Mount Evans north face from the summit! It's such a magnificent view, argh!
|Posted Jan 23, 2005 11:32 am
|Route Climbed: Summit Lake Date Climbed: July 30, 2004
|Did this one on the way to Mount Evans. Great views.
|Posted Jul 30, 2004 5:18 pm
|Route Climbed: Echo lake Date Climbed: July 2003
|Summitted on the way to Evans, nice summit.
|Posted Feb 12, 2004 4:19 am
|Route Climbed: Via Summit Lake Date Climbed: June 8, 2002
|What a great little climb/hike. Talked with a few climbers who had just come up the snowfield on the west end of Summit Lake. The views were great. Went on to finish up the "Mile in the Sky" and visited Evans' summit.
|Posted Aug 18, 2003 7:33 am
|Route Climbed: Guanellea Pass Date Climbed: July 25, 2003
|I was trying to bag Evans and as I came up to the ridge Spalding was just "there" so I did it. Somewhat uneventful except for getting lots of mountain goat shots.
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Full autonomous navigation for an aerial robot using behavior-based control motion and SLAM
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This work presents a complete navigation architecture for an autonomous aerial robot. The proposed scheme consist of: i) a low-level controller for establishing the attitude and position of the vehicle, ii) a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) system, based in bearing (angular) measurements, which gives the robot the ability for navigating in unknown environments, and iii) a high-level motion control system which generates online trajectories. The high-level motion control system (MCS), which represents the main contribution of this work, is inspired by the behavior-based control strategies. The MCS takes as input a very high level mission target (e.g. "explore as much as you can") and generates online trajectories according to the mission, but at the same time minimizing uncertainty in the estimations in order to maintain the integrity of the robot. The proposed architecture is explained for simplified 3DOF dynamics, but it could be extended in a straightforward manner in order to be applied to full dynamics. Several simulations are included in order to show the performance of the proposed scheme.
CitacióGómez, D. [et al.]. Full autonomous navigation for an aerial robot using behavior-based control motion and SLAM. A: IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation. "ETFA 2014: 19th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation: September 16-19, 2014, Barcelona, Spain". Barcelona: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014, p. 1-6.
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Euclid Police Department , the FBI Violent Crime Task Force, and the USMS arrested a wanted teen Thursday morning.
17 year-old, Duwuan Jackson, was arrested at a home Muskoka Ave.in Cleveland.
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The National Weather Service had the column of states from Iowa and Nebraska all the way down to Texas under a Severe Weather advisory. Indeed, the entire mid-section of the United States was painted red and orange on the weather map. The forecasters were giving dire predictions of large hail, tornadoes, strong winds, heavy rain. It all was looking mighty grim!
I got up early Sunday morning and immediately logged in to the National Weather Service website to get the most up-to-date hourly forecasts. It was currently cloudy, but looked like it would start to rain about midway through the race. I was torn as to what to wear. The temperature was 60 degrees and was supposed to reach high 60's by the time I crossed the finish line. This called for shorts but what to wear up top.
Remembering how chilled I got in the Go Girl Run half marathon in Columbia MO, I chose a long-sleeve shirt. At that Go Girl race, I had on a short sleeve shirt and even though the temps were low 60's, as soon as the rain started and I got wet, I got chilled.
So out the door of the hotel I went, and immediately turned around and went back inside. It was already raining and the wind felt sharp and chill. I went back to my room to put on my Brooks running jacket and headed back outside and toward the start line for the race, just an easy walk away.
I didn't have to wait long before the gun went off and we were on our way. I had no idea how many folks had registered and how many didn't show up because of the weather forecasts. But there didn't seem to be very many runners at the start line. The first couple of miles were on the street until we picked up a very nice paved trail along the river. We stayed on this trail for two or three miles, then picked up a wide sidewalk and followed this to the turnaround point in a very pretty park on a beautiful lake.
|Route data from my Garmin watch. An extra 0.6 mile squiggle at the end as I walked back
to the hotel, squiggle being the result of my Garmin watch not turning off when I pressed the stop button.
Up to this point the rain had been intermittent, but as I exited the park I began to hear thunder. Then I began to see lightning in the clouds. But still off in the distance, judging from the time lapse between lightning and thunder. Then the rains came in earnest! It was at about mile 7 or 8. Earlier in the race I had removed my jacket and tied it around my waist but putting it back on sure felt good as the temps seemed to drop a few degrees.
At mile 9 a volunteer on bicycle was riding the course, stopping to tell each of us that the course was officially closed due to lightning but that we could continue at our own risk. In for a dime, in for a dollar I always say! Besides, I was nearly 3/4 of the way there, and I'd still have to work my way back to the finish line near my hotel, so why quit now?
Police cruisers and volunteers in cars frequently checked on us, making sure we were okay, offering rides to the finish if we didn't want to continue. They weren't pressuring us to quit, just being courteous. It was very reassuring to know that they were checking on us.
The word "slog" is an apt descriptor of how those last 3 miles felt. The rains were heavy and continuous now, and the lightning was right overhead. The puddles were deep and at some points covered the entire running lane. There was no avoiding the ankle deep water!
In the last mile I was begging for it to be over, begging for the finish line to magically appear in front of me.
Earlier, I Had chatted with a woman at the start line while we waited. Throughout the race she was either in front of me or just behind me, as we played leapfrog with each other. By the turnaround point, she stayed in front of me, sometimes getting 100 yards ahead and sometimes I'd come within a few feet, getting ready to pass her when she'd pick up her pace. But as we got to within 1/4 mile of the finish line, I caught up with her and we stayed together the rest of the way. I really wished she would have let me catch up with her earlier in the race, because we actually motivated each other in those last few hundred yards to the finish line.
We crossed the finish line together and then parted ways. I've now learned to never walk away without first checking to see if I'd placed in my age group. The crew were actually packing much of the race gear away and had to dig in the back of an SUV to find the trophies to give me my 3rd place in the 60+ age group. I could see quite a few trophies sticking up out of boxes, which led me to believe that the turnout for the race was hampered by the weather and/or folks rushed to their cars upon finishing, without bothering to wait for the awards ceremony to collect their bling.
|Definitely the truth
I was very pleased with myself for having finished this tough race...and placing 3rd. There were no doubt others who saw the forecast and chose not to do the race. Heaven knows, I've done the same thing. 2013 Houston Half Marathon, to be exact. The forecasts were for cold rain, possibly sleet. I didn't need to do that race that badly. But this Gambler Half Marathon reminded me a lot of my adventure in the Galveston Mardi Gras Half Marathon in 2012.
I walked back to the hotel, where I dripped my way up to my room. I was so wet that I had to peel everything off before I could sit down, which I so desperately needed to do at that point.
I jumped into a hot shower, collected my things and checked out of the hotel. Packing the car to go home, I draped my soaking wet running clothes, socks, jacket, hat over the mesh cargo net to dry on the way home.
|Soggy wet running clothes everywhere! Shirt, shorts, socks, jacket, cap, shoes
Another free Marriott Rewards room awaited me in Wichita and I had every intention of having a wonderful steak dinner and glass of wine - maybe two glasses of wine - before calling it a day.
|Rib eye steak, rice pilaf and a split of Frexeinet
The finisher's medal and age group award:
|finisher's medal and 3rd place in the 60+ age group
State #35 - the state of Iowa - is now done! What the 50 States map looks like now:
|50 States-50 Half Marathons map with Iowa colored in
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- A special sitting of the bicameral Parliament in Kenya saw President Uhuru Kenyatta address the country
- The Constitution prescribes that the Head of State shall give an annual report to Parliament on national security, Kenya's progress in fulfilling international obligations, and the degree to which the country continues to uphold its national values and pursue governance objectives
- This is the third national speech by President Uhuru
The National Assembly has been adjourned until April 12, 2016
5.26pm The President tables annual report to Parliament on national security, Kenya's progress in fulfilling international obligations, and the degree to which the country continues to uphold its national values and pursue governance objectives and exits the podium
5.17pm Mwalimu Salah Abdullahi honoured posthumously by the President for his brave act of shielding Christians from attack by terrorists in Mandera
5.05pm Uhuru speaks on media in Kenya. Reminds the fourth estate "that with great power, comes a greater responsibility" - says that journalist need to be fair and credible in criticism as well as praise.
4.47pm Focus shifts on education. Claims quality of education in Kenya is among the best in the continent. Laptop provision to 22,000 primary has began with the connection of electricity. One million pupils to be given the laptops by the end of 2016. New classrooms in secondary schools expected to be built. Urges MPs to support the plan in constructing the classrooms
4.43pm 2 hospitals (one level 4, one leve 5) in each county being equipped with modern medicine machines as dialysis machines that have been the preserve of Kenyatta National Hospital
4.40pm Uhuru to table a report on the stolen wealth and recovery done so far
4.38pm Automation of services at the Judiciary a key thing. Highlights that the Judiciary must conclude cases before the judges on corruption and update the country
4.32pm Uhuru speaks of accountability of public funds. Delves into the subject of corruption. Highlights that one throd of his Cabinet had to be fired for graft.
4.30pm Some social media users urge for alternate check of facts on gains that Uhuru enumerates in his speech. Here is one tweet fired soon after the President indicated the country's infrastructure.
4.25pm President highlights electricity connection programmes, street lighting as part of making the 24-hour economy a reality as well as improving security of the people
4.22pm Mombasa now rated as the fourth busiest port in Africa. At least 7.5 million visitors a year projected to visit Kenya through the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
4.18pm construction of the Standard Gauge Railway to be completed by 2017. Uhuru notes that his administration is keen on completing the infrastructure projects started by former president Mwai Kibaki
4.13pm Uhuru notes that despite severe setbacks posed by terrorist attacks, the economy has remained resilient especially in the tourism industry. Highlights quick measures that the government adopted as the bail out plan, encouraging domestic tourism, lighting streets of the coastal towns and enhancing transport - the construction of the English Point Marina in Mombasa
4.05pm speech delves into the achievements of the Jubilee government
4.03pm Head of State asks opposition not to criticise his administration "as a sport", argues that it must be done within confines of the covenant. Asks that criticism should also provide alternatives
4.01pm President says that the opposition and civil society movement is strong in Kenya because of the law, but pleads the group to remain true to the "nationalist ideals"
3.56pm A moment of silence is observed by the chamber in honour of the fallen KDF soldiers slain in battle in Somalia
3.55pm President speaks of the gallantry of KDF soldiers
3.53 Preamble to the President's speech includes the birth of Kenya as an independent nation from the colonial masters
3.52pm For the third time, the President now takes to the stage. There is silence across the chamber and delivery of the speech starts
3.45pm President Uhuru resumes to the podium but shortly protests start again leaving Speaker Muturi no choice but order more members out. Simba Arati directed out of the house. Walter Bosire in the spotlight as the Speaker notes that "it is grossly out of order" to disrupt the proceeding of the house
3.22pm President Uhuru invited to the podium as some members of the house whistle in protest. The President is forced to back down and Speaker Muturi takes over to address members; pleads with MPs to allow the speech go on.
3.15pm Speakers of the bicameral Parliament Justin Muturi and Ekwe Ethuro accompany the President into the chambers where he is expected to make the speech. Members of the august house are present
3.00pm President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives at Parliament buildings to start this year's state of the nation address, inspects a guard of honour mounted by the members of the disciplined forces.
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The United States Army has long recognized that a scientifically and technologically literate citizenry is our nation's best hope for a secure, rewarding, and successful future.
For over 50 years, the Army has supported a wide range of educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for our youth, college and graduate students, as well as our valued teachers.
The need for STEM literacy – the ability to understand and apply concepts from science, technology, engineering and mathematics in order to solve our nation's most complex problems – is growing exponentially. The requirement for STEM literacy goes beyond the traditional STEM occupations of scientist, engineer and mathematician. The Army also has a growing need for highly qualified, STEM-literate technicians and skilled workers in advanced manufacturing, logistics, management and other technology-driven fields. Success and sustainment for the Army's Science & Technology Enterprise heavily depends on the continuous development of innovative solutions that protect the greatest asset – our Soldier – and our nation, against current and emerging threats.
Through AEOP, the Army continues its long tradition and strong commitment to the advancement of STEM education and literacy. Leveraging its most valuable assets – world-class scientists and engineers and research facilities – AEOP offers our nation's youth and teachers a collaborative, cohesive portfolio of opportunities that effectively engage future workforce generations in meaningful, real-world STEM experiences, competitions and paid internships.
From elementary school through graduate school, students of all proficiency levels, interests, social and economic backgrounds are encouraged to participate in real-world STEM experiences while also engaging with Army-sponsored mentors.
AEOP Mission
To provide both students and teachers a collaborative, cohesive, portfolio of Army-sponsored STEM programs that effectively engage, inspire, and attract the next generation of STEM talent through K through college programs and expose them to DoD STEM careers.
AEOP Vision
A diverse, agile, highly competent STEM talent pool, representative of our nation's demographics to supply the Army, DoD, and the Nation's workforce.
AEOP Priorities & Core Objectives
STEM Literate Citizenry
Broaden, deepen, and diversify the pool of STEM talent in support of our Defense Industry Base (DIB)
- Encourage and reward student participation in STEM opportunities
- Inspire students to excel in science and mathematics
- Increase participation of underserved populations in AEOP
- Expand involvement of students in ongoing DoD research
- Increase awareness of DoD STEM career opportunities
- Increase participants' awareness of AEOP opportunities to further their interest and engagement in STEM
STEM Savvy Educators
Support and empower educators with unique Army research and technology resources
- Partner with schools and teachers at local and state educational agencies for shared standards in science and mathematics
- Use incentives to promote teacher participation in AEOP
- Provide online resources for educators to share best practices
- Provide and expand mentor capacity of the Army's highly qualified scientists and engineers
- Increase educators' awareness of AEOP's pipeline of opportunities
Sustainable Infrastructure
Develop and implement a cohesive, coordinated, and sustainable STEM education outreach infrastructure
- Develop and implement cohesive program metrics for each individual program and across all of AEOP
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Carl Icahn's Latest Proxy Fight: Commercial Metals Co.
Shares of steel company Commercial Metals Co. are popping in after hours trading as Carl Icahn disclosed plans to push out some of the company's directors.
In a regulatory filing, Icahn disclosed he plans to nominate three of his own nominees to Commercial Metals 11-member board. According to FactSet, Icahn is the company's biggest shareholder with nearly 10% of Commercial Metals outstanding stock.


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- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size strips
- 2 ounces pancetta (about 4 thin slices) coarsely chopped
- 2 shallots peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup drained and chopped oil packed sun dried tomatoes
- 1/2 pound pasta, cooked according to package directions
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 3 cups coarsely chopped arugula
- 1 1/2 cups shaved or grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
- Saute chicken, pancetta, shallots and garlic in a skillet over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until chicken and pancetta are cooked through. Remove from skillet and keep warm. Melt butter in same skillet over medium heat. When butter begins to foam, cook for 1 minute more until golden brown, being careful not to burn. Add chicken mixture, tomatoes and cooked pasta to skillet; cook for a minute more to heat through. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in arugula, cheese and pine nuts and toss lightly.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories750
- Carbohydrates53 g(18%)
- Fat36 g(56%)
- Protein52 g(105%)
- Saturated Fat17 g(87%)
- Sodium764 mg(32%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
- Fiber4 g(16%)
- Monounsaturated Fat11 g
- Cholesterol151 mg(50%)


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Winter School 2017 Winners
The Make it in Design team has truly enjoyed every moment of the very first ever Winter School and we hope you enjoyed it just as much! Today we are excited to announce our Winter School winners and offer our HUGE congratulations and thanks to you all!
Rachael Taylor: "WOW I can honestly say the MIID team and I have been completely WOWED with the extremely high standard of submissions for our very first Make it in Design Winter School in 2017. It's been a pleasure and honour to look at the wealth of wonderful and gorgeous colour, patterns and textures and the outstanding ideas. We are so very proud to have a global community of extremely talented designers creating world-class work and standing out as major players in the design industry. I personally cannot wait to see what you all do next – it's such an exciting time and a true honour to be part of your design journey. A HUGE and SINCERE thank you for all the time, love and effort you've demonstrated over the last few weeks."
We teamed up with Fashion Formula for Winter School. Fashion Formula is a fun and easy-to-use online platform whereby customers can create their own printed fabric, wallpaper, accessories or gift wrap. This is a fantastic opportunity to see your designs in physical form and Fashion Formula can ship to anywhere in the world!
Along side the chance to win a free place on an upcoming module from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design per track, Winter School participants were offered the chance to see their designs come alive in print courtesy of Fashion Formula. Find out more about Fashion Formula in our interview here.
Fashion Formula offered 9 prizes in total, 3 for each track of Winter School based on work submitted to the two trend briefs:
- 1st prize: 3 meters of any fabric from their range and 2 tea towels
- 2nd prize: 1 meter of any fabric from their range and 1 tea towel
- 3rd prize: 2 fat quarters of any fabric ( 65 x 48 cm) and 1 tea towel
This is such a fantastic opportunity to see your designs in physical form and we were are honoured to reveal the winners below as selected by Fashion Formula.
If you are a winner, please email the team at firstname.lastname@example.com so we can arrange to get your file to Fashion Formula!
The Winners!
Beginners Track
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"We hope that you enjoyed learning and creating as much as we loved being a part of your creative journey, and hope to see some of you contributing your designs to our Fashion Formula design community, competing in our design contests or seeing your patterns come to life through our digital textile and wallpaper printing facilities. All the best wishes and success for the future."
A HUGE congratulations to all of our winners and if you could please contact the team via firstname.lastname@example.com for instructions on how to claim your prize.
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Both are valid until 28th Feb.
Prize Draw Winners!
In addition we held a prize draw to win places on the upcoming Modules 1 – 3 of The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design. Entrants were required to simply submit work to the gallery for BOTH creative briefs in their TRACK and subsequently were entered into the prize draw. That was it – it's not based on favourites or skill – it's the luck of the draw so everyone had the chance to win!
Beginner Track Prize: A place on 'Module 1 – Designing Your Way' worth £189 (approx $236) starting this February!
'Designing Your Way' (Module 1) is a five week online course where you will learn everything you need to know to turn basic sketches into elements for pattern design. If you've ever dreamt of one day licensing your own designs but didn't know where to start – Module 1 is your answer!
In Module 1 you'll learn about colour and pattern by creating a set of source images, designing your own motifs, learning how to create repeats, putting together a colour swatch and mood board and designing a set of business stationery. We'll help you develop your signature style and use this to brand your business, plus we'll also provide you with plenty of time-saving hints and tips, inspiration and secrets from successful surface pattern designers too.
Module 1 'Designing Your Way' starts February 20, 2017. Find out more.
The winner is …
Megan Corwin
* N.B This prize is one place on Module 1 from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design starting February 20, 2017. The winning place is not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
Intermediate Track Prize: A place on 'Module 2 – Creating Your Professional Identity' worth £259 (approx $324) starting February 20, 2017!
'Creating Your Professional Identity' (Module 2) is a five week online course where you will learn how to develop your brand image, design advanced technical repeats in Photoshop and Illustrator, put a collection together and start your own label.
If you are excited about the thought of making a name for yourself, Module 2 is the course for you! We'll also show you how to understand and predict trends, put a collection together and create technical repeats, learn the industry specifications for printing and designing for various products and protect your work. Plus we'll show you how to market yourself, get noticed, build an on-line presence and attract the press.
Module 2 'Creating your professional identity' starts February 20, 2017. Find out more.
The winner is …
Amber Coppings
* N.B This prize is one place on Module 2 from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design starting February 20, 2017. The winning place is not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
Advanced Track Prize: A place on 'Module 3 – Monetising Your Designs' worth £359 (approx $450) starting April 24, 2017
'Monetising Your Designs' (Module 3) is a five week online course where you will identify multiple streams of income for your designs. If you have a collection of work but don't know how to get it out in the world and get it sold, this course is for you.
Here we'll go into freelancing, licensing, selling outright, manufacturing and more. You'll learn more complex techniques for sophisticated and commercially-appealing surface pattern design, how to negotiate a contract that's right for you, manage your money, stay motivated, manage stock levels, write a business plan and so much more! Plus we'll also share our little black book of industry contacts!
Module 3 'Monetising Your Designs' starts April 24, 2017. Find out more.
The winner is …
Leanne Friedberg
* N.B This prize is one place on Module 3 from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design starting April 24, 2017. The winning place is not transferable and there is no cash alternative.
A HUGE thank you to everyone who took part this year and we look forward to continuing to promote you and your wonderful designs.
If you haven't done so already then check out all the Winter School galleries here to see what our wonderful students created.
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Decided to head out on Sunday evening just to chill - was running about in the day and got home to change to slippers ~
Wanted to wear this denim jacket but changed my mind - switched to the crotchet outerwear (you'll see below) instead!
I love love love the pair of shorts I'm wearing in this pic!!!! It's frilly, fitting, and sooo cute!!!!
More on where I got it from below after this entry
I was craving for BKT... so that's where we went.
Crotchet outerwear I was talking about earlier - and check out the peranakan style tiles behind me.... I super like these kinda designs! Very traditional and pretty.
If you're wondering where this place is, it's Ng Ah Sio BKT branch at Tanjong Katong Road.
Easy to google and find it!
Ordered this amount of food for just us two. 我们俩是贪吃鬼!
Please order the most expensive bowl of BKT, I dunno the difference in which part of the pig the meat is from, but the meat is sooo much softer and yummier in the more expensive bowl! You always get what you pay for ~~
Second dinner after (we ate a lil bit here and there like rabbits hahaha) with CY's family. It was his aunt's birthday! So cute that they wanted to have dinner at the zichar place near my home. It's my fav as well. Changi Simei CC. Try the cereal tofu! To die for.
As mentioned at the start of the post : I'm gonna share bout where I got this super cute pair of frilly shorts from!
It's from none other than ThePetiteRose whom I've worked with before and have been super impressed by their big variety of clothes that I don't see anywhere else along with trendy items!
Back to these shorts -
I have the same pair in white as well - that's all the colours one really needs, right?!
The material is actually a bit like linen and it's super comfy, fits me just right as well.
Go get your frilly shorts too - promise you will LOVE em.
They are now part of the Blogshopping at Far East Plaza! And as of 1 Nov, they will be at Blogshopping Bugis as well :)
Snap your outfit of the day in thepetiterose apparels and tag em at @thepetiterose #thepetiterose to stand a chance to win a$10 voucher or to be featured in their instagram too!
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Grotta Azzura New York Reviews
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Great Italian place with an Italian feel Aug 11, 2011
I love the food here. I went here on a saturday night right near closing time and the food was still excellent. The bread was so fresh and amazing especially the garlic bread(one of the best ones i have tasted) and the eggplant parmesan i had was absolutely delicious. The restaurant has a typical authentic italian restaurant feel with stoneware. The drinks are also very good. My friend has a tiramisu martini that rocked. Best of all the price is just right. You can have a meal for about $14-20. It helps that the place has a reputation and history which in my opinion is well deserved.
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When we talk about typical job responsibilities and duties of a Data Analyst, there are basically two types of these professionals; one who work with databases and the data entered in there and the other who work with internet to collect and analyze different types of data for evaluation of certain points. In either case, the key responsibility of a Data Analyst is to get certain type of data, interpret it, understand it, make it simple so it can be used out of context and make it helpful to understand certain factors about it.
You can understand the importance or work of a Data Analyst by knowing that these professionals work in all kinds of organization and government agencies. From a simple department store that wants to know how many hours' employees put in work and when did it make highest sale around the week to a domestic company that wishes to go global and wants to understand needs and behavior of their targeted population to an online shopping store that wants to find out from where there most of the sale is coming and if people are actually responding to discount coupons and gift vouchers or not. Although there are other people and professionals involved in the work but at the end, it all comes down to the Data Analyst who works with the data and by making it simple, presents the results in front of the client.
Important tips to create Data Analyst Resume:
There is no such thing as a generic resume which in simple words means that when you apply for a job, you need to customize the resume and craft it according to the job you are applying for. If you have applied for an IT trainer in the past, that same resume won't do the work for Data Analyst's position. There are dozens of formats of resumes in the professional field and each one of them is only suitable in a certain situation. You can't use the chronological format if you don't have any experience and if you have it, you can't use functional resume.
Functional resume is only for those who don't have any work experience or can't explain their previous work history so if you have good experience, use a combination format or chronological resume. It would be better if you can keep the resume to one or two pages but when it's not possible and you need more space to discuss your credentials, make the first page as an executive summary part of your resume followed by 2-3 more pages that include brief details of headings that you put on the first page.
Do's and Don'ts of Data Analyst Resume:
If the recruiter wants the references, he will provide such requirement in job advertisement. If there is no such requirement from the employer, don't add your references in the resume or a statement i.e. references will be provided on request. Make sure to use more bullet points than dense paragraphs that are difficult to understand and read.
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The Campbellsburg Bengals JV fell to the Warriors Sept. 30, 13-7. The Bengals had a total of 80 yards rushing between their three ball carriers Cody Heath, Luke Highfill and Isaac Abney.
Abney had the team's only touchdown for the day. Heath rushed for the extra point.
Defensively, Drew Cole led the team with seven tackles. Highfill, Levi Higdon and Abney had four tackles each. River King, Caden Bruner, Heath and Riley Moore each had notable defensive plays as well.
EMS beats Gallatin
Eminence Middle School seventh grade boys basketball team defeated Gallatin County 47-22 Thursday night. Morgan Powers and Jacob Hughes led the Warriors with 10 points each.
The eighth grade team followed that with a 42-36 win over Gallatin. Abelardo Reza led the Warriors with 11 points. Taye Saunders added eight points and seven assists.
Hensley second, Klempner 12th in Junior Challenge
After 90 minutes of scoreless soccer, the Henry County Wildcats defeated the Gallatin County Wildcats 3-2 on penalty kicks Oct. 11 to advance to the finals of the 31st district tournament and qualify for the regional tournament.
Both teams struggled to find scoring opportunities in the first half.
With 30:51 left Keegan Kurtz had a shot sail over the bar. Three minutes later Henry County goalkeeper Quentin Wilson was called into action to make a save.
The Eminence Warriors came from behind again and again Friday night but finally got the one point they needed for the win with 19 seconds left when Dre Wright kicked the extra point to beat the Owen County Rebels 41-40.
Wright also made the game tying catch on the drive that put the Warriors ahead when he caught a pass from Justin Hedges on what EHS Coach Tye Lawson called a fake spike play.
By Greg Woods
The Eminence Warriors volleyball team was back in action after a long layoff last week and came away with three victories to end the regular season.
They started the week with a 2-0 victory over Portland Christian Oct. 10.
The Warriors fell behind 4-1 in the opening set but worked their way back to tie the set at 4-4.
With the score tied 5-5, Madsion Sweeney served an ace to start a 4-0 run that included a kill by Aaliyah Bailey and another ace by Sweeney.
The Henry County Lady Cats came off fall break and found it hard to get back into volleyball rhythm but managed to pull out a win against Franklin County after back-to-back losses to Lloyd Memorial and Shelby County.
The Lady Cats traveled to Erlanger Oct. 9 and fell to the Lady Juggernauts 3-0.
Lloyd took the first set 25-19, then dominated in the second set to win 25-14 before closing out the match with a 25-19 win.
The Henry County Lady Cats looked like they were on their way to a blowout win the finals of the 31st District tournament Thursday night. They scored three goals in the first 15 minutes and led 4-1 with 11:21 left in the first half. By halftime they still led 5-2 but the Owen County Lady Rebels would not give up and came back to make it 6-5 about midway through the second half.
The Henry County Wildcats traveled to Bardstown Friday night with a trip to the playoffs at stake and came away with a 40-31 win.
The game started as a defensive battle with the score 14-6 in favor of Henry County at halftime. However, the game turned into a shootout in the second half with the Cats getting an important stop late and then scoring the clenching touchdown.
Tyler Raisor had a huge game for the Wildcats scoring five rushing touchdowns and passing for another.
Henry County High School golfer Isaac Klempner competed at the state golf tournament in Bowling Green on Oct. 3. Klempner, a sophomore, shot a seven-over 79 and missed the cut to play on the second day by two strokes.
HCHS athletic director Jon Kasten, who was filling in for HCHS Coach Ben Roberts said two holes prevented Klempner from making the cut.
"Isaac played really well," Kasten said. "Except for two holes."
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Tonight I am going to fundraising dinner. So what, you may ask, but the slightly odd thing about the evening will be that the guest speaker is a very old friend of mine.
I went to university with Will, shared a house with him and several other displaced Scots when in London and have attended numerous parties when we would all dance into the wee small hours.
Throughout the years the one thing about Will is that it is fairly rare for him not be speaking. In fact, there have been times aplenty when his other friends and I would have paid good money to have him shut up for a while.
Yet there are quite a number of sane people who are all forking out £100 a head to hear him blather away to his heart's content. I'm not one of them as he is taking me as his guest, knowing perfectly well that I may not be particularly sane but not mad enough to pay a tonne for the pleasure of a bit of supper.
Of course, I am being disingenuous because Will is a very successful boy indeed – obvious when you think about it as no-one would be paying to listen to some no-hoper spout forth – and one can't help but be happy for him.
It's odd when friends who one has seen in the most compromising situations gain positions of power and glory. Of course, when we all meet up they are just the same as the rest of us, except with better teeth and faster cars.
Their worries might be slightly different – problem with the ski chalet roof compared with me wondering where I can get a new filter for the vacuum cleaner as the model I have doesn't seem to be listed on the Vax website; their houses and tax bills much bigger yet they still have to tie their own shoe laces and no doubt burp now and again.
So for once I shall sit back and listen to Will without interrupting. But I'm still going to remind him that he was rubbish at washing up.


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One very simple thing that you can do to make your phone sales script more powerful is to add qualifying questions to help you to qualify the prospect.
Qualifying is basically the act of trying to figure out how good the prospect fits with what you have to offer and how probable they are to move forward with a purchase.
What makes a prospect truly qualified is if they have a real need in the area where your products and services help, they have the authority to make the decision to purchase, and they have the ability to purchase from a funding standpoint.
To thoroughly qualify a prospect, we will want to go through some probing questions that determine need, authority, and available budget. Although, when performing phone sales and cold calling, we may only have a few minutes with the prospect during our very first conversation. As a result, it can be helpful to focus on just doing some preliminary qualifying on the very first call to just make sure there is enough of a fit to keep talking and maybe meet on another day.
One way to figure out how much qualifying to do in your phone sales script is to focus your questions around the prospect's needs in your area. If they have absolutely no needs, then it does not make sense to keep talking. You can vet out the authority and budget details later and in your first real meeting.
One great effect that qualifying questions have on a phone sales script is that they can help to decrease the prospect's guardedness. This is because, when you ask questions to evaluate the prospect's needs, you are expressing interest in them and interest in making sure that they are a fit before you sell to them.
This can create a powerful effect that not only makes the prospect more open to hearing about what you are calling them about, but it can also help to increase the level of rapport that you have with the prospect.
Regardless of the setting, conversations where both parties are talking and contributing are going to more healthy and productive. Knowing that, it can be wise to create your phone sales script so that it creates two-way conversations where the prospect is talking and involved in the conversation.
While that might be tough to instigate since everybody is different and some people talk more than others, by simply adding qualifying questions to your sales script will force moments in the conversation where the prospect has to contribute and interject into the conversation.
The other and most obvious benefit to adding qualifying questions to your sales script is that they will help you uncover important and valuable information from the prospect. Not only can that information help you to determine if it makes sense to keep talking, it can also be used throughout the sales cycle.
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Amumu Build Guide by Delta 357
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Amumu Top
Amumu Build
Jungle Role
Starting Items
First Back
Boot Choices
Finished Build
Other good items
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Introduction To Amumu Top
Hello and welcome to my (first) guide on, in my opinion, one of the best AP Tanks in the game, Amumu the sad mummy. I bought Amumu mainly because I needed a good jungle, but also because I enjoyed playing him. However I saw his incredible potential on the top lane, and have never looked back. Itemization is key if you decide to play this way, so experienced Amumu players could go straight there. I also want to stress that Amumu is a perfect jungle, and that I understand that. This guide is just to point out that he is also a powerful top laner too ^^
Again, this is my first guide, so I apologize if it is a little rough around the edges. I hope you'll find it useful.
Pros / Cons
Many of Amumu's weaknesses are similar to Rumble's, weakish early (pre 6) game, struggles to farm with just basic attacks, no (major) escapes etc. Play around them and your powerful skillset will shine through.
Greater Quintessence of Ability Power
Greater Quintessence of Health
Greater Mark of Armor
Greater Seal of Health
Greater Glyph of Ability Power
Greater Glyph of Magic Resist
Quintessence: Two Greater Quintessence of Health give you additional tankyness where it counts, and a single Greater Quintessence of Ability Power to round off your AP total. Pretty straight forward choices, with the AP giving you a little more presence in lane.
Marks: With the Greater Seal of Armor nerf I personally think Greater Mark of Armor are increasingly the better choice for tank laners. By having 9 Greater Mark of Armor you only lost 1 total armour vs the seals (0.91x9 = 8.19 total) which now provide only 1 Armour each. This means you can use those now empty Seal slots for...
Seals: Greater Seal of Health. While max health items and champions are experience a power spike with the BORK changes having additional health on lane is still very useful, especially for Amumu to counteract his weak early game. Having 72 more hp will possibly save you from a lvl 2 ignite engage, and you still have you Tantrum passive to offset losing the Greater Seal of Armor.
Glyphs: These are mainly personally preference, since I like having a little more AP in lane, but i'm unwilling to commit to a full AP glyph layout. You could easily switch the Greater Glyph of Ability Power for Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Power instead, or just go for a full set of Greater Glyph of Magic Resist. It really depends on how confidant you are in your little mummy ^^
My Masteries (0/9/21) might seem counter intuitive to what I have stated earlier, about Amumu's natural tankyness being a boon on top lane, therefore surely I should have 21 in defense at least? I can see the obvious benefits to this, and I have tried it myself with some success but the reason I place such an emphasis on Utility is it gives everything Amumu desperately needs on the top lane,Gold. Utility softens the weak early game with increased mana regen and additional gold for an item advantage which allows you to get a good setup for the late game. I cannot count the amount of times just having Total Biscuit of Rejuvenations instead of Health Potions have saved my life from a close engage, and that first blood gold could be everything. Of course this is purely based on my playstyle, and if you really wanted the extra defensive stats (and they are quite useful) then I would recommend a 0/15/15 build, as you really need that extra GP per sec over anything else.
Summoner Spells
The purpose built "kill secure" spell, and that's all that I need to say about it. Why should you take it on Amumu? The gold potential from an jungler gank or first blood (something I achieve more than I should, and I'll get to that in a sec) should not be underrated, so potentially missing out should be avoided if possible. Amumu's damage early isn't exactly dunky Darius high, but it's higher than most people think, so getting that first lane kill will completely throw your opponent off their game, and that effect is worth more GP/10 than a Ancient Coin In one incident I caught my opposing Akali out by hitting lvl 2 as she came up river and Bandage Tossed to her, at which point she predictably though "lulz easy kill". With only a lvl 1 Tantrum I got her down to 75 hp with half health remaining, then a q-ignite got me the first blood after which she raged, left and I ended 15/0. This doesn't happen often, but when it does Ignite will make sure of it.
The free escape, and something all champs can benefit from. Nice on Amumu in lane, as your typical escape method of Bandage Toss to the nearest jungle camp won't always be available, so a flash could be a lifesaver. Plus makes a backup engage is you fluff the Bandage Toss.
Useful for getting back to lane quickly for the extra CS or to defend a objective. Really strong with Amumu but sadly we can only have two spells ¬_¬ Personal choice as to if reckon you could survive without Flash, so take this and Ignite to maximize gold potential or if you feel Teleport would benefit the team more than you having the kills and assists from Ignite, in which case drop it and keep Flash for the escapes/backup engage.
(Passive) Cursed Touch
Reducing MR on every basic attack allows Amumu to deal deceptively high damage in all of his trades, something that will often surprise your lane counterpart. At lvl 4, Kha'Zix will have exactly 35 MR with no items or MR runes. By taking out 15 of that you will be dealing higher damage than they expected, and that alone gives you the upper hand.
(Q) Bandage Toss
This is your primary engage to any fight, and part of Amumu's lane dominance. With a high early cooldown, don't expect to (nor should you ever) be spamming it. However the high CD isn't as restrictive, as Amumu's trades aren't fast, but rather wearing down your opponent with rapid Tantrum's and constant Despair whilst having naturally more HP than them until they finally realise they are too weak to continue, at which point a final Bandage Toss is all you need.
Other uses involve escapes in fights inside the jungle (jumping to camps over the walls), initiating a TF with a Q-R combo or catching a low health carry in the clean up. This ability is Amumu's most known, and his most rightly feared.
(W) Despair
An aoe max %health drain ability? Don't mind if I do. This is one of the strongest top lane abilities any champ could ask for, and it allows Amumu to fight all those Dr. Mundo's and Shen's. At its first rank it drains 2.5% max health a second plus 8 flat damage and with this build at max rank it is 4%. I'll just let that sink in... Early game it might not appear that powerful but since it works of health at late game that 5000 hp Garen will be crying with you, while losing 230 hp a second ^^
Best part? No cap to monsters or minons. Solo baron anyone?
(E) Tantrum
Your best ability, and also your most underrated. With 3 key components to it, flat physical damage reduction, high aoe damage and a cooldown that drops each time you get hit, Tantrum allows you to farm highly efficiently, without running oom, plus it is your primary trading tool. Most Amumu trades go along the lines of spamming tantrum until they try to run, since a 8 second cooldown at lvl 3 seems a long time, but with a 0.5 second drop on each hit (which works out to more like a second in real terms) the cooldown might as well be 3 seconds, which really adds up.
(R) Curse of the Sad Mummy
To me, this is possibly the best team fight ult in the game for freezing an entire team (sorry Lissandra) in its tracks, and can turn a stomp into a rout instantly. Not really much to say that most league players won't know, lead with a Bandage Toss, pop your ult and start running around catching everyone in your aoe's range ( Despair, Sunfire Cape etc) and watch that ace appear.
One word of warning is make sure the rest of your team is in a position to follow up, many of them won't be able to comprehend Amumu's glory and may blame you for "trying to 1v5 omg n00b report" Avoid this situation and communicate with your team beforehand via pings or chat.
The most important part of Amumu in the top lane is your item choices, so this will be the core of the guide.
Firstly, we must look at what Amumu needs at all stages of the game not wants, he needs Health, Armour/MR and AP. At different stages these will become more or less useful, but for now these will be our deciding factors when choosing items. Another thing before we launch into each individual item is that anything with an Aura is a major plus point for Amumu, because it stacks with Despair and his tendency it be in the middle of fights, so consider this as well.
Core Items
Rod of Ages
This is your primary lane item, and it should be your first finished item except in extremely unusual circumstances. The passive works best when you get it early, as maxed it gives the third most health in the game (after Frozen Mallet and of course Warmog's Armor) so this will set you up well for those early engages as well as the mid game teamfights. It also gives you mana which in laning phase is very useful. Amumu has quite high mana costs on his Bandage Toss and ult, and Despair can quickly add up if overused so the extra mana is appreciated. Also having as much AP as a Needlessly Large Rod is never a bad thing.
Sunfire cape
Great item on most tanks, and Amumu is no exception. A passive 40 dmg a second stacks well with his Despair, 450 health is never amiss and the armour works well with his tendency to dive onto the ADCs. I personally rush this after my RoA, for those first major teamfights.
Spirit Visage
An item I see more and more these days, and with good reason too. Providing a healthy amount of HP, 20 health regen, a good does of MR and some CDR, for shaving seconds off that last ditch Bandage Toss. Depending on how the game is going, I would only get this 3rd if the opposing mid laner was becoming a problem, otherwise I would take either Randuin's Omen or Rylai's Crystal Scepter depending on how the game was going.
Randuin's Omen
Again, a powerful and increasingly popular item for the decent amout of health and armour it provides. Synergises well with Amumu especially because the active is around the range of Despair and other Auras. I normally would get this after Sunfire Cape if the enemy ADC was the priority target or an AD mid ( Talon, Zed etc) was out of control.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
The Frozen Mallet for AP tanks, and a rather underrated item in comparison. Works great on Amumu for the passive slow procing on either Despair or Bandage Toss plus a large health boost and a nice amount of AP to boot. I only get this as my 3rd item choice if I am either stomping hard or every lane is winning really well. Remember, as the primary tank for the team you don't require kills, so stacking those Rabadon's Deathcaps likes it's TF2 isn't your goal. Play for the team not for yourself.
Boot Choices
Mercury Treads
My personal favorite boots for Amumu as it gives you a second MR item, covering that potential weakness, and the passive CC reduction effect is so valuable on any champion, but especially Amumu to cripple any attempts to stop him initiating that important team fight.
Ninja Tabi
Giving 25 armour, and passively ignoring 10% of all ad damage as well, these boots are often the default choice for 90% of top laners. With Amumu they fit right in with your Tantrums passive, meaning you negate a lot of early game damage for a comparatively low cost. It's personal preference when deciding between this or Mercury's Treads in any game. Sometimes I will buy these early, to counter certain early game champs ("cough" Pantheon "cough") and switch them out for merc treads in the late game.
Ionian boots of lucidity
15% CDR is nothing to be ignored, although it means you will probably have to play more aggressive than usual to get the most use out of it. More of a playstyle choice than a statistical one, although with the recent nerf to Spirit Visages CDR component these boots have risen slightly in my favour although you will have 15% CDR already with masteries so I personally wouldn't take them. You only need to have your cooldowns up for the initiation, and the only ability that really benefits from it is Bandage Toss, and buying boots to benefit one ability isn't that effective tbh.
Alternative Items
Abyssal Scepter
Providing a high amount of AP and MR respectively, Abyssal is a strong item on Amumu and something that works great on him. I don't usually build it whilst playing him top as I don't like sacrificing any of my core items for it however I have used it before, when you need to shut down that fed Ahri or another AP caster and a Spirit Visage isn't cutting it. If you feel that you could afford the loss of health from a Rylai's Crystal Scepter or even a Banshee's Veil then go ahead. If there is more than one enemy lane doing well, say bot lane, then make sure to not neglect that potential threat. Spending all your GP on MR might seem wise to hunt down Ziggs, but you'll be kicking yourself come the Caitlyn pentakill.
With the massive buff to Frozen Heart this item has fall out of my favour. Still quite powerful, esperically against certain champs ( Fiora, Rengar etc) but often Frozen Heart will be more useful in teamfights. Unless someone like a Yasuo is massively fed you probably don't need this.
The "king" of tankyness, holding the esteemed title of "Most health item" and packing an often ignored but almost equally powerful passive, gab this if you just want to be a complete tank, nothing else. I would only get this with 21 defense masteries for the extra armour and MR, otherwise you could be left unprotected.
Frozen Heart
Gives high armour stats, plenty of mana, CDR and an attack speed debuff to nearby enemies. Whilst I didn't often take this item myself, after the semi-recent buff to it I now take this almost every game, often as a replacement for Thornmail. Works as a hard counter in lane, while the mana gives sustain. Overall a great item, but be careful on losing the HP you would get from a Sunfire Cape or similar.
zeke's herald Zeke's Herald
Not an item I've ever seen the need to get on Amumu but I still felt I should address. Not a good amount of health for the cost, decent CDR and an AD/LS buff that only really helps the ADC. Not useful in practice, since you will be at the front of the attack and the adc will be at the back, so they won't always benefit from it. You certainty won't benefit from the ad or life steal yourself, so I wouldn't consider getting this.
Banshees Veil
Gives health, MR and a spellshield passive. Could be useful against a CC heavy team that tries to freeze you in place, otherwise grab Spirit Visage over this for the health regan and CDR.
Laning phase
Laning phase, in my opinion, can be almost divided into 3 sections; Farming, Harassing/Trades and Engaging
Amumu's abilities work wonderfully in the jungle, and they work equally well in lane, or perhaps better, since you can use Tantrum more often with more targets to kill. In lane Amumu will want to be hiding behind minions looking sad until you suddenly kill half a wave in one E. At its 2nd rank Tantrum gets an impressive power spike in lane, for both farming and trades.
Amumu's weakest section, and despite how much I try to sidestep this Amumu is easily harassed by most ranged abilities and he can do very little to stop this (all together now, Teemo) Happily however, most top laners have little harass themselves, and you at least have your Tantrum passive to offset some of the damage. If they are playing, say Vayne or Teemo top to do serious damage to you they would be forced to build flat deeps to kill you, allowing you to take advantage of that in teamfights. As to Amumu's own harassing powers, he is surprisingly adapt at this. Similar to Garens Judgment with his Despair and Tantrum passing through creeps. It isn't expectational, but against a melee champion it forces them to be taking damage while farming while you are relatively safe behind your wave. Successfully avoiding their harass will allow you to make powerful...
Possibly Amumu's best aspect, his trades are efficient and long lasting, so the longer they engage you the better you get (anyone who has fought Jax understands this all too well...). Tantrum passive is obviously effective in this, with reduced cooldowns when hit. If you can position the fight in a creep wave then GL to your opponent. Of course a good trade could lead on to...
I lied earlier, Amumu's greatest aspect is his engages. Already well known for this in a jungle role, so I won't heavily elaborate, your Bandage Toss reaches as far as a Blitzcrank pull, expect working the other way round thankfully, as it allows a follow up Curse of the Sad Mummy. This is an effective 3 second lockdown, and combine with your Cursed Touch will deal surprisingly amplified damage. When Amumu latches onto you, escape is difficult with the lowish cooldown of Bandage Toss you can expect to use this twice in most fights, once to start, and once to finish ^^
This will be updated semi-regularly as I encounter new champs. In the meantime here is a small section on general counters and a few specific ones. Please feel free to msg me with your own games and tell me how they went (Lolking screenshots would be nice), and I'll post a synopsis here with your name attached. Green for good match-up, Yellow for average and Red for bad :D
NOTE: With the Season 4 focus on "bruisers" ie tanks with power (see OP tanks ^^) such as Shyvana, Renekton and Darius, Amumu top is currantly at its weakest point as that sub-breed of tank is the best counter to Amumu against squishy champs such as Kha'Zix or Fiora he excels, allowing him to enter teamfights and give the entire team that early/mid game boost towards victory. If, for some reason, you only read the last 5 words of a section Amumu Is an Assassin Counter.
I've had a string of successes against this champ, so I'm basing this counter on this. He'll typically try to land early poke on you for a lvl 3 engage, with Doran's Shield and health pots this won't be too much of an issue but use minion cover anyway. Farm until 4, watch him make a (poor) engage and watch the Flash get popped (or equally first blood) From 6 onwards he won't bother you, farm and use Despair and Tantrum to zone him.
Crit damage sucks, and hes mobile as hell, but as long as you dodge his Steel Tempest and Sweeping Blades you'll be fine. Wind Wall is a good counter engagement tool, but simple to move around. Plus you can easily bait him to attack you, or just Curse of the Sad Mummy first then walk up and Bandage Toss him. Another, smaller, positive upside is your Despair will pop his passive, and you can do this easily while farming, as that shield is a pain to deal with otherwise. EDIT While all this is still true, if you have the misfortune to go against a Diamond 1 Yasuo when you still haven't ranked, the skill difference will destroy you if they tryhard... Speaking from personal experience, although this will probably never happen.
This concludes the build, I will be returning to this regularly to update (counters, items etc) but for now I'd just like to throw this out into the ether that is Mobafire and watch the general reaction to this shockingly non-meta madness ^^ Anyhow I hope you enjoyed it, remember it is my first guide so it may go on a little at times. In the future I'll try to get some videos on it, or even record one my self 0.o as there is a saddening absence of top Amumu videos. Can't imagine why...


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Mint is the color for spring this year and it's been the color of all of my dreams and desires ever since the sun began to rise earlier and set much, much later. I LOVE this mint green cardigan. I love, love, love love it. I love it so much that when I saw it I knew that I needed to base CIWW around it. I love it so much in fact that I couldn't just stop at one outfit. I felt the need to make two. Enjoy.
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Spring is all about pastels. You can use them to color-block just like you did last summer only this time the result is much softer and in my opinion A LOT more feminine. I paired the cardigan with a soft and super cute peach dress. I love that it's form fitting yet flared at the skirt. The yellow flats are cute and simple, but they add an awesome pop of color. And it wouldn't be an outfit I love without a turban-ish and colorful headband!
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Once again, TONS OF PASTELS! Gah, I just love them so much! Can't help it. I can't help but pair mint green with this soft peach color. It's probably my favorite color combination of the season. Cute high-waisted shorts with a white button down are a perfect combination. Also, I just love these simple and adorable flats. Don't they just look so lightweight? A must for shoes in my opinion. And once again, a cute little headband because that what's up!
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Welcome back to Week #3 of the One Room Challenge! This six week Challenge is sponsored by Calling It Home and designers all over the country and jumping in to the game…so go check out all of the amazing projects!
If you missed my first posts I'll hang out while you go check it out Week #1 & Week #2-I decided to tackle my Family Room to transform into a Cheery Farmhouse style that is comfy but also durable enough to hold up to my brood of five plus Labradoodle Jasper.
This is my third ORC but I wanted to do something special for y'all during this round, so for each week I created a special freebie (or two) to go along with the theme of the week.
Week #1
-I created two freebie "Shop This Room" Guides for both of my Mood Boards, get them both HERE
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Week #2
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Week #3 (today)
Today I'm going to share my DIY Target Dresser Makeover with you! (NOTE: I shared the FULL makeover of this piece a few weeks ago with my readers, knowing I was going to do it as part of this One Room Challenge makeover, but here is my updated version below).
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Our old house had just one Family Room, but when we moved into this house, it had TWO Family Rooms so we literally had no furniture to put into it. My in-laws graciously donated some hand-me downs to fill up the space (you know, so we would like have a place to sit!). But after four years I was finally ready to find something that was more our style.
So I started the crazy process of trying to find a new piece of furniture that matched my style AND my budget. Afters hours upon hours of scouring Pinterest, I was no closer to finding something. Then I started thinking outside the box, looking for "buffets" and "dressers". I saw this dresser from Land of Nod and was in love. It is so fun yet neutral, grown-up yet playful. However I wasn't ready to drop $1300 for it, and it was too tall for a media cabinet. But now I had my inspiration! So I went on a hunt. I figured I could replicate a similar look for a lot less. In fact I spent a total of just $288 for my knock-off version.
Here is my tutorial for updating a piece of furniture:
DIY "Radiant" Painted Furniture Tutorial
This is the piece I found to start off: the Target Threshold Millsboro Dresser The original price is $349.99 but I got it on sale for $266 (and I've seen it on sale for even less since then), plus even scored free shipping! I needed a longer, shorter piece since I was using it for a media cabinet.
So I had my piece…now what? Here is everything I used in this DIY:
Target Dresser: $266 (use any existing piece of furniture if you already own it!)
Frog Painter's Tape: $8
White Latex Paint (free-I used what I already owned)
Varathane RustOleum Clear Polyurethane Sealer (found HERE ): $14
Exacto Knife
Small Craft Paint Brush
STEP 1: I chose to paint my drawers before assembling the dresser. Be sure to lay them out in the correct order, my drawers had to be aligned in a certain way due to the hardware. Then I pushed all six drawers together so they were touching. If you already own a piece that is assembled, I would try to tackle it intact. Just remove the hardware and start from there!
STEP 2: You want to spend a bit of time composing your layout. I found the center of the dresser and marked it with a pencil mark. Using that center point, I drew both a vertical and horizontal line across all of the drawers. These were my "guidelines" to make sure my pattern didn't get too wonky!
STEP 3: To start the design, I created the center "diamond" out of painters tape and secured it to the middle of the dresser. As you go, be sure to firmly press down on all sides of the tape.
STEP 4: Start your pattern from the center and work your way out. To make it easy I created my stripes the same width as my painter's tape. My tape was just under an inch wide. I will be honest…I'm more of an "eyeball it and go" type of girl! So I just approximated the width in between the stripes as I laid them out. But if you are more of a perfectionist (you know who you are!), you can use a tape measure and measure out the width of each stripe.
Everywhere that I added the painter's tape, these stripes would end up being the wood color. Every stripe in between that was left open, I will paint over, creating the white stripes.
STEP 5: Keep working your way out in the diamond pattern. I used the vertical gap between the two columns of drawers as my visual, making sure the top and bottom of each diamond aligned.
STEP 6: Trim the ends. As you continue to lay out your tape in the diamond pattern, use a small Exacto knife to carefully (so as not to scratch the wood) cut out where the tape overlays so you have nice clean corners.
STEP 7: Go over all of your tape with a credit card to full press down all of the edges. If you have gaps, the paint could bleed under the tape.
STEP 8: For the paint, I used a white interior latex paint that I had leftover from a project. You don't need much paint at all. If you are buying new, you can probably get away with purchasing a sample sized pot of paint. I used a small craft brush and painted over all of the exposed wood. It is better to do a couple of light layers instead of doing one thick layer.
STEP #9: After the first layer dried, I painted on a second coat. At this point (because of my melamine surface), the white paint coat wasn't perfect as you can see in the photo. So instead of trying to go for perfect white stripes, I decided to embrace the rustic, "distressed" look 🙂 And here is my beautiful diamond shape pattern! On this photo, it shows what the dresser looks like after both one and two coats of paint:
STEP #10: After the paint is fully dried, it is time to peel off the painter's tape…slowly!
At this point, if you are painting a real wood piece, you are done! But because of my shiny surface, my paint needed an extra layer of protection (the paint can be scratched off). I used a 3″ paintbrush and added two coats of clear polyureathane sealer. I let each coat dry in between. I used the "gloss" version so it has a slight sheen to it. But you could also purchase the "matte" version if you didn't want a shiny finish.
STEP #11: I put together the rest of the dresser (with help from the hubby!) and installed my gold hardware. This is the hardware that came with my dresser (which is a pretty great match to the Land of Nod version), but feel free to change it out with whatever suits your style. Here it is completed:
The whole process took about six hours (not including assembling the dresser) and cost me $288. That is a price I can live with…and have money leftover for some really cute throw pillows for this room!
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For Week #4 of the One Room Challenge Family Room Makeover it's all about my kid's area. If you're like me and don't have a dedicated playroom space, I'm going to show you how to use a corner of your room and turn it into a multi-function piece of heaven!
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Jefferies increases its price target from $43 to $51 on Buy-rated Quaker Chemical (NYSE: KWR) as the company beats Q1 EPS expectations by 23 cents.
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