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Helen Roberts, Professor of Child health Research, UCL Institute of Child Health
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Reunion, Florida
Reunion Resort Luxury Stay
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This beautiful home features over 8,200 square feet of luxury accommodations and balconies that offer a private, quiet and not overlooked location. Located within the desirable Homestead community of Reunion this home is surrounded by beautiful, natural landscape and has the best panoramic views of Reunion and overlooks the 5th and 6th holes of the spectacular Tom Watson Independence course.
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The 3rd master bedroom on the first floor and has a luxurious king size bed with pillow top mattress, huge walk-in closet and a 55" Prism SMART TV. This room also has an enormous luxury en-suite bathroom with a walk-in shower area and even a built-in TV behind the mirror. This en-suite has its own private balcony and seating area with breathtaking views of the 5th hole of the spectacular Tom Watson Independence course.
The 4th Bedroom on the first floor is large and spacious and has a built-in closet, Colonial style King bed with pillow top mattress and a SMART TV. The en-suite bathroom has a walk-in shower and vanity unit.
Bedroom number 5 is located on the ground floor and has a King size bed with pillow top mattress and a SMART TV. This bonus bedroom does not have an en-suite or closet.
Bedroom 6 is a Jake and the Neverland Pirates themed room. This room has 1 Bunk bed with one single on top and one full bed underneath plus another twin bed in the shape of a boat and a Smart TV. Bedroom 7 has a beautiful Disney Princess themed room, 2 comfortable Disney Princess twin beds, and a wall-mounted 43" Smart TV.
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Soak up the Florida sun on the biggest rear deck in Reunion, with a south facing 40-foot pool complete with spill-over hot tub. This private deck has everything you could possibly need with BOSE sound system, gas BBQ grill, 12 x sun loungers, stone patio table, bar and a fire pit.
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Lastly, the home offers a home cinema with 200" screen, High-definition, 1080p theater experience complete with ground shaking surround sound. 12 individual Luxury reclining Theater Seats and even a massage chair. Prism TV with over 140 channels plus HBO, Blu-ray player, Apple TV 4th Gen with Netflix, Hulu, Showtime, Amazon Prime and YouTube etc. Plus Media player containing hundreds of Blu-ray films.
The following Reunion Resort amenities require House Guest Registration. Guest must have pre-registered five days prior to arrival in order to have access to the following amenities listed below:
Tennis Courts
Private House Guest Pool
Three Golf Courses
Fitness Center
To obtain a Guest Card you must register in advance as well as pay the applicable resort fees. All Reunion property owners with membership have a limited number of days they can appoint to house guests. Therefore, the house guest registration is not for the entire length of your stay, just the specific date(s) available.
Passes should be collected from the Membership Office located in the Grande, which is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Houseguests arriving Saturday evening through Monday morning may pick up their House guest cards at the front desk in the Grande. Photograph identification will be required from one adult in the party to pick up the house guest cards. All House guest adults must show their house guest card and photo ID for access to the Reunion golf courses, tennis facility, and water park.
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7 bedrooms, 7 baths, 8200 square feet
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The cost of registration is $25 per 8 guests for a one day pass. Additional guests will incur a $6 registration fee per person on top of the initial $25 fee. Additional days, if available can be purchased, each additional day will require the same registration process, fees, and rules.
Once you have paid for your house guest registration and chosen your date(s) you and your guests will be able to use the Private House Guest Pool (Water Park) for your chosen day(s) for an additional entry fee of $18 per adult, and $12 per child. This amount is due and payable at the entrance of the Private House Guest Pool (Water Park). This facility is open 7 days a week from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM (weather permitting).
The Resort rules require all Guests to register the desired date(s) at least 5 business days before your arrival date. If the Guest does not give 5 business days notice registration may not be possible. If available, an additional late fee of $25 will apply.
Any changes to Guest names submitted after the five (5) business day deadline will incur a change fee of $10 per individual change. This amount is due to the Resort. Please note all registration fees above will have additional tax.
To play Tennis there is a $20 court fee, once you have the House Guest Registration in place, please call the Resort's Tennis Pro Shop at (407) 662-1630 to reserve a court.
To play Golf there are additional green fees of $125 during low season (Jun to Dec) and $185 during peak season (Jan to May), as these can be subject to change please call the resort's Golf Pro Shop at (407) 396-3199 for current rates. Golf tee times can be reserved up to two weeks in advance.
Confirmation of your request will be sent via email. Unfortunately, these are the Resort's rules (not ours) and we have no influence on the membership policy or fees.
Activities of Interest
- Hot Air Balloon Rides
- Great shopping just minutes from the home!
- Harry Potter World- live out the stories!
Places of Interest
- 7 miles to Disney- enjoy the privacy and the action!
- Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure- so many rides!
- Seaworld and Discovery Cove- see the wildlife!
Our family had an amazing experience at this beautiful home! Our grandchildren loved their pirate and princess rooms. The theater was perfect for an "after Disney" movie! Everyone used the pool and hot tub as we grilled out. The setting is private as it is at the end of a cul de sac overlooking the golf course. The decor through out the home was lovely. This home completed our magical Disney experience. Thank you! "
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Young cousins of a nine-year-old Huncoat road crash victim battled the elements to complete a gruelling seven-hour charity cycle in his name.
Philip Holmes, of Station Road, died in March this year after being knocked down just yards from his home.
Plucky Lloyd Scott-McCullough, 12, and sister Jordan-Ashleigh Scott-McCullough, 17, have raised over £700 and counting for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
The two bravely fought through howling winds and heavy rain to cycle four 10-mile laps of a course near their home in Walney Island, Cumbria.
Family members, including Philip's mum Judith, sisters Ruby and Madeleine, nana Jean and aunty Jane, got up early to travel from Huncoat and cheer them on.
And they took along the latest addition to the family, four-week-old baby Hayden, who has taken Philip as his middle name in memory of his uncle.
Lloyd and Jordan are two of Philip's 21 cousins.
Philip's mum Judith said: "They showed a lot of determination and I was very proud of them both. It was important for us to go along and support them and to give them that extra determination.
"I think what's happened has brought us all closer together as a family, and I've had a lot of support from them all."
Lloyd and Jordan's mum Michelle said: "Lloyd decided he wanted to do something to raise some money to thank the people at the hospital for helping Philip and the family during this sad time. He decided he would do a sponsored cycle with my daughter Jordan-Ashleigh.
"At first I was thinking a small cycle, but Lloyd had different ideas. We plotted a route around Walney Island, where we live, and decided on a date then the training began.
"They trained a couple of times a week but the most laps they had managed to do in one go was two laps before the big day."
Michelle added: "It was a long day, but they were still full of energy when they finished.
"I think this was just from knowing that they'd achieved something great.
"We are very very proud of them both for what they have done."
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Thursday, September 22, 2016
Have you scene?
Up to now, I generally think and write in chapters, and mark the start of new chapters as I go.
This time around I started along the same lines but eventually found it far easier to forget about chapters during the drafting stage. In part, this is because I am tracking three main points of view, and I found it more productive to focus on each one's story without worrying too much about what was going on elsewhere.
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Hi Ian - it'll be interesting to hear how it all went and whether you felt you'd eased that overall flow of work. Looks to be a great summary way of doing things .. cheers HilaryReplyDelete
Wow, you are so detailed.ReplyDelete
I never break my stories into chapters when I write them. I leave a blank line for natural pauses and eventually select the ones that make for the best break. (And believe it or not, I send the manuscripts without the chapter divisions to my publisher. I didn't know any different the first time and they've never protested.)
It's fascinating learning how other writers work.ReplyDelete
Hilary, I'll be just as interested to see :)ReplyDelete
Alex, that's odd, because it never occurred to me not to use chapters. I guess I had it fixed in my mind that that's how it should look.
Stephen, I like hearing how others go about it too.
I tried the scene writing, sans chapters, once, Ian, and managed to get myself in a confused pickle. Now I stick to chapters but admit I have to keep rearranging them.ReplyDelete
Denise, it hasn't left me confused at all, in fact I found it quite liberating. I guess it depends on the kind of story and our preferences in ways of thinking.ReplyDelete
Mwahahaha *laughs along with you* I love it when chapters are so well executed that you HAVE to keep reading. Make it happen, Ian. Do it!ReplyDelete
Doin' me best, Crystal :)ReplyDelete
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I also try to respond to comments. I usually do so during the early evening (Pacific time) which may be many hours away from now!
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In the summer of 1900, two sons of John and Alice Coughlin biked across dirt roads from Sibley, Iowa to Clark, SD. They then rode back and shared the exciting news with the family that there was plenty of inexpensive good farmland available. John Coughlin and Alice came up on the train the next summer in 1901 and bought the original Oak Tree Homestead.
Throughout its history, our family has worked to expand the farm and keep it in the family.
The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl or the Dirty Thirties (from 1929 until 1940) cost thousands of families their jobs and their farms. Farming and rural areas suffered as crop prices fell by approximately 60 percent. 1 2 3 Unemployment rates skyrocketed while personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped, and international trade plummeted.
One of the proudest moments in Oak Tree history is that the Makens family and their farm made it through that difficult time surviving all the hardships and turmoil.
Through the years we have raised corn, soybeans, wheat, sunflowers, potatoes, oats, flax, rye, cattle, and other crops and live stock.
In 1973, Bill Makens and his brother Pat bought the original homestead from the third generation. In 1996, Bill Makens purchased the family farm, over 5,000 acres at that time, after the death of John Makens at a bank auction. In 1998 we renovated the old Woods farmhouse and turned it into Oak Tree Hunting Lodge. In 2000, we built the Main Lodge and in 2002 expanded the dining room and added a Great Room. In 2005, the West Wing was added. In 2007 the farmhouse was completely renovated a second time. In 2007 we constructed a 13,000 square foot maintenance building for our farm equipment powered by geothermal energy. In 2008 we erected a wind turbine to provide clean, green, renewable energy to the lodge.
We are now in our sixth generation. In 1901, we began with 160 acres, and now we have expanded to over 8,000 acres.
Oak Tree Lodge view map
P.O. Box 274
Clark, South Dakota 57225
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The Big Read, powered by Vodafone: Eamon Leonard is a founder, an advisor to startups, an angel investor, and a tech community organiser.
He sold his company, Orchestra (a Platform-as-a-Service), to Engine Yard Inc. in 2011. There, he held the roles of VP Engineering and VP Developer Relations until August 2014. Now independent once more, he is currently developing a number of new projects, amongst them a distillery.
In the first half of a wide-reaching conversation with Dublin Commissioner for Startups Niamh Bushnell, Eamon discusses the early years of the Dublin tech community.
Lets go back to the roots of the community. Where did it all begin?
There wasnt really a day one. In my view, whatever ecosystem we have right now in Dublin has its roots going back to IBM, Microsoft and Apple all having a footprint in Ireland. I would even say academia in Trinity, UCD, DCU, and the other universities around Ireland where computer science departments were chipping away for years at research and development. They all have had a role to play in the foundation of what exists now. I should mention from the outset that this is all based solely on my recollection of the time, and not necessarily an entirely accurate account – I'm sure there are people I'm not mentioning. This is just from my perspective.
And where did it begin for you? You had done a computer science degree, is that right?
Not even I dont have any qualifications. I have my Leaving Cert, and even then I had to repeat that. But you know, theres different types of intelligence out there. I started working for myself in 2007, though I was a part of the tech industry in Ireland going back to the nineties. The real catalyst, I think, was the emergence of blogging platforms and Twitter. There were a lot of people here in the early 2000s, designers and developers, that would use blogs as a creative outlet, an outlet to communicate their intent, their ideas, educate other people, share their thoughts and opinions – and there was a lot of opinions. So a nascent community started to be formed around these blogs.
What years are we talking about here?
2003 to 2006. The emergence of Firefox as a browser started to spark the imagination of developers and designers around the world, and Ireland was no different. Anybody could create content, upload content, and you didnt need millions of dollars to do it. The people who were the early adopters of these technologies would go on to be the new shoots of hope for a future tech industry in Ireland. Nobody realized that at the time. They were just doing what they were doing.
It was a lot of people with ideas, knocking together some stuff, putting it out there and seeing what stuck.
How many people were involved in that era?
It was small enough so everybody knew each other. If not in person, then certainly by name and reputation. And then the conversation shifted from being kind of fragmented across blogs to more singular conversations in one place – that being Twitter. I could be wrong but I think we were one of the first places in the world to have a Tweet-up.
So the first meet-up in Ireland, probably, for tech startups, was organized through Twitter? Cool!
I dont even know if we would have put a label of tech startups on ourselves. It was a lot of people with ideas, knocking together some stuff, putting it out there and seeing what stuck. Maybe twenty people turned up.
Who were those twenty people and what were they doing?
I remember there was a guy called Marcus Mac Innes. Marcus has since left tech, and hes working in a bricks and mortar business, he has a shop called Industry on Drury Street. Its wonderful. Top guy, one of my favourite people in Dublin. I still see him a lot. Marcus had essentially created the Irish Flickr, I guess a photo-sharing website, for the photography community called pix.ie. He had some funding for it, and I remember being seriously impressed that I knew somebody that had actually been funded. I had just started off as a developer and hadnt a fuckin clue how to sell my skills or my talent. So meeting somebody who was a bit older and was a programmer but also was able to speak a bit of business and had been able to raise some funds, I was like, "This is great to be around somebody like this "
Who else was there back then?
Eoghan McCabe and Paul Campbell and myself, we pooled our resources and found this shitty little office just off Bachelors Walk. We loved it. We had our own little tiny space and we were all freelancers. Paul is the founder of Tito, he was a freelancer and developer back then. Eoghan is now the CEO of Intercom. These two were twenty-three at the time. I was a jaded thirty year old who had just come out of a long period of nothing really happening in web. And hanging out with these two young fellas really just lit a fire under my ass. The energy they had, the flair for entrepreneurship, resonated deeply – I learned more from those two guys, who Im proud to call some of my best friends, than I had in the previous decade of working in tech.
When you would talk to friends outside of this community about what you were doing
What are you talking about? (laughs) I didnt have any friends outside of this community. My world was limited to Dublin back then. I didnt know anybody in tech outside of Ireland. I remember my mum and dad were constantly asking me if I could, you know, afford to pay the mortgage. They were worried that I didnt have a degree to fall back on and that, maybe I should go get a sensible job. I think most developers have a horror story like that.
If I had met you back then and asked, Okay, where do you want to go? And where do you want Dublin to go? What would you have said?
I was somebody with lots of ideas and not enough manpower or capital to build those ideas. And Dublin was not a place to get the capital to do that. And I was jealous of the places that did.
And now we have 2,000 startups in Dublin alone.
There are over 2,000 startups in Dublin right now.
Holy shit.
Were mapping them at the moment.
Fair play. There was an attempt, by the way, it should be noted, by Conor ONeill. Conor had created a blog called Web2Ireland, he would keep track of Irish-relevant stuff in tech. And so that might mean people starting up or some Irish thing going on in the States, or anything that had an implication for the Irish community here – Conor would put it on the blog. So Conor and a few others were part of a drive to map the initial ecosystem on Crunchbase back in 2008-2009, sometime around then. They gave it a big push at the time where they were like, Listen, guys, we need to get on the map.
What were the other kind of lines in the sand? The moments that got us from there to where we are now?
Web Summit is absolutely a part of the story, without a doubt. I was at one of the first ones in Trinity College. It was in one of the bigger lecture halls, I remember the place was so jammers, people were sitting on stairs and steps. And even then they had an overflow room, where they were trying to stream in video of the talks. Matt Mullenweg (founder of WordPress) and Craig Newmark (founder of Craigslist) spoke. I was looking around the room going – the same thing as the Future of Web Apps event a few years before – This is really great to see all this. These are all people in our community and are in our industry but I never see any of these people at any of the events that are going on. Why arent they more visible and active? But still, it was good to see nonetheless.
Out on my own for the first time since 2008. Feels good. http://t.co/6wh10MNGqz
Eamon Leonard (@EamonLeonard) November 19, 2014


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The Lone Ranger Vs. The Communion of Saints
A couple of days before I was to be joined in Holy Matrimony to Julie, I encountered a Protestant lady, who had turned away from the Catholic Church of her upbringing. After listening to her story, I shared mine, in brief, which caused her to raise a few points that caused me to do the whole "sideways cat head" kind of look. The first point was that Catholicism was not Biblical (lol), then that praying to Mary and the Saints, praying to statues, was inherently against Christianity, and that praying to the Saints was also not Biblical. She said things like the term "Pope" was not Biblical, and basically did the whole stance of, "If it's not in the Bible, I will not believe it". I humbly shared a few verses with her, which caused her to become intrigued, especially concerning the Communion of Saints. I had to run, so we exchanged emails, and she emailed me asking me for the Scriptures which prove that seeking the intercession of the Saints is Biblical. I wished to share the main body of my response with you all and hope you all enjoy.
We had been discussing the Saints and why the Catholic Church believes it is important to seek their intercession. I wish to give a broad overview for you. I've spent a considerable amount of time in my research of this topic, and I wish to share my findings with you (Thank you for the opportunity to solidify my faith). Keep in mind with this, that the Scriptures are one unit, which builds off of each other to create a grand picture. I am going to share with you the Church's view, not my own personal interpretation of Scripture, but what has been the case for 2000 years.
To begin, who are the Saints? The Saints are those men and women who the Church has officially recognized as worthy of imitation because of their heroic virtue and holiness, like Saint Paul, who says, "Imitate me, for I imitate Christ" (1 Cor 11:1). The Big "S" Saints are united with the small "s" saints, which is us who are part of the Church on the earth. They are our big brothers and sisters in the faith who give us an example to live by.
From the Biblical perspective, it is quite clear that those who have died and are saved are truly alive, and aware of earthly affairs. They also love us, and so it makes sense that they would want to make intercession for us. Though Jesus is the one mediator between God and Man (1 Tim 2:5), the Scriptures do not condemn turning to our brothers and sisters for prayer. Furthermore, it is also very clear that the prayers of some people are more efficacious than others. The Sacred Scripture does not formally condemn seeking the intercession of the saints, both those in Heaven nor those on the earth (1 Tim 2:1-4).
Saint James tells us that, "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops." (James 5:16-18)
Many of the Saints of the Old Testament, as the Church refers to them, had incredible strength in their prayer, for example Elijah, Moses, and Abraham. Their prayers were able to convince God to spare entire cities from decimation. With this in mind, it makes sense that, for example, the Mother of Jesus Christ, who the angel Gabriel declared was "Full of grace", would be very effective in her prayer. Likewise, the Saints also have a share in this grace.
Does this mean that the Catholic Church says to pray to Saints only? No. The Catholic Church lives to bring honour and worship to God, as she shows by offering worship to God in the form of the Mass at every hour of the day across the globe. That, along with the prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours(a collection of Psalms and prayers), consecrates every section of the day to God, and is prayed by the entire church 24/7. These are not rituals that worship Saints. In fact the Church condemns worship of Saints. Honouring the Saints is referred to as "Dulia" in the Latin, which is the honour due to a great figure, like a King or Queen. "Latria", which is the Latin term for the worship due to God alone, is the highest form of honour and worhsip and cannot be given to anyone else besides God alone. He alone is God.
Praying to, is different than praying with. In the case of the Church's attitude, any time the faithful turn to a Saint, it should simply be to ask their intercession. Anything even remotely appearing to deify these earthly creatures is condemned.
Now that it is clear that God can will for these righteous men and women to offer intercession for us, where do we find this fact in the Scriptures that they do this?
Hebrews 12:1 speaks of a "great cloud of witnesses", who spur us on to victory. This is an allusion to the Saints who have gone before us. In the Book of Revelation, as we spoke of before, John shows that the Saints and Angels offer supplication for us in Heaven before God saying, "When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered for the word of God and for the testimony they had given; they cried out with a loud voice, 'Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?' (Rev 6:9-10). The Angels in Revelation, present the prayers of the saints before God "Another angel with a golden censer came and stood at the altar; he was given a great quantity of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar that is before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. (Rev. 8-3-4; See also Rev. 5:8 and 8:3-4).
The Saints are alive and well and can intervene in earthly affairs. In Matthew's Gospel, when Jesus was transfigured before the Apostles Peter, James, and John, Moses and Elijah came to Jesus and spoke with Him (Matt 17:1-3). In the Old Testament, Samuel appeared to Saul and prophesied his impending death (1 Sam 28:12; 14-15). Jesus says "And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead, but of the living;" (Mark 12:26-27). The Saints are alive. These should not be misunderstood as ghosts or anything like that, they are the Saints who reside in Heaven being given the grace by God, to appear to someone, to speak on His behalf. A true apparition NEVER points to anything or anyone else besides Jesus Christ.
So not only can the Saints hear and pray for us, but they can appear, if God so wills it. Scripture even declares this.
The Canon of Scripture was not officially compiled until 1441 at the Ecumenical Council of Florence, however Pope Damasus in 366-384 defined the books that the Catholics have in the Canon of Scripture today. These were then reaffirmed in by the Decree "De Canonicis Scripturis" at the Council of Trent on April 8th, 1546 by Pope Pius IV who formally confirmed all of its decrees in 1564 A.D. This was reaffirmed after the Protestant reformers had removed the deuterocanonical books because they believed they were not found in the Hebrew and Aramaic (later we find this is not the case). Before the canon of Scripture was compiled, the early church relied on the teachings of the Apostles, and what had been passed on by oral tradition. Therefore, I think it also to be crucial to ask the question, "What did the early Christian church believe about the intercession of the Saints"?
"In this way is [the true Christian] always pure for prayer. He also prays in the society of the angels, as being already of angelic rank, and he is never out of their safe keeping; and though he pray alone, he has the choir of the saints standing with him [in prayer]." St. Clement of Alexandria (Miscellanies 7:12 – c A.D. 250)
"You say, in your pamphlet, that so long as we are alive we can pray for one another; but once we die, the prayer of no person for another can be heard, and all the more because the martyrs, though they cry for the avenging of their blood, [Apoc. vi, 10], have never been able to obtain their request. If Apostles and martyrs while still in the body can pray for others, when they ought still to be anxious for themselves, how much more must they do so when once they have won their crowns, overcome, and triumphed?" St. Jerome (Against Vigilantius 6 – A.D. 406)
There are many quotes like this, which support the notion of seeking the intercession of the Saints, before the Bible was the Bible. The Early Church truly felt it important to seek their prayers. It wasn't until the Protestant Reformation that this notion was somehow done away with. However, it is truly to the detriment of believers.
In conclusion, the Church has, and always will teach that the intercession of the Saints is a great good. They lived holy, and virtuous lives and have power to intercede for us. The Scriptures reveals these things to us. Why would the wish to finish all that they did on earth end at the moment of death? Would they not desire to lead even more souls to Jesus Christ? Therefore, it is important to ask for their prayers, as we would each other. If the Early Church Fathers believed it was good to ask their intercession, I think it should be something we should consider. It is a tactic of the enemy to divide the church, and turn us all into lone rangers. I conclude with a quote from CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters, in which a senior devil, Screwtape, speaks to a junior devil.
"One of our great allies at present is the Church itself. Do not misunderstand me. I do not mean the Church as we see her spread out through all time and space and rooted in eternity, terrible as an army with banners. That I confess, is a spectacle which makes our boldest tempters uneasy. But fortunately it is quite invisible to these humans."
In the Immaculata,
Sources Used:
The One Minute Apologist – Dave Armstrong
The Catholic Verses – Dave Armstrong
Why is that in Tradition – Patrick Madrid
Catholic and Christian – Alan Schreck
The Father's Know Best – Jimmy Akin
The Sacred Scriptures – The Catholic Church
Posted on August 31, 2011, in Apologetics, Catholic, Church Corruption and Renewal, Current Events, faith, Love, Orthodoxy, Saints. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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Confusion With Hoverboards
Although there isn't an official name for what we like to call hoverboards, there are a lot of different types of boards people refer to when mentioning them.
You may have noticed or seen all sorts of new type of electric skateboard.
Yes the boards we refer to as hoverboards are most commonly labelled as such and they are the most popular ones as well.
It's easy to see why they would be as well.
However there has been a massive dispute by some, to stop giving them this name.
These people prefer to look at them as handsfree segways.
The Other Kind
This page will show you other types of boards, in case you were looking for a model you like to call a hoverboard.
We however prefer to look at them as Skatecycle or Orbit wheels.
Below you will find some of the best brands of skatecycles and orbit wheels, just in case you'd like to get your hands on one of these.
The SkateCycle
First off, let's have a look at the SkateCycle. As you can see from the image below, these boards have a strong similarity to the traditional skateboard.
What differentiates them from the classic board, is that they only have two wheels.
The SkateCycle is not an electric vehicle. With the traditional skateboard you are forced to push with one leg as the other hold on to the board.
The SkateCycle works similarly in the beginning but this is only essential for the first push.
Once you get on the board you control it by moving back and forth (like on a Snakeboard if you're familiar with them).
Another cool feature about these boards is that they aren't very pricey and they fold up easily.
So if you're on the move a lot you can easily carry them around and they aren't too heavy nor too big.
One of the side effects of these SkateCycles is a very common issue that most users have complained about.
That issue is that these boards are incredibly hard to ride. It takes a few hours of practice just to ride them.
But once you get used to them it's fine.
The interesting thing about the boards is that you can ride along for an endless time as you don't need to push further with one foot.
All you do is slide like a snake if you want to move forward. It's almost a mixture of a street snowboard and roller skates combined.
Orbit Wheels
Contrary to Hoverboards or SkateCycles, there are the infamous Orbit Wheels.
Very distinguishable from any of the boards, as they are almost like a broken version of the above mentioned SkateCycle.
If you have a look below at the image, you can see that the hoops look very identical to the ones of the SkateCycle.
However the middle bar that connects both hoops has been removed. This might be better or worse for some.
What's undeniable is that you have more freedom of movement but at the same time it could be a lot more dangerous.
Because these wheels are the most affordable ones I guess the popularity has overtaken the SkateCycles.
Reviews have shown that people quite enjoy them as well. It is however advised not to let young children ride them.
Apparently it takes a bit age to become more coordinated, which makes the ride a lot easier for them.


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Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó
At this year's summer school, Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó will talk about Law & Ethics.
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó is full Professor for Legal Informatics and ICT- Law and has been Co-Director of IRI (Institute for Legal Informatics) at the Leibniz University of Hannover since 2007. He is member of the scientific advisory board of the Virtual Physiological Human Network of Excellence and President of the CDP, Center for Data Protection. In addition, he was reviewer for the European Commission for the FP6 IST (Information Society Technologies) funding programme.
In 1998, he founded a postgraduate programme on ICT-law in Vienna and has been head of this programme since then. In 2000, he became Professor of Law at the Leibniz University of Hannover.
Prof. Forgó has broad research, teaching and consulting experience in all fields of ICT- Law, mainly in data protection, copyright and electronic contracts. He is participating in several research projects, among others p-medicine and EURECA.
Brecht Claerhout
At this year's summer school, Brecht Claerhout will talk about IT security and privacy protection.
Brecht Claerhout holds a master degree in electronics engineering. He is leading the Research and Development Department at Custodix, one of the first Trust Service Providers in the world focusing on data protection. Brecht Claerhout is also the treasurer of CDP, the Center for Data Protection. CDP is a spin-off of the FP6 (6th EU Framework Programme) ACGT research project. Today, he is participating, among others, in p-medicine, EURECA and INTEGRATE.
Brecht Claerhout has previously been active in FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) development as author of a major network security tool (Sniffit). He has worked at the IMEC (Interuniversity Microelectronics Center) and RAMIT (Research in Advanced Medical Informatics and Telematics) research groups. He has a broad research, consulting and management experience with respect to bringing IT innovation in the health and life sciences application domain. He is particularly interested in the field of IT security and data protection.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Lengauer
At this year´s summer school, Prof. Lengauer will talk about Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Lengauer has been director of the Max-Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken since 2001. From 1992 to 2001, he was director at the Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing at GMD (German National Research Center for Information Technology) in Sankt Augustin. At the same time, he was full professor for computer science at the University of Bonn. From 1984 to 1992 he was professor of computer science at the University of Paderborn.
Prof. Lengauer studied mathematics at the FU Berlin and did his PhD in computer science at Stanford University in 1979. From 1979 to 1981, he worked at Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill as member of technical staff. After coming back to Germany, he habilitated in computer science at Saarland University.
His present research interests focus on computational biology, specifically, (i) computational methods for understanding, diagnosis and therapy of diseases and (ii) computational genetics and epigenetics.
Prof. Dr. Dieter Wallach
At this year's summer school, Prof. Dr. Dieter Wallach will talk about Usability.
Prof. Dr. Dieter Wallach is Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern. After his studies in psychology, computer science and information science, he completed his PhD in Cognitive Science at Saarland University before he worked at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (PA) and the University of Basel. Since 2001 he has been teaching and researching in Kaiserslautern in the area of User Interface Design and Cognitive Ergonomics. He is a User Experience Design Specialist with more than 20 years of working experience as well as Founder and Managing Director of ERGOSIGN GmbH.
Stelios Sfakianakis
At this year's summer school, Stelios Sfakianakis will talk about the computational challenges and solutions to support personalized decision support in oncology in the era of big data.
Stelios Sfakianakis is a researcher at the Biomedical Informatics Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science at the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH) in Crete. His work focuses on the semantic integration and composition of services in state-of-the-art computational environments such as the Cloud and the Semantic Web and the employment of statistical and computational approaches based on machine learning and data mining techniques for the analysis of high-throughput experiments, such as gene expression profiling and genomic sequencing. In the past he has worked in the design and implementation of a service oriented architecture for the realisation of the Integrated Electronic Patient Health Record using state-of-the-art healthcare standards (HL7, IHE, etc).
Mr Sfakianakis is currently involved in several EU-funded research projects including p-medicine and its partner projects CHIC, INTEGRATE and TUMOR. Within these projects, FORTH is responsible for the architecture and integration of tools and services.
Prof. Kathy Pritchard-Jones
In this year's summer school, Prof. Kathy Pritchard-Jones will talk about integrating complex clinical and biological data to improve risk stratification and treatment of cancer.
Kathy Pritchard-Jones is Professor of Paediatric Oncology at University College London's Institute of Child Health, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Programme Director for Cancer for UCL Partners. She has 20 years of experience in clinical trials for children and adolescents with cancer and 18 years of experience as a group leader in translational research in renal tumours/sarcomas. She is chief investigator for several phase I-III trials in childhood and adolescent cancer, Vice Chair of the SIOP Renal Tumours Study Group and Chair of the SIOP Wilms tumour Biology committee. As Chair of the SIOP Europe Clinical Trials committee (2004-7) and then President of SIOP Europe (2007-9), she initiated the informal networking of the European Clinical trials groups that led to a successful European Network of Excellence for Cancer research in Children and Adolescents (www.encca.org). She has collaborated on several projects with a medical sociologist on information needs and issues surrounding consent for clinical trials and banking of tissues for research in children/adolescents with cancer and their families, is a member of the editorial committee that implemented the full publication of the ACCIS project in 2006) and has published over 170 articles in the field.


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Sunday, January 2, 2011
Shop til you Drop!
Pollycraft Monday Challenge
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Oh this is so cute. Love the little puppy. You are so clever.ReplyDelete
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Beautiful card! Thanks for joining in the Pollycraft Challenge.ReplyDelete
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this is lovely, gorgeous embossing, thanks forjoining us at pollycraft
Joey xx
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I reveal my real age and birthdate on this site only... Is that still dangerous?
The little birthday cake idea is cute, but it should be optional towards the member. Maybe something on settings for their profile to set if they want a birthday cake, present, etc..displayed on their profile page.
This is a smiley. Like , something you can use in the ShoutBox or in posts. But that's also a good idea.
The thing is.. it's not all you reveal.. if all anyone had was just a birthday.. no. not a problem.. but along with your tastes, Xbox profile info and other details you reveal to the site.. you are very easy to track down.. if you use the same name elsewhere.. even easier. Combine all the details.. you practically give out your home address.
My forum name is Rejectz. It has nothing to do with my Gamertag.The gamertag I put is not my account. And the only thing that is real is my age.And my games I play. Which millions of others my age play.So I'm pretty sure i'm safe releasing that info on here.
Everyone has gotten a bit off track here, this is a topic about a smiley ??? Not that it isn't an interesting subject, but it should be a thread of it's ownAnyways, added. Of course I'm not going to tell anyone what it is, so whoever figures it out first gets to tease everyone who doesn't know it. Good times were had by all


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Destined for parents, teachers, colleagues and friends of people at risk of becoming radicalized to violence, the guide includes a whole section on "indicators" of radicalization for police use as well, whether it's of the right-wing, left-wing or Islamist variety.
RCMP launches new "terrorism awareness guide"
With a level of detail unheard of from law enforcement, the RCMP's new "Terrorism and Violent Extremism Awareness Guide" tackles everything from how to see whether your kids are becoming radicalized online, to how to check for signs of explosive testing: look for dead plants and unusual corrosion in the sink.
Destined for parents, teachers, colleagues and friends of people at risk of becoming radicalized to violence, the guide includes a whole section on "indicators" of radicalization for police use as well, whether it's of the right-wing, left-wing or Islamist variety.
Among things to look out for:
- Suspicious use of the Internet. The guide asks: "Does my child have several accounts on social media and does he/she use different identities in a specific network?"
- Signs he or she may be planning to travel to a conflict area: Accessing information on obtaining multiple passports, selling personal belongings.
- Signs he or she may be planning terrorist activities: Attempting to access restricted areas; acquiring weapons training, using drones, paintball.
The guide was conceived as a training tool for police on the front line not necessarily up to date on anti-terrorism research and practice, explained RCMP Quebec Superintendent Martine Fontaine. But they soon realized the police could not prevent terrorism alone.
"There's nothing secret in the document," said Fontaine, adding that the Internet is full of recipes and techniques to make bombs or avoid detection. "So we may as well give access to all those who may need this. … We need everyone out there to be our eyes and to be aware of the signs so we can report (suspicious behaviour) earlier."
The guide, produced by the RCMP's Quebec Communications department using sources like the Montreal Centre for Prevention of Radicalization leading to Violence, has gone to great pains to not single out one form of radicalization, but to explain the process common to all.
There is no profile to look out for, but rather a "cluster" of changes, it says. Some are obvious, like an "overconsumption of violent propaganda" on the Internet. Others, like a change in appearance and dress style, are less obvious, and on their own may not mean anything.
Amarnath Amarasingam, who has been researching the phenomenon of Western foreign fighters with the University of Waterloo, welcomed the release of the guide Wednesday. But he had issues with some of the indicators.
"The focus on behaviours and changes in habits and dress can also lead us down strange paths if we are not careful," Amarasingam said. "Do parents and teachers understand the history and ideology of all these groups? Unlikely. So it has the potential to stigmatize individuals if approached in a sloppy way."
That said, there is a whole section devoted to right-wing extremism in Canada, from the Klu Klux Klan to Golden Dawn (A Greek neo-nazi group with an office in Montreal), including symbols and numbers to look out for, like 4/20 (the birthdate of Adolf Hitler), or 23 — the 23rd letter of the alphabet, W, for white.
There is also a section devoted to left-wing extremists, like Anonymous, the "hacktivist" group that has disrupted websites in defence of a number of causes.
"We don't want people to think terrorism is only related to people who convert to Islam," Fontaine explained. "The process of radicalization is basically the same, and if vulnerabilities aren't addressed at the beginning, they can lead to violence that could be left-wing, right-wing or even related to street gangs."
Amarasingam said some may feel it goes too far in portraying all extremist groups as somehow equal or of the same nature.
To compare the Black Liberation Movement or Anonymous to ISIS, for example, or to compare hacking into the Montreal Police website to beheading hostages in Raqqa, Syria, may be too much.
"It's important to remember that groups like the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) are not listed terrorist entities in Canada, so it's not clear what teachers and parents are supposed to do with these indicators," Amarasingam said.
None of the right-wing extremist groups are on Public Safety Canada's list of terrorist entities either, despite their propensity for violence for a "political, religious or ideological purpose."
This is not the first time the RCMP has tried to share its knowledge or enlist the help of the wider community. The United Against Terrorism handbook included a whole chapter written by the RCMP on understanding radicalization. But the RCMP withdrew its support for the document, developed with the Islamic Social Services Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims the day after its launch in September 2014, because of the "adversarial tone" of the other chapters, which included a section on rights and responsibilities of Canadian Muslims.
This time around, it has drawn on less controversial sources, like the CPRLV, which favours a community-based prevention program and support for affected families.
The RCMP seems to agree with the approach, at least before the law is broken.
"Although we could fight endlessly against this threat using a law-enforcement approach, the long-term solution to mitigate unforeseeable threats lies in prevention and citizen management," wrote RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson in the preface.


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So this was probably the hardest list to compile, which is why I've been pondering it for so long, but each of these writers have managed to make me laugh, cry and just about feel every emotion possible with their incredible work.
And before you say, I realise I have no women in this list which isn't intention before anyone starts getting all internet-crazy on me, there just isn't a woman in my top 6, that's all. But come to think of it, they're aren't a hell of a lot of female composers out there producing on a commercial scale – we really do need to change that!
6. Stephen Sondheim
I don't think any list would be without this extraordinary man. His brain must be so interesting, whatever is going on in their, I want some. From Sweeney Todd to Into the Woods, all of his works educate you, impress you, as well as sound incredible. I love the fact that he prefers 'actors who can sing, not singers who can act' – that's a real poignant idea that shows us Sondheim knows what real theatre should be. A recent discovery of his I found was Follies when I saw it last year and this song still takes my breath away.
5. Tim Minchin
Again, another guy who must have the most fascinating brain. How Minchin manages to write the most varied array of songs as well as musicals such as Matilda and Groundhog Day with such ease is worthy of every highest praise. This example "Cont" is a perfect example of how people behave in life, which is what Minchin does best, taps into your phyci, making you think and feel for the human condition.
4. Lin-Manuel Miranda
No wonder this guy has shot to fame as he has. Lin writes unlike anyone else, the way he bends lyrics and tuneful melodies together to create something you can tap your feet to, but as the same time, leave something worth saying. Before Hamilton though, he wrote one of my all-time favourites, In the Heights; I love the power of "Inutil" and how it tells you so much in such a short time.
3. Jason Robert Brown
Likewise, Brown is so skilled in telling a whole story in a single song, as well as in full musical form ("The Last Five Years" is a true masterpiece!) I love Brown's approach to telling stories, the intricacies and underrated melodies that capture, much like Sondheim, the state and emotion of what makes us human. "Someone to Fall Back On" is a perfect example of a stand-alone, relatable and beautiful song that tells a whole story.
2. Scott Alan
If you're unfamiliar with Alan's work, then get on it! The shear true emotion with which Scott writes is unparalleled. I have have the pleasure of seeing him perform a few times in concerts and only then do you see that all his work comes from a very personal place, but out of that darkness always comes something truly remarkable. "Anything Worth Holding Onto" will break you (sorry 'bout that!)
1. Frank Wildhorn
Wildhorn's writing is big and bold – he writes for people with vocals that can shatter a building basically. Some of my all-time favourite scores are his, from Jekyll and Hyde, to Bonnie and Clyde, to Wonderland – musical perfection that I could listen to on repeat. There is something about the way he composes, there is a rhythm to it and when you've got a 11-O'Clock belting number, you know you've got it! "Vienna" is a stand-alone song that Wildhorn wrote for ex-wife Linda Eder (my favourite vocalist!). The emotion, clarity and incredible orchestrations just blow me away.


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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Adelphia Communications Corp. said it expects revenue for its cable television segment at about $710 million for the first quarter ended March 31.
The company also predicted its cable unit would post operating income between $320 million and $325 million, excluding depreciation and amortization, according to a filing with the SEC Wednesday. The filing did not say when first-quarter results would be reported by the company, which reported fourth-quarter results on April 2.
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Beane setting A's up for success in 2015 and beyond
OAKLAND -- When injecting his club with youth through a series of trades this winter, general manager Billy Beane not only attempted to strengthen his club for the 2015 season, but for years to come.
The A's reeled in several prospects during this time, many of which will be on display in Spring Training. Moreover, a handful of the club's returning prospects have also received an invitation to big league camp, with a chance to impress in front of the A's coaching staff and front office.
OAKLAND -- When injecting his club with youth through a series of trades this winter, general manager Billy Beane not only attempted to strengthen his club for the 2015 season, but for years to come.
The A's reeled in several prospects during this time, many of which will be on display in Spring Training. Moreover, a handful of the club's returning prospects have also received an invitation to big league camp, with a chance to impress in front of the A's coaching staff and front office.
Take a peek at the youngsters they'll be monitoring this spring:
1B Matt Olson: MLB.com's top-ranked A's prospect will be enjoying his first stay in big league camp, after totaling an organization-best 37 home runs for Class A Advanced Stockton last year. He also led all Minor Leaguers in walks (117) to finish with a .404 on-base percentage in advance of an impressive Arizona Fall League showing. Olson, who will turn 21 in March, was the A's third overall Draft pick in 2012 and has since hit 69 homers over his first 322 professional games. He is also considered an excellent defender at first base, where he'll likely assume duties at Double-A Midland to start the season.
Video: Top Prospects: Matt Olson, 1B, Athletics
3B Renato Nunez: The A's added Nunez to the 40-man roster this winter to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. Nunez, 20, has developed into the organization's third-ranked prospect, per MLB.com, after being signed at age 16 out of Venezuela in 2010. Like Olson, the third baseman boasts plenty of power potential, finishing 2014 with 29 home runs and 96 RBIs for Stockton. Defensively, he's still a work in progress.
Video: Top Prospects: Renato Nunez, 3B, Athletics
INF/OF Tyler Ladendorf: The 26-year-old put together a fine batting line in his seventh professional season, finishing 2014 with a .297 average and .782 OPS for Triple-A Sacramento -- but in just 78 games, because of a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's policy on drugs of abuse. Still, he impressed enough to influence the A's to shield him from the Rule 5 Draft, and he could prove to be a real asset off the bench for them at the big league level this year, particularly against left-handed pitching. He's already equipped with the versatility card -- he can play second, third, shortstop and all three outfield positions -- so a strong spring showing at the plate could put him in position for an Opening Day roster spot.
1B/3B Max Muncy: Drafted by the A's in the fifth round in 2012, Muncy may very well be the closest to Major-League ready out of his strong Draft class. He spent all of last year with Double-A Midland, batting .264 with seven home runs while leading the Texas League in on-base percentage (.385). He also impressed defensively at first base and is considered capable of handling other positions, as well, which could help clear his path to the Majors. Muncy is likely to begin the 2015 campaign at Triple-A and, with a good season, could be in line for a September callup. He's currently ranked by MLB.com as the A's No. 10 prospect.
2B Joey Wendle: Wendle is the guy the A's requested from the Indians in exchange for All-Star slugger Brandon Moss this winter, immediately making him an intriguing name to watch this spring. The second baseman, who became the A's No. 11-ranked prospect by MLB.com following the trade, is coming off a mostly forgettable, injury-riddled season. He dealt with a broken hamate bone in his right wrist that limited him to 87 games in Double-A, hitting .253/.311/.414. It's his bat, though, that's expected to carry him to the Majors, as his glove is considered average. It's not yet known whether he'll begin the season at Double-A or Triple-A.
C Bruce Maxwell: Maxwell returns to big league camp for a second consecutive year, following an up-and-down 2014 season split between Stockton and Midland. The 24-year-old hit .273 with a .365 on-base percentage for the Ports, earning a California League All-Star nod along the way. Soon after, he was promoted to the Texas League, where he struggled to the tune of a .141 average in 25 games for the RockHounds. However, he made strides defensively behind the plate, and a second stint in big league camp can only further help this 12th-ranked prospect make strides.
Video: Top Prospects: Rangel Ravelo, 1B, Athletics
IB/3B Rangel Ravelo: Ravelo, one of four players traded to Oakland in the Jeff Samardzija deal, is coming off a strong 2014 season spent in Double-A, where he hit .309/.386/.473 with 11 home runs and 37 doubles in 133 games. He's likely to work out at both first and third base this spring, as the A's decide which position best suits him moving forward. The 22-year-old currently holds the No. 19 spot on MLB.com's Top 20 A's prospects list.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB.


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Hello everyone, I'm seeking to buy one of those champions, but I'm undecided which of all I'll buy. I'm main Jungler and i like all of those champions. IN the new meta, Kindred is too strong, due the new ADC itemization, but, I would like to a fun and good-to-play champion to buy. Which one should I buy and why??
Posted 03 December 2015 - 07:00 PM
Posted 03 December 2015 - 07:06 PM
hummmm now League of legends spam...
i would recommend Aatrox, he has a better sustain, and easy to play
Posted 03 December 2015 - 07:41 PM
hummmm now League of legends spam...
i would recommend Aatrox, he has a better sustain, and easy to play
I'm more LoL player than Neopets player u_u'
And nice point.
Posted 04 December 2015 - 03:44 PM
If I had to choose I'd go with either Elise or Rek'sai. Jungling is all about mobility and they both have that in spades. Elise can move quickly amongst camps and also gank pretty quickly out of a nowhere. Coupled with her Root, Damage per % hp and her E for disengaging or catching up to an opponent is just about the best there is. Although she is squishy early game, if you can clear with a decent build and get in early pressure she can really make some amazing plays.
As per Rek'sai his ult mobility is just amazing especially jungle-wise seeing as it's unlikely an enemy will travel through your jungle to seek out your tunnels. Also his hp regen coupled with a nice tanky jungle build with Titanic hydra is quite amazing for both hp, regen and dmg per self hp. He also has a nice knock-up and pretty spammy Q. His engage can be quite devastating as well like Elise.
Although Kindred is very strong you mentioned you wanted a fun champ to play in the jungle. So I'd recommend a coin flip between Elise and Rek'sai, just my $0.02. Just enjoy them both and you'll do great!
Posted 04 December 2015 - 05:20 PM
Is Aatrox jungler a thing now? I know he can jungle due to his W. Anyways, I'd go for Rek'sai she's a beast if you master her.
Posted 04 December 2015 - 05:34 PM
Is Aatrox jungler a thing now? I know he can jungle due to his W. Anyways, I'd go for Rek'sai she's a beast if you master her.
Aatrox can be used in the jungle because of sustain, not as great as tahm kench (which i love) or udyr, but still pretty decent with his W. But late game his W is used for the bonus damage on hit, coupled with a few good items, and you can decimate pretty well. It's just unless you plan on solo carrying beyond Bronze/Silver/Gold he isn't very team oriented that I can think of beyond his Q initiation. I mean his passive is nice, kind of like Zac's but Zac would be much more useful in a team fight as his Q is a slow, E is a leap/knock-up and his ult is amazing for either scattering the enemy team for peeling or a strong Dragon/Baron pit initiation to scare the pants off them kind of deal.
Maybe I'm biased against Aatrox as a jungler, but I just don't feel he is that team useful when you need a team related comp if you plan on playing Gold+ in solo queue.
Just my $.02 take it with a grain of salty
Posted 04 December 2015 - 07:53 PM
Hmm, both points was good, but I took Elise. Why? Well, Elise, even tanky, can shut down all carries and still alive. Her TeamFight is amazing and her 1x1 too. Also, she has an 7 habilities!! She's too much insane!
I was to take Rek'sai, cause the Rek'sai master can explode EVERYONE, but i don't like her way to play, I would take 3 weeks or more only playing her to master. I mastered Lee Sin 3 days ago, I was playing ONLY Lee, now I'm a monster with Lee, except that my insecs became a bit slow, yet, but, Lee is my favorite champion at now
Aatrox i would use at top, in the New Jungle he's weak, because he's very squishy at early, doesn't have an nice early game and his ganks aren't too efective like Elise or Rek'sai ones.
Kindred... Hmmm, she's strong, but no. She can be easily countered by Lee Sin, Warwick, Tryndamere and even Master Yi. So, she would be fun to play, but, still early to pick her as one good Jungle pick.
So, I picked Elise.
I was between Elise and Rek'sai, so I just wanted yours opinions for help me, thanks! That time, I took the Spider Queen.
" I heard mens like womans with legs. "
Posted 04 December 2015 - 08:17 PM
Very nice choice with Elise. Glad I could give some insight as she is really fun to play. Women with legs are indeed the best, especially a Blood Moon version of them
Posted 08 December 2015 - 07:11 AM
I voted Elise, Cacoon is very rewarding plus Elise is very hard to kill. Her ganking potential is also very high, Although Reksai won't be that far off. Elise has 2 build paths, both are very strong. Elise does not scale well like Kindred or Aatrox, but she can assassinate just as well as those two. Negative thing about Elise is Cacoon is a skill shot.
Posted 10 December 2015 - 03:30 PM
I voted Elise, Cacoon is very rewarding plus Elise is very hard to kill. Her ganking potential is also very high, Although Reksai won't be that far off. Elise has 2 build paths, both are very strong. Elise does not scale well like Kindred or Aatrox, but she can assassinate just as well as those two. Negative thing about Elise is Cacoon is a skill shot.
I see the fact about being an skill shot better than not, that learns me to hit others skills shot, like Sonic Wave from Lee Sin or Bandages from Amumu. XP
Posted 14 December 2015 - 11:19 AM
Kindred, Rek'sai, Elise, Aatrox in that order in the jungle. It depends on your playstyle, but Kindred is a tier above the others.
Posted 17 March 2016 - 08:07 PM
I like to combine with Elise because the general was very maneuverable for the jungle and hardware control
Edited by mrland, 19 March 2016 - 08:42 AM.
Posted 14 April 2016 - 09:39 AM
At this meta, I Think Kindred is better. They are my new goal now.
Edited by Hrist, 14 April 2016 - 09:39 AM.
Posted 29 May 2016 - 07:17 AM
Kindred has such an OP passive once you get a few attack speed items to support it..
Posted 16 December 2016 - 03:39 PM
elise and reksai are real good atm.. Reksai has insane clear time in this jungle..
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