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K is for Kriek
Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment
Brooklyn based their distinctly American take on Kriek on their dark abbey ale, the estimable Local 2. To this beer's subtle marriage of malts, dark candi sugar, local wildflower honey and zing of orange peel, they added tart dried whole Montmorency cherries from Michigan. Around this, they wrapped a barrel of charred American bourbon oak. The sugar of the cherries began to ferment away. The barrels hissed. And we waited.
Six months later, the beer emerged with a glowing red color, vibrant acidity, complex fruit aromatics, and a foundation of oak flavors, its strength moving past 10%. Its transformation almost complete, the beer joined priming sugar, Champagne yeast and wild Brettanomyces yeasts in the bottle and underwent a third fermentation. And we waited yet again.
Now, a full year later, this beer is ready for your table. K is for Kriek is dry, fruity, tart, full-bodied, and expansive, able to be enjoyed now or after years of cellaring. Brooklyn originally made this beer just for themselves, as part of their unreleased Ghost Bottle series, but it was too tasty to hoard. Beer is for drinking. And K is for Kriek.
Style: Ale Brewed w/ Honey, Dark Candi Syrup & Orange Peel, Aged in Bourbon Barrels on Whole Cherries
Malts: German Pilsner, English Chocolate Malt
Additions: Belgian dark candi syrup, New York State raw wildflower honey, sweet orange peel, dried pitted Montmorency cherries
Hops: Perle, Aurora, East Kent Golding
Food Pairings: Poultry, duck, pork, goat cheeses, desserts, and rich cheeses


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text: ASIA Nikkei-225 - The Index was up 1.7% in volatile trading to 15,135 on reports that one of China's largest sovereign wealth funds would be buying Japanese equities, although the report was not officially confirmed by the fund. (RTRS) U.S. US stocks rebounded on Friday in a shortened holiday-trading session, as the start of the holiday shopping season lifted retailers and a turnaround in banks and financials also helped add to gains. The DJI finished at 12,980, up 181 points. The S&P 500 ended at 1440, up 24 points and the Nasdaq 100 closed at 2029, up 22 points. Retailers - Black Friday sales have been reported up 8.3% year-over-year, against most expectations of around 4.0%. (RTRS)** Ford - Tata Group is the frontrunner for the company's Jaguar and Land Rover divisions. (Sunday Times)** Merrill Lynch â John Thain, the incoming CEO, is expected to make a sweeping reform of the groups fixed income division which will involve job cuts, according to sources. (Weekend Observer)** FTSE-100 HSBC â The bank is understood to be considering a sale of its French retail business as part of the bank's new plans to derive 60% of its earnings from emerging markets. The business may be worth about GBP 2.0 billion. (Sunday Telegraph)** Rio Tinto â The China Investment Corporation is planning on issuing a denial that it will join the bidding for the company. (MNI) In its defense the BHP Billiton takeover approach, the company said this morning that it is not giving the 'pacman defense' any serious consideration, not engaging with any other bidders, well place to deliver value as a stand alone company, BHP proposal fundamentally undervalues Rio Tinto, investing USD 2.4 billion in two new iron ore mines in Pilbara. (RTRS)** British Airways â The airline will announce today whether it will press ahead with its GBP 2.3bln consortium bid for Spanish airline Iberia. (Financial Mail on Sunday) Alliance and Leicester â The company is set to make huge toxic loan writes offs, but is yet to set a date if its trading statement. (Observer)** Northern Rock â The Government is set to decide within days whether to nationalize the mortgage lender. (Sunday Express) In other press, NRK is also considering plans to apply for a European banking license to tap funds from the ECB. (Financial Mail on Sunday) Finally, according to the Telegraph this morning, Richard Branson is set to be picked as the preferred bidder for the company, Virgin plans a GBP 1.3 billion injection of new cash, GBP 11.0 billion will be repaid to the BoE at completion of transaction. (BBG)** Schroders - Co has been forced to tell investors that it is set to miss deadlines for the return of their cash because of the liquidity crisis in the underlying market. (Sunday Telegraph) BT - The UK govt will pressure the co (along with Virgin Media, Cable & Wireless and Sky) on Monday to commit to an upgrade of the broadband network that could cost up to GBP 15bln. (Sunday Telegraph) Tesco - The co's rivals will this week seek to stymie the expansion of Tesco by submitting criticisms to the Competition Commission's investigation into the grocery sector. (Sunday Times) United Utilities - The company is likely to cut its regular dividend this week according to analysts. (Sunday Times)** CAC EADS - Airbus' CEO, Gallois, has said that the weak dollar poses a serious danger for the company. (RTRS) In related news, China has signed a framework agreement to buy an undisclosed number of aircraft from Airbus. The company had been hoping for an agreement to sell 150 aircraft, valued at more than USD 15.0 billion. (RTRS) France Telecom - SFR and Boygues Telecom are going back to court to appeal a record EUR 534 million fine for illegally sharing information. (Les Echos) EUROSTOXX Santander - The company has agreed to sell its office space in Spain to U.K. insurance group Pearl for EUR 2.04 billion. (S&P)** Philips Electronics - The company will buy Genlyte for about USD 2.7 billion, expects transaction to close in Q1 2008. (BBG) Aegon - The company raised its 2010 new business target 14% to EUR 1.25 billion. (BBG)**


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EklaBlog is a popular, easy-to-use blogging platform based out of Nantes, France. They host hundreds of thousands of blogs and see over eight million unique visitors each month. They use Riak to store and serve all of their static files, including images, music and documents.
EklaBlog is a relatively young tech company that started their business alongside other innovative startups at Company Campus, a popular coworking space in France. It wasn't long before they began to see significant growth in the amount of data hosted on their platform. Like many startups, they began with a single server, instead of a single server with a backup. As they grew, access exceeded the bandwidth available and performance problems began to surface. With more and more users depending on the platform, it became clear their existing infrastructure would be a bottleneck for growth and present availability and performance problems.
EklaBlog needed a solution that would never lose data, scale quickly at low operational cost, and provide an easy-to-use HTTP interface. They also needed to serve files both quickly and predictably, with a consistent low latency profile. All of these attributes were critical to the consumer experience of their platform. After evaluating other solutions, including GlusterFS, MogileFS, and classic file storage, they selected Riak as their primary data store.
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They launched with Riak in the beginning of 2013 and quickly scaled their cluster up from four to five nodes, each with 1.8TB of usable storage. They use Bitcask, Riak's default low-level storage backend. Bitcask's write-once, append-only nature enables very high throughput and low latency. Eklablog currently stores 5.8TB of data in Riak. They add about 15GB of new data each day, serving hundreds of queries per second.
For Eklablog, Riak's key/value data model provides a simple structure that's well suited to serving large volumes of image, music, and document files. Eklablog provides three specific platforms, and uses a Riak bucket for each. Files are stored with a unique key generated via a hash function.
You can learn more about EklaBlog at EklaBlog.com and visit Basho.com/Riak for more information about Riak.


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Law Centre (NI) launches Digital Guide for PIP benefit appeals
Law Centre (NI) has today launched a Digital Guide to help people who are bringing a social security appeal without the support of a representative. Focusing on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals, the guide gives practical information and advice to help them prepare for what can be a daunting experience by showing what to expect in an appeal hearing
The guide comes at a time of significant change to welfare benefits in Northern Ireland. Disability Living Allowance benefit is being replaced by Personal Independence Payment (PIP). As many people are undergoing reassessment for the new benefit, a large increase in the number of appeals is expected.
Director of Law Centre (NI), Ursula O'Hare, said:
"Bringing an appeal can be a challenging and stressful experience for people with no experience of the legal system. We know that not everyone is represented before a tribunal and we hope this guide offers some support to those navigating an appeal tribunal without the support of a representative.
"We produced this guide because we recognise how important it is that people have as much information as possible about the appeal process. The guide will ensure that anyone facing an appeal will know what to expect and how to prepare in a way that gives them the best chance of achieving a successful outcome."
The guide is also a practical resource for new tribunal representatives, and is available for download here.
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Is religion good for your health? Do prayer and faith help you heal?
A vivacious--and vexing--lady visited my medical office often, armed with abeguiling smile, a rapier wit, and intractable pain from arthritis. Eachvisit brought forth a languorous litany of incurable woe: She had sampledevery painkiller in the pharmacopoeia, with scant success."Is there anything that does help you?" I asked one day, in desperation.
"Faith and prayer!" she exclaimed. "And singing in the church choir!"Faith, prayer...and singing? Are these listed in the Physician's DeskReference? Should they be? Karl Marx dismissed religion as "the opiate ofthe people." Is religion, like codeine and other opiates, an effective"drug" for pain and other disorders? What's the proper dose? Are there sideeffects?
The medical effects of faith are a matter not just of faith but also ofscience. More than 300 scientific studies demonstrate the medicalvalue of religious commitment (including worship attendance, prayer,Scripture study, and active participation in a spiritual community). Thesebenefits include enhanced prevention and treatment of mental disorders(e.g., depression, suicide, and anxiety); medical and surgical illnesses(e.g., heart disease, cancer, sexually transmitted diseases); andaddictions, reduced pain and disability, and prolonged survival. Inaddition, spiritual treatment (e.g., prayer, religiously basedpsychotherapy) enhances recovery.
My answer is yes! The documented health benefits of religious beliefs andpractices and the burgeoning spiritual interests of patients compel us toaddress matters of faith with our patients. All medical professionals canlearn to recognize the medical impact of faith and to encourage, whenappropriate, the healthy use of spiritual beliefs and practices. Praying foror with patients may be a valuable, meaningful option in certain instances,depending on the beliefs and wishes of both the patient and the doctor.
Some cautions are in order regarding possible "side effects." While someclinicians may develop particular expertise in handling spiritual problems,physicians will not replace clergy: each role is unique, and both are neededin the care of the sick. Similarly, I do not suggest or sanction use offaith-based approaches instead of medical care: we need prayer and Prozac,clergy and clinicians, faith and medicine.
Participating in prayer and religious activities does not guarantee goodhealth: Both saints and sinners alike eventually get sick and die. Patientsshould not follow "doctor's orders" in matters of faith: Choosing aparticular spiritual tradition (or none at all) should not be forced, norshould it be based on the mistaken belief that one faith offers a greaterlikelihood of obtaining health benefits than another. Indeed, the verypurpose of faith is not merely to lower blood pressure or add a few momentsor months of life, but to seek truth and find God.
Despite these legitimate concerns, I do believe that physicians can--andshould--encourage patients to continue or consider authentic, autonomousreligious activity. Perhaps clinicians of the twenty-first century will joinwith clergy to develop a new synthesis of scientifically based andreligiously meaningful medical care to help persons who suffer and seek ouraid.
Shall we pray?
For the faithful, religious commitment offers many health advantages. Acohesive, comforting set of beliefs and participation in sacred rituals mayendow a sense of meaning, purpose, and hope. Faith offers a "peace thatpasseth understanding" in times of pain, grief, and disability. Healthylifestyle choices (e.g., exercise, proper diet) are more common andunhealthy behaviors (e.g., nicotine, alcohol, and drug use; suicideattempts; high-risk sexual activity) less common among religious persons.Persons of faith usually cope effectively with stress and have strong socialsupport and a high quality of life (e.g., well-being, self-esteem, job andmarital satisfaction, altruism).


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The ITRS with participation from Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the US outlined the way towards a fundamental restructuring of semiconductor devices in 1998. The ITRS predicted that Equivalent Scaling (ES) methodology was going to start replacing Geometrical Scaling (GS) in CMOS transistors within 5 years. The Focus Center Research Program (FCRP) was initiated in continue reading →
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Ph. D. from Caltech 1983. Worked on parallel computers at Bell labs, finite element software at Ansoft corporation, parallel computers at nCUBE. Currently working on "Beyond Moore's law" research issues at Sandia.
Takashi Matsukawa
Takashi Matsukawa received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D degrees in electrical engineering from School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. In 1998, he joined the Electrotechnical Laboratory, which is former organization of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). He has been working on development of front-end process technology, variability issues continue reading →
Takafumi Fukushima
Takafumi Fukushima received the B.S., M.S., Ph.D. degrees in Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering from Yokohama National University in 1998, 2000, 2003, respectively. From 2001 to 2003, he was a technical advisor at PI R&D Corporation in Yokohama. After that, he worked at Venture Business Laboratory of Tohoku University as a postdoctoral fellow continue reading →
Tadahiro Kuroda
Tadahiro Kuroda received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1999. In 1982, he joined Toshiba Corporation. From 1988 to 1990, he was a Visiting Scholar with the University of California, Berkeley, where he conducted research in the field of VLSI CAD. In 1990, he was back to continue reading →
Masaharu Kobayashi
Masaharu Kobayashi (M'09) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 2004 and 2006, and the Ph.D. degree in electronics engineering from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, in 2010, respectively. He joined the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, in 2010, where he worked on continue reading →
Tetsuo Endoh
Tetsuo Endoh joined ULSI Research Center Toshiba Co. in 1987 and was engaged in the R&D of NAND Memory. He became a lecturer at the Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University in 1995. He is a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, the Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University and director of the continue reading →
Mangilal Agarwal
Dr. Mangilal Agarwal received his B.E. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Osmania University (Hyderabad, India) in 1998, and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA) in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Upon receiving his Ph.D. degree, he was employed by Louisiana Tech University, as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, followed continue reading →
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Senaka Kanakamedala has received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 2011. He joined Micron Technology after his graduation to work on research and development of 3D X-point memory. His primary focus was to develop advanced chemical mechanical planarization processes for 3D X-point cell. Later, he joined R&D group of SanDisk, continue reading →


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Link: Nano ITX Too Big
Kevin Rose is a really cool guy. I loved The Broken. Enough with the gushing, let me get to this point of this post.
Kevin was able to get a Nano ITX board (I thought these things where vaporware) from VIA and tried to fit it in the mini case. Turns out even the Nano is too big and Kevin had to whip out the dremel to get it to fit. And even then he couldn't get the optical drive to fit.


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Importance Of Ganesh Visarjan
Ganesh Visarjan is the grand occasion which is celebrated by Hinduism community and do you know the Importance Of Ganesh Visarjan?, here in this article , we will guide you with This Special Worship On Thurs in order to Get Comfort Fast .Ganesh Visarjan is also known as Ganesh jala nimajjan and is an Indian festival that marks the birthday of Lord Ganesha and did you ever wonder that why people do Special Worship on these days? If not, let's discuss the secret behind Ganesh Visarjan.
With the shower of blessings of God all the obstacles can successfully remove and new activities will start in life. The Sanskrit language has described numerous meaning of word "Chaturthi" .Chaturthi means "fourth day" or "fourth state". The birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha (Ganesh Chaturthi) is celebrated in the month of (August or September) Bhaadrapada on the fourth day of the second fortnight (Shukla Chaturthi) according to the Hindu calendar.
Importance Of Ganesh Visarjan
Traditions and Rituals
It is the beautiful festival which is celebrated with great happiness and full of sprit especially by traditional instrument called dhol and tasha in Mumbai city, as Lord Ganesh is believed as the protector saint of Maharashtra and this is the big reason to explain why the Mumbai is celebrate this festivals with full of joy every year in Mumbai people doing visarjan of over 6000 idols. It is also celebrated in the other parts of India such as Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh etc and even outside the country.
Hinduism community celebrate this occasion with full of joy which include dancing, singing, orchestra and theatre performances. This festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Ananta Chaturdashi. It is one of the most cherished traditions for Bringing Bappa in our home for the last 21 years. In this festival the sweets are mainly preferred as Modak, a dumpling of rice or flour stuffed with grated jaggery, coconuts and dry fruits, Karanji, similar to modak are another famous dish.
!!!Ganpati Bappa Morya!!!
Ganesh Puja samagri
- Chawki and Red Cloth – 1 Nos.
- Lord Ganesh Idol Or Photo
- Raw Rice Unbroken (Akshat)
- Earthen Lamp, Ghee, A Wick
- Dhoop Stick
- Flowers And Flower Garland
- Roli
- Sindoor
- Scent
- Sacred Thread
- Grass Leaves
- Modak, Ladoo (Sweets)
- Gangajal Or Sacred Water
Process of Ganesh Visarjan Vidhi
- The importance of Mantras takes a special place in Hindu Culture. So, the Visarjan Vidhi must be started with pronouncing the Ganesh Mantras and Aarti.
- Then we use five items for starting Uttarang puja to Ganpati like namely deep (oil lamps), pushp (flowers), dhoop (incense), gandh (fragrance) and naivedya (food)
- After that all the family members are require to pronounce Aarti and sprinkle akshat or raw rice upon the lord.
- The next step is to lift the Ganesh Murti and take it to the entrance turning the face towards the entrance and place it on the floor
- Then pray and thank to ganesha for coming our home and also ask ganesha to come again to our home moreover apologize for any mistake if by chance made by us.
- After that cover the necklace of ganesha with newspaper and then finally lift up the Ganesha in the river.
Why Is The Ganesh Statues Immersed In Water At The End Of The Festival?
In Hindu culture idols or statues play a important role in their lives because we see them and feel them in our real life and thus this is the reason why every person worship accordingly to their rituals , culture whereas as per their religion. In our Hinduism religion, we celebrate ganesh chaturthi with full dedication and devotion, as it is believed that ganppati fulfill all of the needs, moreover when Ganesh chaturthi energy remain within the people up to 10 days and on the 11 day people immerse the statue in the ocean as per their culture in the name of religion and again welcome them on the very next year with the same enthusiasm.
Festival in india plays a very important t role as well as show how we remain attached to our god… Either it is hindu , muslim or sikh festival.. Apparently, ganesh chaturthi is being celebrated in hindyu religion with all rituals.
"We wish you a very happy and joyful Anant Chaturdashi who will shower his blessings by sinking all the devil spirit from your life"


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whatishang is futile, anywhere. if firefox crashes -> crash-reps. if windows bsod > minidump+windbg. windbg is also usable when app crash results in a dump (dmp) file like a bsod. that is part of WERfault service, not sure if that is applicable on xp. even procmon is pointless in regular hands with no further knowledge, but it also wont help on app crashes.
but why make trouble now? he made his decision and "FF(52.3.0)" is not current (esr)
You might want to check Win XP for file corruption since that can affect performance. So click Start --> All Programs --> Accessories and then right click Command Prompt and choose "Run As Administrator".
When the command prompt appears, type: sfc /scannow and hit Enter. If the tool finds file corruption which it can't fix it'll ask you to insert the Windows XP installation CD so have that ready.
It would be advisable to disable those utilities you're running such as Meminfo before running the command.
I already tried that, and although I'm using the same CD that I used to install XP on this drive, it keeps saying "Wrong CD".
I've Googled that particular problem and tried all of the suggestions that come up, but still no luck.
FWIW,,,, Have you installed MS SP3 in Windows.... I'm on a laptop that runs
Firefox 52 just Ducky after doing all 3 of the MS updates offered by MS for Corperate Laptops
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hel ... ice-pack-3
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is you never know if they are genuine" ...Abraham Lincoln
My original (many years old) CD had only SP2. I slipstreamed a new disk with SP3.
THAT disk is what I used to install XP SP3 on this computer and is the one that I'm
using while trying to do sfc /scannow.
I get the feeling that nLite either left something important off the disk or put it in
the wrong place for sfc to find it.
Thank you for wishing me luck with Pale Moon. It's working very nicely.
If I reboot my computer and carefully refrain from starting FF or TBird, with Pale Moon, I can go for more than 2 days and the worst "hang" or "stall" MIGHT last 2 or 3 seconds while accessing the internet.
"WhatIsHang" shows absolutely NO interrupted activity.
I f I make the mistake of accidentally starting a Mozilla product after a reboot, within 2 hours (sometimes immediately), if I hover over a link on a web page or pick a new E-mail message to read,
it may take 10 to 15 seconds before the "highlight" shows up on the link or line that I am about to click on, and when I click on it, it may take as much as a minute before I see the activity light on my
wireless adapter start to blink and the hour glass show up to verify that activity is happening.
If I have "WhatIsHang" running in Autostart mode when this happens after I start FF or Tbird, I will find a report explaining what caused the hang or stall.
It is left up to me to figure WHERE it stalled.
Whether I have "WhatIsHang" running or not, the Mozilla product DOES eventually continue on its way, only it's after a LONG delay.
Any number of things can happen to a particular Profile at any time.
Things that occur may be related to circumstances in a particular Profile.
That xyz works fine today, does not mean that it will work fine tomorrow.
It could very well be that FF - in a new would have worked just as fine as a new install of xyz.
Or not.
Point is, you may not know, unless you test.
Anyhow, if xyz meets your needs, & you're happy with it, so be it & go with it.
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A solution to address-proof issues in Bangalore – Bangalore – DNABy
A solution to address-proof issues in Bangalore – Bangalore – DNA.
Poorly thought through solution for the frequent mover/traveler, and no solution at all for the unaddressed and unaddressable. In India you can get an id card with your picture through the Post Office, but it takes additional identification and a visit by a postal official to your residence. Your neighbors are also interviewed. Oh, and budget about a month's time.
At a cost of Rupiahs 250 (about US $4.5o), it's not a solution to India's most pressing problem – the unaddressed, unidentified and unidentifiable. As is common in India, this must have been a service set up by the Brits in the days before World War II. Nothing is ever discarded in India!


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Relax. If you checked anything, you're right. Evolutionary psychologists have never been to find the right language to describe our peculiar approach of mating. We practice mostly monogamy, but is that natural or are we boxed in by social and religious mores? Besides humans, only about three per cent mammals pair up. Anthropological surveys of traditional cultures conducted in the past century found that more than 80 per cent allowed polygyny. i.e., a man could take more than one wife, meanwhile polyandrous societies, in which a woman can take more than one man, are rare. The evidence is clear that we have evolved as "mildly polygynous creatures", argue evolutionary psychologist David Barash and his wife, psychiatrist Judith Lipton in The Myth of Monogamy. However, even when polygyny is okey, few men partake. This is almost always out of necessity rather than by choice, Barash says — "Either they are'nt enough surplus women or a man lacks the fund and/or skill to negotiate and sustain the arrangement.
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Although US divorce data support the notion of seven-year itch, Fisher believes couple feel an instinctual urge to split after four years. That's about the time, she argued, that a child born in a hunter-gatherer society is self-sufficient enough to join a communcal play group and raised by other members of the band. The father and mother can than search for new mates — he for someone younger, and she for someone older and richer — an bear children with a variety of genetic structures, increasing the odds that more of them will survive. The fact that most men dont flee is "a remarkable triumph of the female brain and will", writes geneticist Anne Moir inBrain Sex, "In sexual and evolutionary terms, there is nothing in marriage for men". So why do we stay? One argument is that we recognize widespread female promiscuity would make it harder to know if a child is ours. We also stick around because, unlike other primates, humans are born with underdeveloped brains so the skull can squeeze through a female pelvis, leaving our offspring so helpless they require two parents to survive. By the time a child can walk and talk, a few years later, and Daddy is ready to bolt, Mama may well be pregnant again. Where does the time go? Kids continue to weigh on a marriage as long as they are around; one study of 500 families found the lowest point of satisfaction arrives at Stage V, when the children become teenagers. However, in the next three stages — VI, VII and VIII, after the kids leave home — the ratings rise again. Hang in there.


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The purpose of this blog is to discuss and explore the mythical and metahistorical origins and development of the Aryan[Indo-European,Indo-Germanic] race and their metaphysical beliefs. This is a companion blog to Celto-Germanic Culture, Myth and History and Die Armanenschaft der Ario-Germanen blogs. This blog is not affiliated with any other individual or organisation.
Saturday, February 13, 2016
The Restoration of the Aryo-Germanic Caste System
There will be other earlier articles I have penned in the last 10 years but the above listed ones are the most upto date and represent my most recent thinking and research.
The reason why I continually raise this subject is because of its vital importance to our future. We are living in an age without caste and even in India where the Aryan caste system has prevailed over thousands of years we are beginning to witness its dissolution, coming under sustained attack by the regressive forces of democracy and liberalism. We should not be surprised about this as we are living in the Kali Yuga where all notions of hierarchy have been turned upon its head, where the masses are king and the Untermensch is regarded as the ideal human type. In an age of gross materialism it should not surpise us that quantity is viewed more importantly than quality and that matter is supreme over spirit.
Amongst European peoples the Nordic racial type has always been predominant as a ruling nobility and the aristocracy until recent times best represented this racial type. Amongst the Germanic peoples this was of course the Jarl caste. I have in previous articles pointed out that the Germanic system is a distortion of the original Aryan one as the tripartite Germanic system incorporates the Thralls, a non-Nordic and thus a non-Germanic caste of slaves. These would equate to the fourth (and thus non-Aryan) caste of the Indo-Aryan Sudras. I believe that until the Germanic peoples encountered inferior racial types that they too had a tripartite system which consisted entirely of the Nordic racial type. My regular readers will recall that I have argued that the ongoing struggle between the priestly and warrior castes in Germanic society caused the eradication of the priestly caste, its functions being assumed by a sub-division of the Jarl caste-the Kon, the Priest-King. This is the background to Caesar's misinformed claims that the Germans "have no druids to preside over religious matters". The Germans as Tacitus tells us in his Germania (a later work) clearly did have priests but by this time they lacked the central authority and organisation that the Druids had. One sees the struggle between the priestly and noble castes continue into historic times with the mediaeval struggle between monarch and church. Even today in 2016 we see this struggle still being played out in Parliament with the ongoing tensions between the House of Lords which amongst its members are the most senior bishops of the Church of England, and the House of Lords which considers itself to be the primary law making chamber, consisting in part of the government which represents the sovereign. The Queen of England is of course regarded as the supreme head of the Anglican Church, thus assuming the role of Kon, Priest-King.
During the 12 years of the Third Reich attempts were made to re-establish the link between Blut und Boden, recognising that amongst the German peasantry (not to be misread in the modern sense as a pejorative term) the purest Germanic and Nordic blood was to be found, for by this time the German nobility had become bastardised by the blood of middle-eastern money lending families. We see this today with the supposed English Royal Family that will forge marital alliances with the most unlikely people, the mercantile class, which has its origins in mediaeval Jewry and money lending. Crowns can thus be bought for a few shekels.
In the Reich that is to come these bastardised noble familes will have no place of honour for they are enfeebled distortions of the once racially pure Germanic aristocracy. Thus we must begin again the restoration of the caste system. Building on the vision of the Rigsthula I propose that these reconstituted castes be as follows:
Kon-This must be a recogniseably priestly caste, separate from the one below. In contradistinction to Julius Evola I regard the mystic, priest and shaman to occupy a more important role than that of the Ksatriya warrior-noble. The present nobilities of Europe have long since lost any abilities which they once had, no doubt a consequence of their race-mixing with Levantine elements.
Jarl-The Aristocracy of regenerated Aryan man, occupying positions of leadership in all aspects of Germanentum. They must take their instruction from their spiritual superiors.
Karl-The producers and farmers of our folk. The term peasant must have its honour restored and once again represent the very best in Germanic man. The Karl must recover his mystic link with the land of his ancesters. England must once again become an agricultural not an industrial economy. Thus we can assist the earth to heal itself and we in turn will reforge our lost link with the sacred earth.
As far as the non-Nordic, non-Germanic and non-Aryan caste of the Thralls is concerned they will be banished from our sacred ancestral lands. Once our people and land have been freed from the dual poisons of capitalism and industrial exploitation the Thrall will cease to have a purpose and non-Nordic elements will be banished from our lands. The Rigsthula makes it clear that this caste was an alien one. The very presence of the Thrall in our lands represents a very real threat to our biological survival as a racial community. Some of these Thralls may outwardly appear to be people of our own blood but the obese, the sexual degenerate, the drug addict, the alcoholic and the career criminal should be regarded as part of this slave under class and the necessary corrective measures undertaken. They are the Untermenschen much prized by the liberal elite.
The Woden Initiate of today will form a part of the Kon caste of tomorrow. It is imperative that we focus our time and resources in building up our spiritual knowledge and powers in preparation for the age which is to come. Our descendants will together form the priestly caste which has been built from our loins and give the spiritual direction and leadership that our people need.
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- SerpentSlayer said...
It is eerie, that before reading this I commented on the same subject on my own blog. Synchronicity is a strange force.
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- Wotans Krieger said...
Hello Serpent Slayer. I have just read your article and it is interesting that you made reference to the blood of the Volsungs which by yet another strange twist of synchronicity is shared by my daughter via her mother's maternal line which research only revealed recently. This same child was born on the 20th April (not planned this way), also the very same day that a workmate's child was born. This is a double honour that the Gods have bestowed upon me. This same child when only about 5 years of age spotted a cancerous growth on her mother's neck which neither her mother nor I had noticed prior to this!She effectively saved her life as treatment was carried out just in time. Life is certainly strange!
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- SerpentSlayer said...
I suspect I have that blood in me also. I am descended from old Danish aristocracy, so I have always assumed it (given my physical features and personality traits)
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- Jake D. P said...
I agree mostly with what you on reinstating a caste system. although my angle is different. I have linked this article to my site here: http://elysiumdawn.info/index.php/topic,397.0.html
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Spero said that his experience as an administrator has helped him over the last few weeks, but added that these circumstances are unprecedented. Dina Reilly, an assistant principal at ERHS who is also in her first year with the district, is running things at Milburn. Spero spends his mornings at Shubert, but drives to Milburn in the afternoons, leaving Assistant Principal James DeTommaso in charge. There are a little less than 200 students at Milburn and a little more than 400 at Shubert.
Since some faculty members normally teach students in a wide range of grade levels, dividing the student body into two groups complicates things. There are teachers who travel back and forth between buildings during the day, but the schedule had to be overhauled in order for them to do so. Spero said the toughest part of the process was redoing the master schedule for the school in a week — a process that normally takes months each summer.
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SYLVANIA - The first match-up between Bowling Green and Northview was one that Northview could not forget soon enough, after losing in the fifth set 1-15. However, Tuesday night in Sylvania was time for the LadyKats to revenge that earlier loss and they did so, winning in five sets, 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 17-25, 15-9.
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Hello and welcome to my newest guide, done on one of my strongest champions, and one who I have owned for a long, long time. Talon is a burst damage assassin who is incredibly fun to play and cabable of a lot of neat tricks that will be taught in this guide! This guide will help you to better understand Talon and teach you how to play him, be it ranked or normal, beginner or advanced.
- Extremely high burst damage, takes down carries in one combo
- Is as good of an antimage as Kassadin, except he also counters Kassadin
- Low cooldown multi-purpose ultimate
- Lots of possible ability combos for different situations
- Squishy, will get focused
- Combos take practice to use properly
- Somewhat mana-hungry early game
- Oftentimes, when going mid, the enemy AP carry won't bother going mid, and will send a tanky solo-top champion to mid against you instead.
- Counter most champions that you will face
- Will get lots of gold from minion kills to buy your items
- Can effectively roam to gank top or bottom without being too far from your own lane
- CAN be succesfull, but tankier opponents will be more common, and you will have trouble fighting them.
- Will get a good amount of gold
- Not as many enemies that are easy for Talon
- Can't roam to gank bottom, because will leave lane exposed and can't return fast enough
- Squishy off the start, bad trait for a jungler
- Mana hungry early on, another bad trait for a jungler to have
- Clear speed is slow, and will likely fall slightly behind
- Will become more of a liability than a threat most often when trying to gank if you are behind in levels and/or items
In short, your best bet by far is to take mid lane and totally shut down the enemy AP Carry. This will almost-always work, and is a consistent position for Talon to take. Solo top is okay I guess, but its really hit and miss. The basic breakdown of it is: if your up against a tankier opponent (ie. Wukong or Olaf) then you will have a tough time; especially if its someone like Riven who doesn't use mana, they will destroy you. However, that being said, you may do okay against the squishier opponents like Nidalee and Caitlyn that may occasionally be against you. And finally, the jungle is really not a place for Talon to be, so just do your team and ELO a favour and stay away from it.
My runes are a pretty typical setup for a melee attack damage champion. With defensive Seals and Glyphs, and offensive Marks and Quintessences.
I take nine of the greater mark of armor penetration over the flat attack damage from the Greater Mark of Attack Damage for two reasons. The first being that early game, all the armor penetration from these and the Sunder and Weapon Expertise masteries will give you around 31 + 10% armor penetration, and the second being that most of your items build attack damage anyway, so its good to have both. A typical AP or AD Carry might have about 30-35 armor in total at level 1, meaning your attacks will be dealing TRUE DAMAGE, or close to it off the start. The flat attack damage is also very viable, offering a bonus 15 attack damage off the start with your quintessences. Both options are good, I find a slight early damage increase with armor penetration, but you can see what you like better.
For seals, I take 9 of the Greater Seal of Armor for a very welcome 13 point armor boost at level one. This will help you out against physical damage dealing opponents, and although typically you will be laning against an AP Carry, these are good to have against the enemy jungler or whoever the scared AP Carry sends mid.
These are your most important runes to take when going mid lane against an AP Carry. They will give you a very significant 12 Magic Resist at the start of the game, which will be a huge help against any damage their AP Carry manages to deal you. One alternative, and something a lot of people do is to take the Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist which gives 0.15 Magic Resist per level; this gives you a boost in the late game as opposed to early game from the flat Magic Resist Glyphs. Either one of these work and you can pick which one you prefer.
I take more armor penetration here, as its generally a good idea to have quintessences that build off of the stats of your Marks. Again this just helps with your damage output early game, causing for your attacks to deal true damage to the squishier carries. As with marks, you can switch these out for the Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage for flat attack damage instead, in which case get the attack damage marks as well to match.
For masteries, I take the standard 21 Points of the physical damage side of the offense tree. However, unlike a lot of people, I also take all four points in Sorcery as well. I do this because Talon does have fairly high cooldowns on his three main abilities. I ignore the defense tree, as its not needed at all for Talon really and five points won't really get you too far in it anyways. I spend my last five points in the utility tree, taking all three points of Meditation to deal with how mana-hungry Talon can be early game. I take one point in Summoner's Insight for the sole purpose of unlocking the next tier, and then put my very last point in Expanded Mind for a bit of extra mana per level.
Simply put, you must have all of these items to unleash your maximum damage potential. The Bloodthirster has always been amazing for Talon, and with Season 3, its even a bit better. A 70 base attack damage instead of 60, and now only takes 30 stacks to max out as opposed to 40. The Black Cleaver of Season 3 is an amazing item, and makes use of your early The Brutalizer; all of the stats it offers are really helpful, as well as the passive that can render your enemy's armor near-useless when used correctly. And finally, Ravenous Hydra is an amazing item, granting you some huge damage into your burst and an AoE effect on your auto attacks, not to mention the lifesteal. The active is also a nice addition to your team in a fight, just remember to use it!
For me, you have only two viable choice for boots on Talon. I used to ALWAYS get the Ionian Boots of Lucidity but in the last couple months I've realized how beneficial Mercury's Treads can be. They are both very good options for Talon; so I'll just say that if your going mid against an AP Carry, or if your playing against a very AP heavy team with lots of CC (slows, stuns, traps etc.) then take Mercury's Treads. And if your NOT going mid (bad idea) or if your mid lane opponent doesn't have any disables, then I would recommend Ionian Boots of Lucidity.
I really like finishing my build with Mercurial Scimitar + Guardian Angel. The Scimitar is just an awesome item in my opinion (and many others). It hard counters any champions that really on CC, and can save your life quite often if you get focused in a team fight. And the final Guardian Angel offers some survivability and resistance against both AD and AP attacks, as well as the passive that will offer you a second chance at life if you decide to die.
My favourite start at the moment is Long Sword and two Health Potions. This is mainly due to the fact that since you have armor penetration runes, you will be slightly lacking in attack damage at the start of the game. Long Sword fixes that, and also the extra AD makes farming easier. Not to mention it reduces the cost of The Brutalizer on your first recall; definitaly the optimal choice to start the game with. If you think your going to have a tougher lane, or your opponent has skill shots that need to be dodged, then you can consider starting Boots of Speed and three Health Potions.
- Consider taking this if you or someone else gives the enemy AP Carry some early kills and they end up getting very fed. Enough so that they absolutely devastate your entire team in a teamfight. This item will provide health and mana, which are both great for Talon, and most importantly, the 50 Magic Resist and spell shield will greatly improve your chances in a fight against a fed enemy AP Carry...unless its LeBlanc who got fed, in which case not even having the Baron Nashor himself as a bodyguard would save you.
- This is a pretty decent item, and although its certainly not the best choice for highest possible burst damage, it grants some pretty good utility, and the Sheen passive is certainly nice. I don't really ever take this myself anymore, but it can be okay if you have plenty of damage and think you can spend the extra gold.
I said this in my Garen guide and I'll say it again; I really do not like this item much. The stats are pretty good obviously, but your other items give you the same stats except a lot better. And the best part about this item is the active, and I dont know about you guys, but I forget to use actives on my items about..95% of the time. Especially in a chaotic teamfight or intense down-to-the-wire 1v1, which is kind of when you need it most.
I see a lot of Talon players get this item, and it actually makes me sad. I don't like this item in general, as I find it to be much too expensive for what it offers; however it CAN be decent for some off-tank champions. But for Talon its an awful buy. If you need magic resist, get Banshee's Veil, it also has a shield and offers mana and health as opposed to a decent amount of attack damage. I would not recommend this item ever no matter what the situation, its just not a viable option.
I really wish I didn't have to include this, but I HAVE actually seen Talon players buy this, and I believe I've seen it on a MOBAfire guide somewhere for Talon. No...just, NO. DO NOT EVER BUY THIS ITEM IT IS TERRIBLE FOR Talon! I really don't even have to explain, it just does not fit him at all; so suffice it to say that if you buy this item, kittens will lose their homes and the terrorists will win.
With the total re-haul of the Twisted Treeline map and 3v3 game mode in general, I find it worthwhile to include a separate 3v3 build into this guide. This is mainly because there are some items you can no longer get, and also some unique new possibilities made available only on the new map. Only your items should change, and as shown on the cheat sheet, your runes, masteries, ability sequence and the like will all remain the exact same as on Summoner's Rift.
1. The Bloodthirster is not available on the new Twisted Treeline, and should be replaced with Sanguine Blade, an item identical in all but the passives, which is still as useful as The Bloodthirster's, just in a different way.
2. I would recommend a change in boots. Games on this map are significantly faster paced, and so the 15% cooldown reduction given by the Ionian Boots of Lucidity will help your abilities be ready to use more often. If the enemy team has two AP champions and one or more of them gets fed, then you could just take Mercury's Treads to help defend against them if you want. Again its up to you.
3. On this map you start with more gold, exactly enough for both Boots of Speed and a Doran's Blade. So make sure you use this to your advantage and always take both off of the start to give you the mobility thats even more important on the Twisted Treeline, and the very helpful early AD and Health from Doran's Blade.
Talon deals 10% bonus damage to any target that is slowed, stunned, immobolized, or suppressed.
- A really nice passive, especially when you use Rake to take full advantage of it, 10% bonus damage is fairly significant through all stages of the game.
Talon's next basic attack deals an additonal physical damage. If the target is a champion, they will bleed, taking additional physical damage over a period of time and revealing their location for the duration.
- This is your main melee ability, and will give you some SERIOUS damage in a 1v1 situation. It is best used right after an auto attack, as it will instantly activate, dealing two attacks in the time of one.
Talon Sends out a volley of daggers that then return back to him, dealing physical damage each time it passes through an enemy. Additionally the enemy is slowed for a short duration.
- An incredibly useful ability for an assassin like Talon, deals some very nice damage while also slowing your enemy, which will allow you to catch up or escape depending on the situation, it is also a very useful way to trigger your mercy passive. Make sure to always hit your target with the blades on the way out and back, as this will greatly increase your damage.
Talon instantly appears behind his target, silencing them and amplifying his damage against that target.
- This ability is a large part of all of your possible combos, and is bread and butter with your ultimate Shadow Assault, as you can activate this right after you go into stealth with your ultimate, which will teleport you to the enemy and make the blades around you focus specifically on that target. One of Talon's coolest and most devastating tricks.
Talon disperses a ring of blades and becomes invisible while gaining additional movement speed. When Talon emerges from invisibility, the blades converge on his location. Every time a blade passes through an enemy, they receive physical damage.
- A really cool ultimate, and best of all, it has a very short cooldown compared to almost all other ultimates. It is great for escaping, chasing, and can deal very large damage, there are some neat tricks you can pull off when paired with your cutthroat blinking ability.
A basic early game combo, blink to them with your E, then Q them for some nice damage, then W for more damage and the slow as they try to run.
Same idea here, but if your chasing down a retreating low-health enemy, your going to want to start by slowing them, allowing you to catch up and finish them.
This combo is your bread and butter, it is your highest damaging and most devastating combo, once your a ways into your build, it should take down squishy targets in one go no problem. This is what you want to use as much as possible, as it will almost guarantee you a kill against the right target.
This combo is used to dive into the midst of a group of enemy champions, take down a low health enemy or squishy carry, then escape using your ultimate, another great combo thats ALMOST as good as the above one, and will still do some great damage.
This combo is used as a gap closer or to turret dive. It is demonstrated by Phreak in the Champion Spotlight at the beginning of the guide. It is about equal in damge to your signature combo, however it can be quite tricky to pull off and is easily ruined by Flash or abilities like it. It is also quite risky, if you don't kill them, or if you take too long, the turret will get you before you can escape. This combo is fun to try, and is very strong, however it will take quite a bit of practice to perfect.
When you activate Shadow Assault and the blades shoot outwards, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT activate Noxian Diplomacy as it will automatically cause the blades to come back in before you reach your target. Wasting your ultimate like this will take huge damage away from your combo and may cause you to not do enough damage to kill, or die due to your escape tool being cut short, or both. This is a mistake I have made countless times in the past and will still occasionally do if I'm not paying attention, so just remember, hit Noxian Diplomacy AND THEN go into Shadow Assault to effectively use both.
The skill sequence I use for Talon goes outside the box a little, as it doesn't involve maxing one skill right away, then another after, and one last. Although maxing Rake right away by level 9 is very common, and although it does work to some extent, I STRONGLY think that Talon is much more effective if you alternate in a W-Q-W-Q pattern, with one point in cutthroat at level 3, and stopping to unlock and upgrade your ultimate at levels 6,11, and 16.
The reason I do this is so that you get a ton of damage from both your Noxian Diplomacy and Rake, as opposed to relying almost completely on Rake for damage. And the reason I take one point in cutthroat and then max it last is because it is almost totally for the silence and blink, and upgrading it doesn't benefit the damage increase a whole lot.
I take these two spells with just about every single champion I play, in my opinion the two best spells in the game BY FAR. Flash is VERY helpful for getting over walls, escaping, and chasing, while Ignite can finish off enemies for otherwise unobtainable kills.
Other somewhat viable options:
Heal is used by a lot of low leveled people, but is also favoured by some more experienced people also, I used to use it until I hit about summoner level 13 and realized that Flash is just better. But if you really like it, then go right ahead as it is okay for Talon.
Some people like this over Flash, but I personally prefer Flash as it can get you over terrain as oppossed to just making you move faster. Its good for chasing people down, but I would take Flash instead for sure.
Only MAYBE take this if your going mid, or if you plan on doing a lot of backdooring. I never use this, but it is pretty good and can help you turn the tide in team fights and save turrets, its good to have one person on your team at least with a Teleport, but it really doesn't have to be you.
Quite a long list. Now you may think I just got lazy when I did this, but really, there is absolutely NO point in typing out a miniature essay for each one when its the same for all of them. First off, they mostly have fairly similar characteristics being AP carries, and second, your gameplay against them is quite simple: you HARD counter all of them, and there should be NO POSSIBLE WAY for them to win the lane against you. Some of them are slightly more difficult than others, but none of them higher than 3/10 for the most part. So just use your combos, harass like crazy, and you should definitaly get a couple kills on them and win the lane.
This is tough, she is an assassin quite similar to you, except her damage is AP and she uses energy; meaning she has a significant advantage over you due to you needing mana. Pre level 6 its your show, so make sure she knows it. Your damage is quite a bit better than hers when neither of you has your ultimate, so at this stage play very aggresively and possibly call for a jungler gank if needed. Try your best to get at least one kill on her, as you will need it in times to come. After level 6, the tide turns quite violently. Her spammable-still-high-damage ultimate is a real pain, and will probably make your life quite difficult. Just always silence her when going in for a combo, and try to get out as fast as possible to avoid her counter-attack. If she has any decent chance of killing you, turret hug. Seriously, if you feed her its gonna be a LOONG game.
Two decent passives, but they're not the part of either champion that makes them strong. Its pretty tough to call, as 10% damage increase from mercy is good but not amazing, and the bonus stats from Twin Disciplines is the same; helpful, but not overly strong. This isn't an overly important category, so I don't know if I want to give an edge to either of them in this case.
As assassins, Talon and Akali both rely on their ability combos mainly for kills. And so both of them have very high damage combos. However, most of Akali's burst comes from her ultimate, and her Twilight Shroud is for defense. Therefore Talon, with three offensive abilities, gets the edge here.
Two ultimates perfect for burst-damage assassins. Shadow Assault is an incredibly useful ability with a really short cooldown compared to most ultimates. While Shadow Dance is great for damage, chasing, and is completely spammable. Damage-wise they're about equal, and Talon's is slightly more versatile, but in the end Akali gets the thumbs up here due to how hers requires no mana and can be used multiple times in a few seconds.
Both Akali and Talon are decent farmers, Rake can be good for clearing out minion waves quickly, and Mark of the Assassin and Crescent Slash are good also. No real advantage to either of them in this category.
The final category; Talon's main fault is that he is quite mana-hungry early on. While Akali uses energy, which is a LOT more efficient than mana. Talon however is great at roaming the map and ganking, and his Shadow Assault ultimate can be used as an amazing gap closer and escape. Overall, despite the no-mana advantage Akali has, Talon is slightly better for utility in the end.
Doesn't typically go mid lane, but on some rare occasions she does, and the chances of this are increased when her AP Carry wimps out and goes bottom, sending poor Caitlyn to face Talon's wrath instead. Anyways, Caitlyn isn't overly tough, however she has some things to watch out for. Avoid her Piltover Peacemaker skill shot as much as possible; but the most important thing to look out for: her Yordle Snap Trap. This will really screw your combo up if you walk into it while in Shadow Assault, as it will not only freeze you in place and waste it, but also reveal you from your stealth. Other then that just do your thing and she shouldn't be too difficult.
Diana is a tanky mage, and therefore is more difficult for Talon to take down. She is very hard to escape from, so be wary of this if you try a foolish or ill-timed tower dive. If you effectively dodge her Crescent Strike, it will greatly decrease her harassment power and run her out of mana a lot quicker.
I have yet to face an Elise mid as Talon, so I'm just going to have to base this off of what I have seen of her. So far I would say she is pretty strong, and could potentially be a tough lane opponent. However as I said I still don't know too much so I will just say to dodge her Cocoon / Rappel stun as much as possible so she has a harder time getting her combo off. And the spider form of that ability is a ridiculously good escape tool, so plan your turret-dives carefully if you think you should go for one.
Ezreal is usually an AD Carry, but he will sometimes go AP and possibly take mid lane. He shouldn't be very hard to play against at all; but is SLIGHTLY more difficult than the normal AP Carries due to his extreme mobility from Arcane Shift. Just make sure you use your silence wisely or he will just use it and/or Flash to escape you.
He's really not any harder than any of the AP Carries, you should still shut him down quite well. The ONLY reason he is listed separately is because of the incredibly annoying ability Playful / Trickster. It deals a lot of damage, is great for escaping, and, most annoying of all, makes him COMPLETELY untargetable. This means he can dodge any of your abilities, which can potentially screw up your combo quite badly and cost you a kill. So to counter this, you HAVE to get your combo off quickly while he's silenced by cutthroat or he will escape EVERY time unless its on cooldown.
Gragas can be annoying due to his tankiness and superiour range. But if you can keep dodging his Barrel Roll then things will be significantly easier. The only thing he has a HUGE advantage over you in is sustain. His Drunken Rage grants him quite a lot of sustain, while you have some mana issues early game. Chances are, until the late game your combo won't kill him in one try, so call for frequent jungler ganks to help finish him when you can.
The ultimate anti-mage...until you came along. Kassadin can effectively shut down every single AP Carry in the game with only a couple possible exceptions. His biggest weakness, is you. You, like him, can destroy any AP Carry, except you also counter him. I listed this as a 4.5 difficulty for two reasons. The first being that he can silence you from a distance AND deal damage with Null Sphere; and the second is the fact that he is virtually un-gankable due to his Riftwalk ultimate. Which has a terribly long cooldown of six seconds. Play VERY aggresively pre-level six as Kassadin is nigh on useless during this stage. After six, if you got some kills on him then really pour on the pressure, and if you didn't, be slightly more careful but still harass him whenever you can.
Can potentially be quite a challenge. She has good burst damage similar to you and can really be a problem if she is given a bunch of kills early on. At level 1, you have the advantage, as a point in Rake is significantly better than a point in Bouncing Blades, especially if you don't let her trigger the mark. The biggest difficulty in this matchup for YOU is that she doesn't use mana. This could really be a problem, especially if you over-use your abilities and don't kill her. So watch your mana carefully, and consider an early Sapphire Crystal if things get really bad.
By all means, you SHOULD counter her like the rest, but, well....she's LeBlanc. You really gotta play smart, because if you feed her, its gonna be a LOOOONG 20 minutes until you can surrender. HOWEVER, you still counter her, and so it shouldn't be TOO difficult. You both have huge burst combos, and while hers does more damage by a little bit, yours is much easier to pull off and requires less mana. This will literally just be a race to see who can silence the other first, keep in mind her sigil of silence is a ranged ability quite similar to Null Sphere in its effects, and above all, run back as fast as possible when she uses it on you, because if you move in she will use Distortion, triggering the mark and dealing devastating damage.
I hate Mordekaiser with a passion. He is a HARD counter to a burst damage assassin like Talon due to being able to absorb absolutely ludicrous amounts of damage when he has his Iron Man BS passive shield fully charged. I would recommend not picking Talon if you know theres a Mordekaiser on the enemy team, or at least switching lanes if he comes mid. There's really not much you can do I'm sorry to say, his passive will allow him to absorb all of your combo without coming even close to dying, and his sustain is A LOT better than yours as he doesn't use any mana. Your going to need a good jungler to get through this lane unfortunately.
Very easy decision here. Sure getting a 10% damage boost to disabled enemies is very nice, but that shield Mordekaiser gets with Iron Man is just insane. I've seen good ones tank entire teams by themselves for long periods of time with it, and so this category is heavily in the Kaiser's favour I'm afraid.
This category is where Talon is quite a bit stronger. Mordekaiser is tough not because of how much damage he dishes out (although he is cabable of some pretty good damage) but because of the INSANE amount he can take in. Talon's burst combo will out-damage Mordekaiser's three abilities pretty much all the time. Unless of course you use it on him when he has is passive charged.
A tough call here. Shadow Assault is a very versatile ability with a fairly low cooldown. It can be used effectively for damage or to escape. On the other hand, Children of the Grave can potentially turn your own team against you. Its very close here, but I have to give the nod to Shadow Assault due to its many different uses and synergy with the rest of Talon's abilities.
Mordekaiser is an extremely strong lane pusher. All three of his core abilities are partially made for clearing out minion waves quickly. And although Talon's Rake is a great way to earn him last hits, Mordekaiser is the stronger of the two in this category for sure.
This last category is a bit of a split. Mordekaiser has much better early game utility due to not needing mana; but at the same time Talon is much better at roaming through the map in the mid and late game. Its pretty hard to pick which one of these two benefits is overall stronger, and so I think its too close to call.
Morgana isn't TOO difficult; however, she can be frustrating for two reasons. The first being how tanky she is, and the second is the incredibly frustrating ability Dark Binding. This skill-shot trap is the bane of all assassins, as it will stop them in their tracks in the middle of their combo; and Talon is no exception. Do your absolute very best to dodge this as much as possible, because she needs it to unleash her full combo properly. She doesn't have any escapes, but she does have a shield, so be very careful if your trying to turret dive her.
Nidalee is not seen in mid lane quite as much as she is solo top; however, she can be a very viable pick in the middle, and a formidable opponent. Her Javelin Toss / Takedown in human form will do EXTREME damage once she puts a couple points in it. So you HAVE to dodge it, the most effective way to do this is to take full advantage of your minions, always keeping a wave between you and her. Also keep an eye out for her bushwack / pounce trap that she lays in human form. Its very similar to Caitlyn's Yordle Snap Trap, and can seriously interfere with your combo.
The most annoying yordle in the League. This cute loveable little furball is actually the cause of 70% of all recorded ragequits. He may look adorable and innocent, but this little tike will have you screaming in rage while he giggles like a five year old if you let him. You will almost always be facing an AP Teemo in mid lane, which is the strongest form. After level six, you must avoid all bushes as much as possible, as he drops nuclear bombs disguised as mushrooms with Noxious Trap that will slow you and take down half your health. His biggest weakness is his squishiness, so engage him whenever possible. HOWEVER, do be wary of his Blinding Dart, as in the past I've had Teemo's within one auto attack of death with everything on cooldown...and he just simply uses this so I can't hit him and ends up killing me while I stare open-mouthed at my screen with no words to describe my fury. Don't let him get in your head, because once he's in, he will never, ever leave you alone.
Vladimir could potentially be an annoyance, but hes mostly not too hard to deal with. He has two traits that make him a bit of a pain; the first is the fact that he doesn't use mana of any kind. Which is obviously an ideal trait for a mage, and it grants him a huge sustain bonus over you. The second thing, is his Sanguine Pool which makes him un-targetable and immune to damage for a very short span. Be prepared to possibly lose out on a deserved kill or two because of him using this ability in the middle of your combo and escaping. I wouldn't recommend spamming your abilities a lot, just when you see a good oppurtunity, because like I said, he has no mana and has a sustain advantage over you early on.
He's basically the exact same as you...except he doesn't use mana. Again, REALLY annoying attribute to have to lane against, especially with your early mana-hunger. So basically, he is going to be freely spamming his abilities while you have to sparingly use yours. From what I've seen, Zed is quite tanky without defense items, so this also makes it difficult. Basically its going to be a tough laning phase, so call for jungler help and just do your best to farm as much as possible. However, as soon as the mid game hits, unless he got heavily fed, then you will do more damage than he does and should be able to kill him fairly easily.
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I, and such as I am, have hardly any right to air and sun. Our presence taints the pleasures of others. We are unwelcome when we reappear. To revisit the glimpses of the moon is not for us.
Our very children are taken away.
Those lovely links with humanity are broken. We are doomed to be solitary, while our sons still live.
. We are denied the one thing that might heal us and keep us, that might bring balm to the bruised heart, and peace to the soul in pain. . .
.I must say to myself that I ruined myself, and that nobody great or small can be ruined except by his own hand. I am quite ready to say so. I am trying to say so, though they may not think it at the present moment.
Terrible as was what the world did to me, what I did to myself was far more terrible still.
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