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Need to stop recording early!
In win7 MC recording defaults I can start recording early and stop later.
without resetting system clock every day I can not STOP recording early.
I have a quad Ceton CableCard tuner that records individual programs even if on same channel. So unless I start/stop on exact time, I sometimes have
zero tuners availiable because of overlap even on the same channel.
It is bad enough that some networks start/stop not on the hour/ half hour but
many networks start early if my system clock is any indication.
Any way to keep system clock a minute early even with time updates?
Any way of stopping recordings early??
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WMC is very limited software. I have the same problem. I actually use Hauppauge WinTV software when I need to stop a program a bit early. I also have to use WinTV to record a channel WMC won't see. I am really not impressed with WMC software. I just use it for isolated recordings of shows with nothing around them as guide recording.
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Your only real option is to "add recording" manually, setting up your own scheduled one-off or series recording (i.e. once, daily, weekly) for the channel you want and the start/stop time you specify. You can also rename that recording to whatever you want so it looks right both in upcoming scheduled recordings as well as once it's been recorded.
Otherwise, I'm afraid there is no "end early" option using the regular recording-setting wizard.
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At the top of the list are two additional items that you can navigate to, so that you can see "scheduled upcoming recordings" as well as "add recording".
Cursor-up to the "add recording" item, and press OK on the remote to enter the wizard. The rest should be intuitive, but the "rename" item should be pushed before you SAVE, so that you can then name it whatever you want. There are two keyboard layouts to use (if you want to use the mouse/cursor/OK instead of the keybaord), one that is an onscreen QWERTY typewriter, and the other is like a phone keypad.
You may need to practice (and then delete, retry, etc.) if this is your first time manually adding a recording.
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I guess I have to add more tuners.
It does not help that all channels/networks do not start/stop right on the hour or half. It also does not help that WMC record two programs in a row on the same channel as two different recordings that will overlap with record early and/or stop recording late.
Any way of doing a script recording?? (batch) autohotkey?
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Or, you can look at this list from Microsoft, as to how to control your TV with the keyboard.
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If you use the Guide to set your recordings, either one-off or series, then each recording is for one program. Why would you not want this? It makes it easy to set recordings, and it makes it easy to play back from the list or your recordings.
If your problem is that you need more then 4 separate tuners can provide (meaning you need more than 4 recordings going on at the same time), then you need a different approach to recording, or you need more tuners.
Why not just allocate one tuner for consecutive programs on one channel (say for primetime 8-11PM on Thursday night), by manually setting a recording for that 3-hour block... as one block... instead of using the Guide to record each hour or half-hour individually by program name? Just manually "add recording" (like you'd do with an old-fashioned VCR), give it a name like "Thursday NBC primetime" and be done with it? That will leave your three other tuners free for other recordings during that block?
Sure, this approach means you will not be able to play/delete individual programs during that block by name but rather will have to use fast-forward or 30-second skip to navigate, but if you feel that's the lesser of two evils then do it that way.
Me, I have no problem with 4 tuners satisfying my recording/viewing needs.
Now it's true, I also have a separate ATI TV Wonder 650 PCI 1-tuner OTA/ATSC tuner card in my HTPC as well as my Ceton card. The Ceton card is fed by my TWC/LA coax cable, and my ATI card is fed from my roof OTA antenna. So maybe that's a luxury option you might not have. I use my ATI card for all network channel recording (as long as there's not a need for two or more recordings at once, in which case I schedule the overflow on the Ceton tuners).
I prefer the OTA/ATSC versions anyway, because the HD quality is superior. Here in TWC/LA land the local networks are recompressed and delivered at a reduced bitrate and quality, and I prefer the unrecompressed original OTA video quality.
But I've never had a conflict of wanting to record so many programs at one time that 4-tuners on the Ceton card ever was insufficient, which means I needed to record more than 4 programs at one time... which is virtually unheard of for me. But, your TV habits may be different but this really might justify a revision of your recording scheduling technique.
Note that you can also schedule recordings for later repeat airings of cable shows, which often occur... in case there is flat out an impossible scheduling conflict where you really needed to have five first-run recordings at once. Why not just manually schedule things to circumvent this problem, by looking ahead in the Guide and manually scheduling a later airing for recording?
The Ceton 4-tuner card and WMC certainly beats a 2-tuner DVR from TWC/LA in my opinion.
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Actually I have two dual HDhomeRun tuners as well.
So this takes care of local stations.
WMC uses two different tuners for recording two programs in a row on the same channel. I have run out of tuners when recording two programs in a row that are scheduled to start/stop 3-4 minutes off the hour/half. and watching another channel. TNT does that many times. This is mostly a problem with the new season.
Can't count on re-runs, so we record everything we might like.
As the season goes on, no probem.
Waiting to purchase HDhomeRun Prime.
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Dear Majority Leader Reid and Republican Leader McConnell:
The undersigned trade associations and organizations, representing leaders in the technology sector, write to urge your support for the bipartisan USA FREEDOM Act, S. 2685, introduced on July 29, 2014 by Senators Leahy, Franken, Lee, and Heller.
The revelations about the U.S. government's surveillance programs that began in June of 2013 have led to an erosion of public trust in the U.S. government and the U.S. technology sector. In an effort to begin restoring that trust, the USA FREEDOM Act will prevent the bulk collection of Internet metadata, call detail records, and other tangible things in a manner that both enhances privacy and protects national security. We note that in a recent letter to Chairman Leahy, Attorney General Holder and Director of National Intelligence Clapper pointed out that the USA FREEDOM Act "enhances privacy and civil liberties and increases transparency" yet at the same time, it "preserves essential Intelligence Community capabilities."
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First Meeting of Senate Legal and Consitutional Affairs Committee on C-19
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SEATTLE -- The Baltimore Orioles officially began a full-scale rebuilding project yesterday, with a flurry of roster moves that left the pitching staff dramatically altered.
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I know you are most likely talking about the cute little white lab rats, but all I am picturing are giant NYC-underground type rats perched menacingly on your shoulder. Creepy.
I used to do that with rats during science class in high school.
I wouldn't move either. that little cutie could stay there as long as it wanted.
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# What is NRD's website?
NRD website is abbreviation to official web National Registration Department. NRD website make major world to information and national registration department service through Internet.
# Why this website been created?
Latterly, information and service majority National Registration Department has been prepared by online and NRD website been created to provide convenience to the public find information and service that are provided.
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Alright, let's try and talk about this in a constructive way. No racist remarks, no disloyal comments, totally objective. Can? Alright.
Bahasa Malaysia is OUR national language. We are all proud of it. We are, or should and must be, proficient in it. It is our unifying bond as a nation.
Bahasa Malaysia is NOT an international language. We NEED to be fluent in an international language if we are to really become participating citizens of this Global Village.
English is an international language. Malaysians must be fluent in English to compete globally.
It is NOT true that Malaysians are fluent in English.
It is NOT true that learning English will corrode our sovereignty, our loyalty, our Malaysian-ness our unity as a nation, our loyalty as Malaysians.
It is NOT true that Malaysian children can become fluent in English if fed on a 45-minute per week diet of English lessons in schools.
Okay, I hope that I have established the parameters of this playing field. I would like to show you a page from the official website (English) of the National Registration Department or Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara Malaysia...
1. I'm 17 year old, when should I change my identity card replacement?
A person whose had got first-time identity card namely during old 12 year, are required change again his identity card when have reached the age 18 year. If this change made within life time 18 - 25 year, no any penalty imposed.
2. I already 25 year old and still not have my own identity card. What shoul I do?
To them not yet own identity card although already aged more 16 year are advised to come to any nearby NRD to apply identity card past record. Applicant and promoter must showed up together to be interviewed, bringing with together following documents:- Applicant Born Certificate / AnakAngkat's Certificate / W's Form Or Applicant Enter Permit / Confirmation Form National Standard(if concerning) Promoter Identity Card
3. I a foreign citizens and have gotten permit of entry from Jabatan Immigration Malaysia. Whether I qualified to apply identity card? What is conditions for I apply identity card.
You qualified to apply identity card with permanent resident status(Red). Applications requirements is bringing with permit of entry and passport and copy both of them and application fee as many as RM 40.00. Applications can be made in NRD Putrajaya Headquarters and NRD Branches only.
4. Is there any payment am being imposed in case happened damage for chip in my identity card.
Chip damage who is not due to purposely destroyed, misuse and others within one year from the date of submission card is give replacement by free, and if card period has been held by the applicant exceeding one year, payment as many as RM 10.00 imposed.
5. How many payment am being imposed if I loss identity card?
Lost identity card would be charged follow loss number. Please see payment schedule.
6. How long MyKad's application period can be completed?
MyKad can be completed within 24 hours as applicant whose opted to take MyKad in NRD Putrajaya headquarters. For applicant opted to take MyKad in any NRD branches office in Peninsula of Malaysia, then MyKad would be completed within 10 working day while 30 working day for applicant opted to take MyKad in any NRD branches office in Sabah, a Sarawak or Labuan. MyKad's charter completed this only involve applications from Warganegara Malaysia and prayer not problematical only.
7. Could I change address without change my identity card?
If I can how many rates imposed? Yes. With payment RM2.00 and new address information would be updated inside chip. If you want change identity card one time, the charge is RM10.00 .
8. Is it NRD receive payment other than cash ?
Yes, NRD comply accept payment electronically namely via credit card, card debit and MEPS. However, there were limit minimum sum accept to payment via credit card there is as many as RM 50.0
And this is the website of a major Government department you know. Still believe that we can teach Malaysian children English on 45 minutes a week?


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next generation will pay for the wrongdoings of the past?
Hi everyone , can anyone help where / if in the writings we have elucidation that the next generation will pay for the wrongdoings of the past. I hope I am making sense. thanks.
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We are told that past generations are not held accountable for the sins of their fathers, as believed by some Christians, in the idea of Original sin.
I only see this as a possibility with the way the present and past generations have been abusing our resources (my feeling) and polluting our environment, in this way possibly the new generations will have to clean up our mess.
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In what way does that differ from the sins of the fathers - and isn't it possible that this is all that was initially meant by "the sins of the fathers" in the first place?
("sins of the father" and "original sin" are seperate concepts, btw, in christian theology. They are complementary but not interchangeable)
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This is an interesting question. I have found one quotation:
"For example, if a man does a great injustice to another in his life, then, after his death, his son will be despised for having had such a father and in some cases the injury might be so serious that the effect would reach to the grandson, etc., or a man may, by wrong living, fall into consumption and give that disease to his children unto the third or fourth generation.
"Both physically and mentally the sins of the fathers may be visited upon the children."
('Abdu'l-Bahá: Daily Lessons Received at 'Akká 1979 ed., pp. 45-46)
(Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 508)
This seems to me to point to the actions of the parents having the potential to affect the life of the child and I am sure we can see a lot of examples of that in life, whether or not it was a sin...and of course, the actions of parents often have a very good impact on the child too. This does not seem to be referring to any type of divine retribution for the "sins of the fathers", just an inevitable consequence.
This is also interesting, to look at the topic from the opposite direction so to speak:
"Also a father and mother endure the greatest troubles and hardships for their children; and often when the children have reached the age of maturity, the parents pass on to the other world. Rarely does it happen that a father and mother in this world see the reward of the care and trouble they have undergone for their children. Therefore, children, in return for this care and trouble, must show forth charity and beneficence, and must implore pardon and forgiveness for their parents. So you ought, in return for the love and kindness shown you by your father, to give to the poor for his sake, with greatest submission and humility implore pardon and remission of sins, and ask for the supreme mercy.
"It is even possible that the condition of those who have died in sin and unbelief may become changed -- that is to say, they may become the object of pardon through the bounty of God, not through His justice -- for bounty is giving without desert, and justice is giving what is deserved. As we have power to pray for these souls here, so likewise we shall possess the same power in the other world, which is the Kingdom of God. Are not all the people in that world the creatures of God? Therefore, in that world also they can make progress. As here they can receive light by their supplications, there also they can plead for forgiveness and receive light through entreaties and supplications. Thus as souls in this world, through the help of the supplications, the entreaties and the prayers of the holy ones, can acquire development, so is it the same after death. Through their own prayers and supplications they can also progress, more especially when they are the object of the intercession of the Holy Manifestations." [P-19]
(Adib Taherzadeh, The Covenant of Baha'u'llah, p. 17)
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As here they can receive light by their supplications, there also they can plead for forgiveness and receive light through entreaties and supplications. Thus as souls in this world, through the help of the supplications, the entreaties and the prayers of the holy ones, can acquire development, so is it the same after death. Through their own prayers and supplications they can also progress, more especially when they are the object of the intercession of the Holy Manifestations." [P-19]
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. This quote from the Bab really blows me away (and helps me to remember to pray for my parents... ;-)
. "IT is seemly that the servant should, after each prayer, supplicate God to bestow mercy and forgiveness upon his parents. Thereupon Gods call will be raised: Thousand upon thousand of what thou hast asked for thy parents shall be thy recompense! Blessed is he who remembereth his parents when communing with God. There is, verily, no God but Him, the Mighty, the Well-Beloved. VIII, 16."
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Kelly said her department cares about seniors
Oak Lawn Mayor Sandra Bury's latest comments about the status of a new village senior center didn't sit well with the head of the park district.
Park District Director Maddie Kelly said she was hurt my remarks Bury made at the May 13 village board meeting that seniors "are getting screwed" as politics get in the way of a proposed series of land exchanges and purchases that would lead to the development of a new senior center.
The proposed land exchanges and purchases involve the village, a Lutheran church, the park district and an Oak Lawn car dealership.
"I'm hurt because she's making it sound like we don't care about seniors," Kelly said.
Quite the opposite is true, Kelly said.
Seniors routinely gather at several park district facilities to participate in structured activities or to informally socialize, Kelly said.
"They recreate at our facilities," said Kelly, who added that seniors gather at the Pavilion, Stony Creek Golf Course, the Racquet Club and the Oak View Center.
"We have some of the best senior activities," Kelly said.
Bury agrees that the park district offers quality senior programming, but she's looking for a permanent location that the seniors can call home.
"I'm sorry that Miss Kelly feels hurt, but this isn't about her feeling or my feeling but about the seniors of Oak Lawn," Bury said. "If the (park) board doesn't want to dialog, I respect their wishes. I don't know what the harm is in discussing it. Adults work out their problems and have conversations."
Bury added that not all seniors can take advantage of park district programs. A dedicated senior center, however, would provide a place for all seniors to gather.
The proposed land exchanges and purchases involved the village, park district, Mancari's auto dealership, 4630 W. 95th St., and St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4660 W. 94th St.
Under the terms of the proposal, St. Paul would sell a 61,740 square-foot parcel located adjacent to the church to Mancari's, who would deed the property to the village. The village, in turn, would deed the property to the park district.
Mancari's would then negotiate with the park district to purchase a 41,862 square-foot parcel located between the dealership and the Oak Lawn Ice Arena. The village would then negotiate with the park district and Mancari's to secure the funds needed to build the senior center.
The agreement would give the park district additional open space and provide Mancari's room to expand its landlocked dealership, Bury said.
Park district officials initially seemed open to the plan, but in a Jan. 23 memo to village manager Larry Deetjen, park district attorney Tom Farrell said the park board did not wish to have further discussions with the village concerning the senior center.
Kelly said the park district supported a proposal to build a senior center at the old Memorial Pool bathhouse. But the district believes the village should foot the bill to refurbish the building.
"We don't need another senior center at the park district," Kelly said.
Kelly said Trustee Terry Vorderer, a former park district commissioner, was correct in saying that the district does not want to be told what to do with its land or how to spend its money.
Trustee Robert Streit opposes moving the senior center to Memorial Park because it is not located near the center of the village and access would be difficult for seniors who do not drive.
He prefers a center near village hall—perhaps built on the vacant Beatty Lumber property—which would give seniors access to the library, public transportation and 95th Street businesses.
Village seniors currently meet in a temporary location at the former McGugan Junior High.


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Gordon Strachan finally tasted his first home win in charge of Middlesbrough as they brushed aside 10-man Scunthorpe 3-0.
The visitors were always up against it from the moment Cliff Byrne was sent off for bringing down Jeremie Aliadiere in the area.
Adam Johnson, who missed a penalty in Strachan's first game as boss, made no mistake this time to give Boro an 11th-minute lead. Rhys Williams added a second in the 45th minute and Aliadiere a third a minute after the break.
The match ended on a sour note for Boro, though, as Leroy Lita was shown a straight red card for foul and abusive language in the 89th minute.
West Brom closed the gap on Newcastle as Luke Moore's 61st-minute goal set them on their way to a 2-0 home win over Peterborough, who dropped to the foot of the standings.
Ryan Bennett's own goal in the 67th minute sealed Posh's fate.
Swansea were held to a 1-1 draw at Reading, Gylfi Sigurdsson's free-kick on the stroke of half-time cancelling out Darren Pratley's opener for the Swans.
Jake Buxton's 38th-minute own goal and a Brett Ormerod strike (79) earned play-off hopefuls Blackpool a 2-0 win at Derby, who ended the match with 10 men following Dean Moxey's 85th-minute red card.
Clinton Morrison converted an 85th-minute penalty to give Coventry - for whom Leon Best also missed a first-half spot-kick - a 1-0 win at home to Doncaster.
In the day's late kick-off, Leicester beat Sheffield United 2-1 at the Walkers Stadium thanks to a 26th-minute header from Michael Morrison and a 35th-minute penalty from Matt Fryatt. Henri Camara pulled a goal back for the Blades two minutes after the break, but they could not find another.
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This bony fellow is wearing a coat of realistic-looking spray-on stone paint to match his monument, making him look as if he's been carved out of stone, too.
This fellow may have been ill once, but he's much better now, perhaps because he has a plywood coffin for support. Realistic-looking skeletons are available from seasonal stores and online. The coffin is easy to make from a 4x8-foot plywood sheet, trim molding, and paint.
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It looks like one fellow has nearly escaped the bonds of the world beyond. To create this illusion, disassemble a fake skeleton and arrange the arms, legs, and head in a petrifying pose. To give the tombstone an aged look, randomly spray on a light coat of green paint.
With a touch of cheeky humor, Mr. Later and Ms. Gater eagerly await their reunion. Meanwhile, their headstone, paint-streaked for an aged look, appears to have been decorated decades ago, with its bouquet of flowers spray-painted to look as if they've seen better days.


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When you pretty much live on I-95 between Massachusetts and Virginia, what do you do every year for your birthday but take a mid-Atlantic road trip? This year, our first destination was Atlantic City, where Caesars comped us a cozy room with a partial view of the Ocean. From there we headed over to Bally's,… Read More Mid-Atlantic Road Trip


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Unlike dying kangaroos, dying humans are given pain relief
Last night (17 October) on Radio 891 ABC Adelaide, host Peter Goers moderated a debate on euthanasia between SA MP Steph Key and FamilyVoice research officer Ros Phillips.
Mr Goers began by observing that if our car accidentally hits a kangaroo, we pick up a rock to put it out of its misery. "Why can't we do the same for people who are suffering unbearable pain?" he asked.
Steph Key, whose Voluntary Euthanasia Bill is due for its second reading vote on Thursday, agreed. But Ros Phillips said she was "so glad that you're not a kangaroo, Peter!"
She continued: "If you were bounding across a road and bumped into my car, I wouldn't want to kill you!" She said there is very good pain relief and palliative care available these days, and hopefully his injuries could be healed.
Peter Goers supports the Voluntary Euthanasia Bill, but he confessed to Steph Key that he has problems with the bill's provision for terminal patients to be given a prescription for a lethal drug to take at home for use at some future time.
Steph Key agreed that this provision could be abused – but implied that stakeholders wanted it, so it is still in the bill despite the 13 pages of amendments dealing with other problems that she circulated to all lower house MPs late last week.
Ros Phillips mentioned the serious concerns of the life insurance industry. The bill would require doctors to lie on a euthanased patient's death certificate – to say that the death was caused, not by assisted suicide, but the patient's physical illness. This clause would enable a person to take out or increase the insurance on their life, then use assisted suicide to end it soon afterwards with the intention of enriching their family.
Ros Phillips also mentioned serious concerns of groups representing disabled people who strongly oppose the bill. They believe legal euthanasia would encourage doctors to pressure them to prematurely end their lives.
The 13 pages of amendments circulated at the last minute means there will be little time for MPs to digest their implications before Thursday's vote. "This bill is a schemozzle," Ros Phillips says. "It should be withdrawn!"
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Lux Build
Ability Sequence
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Look! It's my first attempt at a build! And I'm sure it's bad! But whatever! Pardon my lack of any fancy layout for the time being. Note, this is more a general guide to Lux then one of those super-optimized guides to get you that 27/1/18 score you want so bad. It is the way I play Lux and I've managed to get respectable scores and a 5 game win-streak while having an absolute blast using it.
After seeing the final form of Lux compared to some of her pre-release mock-ups I was disappointed. Her damage numbers are deceptively low and her damage shield looked kind of worthless.
And then I got her past level 5.
Lux has immediately become one of my favorite champions, she's one of the best pokers IMO, and poking is one of my favorite play styles. Her passive gives her a minor Lich Bane effect from level 1. Her damage shield makes a noticeable difference in team fights (when I get it, last skill). And her laser beam, despite not having an appropriate charge-up sound like something out of a mecha anime, is the most fun you'll ever have pissing people off and clearing lanes.
Masteries and Runes and Spells
Offensive for the magic pen, required for any caster build. After that I focus in utility, grabbing the mp restores, neutral buff duration, move speed, cooldown, clairvoyance, and summoner skill CD.
Runes were chosen because:
They're effective
These are the ones I have
For summoner spells I choose Ghost and Clairvoyance. Ghost is obvious, it gives you unsurpassed mobility to get around the map. Whether running to or from fights, moving to setup a laser blast, or just getting back to your lane for xp, Ghost is a versatile and effective spell.
For my second spell I choose Clairvoyance, probably my favorite spell. Early game it lets you spy on the enemy team and see what lanes the enemy champs are going for, as well as scouts out bushes to avoid ganks. Mid game Clairvoyance is great for checking mia's or jungle locations, and again, scouting bushes. In addition, since Lux has an ult that can hit anything within 2-3 screens, Clairvoyance gives you a clear look at where you're shooting if you're say, trying to shoot Master Yi in the back as he cowards away.
Your mini Lich Bane! Anytime you hit something with one of your damaging spells (anything but Pris Barrer), it places a debuff on that target for 6 seconds, signified by a little ball of light above the target. If you auto-attack a target with the debuff you deal an extra 20-190 magic damage! By mid-game this roughly doubles the damage of your auto-attacks.
Learn to take advantage of this passive and you'll understand why the base damage on Lux's spells is so low, because you get a free 190 off every spell.
Light Binding
Nearly identical to Morgana's snare, except Light Binding continues on after hitting the first target to snare and damage (for 1/2) a second target. This means that a single minion is not sufficient cover to keep Lux from snaring a target.
Light Binding deals mediocre damage by itself but has a very high AP ratio. Combined with the combo from Illumination, a single Light Binding has some very decent damage potential even early on. More important than the damage though, is the crowd control aspect of the ability. If you don't know how important a CC is (even a "soft" CC like snare) then you should really branch out and try some normal matches against players, they're a lot more fun than practices.
Prismatic Barrier
I ignore this skill til late game because I like to focus on being as effective as possible at poking. Prismatic Barrier throws out Lux's staff like some sort of deranged bola that totally ignores the other team. Instead, it grants yourself and any allied champions the staff hits a brief (3 sec) damage shield. Also of note, the staff travels out along the path you throw it, and then boomerangs back, just like Sivir's boomerang. This means that, just like Sivir's boomerang, you can apply the damage shield twice to the same ally if you aim it properly.
I don't like this skill early game, I'd much rather have another ~50 damage on my attack skills than negate 100 or so damage from the enemy team during the laning phase. That said, this skill is awesome for team fights. With so many champions using powerful AoE's now, negating ~150 (~300 with a properly aimed double hit) on each member of your team is very powerful.
Lucent Singularity
A long range place-able AoE slow field. The field lasts for 4 seconds, or until you activate the skill a second time. However the skill ends, it explodes, dealing good damage to everything in the area (and applying Illumination!). Lucent Singularity has the advantage of being one of the hardest AoE's to see, the graphic is a ball of light surrounded by a slight "hazy" effect. It's very easy for enemies to not notice or forget where a Singularity is placed, and this makes it that much easier to use it as a trap.
Learning to use Lucent Singularity will make a huge difference in your effectiveness with Lux. Don't just use it like any other champions AoE that immediately bursts on reaching its target zone. Throw it where you know/think an enemy champion will flee, then quickly snare them with LBinding, attack to proc Illumination. Then, if they run through the area of your Singularity, pop it on them for more damage and another hit of Illumination!
Another great use of Singularity is area control. Simply put, if you keep an enemy from entering an area of the map, you're controlling them. This is an advantage. You like advantages. Once you've established to your opponents what happens when they enter your Singularity (damage, damage, snare, damage), you shouldn't have too much trouble throwing it in front of them when you want to hold them back from a point. I've found that even the tougher champions (tanks) will often hold back or break off a charge rather than run through the Singularity, even if they could probably easily shrug off the damage and push forward to slap my squishy little mage to the ground.
Singularity is also Lux's best farming tool. Lay it down to hit as many enemy minions as possible, then hit each one to trigger Illumination after triggering it. Once you have some AP this combo will 2 shot a minion, letting you drop a wave quickly.
Final note! Singularity is a scouting skill, while its active you gain a small sight radius centered on its location. GREAT for checking out bushes!
Imma Chargin' Mah Lazer
(Finales Funkeln)
I love this skill. It's fairly powerful in its own right, and has a great AP scale (~.75 I think). It's got enough range to go from one tower to the next in the 5v5 map, and has no travel time, it instantly deals its damage along its entire path as soon as it's cast. It's like Ezreal's ultimate, only useful, since you're actually stacking AP to boost its damage and it doesn't lose damage as it hits multiple targets. Also, as with your other skills, it applies Illumination.
Also, you can get its cooldown down to 24 seconds.
24 Seconds.
The base cooldown at the 3rd rank is 40 seconds, and with maxed CDReduction it drops to 24 seconds. The power and this ultimate paired with its INSANELY low CD makes this a great skill for anything. You can blast a lane of minions to pieces from far away. You can pick off enemy champions while still running to a team fight. You can pick off runners. You can pick off tower campers. You can do anything you want with it, the cooldown is lightning fast! Once I have the Blue golem buff I use this at the start of every team fight, knowing that it will most likely be back up by the time the fight breaks into a route.
And it's a giant freakin' laser.
Guide-ish Type Part
I'm sure there's a "better" way to play Lux. It probably involves a Soulstealer or something I'm sure. Within a few days there'll be a proper Lux guide made by one of the guru's on here and it'll blow away my build here.
But buying any "snowball" items is a sign to the LoL gods that I've gotten to uppity, and they proceed to squish me in matches that end with double digit death counts that start with a 3-.
General Schtuuf
Lux's most effective position is behind the action. Her main attack skills have enough range to let you stand back out of the range of the enemy champions and still influence the battle. You have no real escapes, no heals, and a damage shield I tell you not to take until late game. Play defensively, few champions can match the poking game of Lux, and your kiting ability is very strong. But once an enemy manages to close the distance you'll find Lux to be a very squishy champion.
Try to use your Singularity to discourage enemy initiators or charges before fights begin, and try hit as many enemies as possible with it once the fight begins. Try to save your LBinding to either save yourself or keep an enemy from getting away, it's far too valuable to waste for mere damage. Anytime a fight is going on, through your Prismatic Barrier and hit as many teammates as possible, you'll be surprised how much of a difference it makes. And, as always, whenever it's safe to do so, take advantage of any Illumination debufs you've placed on enemy champions.
Early Game
Note: I grab 2 health potions to go with the Meki's Pendant, forgot to include in build.
I make a decent mid with Lux, the extreme range of her 2 attack spells combined with the potential burst from Illumination makes her a threat early on, but I have trouble maintaining enough damage to actually kill champions with her long cooldowns early game. However, I prefer to lane with another champion, preferably one of the big nasty hitters like Miss Fortune or a Garen. Lux excels at control with her long range CC's (slow/snare), and having someone by your side who can take advantage of a snared Pantheon means easy First Bloods. My first skill point is in LBinding, that first level 2 second snare has some great pre-minion First Blood potential.
Lux's mana costs are reasonable, so while you should focus on using your mana to control/damage your lane opponents, don't be afraid to use Singularity to tag a minion wave for some quick cash if you have the mana to spare. I try to recall once I have enough money to complete the Tears of the Goddess and a Blasting Rod. I know, weird order, and common practice will usually tell you not to recall until you can get at least your first full item, or to get Tears and your boots. After playing a few matches though I found that this is the best time for me to recall. The Tear lets you start charging up your max mana, giving you better sustainability, and the Blasting Rod gives you some much needed damage. And with my masteries and runes I have a 330+ move speed without boots, so you can afford to put them off a little while.
Mid Game
By mid game I make a quick choice on items. If I'm getting a lot of harassment or there's some enemy stealthers I'll grab a Giant's Belt for the survivability (0 hp = 0 dps!). Otherwise, I finish off the Archangel's Staff. After that I typically grab the Archangel's or Giant's depending on which I didn't get already, then finish my boots. What items you build after that depends on the enemy team. I usually end up taking a Deathfire Grasp at this point to help counter hp-stackers. The demoralizing effect of dealing 1/3 of a champion's health cannot be underestimated. Rylai's is a great item for improving the slowing effect of your Singularity, Zhonya's is, as always, one of the single best caster items in the game, and will turn you from a dangerous annoyance to a potential team killer, and the Void Staff counters anyone stacking MR. If you don't need the Void Staff, consider the Lich Bane. You already have a mini Lich Bane from your passive, why not tack another couple hundred damage into the mix?
Otherwise, mid game is a field day for Lux. With Boots of Swiftness and the masteries/runes you should be blazing along at ~420 move speed, letting you move quickly around the battlefield to respond to pushes and teamfights. Your ultimate has a quick cooldown and can clear an entire lane of minions from a fair difference, don't be afraid to use it once you've raised it to the second rank (first rank's cooldown is too long to waste). Once you have enough firepower to quickly kill the golem start grabbing it every chance you get. One of Lux's weaknesses is the relatively long cooldowns of her skills until she levels them up, the golem buff negates this weakness and lets you blast skills non-stop.
Don't forget that Lux is most effective behind the action. You may not have quite the blasty-blast-blast of Ryze, but you're ability to deny areas of the battlefield is fairly strong and you have a laser. Speaking of your laser, mid-game teamfights are the perfect time to steal some kills. Sure it's kind of a **** move, but your allies will still get 70% the value of the kill (split amongst them). In all seriousness, kill-stealing will get you hated and you shouldn't do it ("on purpose"), but a money-sprouting corpse is worth infinitely more than a fleeing body (any gold / 0 = infinity).
Late Game
Teamfights are the order of the day, continue sticking around the back of the teamfights and lobbing your spells in to disable/damage the enemies. When there's no teamfights going on, go clear a lane. You've got the speed to get in position, and a laser with the cooldown that justifies recklessness. Don't stick around a lane, that's asking for a gank. Instead, line up a good shot for your ult to take down as many minions as possible; if you're close enough, follow up with a quick Singularity and LBinding and pick off a straggler or two from Illumination, BUT GET THE HECK OUT OF THERE! You are squishy, and even a single enemy champion has the potential to kill you in seconds if they get the drop on you.
And, as mentioned above, get the golem buff whenever possible, preferably when a teammate is nearby to help prevent ganks. Once you max your cooldown you'll have the ludicrous 24 second ultimate. Spam spam spam spam spam, and make sure to make a few quips about "lasers", "sharks", and "charging" if the enemy team is full of bad sports.


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I just returned from 10 days in China (Shanghai and Beijing), which definitely isn't near enough time to get any sort of grasp on this astoundingly large, complicated country. But over the course of my time there I definitely observed certain things, which I'll summarize below in the form of somewhat fragmentary, just-me-and-my-initial-thoughts bullet points:
Scale: The most consistent theme of my experience in China was immensity. Everything was on such a huge scale. The crowds I experienced at the Shanghai World Expo (I just so happened to be there on the record-setting 1 million+ visitors day) redefined my paradigm for crowds. But it wasn't the exception. On every subway ride, street corner, mall, market or museum, the reality of vast humanity (1.3 billion+ in China, and growing) was ever-present. But mind-boggling scale also showed itself in the country's infrastructure and jaw-dropping architecture–both old (the Great Wall) and new (the CCTV Tower, Birds Nest, China Pavilion, etc.) Some of it is really impressive… Puts American skyscrapers to shame.


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Having said that, the first thing you'll notice is that the three latest updates are on the top of the page. Each is served up with three thumbnails, a short but good description, the date updated, and links to screencaps, hi-res pics, and videos. Unfortunately they use the screencaps of the girl smiling for the archive thumbnails, which drives me crazy. I want to see who she's with, what happens to her, etc. Maybe it's just me but my focus really isn't on the face—it should be a pretty one, hell yeah, but it's an afterthought, you know?
Speaking of pretty faces, I found that the girls on this site weren't as hot as the girls on the other Meat Members sites—but maybe that's just my personal opinion. They're definitely not dogs—they just leave a little something to be desired. They're all white girls (at least at the time of this review), mostly with shoulder length hair, mostly brunette, a few blonde.
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Carl Mumpower
Asheville City Council Member and Candidate for US Congress
Carl Mumpower is one of the most controversial men in Asheville. The liberals give him a hard time because of his tough stance on drugs and illegal immigration, and many republicans have turned on him due to his statements against President Bush. Mumpower currently serves on the Asheville City Council, where until very recently he was the lone conservative amongst an ocean of liberals. Mumpower is a psychiatrist by trade and is also running for a position in the US Congress. Several months ago I met Carl while I was assisting on a video shoot for his commercial. I took a couple photos of him during the process and sent them to him. After a few days his campaign manager called me and asked if I would like to be the official photographer for Carl Mumpower's Campaign for US Congress.
Being raised by a couple of bohemian liberals, I was a little bit hesitant to work for a conservative republican, but I agreed. Over the past several months I have spent a lot of time with Dr. Mumpower. I am not going to speak for or against his politics. I would however like to make some comments on his personality and character.
Carl Mumpower is not your average Joe Politician and that is what makes him interesting to me. He doesn't play the game like everybody else seems to. Politicians know what the hot topics are and they know the safe side to be on to keep their party and the voters happy. Carl has a motto that goes "Principals before politics," and I have never seen him stray from that. You may or may not agree with those principals but you have to agree that it is refreshing to find a politician who values something other than their position in the polls.
Carl has been very kind and generous to me during our time together and he has reminded me that you can't judge a book by its cover. You can find out more about Dr. Mumpower and see more photos at www.mumpower08.com.
Photos of Carl Mumpower by Mike Belleme
About the Author / Photographer - Mike Belleme
Mike Belleme is a freelance photographer living in Asheville North Carolina. His work strives to invite the viewer into the lives of unique people. Through the stories shared by these individuals we may learn from their insights, mistakes, or ways of thinking.
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~ Day 28 ~
Outward Bound, by S. Walters, has been a part of our home and office for years. It was originally in Tim's office and has made its way through the house through various seasons. The 'ship picture', (we've had it so long, it has a name) is an image I want to see everyday. Quality artwork never gets old. Recently, this work of art has been tucked away in our office. We actually have an office, which is the result of sons off to college. This is a new phenomena to our large family. The office is quite functional and ends up being used as a catch-all, late-night study hall for our 4 teenage sons – which is fine, but no place or such quality art.
The adjacent bathroom which accommodates these guys has fresh paint and new tile. Long story – but the old tile caved in … the redo took months and now is complete. Now we have a new, improved bathroom – without decorations. Guys don't like much in their cave/style room, so I kept staring at the grey walls and wondering what to hang in the one, open space. I remembered this lovely, masculine print – hidden in the office.
Micah {13} and I measured and hung the framed art that has an obvious home.
Now we can see it everyday and the clean, new bathroom is converted with the welcome of color and purpose.
The office has an empty wall and an ideal place for that oversized map I've saved for just the right spot.
Grey towels (purchased at Wal-Mart for $2.97 each) complement this print perfectly!


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Several stretches of I-4 slow
Crashes mar morning commute
Several stretches of I-4 slow
Crashes mar morning commute
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Multiple crashes marred the morning commute for thousands of drivers across Central Florida.
A crash on the shoulder of westbound Interstate 4 near the St. Johns River bridge slowed traffic approaching the metro area.
A crash in the westbound lanes of I-4 near Lee Road led to a backup that stretched several miles. Injuries were reported in that crash.
A crash along I-4 near Michigan Street also delayed westbound traffic.
Another crash blocked at least one lane of I-4 east near State Road 535 delayed traffic in Orlando.